{"id":109196,"date":"2024-11-05T15:23:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T20:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=109196"},"modified":"2024-11-06T07:00:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T12:00:01","slug":"preview-mezzo-soprano-rebecca-cuddy-joins-guest-conductor-andrei-feher-hamilton-philharmonic-orchestra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2024\/11\/05\/preview-mezzo-soprano-rebecca-cuddy-joins-guest-conductor-andrei-feher-hamilton-philharmonic-orchestra\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW | Mezzo-Soprano Rebecca Cuddy Joins Guest Conductor Andrei Feher And The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_109198\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109198\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Copy-of-NEWS-86.jpg\" alt=\"L-R: Mezzo-soprano Rebecca Cuddy (Photo courtesy of the artist): The Hamilton Philharmonic (Photo courtesy of the HPO); Conductor Andrei Feher (Photo: Hilary Gauld)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Copy-of-NEWS-86.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Copy-of-NEWS-86-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Copy-of-NEWS-86-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Copy-of-NEWS-86-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-109198\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L-R: Mezzo-soprano Rebecca Cuddy (Photo courtesy of the artist): The Hamilton Philharmonic (Photo courtesy of the HPO); Conductor Andrei Feher (Photo: Hilary Gauld)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Canadian-Romanian conductor Andrei Feher will lead the Hamilton Philharmonic, with guest soloist mezzo-soprano Rebecca Cuddy on November 9. On the bill is a trifecta of pieces that will take the audience on a journey.<\/p>\n<p>As with other MainStage concerts this season, the day before on November 8, a Talk &amp; Tea with HPO Composer-in-Residence Abigail Richardson-Schulte will offer insights into Brahms and other details behind the concert and program.<\/p>\n<h2>The Music<\/h2>\n<p>The program includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rachmaninoff, Vocalise<\/li>\n<li>Ian Cusson, Songs From the House of Death<\/li>\n<li>Brahms, Symphony No. 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Incredibly, Rachmaninoff\u2019s Vocalise, or Song Without Words, was written during his student days, when the composer was about 14 years of age. He wrote a series of ten exercises after being admitted to the Moscow Conservatory, and his Song without Words: Lento in D Minor, is the only one to survive.<\/p>\n<p>Canadian composer Ian Cusson\u2019s Songs From the House of Death comes next, which incorporates texts from former U.S. Poet Laureate and Muscogee Nation member Joy Harjo.<\/p>\n<p>Guest conductor Andrei Feher says in a statement, \u201cI recently discovered Cusson\u2019s song cycle and I fell in love with the orchestra colours and textures. He was inspired by Janacek\u2019s House of Death opera which is based on the Dostoyevsky\u2019s novel. These links through history are amazing and I just love them. Brahms is also one who linked many things together. Very fond of baroque and classical period he kept one foot in the past and another in the romantic period, so the mixture is quite incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The concert closes with Brahms Symphony No. 2, a piece composed on a summer retreat in Austria, and perhaps because of the environment, it\u2019s a cheerful, almost pastoral work.<\/p>\n<h2>Guest Artists<\/h2>\n<h3>Conductor Andrei Feher<\/h3>\n<p>A native of Romania, Andrei began his musical journey studying the violin in his home town of Satu-Mare. At 13, his family immigrated to Canada, and he continued his studies at the Conservatoire de musique de Montr\u00e9al. Today he teaches conducting at the Conservatoire.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s worked with orchestras across Canada and abroad. In 2018, at the age of 26, he became one of the youngest people to lead a major Canadian orchestra when he was appointed Music Director of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. His 2019 debut with the BBC Symphony Orchestra was recorded and aired on BBC Radio 3.<\/p>\n<p>Along with his appearance with the HPO, this season, he\u2019ll be debuting with the Orchestre classique de Montr\u00e9al, Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre symphonique de Drummondville, Filarmonica Bra\u0219ov, and Filarmonica Banatul Timi\u0219oara. He\u2019ll also be making repeat engagements with the Orchestre symphonique de Montr\u00e9al, Orchestre symphonique de Qu\u00e9bec, Orchestre symphonique de Laval, Nova Scotia Symphony and Filarmonica Transilvania. Feher also continues to work with the Musicians of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, and other ensembles.<\/p>\n<h3>Mezzo-Soprano Rebecca Cuddy<\/h3>\n<p>Born in Toronto, Rebecca earned a Bachelors in Music with Honours in Voice Performance from Western University, followed by a Masters in Voice and Opera from The Royal Academy of Music, London U.K. She completed an artist residency at the National Theatre School of Canada in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>She has a special affinity for French opera and baroque music, and is a champion of contemporary music. Rebecca has sung several world premieres, and worked with many contemporary composers. She is experienced in musical theatre and jazz, along with early and contemporary music, and traditional opera repertoire.<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca won a Dora Award for Outstanding Ensemble Work as part of the group involved in Soundstreams\u2019 Two Odysseys; Pimootewin and G\u00e1ll\u00e1b\u00e1rtnit. 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