The Great Romantic Sonatas

Stéphane Tétreault and Chloé Dumoulin will captivate you on this enchanting journey into the heart of Romanticism.

With Requiebros by Gaspar Cassadó, the two instruments immediately engage in dialogue through lively, colorful music infused with Spanish flair, where expressivity and flexibility draw the listener in. The Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 65 by Frédéric Chopin extends this exchange in a more intimate atmosphere, where the musical lines intertwine with delicacy and depth.

The concert culminates with the Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 19 by Rachmaninov, a monumental work of virtuosity and passion. The duo will reveal their full energy and precision in an intense and dramatic interpretation, alternating between tenderness and sweeping lyrical passages.

A former student of the Orford Music Academy, Stéphane Tétreault is now a faculty member and a regular guest at the Festival. He has also been welcomed in artistic residence. Chloé Dumoulin, also a former Academy student, has been one of our collaborative pianists since 2024.

Program

Artists

Stéphane Tétreault
Recipient of numerous awards and distinctions, Stéphane Tétreault began his career at a very young age, quickly gaining international recognition. Under the direction of Maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin, he performs regularly with the Orchestre Métropolitain and made his debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra in 2016. During the 2017–2018 season, he took part in the Orchestre Métropolitain’s first European tour and made his debut with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. He has released eight recordings to critical acclaim, including Transfiguration, which received “Album of the Year” at the 2023 Prix Opus. Recipient of the 2019 Virginia Parker Prize and the 2022 Prix Opus for “Performer of the Year,” Stéphane plays the 1707 Stradivarius cello “Countess of Stainlein, Ex-Paganini,” generously loaned to him by Sophie Desmarais.

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Chloé Dumoulin
Named one of CBC’s “30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians Under 30,” pianist Chloé Dumoulin is emerging as one of the most promising artists of her generation. With playing that is both sensitive and refined, as well as deeply expressive, she is recognized for “an impressive command of the instrument’s sound, with a tone that never overwhelms the listener, even in fortissimos passages” (Le Soleil), as well as for “a commendable sense of suspense” in her musical storytelling.

Her nuanced playing is further distinguished by “a timbral palette constantly aligned with the evolution of the harmony,” and, according to critic Emmanuel Bernier, reveals “an artist who truly has something to say.”

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