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David Potvin: Honouring Canadian Repertoire
« Pianist David Potvin struggled to settle on a name for his debut album, which comes out on April 19 under Leaf Music. With a hearty chuckle, he explains how he made his choice: “I don’t want to say that the title came to me in a dream, but I remember it was Day 3 in Domaine Forget (where we were recording), and I woke up in the middle of the night and said, ‘Yeah, that’s what I’m going to call it!’”
The title he chose? Catharsis—a fitting name for an album that ebbs and flows between intense passion and meditative reflection.
The album’s origins date back to 2022, when Potvin won first place at the prestigious Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition and then embarked on a cross-country recital tour featuring an all-Canadian program as part of his prize. He played three of the four pieces featured on Catharsis during that tour—murmuration by Keiko Devaux, Growing Forgiveness by Cris Derksen, and Jean Coulthard’s 13 Preludes for Piano. Audience members consistently approached Potvin after his performances to share that these three works had resonated with them, perhaps a reflection of the pianist’s own deep connection to these pieces… »
