Coming events

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Friday, June 16, 2023 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – A 55-minute concert with the 2022 Banff International String Quartet Competition winners offering a taste of the show Premiers Prix on June 17th at 7:30p.m. A 55-minute concert with the 2022 Banff International String Quartet Competition winners offering a taste of the show Premiers Prix on June 17th at 7:30pm

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The imaginative artistry of dancer Caleb Teicher blends with the virtuoso, eclectic pianism of Conrad Tao in a way that will blow you away

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Sunday, June 11, 2023 @ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm – The melodies and descriptive stories of the Carnival of the Animals (narrated in French) and the tale Peter and the Wolf (narrated in English). 

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – After 43 seasons of concert giving the Emerson Quartet, one of the world’s premier chamber music ensembles, will be retiring in the fall of 2023. June 6th, 2023 will be the final concert at the Montreal Chamber Music Festival, the last concert in Canada and your last chance to hear the Emerson Quartet live. Canada’s […]

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Sunday, June 4, 2023 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm – Without question, the cello is one of the most beloved of musical instruments. Why? Because its vibrations align exactly with those of the human voice. Le violoncelle en feu ! celebrates collegiality and brings attention to remarkable world-class cellists who call Montreal home. You will hear tangos by Piazzolla as well as his fabulous Cuatro […]

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Saturday, June 15, 2019 @ 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm – Les stupéfiantes transcriptions de Franz Liszt donnent aux pianistes la possibilité de reproduire la texture et la grandeur des symphonies de Beethoven. Ce concert final présente la Symphonies No. 9 pour deux pianos. Avec un verre de vin gratuit !

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Friday, June 14, 2019 @ 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm – Les stupéfiantes transcriptions de Franz Liszt donnent aux pianistes la possibilité de reproduire la texture et la grandeur des symphonies de Beethoven. Le quatrième parmi cinq concerts présente les Symphonies Nos. 4 et 5. Avec un verre de vin gratuit !

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Wednesday, June 12, 2019 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Le ténor montréalais Joseph Kaiser se joindre à sa femme, la mezzo-soprano Jeanne Ireland, et d’autres pour la musique de Brahms, Respighi, Strauss et Chausson.

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Tuesday, June 11, 2019 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Une soirée avec le ténor montréalais Joseph Kaiser, salué à travers le monde, avec les Airs folkloriques de Beethoven, la première canadienne d’une composition révélée en 2018 au Musée Auschwitz-Birkenau, et plus.

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Sunday, June 16, 2019 @ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm – The Festival’s closing concert features Vivaldi’s Four Violin Concerto, Beethoven’s Grosse Fuge, and Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings, including a special tribute to Albert Millaire through Tchaikovsky’s intimate letters.

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Saturday, June 15, 2019 @ 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm – Le Festival est ravi d’accueillir de nouveau le grand violoniste, est le récipiendaire 2019 d’un Grammy, James Ehnes, qui interprétera les sonates pour violon de Beethoven avec le pianiste Andrew Armstrong. Ceci est la dernière de trois soirées et comprend les sonates nos. 8 à 10.

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Saturday, June 15, 2019 @ 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm – Les stupéfiantes transcriptions de Franz Liszt donnent aux pianistes la possibilité de reproduire la texture et la grandeur des symphonies de Beethoven. Ce concert final présente la Symphonies No. 9 pour deux pianos. Avec un verre de vin gratuit !

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Friday, June 14, 2019 @ 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm – Le Festival est ravi d’accueillir de nouveau le grand violoniste, est le récipiendaire 2019 d’un Grammy, James Ehnes, qui interprétera les sonates pour violon de Beethoven avec le pianiste Andrew Armstrong. La deuxième soirée parmi trois comprend les sonates nos. 5 à 7.

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Friday, June 14, 2019 @ 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm – Les stupéfiantes transcriptions de Franz Liszt donnent aux pianistes la possibilité de reproduire la texture et la grandeur des symphonies de Beethoven. Le quatrième parmi cinq concerts présente les Symphonies Nos. 4 et 5. Avec un verre de vin gratuit !

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Thursday, June 13, 2019 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Le Festival est ravi d’accueillir de nouveau le grand violoniste, est le récipiendaire 2019 d’un Grammy, James Ehnes, qui interprétera les sonates pour violon de Beethoven avec le pianiste Andrew Armstrong. La première soirée parmi trois comprend les sonates nos. 1 à 4.

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Thursday, June 13, 2019 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – The Festival is thrilled to welcome back star violinist and 2019 Grammy Award-winner James Ehnes to perform the complete Beethoven Violin Sonatas with pianist Andrew Armstrong. This is the first of three evenings and features Sonatas nos. 1–4.

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Thursday, June 13, 2019 @ 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm – Franz Liszt’s astonishing transcriptions, among the most technically demanding piano music ever written, allow pianists to reproduce the texture and grandeur of the Beethoven Symphonies. This third concert of five features Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8. Includes a complimentary glass of wine!

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Wednesday, June 12, 2019 @ 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm – Franz Liszt’s astonishing transcriptions, among the most technically demanding piano music ever written, allow pianists to reproduce the texture and grandeur of the Beethoven Symphonies. This second concert of five features Symphonies Nos. 2 & 6. Includes a complimentary glass of wine!

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Tuesday, June 11, 2019 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Une soirée avec le ténor montréalais Joseph Kaiser, salué à travers le monde, avec les Airs folkloriques de Beethoven, la première canadienne d’une composition révélée en 2018 au Musée Auschwitz-Birkenau, et plus.

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Tuesday, June 11, 2019 @ 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm – Franz Liszt’s astonishing transcriptions, among the most technically demanding piano music ever written, allow pianists to reproduce the texture and grandeur of the Beethoven Symphonies. This first concert of five features Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3. Includes a complimentary glass of wine!

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Friday, June 7, 2019 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – The phenomenal Gregory Charles presents a bilingual look back on the past 250 years of Western music.

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Sunday, June 18, 2017 @ 3:00 pm – 12:00 am – To conclude its 2017 season, the Festival proudly presents a family concert starring the winners of the Music Instrument Bank of the Canada Council for the Arts competition. With the astronaut and classic music lover Julie Payette narrating, young ones and young at heart will explore the magic world of the Carnival of the Animals by Camille […]

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Friday, June 16, 2017 @ 7:30 pm – 12:00 am – For this second much expected performance at the Festival this year, the young Canadian pianist, who already leads a brilliant career, Jan Lisiecki (Deutsche Grammophon exclusive artist) will display his mastery in the loveliest of Chopin’s Nocturnes and in the Beethoven’s Piano Concerto no 4, which will be played in a rarely heard arrangement for string quintet and […]

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Saturday, June 17, 2017 @ 7:30 pm – 12:00 am – The internationally-acclaimed fiddler Natalie MacMaster has crossed the globe with her virtuosic playing and lively step dancing, inspired by her native Cape Breton. Since releasing her first album at age 16, MacMaster’s musical adventures now span over three decades, a total 11 albums, a multitude of collaborations, and thousands of shows – all imbued with flair and passion. […]

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Thursday, June 15, 2017 @ 7:30 pm – 12:00 am – For this second performance of the dynamic Israeli Chamber Project, the Festival has the honour of welcoming the well-known pianist, composer and previous director of Orchestre Symphonique de Québec, Yoav Talmi, in a 5 star program made of works by Dvo?ák, Beethoven and one by Mr. Talmi himself, a World Premiere at the Festival

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Wednesday, June 14, 2017 @ 7:30 pm – 12:00 am – The MCMF invites you to an exceptional music evening with young Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki (Deutsche Grammophon exclusive artist) and his special guest, cellist Denis Brott. They will play J.-S. Bach, Beethoven and Chopin in a program marked by refinement, virtuosity and complicity.

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Tuesday, June 13, 2017 @ 7:30 pm – 12:00 am – This dynamic ensemble gathers some of the best musicians from Israel and elsewhere, and have won many honours and critical acclaim from both sides of the Atlantic, including the Outstanding Ensemble prize offered by the Culture Minister of Israel in 2011. The ensemble will play works by Brahms, Bartok, and Weber, as well as a work by […]

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Thursday, June 15, 2017 @ 5:00 pm – 12:00 am – Keep your smartphone turned on Tuesday, June 13 and Thursday, June 15 for our unique concerts from 5:15 – 6pm in the lobby of Tanna Schulich Hall.  

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Tuesday, June 13, 2017 @ 5:00 pm – 12:00 am – Keep your smartphone turned on Tuesday, June 13 and Thursday, June 15 for our unique concerts from 5:15 – 6pm in the lobby of Tanna Schulich Hall.  

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Sunday, June 11, 2017 @ 3:00 pm – 12:00 am – The last concert of this series will beautifully conclude the Dover Quartet’s daring journey in the heart of the legendary composer’s work. Of course, you will be once again invited to attend the last pre-conference lecture with members of the Dover and the musicologist Richard Turp.

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Saturday, June 10, 2017 @ 7:30 pm – 12:00 am – Widely considered one of the leading young jazz pianists today, Canadian-Hungarian pianist Robi Botos appears at the Festival for the first time, performing alongside bassist Mike Downes and drummer Larnell Lewis. Acclaimed for his sense of swing and technical virtuosity, the Oscar Peterson protégé embodies a fusion of bebop and modern jazz, along with Eastern-European folk and Classical music, for a sound […]

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Friday, June 9, 2017 @ 7:30 pm – 12:00 am – You will surely not want to miss the penultimate concert of this Beethoven series given by the Dover Quartet. This remarkable program will embrace some late and early works such as the Quartet in A major, op. 18 no 5 and the Quartet in A minor op.132. Pre-concert lecture with the artists and musicologist Richard […]

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Sunday, June 4, 2017 @ 7:30 pm – 12:00 am – Here is the fourth part of the Beethoven’s string quartets “marathon”. This promising concert includes some of his most striking works, served by the energetic and passionnate Dover Quartet. The now customary pre-concert lecture will allow you to discover new aspects of the repertoire with the artists and musicologist Richard Turp.

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Saturday, June 3, 2017 @ 7:30 pm – 12:00 am – Whether performing in New York, Paris, Tokyo, or at home in Montreal, saxophonist Rémi Bolduc is renowned for his magnetic stage presence, breathtaking precision, and refreshing original compositions. Bolduc has just released his ninth recording, “Swingin’ with Oscar”, a celebration of the music of the great Canadian jazz musician Oscar Peterson, which Le Devoir calls “dazzling” and “pure delight.” 

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Friday, June 2, 2017 @ 7:30 pm – 12:00 am – Rediscover Beethoven with the Dover Quartet through this third concert of the complete string quartets series by the great composer. This program includes one of the major masterpieces of chamber music repertoire, the Grosse Fuge, op. 133. More details and interesting facts will be revealed in a pre-concert lecture with the artists and musicologist Richard Turp. […]

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Sunday, May 28, 2017 @ 3:00 pm – 12:00 am – Second concert of the Beethoven series, this top-flight program will take you to the heart of the famous composer’s work, thanks to the Dover Quartet’s mastery. As for all the series’ concerts, the audience is invited to attend to a pre-concert lecture with the artists and the musicologist Richard Turp.