Sitting in the audience at the TSO Messiah this past Sunday, I kept thinking how lucky I was to witness another performance of Messiah in the familiar Roy Thomson Hall.
Musicians have been paying tribute to Marlena Malas, a renowned mezzo-soprano and respected music teacher at the Juilliard School who died on Dec. 4, 2023 at the age of 87.
Album of the Year? There’s quite a few, from Vikingur Olaffson’s Goldberg Variations to Yuja Wang’s Rachmaninov concertos, to Semyon Bychkov Resurrection Symphony.
A much-deserved credit to the LMMC’s choice in this season’s guest artists, Montreal should hope to hear Hermitage Piano Trio back in our enchanting wintry city in the years to come.
The Royal Conservatory of Music’s full house who braved the frosty November weather was rewarded with three Canadian premieres of hidden classical gems by Friedrich Block, performed by ARC Ensemble.
On November 29, the Montreal Bach Festival hosted Vincent Lauzer and Dorothéa Ventura with an unusual program as part of their Off Bach programming.
The Sinfonia de l’Ouest will present its second concert of the 2023-2024 Season at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 9th with guest artist soprano Aline Kutan.
Dark Flower pulls together more than 25 years of atmospheric compositions by Linda Catlin Smith for a mesmerizing avant-garde journey.
Soundstreams’ 41st season continues this December with Electric Messiah, the company’s 8th annual dynamic and original reimagination of Handel’s timeless classic.
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…
