Dance, Rhythm, and Fire
Two bold musicians take hold of three iconic works and reveal them in a striking new light. In this electrifying journey, the rhythmic power of the marimba meets the expressive richness of the piano, carrying you from blazing jazz to the surging energy of a danse macabre, and into the most primal pulses.
An exhilarating evening that reinvents the great classics with striking intensity and energy.
ARTISTS
Krystina Marcoux, marimba
Chloé Dumoulin, piano
THE REPERTOIRE AT A GLANCE*
George GERSHWIN (1898-1937)
Rhapsody in Blue
Camille SAINT-SEANS (1835-1921)
Danse Macabre
Igor STRAVINSKY (1882-1971)
Le Sacre du Printemps
BIOGRAPHIES
Krystina Marcoux, marimba
Krystina Marcoux is a magnetic performer, renowned for her electrifying energy, precision, and creativity. A first-prize winner of the OSM Standard Life Competition, she has appeared as a soloist with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Kent Nagano and made history as the first marimbist to present a recital at the Festival Bach Montréal.
She is the co-founder of the award-winning duo Stick&Bow, recipient of Opus Awards for “Artist of the Year” and “International Outreach,” whose bold recordings and collaborations have been acclaimed worldwide. A multidisciplinary artist and dedicated educator, she captivates audiences across the globe with a distinctly innovative artistic vision.
Chloé Dumoulin, piano
Named one of CBC’s “30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30,” pianist Chloé Dumoulin is emerging as one of the most promising artists of her generation. With a style that is sensitive, masterful, and deeply expressive, she is recognized for her “impressive command of the instrument, with a sound that never disturbs the listener, even in fortissimo passages” (Le Soleil), and is “an artist who truly has something to say.”
Chloé Dumoulin leads an international career that has taken her across Canada, the United States, Europe, and Asia. A soloist with the Orchestre Métropolitain, the Laval Symphony Orchestra, and the Drummondville Symphony Orchestra, she has also performed at Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, the Barbican Centre, the Maison Symphonique, the Festival de Lanaudière, and Salle Bourgie.
In 2025, she earned an Artist Diploma with distinction from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London as a Leverhulme Arts Scholar, studying under Ronan O’Hora. Since September 2025, she has been a Junior Fellow at Guildhall. She also received an award from the Sylva-Gelber Foundation in 2023 and 2025.
* JMC reserves the right to modify the repertoire without prior notice.
