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The Django Festival Allstars played for almost two hours without intermission at Koerner Hall, and the near capacity audience loved it.
The Orchestre Métropolitain and María Dueñas In November, the illustrious Yannick Nézet-Séguin will interpret Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7 with his Orchestre Métropolitain. Known as the Leningrad symphony, the piece became a symbol of hope during the Second World War. Also on the program is Halvorsen’s Violin Concerto, which will be interpreted by the young Spanish violinist, María Dueñas (Nov. 17 and 18). www.orchestremetropolitain.com Gala des Jeunes Ambassadeurs et Ambassadrices Lyriques The Gala des Jeunes Ambassadeurs et Ambassadrices Lyriques will take place in the Concert Hall at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal (4750 Henri-Julien Ave.). This benefit concert will feature…
Here is a list of Winter Music and Arts festivals in Canada in 2023 and 2024. New Brunswick Fredericton Frostival Festival Fredericton, January 18 to February 4 www.frederictoncapitalregion.ca/see-do/festivals-events/calendar-events/frostival Montréal Salon des métiers d’art du Québec Montréal, December 7 to 17 514-861-2787 | www.metiersdart.ca Igloofest Montréal, January 18 to February 10 www.igloofest.ca Festival classique hivernal Laval, January 26 to 28 www.osl.ca/festival-classique-hivernal The Orchestre symphonique de Laval presents its 3rd annual Festival classique hivernal (Winter Classical Festival). A festival with a varied repertoire, suitable for all generations, featuring music from the films Star Wars and Lord of the Rings, the great classics…
Conductor Kathleen Allan joined the Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto as their Artistic Director in July of 2019. Her first exciting season with the group was brought to an abrupt halt, though, by the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Since then, she has been “blown away by the (choir’s) community commitment,” she says, which has played a massive role in allowing the group to return to full-scale live concerts, many of which have sold out in the last two years. This year marks the organization’s 50th anniversary. Founded in 1973 by Robert Palmai, Amadeus boasts an impressive history. Silver…
“In music, we roam through the mysteries of life and learn that we should never tame our wildness.” So declares stage, cabaret and recording star Ute Lemper.
This was Sir András Schiff’s seventh appearance at Koerner Hall and I doubt that it will be his last, says critic Paul Robinson.
Who will carry on the standard set by the Emerson String Quartet? Among the names mentioned recently was the Danish String Quartet.
The country is wondering about the identity of singer-songwriter and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie after a new CBC investigation that contradicts her decades-old claims to Indigenous heritage.
Esprit Orchestra continues its 41st season with CIRCLE MAPS, taking place on November 30th, 2023 at Koerner Hall.
The Canadian Opera Company’s Centre Stage, now in its 10th year, is one of the most anticipated events in Canada’s opera world.
