Concours musical international de Montréal: A Growing Reputation
The Concours musical international de Montréal (Montreal International Music Competition, CMIM) will take place from May 22 to June 6. The violin will take pride…
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Prix Opus: Honouring Homegrown Talent
The 19th Prix Opus gala, hosted by the Conseil québécois de la musique, took place on February 7 at Bourgie Hall. In all, 27 laureates…
Cameron Carpenter: L’enfant terrible
“I am a radical free thinker, an atheist, a sex-positive person and I am against all forms of religion.” It is with these unequivocal terms…
Dissonance: Why Mourn David Bowie?
Reader, you have no doubt already raised your eyebrows. You may be asking yourself, why is a classical music magazine talking about David Bowie? He’s…
Janácek’s Glagolitic Mass
On March 29, Yannick Nézet-Séguin will conduct the Glagolitic Mass by Leoš Janáček for the first time with the Orchestre Métropolitain. Very rarely played in…
Jean-Philippe Duval: The Cultural Hunter
Jean-Philippe Duval in his studio. Photo Marc Bourgeois Passionate about Québécois culture, nature, and wilderness canoeing, filmmaker Jean-Philippe Duval seems to have been predestined to…
Théâtre de Quat’Sous: 60 Years Young
Wajdi Mouawad nicknamed it the “great little theatre”. As far as “great” is concerned, Quat’Sous has the fame — and now also the age,…
Gustav Leonhardt nous a quittés
Triste nouvelle pour le monde de la musique : Gustav Leonhardt, claveciniste, organiste, musicologue et chef d’orchestre, s’est éteint le lundi 16 janvier à son domicile…
