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𝗔 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿Founded in 1934 and shaped by maestros such as Charles Dutoit, Zubin Mehta and Kent Nagano, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Montreal Symphony Orchestra) ranks among the world’s leading orchestras, with more than 100 recording awards to its name. Its current music director is Rafael Payare, the Venezuelan conductor who came up through the same El Sistema training that produced Gustavo Dudamel. Payare won the international Malko Competition for young conductors in Denmark in 2012, and his first Carnegie Hall appearance with the Orchestra in 2023 was described as among "the most marvelous performances in memory” by the 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘠𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸.
Joining Payare at the piano is Montreal’s own Bruce Liu, who won first prize at the 18th International Chopin Piano Competition in 2021. A Deutsche Grammophon recording artist, Liu has since performed at major concert halls and festivals across Europe, Asia and the Americas—including his Hong Kong debut at the 2023 HKAF following his Chopin victory, where he proved popular with audiences. He reunites with his home orchestra for Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto—a work whose surging melodies and emotional depth have made it one of the most beloved concertos in the repertoire. The programme closes with Shostakovich’s Eighth Symphony, composed under the shadow of war. Moving from brutal intensity to a haunted, ambiguous stillness, it remains one of his finest and most ambitious symphonic achievements.
當今備受推崇的指揮與蕭邦大賽冠軍鋼琴家 融匯優雅與澎湃的樂團
蒙特利爾交響樂團創立於1934年，經夏爾・杜托爾、蘇賓・梅達、長野健等歷任指揮大師精心雕琢後，置身世界頂尖樂團之列，過往灌錄的唱片獲得逾百項國際殊榮。樂團現由委內瑞拉指揮拉斐爾・帕亞雷掌舵，他與古斯塔沃・杜達美同出自享負盛名的委內瑞拉青少年音樂教育計劃（El Sistema）。帕亞雷於2012年勇奪丹麥馬爾科國際指揮大賽冠軍，2023年更首度率團於紐約卡內基音樂廳亮相，獲《紐約古典樂評》譽為「近年最精采的演出之一」。
同台演出的鋼琴家劉曉禹亦於蒙特利爾成長及受訓。他於2021年贏得第十八屆蕭邦國際鋼琴大賽金獎，旋即與德意志留聲機簽約，成為旗下藝術家，巡演足跡遍及歐、亞、美洲各大音樂廳與音樂節。劉曉禹奪冠後首度訪港，於2023年香港藝術節登台演出，廣受樂迷歡迎。他將聯同樂團獻上拉赫曼尼諾夫的第二鋼琴協奏曲——此作以沉鬱而深情的鋼琴獨奏揭開序幕，其後逐漸發展成激昂壯闊的交響對話，是觸動人心的浪漫派之作。音樂會下半場將呈獻蕭斯達高維契於戰火陰霾下寫成的第八交響曲，全曲由首樂章的沉重悲愴，轉入中段的狂暴與嘲諷，最終歸於一片意味深長的寧靜，情感跨度之廣、張力之強令人震撼，堪稱作曲家最出色、最蕩氣迴腸的交響曲之一。
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