Review | Lizz Wright at Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
Lizz Wright is a woman of class and pure, pure music. She sings, and she sings well, her voice carrying the weight of legends before…
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Review | Max Richter at Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
There’s a certain depth in minimalistic compositions that makes you keen to appreciate more. Max Richter, the British-German composer behind a host of emotional movie…
Review | Jens Lindemann – Brass On Fire!
While Montreal anticipates its annual summer jazz festival, there are plenty of other fascinating, if lesser-known music festivals throughout the city. The Montreal Chamber Music…
Review | OSM’s Rite of Spring & Bruce Liu’s Tchaikovsky
As the weather in Montreal starts to warm again, Rafael Payare and Orchestre symphonique de Montréal hailed the return of spring with some fitting Stravinsky…
Review | Alan Menken: Stories from the King of Disney Music
For those like me who grew up obsessing over Disney movies and music, A Whole New World of Alan Menken—the show written and performed by…
Review | Polish Gems with Orchestre Classique de Montréal
On an unassuming night in the seclusion of Montreal’s Salle Pierre-Mercure, Orchestre Classique de Montréal (OCM) welcomed three unique soloists to perform a stylistically diverse…
Review | Li Delun Music Foundation Celebrates East-Meets-West
With the new year comes a host of celebrations, and the Li Delun Music Foundation’s East-Meets-West New Year’s Concert is no exception. An impressive and…
Review | A Charlie Brown Christmas at Salle Bourgie
We know “Christmas Time is Here” in Montreal when the Taurey Butler Trio comes back to play their annual Charlie Brown Christmas concert at Salle…
Review | Orchestre national jazz de Montréal’s Extraordinary Charlie Parker with Strings
Every once in a while, I’ll attend a performance that hits all the right spots and leaves me buzzing for more. Jazz evokes a sense…
Review | Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique with Anja Bihlmaier and the OSM
Despite Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Music Director Rafael Payare’s absence due to his busy schedule conducting elsewhere, there is no shortage of exciting programming at…
