When the orchestra first visited Canada in 1918, The Globe reported conductor Leopold Stokowski ‘was recalled again and again, but could not accede to the evident desire of the audience for an extra number’
As Yannick Nézet-Séguin racks up one accomplishment after another, one wonders what the superstar Canadian maestro will do for an encore. Or, in the case of a series of coming Canadian concerts, if he will even give an encore at all.
This month, Nézet-Séguin leads his Philadelphia Orchestra on a tour that includes stops in Ottawa, Toronto and his hometown of Montreal. The symphony first visited Canada in 1918 for three performances with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir at Toronto’s Massey Hall. The second concert in particular was well received: “Brilliancy was not the question,” according to The Globe and Mail.
However, even with the repeated urgings of the attendees, conductor Leopold Stokowski did not bring back his orchestra for an encore that night: “Mr. Stokowski was recalled again and again, but could not accede to the evident desire of the audience for an extra number,” The Globe reported.In 1924, the Philadelphia Orchestra returned to Canada for its Montreal debut on a cross-border visit that was to include a stop in Ottawa. That performance was cancelled owing to a blizzard.
For this trip, the orchestra’s first to Canada with Nézet-Séguin, performances are set for Toronto’s Koerner Hall , Ottawa’s Southam Hall at the National Arts Centre and the Montreal Symphony House . In Montreal, the orchestra will be presented by the Metropolitan Orchestra, which Nézet-Séguin also leads as artistic director and principal conductor.. Anything additional is up to Nézet-Séguin, who may or may not respond to calls for more.
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