Sally Ride's groundbreaking journey as the first American woman in space concealed a deeply personal story. Her life partner, Tam O'Shaughnessy, unveils their covert 27-year romance and its accompanying sacrifices.

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Sally Ride's groundbreaking journey as the first American woman in space concealed a deeply personal story. Her life partner, Tam O'Shaughnessy, unveils their covert 27-year romance and its accompanying sacrifices.

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Mozart: Trio in C major, K. 548

Rachmaninoff: Elegiac Trio No. 2

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Trio in C major, K. 548, composed in 1788, belongs to the composer’s late creative period. Remarkable for its formal clarity, the work exemplifies a perfect balance between the piano, violin, and cello. Beneath its apparent lightness, Mozart reveals a subtle expressive richness, alternating elegance, vitality, and depth—particularly in its serene slow movement.

In striking contrast, Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Elegiac Trio No. 2 in D minor, written in 1893, is a deeply emotional work composed in memory of Tchaikovsky. Nearly symphonic in scope, this trio explores the full expressive range of late Romanticism: intense lyricism, pianistic virtuosity, and dark, meditative atmospheres. The final movement, built on a series of variations, stands as a poignant tribute, imbued with dramatic tension and profound emotional intensity.

Bringing these two works together, the program highlights a dialogue between Classicism and Romanticism—between formal balance and passionate expression.

BIOGRAPHY

From the moment it entered the music scene in 1998, the Quebec press said of the Fibonacci Trio that hearing them was like entering the realm of miracles (Le Devoir). The Trio itself, however, entered the realm of rigor and study under some of the greatest masters, including Menahem Pressler (Beaux Arts Trio), Eberhard Feltz, Michael Vogler, and members of the Alban Berg Quartet, Vermeer Quartet, and Guarneri Quartet in Berlin. The Fibonacci Trio has enjoyed a brilliant international career, with tours taking them to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Japan, the United States, as well as several countries in Europe and South Africa.

The Fibonacci Trio remains one of the few piano trios in the world recognized both for its virtuosic and inspired interpretations of contemporary music and for its passionate and eloquent performances of classical and Romantic works. Since its beginnings, it has premiered more than sixty works by Canadian composers and has gone on to collaborate with several renowned international composers, including Pascal Dusapin, Henri Pousseur, Mauricio Kagel, and Jonathan Harvey.

Baladi, meaning “of my country” in Arabic, is a traditional Egyptian oriental dance, also known as “belly dance” or bellydance. Characterized by grounded, sensual, and expressive movements, it highlights the hips, pelvis, and torso. It is a form of exercise that celebrates femininity and the body, often practiced for physical fitness and self-expression.

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