30th Season
Concert for a Cure
Under the musical leadership of Maestro Gilles Auger, I Medici di McGill perform music by Wolfgang A Mozart, featuring Kyoko Hashimoto, piano, at a concert organized by Epilepsy Canada.
Under the baton of Maestro Gilles Auger, I Medici di McGill perform an all-Mozart program, featuring soloist Kyoko Hashimoto in Piano Concerto 23. Also on the program is the greatly admired Symphony no. 40, and the Overture of Cosi fan tutte. Proceeds of the concert will benefit epilepsy research in Canada.
Epilepsy Canada, a registered Canadian
charity, is dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with epilepsy. Through financial support of research, Epilepsy
Canada strives to help the Canadian neurology community find a cure. Before the concert, Dr. Elsa Rossignol, CHU Ste-Justine, one of
several beneficiaries of funding in Quebec, will give a 15 minute “TED-like”
talk about the state of epilepsy research and treatment.
http://www.epilepsy.ca/
Dr. Elsa Rossignol
Kyoko Hashimoto, piano
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Gilles Auger, conductor
16:00 PM
Sunday, April 28, 2019
St.Andrew and St.Paul Church
3415 rue Redpath (Entrance for public on Sherbrooke Street)
Montréal, QC H3G 2G2
Programme | Program
Music by Wolfgang A Mozart (1756-1791)
- 15 min About Epilepsy
- Dr Elsa Rossignol, St Justine Hospital
(Her research is funded by Epilepsy Canada)
- Overture Cosi fan tutte, KV 388
- Piano Concert No 23 in A major, KV 488,
- Symphony No 40 in G minor, KV 550
Purchase tickets
Online
https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E920016QE&id=52
Tier 1: $150 (Comes with tax receipt, Priority seating - Front rows, Entrance to reception where Auction will be held)
Tier 2: $75 (Comes with tax receipt, Priority seating after Tier 1, Entrance to reception where Auction will be held)
Tier 3: $35 (Entrance to event)
Student: $15 (Entrance to event)
30th Season
I Medici di McGill Orchestra of the Faculty of Medicine of McGill University
Drawn from a talented pool of doctors, students, medical faculty, colleagues and friends, the orchestra brings a unique artistic and social dimension to medical education and the medical profession. In 1989, the orchestra was founded by Dr. Ante L. Padjen with an aim to reinforce the study of the humanities at the faculty. I Medici di McGill ensemble is distinctive as an institution at the University, perhaps the only organized activity at the University that brings over 65 staff, students, alumni and friends together for regular social interactions and community outreach and support, such as this special concert.
Maestro Gilles Auger, Conductor and Music Director
Born in Quebec City, Gilles Auger is a graduate of the prestigious Juilliard School of Music (New York) and a student of the late Leonard Bernstein. He is currently a conductor and teacher at the Quebec Conservatory and music director of the Lévis Symphony Orchestra.
Kyoko Hashimoto, piano
Born in Tokyo Japan, pianist Kyoko Hashimoto has performed in more than 25 countries and is now a professor and Chair of Piano Section at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University. She studied at Indiana University and at the Julliard School. Her teacher, Gyögy Sebök described Kyoko Hashimoto’s “extraordinary musical talent” as “one of the finest of her generation”.
Contacts for further information:
Epilepsy Canada
Tim Liboiron, Champion of Event
timliboiron@hotmail.com Cell: 514-290-5186
Cole Donnelly, Marketing and Events Manager
cdonnelly@epilepsy.ca Cell: 905-806-9585
I Medici di McGill
Faculty of Medicine McGill University
Dr Ante L. Padjen, Director and Founder
ante.padjen@mcgill.ca (514) 398-3603 |
McG 
