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Newswire | Banff Centre Announces 2026 Summer Arts Festival Lineup

By Newswire on 21 April 2026 Chamber Music, Classical Music, Dance, Literature, Multimedia, Music Competition, Newswire, Orchestral, Strings, West

BANFF, AB, April 21, 2026 – Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is excited to bring together world-renowned musicians, artists, and writers, as well as passionate audiences for the 2026 Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival (BCSAF). Running throughout May to September, the 2026 festival invites audiences to experience a season of artistic discovery of over 100 free and ticketed events. Tickets are now available for the 2026 Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival at banffcentre.ca/summer-arts-fest. What started as a single week of events in 1950, Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival is now the signature summer arts event in Banff, Alberta. As a…

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Anoushka Shankar: The Next Chapter

By Kaitlyn Chan on 15 April 2026 Interviews, Orchestral, Strings, Toronto

“The sitar was an important part of my life before I even played it because it was so key in my family,” says sitarist and composer Anoushka Shankar. Shankar’s father, sitar virtuoso and composer Pandit Ravi Shankar, played a pivotal role in bringing the world’s attention to Hindustani classical music. He was also A. Shankar’s first sitar teacher. Growing up, Shankar was surrounded by a variety of artistic influences. Her parents, who were from different areas of India, both passed down a love for the music and dance styles from their regions. “I listened to a mix of Hindustani, Carnatic…

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Newswire | Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra – 2026 Tour

By Newswire on 15 April 2026 Arts Industry, Classical Music, Orchestral

New York, NY (April 15, 2026) — As Ukraine enters its fifth year of resistance against Russia’s brutal full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra will reconvene for the fifth time under the baton of its founder and music director, Keri-Lynn Wilson, in a cultural riposte to barbarism and in solidarity with the brave people of Ukraine. The 2026 Invincible Tour will span Europe and the United States and presents a program centred on two monumental pillars of the symphonic and choral repertoire: Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony and Verdi’s Requiem, one of the great works of memorial art, and for which the…

Newswire | Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Announces Tours in Europe and California

By Newswire on 15 April 2026 Chamber Music, Classical Music, Montreal, Newswire, Orchestral

Montreal, April 14, 2026—On April 22, 1962, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal gave its first concert abroad, conducted by Zubin Mehta. A little over 64 years later, the OSM stands out more prominently than ever as a major cultural ambassador for Montreal on the world’s most prestigious stages. From August 15 to 29, the Orchestra will undertake its 60th international tour; less than two months later, the OSM will land in California to commence its 61st. After South Korea, Europe, and the United States, these will be the OSM’s fifth and sixth tours under the baton of Rafael Payare. “To lead the…

Christian Gerhaher (Wotan) & Brenton Ryan (Loge) in Salzburg Easter Festival’s Das Rheingold. Photo: Frol Podlesnyi

Report | Three Faces of Salzburg: A Musical Postcard from the Edge of Enchantment

By Michelle Assay on 10 April 2026 Opera, Orchestral, Vocal

Salzburg is a fairy-tale city, though not—or at least not only—in the usual sense of being merely preserved, lacquered, and offered up to tourists like a confection behind glass. It feels, rather, as if it exists outside time altogether: not so much frozen in history as suspended above it. Here, history presents itself aesthetically. Music does not simply inhabit the city; it circulates in its bloodstream. Nowhere is this more palpable than during the great festivals of Easter and Summer, when the place assumes its truest form. By day, Salzburg cheerfully commercialises the image of its most famous son, Mozart:…

Dinuk Wijeratne: Identity in Motion

By Kaitlyn Chan on 3 April 2026 Classical Music, Contemporary, Interviews, Orchestral, Piano

Canadian composer, conductor and pianist Dinuk Wijeratne is well known for his cross-cultural works, which he describes as “East-West.” “On any given day, I don’t feel either fully Eastern or Western,” says Wijeratne. “Call it a conflict or an identity crisis—but I always think, aren’t I so blessed that I get to try and create a balance for even a few moments in a piece of music?” Born in Sri Lanka, Wijeratne spent his childhood and adolescent years in Dubai. He studied composition at the Royal Northern College of Music, The Juilliard School, Mannes College and the University of Toronto.…

Festival Classica 2026: Programming for Modern Tastes

By Justin Bernard on 3 April 2026 Contemporary, Musique populaire, Opera, Orchestral, Piano, Vocal

The 16th edition of Festival Classica, taking place from May 22 to June 14, will continue to extend its repertoire beyond the limits of classical music under the artistic direction of Marc Boucher. La Scena Musicale spoke to some of the leading artists involved in this year’s festival, including composer and arranger Simon Leclerc, whose new adaptation of Luc Plamondon and Richard Cocciante’s 1998 musical, Notre-Dame de Paris, will be unveiled on June 12. It will be one of three productions offered by Nouvel Opéra Métropolitain in addition to Les Grands classiques de Michel Legrand (June 6) and the opera…

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Music and Film | The Leitmotif: Music as Narrative in Opera and Film

By Flora Marie Angerer on 3 April 2026 Classical Music, Film, Movie soundtrack music, Opera, Orchestral, Vocal

On May 14, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal will perform the Prelude and Liebestod from Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde, an opera in which certain musical ideas recur, subtly shaping the drama as it unfolds. These so-called leitmotifs, especially prominent in these excerpts, are associated with characters, emotions or dramatic concepts that reappear throughout the score. In Tristan and Isolde, these leitmotifs take many forms, ranging from the longing motif and the lovers’ call between Tristan and Isolde, to themes linked to individual characters such as Tristan or King Marke, as well as dramatic concepts such as the Daylight motif, which represents…

Newswire | The OSM Unveils Its 2026-27 Season

By Newswire on 31 March 2026 Chamber Music, Classical Music, Montreal, Newswire, Orchestral

Montreal, March 31, 2026 — The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal is thrilled to unveil its 2026–2027 season today. As Rafael Payare begins his 5th season as Music Director, this 93rd season of OSM concerts offers breathtaking programming for all tastes and budgets. Through an array of major symphonic concerts, express-format concerts, music and film concerts, festive events that break the mould, POP concerts, and concerts for young spectators, you’ll discover or rediscover works by Mahler, Stravinsky, Beethoven, Cassandra Miller or Mozart, with distinguished guest artists, including Renée Fleming, Lang Lang, Alisa Weilerstein, Leonidas Kavakos, and the grand return of OSM Conductor Emeritus Zubin Mehta. Collaborations continue for a second season with Dina Gilbert as Associate Conductor and…

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Newswire | Les Grands Ballets 2026/27: Score by Airat Ichmouratov

By Newswire on 19 March 2026 Arts Industry, Classical Music, Newswire, Orchestral

Montréal, March 12, 2026 – Les Grands Ballets raises the curtain on their 2026–2027 season: a season firmly inspired by literature, in which each ballet draws on a classic tale from our childhood or a great novel. From love and sacrifice to enchantment and transformation, the company invites audiences to rediscover the pleasure of being told a story. Among the six productions, two will receive their world premieres: Midsummer Night Dreams by Guillaume Côté and Alice in Wonderland by André Santos, set to an original score by Montréal composer Airat Ichmouratov. The season will also mark the highly anticipated return…

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