Coming events

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Saturday, November 15, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ) and the 75th anniversary of the Faculty of Music at the Université de Montréal, two flagship institutions of Quebec’s musical landscape join forces to celebrate their long-standing artistic collaboration. The Ensemble de musique contemporaine de l’UdeM (EMC) partners with […]

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Thursday, October 3, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Luminous Aurora Discover the incandescent and colourful textures and sonorities of renowned Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, in a programme featuring works by Kaija Saariaho, Hans Martin and Keiko Devaux. Like Hungarian composer György Ligeti, Kaija Saariaho has inspired several generations of composers. She has written several operas which have been international successes, including L’amour de […]

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Tuesday, May 28, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – After Vancouver, the Turning Point Ensemble (TPE) celebrates its 20th anniversary in Montréal with RASAS by Sandeep Bhagwati, and two works by female composers Farangis Nurulla-Khoja and Jocelyn Morlock as part of the Homage Series. (French follows) Discover a unique arrangement of segments of his great epic modular composition RASAS. In the Indian artistic tradition, the […]

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – The Maison de la culture Ahuntsic partners with the SMCQ Homage Series dedicated to composer Sandeep Bhagwati, to present this transatlantic collaboration featuring 10 performers from Berlin’s Śabdagatitāra and Montréal’s Oktoecho ensembles. Fusing diverse instruments and styles, these ensembles offer a unique musical experience of comprovisations, blending compositions and improvisations, celebrating music as a universal […]

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Sunday, April 21, 2024 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm – Dive into a phenomenal musical and visual adventure! This immersive and participatory experience blurs the lines between space and time, tying music and the visual arts together through composition and improvisation. A performance-installation by Sandeep Bhagwati for ten musicians at the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, in connection with the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec’s […]

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Saturday, April 20, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am – Dive into a phenomenal musical and visual adventure! This immersive and participatory experience blurs the lines between space and time, tying music and the visual arts together through composition and improvisation. A performance-installation by Sandeep Bhagwati for ten musicians at the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, in connection with the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec’s […]

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Sunday, November 19, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Le temps de cet atelier, vos enfants deviendront des compositeurs ou des compositrices en inventant la bande sonore du conte Maélie et le dragon. Cette adorable histoire, écrite par une petite fille de neuf ans, a tellement séduit le compositeur Denis Gougeon qu’il a décidé de la mettre en musique. Le conte et la musique […]

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Friday, January 26, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – This concert revolves around the piece Rasas (Ritual and Sophisticated Areas of Sound) by Sandeep Bhagwati, in which the performers follow a musical path guided by human emotions. In the Indian artistic tradition, rasas are a system for classifying emotions that constitute the basic components of all artistic expression. In this piece, Sandeep Bhagwati has […]

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Sunday, November 19, 2023 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am – Le temps de cet atelier, vos enfants deviendront des compositeurs ou des compositrices en inventant la bande sonore du conte Maélie et le dragon. Cette adorable histoire, écrite par une petite fille de neuf ans, a tellement séduit le compositeur Denis Gougeon qu’il a décidé de la mettre en musique. Le conte et la musique […]

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Sunday, November 5, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm – A piano marathon! Discover the infinite possibilities of this instrument through a myriad of concerts, throughout the weekend. A unique piano experience, where the virtuosity of the performers reaches new heights as they present rarely heard compositions. Immerse yourself in the works of Sandeep Bhagwati! The SMCQ invites internationally renowned pianist Moritz Ernst to perform […]

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Sunday, November 5, 2023 @ 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm – A piano marathon! Discover the infinite possibilities of this instrument through a myriad of concerts, throughout the weekend. A unique piano experience, where the virtuosity of the performers reaches new heights as they present rarely heard compositions. Montréal pianists Daniel Áñez and Brigitte Poulin illuminate the stage, completing this pianistic panorama. Helmut Lachenmann’s lullaby, Gordon […]

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Sunday, November 5, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – A piano marathon! Discover the infinite possibilities of this instrument through a myriad of concerts, throughout the weekend. A unique piano experience, where the virtuosity of the performers reaches new heights as they present rarely heard compositions. Critically acclaimed compositions recorded by pianist Erik Bertsch himself (Kairos label). Marco Stroppa’s les Miniature estrose stand apart […]

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Saturday, November 4, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm – A piano marathon! Discover the infinite possibilities of this instrument through a myriad of concerts, throughout the weekend. A unique piano experience, where the virtuosity of the performers reaches new heights as they present rarely heard compositions. Solo piano in all its forms! Concert artist Moritz Ernst continues his marathon-style exploration of the range of […]

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Saturday, November 4, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm – A piano marathon! Discover the infinite possibilities of this instrument through a myriad of concerts, throughout the weekend. A unique piano experience, where the virtuosity of the performers reaches new heights as they present rarely heard compositions. Immerse yourself in the works of Sandeep Bhagwati! The SMCQ invites internationally renowned pianist Moritz Ernst to perform […]

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Saturday, November 4, 2023 @ 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm – A piano marathon! Discover the infinite possibilities of this instrument through a myriad of concerts, throughout the weekend. A unique piano experience, where the virtuosity of the performers reaches new heights as they present rarely heard compositions. Virtuosity and rhythmic precision at your fingertips! This concert brings together pianists Pamela Reimer and Erik Bertsch in […]

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Friday, November 3, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm – A piano marathon! Discover the infinite possibilities of this instrument through a myriad of concerts, throughout the weekend. A unique piano experience, where the virtuosity of the performers reaches new heights as they present rarely heard compositions. Viktor Lazarof and Philippe Prudhomme, two high-flying pianists, take us to the very edge of Balkan and Quebec […]

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Friday, November 3, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm – A piano marathon! Discover the infinite possibilities of this instrument through a myriad of concerts, throughout the weekend. A unique piano experience, where the virtuosity of the performers reaches new heights as they present rarely heard compositions. Immerse yourself in the works of Sandeep Bhagwati! The SMCQ invites internationally renowned pianist Moritz Ernst to perform […]

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm – A piano marathon! Discover the infinite possibilities of this instrument through a myriad of concerts, throughout the weekend. A unique piano experience, where the virtuosity of the performers reaches new heights as they present rarely heard compositions. Immerse yourself in the works of Sandeep Bhagwati! The SMCQ invites internationally renowned pianist Moritz Ernst to perform […]

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023 @ 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm – A piano marathon! Discover the infinite possibilities of this instrument through a myriad of concerts, throughout the weekend. A unique piano experience, where the virtuosity of the performers reaches new heights as they present rarely heard compositions. Montréal pianists Daniel Áñez and Brigitte Poulin illuminate the stage, completing this pianistic panorama. Helmut Lachenmann’s lullaby, Gordon […]

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – A piano marathon! Discover the infinite possibilities of this instrument through a myriad of concerts, throughout the weekend. A unique piano experience, where the virtuosity of the performers reaches new heights as they present rarely heard compositions. Critically acclaimed compositions recorded by pianist Erik Bertsch himself (Kairos label). Marco Stroppa’s les Miniature estrose stand apart […]

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Monday, September 4, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm – A piano marathon! Discover the infinite possibilities of this instrument through a myriad of concerts, throughout the weekend. A unique piano experience, where the virtuosity of the performers reaches new heights as they present rarely heard compositions. Solo piano in all its forms! Concert artist Moritz Ernst continues his marathon-style exploration of the range of […]

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Monday, September 4, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm – A piano marathon! Discover the infinite possibilities of this instrument through a myriad of concerts, throughout the weekend. A unique piano experience, where the virtuosity of the performers reaches new heights as they present rarely heard compositions. Immerse yourself in the works of Sandeep Bhagwati! The SMCQ invites internationally renowned pianist Moritz Ernst to perform […]

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Monday, September 4, 2023 @ 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm – A piano marathon! Discover the infinite possibilities of this instrument through a myriad of concerts, throughout the weekend. A unique piano experience, where the virtuosity of the performers reaches new heights as they present rarely heard compositions. Virtuosity and rhythmic precision at your fingertips! This concert brings together pianists Pamela Reimer and Erik Bertsch in […]

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Sunday, September 3, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm – A piano marathon! Discover the infinite possibilities of this instrument through a myriad of concerts, throughout the weekend. A unique piano experience, where the virtuosity of the performers reaches new heights as they present rarely heard compositions. Viktor Lazarof and Philippe Prudhomme, two high-flying pianists, take us to the very edge of Balkan and Quebec […]

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Sunday, September 3, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm – A piano marathon! Discover the infinite possibilities of this instrument through a myriad of concerts, throughout the weekend. A unique piano experience, where the virtuosity of the performers reaches new heights as they present rarely heard compositions. Immerse yourself in the works of Sandeep Bhagwati! The SMCQ invites internationally renowned pianist Moritz Ernst to perform […]

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm – Fly through the looking glass with Chants Libres and Sandeep Bhagwati! Dreamlike and mysterious, Sandeep Bhagwati’s Aichinger lieder seemingly escape from reality into a gentle trance-like state. In the meditative spirit of Mykalle Bielinski’s concerts, this Chants Libres remix features psalmody, orality, ritual and the living arts. Drawing on the ethereal freedom of Ilse Aichinger’s […]

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Sunday, November 5, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Immerse yourself in the works of Sandeep Bhagwati! The SMCQ invites internationally renowned pianist Moritz Ernst to perform Music of Crossing, a cycle of 36 pieces, comprising a total of two and a half hours of music, performed over 3 successive evenings. Shaped by the structure of Georges Perec’s novel La Vie mode d’emploi and by his vast artistic […]

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Sunday, November 5, 2023 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm – Montréal pianists Daniel Áñez and Brigitte Poulin illuminate the stage, completing this pianistic panorama. Helmut Lachenmann’s lullaby, Gordon Monahan’s experimental minimalism, Anne Southam’s haunting melody and Jocelyn Morlock’s delicacy follow each other in an ethereal repertoire. Berio’s radical microcosm and Émilie Girard-Charest’s singular tonalities add their unique colours to this unusual soundscape. A musical journey […]

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Sunday, November 5, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – Critically acclaimed compositions recorded by pianist Erik Bertsch himself (Kairos label). Marco Stroppa’s les Miniature estrose stand apart in the composer’s catalogue. His pieces are crafted down to minute detail, like the richly decorated lettering on illuminated manuscripts from the Middle Ages. They give life to fascinating music composed of ‘’cores” which migrate with each movement, as […]

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Saturday, November 4, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm – Solo piano in all its forms! Concert artist Moritz Ernst continues his marathon-style exploration of the range of possibilities applied to the solo piano repertoire. A fascinating piece by Cassandra Miller, the unique language of Sarah Nemtsov, the personal and surprising sound worlds of Anna Korsun and Karlheinz Stockhausen, plus a creation by Serge Arcuri make […]

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Saturday, November 4, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Immerse yourself in the works of Sandeep Bhagwati! The SMCQ invites internationally renowned pianist Moritz Ernst to perform Music of Crossing, a cycle of 36 pieces, comprising a total of two and a half hours of music, performed over 3 successive evenings. Shaped by the structure of Georges Perec’s novel La Vie mode d’emploi and by his vast artistic […]

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Saturday, November 4, 2023 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm – Virtuosity and rhythmic precision at your fingertips! This concert brings together pianists Pamela Reimer and Erik Bertsch in a highly demanding repertoire. The programme includes works which take you from the fantasy and spirituality of Fabio Nieder to the specificities of timbre and light (Ivan Fedele), from mathematical models applied to the growth of plants (Enno […]

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Friday, November 3, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm – Viktor Lazarof and Philippe Prudhomme, two high-flying pianists, take us to the very edge of Balkan and Quebec music. From the hypnotic waltz by Miodrag Lazarov Pashu to the dream-like or unleashed works of François Morel, the soloists take us to the crossroads of singular sounds. Pieces by talented up-and-coming musicians (Snežana Nešić, Francis Battah) […]

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Friday, November 3, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Immerse yourself in the works of Sandeep Bhagwati! The SMCQ invites internationally renowned pianist Moritz Ernst to perform Music of Crossing, a cycle of 36 pieces, comprising a total of two and a half hours of music, performed over 3 successive evenings. Shaped by the structure of Georges Perec’s novel La Vie mode d’emploi and by his vast artistic […]

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Sunday, October 22, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Dreamlike and mysterious, Sandeep Bhagwati’s Aichinger lieder seemingly escape from reality into a gentle trance-like state. In the meditative spirit of Mykalle Bielinski’s concerts, this Chants Libres remix features psalmody, orality, ritual and the living arts. Drawing on the ethereal freedom of Ilse Aichinger’s poetry, accompanied by synthesiser drones and looping, the voice and presenc […]

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Thursday, March 2, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Profoundly imbued with spirituality, Messiaen’s music is also distinguished by its universality. To open the concert, Louise Bessette invites us to share a rare moment of eternity with four of the Vingt Regards sur l’enfant Jésus, a masterpiece abounding with the composer’s pianistic discoveries. The shimmering colours which illustrate the richness of her repertoire then […]

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Sunday, February 26, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Contemporary music in it’s many forms! The French ensemble Court-circuit is renowned in Europe for risk-taking and virtuosity. We are invited to discover several works from different generations of French, Canadian and American composers, reflecting a spirit of freedom. A programme marked by contrasting sound and atmosphere, taking us on a journey through the fragmented […]

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Sunday, February 26, 2023 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – The tragic universe of the Passion of Christ set to music by Walter Boudreau, based on poems by Raôul Duguay. Golgot(h)a revisits the Stations of the Cross, represented by some fifteen tableaux and performed by a large ensemble of brass ensemble, percussion, organ and 16 voices. Winner in Paris in 1991 of the Grand prix […]

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Friday, February 24, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – One of the great Indigenous voices! The music of Andrew Balfour, a composer of Cree origin, is at the heart of this concert, which takes us on a moving spiritual journey. His choral works invite us to commune, as in Vision Chant, inspired by an Indigenous singing style that reaches the heights of tranquility and […]

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Thursday, February 23, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – The voices of Inuit and Breton singers rise above the ocean in Katia Makdissi-Warren’s highly anticipated creation. The composer, a master in the art of building bridges between cultures, merges two thousand-year-old traditions in a work for orchestra and four voices. Led by Allyson Migeon and Brandyn Lewis, Ensemble Obiora, which promote musicians from different […]

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Sunday, September 25, 2022 @ 1:30 pm – 5:15 pm – For its season opening event, the SMCQ invites the public to share the stage with the artists! This afternoon of discovery will allow young and old alike to meet composers and musicians, while participating in musical improvisation and choral singing workshops. No musical knowledge is required.

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Sunday, January 30, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – World music in general, especially that from Japan colours Simon Bertrand’s work. This concert, in the form of a musical journey, sets out to meet his influences in a contemplative mode conducive to the encounter with the other.

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Thursday, June 17, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Works by Makdissi-Warren, Breault, Hyland and Lizotte From one flute to another… Conceived by Marie-Hélène Breault and focusing works by composer Katia Makdissi-Warren, this programme plunges you into a mysterious universe with lyrical and meditative sounds. The modern flute is imbued with the breath and colours of the nay (a reed flute played in Arab, […]

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Sunday, February 28, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 8:40 pm – Du spectre sonore au spectre de la lumière! Après des mois de confinement et de noirceur, les éclatants interprètes de Paramirabo misent sur des œuvres éblouissantes pour nous donner une lueur d’espoir. Construite autour des Treize couleurs du soleil couchant de Tristan Murail, la programmation sera teintée par les nuances et textures de compositeur·trices de […]

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Saturday, February 27, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 8:40 pm – The 10th edition of the MNM and the scope keeps on expanding for one of the largest contemporary music festivals in the continent! To celebrate its longevity, the SMCQ offers a grand concert at the Maison Symphonique with some major works from its repertoire. Ligeti’s imposing Volumina flirts with the infinite sound possibilities offered by […]

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Friday, February 26, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Pushing the limits of the body and the score! Choreographer Paul-André Fortier and composer Walter Boudreau bring together their unique sense of artistic adventure in a program illustrating the permeability of the disciplines. After composing Chaleurs for Fortier in 1985, Maestro Boudreau arranged a concert version of the work for saxophone quartet… which was in […]

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Thursday, February 25, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – The first monographic concert dedicated to Silvio Palmieri! ECM+ pays tribute to the Quebec composer who recently passed away. It celebrates a boundless character with an unclassifiable style. To this end, Palmieri’s favourite performer Louise Bessette brilliantly illustrates the love he devoted to the piano repertoire; while his chamber music, vocal and operatic works testify […]

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Wednesday, February 24, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm – The Ensemble SuperMusiques has been at the crossroads of contemporary music, improvisation and sound experimentation for 40 years! To mark this anniversary, its musicians present you with a cascade of unusual performances, both emblematic of the current music scene and a counter-current to the concertante form. This cabaret thus flows with crazy energy and a […]

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Sunday, February 21, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm – From baroque to contemporary, four centuries of music at your fingertips! Quatuor Bozzini and Les Boréades de Montréal bring together their respective strings and musical worlds in a programme that is at the antipodes of time. Dowland’s “Seven Lachrymæ Pavanes,” one of the 17th century’s great successes, intertwine with the creations of two young Canadian […]

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Saturday, February 20, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm – Experience the “madness” of Infonie as if you are there! Relive the incredible artistic experience of the multidisciplinary group founded in the 1970s by Walter Boudreau and poet Raôul Duguay. The youthful ensemble 333 ToutArtBel directed by Philippe Hode-Keyser offers us a stage reinterpretation as unbridled as that of their elders, blending music, improvisation, dance […]

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Friday, February 19, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 8:40 pm – World-renowned performers and recipient of numerous awards, Quatuor Molinari plays the heartstrings with a programme emblematic of its musical eclecticism. From the panoply of effects present in Zorn’s quartet to the Viennese atmosphere of Penderecki’s work, the musicians take you on a journey through all the tonalities of a repertoire considered to be the quintessence […]

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Thursday, February 18, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 8:40 pm – The United Nations of Music! The opening night sets the festival’s tone with the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra, one of the few orchestras in the world that assembles so many different communities. On the program: five works reflecting many journeys where compositions, musicians and instruments invite us to move to the rhythm of this Western Canadian […]