The Mississauga Symphony Orchestra presents The Ravel Experience: A Mayor’s Concert Celebrating Culture and Community on November 29. Artistic Director Maestro Denis Mastromonaco conducts a program that celebrates Ravel’s genius.
“Ravel’s music captures the imagination like few others,” says Maestro Denis Mastromonaco in a statement. “It is vivid and deeply human. This concert brings together the power of symphonic storytelling, the virtuosity of soloist Cecilia Chow, and the spirit of civic celebration that defines Mississauga. We invite audiences to experience something truly special.”
The Ravel Experience will feature three works that showcase the French composer’s genius, including his Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2, the Piano Concerto in G Major with pianist Cecilia Chow, and Ravel’s iconic orchestration of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
Pianist Cecilia Chow
Award-winning performer, chamber musician, collaborative pianist, and pedagogue Cecilia Chow has performed across the United States and Canada, win China, Spain, Italy, and Austria.
A native of Hong Kong, Chow received the Howard Hanson Scholarship and the Avis D. Vaughan Scholarship to study at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY at the age of 17, and she went on to earn her Bachelor of Music degree at that institution. She continued her studies at Northwestern University, earning a Master of Music in Piano Performance as well as pedagogical training.
She went on to pursue an Artist Diploma at the Glenn Gould School, where she often worked with pianist Michael Berkovsky. She is currently based in Montréal, where she is working towards her PhD at the Université de Montréal.
Cecilia made her solo debut at the Guangzhou Opera House in 2011, and later that year, was invited to perform at the opening ceremony of the Hong Kong Maritime Museum. She has multiple international competition prize wins under her belt, including the Internationaler Deutscher Klavierwettbewerb, Steinway & Sons Piano Competition, and Asia Open Competition, among others.
As a soloist in recital or accompanied by orchestras, she has performed at Studzinski Hall, Kilbourn Hall, Galvin Hall, Haydn-Haus, Harris Concert Hall, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Hong Kong City Hall, and the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, along with numerous performances in the Chicagoland area. She co-founded the piano trio Coalesce, and has worked with the Dover Quartet as well as with members of the Ying Quartet.
The Concert & More
Mayor Carolyn Parrish is the sponsor of this event. After the concert in Mississauga’s Living Arts Centre, audience members are invited to a post-concert Mix & Mingle in the venue’s atrium, where a curated display from the Art Gallery of Mississauga’s permanent collection will be on display.
- Find tickets and other concert details [HERE].
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