Pianist Jean-Philippe Sylvestre, qualified as a poet of the piano by Yannick Nézet Séguin, offers you a great journey through the eras by his interpretations of masterpieces well known to the public! The famous Sonatas «Alla Turca» by Mozart and «moonlight» by Beethoven, which many learn about their childhood are on the program! Liszt’s grandiose Hungarian Rhapsody no.2, which makes its appearance in the cartoons Looney Tunes, Bugs Bunny and others as well as the majestic Québec Concerto by André Mathieu, an emblematic figure of Quebec, will also be performed! Jean-Philippe’s spoken interventions that share his musical choices and artistic vision will create a very special and magical bond with you! Maybe this concert will inspire you to become a performer yourself? It’s a date!
Pianist Jean-Philippe Sylvestre, qualified as a poet of the piano by Yannick Nézet Séguin, offers you a great journey through the eras by his interpretations of masterpieces well known to the public! The famous Sonatas «Alla Turca» by Mozart and «moonlight» by Beethoven, which many learn about their childhood are on the program! Liszt’s grandiose Hungarian Rhapsody no.2, which makes its appearance in the cartoons Looney Tunes, Bugs Bunny and others as well as the majestic Québec Concerto by André Mathieu, an emblematic figure of Quebec, will also be performed! Jean-Philippe’s spoken interventions that share his musical choices and artistic vision will create a very special and magical bond with you! Maybe this concert will inspire you to become a performer yourself? It’s a date!
In 2008, Jean-Philippe Sylvestre was awarded the prestigious Virginia Parker Prize, the highest distinction awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts. Recipient of the first prize and the people's choice award at the Montreal Symphony Orchestra's competition, he is also a laureate of the CBC's National Competition for Young Performers, the people's choice award and the Concertino Praga International Competition. He won the first prize of the Canadian Music Competition three times and the highest score of the competition on one of these occasions. In 2015, he won the prize from the Quebec Council for the art for a 6 months residency in Paris.
Mr. Sylvestre has made two recordings with Metropolitain Orchestra and Alain Trudel, performing concertos by André Mathieu and Rachmaninov. He recently appeared with Quebec Symphony Orchestra, at Bourgie Hall and Place des Arts in Montreal, at auditorium St-Pierre des Cuisines in Toulouse, at Salle Cortot in Paris, and at Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels. Renowned conductor Yannick Nézet Séguin qualify him of a poet of the piano. Jean-Philippe Sylvestre has made several recordings on the ATMA label, including concertos by André Mathieu, Rachmaninoff and Jacques Hétu with the Orchestre Métropolitain and the Orchestre Symphonique de Laval. The CDs received numerous rave reviews as well as JUNOS, ADISQ and Prix Opus nominations.
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