TELEMANN

8 MUSICIENS

MAY 21, 2026 7.30PM

THE PEERLESS MASTER

TELEMANN,
THE PEERLESS MASTER

MAY 21, 2026 7.30PM

Overtures, suites, and concertos by Georg Philipp Telemann

A major concert dedicated to a composer very dear to Les Boréades, one whom his contemporary Johann Mattheson considered “without equal” and “beyond praise”: Georg Philipp Telemann. Curious about everything, Telemann was tirelessly active throughout his life. His pen cultivated every genre, creating a smiling synthesis of the best of all the national styles of his time. We admire his inexhaustible melodic richness, where humor is everywhere in evidence, his ingenious and sometimes astonishing turns of phrase, his rhythmic ease, and his ability to express himself.

We admire the richness of his inexhaustible melodies, shot through with humor; his ingenious and sometimes astonishing turns of phrase; his rhythmic ease; and the variety of his timbral interplay. In one of his three (!) autobiographies, Telemann admits to being somewhat dissatisfied with his concertos… With all due respect, we beg to differ with him by presenting a program featuring some of the finest concertante works by the man who, in his time, brought joy to all of Europe.

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Date

May 21, 2026

7.30PM

Venue

Auditorium de la Grande Bibliothèque
475 Boul. de Maisonneuve E
Montréal, QC
H2L 4E3

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Francis Copron

Flute

Biography

Flutist Francis Colpron has been recognised for some years now as one of the most talented musicians of his generation. His quality and capacity for artistic and interpretative innovation have been acclaimed for nearly three decades by audiences, critics and cultural authorities alike. In 1991, he founded the ensemble Les Boréades de Montréal, and has been its artistic director ever since. Each year, he organises a highly successful Montreal season with the ensemble, performs in North America and Europe, and records on the Atma Classiques label.

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