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SUMMARY:Louis Lortie
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\nSeason tickets on sale now!\nSingle Tickets will be a
 vailable through the Artis—Naples box office on September 15th.\nPhone: 
 239-597-1900\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLouis Lortie has earned an international reput
 ation as a versatile musician\, acclaimed for the fresh perspective and in
 dividuality he brings to the grand masters of the piano repertoire. In dem
 and on five continents for more than 30 years\, Lortie performs with leadi
 ng orchestras and in major concert halls worldwide. A prolific recording a
 rtist\, he has produced more than 45 recordings for Chandos Records featur
 ing core piano literature.\n\nLortie has longstanding relationships with t
 he BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Philharmonic\, appearing frequently at t
 he BBC Proms. In Canada\, he has regularly performed with major orchestras
  in Montreal\, Toronto\, Vancouver\, Ottawa and Calgary. A close collabora
 tor of Kurt Masur\, he appeared with the Orchestre National de France and 
 the Gewandhaus Orchestra\, and he has also worked with The Philadelphia Or
 chestra\, Dallas Symphony Orchestra\, St. Louis Symphony and others worldw
 ide. In recital\, Lortie appears at venues including Wigmore Hall\, Philha
 rmonie de Paris\, Concertgebouw and Carnegie Hall and is noted for complet
 e cycles of Liszt\, Chopin and Beethoven. His discography includes works b
 y Chopin\, Beethoven\, Ravel and Liszt.\n\nLortie is co-founder and artist
 ic director of the LacMus Festival. He is an Officer of the Order of Canad
 a and a Chevalier of the Ordre national du Québec.\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram\nCh
 opin — Andante Spianato e Grande Polonaise brillante\, Op. 22\n3 Mazurka
 s\, Op. 59\nPolonaise No. 5 in F-sharp Minor\, Op. 44\nPolonaise No. 1 in 
 C-sharp Minor\, Op. 26\, No. 1\n4 Mazurkas\, Op. 24\nPolonaise No. 7 in A-
 flat Major\, Op. 61\, “Polonaise-fantasie”\nThe spirit of Poland reson
 ates through the piano music of Frédéric Chopin in this program celebrat
 ing dance transformed into art. Featuring acclaimed Canadian pianist Loui
 s Lortie\, known for his precision and “monster technique” (Los Angele
 s Times)\, the performance invites audiences on a spirited journey from th
 e aristocratic sweep of the polonaise and the rustic poetry of the mazurka
  to the shimmering Andante spianato and Grande polonaise brillante\, crown
 ing an evening where intense national character and personal expression in
 tersect.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Tickets\n\n
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LOCATION:Artis—Naples (Daniels Pavilion)\, 5833 Pelican Bay Boulevard\, N
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