Festival Classica: “Finally, we will have people in the hall!”
“Finally, we will have people in the hall!” So exclaims Marc Boucher, general and artistic director of Festival Classica, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary.…
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First Peoples’ Festival : Welcome to the big leagues
The 2021 edition of the First Peoples’ Festival will take place from Aug. 3 to 11 before live audiences. The organizers hope that the gradual…
Artists and the Pandemic : the Option of Finding a New Career
Alarming reports on the precarious situation of artists are multiplying here as elsewhere. Many artists now have no choice but to put their careers on…
Alexandre Da Costa and the OSDL: New Restrictions Are Like a Punch in the Guts
At a press conference on Sept. 28, the Orchestre symphonique de Longueuil (OSDL) presented its new season of concerts. Artistic director Alexandre Da Costa was…
SubitoPiano.com: Dave Quessy gets real with recording
Are you in lockdown? So is my piano. For now, all of SubitoPiano.com is free! Make the most of lockdown to write, play and make…
Les Balcons symphoniques de l’OSDL delivers the THERAPY of music
In an initiative aimed squarely at the health crisis, the Orchestre symphonique de Longueuil has organized a series of mini-concerts under the balconies of retirement…
Les Balcons symphoniques OSDL delivers the care of music
In an initiative aimed squarely at the health crisis, the Orchestre symphonique de Longueuil has organized a series of mini-concerts under the balconies of retirement…
Atma classique acquired by Ad Litteram
The music industry’s big announcement this spring: Johanne Goyette, founding president of ATMA Classique, and Guillaume Lombart, founding president of Ad Litteram, entered into an…
Alexandre Da Costa: Striving for Perfection
Appointed last year as chief conductor of the Orchestre symphonique de Longueuil (OSDL), violinist Alexandre Da Costa is very much delighted by the audience’s response…
Airat Ichmouratov: The Neo-Romantic with a Passion for Klezmer
His favorite repertoire includes works by great Russian composers including Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Mussorgsky and Borodin. “It’s in my blood. I grew up in…
