The conductor of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue Symphony Orchestra, Jacques Marchand, says goodbye to his friend Kim Yaroshevskaya.
The actress died on Sunday at the age of 101. Jacques Marchand, who would have tea with her during her visits to Montreal, describes Kim Yaroshevskaya as a gentle, intelligent and cheerful person.
We’ve known each other for 50 years. We called each other regularly
said Jacques Marchand, moved.
“Kim and I seem to have always loved each other, but from afar. I didn’t work with her, except for the tour here, but there was something that united us,” emphasizes Jacques Marchand. (Archive photos)
-- / Marie-Hélène Paquin
On our airwaves, he recounted the tour in seven cities in Abitibi-Témiscamingue where he performed Peter and the Wolfwith Kim Yaroshevskaya, almost 25 years ago.
She had adapted her tale. I told him: “The wolf is not going to the zoo. He is going to the Pageau Refuge. After the Amos concert, I took him to the Pageau Refuge. Mr. Pageau was still alive. He made his wolves sing. It was wonderful!”
he remembers.
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