Youth 2025-2026: A Season of Programs for the Younger Set
Montreal Jeunesses Musicales Jeunesses Musicales’ 2025-26 season is full of original children’s programming. Opéra Bon-Bon, an operatic retelling of the story of Hansel and Gretel,…
Yearly Archives: 2025
New and Contemporary Music: An Invigorating Season Begins
The autumn of 2025 promises to be a rich one for new and contemporary music throughout Quebec. The season is shaping up to offer a…
Opera Across Canada: A Mostly Safe 2025-26
As opera companies continue to navigate the challenges of skyrocketing costs and audience retention, most Canadian organizations are opting to program well-known titles in 2025-26.…
La Scena a Tavola: Penne Rosa alla Gino Quilico
Welcome to La Scena a tavola, our new column where artists open their kitchens. Here, recipes are served up with stories—and every dish offers a…
Leif Ove Andsnes : The View from Above
Leif Ove Andsnes rarely takes time off from music. Winter, summer, spring, autumn—it fills his days and, sometimes, his nights. At 9:30 p.m. on the…
DVD Review | Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould Colm Feore (Glenn Gould); François Girard (director and screenplay), Niv Fichman (producer), Don McKellar (screenplay) The Criterion Collection,…
CMIM Announces Jury & Guest Conductor for 2026 Edition – Violin
Montréal, September 3, 2025 – Virtuosity, intensity, and passion will converge in Montréal from May 27 to June 4, 2026, for the next edition of…
Baroque: The New Season in Montreal and Toronto
Montreal Bourgie Hall Bourgie Hall seems to have reduced its early-music programming compared to recent years, but there are still excellent concerts presented by the…
Chamber Music & Solo Performances 2025-26: Canadian and International Stars
MONTREAL Bourgie Hall Bourgie Hall’s 2025–26 season offers concerts across various musical genres. The second year of their complete Franz Schubert lieder series includes concerts…
CD Review | Joyce DiDonato in Dido and Aeneas
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas Joyce DiDonato (Dido), Michael Spyres (Aeneas), Fatma Said (Belinda), Beth Taylor (Sorceress), Laurence Kilsby (First Sailor); Il Pomo d’Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev,…
