Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony 2024-2025
Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony draws on the composer’s poetic flair to depict Nature. OSM Principal Clarinet Todd Cope takes the spotlight in Mozart’s Concerto.
Mozart had a special fondness for the clarinet and composed a stunning concerto for the instrument, which will highlight all the finesse of OSM Principal Clarinet Todd Cope. In this work, the composer deftly harnessed the instrument’s agile and lyrical qualities, notably in the exquisitely understated Adagio. Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony, which draws on the composer’s poetic flair to depict Nature, needs no further introduction.
Artists
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Elena Schwarz, conductor
Todd Cope, clarinet
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622 (25 min.)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68, ‘‘Pastoral’’ (39 min.)
Concert without intermission
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Todd Cope
OSM Principal ClarinetTodd Cope was appointed Principal Clarinet of the OSM in 2013. He was previously a member of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and a member of the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, Florida. In addition, he has performed with the Sun Valley Summer Symphony and Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and has held fellowships at the Aspen and Eastern music festivals, the National Repertory Orchestra, the Music Academy of the West, and the American Institute of Music Studies in Graz, Austria. He graduated from the College-Conservatory of Music of the University of Cincinnati where he studied with Richie Hawley. Todd Cope also completed a professional studies certificate at the Colburn School, where he was a student of Yehuda Gilad. He is currently on the faculty at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University, and is an exclusive performing artist for Buffet Crampon.
