David Eggert, cello, in recital
National Gallery of Canada
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
at 12:00PM
PROGRAMME
BACH, JS Suite for cello solo, No. 3 in C major BWV 1009
Prelude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Bourée I-II
Gigue
SCHUMANN Stucke im Volkston Op. 102 for cello and piano
BLOCH Three Songs from Jewish Life for cello and piano
Prayer
Supplication
Jewish Song
BACH, JS Chromatic Fantasia, arranged for cello and piano by David Eggert
POPPER Spinning Song Opus 55, No. 1 for cello and piano
David Eggert
Originally from Edmonton, 19-year old cellist, David Eggert, is emerging as a wonderful new Canadian talent. Under the tutelage of Tanya Prochazka in Alberta and his current teacher Laurence Lesser at the New England Conservatory in Boston, David has been awarded extensive prizes, including first place for chamber music at the National Music Festival and the Canadian Music Competition. Along with his participation in masterclasses with leading international cellists, David has appeared as soloist with several Canadian orchestras. Ottawa audiences may recognize his name, as he is also an alumni of the National Arts Centre’s Young Artist Programme. Program to include works by Bach, Schumann and Dvorák.
Jean Desmarais
Jean Desmarais is a versatile pianist in demand as a soloist, chamber musician and in the challenging role as an accompanist.
He studied at the Conservatoire in Hull, where he received his Bachelor’s Degree and later at the Conservatoire de Montréal, where he earned his Masters degree and the Premier Prix in Piano and Chamber Music. He studied in Paris from 1990 until 1992.
He has a particular interest in new music and was a member of the Pierrot Ensemble and has performed more than 40 world premieres of Canadian Music.
As a soloist Jean Desmarais has performed frequently with orchestras in Canada, Romania, Poland and appears regularly with the Orquesta Filarmónica del estado de Chihuahua in Mexico. Jean Desmarais is regularly featured on CBC.SRC recordings, at the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival (last 6 years) and the National Arts Centre’s Music for a Sunday Afternoon series.As a collaborative pianist he has worked with many artists including Kiri Te Kanawa, Ben Heppner, Donna Brown, Amanda Forsyth, Susan Graham and many other talented musicians.
As a piano teacher, Jean has taught young pianists from Grade 10 to post-Masters level. He was on the faculty of the department of music at the University of Ottawa (1998-2004) and the Music Director for the young artists programme for Opera Lyra and the University of Ottawa (1999-2003). He is presently teaching at Carleton University.
