MusicThursday · Oct 22 · 10:30 EDT
Autour de Stravinsky
Maison symphonique de Montréal · Quebec

19:30Maison symphonique de MontréalMontreal
Distorted sets, unsettling shadows and otherworldly creatures: Nosferatu brings together all the hallmarks of a German Expressionist masterpiece. Directed in 1922 by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, this silent film—the first major adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula—has lost none of its power to fascinate. Screened with music improvised entirely live on the Grand Orgue Pierre-Béique, it takes on a new dramatic intensity. Jason Roberts unleashes a vivid palette of sound, colouring every scene, from quiet tension to spectacular flourishes, notably during the famous, ill-fated boat journey. A sensory experience in which image and sound unite to deliver an undiminished chill, more than a century after the film’s release.