Concert pianist Jean-Philippe Sylvestre and conductor and composer Airat Ichmouratov (left of the piano) and the musicians of the Orchestre symphonique de Québec receive a standing ovation from the audience at the Palais Montcalm after they completed the Piano Concerto, op. 40, written by Ichmouratov with input from Sylvestre. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau)