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Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Chamber Music Concert

Santiago Cañón-valencia And Victor Santiago Asunción (spotlight On Strings) – Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal City

Date
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
Time
19:30
Venue
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
City
Montreal City
Organisation
Salle Bourgie
Price range
CAD 25 – CAD 50

About this event

This concert is part of Bourgie Hall's Spotlight on Strings series, which features accomplished string players in solo and chamber configurations. The program brings together Colombian cellist Santiago Cañón-Valencia and Filipino-American pianist Victor Santiago Asunción for a recital spanning Spanish folk influences, Latin American modernism, Baltic minimalism, Canadian Indigenous-inspired composition, and Soviet-era expressionism. The program opens with Falla's Suite populaire espagnole, followed by Ginastera's Cello Sonata Op. 49. Pärt's Fratres appears in its cello–piano arrangement. Ian Cusson's La Pieta (after Monkman), a recent solo cello work, reflects contemporary Canadian perspectives. The concert concludes with Shostakovich's Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40. Cañón-Valencia has been praised for his impeccable technique and artistic range, while Asunción is a Steinway Artist noted for poised and imaginative playing.

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