Description
Harry Somers wrote five piano sonatas over his lifetime. In 2026, Piano Lunaire presents the complete cycle and what’s more: we have commissioned five living Canadian composers to write new companion works, one for each sonata. Five world premiere “nanoSONATA’s” are going to be presented in Toronto and Montreal. The Montreal premiere takes place on Sunday, October 18th at 2:00pm (Sonatas 1, and 2) and at 4:30pm (Sonatas 3,4 4 and 5):
PROGRAMME: The Five Somers Piano Sonatas
Recital 1:
Sonata No. 1 (1945) + nanoSONATA No. 1* by Keiko Devaux
Sonata No. 2 (1946) + nanoSONATA No. 2* by Alison Yun-Fei Jiang
Sonata No. 5 (1957) + nanoSONATA No. 5* by Saman Shahi
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Recital 2:
Sonata No. 4 (1950) + nanoSONATA No. 4* by Adam Sherkin
Sonata No. 3 (1950) + nanoSONATA No. 3* by Lily Koslow
The Five Pianists: David Potvin, Adam Sherkin, Gabrielle Gagnon-Picard, Bryn Blackwood and Stephanie Chua
The Five Composers: Keiko Devaux, Alison Yun-Fei Jiang, Lily Koslow, Adam Sherkin and Saman Shahi
* Quebec premiere
Seating is limited to 40 so please purchase tickets in advance as is possible.
A few more details:
No dress code in effect
All seats are the same price at $25 for each recital. If you are able, please donate to Piano Lunaire Inc. as this series is not funded by any public sources to-date and we rely entirely on ticket sales.
DOORS: 1:30 PM
FIRST RECITAL: 2:00 PM
BREAK: 3:10 - 4:30 PM [Screening and Discussion]
SECOND RECITAL: 4:30 PM
END: 5:45 PM
Questions? Please call: (+1) 416-825-2744 or email: info@pianolunaire.org
SOMERS SONATA PENTAD: Montreal Premiere at Espace Kendergi, CMC Québec
2142 Rue Crescent, Montréal, QC H3G 2B8
Two recitals: 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM
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Date & Time
Oct 18, 2026 2:00 p.m.-5:45 p.m.
Venue Details
Espace Kendergi at CMC Québec
2142 Rue CrescentMontréal, Ontario H3G 2B8
