Bob Bachelor awarded Jean-Pierre-Guindon Prize from Quebec Choral Alliance
Montreal, October 7, 2020 – After 30 years at the helm of The Lyric Theatre Singers, its Founder and Artistic Director, Bob Bachelor, has been…
Yearly Archives: 2020
A day in the life: a new series presented by the Montreal Chamber Music Festival
The Montreal Chamber Music Festival and its Artistic Director, Denis Brott, present a new series of weekly videos, named A day in the life. In this…
Canadian Opera Company Cancels Remainder of 20/21 Season
Toronto – Given ongoing uncertainty around large-scale and indoor gatherings due to COVID-19, the Canadian Opera Company will be cancelling the rest of its originally…
Additional artists announced for The Resounding Concert at The Royal Conservatory
Additional musicians have just been added to the stellar lineup of artists announced last week for The Resounding Concert: iconic Canadian rock band Lighthouse (the group…
Toronto Symphony Orchestra Launches On Demand Series
Toronto, Ontario—October 5, 2020: Orchestra fans yearning for the concert experience will have the opportunity to get up close and personal with members of the…
Mälkki, in an empty hall, makes a full impression
The concert could have been better – at my end. Instead of hearing Susanna Mälkki and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra on Friday night from a…
Denis Brott: Thoughts, after Covid, on Yom Kippur
Montreal cellist Denis Brott contracted COVID-19 in March. This live performance of Max Bruch’s Kol Nidrei with organist Jean-Willy Kunz was filmed at Temple Emanu-El…
Quebec Gives $50M to Help Cultural Institutions
Premier François Legault and Culture Minister Nathalie Roy unveiled a new $50 million grant program that will help more than 500 cultural organizations across the Quebec.…
Lebrecht’s Album of the Week: Franz Schmidt – 4th symphony, &c. (Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings)
The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra has issued an oblong boxed set of its inaugural concerts with music director Kirill Petrenko. The new chief’s performances of Tchaikovsky’s…
Bourgie Hall suspends its live concerts
Montreal, Wednesday, September 30, 2020 – Following the announcement that the city of Montreal has been moved to the red alert level, and in order…
