Saturday, October 3, 2026 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Between Mendelssohn and Schubert, a dialogue across time—a genius saluting another. A devoted admirer of Schubert, Mendelssohn was among the first to recognize the greatness of his music and bring it to light. Under Philippe Herreweghe’s sensitive and luminous direction, this concert pays tribute to that artistic kinship. Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor, a […]
Thursday, October 1, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Between Mendelssohn and Schubert, a dialogue across time—a genius saluting another. A devoted admirer of Schubert, Mendelssohn was among the first to recognize the greatness of his music and bring it to light. Under Philippe Herreweghe’s sensitive and luminous direction, this concert pays tribute to that artistic kinship. Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor, a […]
Thursday, September 24, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:15 pm – Two voices of modernity meet here: Poulenc and Sibelius—each firmly rooted in their time, yet deeply attuned to the legacy of the past. Poulenc’s Organ Concerto, brought to life by Jean-Willy Kunz with meditative intensity, blends baroque solemnity with flashes of 20th-century brilliance. That same fertile tension runs through Sibelius’s Symphony no. 2, where Romantic […]
Thursday, September 17, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Dive into Gustav Mahler’s rich and vibrant world, where legend, poetry, and raw emotion collide. With Das klagende Lied—a dazzling work composed at just 20—Mahler crafts a dramatic tale where passion and jealousy clash in a spectacular orchestral whirlwind. In contrast, the songs of Des Knaben Wunderhorn reveal a more intimate Mahler: dreamy, playful, and […]
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – For one unforgettable evening, the phenomenon that is Lang Lang takes on the mantle of an emperor. In Beethoven’s Piano Concerto no. 5, he unleashes a dazzling, sovereign virtuosity that seems to transcend all weight and constraint. Under Rafael Payare’s visionary direction, this quest for light continues with Emilie Mayer’s Overture no. 2 and reaches […]
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Dive into Gustav Mahler’s rich and vibrant world, where legend, poetry, and raw emotion collide. With Das klagende Lied—a dazzling work composed at just 20—Mahler crafts a dramatic tale where passion and jealousy clash in a spectacular orchestral whirlwind. In contrast, the songs of Des Knaben Wunderhorn reveal a more intimate Mahler: dreamy, playful, and […]
Friday, February 13, 2026 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – This program creates a bridge between the 18th and 21st centuries, offering a striking contrast between the classical elegance of Mozart and Bologne and the dramatic intensity of Banks and López. Each piece highlights a distinct facet of the string quartet. Steven Banks, the renowned ambassador of classical saxophone, will also demonstrate how his instrument […]
Saturday, January 20, 2024 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Admired for the powerful intensity of her playing, violinist Simone Lamsma will join the OSM in a performance of Szymanowski’s Violin Concerto no. 1. Based on the Polish poem “May Night,” the piece exudes a contemplative atmosphere. A nighttime mood also pervades Mahler’s Seventh Symphony right through to its resolution in a luminous finale. This […]
Wednesday, January 17, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm – Admired for the powerful intensity of her playing, violinist Simone Lamsma will join the OSM in a performance of Szymanowski’s Violin Concerto no. 1. Based on the Polish poem “May Night,” the piece exudes a contemplative atmosphere. A nighttime mood also pervades Mahler’s Seventh Symphony right through to its resolution in a luminous finale. This […]
Tuesday, January 16, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm – Admired for the powerful intensity of her playing, violinist Simone Lamsma will join the OSM in a performance of Szymanowski’s Violin Concerto no. 1. Based on the Polish poem “May Night,” the piece exudes a contemplative atmosphere. A nighttime mood also pervades Mahler’s Seventh Symphony right through to its resolution in a luminous finale. This […]
Tuesday, December 19, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm – After his highly acclaimed first appearance at the Maison symphonique in 2019, French conductor Hervé Niquet is back with the OSM to direct Berlioz’s L’enfance du Christ. With this monumental, three-part work for soloists, choir and orchestra, the composer further made his mark as a great dramatist, recounting the many episodes of a biblical saga, […]
Wednesday, December 6, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm – A true hymn to joy, love and life, the arresting Turangalîla-Symphonie abounds in contrasts and vivid tonal colours. Here, a highly virtuosic piano part and the mysterious-sounding ondes Martenot play leading roles in the orchestra. A collaborator of the OSM for many years, Jean-Yves Thibaudet joins the Orchestra as Rafael Payare conducts one of Messiaen’s […]
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm – A true hymn to joy, love and life, the arresting Turangalîla-Symphonie abounds in contrasts and vivid tonal colours. Here, a highly virtuosic piano part and the mysterious-sounding ondes Martenot play leading roles in the orchestra. A collaborator of the OSM for many years, Jean-Yves Thibaudet joins the Orchestra as Rafael Payare conducts one of Messiaen’s […]
Saturday, November 11, 2023 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Experience the excitement and suspense of the OSM Competition’s 84th edition, dedicated to strings. For the second time in the Competition’s history, the three finalists will each have a chance to play a concerto with the OSM’s musicians on the stage of the Maison symphonique. Come applaud and support the next generation of Canadian virtuosos!
Friday, November 10, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm – Initiated by internationally acclaimed cellist Alisa Weilerstein, FRAGMENTS is a pioneering project that combines lighting effects and theatrical sets to create an ever-changing palette of emotions. Bridging past and present, each fragment weaves together movements from one of Bach’s Six Suites for Solo Cello with newly commissioned works. A novel concert format for you to […]
Thursday, November 9, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm – Christoph Eschenbach returns to the OSM, joined by the astonishing violinist Augustin Hadelich in Alban Berg’s Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel,” a contemplative work dedicated to the daughter of Alma Mahler, who tragically died at a young age. Beethoven’s Symphony no. 7 brings a complete change of atmosphere, with its powerful rhythmic impetus […]
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm – Christoph Eschenbach returns to the OSM, joined by the astonishing violinist Augustin Hadelich in Alban Berg’s Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel,” a contemplative work dedicated to the daughter of Alma Mahler, who tragically died at a young age. Beethoven’s Symphony no. 7 brings a complete change of atmosphere, with its powerful rhythmic impetus […]
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm – Endowed with a strong musical personality, Ligeti was one of the most inventive and influential composers of the 20th century. The four works on this programme exhibit various aspects of investigations conducted by this musician into questions of style and form. Directed by Jean-Michaël Lavoie, members of the OSM, the talented Ligeti Quartet, and musicians […]
Thursday, November 2, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm – Organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez is known for his spectacular virtuosity and ability to rouse audiences. The unstoppable verve of young trumpeter Lucienne Renaudin Vary has conquered stages throughout the world with her charismatic, radiant performances. These two passionate musicians team up for a highly eclectic assortment of works ranging from Baroque to jazz, with a […]
Sunday, October 29, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Slobbering toads and cobwebs! Here is a most unusual course in the art of magic potions, to the sounds of the orchestra! Your instructor is a very industrious and chatty sorcerer, but will the recipes of his spells have that hocus-pocus effect? With magically themed works, take the plunge into a bewitching world!
Thursday, October 26, 2023 @ 10:30 am – 11:45 am – Three Viennese composers are the focus of this captivating program: Beethoven, whose highly innovative Violin Concerto will showcase the artistry of OSM Concertmaster Andrew Wan; Mozart, whose spirited “Haffner” Symphony is a thorough illustration of Viennese Classicism; and Webern, whose Passacaglia highlights the orchestra’s various timbres, and who also illuminated the contrapuntal intricacies of Bach’s […]
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm – Three Viennese composers are the focus of this captivating program: Beethoven, whose highly innovative Violin Concerto will showcase the artistry of OSM Concertmaster Andrew Wan; Mozart, whose spirited “Haffner” Symphony is a thorough illustration of Viennese Classicism; and Webern, whose Passacaglia highlights the orchestra’s various timbres, and who also illuminated the contrapuntal intricacies of Bach’s […]
Thursday, October 19, 2023 @ 10:30 am – 11:45 am – Charlie Chaplin’s first talkie, The Great Dictator was nominated for five Oscars, including one for Best Original Score. In the first North American screening of its remastered version, this half-satirical, half-comedic film delivers a message of hope and tolerance through the incredible story of a humble Jewish barber and a look-alike dictator based on Hitler. […]
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm – Charlie Chaplin’s first talkie, The Great Dictator was nominated for five Oscars, including one for Best Original Score. In the first North American screening of its remastered version, this half-satirical, half-comedic film delivers a message of hope and tolerance through the incredible story of a humble Jewish barber and a look-alike dictator based on Hitler. […]
Saturday, October 14, 2023 @ 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm – A former OSM Competition winner, the charismatic Canadian violinist Blake Pouliot joins forces with the Orchestra in Barber’s Violin Concerto. A masterpiece at turns lyrical or introspective, its last movement driven by a rhythmic fury, this concerto is an unquestionable tour de force for the soloist. The Negro Folk Symphony by African-American composer William Levi […]
Thursday, October 12, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm – A former OSM Competition winner, the charismatic Canadian violinist Blake Pouliot joins forces with the Orchestra in Barber’s Violin Concerto. A masterpiece at turns lyrical or introspective, its last movement driven by a rhythmic fury, this concerto is an unquestionable tour de force for the soloist. The Negro Folk Symphony by African-American composer William Levi […]
Sunday, August 11, 2019 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm – Allégresse et effervescence sont les mots d’ordre du concert de clôture de cette huitième édition de la Virée classique. Au programme, Vivaldi le compositeur des célébrissimes Quatre saisons. Pas un instrument n’a échappé à sa plume, il les a tous mis à l’honneur dans ses innombrables concertos. Tous? Peut-être pas! Découvrez des versions inédites sur des […]
Saturday, August 10, 2019 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm – Retrouvez l’OSM dans un de ses plus grands succès La valse de Ravel, jouée en rappel lors de la tournée 2019 en Europe. S’inspirant du folklore de l’Europe centrale et empli d’une farouche vitalité, le Concerto pour orchestre de Bartók met en valeur toute la virtuosité des divers pupitres de l’Orchestre.
Friday, August 9, 2019 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Marc Hervieux, le charismatique ténor montréalais, interprétera Les Illuminations de Britten, un cycle de mélodies sur des poèmes de Rimbaud. Kent Nagano dirigera des extraits des suites 1 et 2 de Peer Gynt, musique illustrant le drame fantastique d’Ibsen. La richesse mélodique de ces suites leur a assuré un succès jamais démenti depuis leur création.
