Florentine sun
Date
Thursday, September 17, 2026, 6:00 p.m.
Venue
Espace Jax
Solidarity pricing
Fair pricing for music that’s accessible to all
With I Musici chamber orcherstra
The light rises on this season with a warm opening concert, true to the very DNA of I Musici. The musicians invite you to immerse yourself in a signature repertoire of the ensemble, one that highlights their virtuosity and their contagious passion.
A true sunrise in music, from the captivating chiaroscuro of Mozetich to the dazzling brilliance of Tchaikovsky’s Souvenirs de Florence.
Program
André Prévost
Scherzo for strings. (Composed in 1960)
(6 min)
Marjan Mozetich
Fantasia… sul linguaggio perduto for strings orchestra. (Composed in 1988)
(14 min.)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Memory of Florence op. 70. (Composed in 1890)
(35 min.)
No intermission
Julie Triquet plays a 1726 Giuseppe Odoardi violin, generously loaned by Mr. David B. Sela. Amélie Benoit Bastien plays a Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume violin, Paris, ca. 1845, number 1672, Stradivarius model, and a Eugène Sartory bow, Paris, ca. 1935, graciously loaned by CANIMEX. Elvira Misbakhova plays a Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume viola, Paris, ca. 1860–61, number 2342, Stradivarius model, and a Louis Bazin bow, graciously loaned by CANIMEX. Tim Halliday plays the 2014 “Kolia” cello by Mira Gruszow and Gideon Baumblatt, generously loaned by Mr. David B. Sela. Vincent Bergeron plays an Anselmo Bellosio cello, Venice, 1760, as well as a Roger François Lotte bow, generously loaned by CANIMEX. Marie-Claire Vaillancourt plays an Andrea Guarneri violin, Cremona, ca. 1660, and a Hill bow by Arthur J. Barnes, nicknamed “Harry,” graciously loaned by CANIMEX.
