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Welcome to the February/March 2026 national issue of La Scena Musicale, with a special focus on orchestras! Our French cover features Orchestre Classique de Montréal’s new music director, Andrei Feher. Globe-trotting conductor of the Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer, graces our English edition
Our themed issue showcases OSQ’s newly-appointed concertmaster Sheila Jaffé and Venezuelan conductor Glass Marcano, covers the upheaval at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and reports on orchestras across Ontario and Quebec. Also included is our Orchestras Spotlight, a guide dedicated to some of Canada’s best orchestras.
As well, we continue our columns devoted to covering musical theatre, dance and film. Read exclusive interviews with &Juliet actor George Krissa, choreographer Mélanie Demers, and perspectives on the new Amadeus reboot. An article on Mahler’s intimate love song Liebst du um Schönheit celebrates February as the month of love. See our staff’s Valentine’s Day Gift Guide on page 17.
The Art of Living series presents the third instalment of Cityscapes, featuring Quebec City, a word search puzzle with a conductor theme, and our latest La Scena a tavola recipe, an Alpine treat shared by conductor Étienne Lemieux-Després.
Calendar
Our choral calendar continues as well as our national events calendar, with concert listings from your local region. Due to space limitations, listings are summarized. Readers are invited to consult our online calendar at www.mySCENA.org to explore more extensive listings sorted by region across Canada, with the benefit of a search tool. More than 600 concerts are added each month, making the La Scena Musicale calendar of events Canada’s most comprehensive classical music calendar!
SUBSCRIPTION AND DONATION DRIVE
Starting September 2026, La Scena Musicale will be celebrating its 30th anniversary!
In 2026, on the occasion of La Scena Musicale’s milestone 30th anniversary, a series of book magazines will be produced on Giacomo Puccini, Gustav Mahler and Handel’s Messiah to coincide with recent and upcoming landmark anniversaries. The goal is to highlight the historical significance of these great artists and their music.
In February, we will be launching a crowdfunding campaign for the Puccini book magazine to help cover production costs. Your support will go a long way to make this a reality!
La Scena Musicale has evolved with changing media consumption habits, while also maintaining its core mission—to make music and the arts more widely accessible to all. Our print magazine provides thoughtful curated articles and interviews in both English and French, along with our website, which focuses on news, reviews and events.
As we look forward to this year, our goal is to expand both our print and digital content. We have many talented writers and want to ensure that their diverse voices are heard. Frequent price increases of magazine paper, however, are a cause for concern. Consider supporting the magazine through a donation, a bequest in your will (legacy-giving) and/or by joining our fundraising committee. Contact us at [email protected].
Other ways to support La Scena Musicale’s mission is through the LSM Boutique at mySCENA.org, where items like musically-themed greeting cards and tickets to our partners’ events are available for purchase. To ensure receiving all of our annual issues, buy a La Scena Musicale magazine subscription. Subscriptions also make ideal gifts for loved ones including the student, parent and/or artist in your life.
La Scena Musicale maintains an active presence on social media (Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn). Our website is updated daily with new and engaging content—visit www.myscena.org.
Enjoy a warm and music-filled winter!
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Contents
- 6 Editorial
- 8 Industry News
- 10 La Nef
- 10 Les Idées heureuses
- 12 Musical Theatre: George Krissa
- 14 Festival de la Voix
- 14 VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert
- 16 LMMC: Steven Osborne
- 18 Pro Musica: Jan Lisiecki
- 18 Honens: Élisabeth Pion
- 20 Soundstreams
- 22 Mahler’s “Liebst du um Schönheit”
- 23 Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas
- 23 Sharon Azrieli
- 24 Music and Film
- 28 Sankofa, The Soldier’s Tale Retold
- Art of Living
- 25 La Scena a tavola: Étienne Lemieux-Després
- 26 Cityscapes: Quebec City
- 28 Word Search Puzzle: conductors
- 29 CD Reviews
- 30 SMCQ 60 Years
- Choral Music
- 32 Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
- 33 Choral Calendar
- Orchestras
- 34 Orchestras Spotlight
- 36 Iván Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra
- 39 OSQ: Sheila Jaffé
- 39 Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
- 40 OCM: Andrei Feher
- 42 Orchestre symphonique de Sherbrooke
- 42 Orchestre symphonique de Laval
- 43 Glass Marcano
- 44 Thirteen Strings 50 Years
- 45 Tafelmusik
- 46 Orchestre symphonique de Gatineau
- 46 National Youth Orchestra of Canada
- 47 Orchestre Philharmonique du Québec
- 48 Esprit Orchestra
- 50 Calendar
- 51 Upcoming Concerts
- 55 Classifieds
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