Quebec violinist, artistic director and regular conductor of the Longueuil Symphony Orchestra Alexandre Da Costa shone in London on Friday during a show as part of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
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Quebec-born artist Alexandre Da Costa was the guest soloist in this major show, which was part of Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilee celebrations.
“It was a huge hit,” Londoner Alexandre Da Costa told the Journal a few hours after his performance. I am very honored to be able to perform this concert, which was Hungary’s Queen’s Jubilee gift, a musical revue with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in the largest dance theater in the world [le Sadler’s Wells Theatre] with more than 150 artists on stage. »
Although Her Majesty The Queen had to cancel her presence at Friday’s events – including the Mass to mark her 70th anniversary – members of the Royal Family and several dignitaries were present at this magnificent concert. An event “a bit more stressful than usual”, admitted the musician, who certainly felt additional pressure to deliver an impeccable performance.
Hungarian works
In a black, sequined tuxedo, he carried Bartók’s Rhapsody No. 2, as well as several other Hungarian works. The only other foreign guest artist was conductor emeritus Oleg Caetani.
“By bringing a foreign star soloist to the stage who represents a school of virtuosity that is based outside of Hungary [qui a vu naître les plus grands virtuoses]we wanted to show that Hungarian works are taught all over the world,” added the man who will release the album Je me souvenir on June 10th.