November 15, 2026 | 2pm
La Voyante (The Clairvoyant)
Who wouldn't want to know their destiny, fate and future?
Composer Henri Sauguet will help us answer these burning questions with the help of cartomancy (card reading), astrology, and chiromancy (palm reading).
The suspenseful “Card Trio” from Bizet’s Carmen -sung by our young artists from The Glenn Gould School - leaves us wondering what the future will hold… until the very last note!
The concert will also feature a gripping musical clairvoyance “competition” with a face-off between Debussy and Ravel.
FEATURING:
*Jada Alexiou, mezzo-soprano | Tom Allen, host | *Emma Cloutier, soprano | *Leandra Dahm, soprano | Rachael Kerr, piano | *Mira Kardan, cello | *Gina Lanzrein, violin | Inna Perkis, piano | Krisztina Szabo, mezzo-soprano | Boris Zarankin, piano | Ilana Zarankin, soprano
* Student artist from the Glenn Gould School
November 15, 2026 | 2pm
La Voyante (The Clairvoyant)
Who wouldn't want to know their destiny, fate and future?
Composer Henri Sauguet will help us answer these burning questions with the help of cartomancy (card reading), astrology, and chiromancy (palm reading).
The suspenseful “Card Trio” from Bizet’s Carmen -sung by our young artists from The Glenn Gould School - leaves us wondering what the future will hold… until the very last note!
The concert will also feature a gripping musical clairvoyance “competition” with a face-off between Debussy and Ravel.
FEATURING:
*Jada Alexiou, mezzo-soprano | Tom Allen, host | *Emma Cloutier, soprano | *Leandra Dahm, soprano | Rachael Kerr, piano | *Mira Kardan, cello | *Gina Lanzrein, violin | Inna Perkis, piano | Krisztina Szabo, mezzo-soprano | Boris Zarankin, piano | Ilana Zarankin, soprano
* Student artist from the Glenn Gould School
Off Centre Music Salon presents:
Shostakovich’s 24 Preludes,
a Bechstein Piano and Boris:
Telling Life Stories
An “Off Centre” Art Film - conceived and developed by Inna Perkis and Boris Zarankin
Introduction and historical context provided by Dr. Julia Zarankin
From Glenn Gould to Oscar Peterson
to Boris Zarankin, a piano is a very individual choice
From William Littler at Toronto Star
Pianos are more individual than is sometimes realized. When I was on the jury of the Sydney International Piano Competition in Australia, I noticed that the contestants were offered a choice of four different pianos. Although most initially chose Steinway, by the final round some switched allegiance to Yamaha. Steinway had neglected to send a technician to maintain its piano in tip-top condition.
Boris Zarankin’s 1879 Bechstein from Berlin was by no means in tip-top condition when the Toronto pianist bought it in Seattle many years ago. But after submitting it to a thorough restoration, he found it to be an ideal agent for his recording of Shostakovich’s “24 Preludes.”
Read the full article at Toronto Star
Current Season Artists
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