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Many musical masterpieces have been used in cinema for their powerful evocative power, such as Barber's famous Adagio, heard in over twenty films. Another American composer, Bernard Herrmann, has often been associated with the great director Alfred Hitchcock, for whom he composed numerous original scores, including that of the film Psycho, which left its mark on the imagination through its unforgettable use of string instruments.
This concert will be followed by a talkback & snack session with the artists.
Conductors and soloists
Thomas Le Duc-Moreau
ConductorYoung conductor Thomas Le Duc-Moreau's enthusiasm is inspiring, and he leads with great precision and artistic sensitivity, creating an effective, human symbiosis that is appreciated by musicians and audiences alike. His discipline and musical culture enable him to approach conducting the repertoire with precision and coherence, in a style that unfolds with ease, suppleness and elegance.
Upon graduating from the Conservatoire, Thomas was appointed assistant conductor of the Orchestre symphonique de Québec and the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. His early career was marked by esteemed collaborations. First assistant to music director Kent Nagano, he also collaborated with guest conductors Bernard Labadie, Hannu Lintu, Cristian Măcelaru, Susanna Mälkki, Rafael Payare, and François-Xavier Roth. During his tenure at the OSM, Thomas has conducted over thirty concerts.
In opera, he has already collaborated on numerous productions. He directed two premieres in 2022 and 2023: Christian Thomas's Messe solennelle pour une pleine lune d'été, based on the play by Quebec author Michel Tremblay, and Yourcenar - Une île de passions by composer Éric Champagne, co-productions of the Festival d'opéra de Québec, Opéra de Montréal and Les Violons du Roy. In summer 2024, he conducts La Vie parisienne at the Festival d'opéra de Québec. He has also taken part as assistant conductor in productions of Verdi's Il Trovatore and Puccini's Madama Butterfly at the Opéra de Montréal, Wagner's The Flying Dutchman at the Festival d'opéra de Québec and Bizet's Carmen at the Bonn Theater in Germany.
In symphonic concerts, Thomas has conducted major Québec and Canadian orchestras such as Les Violons du Roy and the Orchestre Métropolitain, as well as the Agora, Laval, Montréal, Québec, Rimouski, Saguenay, Sherbrooke, Hamilton and Kitchener-Waterloo symphony orchestras. He has also conducted the Prague National Theatre Orchestra in the Czech Republic. In popular concert, he conducted Alexandra Stréliski's very first symphonic concert with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal as part of the Festival de Jazz de Montréal, broadcast on Radio-Canada television.
In the summer of 2025, he returns to the Festival Orford Musique with Les Violons du Roy for a third consecutive year.
Thomas Le Duc-Moreau is the artistic director, conductor and co-founder of Ensemble Volte, with whom he collaborates with inspiring artists of his generation. Recently, Volte made its first-ever recording with the PlayShed theater company for a new production of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf.
Thomas Le Duc-Moreau graduated from the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal in cello with Carole Sirois and in conducting with Jacques Lacombe. In 2022, he received the very first Prix Joseph-Rouleau awarded by the Fondation du Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec in recognition of the promising beginnings of his career.
Program
Psycho, A Suite for Strings
"Andante con moto" from String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 Death and the Maiden (version for string orchestra)
Adagio, op. 11
String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, op. 135 (version for string orchestra)
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