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2025-26 Orchestra Roundup

By Justin Bernard on 3 September 2025 Classical Music, Montreal, Orchestral, Ottawa, Quebec City, Toronto

Montreal Orchestre symphonique de Montréal kicks off its season on Sept. 17 and 18 with Berlioz’s La Damnation de Faust conducted by Music Director Rafael Payare. The masterful work, inspired by Goethe’s myth, features soloists mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill (Marguerite), tenor Andrew Staples (Faust), and British bass-baritone Sir Willard White (Méphistophélès) and baritone Ashley Riches (Brander). Maestro Payare thus reunites with the French composer following the success of Symphonie fantastique during the OSM’s most recent European tour. In October, the Venezuelan conductor returns to the podium to conduct music by another of his favorite composers, Mahler, to whom he has dedicated…

Tafelmusik and Rachel Podger: Love at First Bow

By Viktor Lazarov on 3 September 2025 Baroque and Early, Canadian Music, Classical Music, Orchestral, Strings, Toronto

Flying across bridges of time spread over ornate baroque landscapes, bellicose classical terrains, early romantic gardens, and idiosyncratic 21st-century reliefs, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra travels at a speed precious few ensembles could match. Three years short of a 50th anniversary, the Toronto-based ensemble opens their 2025-26 season with a star-studded cast of guest directors and soloists. “We’re starting our second season with Rachel Podger as principal guest director,” says violist Brandon Chui, one of Tafelmusik’s three artistic directors. Building on a decade-long symbiotic relationship, Tafelmusik and Podger kick off with Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G minor, one of the most recognizable…

NAC Orchestra Announces Appointment of John Storgårds as its Next Music Director

By Newswire on 3 September 2025 Arts Industry, Newswire, Orchestral, Ottawa

September 3, 2025 – OTTAWA (Canada) – Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) announced today that the internationally acclaimed Finnish conductor John Storgårds will become the NAC Orchestra’s eighth music director, beginning in the 2026–2027 season. Widely celebrated for his artistry, versatility, and deep connection with musicians and audiences alike, Storgårds succeeds Alexander Shelley, who will conclude his tenure as the Orchestra’s current Music Director in July 2026. Storgårds debuted with the NAC Orchestra in 2013 and has served as its Principal Guest Conductor since 2015. Over the past decade, NAC Orchestra audiences have responded with enthusiasm to the extraordinary artistic…

Renowned Conductor Karen Kamensek joins the Calgary Philharmonic in New Role

By Newswire on 2 September 2025 Arts Industry, Newswire, Orchestral, West

Calgary AB (September 2, 2025) — The Calgary Philharmonic is pleased to announce that highly-acclaimed, Grammy-award winning conductor Karen Kamensek has joined the Calgary Phil this season in the newly-created role of Principal Guest Conductor. In addition to leading the Orchestra for a few concerts each season, Kamensek will work behind the scenes with the Calgary Phil in an artistic advisory capacity. In the upcoming 2025/2026 Season, Kamensek conducts the Classics series opener, Gil Shaham Plays Beethoven, on September 12 and 13 at the Jack Singer Concert Hall, as well as Verdi’s Requiem on March 20, 2026, also at the…

Children’s Requiem protests modern crimes against children

By Newswire on 27 August 2025 Choral, Classical Music, Newswire, Orchestral, Vocal

Wroclaw, August 27, 2025—On 10 September at 7 p.m., at St. Mary Magdalene’s Cathedral in Wrocław (Poland), as part of the 60th Wratislavia Cantans International Music Festival, the premiere of Zygmunt Krauze’s Children’s Requiem will take place. This monumental work for two soloists, two children’s choirs, a mixed choir and an orchestra is the composer’s loud and poignant cry of protest against the evil that affects the most innocent and defenceless among us every day. It is a funeral mass dedicated to all children killed in conflicts and wars in the modern world, in which, instead of liturgical text, we will hear,…

Bourgie Hall Celebrates 15th Season

By Newswire on 21 August 2025 Chamber Music, Classical, Classical Music, Jazz, Montreal, Newswire, Opera, Orchestral, Piano, Scena Jazz

Montreal, August 21, 2025 – Bourgie Hall is opening its doors wide with more than 100 events featuring masterpieces from the repertoire, daring creations, and interdisciplinary encounters. In the preseason, on September 24, 2025, audiences will discover Les veilleuses, an artistic experience that combines music and dance and sets the tone for a rich program. The official start of the season will be on October 2, 2025, with internationally renowned pianist Leif Ove Andsnes. Conceived by artistic director Olivier Godin and executive director Caroline Louis, this new program highlights more than four centuries of repertoire, including contemporary creations, crossing styles, eras, and cultures. A look at the rich…

Véronique Bugeaud

OPQ Announces the Departure of Executive Director

By Kaitlyn Chan on 13 August 2025 Newswire, Orchestral

August 13, 2025 – Yesterday, Orchestre Philharmonique du Québec (OPQ) announced that Executive Director Véronique Bugeaud will leave her position on August 29. Bugeaud has been with OPQ for just over a year, taking over the position from Jean-Marc Léveillé. Previously, she worked with Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) for seven years, focusing on sponsorship development. Her departure from OPQ was shared on the orchestra’s social media channels as well as Bugeaud’s personal LinkedIn where she wrote, “After an exciting and challenging time at the OPQ, filled with wonderful encounters, I will be turning the page on my chapter as…

Julien Proulx Becomes the New Artistic Director of the Orchestre de la Francophonie

By Newswire on 5 August 2025 Classical Music, Music Competition, Newswire, Orchestral

Montreal, August 5, 2025 — On Sunday afternoon, during the grand final concert at Maison Symphonique, the Orchestre de la francophonie (OF) announced the nomination of Julien Proulx as its new Artistic Director and winner of its conductor competition. This concert marked the conclusion of a series of three performances held as part of the competition. Jean-Philippe Tremblay led the OF for one last time as its official Artistic Director. In recognition of his exceptional commitment, a scholarship was created in his name. In a symbolic gesture, Tremblay passed the baton to Julien Proulx, who had the honour of conducting the opening piece of this final concert, Jacques Hétu’s…

Marion Newman (Dr. Wilson) with the cast in Toronto Summer Music's MISSING. Photo: Lucky Tang

Review | MISSING Makes A Belated, Powerful Toronto Debut

By John Gilks on 25 July 2025 Concert Reviews, Opera, Orchestral, Toronto, Vocal

MISSING, with music by Brian Current and libretto by Marie Clements, got its Eastern Canadian premiere at Koerner Hall on July 24th as part of Toronto Summer Music. I reviewed the CD recording of this work by essentially the same cast in these pages a few weeks ago so it seems redundant to repeat what I said there. Instead, I’ll focus on how the work came over at Koerner and any differences of emphasis noticeable in a live performance. The presentation was billed as a concert performance, but it was probably closer to “semi-staged” (or some version of that ambiguous…

Orchestre de la Francophonie Presents Concert by Jean-Philippe Tremblay

By Newswire on 22 July 2025 Classical Music, Montreal, Music Competition, Newswire, Orchestral

Montreal, July 22, 2025 — On Sunday, August 3 at 2:30 p.m. at Maison Symphonique, the Orchestre de la francophonie (OF) will present a concert conducted by Jean-Philippe Tremblay, the OF’s Founding and Emeritus Music Director. This landmark concert marks the conclusion of the OF’s conductor competition, held to determine its next artistic leadership for a three-year mandate. Over the course of three concerts, audiences had the privilege of discovering the distinct musical worlds of three finalist conductors: Emmanuelle Lambert-Lemoine, Léa Moisan-Perrier, and Julien Proulx. A Three-Part Musical Competition Where the Public Is Invited to Vote Of the four concerts, the first three will allow the…

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