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Leaf Music Distributes ‘Unbroken: Music from Ukraine’
“Music should show how fragile our civilization is with all its power.” (Valentin Silvestrov, composer) (Halifax/Kjipuktuk, NS) Leaf Music and Ukrainian Canadian violinist Viktoria Grynenko…
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Toronto Summer Music Announces 20th Anniversary Festival Lineup
TORONTO SUMMER MUSIC ANNOUNCES 2025 FESTIVAL DETAIL The 20th Anniversary Festival runs July 10 to…
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Review | OCM Unable to Swing for Stellar Jazz Soloists
On Feb. 25, Orchestre Classique de Montréal (OCM) presented Jazz & Jeans in Montreal’s Pierre…
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3.0Lebrecht Weekly | Franz Schubert: Orchestral Songs, 9th Symphony (Chandos)
Many composers have tried to improve on Schubert. Mahler made a string-orchestra version of the…
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Opéra de Montréal Launches 2025-26 Season
February 26, 2025 – Opéra de Montréal presents with great enthusiasm a bold and thought-provoking…
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Review | Alexei Volodin’s Astonishing Rachmaninoff with the VSO
Astonished. That is the word that comes to mind when watching pianist Alexei Volodin work…
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Alliance Chorale de Québec: Round-Table Discussion on Choir Conducting
On February 19, Alliance Chorale de Québec hosted a round-table discussion on choir conducting. Marc-Antoine…
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Review | Marc-André Hamelin & OSM Swing in The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties was an age of dramatic social and economic change, fabulous fashion, and…
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Review | La Scala’s Ring Continues with Triumphant David McVicar Die Walkure
This past fall, La Scala embarked upon a new Ring cycle with high expectations. Its…
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4.0Lebrecht Weekly | The King’s Singers’ Latest Album: Such Stuff as Dreams are Made on (Signum)
In a world of mounting uncertainty, it’s a relief to find the King’s Singers are…
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Review | Pacific Opera Victoria Renews Childlike Wonder with The Little Prince
The reach of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s novella The Little Prince is undeniable. First published in…
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TSO Invites Listeners to Discover a World of Sound in Globe-Spanning 2025/26 Season
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) is excited to announce its 2025/26 concert season—an array of extraordinary musical…
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COC’s 2025/2026 Season Blends Iconic Operas With Bold New Visions
Toronto – The Canadian Opera Company has announced its 2025/2026 season today featuring bold new productions, blockbuster audience favourites,…
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Review | Kerson Leong Dazzles in Lopsided Les Violons du Roy Program
For Valentine’s Day, Les Violons du Roy presented a program full of pathos at Montreal’s…
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20th Edition of Festival International de Casteliers
Montréal, January 22, 2025—Puppeteers, theatre fans, and specialists from around the world will be on…
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Pianists Elisabeta Cojocaru and Kimly Mengyin Wang Join COC’s Ensemble Studio
Toronto – The Canadian Opera Company welcomes Elisabeta Cojocaru and Kimly Mengyin Wang to the company’s Ensemble Studio as pianist coaches for the 2025/2026 season.…
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Introducing the New Artists of the Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal!
Montreal, February 18, 2025 – The Opéra de Montréal is proud to announce the newest…
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Festival Classica announces the programming of its 15th edition!
Montréal, February 10, 2025 — Held over 24 days in the Longueuil urban agglomeration and…
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Review | Benjamin Appl & Eric Lu’s Schwanengesang at Bourgie Hall
A German-born baritone like Benjamin Appl is certainly no stranger to Schubert’s work. I can…
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Review | Peter Sellars’ Unhip Castor et Pollux in Paris
Nothing is less hip than a strenuous attempt to be hip. This is how polite…
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4.0Lebrecht Weekly | The Most Convincing Performance of Stravinsky’s Le Rossignol on Record
The English conductor Sir Eugene Goossens was stopped in March 1956 on arrival at Sydney…
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Addio, Kennedy Center: Artists Depart Amid Donald Trump Becoming Chairman
A wave of departures has hit the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts…
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Review | Joyce El-Khoury Triumphs as Médée in Paris
Premiered in Paris in 1797, Cherubini’s Médée was originally presented with a French libretto, based on Euripides’…
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Review | Vancouver Opera’s Flight: Laugh Until You Cry
On Feb. 8, Vancouver Opera presented the local premiere of Jonathan Dove’s 1998 opera, Flight.…
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The Royal Conservatory of Music announces preview of 2025/26 season
30 CONCERTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2025-26 SEASON Signature Fundraising Event Superstar soprano Renée Fleming presents…

Review | OCM Unable to Swing for Stellar Jazz Soloists
On Feb. 25, Orchestre Classique de Montréal (OCM) presented Jazz & Jeans in Montreal’s Pierre Mercure Hall. A program of…

Lebrecht Weekly | Franz Schubert: Orchestral Songs, 9th Symphony (Chandos)
Many composers have tried to improve on Schubert. Mahler made a string-orchestra version of the Death and the Maiden string…

Review | Alexei Volodin’s Astonishing Rachmaninoff with the VSO
Astonished. That is the word that comes to mind when watching pianist Alexei Volodin work his magic. I could go…

Review | OCM Unable to Swing for Stellar Jazz Soloists
On Feb. 25, Orchestre Classique de Montréal (OCM) presented Jazz & Jeans in Montreal’s Pierre Mercure Hall. A program of…

Review | Alexei Volodin’s Astonishing Rachmaninoff with the VSO
Astonished. That is the word that comes to mind when watching pianist Alexei Volodin work his magic. I could go…

Review | Marc-André Hamelin & OSM Swing in The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties was an age of dramatic social and economic change, fabulous fashion, and of course, great music. A…

Fall at the MBAM: The Museum’s collection takes the spotlight this season
While the major exhibition Saints, Sinners, Lovers and Fools: Three Hundred Years of Flemish Masterworks continues its run until October 20 – and, already, it’s been seen by over 50,000 people – the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) is preparing a host of offerings for this fall, including an opportunity to see more than 100 works that have recently entered the Museum’s collection.

Jacques Lacombe leaves l’Orchestre classique de Montréal
The Orchestre Classique de Montréal (OCM) announces the departure of its Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, Maestro Jacques Lacombe.

Report | Prix Opus: Homage to Pauline Vaillancourt
On Feb. 5, after two years and as many virtual occasions, the Prix Opus gala returned to the Salle…

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.

New Releases (April-May 2024)
This section is an advertising supplement. To announce here, contact [email protected]. SONIX AND OTHER TONIX Jan Järvlepp, composer Trio Casals;…

New Releases (October 2023)
This section is an advertising supplement. To announce here, contact [email protected]. Etiquette Maureen Batt and Erin Bardua, soprano; Lucy Hayes…

Highlights | Canadians in Frankfurt; Women conductors on the move; Beethoven 9th is 200
In this week’s news highlights: there’s a shuffle going on with women conductors in Canada; Canadians in Oper Frankfurt’s 24-25 season; Beethoven #9 at 200

Highlights | Canadians at Royal Opera; why Dudamel left Paris; Okanagan reprieve for ousted conductor
Canadian stars at Royal Ballet and Opera in 24-25; Dudamel opens up about leaving Paris Opera; Rosemary Thomson returns to conduct after being ousted.

Highlights | Canadians in Vienna; iPhone concert debate rages on
Our weekly Highlights: Ian Bostridge stops shows after CBSO allow iPhones; allegations of sexism and racism at New York and Calgary orchestras

To Ravel and Unravel Maurice Ravel at MMFA
What links French Impressionist composer Maurice Ravel with the Venice Biennale and American minimalist composer Steve Reich? Their association might…

La Route des concerts: Paving the Way for Regional Presenters
Established in 2022, La Route des concerts continues to expand. It now welcomes an increasing number of partners into its…

Newsletter | Orchestre de la Francophonie, Journée nationale des peuples autochtones
Dear readers, This Week’s News First Nations: The Encounter Ordre national du Québec (French) Orchestre de la Francophonie’s New Season (French) Job Offer – La…

Lebrecht Weekly | Franz Schubert: Orchestral Songs, 9th Symphony (Chandos)
Many composers have tried to improve on Schubert. Mahler made a string-orchestra version of the Death and the Maiden string…

Lebrecht Weekly | The Most Convincing Performance of Stravinsky’s Le Rossignol on Record
The English conductor Sir Eugene Goossens was stopped in March 1956 on arrival at Sydney Airport. He was found to…

Lebrecht Weekly | Boult’s Elgar : An extraordinary double-album of unpublished recordings
There are days when only Elgar will do. When the skies are low and the politics grim, a wash of…

Sergio Barza’s Favourite Art Song
La Scena Musicale is celebrating the Art Song with the worldwide survey, What is your favourite art song? Submit your vote at www.nextgreatartsong.com. Conductor Sergio…

Remembering Kazuyoshi Akiyama (1941-2025)
Legendary Japanese conductor Kazuyoshi Akiyama has passed away at the age of 84. A cornerstone of Vancouver’s classical music scene,…

Death of Tenor Alain Nonat
La Scena is sad to learn of the passing of tenor Alain Nonat on Dec. 31, 2024 at the age…

Conductor Sir Andrew Davis, 80, Dies
Sir Andrew Davis, former conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, died of Leukemia on Saturday, at the age of 80.…

Wednesday Healdlines: Notre-Dame Basilica at the heart of Montreal 375 festivities in new luminous project
Here are your daily headlines in classical music and the arts! After the illumination of Jacques-Cartier Bridge, the Montreal-based firm…

This Day in Music – 1916: Rayén Quitral was Born
A hundred years ago this week, on November 7, 1916, soprano Rayén Quitral was born in the small village of…

This Day in Music – 1856: Death of Robert Schumann
Romantic composer Robert Schuman died of pneumonia on this day in music in 1856. The young Schumann wasn’t the most…

Opening concert: After the Virée classique, the OSM returns to the choral repertoire
On Tuesday, September 12, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) launches its 90th season with two musical masterpieces of the…

Preview | SMCQ présents : Amitiés et étrangeté
On September 24, 2023, the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ) will present the fourth concert in their Hommage…

OKINUM: THE DREAM’S PATH
Émilie Monnet presents Okinum, her signature show. Credit: Clark FergusonBecause her healing process still resonates within her, Émilie Monnet presents…

Toronto Dance: Hofesh Shechter at the Harbourfront Centre
Joy and excitement ! The Harbourfront Centre welcomes the incomparable United Kingdom-based Hofesh Shechter Company and its highly anticipated Double Murder for…
This Week in Toronto (May 6 – 12)
Francis Poulenc (1899 – 1963)Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites, the third of three productions of the Canadian Opera Company’s…
This Week in Toronto (Nov. 5 – 11)
Canadian soprano Edith Wiens gives masterclass at University of TorontoNow that both the Canadian Opera Company and Opera Atelier have…

Monday Headlines: Review of the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the Maison Symphonique
On Saturday, the reputable Boston Symphony Orchestra played at the Maison Symphonique. The last time the orchestra visited Montreal was…

Tuesday Headlines: Positive reviews for Opera Lafayette’s ‘Léonare, ou l’Amour Conjugal’ in New York
Opera Lafayette is getting many positive reviews for their production of Léonare, ou l’Amour Conjugal, which has an all Canadian…

Video of the Day – Conducting with Yannick Nézet-Séguin
In today’s Video of the Day, maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin gives us a crash course in orchestral conducting, describing his process.…

Leaf Music Distributes ‘Unbroken: Music from Ukraine’
“Music should show how fragile our civilization is with all its power.” (Valentin Silvestrov, composer) (Halifax/Kjipuktuk, NS) Leaf Music and…

Toronto Summer Music Announces 20th Anniversary Festival Lineup
TORONTO SUMMER MUSIC ANNOUNCES 2025 FESTIVAL DETAIL The 20th Anniversary Festival runs July 10 to August 2 TORONTO (February 27,…
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