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Winners of the 28th Gala des Prix Opus

By Newswire on 3 February 2025 Arts Industry, Classical Music, Montreal, Music Competition, Newswire, Quebec City

Montréal, Sunday, February 2, 2025 – Earlier today at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts’ Bourgie Hall, the Conseil québécois de la musique (CQM) held its 28th Opus Awards Gala. Presented in partnership with Power Corporation of Canada, this major annual gathering of Québec’s concert music community celebrated the musical achievements of the 2023–2024 artistic season. The gala’s seasoned team, comprised of master of ceremonies and host Jocelyn Lebeau, executive producer and artistic director Sylvie Raymond, and lighting designer and stage director Cédric Delorme-Bouchard, successfully showcased the 32 winners of this edition. In addition, courtesy of ATMA Classique, the general…

Clockwise from top L: Jean-François Lapointe, Tessa Fackelmann, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Industry News February 2025: Resignations, cancellations & happy winners announced

By Gianmarco Segato on 31 January 2025 Arts Industry, City, Classical Music, Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto

Appointments The Metropolitan Opera announced the appointment of Daniele Rustioni to the position of principal guest conductor for a three-year term, becoming only the third principal guest conductor in Met history, beginning with the 2025–26 season. In his new position, Rustioni will conduct a minimum of two operas per season. In coming seasons, Rustioni will conduct a new production of Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra, as well as revivals of Giordano’s Andrea Chénier, Mozart’s Don Giovanni, and Puccini’s La bohème. Isolde Lagacé, C.M. has been appointed a Member of the Order of Canada by Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada. Lagacé is…

Pro Musica: A Season of Prodigies

By Heather Weinreb on 31 January 2025 Arts Industry, Montreal, Quebec City

Montreal-based presenter and producer of classical-music concerts, Pro Musica is centring their 2025 concert series around the theme of “prodigy music.” The series will feature both performers and composers who are prodigies, the rare and inspiring people who at a very young age “develop a musicality that is specific to mature musicians,” explains Artistic Director Irina Krasnyanskaya. As a pianist and piano professor, Krasnyanskaya has worked with gifted young musicians for many years. “I find it very inspiring to watch them grow, to help them with the path,” she says. Krasnyanskaya came up with this year’s theme at a piano-gala…

Choral Calendar

By Marie-Claire Fafard-Blais on 31 January 2025 Canadian Music, Choral, Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, Vocal

MONTREAL Destinées March 22 at 7:30 p.m. – Maison symphonique The Chœur St-Laurent, directed by Philippe Bourque, in collaboration with the Chœur de l’Université de Montréal, presents William Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast, a monumental work for baritone, choir and orchestra. The program will be completed by Edward Elgar’s The Music Makers, performed by contralto Rose Naggar-Tremblay. www.choeur.qc.ca Edelweiss March 29 at 3 p.m. – Maison symphonique Ensemble ArtChoral, conducted by Matthias Maute, presents a springtime concert featuring some of the most beautiful works celebrating spring: Richard Rodgers’s Edelweiss; excerpts from Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen; Edward Elgar’s Lux Aeterna; and Léo Delibes’s…

Orchestras Guide for Quebec and Ontario

By La Scena Musicale Team on 31 January 2025 Canadian Music, Classical, Classical Music, Montreal, Orchestral, Ottawa, Quebec City, Toronto

QUEBEC Arion Orchestre Baroque arionbaroque.com At the heart of Montreal’s musical life for over forty years, Arion Orchestre Baroque is a pioneer in Quebec and Canada in the world of early music on period instruments. Under the artistic direction of conductor and bassoonist Mathieu Lussier since 2019, Arion presents a concert series featuring internationally renowned guest conductors and soloists. The clarity and freshness of Arion’s interpretations of Baroque and Classical works are underpinned by a discography of over thirty critically acclaimed and award-winning titles. Committed to the creation and dissemination of youth and educational projects, and a partner of renowned…

Clemens Schuldt. Courtesy of the Orchestre symphonique de Québec.

Clemens Schuldt: A Breath of Fresh Air in Quebec City

By Justin Bernard on 31 January 2025 Interviews, Orchestral, Quebec City

Since Clemens Schuldt joined Orchestre symphonique de Québec (OSQ) as music director in 2023, its spirit has changed. A certain pride has settled on the musicians, the organization, even the audiences of the provincial capital. Several factors underlie this, but the personality of the German conductor and his local commitment have certainly contributed. La Scena Musicale met him in Montreal last fall, the day after conducting the closing concert of the International Bach Festival. In a country like Germany, a young conductor is bound to be influenced by the musical geniuses of the past. Schuldt’s father is from Hamburg, the…

ATMA Classique, Ensemble ArtChoral & Mécénat Musica Release Art choral, vol. 6: Moderne

By Newswire on 20 January 2025 Choral, Classical, Classical Music, Quebec City, Vocal

January 31, 2025 – ATMA Classique, Ensemble ArtChoral and Mécénat Musica are proud to present Art choral, vol.6: Moderne with Ensemble ArtChoral under the direction of Matthias Maute. Volume 6 surveys modern choral repertoire from 20th and 21st century composers, including Canadian Andrew Balfour (Præter rerum seriem), Americans Samuel Barber (Agnus Dei), Aaron Copland (Help Us, O Lord), and Morten Lauridsen (O magnum mysterium), and English composer Edward Elgar, among others. The album features outstanding works in the modern choral repertoire, some of which have become a reference point for any choir open to contemporary music. The ART CHORAL series…

Upcoming Concerts: Montreal, Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto, West of Canada

By Heather Weinreb on 11 November 2024 Chamber Music, Classical, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Toronto, Vancouver

On Tour Barbara Hannigan & Bertrand Chamayou Photo: Luciano Romano Barbara Hannigan & Bertrand Chamayou In celebration of their recent “Messaien” album release, Juno and Grammy Award-winning soprano Barbara Hannigan and pianist Bertrand Chamayou will tour Canada and the U.S. in November and December. The concert opens with Messaien’s Chants de terre et de ciel, rich with complex rhythms and vibrant, vocal colours. In addition, Hannigan and Chamayou will perform Scriabin’s Poème-nocturne, and Vers la flamme alongside John Zorn’s Jumalattaret —a sign cycle using text from Finnish epic poetry. The tour stops in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, and Ottawa along…

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Choral Calendar (Nov 2024)

By Kristen Whittle on 9 November 2024 Choral, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Toronto, Vancouver

West Early Music Vancouver Dec. 22, Vancouver Under the direction of Alexander Weimann, Early Music Vancouver will present a pairing of “Festive Cantatas” featuring Gloria in excelsis Deo cantata by J.S. Bach and Missa Nativitatis Domini by Czech composer Jan Dismas Zelenka. www.earlymusic.bc.ca Vancouver Chamber Choir Dec. 12, 13, Vancouver Peace and tranquility is the theme of the Vancouver Chamber Choir’s holiday concert entitled “Christmas by Candlelight.” Under the direction of Kari Turunen, the choir will present a large selection of holiday classics and new works, including Laura Hawley’s Mary called it an angel and the world première of Chris…

Orchestre de l’Agora and its founding conductor, Nicolas Ellis

Farah Alibay at the Festival de Lanaudière

By Newswire on 29 April 2024 Classical Music, La Scena Online, Montreal, Orchestral, Quebec City, Quebec Music

The Festival de Lanaudière is delighted to announce that aerospace engineer Farah Alibay will headline the Festival’s opening concert next July 6.

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