GLENN GOULD @ 90
Celebrating Gould’s 90th birth anniversary with concerts, film screenings, panels, and the announcement of the 14th Glenn Gould Prize Laureate. En français.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
A day of film screenings, panels, musical performances, and discussions about Glenn Gould’s enduring legacy. Events are free of charge. Note: Free tickets should be reserved on EventBrite.
Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles St. W.
Hosted by:
11:00 AM
Screening of Glenn Gould: The Russian Journey, a 2003 documentary about 24-year-old Glenn Gould’s galvanizing 1957 concerts in Moscow and Leningrad at the height of the Cold War. Director: Yosif Feyginberg. With Glenn Gould, Mstislav Rostropovich, Vladimir Ashkenazy. Register here.
Following the film, a panel discussion on the geopolitical importance of cultural diplomacy and soft power during times of global conflict. Panelists include:
1:30 PM
World premiere of The Lord of Toronto, His Pavin, a work for cello and piano dedicated to Glenn Gould by Canadian composer, Daniel Hass, and Bach’s Sonata in G-minor for Cello and Keyboard, BWV 1029. Register here.
2:45 PM
The Canadian premiere of Dear Glenn, developed by Yamaha Japan in consultation with The Glenn Gould Foundation. This deep-learning technology has analyzed the elements of Gould’s performing style and can produce a performance or any repertoire – delivered in the style of Glenn Gould (including music never performed by Gould in his lifetime). Register here.
Following Dear Glenn, a panel discussion on the implications of Artificial Intelligence for the future of music and human creativity. Are creative artists an endangered species? Panelists include:
3:45 PM
Glenn Gould’s Legacy of Technology: Classical Music Meets TikTok. In tribute to Glenn Gould’s everlasting fascination with technology, cellist and popular TikTok artist Andrew Ascenzo leads a demonstration to show how classical music can thrive in the TikTok universe. Register here.
4:30 PM
Screening of The Goldberg Variations (1981), which documents Gould’s historic second traversal of this monument of musical literature. Director: Bruno Monsaingeon. Register here.
Film introduced by Tim Page.
7:30 PM
Performance by Leila Josefowicz, Canadian-American violinist, winner of a 2008 MacArthur Fellowship and the 2018 Avery Fisher Prize. Register here.
Program:
Matthias Pintscher (b. 1971):
“La Linea Evocativa: A Drawing for Violin Solo” (2020)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
“Partita for Violin Solo No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004”
i) Allemande
ii) Courante
iii) Sarabande
iv) Gigue
v) Chaconne
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
Announcement of the 14th Glenn Gould Prize Laureate, followed by a celebratory concert. Events are free of charge.
Telus Centre for Performance and Learning, Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W.
12:00 PM
Announcement of the winner of The Glenn Gould Prize by the 14th Prize Jury:
2:00 PM
Alma Deutscher conducts The Glenn Gould Festival Orchestra in a concert of her own music. Alma stole Toronto’s heart with her glorious melodies and effervescent personality when The Glenn Gould Foundation presented her Canadian debut in 2018. Now, she’s back to help celebrate the 90th birthday of another great prodigy, Glenn Gould, with the 60-piece Glenn Gould Festival Orchestra under her direction. Book your tickets here.
Soloists:
- Alma Deutscher, Violin, Piano
- Vania Chan, Soprano
- Noah Kosta, Bari-Tenor
Program:
All works by Alma Deutscher (b. 2005)
Brass Fanfare from the opera, “Cinderella”
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra:
ii) Romanza
iii) Allegro Scherzando
“Cinderella”
Overture and Orchestral Excerpts
Intermission
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
ii) Adagio
The Emperor’s New Waltz
Argument Duet
Pippa’s Aria
Love Duet
Waltz of the Sirens
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
Full day of screenings at TIFF, honouring Glenn Gould’s contributions to film.
TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King St. W.
Note: Free tickets to each screening must be reserved in advance on the TIFF website.
12:00 PM
Glenn Gould NFB Shorts:
- Glenn Gould: On the Record (1959)
- Glenn Gould: Off the Record (1959)
- Spheres (1969)
Screening preceded by a brief piano performance by Rowan Sawarna-Small: J.S. Bach: Partita for Keyboard No. 1 in B-flat Major, BWV 825
3:00 PM
Slaughterhouse Five (1972)
Director: George Roy Hill. Starring Michael Sacks, Ron Leibman, Valerie Perrine. Adapted from the novel Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children’s Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death, by Kurt Vonnegut. Music by Glenn Gould.
Screening preceded by a brief piano performance by Rowan Sawarna-Small: J.S. Bach: Partita for Keyboard No. 1 in B-flat Major, BWV 825
6:00 PM
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1994)
Director: François Girard. Screenplay by François Girard and Don McKellar. Starring Colm Feore, Katya Ladan, Don McKellar, Yehudi Menuhin. Premiere of the dazzling new Criterion 4K restored print.
Screening preceding by a brief piano performance by Sam Shashaani: J.S. Bach: Toccata for Keyboard in C minor, BWV 911.
Following the screening: Atom Egoyan and François Girard in conversation.
