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Gambrel Barn; Rachel Fenlon. Photo: Clara Evens

Elora Festival: The Sweet Music of a Midsummer Night

By Adrian Rodriguez on 1 June 2026 Classical Music, Orchestral, Vocal

“Long summer days give way to dusky evenings that create an ideal atmosphere for our concerts at the Gambrel Barn, a unique indoor-outdoor venue,” says Artistic Director Mark Vuorinen. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream-themed concert felt like the right way to open the festival, and to shape its broader artistic direction.” That atmosphere sets the tone for the 47th edition of the Elora Festival, running July 10 to August 2. “The Mendelssohn Overture and Vaughan Williams’s Serenade to Music introduce us to Shakespeare and the beauty of words set to music,” says Vuorinen. “We love to begin with a large orchestral…

Flavie Lacoste

National Youth Orchestra of Canada: A Talent Incubator From Coast to Coast

By Benjamin Goron on 1 June 2026 Classical Music, Orchestral

National Youth Orchestra of Canada’s (NYOC) Canadiana 2026 tour is much more than just a series of performance opportunities. Through intensive rehearsals, immersion in the life of an ensemble, young musicians selected from among the best in the country are completely immersed in the realities of the profession—an artistic and human laboratory that can transform a life. From July 18 to 31, NYOC will tour with stops in Toronto, Stratford, Ottawa and Saint-Irénée (Domaine Forget). Conducted by Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, the tour brings together young artists (ages 16 to 28) for an ambitious program combining Prokofiev, Strauss and Elgar along with…

Alejandra Odgers. Photo: Éric Turgeon

Orchestre philharmonique du Québec: Youthful Zest for a Spring Concert

By Benjamin Goron on 1 June 2026 Classical Music, Musique classique, Musique orchestrale, Orchestral

For its 25th edition, Orchestre philharmonique du Québec will perform its Concert du printemps – Fondation Famille Le Blanc on an unprecedented scale. This unmissable event, already sold out at Maison symphonique de Montréal, will bring together 645 students from 17 schools from Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin. Directed by violinist and conductor Alexandre Da Costa, the children’s choir and the orchestra will perform film-music greats as well as a world premiere by Alejandra Odgers. From The Sound of Music to How to Train Your Dragon, Mission Impossible, Encanto, Super Mario Bros and The Dog who Stopped the War, the…

Photo: Curtis Perry

Alexander Shelley: Saying Goodbye to NACO

By Emma Yee on 1 June 2026 Classical, Classical Music, Orchestral, Ottawa

Eleven years ago, in 2015, Alexander Shelley was named the youngest-ever music director of the National Arts Centre Orchestra (NACO). He recalls the great anticipation he felt at the prospect of working with “such a classy group of musicians, such a great group of individual talents, and such a sophisticated orchestra. I knew I’d have this double-sided challenge of maintaining the qualities they had developed from years prior, and also exploring new territory.” When Shelley began his tenure, the orchestra was starting to plan for Canada 150, which, the maestro says, created a challenge “to interrogate the question of national…

Photo: Shayne Gray

Mandle Cheung: Realizing the Dream to Conduct

By Joseph So on 1 June 2026 Arts Industry, Classical Music, Orchestral, Toronto

Most classical-music lovers derive pleasure by attending performances of their favourite works. Some dream of making music themselves. They might learn to play an instrument as a sideline in their spare time. Those with the talent and the dedication may well go on to become professional musicians. Then there’s the rare bird, someone like Mandle Cheung, a Hong Kong-born naturalized Canadian, who made a fortune as a tech entrepreneur. He’s also a lifelong music lover, having fallen for classical music after hearing the Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto at the age of 13. He joined his high school’s harmonica band and even…

Hanna-Elisabeth Müller. Photo: Chris Gonz; Nicolas Ellis. Photo: François Goupil

Festival de Lanaudière: Behind the Scenes of Power

By Justin Bernard on 1 June 2026 Baroque and Early, Orchestral, Romantic

This summer, the 49th edition of Festival de Lanaudière sees the return of established partners and friends as they strengthen their professional and personal ties with this venue—which has become synonymous with summer cultural life in Quebec—as well as welcoming newcomers to the Lanaudière scene. “The theme of this year’s festival revolves largely around issues of power,” says the festival’s artistic director, Renaud Loranger. From July 3–Aug. 2, a series of concerts and performances will indeed place the audience at the heart of conflicts, rivalries and oppression. The program invites us to become aware of the climate of violence that…

Avi Avital, Lucy Landymore & Stewart Goodyear

Music and Beyond 2026: From Vivaldi to Duke Ellington

By La Scena Events on 1 June 2026 Chamber Music, Classical Music, Orchestral, Ottawa, Strings, Violin, Vocal

Ottawa’s summer cultural calendar will once again come alive with the 16th season of the Music and Beyond festival, which runs from July 4–17. Now firmly established as one of North America’s most distinctive classical music and multidisciplinary arts festivals, Music and Beyond continues to redefine what a classical music festival can be by linking music with a wide range of other art forms and cultural disciplines. Presented in venues throughout the Ottawa area, the 2026 edition offers a wide-ranging and ambitious program. As always, audiences can expect internationally celebrated artists, innovative thematic programming, and performances that move fluidly between…

Mandle Cheung. Photo: Allan Cabral

Mandle Cheung: Drawn to Conducting

By Joseph So on 21 May 2026 Classical Music, Orchestral, Toronto

Most classical music lovers derive pleasure by attending performances of their favourite works. Some dream of making music instead of just sitting in the audience soaking it all in. They might learn to play an instrument as a sideline in their spare time. Those with the talent and the dedication, especially when starting early in life, may well go on to become professional musicians. Then there’s the rare bird, someone like Mandle Cheung, a Hong Kong-born naturalized Canadian, who made a fortune as a tech entrepreneur. He’s also a lifelong music lover, having fallen for classical music after hearing the…

OrKidstra performs for and meets Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 26, 2025

Newswire | OrKidstra Awarded Grow Grant from Ontario Trillium Foundation

By Newswire on 30 April 2026 Arts Industry, Newswire, Orchestral, Ottawa, Philanthropy

Ottawa, ON — April 24, 2026 — OrKidstra – Sistema Ottawa (OrKidstra) is proud and grateful to announce it has received a $554,000 Grow Grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) to expand its free after-school social development through music programs for children and youth in equity-deserving neighbourhoods in Ottawa. Over the next three years, this investment is expected to support approximately 285 young people ages 5 to 18, with a focus on children ages 5 to 12, through expanded programming in the Heron Gate and Carlington communities – two neighbourhoods where equity-focused investment in accessible youth programming can have…

OCM performing Haendel's Messiah, 2025. Photo: Tam Photography

Newswire | Orchestre Classique de Montréal Announces Its 87th Season

By Newswire on 28 April 2026 Chamber Music, Classical Music, Montreal, Newswire, Orchestral

Montreal, Tuesday, April 28, 2026 – Orchestre Classique de Montréal (OCM) is pleased to unveil the programming of its 87th season presented by BMO Bank of Montreal. Several renowned artists will be featured in the upcoming season, including Janina Fialkowska, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Aline Kutan, Cameron Crozman, Tessa Fackelmann, Sharon Azrieli and Marc Djokic. The OCM’s 2026–2027 season promises to be rich, bold, and resolutely open to the world. From Beethoven to Piazzolla, from Baroque to contemporary creations, it offers a vibrant musical journey where major repertoire works, world premieres, and remarkable collaborations come together. The summer season will open in style with the return of a family-friendly initiative: the second…

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