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PLEASE NOTE:Parking isn’t allowed in Axminster Rd but only in Box or Bath Rd’s or at the parking lot on the beach side of Royal Rd. Also please be cognizant of parking in front of people’s driveways!!!No food or drink will be on offer. Please bring your own if you require but also please note that no eating or drinking will be allowed during the performanceThanks for your understanding x

PROGRAMMEFRÉDÉRIC CHOPINBallade op.23 no.1 en sol mineurFantaisie-impromtu

J.S BACHPrélude et fugue en C# majeur

FRANZ LISZTLa CampanellaLiebesträumeRhapsodie hongroise no.6

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GEORGES GERSWHINRhapsodie in Blue

ANDRÉ MATHIEUConcerto de Québec

FRANZ LISZTRhapsodie hongroise no.2

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. In 2015, he won the prize from the Quebec Council for the art for a 6 months residency in Paris. He 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, Philharmonie in Berlin, Musikverein in Vienna, Salle Gaveau in Paris, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Kings place in London, Salle Oriol Martorell in Barcelona, Teatro Mayor in Colombia, Teatro Municipal et Teatro B32 in Brazil, Recital Hall in Sydney, Maison symphonique, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier in Montréal, Glenn Gould Studio et George Weston Hall in Toronto, Centre national des Arts in Ottawa etc…. Mr. Sylvestre has made two recordings with Metropolitain Orchestra and Alain Trudel, performing concertos by André Mathieu and Rachmaninov (ATMA label). The CDs received numerous rave reviews as well as JUNOS, ADISQ and Prix Opus nominations. He recently played with great success 10 concerts in China, included in Shanghai and Beijing, and performed as soloist with the Orchestre Symphonique in Québec. He always maintains a strong link with Europe by being regularly invited to play concerts in London, Paris, Brussels and at the same time he is passionate about teaching with Master Classes held in London, Paris. His projects include a new tour in South Africa, concerts in Prague, Vienna and Paris. Renowned conductor Yannick Nézet Séguin qualify him of a “poet of the piano”.