Friday, June 6, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – To conclude the season, Les Violons du Roy present a programme of music written before and immediately after the French Revolution, a turning point that paved the way for Romanticism. The eminent cellist Raphaël Pidoux, a member of the Trio Wanderer, will showcase all the subtleties of the concerto by Duport.
Thursday, June 5, 2025 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm – Ardent Romantic Maxim Bernard is acclaimed for his refined playing as well as exceptional phrasing and sound, eliciting enthusiasm wherever he performs. He comes to Bourgie Hall with an all-Chopin recital.
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The result of a long-standing collaboration between Pemi Paull, the director of Warhol Dervish, and composer Tim Brady, the latter’s Quartets 3, 4 and 5 will receive their world premiere by this enigmatic Montreal ensemble.
Sunday, June 1, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Three brilliant laureates of the prestigious Concours musical international de Montréal perform Schubert’s lieder in all their finesse and nuances.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – At the turn of the 20th century, Paris hosted the Universal Exposition, making it a major cultural capital. It was a who’s who of the arts. Don’t miss this charming event celebrating the Belle Époque in Paris!
Friday, May 16, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Bernard Labadie offers a brilliant programme of Italian, French and English music featuring his own arrangements of two Baroque masterpieces especially made for Les Violons du Roy: J.S. Bach’s monumental Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor and Pachelbel’s poignant Chaconne in E minor.
Thursday, May 15, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Pianist and composer Marianne Trudel has the immense pleasure of revisiting the magnificent repertoire of bossa nova pioneer Antônio Carlos Jobim. An exquisitely beautiful and sensual reinterpretation of selected gems of Brazilian music.
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Universally hailed as a first-rank musician, pianist Sofya Gulyak shines on the world’s greatest stages. She presents a generous programme that matches her brilliant, profound playing.
Sunday, May 11, 2025 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Music’s Muse recalls her meeting with Hélène, a young woman expecting her first child. An incredible story about the magic of music, the beauty of nature, and the power of motherly love!
Friday, May 9, 2025 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – The refinement and frivolity of the Viennese salons are hallmarks of Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet, whose fourth movement is inspired by the famous lied of the same name. Musicians of the OSM present this work alongside another by Schubert’s contemporary George Onslow, an extraordinary but little-known Romantic composer. An opportunity to hear pianist Godwin Friesen, winner […]
Thursday, May 1, 2025 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm – Matinees make their return to Bourgie Hall with this duo of talented musicians and their varied programme of Romantic music, Argentine tango, and even an original composition by Dominique Beauséjour-Ostiguy.
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – An insatiable researcher and a performer with a global outlook, pianist Jean-Baptiste Fonlupt is described as a musician with a powerful poetic bent. For his Montreal debut, he invites us to embark on a vast inner journey via three monumental works of the repertoire.
Sunday, April 27, 2025 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Internationally acclaimed as one of today’s greatest performers on his instrument, Cuban guitarist Manuel Barrueco captivates audiences with his elegant playing, flawless technique, and peerless lyrical gifts.
Friday, April 25, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – With The McDades, recipients of a JUNO Award in 2023, traditional Canadian music meets the spontaneity of jazz improvisation mixed with infectious Celtic rhythms, culminating in ground-breaking sounds and rousing performances.
Thursday, April 24, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Renowned for his virtuoso playing, saxophonist Rémi Bolduc has been performing and teaching jazz for over 40 years. He stops by Bourgie Hall in the company of renowned French pianist Baptiste Trotignon for a convivial 5 à 7.
Friday, April 18, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – The complete cycle of Christoph Graupner’s nineteen cantatas written specifically for Good Friday continues! During this third concert in a series of six, we will hear four cantatas by the Baroque-era master, regarded by his peers as an exceptional composer. Presented in French
Saturday, April 12, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – A regular guest of Bourgie Hall, Charles Richard-Hamelin returns with a programme both poetic and virtuosic that includes the four Scherzos by Chopin, one of this brilliant pianist’s favourite composers.
Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Adolfo Gutiérrez Arenas and Gilles Vonsattel, two musicians with brilliant careers as soloists and chamber musicians, propose a selection of works for cello and piano inspired by cultural belonging.
Friday, April 4, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The great violist Antoine Tamestit returns with Les Violons du Roy for a new collaboration that promises to be just as exhilarating and moving as the previous one. It includes a transcription for string orchestra of Shostakovich’s 15th quartet.
Thursday, April 3, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Street Beat Suite by the Lorraine Desmarais Trio is a work in eight movements that transports listeners through a unique universe evoking various landscapes, while also paying tribute to jazz greats with whom Desmarais has performed in the past. An explosion of styles encompassing swing to free jazz, funk, hip-hop, Afro-Cuban music, and romantic ballads.
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The prestigious British ensemble Stile Antico marks the 500th anniversary of Palestrina’s birth. A central figure of Renaissance polyphony, Palestrina is closely associated with the splendours of the papacy and the great churches of Rome.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Considered one of the most progressive and dynamic new music ensembles, the Mivos Quartet carries on the legacy of the Kronos Quartet. After reworking Steve Reich’s music for string quartet with the composer and then recording it for Deutsche Grammophon, the Mivos Quartet will perform the entire works for this ensemble by one of the […]
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Trumpet, guitar, and percussion merge to convey the warmth of the Mediterranean and its traditions to Montreal audiences. From Spanish flamenco to Balkan music, Paul Merkelo and friends wield their magic to take us to the heart of rhythm and emotion.
Sunday, March 23, 2025 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – The great pianist Christian Blackshaw, a Bourgie Hall regular, will join OM chamber musicians to perform three of the most beautiful pieces for small ensembles by Mahler, Franck and Dvořák.
Thursday, March 20, 2025 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm – World-renowned for his massive repertoire and unique performances, pianist Louis Lortie shares his expertise and advice with advanced students in a performance master class open to the public. Seize this unparalleled opportunity to witness the intricacies of high-level musical training in the repertoire for piano. Tickets are for the master class only. Participants will be […]
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Maurice Ravel’s birth, Louis Lortie devotes two recitals to the complete piano works of this immense creator. An immersion in the universe of a magician of musical Impressionism.
Sunday, March 16, 2025 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – The result of a collaboration between cellist-composer Margaret Maria and soprano-poet Donna Brown, Between Worlds explores the relationships between artists and their muses. This is complemented by the world premiere of I Am Breathing Stars, their most recent piece, taken from their upcoming album. These two creators and their fellow artists invite us to a […]
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Acclaimed for the maturity and sophistication of her performances as well as her versatility, the brilliant German pianist Elisabeth Brauss makes her debut at Bourgie Hall with a programme that mingles melancholy, joy, and celebration.
Sunday, March 9, 2025 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – The legend of Prince Hamlet inspired many Italian Baroque composers to write operas that have not survived the passage of time. Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu and the charismatic and passionate soprano Roberta Mameli perform the expressive, brilliant, or simply charming arias by Domenico Scarlatti and his contemporaries inspired by these characters.
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – These two brilliant performers, acclaimed as the most promising of their generation, invite us to rediscover beloved classics of the violin repertoire. A dazzling and delightful concert for everyone!
Saturday, March 8, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The legend of Prince Hamlet inspired many Italian Baroque composers to write operas that have not survived the passage of time. Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu and the charismatic and passionate soprano Roberta Mameli perform the expressive, brilliant, or simply charming arias by Domenico Scarlatti and his contemporaries inspired by these characters.
Friday, March 7, 2025 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Surrender to the expressive intensity of a cello ensemble. A quartet of cellos from the OSM performs transcriptions and original works from the French Romantic repertoire, from Chopin to Offenbach, combining the deep, velvety sounds of their instruments.
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The Van Kuijk Quartet and Parker Ramsay invite us to savour the harp’s ethereal tones, combined with the intimate colour of the string quartet. An exploration of several great classics of the repertoire, punctuated by exciting discoveries.
Thursday, February 27, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Passion, youth, drama… Everything that made Romeo and Juliet the greatest love story of all time comes through in Prokofiev’s exquisite piece. The program will feature other works inspired by famous couples that have captivated our collective imagination.
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The prestigious British duo featuring Ian Bostridge and Julius Drake perform on the world’s greatest concert stages. These two peerless performers invite you to an evening entirely dedicated to the lieder of Franz Schubert.
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm – To supplement the series featuring the complete lieder of Schubert at Bourgie Hall, over the coming seasons Jean Portugais will give a series of lectures on the composer’s lieder and focus on this exceptional Viennese composer. This first lecture will seek to understand Schubert’s personality and character in connection with his abundant art song production. […]
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Pianist Francine Kay performs selected treasures of Czech music, including Leoš Janáček’s unique Piano Sonata, in addition to several of her favourite works by Debussy, Chopin, and Silvestrov.
Sunday, February 23, 2025 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – For the legendary “Schubertiades,” gatherings of friends eager for poetry and music, Schubert composed several vocal quartets evoking love, solitude, the charms and rigours of nature, death, and the power of spirituality.
Thursday, February 20, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The folk music of Eastern Europe exercised a great influence on classical musicians. Rooted geographically in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, its traditions prompted composers such as Liszt and Brahms to borrow certain of its elements, enabling the Oktopus ensemble to offer us an original reading of the classical repertoire, à la hongroise.
Thursday, February 20, 2025 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm – The clarinetist Gabriel Paquin-Buki traces the evolution of how folk music was perceived by great classical composers. Neglected for a long time in classical music, folk music gained greater standing in the mid-19th century, notably in the works of Liszt, Brahms, and later, Bartók and Kodály. Presented in French
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Praised by The New York Times for its “exquisite and interpretively fresh performances,” the Cuarteto Quiroga has established itself as one of the most dynamic and unique string quartets of its generation. For its appearance in Montreal, the ensemble revisits the great quartets of Haydn, Beethoven, and Bartók.
Sunday, February 16, 2025 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – In this musical tale, Cupid helps Mélodie, a young girl who worries that her heart will burst if it gets too full of love for everyone in her life! Presented in French
Friday, February 14, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The brilliant violinist Kerson Leong, Les Violons du Roy and conductor Nicolas Ellis join forces once again to create a programme featuring Mendelssohn’s last string quartet, composed in memory of his sister Fanny, and a brand new work conceived especially for this admirable team of performers by Kelly-Marie Murphy, one of Canada’s most accomplished composers.
Thursday, February 13, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Schwanengesang (Swan Song) is a collection of Schubert’s fourteen last lieder, written before his death at the age of 31. Benjamin Appl and Eric Lu, two renowned musicians meant to perform Schubert’s art, join forces in this deeply emotional programme.
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – This famous duo of seasoned chamber musicians returns to Bourgie Hall with a programme of major works from the repertoire for piano and cello, as well as rarely heard pieces from two important figures of the 20th century.
Sunday, February 9, 2025 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Renowned pianist and educator Raoul Sosa delivers the thoughts and the message of three giants of the piano repertoire in a program featuring lyricism, passion, and melodic inspiration.
Thursday, February 6, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Discover the music of the great jazzman Chick Corea in a completely new light, through the works he wrote for various classical chamber music ensembles, including his monumental Septet.
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The Trio Élégiaque stands as one of France’s most prominent ensembles and is renowned for its remarkable discography. For its first concert in Montreal, the ensemble will perform Shostakovich’s poignant Trio No. 2, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the composer’s death.
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Maurice Ravel’s birth, Louis Lortie devotes two recitals to the complete piano works of this great artist. An immersion in the universe of a magician of musical Impressionism.
Thursday, June 6, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – To conclude the season, Les Violons du Roy present a programme of music written before and immediately after the French Revolution, a turning point that paved the way for Romanticism. The eminent cellist Raphaël Pidoux, a member of the Trio Wanderer, will showcase all the subtleties of the concerto by Duport.
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm – Ardent Romantic Maxim Bernard is acclaimed for his refined playing as well as exceptional phrasing and sound, eliciting enthusiasm wherever he performs. He comes to Bourgie Hall with an all-Chopin recital.
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – The result of a long-standing collaboration between Pemi Paull, the director of Warhol Dervish, and composer Tim Brady, the latter’s Quartets 3, 4 and 5 will receive their world premiere by this enigmatic Montreal ensemble.
Saturday, June 1, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Three brilliant laureates of the prestigious Concours musical international de Montréal perform Schubert’s lieder in all their finesse and nuances.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – At the turn of the 20th century, Paris hosted the Universal Exposition, making it a major cultural capital. It was a who’s who of the arts. Don’t miss this charming event celebrating the Belle Époque in Paris!
Thursday, May 16, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Bernard Labadie offers a brilliant programme of Italian, French and English music featuring his own arrangements of two Baroque masterpieces especially made for Les Violons du Roy: J.S. Bach’s monumental Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor and Pachelbel’s poignant Chaconne in E minor.
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Pianist and composer Marianne Trudel has the immense pleasure of revisiting the magnificent repertoire of bossa nova pioneer Antônio Carlos Jobim. An exquisitely beautiful and sensual reinterpretation of selected gems of Brazilian music.
Monday, May 13, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Universally hailed as a first-rank musician, pianist Sofya Gulyak shines on the world’s greatest stages. She presents a generous programme that matches her brilliant, profound playing.
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Music’s Muse recalls her meeting with Hélène, a young woman expecting her first child. An incredible story about the magic of music, the beauty of nature, and the power of motherly love!
Thursday, May 9, 2024 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – The refinement and frivolity of the Viennese salons are hallmarks of Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet, whose fourth movement is inspired by the famous lied of the same name. Musicians of the OSM present this work alongside another by Schubert’s contemporary George Onslow, an extraordinary but little-known Romantic composer. An opportunity to hear pianist Godwin Friesen, winner […]
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm – Matinees make their return to Bourgie Hall with this duo of talented musicians and their varied programme of Romantic music, Argentine tango, and even an original composition by Dominique Beauséjour-Ostiguy.
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – An insatiable researcher and a performer with a global outlook, pianist Jean-Baptiste Fonlupt is described as a musician with a powerful poetic bent. For his Montreal debut, he invites us to embark on a vast inner journey via three monumental works of the repertoire.
Saturday, April 27, 2024 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Internationally acclaimed as one of today’s greatest performers on his instrument, Cuban guitarist Manuel Barrueco captivates audiences with his elegant playing, flawless technique, and peerless lyrical gifts.
Thursday, April 25, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – With The McDades, recipients of a JUNO Award in 2023, traditional Canadian music meets the spontaneity of jazz improvisation mixed with infectious Celtic rhythms, culminating in ground-breaking sounds and rousing performances.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Renowned for his virtuoso playing, saxophonist Rémi Bolduc has been performing and teaching jazz for over 40 years. He stops by Bourgie Hall in the company of renowned French pianist Baptiste Trotignon for a convivial 5 à 7.
Thursday, April 18, 2024 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – The complete cycle of Christoph Graupner’s nineteen cantatas written specifically for Good Friday continues! During this third concert in a series of six, we will hear four cantatas by the Baroque-era master, regarded by his peers as an exceptional composer. Presented in French
Friday, April 12, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – A regular guest of Bourgie Hall, Charles Richard-Hamelin returns with a programme both poetic and virtuosic that includes the four Scherzos by Chopin, one of this brilliant pianist’s favourite composers.
Thursday, April 11, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Adolfo Gutiérrez Arenas and Gilles Vonsattel, two musicians with brilliant careers as soloists and chamber musicians, propose a selection of works for cello and piano inspired by cultural belonging.
Thursday, April 4, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – The great violist Antoine Tamestit returns with Les Violons du Roy for a new collaboration that promises to be just as exhilarating and moving as the previous one. It includes a transcription for string orchestra of Shostakovich’s 15th quartet.
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Street Beat Suite by the Lorraine Desmarais Trio is a work in eight movements that transports listeners through a unique universe evoking various landscapes, while also paying tribute to jazz greats with whom Desmarais has performed in the past. An explosion of styles encompassing swing to free jazz, funk, hip-hop, Afro-Cuban music, and romantic ballads.
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – The prestigious British ensemble Stile Antico marks the 500th anniversary of Palestrina’s birth. A central figure of Renaissance polyphony, Palestrina is closely associated with the splendours of the papacy and the great churches of Rome.
Monday, April 1, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Considered one of the most progressive and dynamic new music ensembles, the Mivos Quartet carries on the legacy of the Kronos Quartet. After reworking Steve Reich’s music for string quartet with the composer and then recording it for Deutsche Grammophon, the Mivos Quartet will perform the entire works for this ensemble by one of the […]
Monday, March 25, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Trumpet, guitar, and percussion merge to convey the warmth of the Mediterranean and its traditions to Montreal audiences. From Spanish flamenco to Balkan music, Paul Merkelo and friends wield their magic to take us to the heart of rhythm and emotion.
Saturday, March 23, 2024 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – The great pianist Christian Blackshaw, a Bourgie Hall regular, will join OM chamber musicians to perform three of the most beautiful pieces for small ensembles by Mahler, Franck and Dvořák.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Maurice Ravel’s birth, Louis Lortie devotes two recitals to the complete piano works of this immense creator. An immersion in the universe of a magician of musical Impressionism.
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm – World-renowned for his massive repertoire and unique performances, pianist Louis Lortie shares his expertise and advice with advanced students in a performance master class open to the public. Seize this unparalleled opportunity to witness the intricacies of high-level musical training in the repertoire for piano. Tickets are for the master class only. Participants will be […]
Saturday, March 16, 2024 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – The result of a collaboration between cellist-composer Margaret Maria and soprano-poet Donna Brown, Between Worlds explores the relationships between artists and their muses. This is complemented by the world premiere of I Am Breathing Stars, their most recent piece, taken from their upcoming album. These two creators and their fellow artists invite us to a […]
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Acclaimed for the maturity and sophistication of her performances as well as her versatility, the brilliant German pianist Elisabeth Brauss makes her debut at Bourgie Hall with a programme that mingles melancholy, joy, and celebration.
Saturday, March 9, 2024 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – The legend of Prince Hamlet inspired many Italian Baroque composers to write operas that have not survived the passage of time. Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu and the charismatic and passionate soprano Roberta Mameli perform the expressive, brilliant, or simply charming arias by Domenico Scarlatti and his contemporaries inspired by these characters.
Monday, March 11, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – These two brilliant performers, acclaimed as the most promising of their generation, invite us to rediscover beloved classics of the violin repertoire. A dazzling and delightful concert for everyone!
Friday, March 8, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – The legend of Prince Hamlet inspired many Italian Baroque composers to write operas that have not survived the passage of time. Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu and the charismatic and passionate soprano Roberta Mameli perform the expressive, brilliant, or simply charming arias by Domenico Scarlatti and his contemporaries inspired by these characters.
Thursday, March 7, 2024 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Surrender to the expressive intensity of a cello ensemble. A quartet of cellos from the OSM performs transcriptions and original works from the French Romantic repertoire, from Chopin to Offenbach, combining the deep, velvety sounds of their instruments.
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – The Van Kuijk Quartet and Parker Ramsay invite us to savour the harp’s ethereal tones, combined with the intimate colour of the string quartet. An exploration of several great classics of the repertoire, punctuated by exciting discoveries.
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Passion, youth, drama… Everything that made Romeo and Juliet the greatest love story of all time comes through in Prokofiev’s exquisite piece. The program will feature other works inspired by famous couples that have captivated our collective imagination.
Monday, February 26, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – The prestigious British duo featuring Ian Bostridge and Julius Drake perform on the world’s greatest concert stages. These two peerless performers invite you to an evening entirely dedicated to the lieder of Franz Schubert.
Monday, February 26, 2024 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm – To supplement the series featuring the complete lieder of Schubert at Bourgie Hall, over the coming seasons Jean Portugais will give a series of lectures on the composer’s lieder and focus on this exceptional Viennese composer. This first lecture will seek to understand Schubert’s personality and character in connection with his abundant art song production. […]
Sunday, February 25, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Pianist Francine Kay performs selected treasures of Czech music, including Leoš Janáček’s unique Piano Sonata, in addition to several of her favourite works by Debussy, Chopin, and Silvestrov.
Friday, February 23, 2024 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – For the legendary “Schubertiades,” gatherings of friends eager for poetry and music, Schubert composed several vocal quartets evoking love, solitude, the charms and rigours of nature, death, and the power of spirituality.
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – The folk music of Eastern Europe exercised a great influence on classical musicians. Rooted geographically in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, its traditions prompted composers such as Liszt and Brahms to borrow certain of its elements, enabling the Oktopus ensemble to offer us an original reading of the classical repertoire, à la hongroise.
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm – The clarinetist Gabriel Paquin-Buki traces the evolution of how folk music was perceived by great classical composers. Neglected for a long time in classical music, folk music gained greater standing in the mid-19th century, notably in the works of Liszt, Brahms, and later, Bartók and Kodály. Presented in French
Monday, February 19, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Praised by The New York Times for its “exquisite and interpretively fresh performances,” the Cuarteto Quiroga has established itself as one of the most dynamic and unique string quartets of its generation. For its appearance in Montreal, the ensemble revisits the great quartets of Haydn, Beethoven, and Bartók.
Friday, February 16, 2024 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – In this musical tale, Cupid helps Mélodie, a young girl who worries that her heart will burst if it gets too full of love for everyone in her life! Presented in French
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – The brilliant violinist Kerson Leong, Les Violons du Roy and conductor Nicolas Ellis join forces once again to create a programme featuring Mendelssohn’s last string quartet, composed in memory of his sister Fanny, and a brand new work conceived especially for this admirable team of performers by Kelly-Marie Murphy, one of Canada’s most accomplished composers.
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Schwanengesang (Swan Song) is a collection of Schubert’s fourteen last lieder, written before his death at the age of 31. Benjamin Appl and Eric Lu, two renowned musicians meant to perform Schubert’s art, join forces in this deeply emotional programme.
Sunday, February 11, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – This famous duo of seasoned chamber musicians returns to Bourgie Hall with a programme of major works from the repertoire for piano and cello, as well as rarely heard pieces from two important figures of the 20th century.
Friday, February 9, 2024 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Renowned pianist and educator Raoul Sosa delivers the thoughts and the message of three giants of the piano repertoire in a program featuring lyricism, passion, and melodic inspiration.
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Discover the music of the great jazzman Chick Corea in a completely new light, through the works he wrote for various classical chamber music ensembles, including his monumental Septet.
Monday, February 5, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – The Trio Élégiaque stands as one of France’s most prominent ensembles and is renowned for its remarkable discography. For its first concert in Montreal, the ensemble will perform Shostakovich’s poignant Trio No. 2, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the composer’s death.
Sunday, February 4, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Maurice Ravel’s birth, Louis Lortie devotes two recitals to the complete piano works of this great artist. An immersion in the universe of a magician of musical Impressionism.
Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Renowned for her sensitive and lyrical approach to the Classical and Romantic repertoires, British pianist Imogen Cooper brings to life monuments of the literature for her instrument: Beethoven’s last three piano sonatas.
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Baritone Christian Gerhaher and pianist Gerold Huber, whose fruitful collaboration dates back more than three decades, offer us an exceptional evening entirely devoted to song cycles by that master of Romanticism: Robert Schumann.
Friday, January 24, 2025 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Mozart elevated the clarinet to an unprecedented standard with two masterpieces composed for his friend and fellow Freemason Anton Stadler. These will be performed by chamber musicians of the OSM, alongside Beethoven’s variations on a theme from The Magic Flute.
Thursday, January 23, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – American jazz pianist David Chesky “fuses diverse influences into a musical language all his own,” (Gramophone). As a composer of orchestral works, operas, and ballets, with his own trio he revisits the music of great classical composers under surprising new guises!
Tuesday, January 21, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Since winning the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Competition in 2019, violinist Stella Chen has enjoyed a brilliant international career. With pianist Gilles Vonsattel, she presents several pearls of the repertoire for violin and piano.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – A disciple of the great Alfred Brendel, Herbert Schuch is truly a poet of the piano. He invites us on an introspective journey where he will perform Schubert’s last three piano sonatas, a deeply moving musical testament.
Thursday, December 19, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – The 10th edition of this Bourgie Hall holiday classic! Jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi’s famous soundtrack is performed by exceptional musicians, joined by a surprise guest.
Sunday, December 15, 2024 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – The Tallis Scholars return to Bourgie Hall to celebrate Christmas with a programme that traces Gregorian chant through the centuries: from the plainchant melodies of Abbess Hildegard of Bingen, through the Renaissance masters, to the ethereal music of Arvo Pärt.
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – The 10th edition of this Bourgie Hall holiday classic! Jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi’s famous soundtrack is performed by exceptional musicians, joined by a surprise guest.
Saturday, December 14, 2024 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – With humour and poetry, Les trois messes basses recounts Christmas Night in the chapel of a Provençal castle in the 17th century. A reading of this famous tale by Alphonse Daudet will be interspersed with the most beautiful noëls by Daquin and Dandrieu.
Friday, December 13, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – The jig, cotillion, and contra dance have provided the rhythms at gatherings for many generations of Québécois. Alexis Chartrand, Nicolas Babineau, and the Orchestre de l’Agora revisit these traditional tunes in a programme deeply influenced by Nordic folklore.
Thursday, December 12, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Dive into the holiday spirit with a mix of Christmas classics and original songs by singer Kellylee Evans, renowned for her warm and soothing voice.
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – With “Blessed Echoes,” the ensemble Près de votre oreille takes us on an exploration of the treasures of Elizabethan vocal music. An authentic incursion into the lute song genre of music that was highly prized in this period.
Saturday, December 7, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Praised for his prodigious technique, intelligence, and for his energetic and imaginative presence, Kirill Gerstein is a star in the pantheon of pianists of our time. We will have the pleasure of hearing him in a programme allying exuberance and mysticism.
Sunday, December 1, 2024 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – The British viol consort Fretwork and the multi-award-winning countertenor Iestyn Davies offer an immersion in the art of German masters of the 17th century who represent the early Baroque period, in a concert of discoveries and enchanting sounds.
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – To mark the 150th anniversary of Arnold Schoenberg’s birth, come and (re)discover the composer’s expressionist masterpiece Pierrot lunaire alongside two iconic ballets of the 20th century.
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – At the forefront of new music, soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan is acclaimed worldwide for her dramatic sensitivity in performance. Alongside her friend, pianist Bertrand Chamayou, she presents an enchanting programme with a cycle of Olivier Messiaen, as well as a piece by John Zorn that she premiered.
Monday, November 25, 2024 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – The great soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan, who needs no introduction, offers her expertise and advice to advanced students in a performance master class open to the public. Seize this wonderful opportunity to observe high-level music training at work, and approach the voice recital from a different angle. Tickets are for the master class only. […]
Monday, November 25, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm – Five-time winner of the Victoires de la Musique Classique award in the category of Best Soloist, the renowned pianist Bertrand Chamayou offers his expertise and advice to advanced students in a performance master class open to the public. Seize this wonderful opportunity to observe high-level music training at work, and approach the repertoire for piano […]
Sunday, November 24, 2024 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Martha Argerich herself singled out this rising star of the international piano scene. Tomás Alegre leads us through a virtuoso programme of Romantic works showcasing Chopin’s influence on the great pianist-composers of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Friday, November 22, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – The new face of classical guitar, Raphaël Feuillâtre ranked 2nd among the most listened-to classical music artists worldwide on Apple Music Classical in 2023. Feuillâtre captivates audiences and critics alike with his interpretive depth, dazzling virtuosity, and the diversity of his repertoire.
Thursday, November 21, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Guitarist Samuel Bonnet presents his latest work, Hybride. Flanked by outstanding musicians, he offers an acoustic interlude featuring jazz and classical styles that places interactions between the instruments at its heart.
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Les Talens Lyriques and French mezzo-soprano Ambroisine Bré open the doors of Versailles in the 17th and 18th centuries with a musical banquet of all the trending genres of the times: ballet, tragédie lyrique, airs de cour, and cantatas.
Friday, November 15, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Acclaimed by Gramophone magazine as “a pianist of impressive abilities,” Clare Hammond invites us to journey through the Classical and Romantic eras in a programme that is both brilliant and poetic.
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – In residence at the prestigious University of Oxford, the Castalian String Quartet is one of the most prominent string quartets on the international stage. For its return to Bourgie Hall, this ensemble offers us an eclectic programme combining staples of the repertoire and astonishing discoveries.
Thursday, November 7, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Leonidas Kavakos is acclaimed worldwide as one of the greatest violinists of our time and praised for his musicality, interpretive refinement, and artistic integrity. He presents a programme devoted to Bach’s works for solo violin, culminating in the famous Chaconne.
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – For more than 15 years, Oktoecho has helped to share the wealth of Inuit culture with audiences through its boundless creativity. The original creation Saimaniq-Sivumut creates a true alchemy between three gems of this age-old culture: katajjaq, the Inuit drum, and Ayaya singing, while also incorporating Arabic polyrhythms, Japanese and Irish flutes, and electronics.
Sunday, November 3, 2024 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Violinist and multi-Grammy-Award nominee Philippe Quint pays tribute to Charlie Chaplin. Influenced by the brilliant filmmaker and composer’s encounters, influences, and friendships, the programme will be accompanied by excerpts from films and unseen family archives.
Saturday, November 2, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Schubert’s music as it would have sounded during his lifetime! An opportunity to experience his lieder accompanied by the natural horn and fortepiano, in this programme where forgotten treasures of some of his contemporaries are complemented by a new work by Sandeep Bhagwati commissioned by Bourgie Hall.
Sunday, October 27, 2024 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Kiki the witch is hosting a big Halloween party … except that nothing is ready! She needs to bake her swamp mud muffins, organize games and choose the music to accompany her enchanting festivities! Attend if you dare!
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Described as one of the finest Baroque ensembles in America, Musica Pacifica is praised for its dazzling virtuosity and warmly expressive performances. Join them for a taste of the musical Golden Age of the Dutch Provinces, and delight in works that hark from an exceptionally effervescent period of artistic creation in Europe.
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – The Molinari Quartet marks the 20th anniversary of Guido Molinari’s death, performing works inspired by his paintings. Also featured is the final quartet of Anton Webern, Molinari’s favourite composer. Screenings of the great Quebec painter’s works will accompany the concert.
Monday, October 21, 2024 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm – The members of La Fonte Musica offer their expertise and coach advanced students in a performance master class open to the public. Seize this wonderful opportunity to observe high-level music training at work, and approach the Renaissance repertoire from a different angle, guided by the founder of the ensemble La Fonte Musica. Tickets are for […]
Sunday, October 20, 2024 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – For their first appearance in Montreal, the ensemble La Fonte Musica presents the visionary composer Zacara da Teramo, who truly bridged the Middle Ages and the Renaissance in works where vitality, exuberance, and eccentricity all come together.
Saturday, October 19, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Though he is inextricably linked to opera, in his youth Puccini also wrote remarkable works for string quartet. The youthful and dynamic Quartetto Noûs brings these works to life in an evening adorned with the colours of Italy.
Friday, October 18, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – The renowned pianist Benedetto Lupo prepares a memorable return to Bourgie Hall. Among other highlights, he gives us works by Nino Rota, the Italian composer and conductor immortalized in the cinematic works of Fellini.
Thursday, October 17, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Marking the centenary of Gabriel Fauré’s death and the 150th anniversary of Reynaldo Hahn’s birth, Bourgie Hall Artist-in-Residence Louis Lortie and the members of the prestigious Modigliani Quartet perform landmark works by these two towering figures of French Romantic music.
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Marking the centenary of Gabriel Fauré’s death and the 150th anniversary of Reynaldo Hahn’s birth, Bourgie Hall Artist-in-Residence Louis Lortie and the members of the prestigious Modigliani Quartet perform landmark works by these two towering figures of French Romantic music.
Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – 2024 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of American composer Charles Ives (1874-1954). His music is both original and complex, with its use of avant-garde musical techniques and its references to popular music. Talented Quebec pianist Louise Bessette will pay tribute to him in this concert by performing his famous Concord Sonata. She will […]
Friday, October 11, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – The astonishing young English countertenor Hugh Cutting, named BBC New Generation Artist in 2022, reconnects with Les Violons du Roy’s founding conductor, Bernard Labadie. They celebrate the orchestra’s 40th anniversary with a programme featuring two of Bach’s finest cantatas for solo voice, as well as two concerti grossi by Handel.
Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm – American composer Charles Ives would have turned 150 this year. Inspired by the incredible literary universe of Transcendentalist writers and philosophers, his Concord Sonata is a cornerstone of the 20th-century piano repertoire. In conjunction with the lecture given by pianist Louise Bessette, explore an exhibition in Bourgie Hall of various artifacts that once belonged to […]
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Flemish harpsichords inspired numerous composers, as well as painters such as Vermeer and Rubens. To mark the restoration of Bourgie Hall’s Keith Hill harpsichord, Luc Beauséjour presents a programme that will delight ornithologists and music lovers alike.
Friday, October 4, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – As Schubert did in his time, Rachel Fenlon sings and accompanies herself at the piano. This unique and internationally acclaimed performer offers us a selection of the great Romantic composer’s most beautiful lieder, interspersed with folk songs arranged by Benjamin Britten.
Friday, September 27, 2024 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Chamber musicians from the OSM transport you to Vienna on the wings of two works from the late Romantic period: Schoenberg’s Transfigured Night, marking the 150th anniversary of this composer’s birth, and the Quintet by Johanna Müller-Hermann, whose rich musical language awaits your discovery.
Thursday, September 26, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Michael Jerome Browne and Harrison Kennedy, who once shared the stage with James Brown and B.B. King, offer us classic blues and lesser-known tunes as well as original compositions inspired by this legendary style.
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – In 1822, Franz Schubert wrote down one of his dreams. In this opening concert of Schubert’s complete lieder, Nicolas Ellis and Ema Nikolovska draw upon ideas from this dream to lead us on a journey into the composer’s imagination, with orchestrations by Berlioz, Webern, Reger, and Ian Cusson as well as excerpts from his symphonies.
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 @ 5:30 pm – 7:25 pm – Les magnifiques tableaux anciens légués par les Hornstein occupent une place de choix dans les collections du Musée. Cette conférence associera, avec un grand souci de variété, une douzaine d’entre eux, scènes religieuses, paysages, portraits, scènes de genre et autres natures mortes, à autant de pièces musicales qui en rehausseront la beauté et en prolongeront […]
Friday, June 7, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Known for her dazzling interpretations, Quebec soprano Andréanne Brisson Paquin is for the first time a guest with Les Violons du Roy. Osvaldo Golijov’s dreamlike music is at the heart of an irresistible program that takes us into a universe of folk rhythms with a poetic touch. Interludes by Canadian composer Claudie Bertounesque unify this […]
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 7:55 pm – Two staples of the repertoire for winds will captivate you with their stately elegance, flowing melodies, and radiant energy: sextets by Francis Poulenc and his lesser-known Austrian predecessor Ludwig Thuille. This concert is also an occasion to enjoy the premiere of a work by Simon Bourget commissioned by the Orchestre Métropolitain.
Thursday, May 30, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – This concert features three contemporary creations by women composers. The first draws inspiration from the poetry of Emné Nasereddine (Prix Émile-Nelligan), the second evokes traditional Abenaki tales, while the third is a dark comedy on the theme of the housing crisis.
Saturday, May 25, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – The Alia Mens vocal ensemble invites us to enjoy a deeply moving experience, pairing the breath-like impulsion of Arvo Pärt’s a capella music with the words of recently departed French writer Christian Bobin, rendered in Bourgie Hall’s enveloping acoustics.
Friday, May 24, 2024 @ 6:30 pm – 8:25 pm – The emotional centre or life-powering organ, numerous compositions have been inspired by the heart. In Another Little Piece of My Heart, Montgomery evokes passion and palpitations, while Murphy’s Strum is punctuated by a steady pulse of pizzicato notes similar to a heartbeat, and Glass’ celebrated “Mishima” Quartet is carried along by an uninterrupted stream of […]
Thursday, May 16, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 7:55 pm – For composer Yves Léveillé, a balance between notated music and improvisation is fundamental. In this concert, he gives us music that is immediate, introspective, and energetic. It stretches out or contracts with the passing of time, alongside extraordinarily expressive leading artists.
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – The Belle Époque is in the spotlight with songs by three composers whose paths intersected, including those of Gabriel Fauré and Théodore Dubois, both of whom served as director of the Paris Conservatory, and who both died in 1924. The Mélodies persanes by Fauré’s teacher Camille Saint-Saëns will complete this program.
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Having triumphed at the 18th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition, Bruce Liu returns from his extensive international tour and gives his first performance at Bourgie Hall. Among other works, he will play Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 2 and Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 7. A must-see event!
Saturday, April 27, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Esteemed Quebec pianist André Laplante, acclaimed for his prodigious technique and exquisite musical sensitivity, is in high demand as a soloist and chamber musician on the most prestigious stages. A specialist of the Romantic repertoire, he will offer Bourgie Hall music lovers a recital of works by Liszt, Ravel, and Schubert.
Friday, April 26, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – It’s an entirely Baroque programme that will mark the first collaboration of Miloš, the extraordinary guitarist from Montenegro, with Les Violons du Roy under Jonathan Cohen! The virtuoso has already conquered the stages of Europe and Asia; here, he invites us to admire gems of the Baroque repertoire.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – The Trio Wanderer, one of the world’s best-known chamber music ensembles with an impressive discography, needs no introduction. Winner of three Victoires de la musique, they will perform an irresistible program sure to delight Bourgie Hall’s audience.
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – From nostalgic, dream-inducing tunes to playful rigaudons that make you tap your feet, this concert captures the rich musical heritage of Ireland, its myths and its legends. Through traditional Irish music from the Renaissance to the present day, Daniel Hope and his ensemble bring the beauty and magic of the Emerald Isle to life.
Friday, April 19, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Karina Gauvin and Marie-Nicole Lemieux have both attained fame on the greatest Canadian and international stages. These two singers and friends will be accompanied by their long-time collaborator Olivier Godin in an enchanting selection of solo and duo French mélodies and German lieder.
Thursday, April 18, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – The great French baritone François Le Roux, renowned as the “Pelléas of his generation,” will interpret the words of surrealist writer Max Jacob set to music by Poulenc, as well as the celebrated theatrical work by Ramuz and Stravinsky.
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Renowned for her brilliant technique and rich sound, pianist Michelle Cann will present a recital centred on several of Chicago’s African-American women composers, including Margaret Bonds, Irene Britton Smith, Nora Holt, Betty Jackson King, Florence Price and Hazel Scott.
Friday, April 12, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – This concert is dedicated to Théodore Dubois, a French composer and Director of the Paris Conservatory at the beginning of the last century, to mark the 100th anniversary of his death. On this occasion, pianist Carole Dubois, the composer’s great-great-granddaughter, accompanied by four outstanding musicians, will perform his two piano trios and oboe quintet.
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Either on two pianos or on one, these exceptional musicians will perform foundational works for four hands, including Schubert’s moving Fantasy in F minor.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Known for her outstanding musicality and prodigious technique, this seasoned guitarist gives her first recital at Bourgie Hall.
Sunday, April 7, 2024 @ 2:30 pm – 4:25 pm – 2023 marks the 150th anniversary of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s birth, and in tribute to him two virtuoso pianists renowned for their refined playing and skill as chamber musicians will perform several of his piano works. Bourgie Hall is delighted to welcome these exceptional musicians for the first time.
Saturday, April 6, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – A rising star of the young generation of pianists, Alexander Kashpurin has a brilliant career ahead of him. He combines outstanding gifts, an authentic musical personality and phenomenal technique to offer the public a recital featuring two key works by Rachmaninoff.
Saturday, April 6, 2024 @ 4:30 pm – 6:25 pm – First Prize winner of the prestigious Honens Competition in 2022, pianist Illia Ovcharenko has taken the international music scene by storm with his flawless technique and profound emotional and intellectual understanding of the works he performs.
Friday, April 5, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Of an often personal nature, Fauré’s music sets itself apart by demonstrating a profound sensitivity bolstered by sophisticated harmonic writing, and it charms through its fluid melodies and diversity of expression. Featured in the Tribute to Fauré series, soloists from the OSM and pianist François Zeitouni invite you to explore the unique world of this […]
Thursday, April 4, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Combining virtuoso performances with song, improvisation, and percussion, South African cellist Abel Selaocoe, alongside Manchester Collective, tackles with ease a multitude of genres, pushing the boundaries of his instrument and weaving together Western and non-Western traditions.
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 @ 5:30 pm – 7:25 pm – The magnificent early paintings bequeathed by the Hornstein family hold a special place in the Museum’s collections. This lecture will combine a dozen artworks from this legacy—religious scenes, landscapes, portraits, genre scenes and still-life works—with musical pieces to further enhance their beauty and extend their meaning.
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Soprano Bahar Harandi has brought together an exceptional group of performers from Iran to pay tribute to Iranian women and to reveal the rich musical universe of this Middle Eastern country.
Friday, March 29, 2024 @ 3:00 pm – 4:55 pm – The complete cycle of Christoph Graupner’s nineteen cantatas written specifically for Good Friday continues! This second concert out of six will feature three cantatas by this Baroque-era master regarded by his peers as an exceptional composer.
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Acclaimed for her expressive abilities and vast repertoire, mezzo-soprano Ema Nikolovska is the recipient of several prestigious awards, including the Ferrier Loveday Song Prize. Joined by celebrated Quebec pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin, she will perform lieder and art songs by Schubert, R. Strauss and Debussy.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – A panel of exceptional Montreal artists pays tribute to two eminent conductors who have marked the Quebec and Canadian musical landscape.
Sunday, March 17, 2024 @ 2:30 pm – 4:25 pm – A screening of twelve short films accompanied by original compositions and improvised music, this cinematic concert immerses spectators in the playful and poetic world of film pioneer and special effects inventor Georges Méliès.
Friday, March 15, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – This concert of French mélodies centres on Gabriel Fauré, 2024 marking the 100th anniversary of his death, and illustrates the magnitude of his influence on his students.
Friday, March 15, 2024 @ 5:30 pm – 7:25 pm – Delve into the world of the salons of the Belle Époque, where artists and poets gathered to exhange ideas on their country’s artistic, social, and cultural activity. These venues for gathering and debating greatly influenced music making in the years spanning 1871 to 1914, and likewise Gabriel Fauré’s career.
Thursday, March 14, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 7:55 pm – Who better than the Taurey Butler Trio for paying tribute to one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time? Oscar Peterson, one of Montreal’s most decorated artists, formed a trio in the 1950s with double bassist Ray Brown and guitarist Herb Ellis, still regarded today as one of the finest ever.
Monday, March 11, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Described by The New York Times as “one of the most essential musicians of his generation,” pianist Igor Levit is in a league of his own. He performs an original program that includes transcriptions of symphonies Mahler and Beethoven, as well as Brahms’s poignant Opus 119.
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Andorran cellist Lluís Claret, grand prize-winner of the Rostropovich and Pablo Casals competitions, has enchanted audiences the world over with his splendidly lyrical phrasing. For his first appearance at Bourgie Hall, he will be accompanied by accomplished Quebec pianist Sandra Murray in a program of 19th- and 20th- century works.
Friday, March 1, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Described as the king of instruments, the organ offers composers, performers and the public an infinite spectrum of colours. Organist Isabelle Demers will take the helm of the keyboards to perform Handel concertos and Bach sinfonias emblematic of the repertoire. Completing this not-to-be-missed program are works by Telemann and Fux.
Thursday, February 29, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Gabriel Fauré’s death, this concert pays tribute to the great French composer and pedagogue. His Piano Quartet No. 1 for piano and strings will be echoed by a piano quartet written by one of his star pupils, George Enescu.
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – A concert that brings together genre-defying composer Missy Mazzoli and violinist Jennifer Koh, a tireless champion of contemporary music renowned for her dazzling virtuosity and exceptional musicianship.
Thursday, February 22, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 7:55 pm – This concert invites us on an intercultural musical exploration through rhythms from around the world, in a performance that merges notated music and jazz improvisation. It brings together seasoned musicians with a keen interest in sharing musical ideas inspired by their many travels. This concert is available as part of a subscription, allowing you to […]
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Théotime Langlois de Swarte and Le Consort give us the Grand Tour through Italy, England, Germany, and France, illuminating the creative and expressive ingenuity of several great Baroque-era masters.
Sunday, February 18, 2024 @ 2:30 pm – 4:25 pm – Internationally renowned virtuoso organist Isabelle Demers, alongside some of her most highly accomplished students from the Schulich School of Music of McGill University, take us on a musical journey through works from the rich repertoire for organ, including several works by Bourgie Hall’s composer-in-residence Rachel Laurin.
Saturday, February 17, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – This recital pays homage to the people of Ukraine with 19th- and 20th-century songs by Lysenko, Liatoshinsky and Dankevytch, works for piano by Chopin and Salov, and several world premieres, including Letters From the Frontline, a song cycle by Evan Mack based on poems written by Ukrainian soldiers in the line of battle.
Friday, February 16, 2024 @ 6:30 pm – 8:25 pm – Eight double bass players from the OSM will perform in the spirit of unity and fraternity that characterizes Pärt’s Fratres (Brothers). From 16th-century composer Gesualdo’s daring harmonies to the wondrous world inspired by Balinese music in Vivier’s Pulau Dewata, these performers will reveal this instrument’s infinite universe of sonic and expressive possibilities. Don’t miss this […]
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Virtuoso Didem Basar shares with us her new compositions for kanun (Turkish zither) and string orchestra. Marrying the Turkish musical tradition with Western colours and sounds, this innovative concert traverses centuries and cultures.
Monday, February 12, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Praised for the quality and refinement of its playing, this renowned trio will perform an eclectic program comprising a transcription by Beethoven of his Symphony No. 2, Dvorák’s well-known “Dumky” Trio, and Elliott Carter’s last work.
Saturday, February 10, 2024 @ 2:30 pm – 4:25 pm – To usher in the Lunar New Year and year of the wood dragon, Liu Fang, the “empress of the pipa,” and Liu Xiyan, a first-rate guqin player who performs in a traditional Taoist style, will introduce us to the distinctive and refined repertoire of Chinese classical music. Come and celebrate this important event by sharing […]
Thursday, February 8, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – This singular concert offers a musical retrospective of the life of Claude Debussy. Reinvented for cello and piano by two widely esteemed musicians, these Forgotten Images paint a timeless portrait of this significant figure in the history of music.
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – This young Polish string quartet has already garnered acclaim throughout the world! They will perform four landmark works of the chamber music repertoire.
Friday, February 2, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – One of the most creative wind quintets on the globe, Pentaèdre has forged a long-lasting friendship and fruitful partnership with Les Violons du Roy. Here the quintet performs a repertoire that enhances the rich sounds of their instruments. Quebec harpist Valérie Milot will join the ensemble to perform Mozart’s celebrated and touching Concerto for Flute […]
Thursday, February 1, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – This two-time Grammy-nominated ensemble transformed, and even revolutionized the wind quintet through its vibrant playing and audacious programming that highlights contemporary works of jazz and Latin inspiration.
Saturday, January 27, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – To mark UNESCO’s International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, distinguished Austrian baritone Wolfgang Holzmair and pianist Olivier Godin give a recital centred on works composed at the Theresienstadt concentration camp.
Thursday, January 25, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – An ensemble devoted to music of the 20th and 21st centuries, the Molinari Quartet performs four works by Quebec composers, all witnesses to the ferment of artistic experimentation in Quebec since the publication in 1948 of the groundbreaking manifesto Refus global: Otto Joachim, Rachel Laurin, Jean Lesage and Jean Papineau-Couture.
Wednesday, January 24, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Engaging and fascinating pianist Víkingur Ólafsson ranks among today’s most sought-after performers. He will perform J.S. Bach’s timeless masterpiece, the Goldberg Variations.
Tuesday, January 23, 2024 @ 5:30 pm – 7:25 pm – The particular circumstances and substantial proportion of musicians at the concentration camps, especially at Theresienstadt, resulted in a flurry of artistic activity, whereby music became both a symbol of solidarity and hope among captives and a tool of survival for those faced with devastatingly inhumane conditions.
Sunday, January 21, 2024 @ 2:30 pm – 4:25 pm – Bourgie Hall presents a retrospective of the choreographies of Françoise Sullivan and Françoise Riopelle, two of Canada’s dance pioneers and signatories to the manifesto Refus global.
Friday, January 19, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of two great French composers, Gabriel Fauré and Théodore Dubois, the remarkable soprano Florie Valiquette and brilliant pianist David Jalbert share the stage with Nicolas Ellis to present all the nuances of a rich and seductive repertoire.
Sunday, December 17, 2023 @ 2:30 pm – 4:25 pm – Directed by talented recorder player Vincent Lauzer, Arion celebrates Christmas as it was done in 18th-century Paris, to the tune of French and Italian incidental works and folk-inspired carols.
Thursday, December 14, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – The world-renowned British vocal quartet makes its first appearance in Quebec. Specializing in medieval repertoire, this ensemble will perform music from the 12th to 15th centuries inspired by the Annunciation and the Nativity.
Wednesday, December 13, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Operatic rising star Rose Naggar-Tremblay gives a program exploring the peregrinations of women. Inspired by Marisol’s life and artistic practice, this recital will culminate in the world premiere of a song cycle composed by Luna Pearl Woolf,on poems written by the singer herself in collaboration with participants in an art therapy workshop series at the […]
Sunday, December 10, 2023 @ 2:30 pm – 4:25 pm – Embracing the holiday spirit, sisters Momo and Mari Kodama perform a program for two pianos that transports us to the fairy-tale world of Tchaikovsky’s ballets.
Friday, December 8, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – From Italian opera to Irish songs to Romantic music, Jack Swanson is fearless! This young tenor hailing from the Midwest, widely applauded throughout Europe and the United States, makes his Bourgie Hall debut.
Thursday, December 7, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 7:55 pm – Having played in New York with several greats of the international jazz scene, these two leading figures of jazz will improvise and revisit standards with a touch of Afro-Cuban flair. A session of musical creativity like no other!
Wednesday, December 6, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – For their very first concert as a duo, these two outstanding pianists will present a vibrantly coloured program.
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Six performers known for their artistry and thrilling interpretations of a vaste chamber music repertoire promises to captivate the audience with an inventive program comprising works by Vaughan Williams, Helen Grime and Brahms.
Saturday, December 2, 2023 @ 5:30 pm – 7:25 pm – A tribute to one of the greatest operatic singers of all time, to mark the 100th anniversary of her birth! This lecture discusses certain unexplored facets of the life of Maria Callas and will be interspersed with performances of works that brought her worldwide fame.
Wednesday, November 29, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Like reassembled fragments of mirrors, this concert explores the life of Marisol Escobar as well as her social, political, and cultural environment. It traces her Catholic upbringing, Latin American background, the Cold War she lived through, and the feminism she championed.
Sunday, November 26, 2023 @ 2:30 pm – 4:25 pm – In the close setting of Bourgie Hall, the highly skilled fortepianist Anders Muskens performs on the splendid Regier fortepiano three of the most beautiful sonatas written by Joseph Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.
Wednesday, November 22, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Engaging in a masterful dialogue of Italian vocal music, tenors Emiliano Gonzalez Toro and Zachary Wilder present some of the finest works of the early Baroque. Voices and instruments answer each other through a palette of richly contrasting colours and expressions. This “Hall of Mirrors” creates a joyful ode to twinship!
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Extraordinary harpsichordist Jean Rondeau forgoes his usual instrument for the fortepiano in a program of works by great 18th-century Viennese composers, supplemented by a few etudes from Muzio Clementi’s pedagogical collection Gradus ad Parnassum.
Friday, November 10, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Renowned Canadian bass-baritone Gordon Bintner, who leads a thriving career both at home and abroad, and pianist Michael McMahon present an evening of Romantic lieder and 20th-century French and English art songs.
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – As a form of commentary on the exhibition on Marisol, the Quatuor Cobalt will present the magnificent Suite for Harp and String Quartet by our composer-in-residence Rachel Laurin, as well as the word premiere of a work by Venezuelan composer Adina Izarra commissioned by Bourgie Hall.
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Following two remarkable appearances at Bourgie Hall, this Welsh virtuoso returns with a program presenting great works of the piano literature inspired by the musical traditions of various European nations.
Sunday, November 5, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 7:55 pm – Peerless new music performer Pierre-Laurent Aimard presents a recital exploring the ways in which György Ligeti broke new ground with his Musica ricercata and Études, which, nevertheless, remain connected with the tradition of his musical forebears.
Sunday, November 5, 2023 @ 2:30 pm – 4:25 pm – Delve into the world of György Ligeti’s chamber music, from his youthful forays into composition inspired by Hungarian folklore to the radical experimentations of his later years.
Saturday, November 4, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – High-calibre Montreal-based musicians perform some of Ligeti’s most ambitious chamber compositions, exhibiting the ingenuity and eclecticism of one of the most unique musical ventures of the 20th century.
Saturday, November 4, 2023 @ 2:30 pm – 4:25 pm – Using the kaleidoscope metaphor, musicologist and professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Benjamin Levy discusses the complex cultural phenomena that influenced Ligeti: modern visual arts, the post-war social environment and musical traditions that span Transylvania to Southeast Asia.
Friday, November 3, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Here continues the collaboration between Kerson Leong, Nicolas Ellis and Les Violons du Roy, with baroque concertos by some of the great Italian composers. This concert giving way to astonishing imagination and dazzling virtuosity has all the ingredients for a stunning array of emotions!
Thursday, November 2, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Part of the complete cycle of Mozart’s Piano Sonatas presented at Bourgie Hall, this fifth and final recital will feature four radiant works by the great icon of Classicism, including the famous Sonata “Alla Turca”.
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – To mark the 150th anniversary of Rachmaninoff’s birth, this duo of pianists, whose long and fruitful collaboration dates back to 1993, takes the stage in an exciting program of works for two pianos.
Saturday, October 28, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – After a hiatus of several years, Le Poème harmonique makes its highly anticipated return to Bourgie Hall in a program of alternately intimate and sumptuous works heard in the French and Italian courts of the High Baroque.
Thursday, October 26, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – A critically acclaimed creator of numerous daring projects, this celebrated pianist takes us on a stirring musical voyage based on a wild, recurring dream. Through various styles and eras, this recital will lead spectators on an adventure that is at once poetic, inventive and eclectic.
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – The renowned singer Soraya Benitez and a group of remarkable artists paint a portrait of Venezuelan music that parallels the artist Marisol’s career.
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – A pulse—both musical beat and vital sign of human life—courses through this concert, connecting works that examine the challenges currently facing humanity and the natural environment, with music built upon an exhilarating rhythmic figure.
Friday, October 20, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Les Violons du Roy welcomes back violinist Anthony Marwood, a long-time collaborator and friend who has helped Les Violons du Roy explore and develop its vast repertoire over the years. Enesco’s marvellous string octet takes on a truly epic dimension in this version for string orchestra. Mendelssohn’s first violin concerto provides an opportunity to appreciate […]
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Foremost clarinetist and Principal Clarinet of the Berlin Philharmonic Andreas Ottensamer gives his first performance at Bourgie Hall. He will play Brahms’ moving Clarinet Quintet joined by musicians of the Orchestre Métropolitain, who will also perform Emilie Mayer’s String Quartet.
Monday, October 16, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Daishin Kashimoto, Concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic, Sergei Nakariakov and Maria Meerovich, three formidable soloists leading distinguished careers, team up to perform BRAHMS’ highly original Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano. Works by Grieg and Robert Schumann complete this program.
Sunday, October 15, 2023 @ 2:30 pm – 4:25 pm – This concert transforms the traditional Mass into a spiritual quest,underscoring our collective journey as human beings. It brings together music of European and African-American congregations with 21st-century compositions originating in various cultures and aesthetic currents.
Thursday, October 12, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – A varied and dazzlingly virtuosic program performed by two outstanding artists rarely heard together in concert.
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Join us for the premiere of the momentous song cycle Chant pour un Québec lointain, composed for baritone Marc Boucher and pianist Olivier Godin by our composer-in-residence Rachel Laurin, who set the splendid poems of Madeleine Gagnon to music.
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:25 pm – Winner of the Leonard Bernstein Award in 2021 and of an Opus Klassik award in 2020, Isata Kanneh-Mason stands among the most prominent pianists of her generation. She will perform a primarily Romantic program that showcases the copious breadth of her expressive palette.
