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Andrei Feher: Leadership that Listens

By Heather Weinreb on 2 February 2026 Arts Industry, Chamber Music, Classical Music, Interviews, Montreal, Orchestral

Andrei Feher knows something about the importance of cultural accessibility. The conductor, now musical director of Orchestre Classique de Montréal (OCM), spent the first 13 years of his life in the provincial city of Satu Mare, Romania. Despite its modest size, his hometown boasted a vibrant cultural scene. “There was a theatre company, a symphonic orchestra, and the city has about 100,000 inhabitants,” he says. “Especially in Europe, we often see that no matter the size of the city, there is something very central—whether it’s theatre, opera, or orchestra. Something that truly sits at the heart of the city.” With…

NYO Canada at Symphony SPLASH! (2025). Photo: Kevin Light Photography

National Youth Orchestra of Canada: Facing Change with Transparency

By Kaitlyn Chan on 2 February 2026 Education, Interviews, Orchestral, Toronto

In early November, the National Youth Orchestra of Canada (NYO Canada) announced a necessary restructuring of their summer training program, transitioning to a four-week intensive format from its previous five-week schedule. After assessing their financial situation, the national organization saw a need to pull back in some areas to ensure long-term financial stability. “Rather than driving ourselves right off the cliff, we can see the cliff in sight,” says CEO Christie Gray. “Now it’s time to kind of slow down and say, ‘Let’s scale back a little bit for the sake of organizational health, run a balanced budget, and live…

Michaël Girard by Mélanie Bernier; Natalie Choquette

Orchestre Philharmonique du Québec: From Ludwig to Charlebois

By Hassan Laghcha on 2 February 2026 Orchestral

On March 15, under its Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Alexandre Da Costa, Orchestre Philharmonique du Québec (OPQ) presents La 9e de Beethoven : De Ludwig à Charlebois. The program includes a new version of the symphony’s famous choral fourth movement with a new text by poet Louis-Philippe Hébert. The concert will also feature popular songs as well as opera and jazz pieces performed by vocalists Natalie Choquette and Michaël Girard. Ode to Joy, Friedrich von Schiller’s famous 1785 poem was set to music by Beethoven in the final movement of his Ninth Symphony, composed in 1824. Over a century later,…

Glass Marcano conducts the Orchestre Métropolitain. Photo: Denis Germain

Glass Marcano: From the Fruit Stand to the Podium

By Adrian Rodriguez on 2 February 2026 Arts Industry, Chamber Music, Classical Music, Orchestral

This is one of those beautiful yet improbable stories ignited by El Sistema: the story of Glass Marcano. In less than a week, the charismatic conductor went from struggling to make ends meet in Venezuela to winning prizes at La Maestra, the prestigious French competition for female conductors. Since then, she has emerged as one of the most compelling young conductors of her generation on the European scene. We met in November 2025 following a concert she conducted with Orchestre Métropolitain in Montreal. We are both dissidents who had left the country to build a life elsewhere. A hug, a…

Esther Hwang (left) and the Musicians of the VSO (right, Photo: Cristian Markos)

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra: Facing the Music

By Hal Kowalewski on 2 February 2026 Arts Industry, Chamber Music, Employment, Orchestral, West

From late 2025 through the start of 2026, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) has been embroiled in turbulence. On Sept. 12, musicians stood outside the historic Orpheum Theatre distributing flyers calling for a new contract and competitive pay, noting that musician compensation “lags behind comparable symphonies” across Canada, despite the VSO’s $53 million endowment fund. At 5 p.m., Sept. 25, the musicians of the VSO walked out of the Orpheum, initiating the strike. That evening’s performance—as well as performances throughout the week—were cancelled. On Sept. 26, the VSO released a statement that they were “disappointed on the impact this will have…

La Scena Word Search (Theme: Conductors) Solution

By Lorili on 2 February 2026 Orchestral, Piano, Puzzles, Word Search

SOLUTION for La Scena Word Search (February 2026) THEME: Conductors Information on Yannick Nézet-Séguin (Wikipedia | First Interview) Watch: The 2026 Vienna Philharmonic New Year’s Concert with Yannick Nézet-Séguin Watch: Yannick Nézet-Séguin about the New Year’s Concert 2026 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EM0yn_fGHg Watch: Rolex presents: Yannick Nézet-Séguin – The Modern Maestro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3y8ZlxLNz4 Watch: Canada Files Season 6 Ep. 13: Yannick Nézet-Séguin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMbICjZKw5c Watch: How Yannick Nézet-Séguin taught Bradley Cooper to conduct like Bernstein | Classic FM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08hfy_exq2I Watch: Yannick Nézet-Séguin Performs the third of Rachmaninoff’s Six moments musicaux, Op. 16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNfG2EMH_-o

SMCQ: 60 Years of Creation

By Guillaume De Pauw on 29 January 2026 Canadian Music, Chamber Music, Classical Music, Contemporary, Montreal, Orchestral

The second half of Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ)’s anniversary season promises to be particularly busy, with five concerts, eight premieres and numerous collaborations with leading orchestras, ensembles and soloists. On the occasion of this 60th season, SMCQ reaffirms its role as a bridge between generations of composers. Artistic Director Simon Bertrand, a 2026 Opus Awards nominee for “Artistic Director of the Year,” offers an overview of the upcoming concerts in the following text. > Intergenerational dialogue is at the heart of this second part of the season. How did you come up with this theme for the…

Principal Youth Conductor and Community Ambassador Daniel Bartholomew- Poyser. Photo: Curtis Perry

Newswire | NACO Renews Daniel Barthlomew-Poyser as Principal Youth Conductor

By Newswire on 29 January 2026 Arts Industry, Chamber Music, Classical Music, Employment, Orchestral, Ottawa

The NAC Orchestra is delighted to announce the renewal of Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser’s appointment as Principal Youth Conductor for an additional three seasons, alongside his new role as Community Ambassador, effective immediately. “It is an honour to serve as part of the conducting team at Canada’s National Arts Centre. Over the past several seasons, we have created music and artistic resources that have inspired young audiences across Canada. I am looking forward to doing even more of the same in the seasons to come, and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to introduce even more young people to the magic of Canada’s…

Snow Bai (erhu) with Toronto Festival Orchestra conducted by Yong-yan Hu

Review | Li Delun Music Foundation Celebrates East-Meets-West

By Amanda Wong on 6 January 2026 Classical Music, Concert Reviews, Orchestral, Piano, Strings, Toronto, Vocal, World Music

With the new year comes a host of celebrations, and the Li Delun Music Foundation’s East-Meets-West New Year’s Concert is no exception. An impressive and relatively ad hoc Toronto Festival Orchestra gathered to play a program of—you guessed it—both Eastern (primarily Chinese) and Western music to ring in the new year. Named for Li Delun (1917-2001), the pioneering Chinese conductor, the foundation carries forward his lifelong mission to make classical music universally accessible, without age or socioeconomic discrimination. Throughout the latter half of the 20th century, Li helped bridge Eastern and Western classical traditions—a legacy the foundation honours through its…

Gerald Finley and the TSO. Photo: Allan Cabral/Courtesy of the TSO

Review | Gerald Finley and Anthony León Shine in TSO Messiah

By Gianmarco Segato on 17 December 2025 Baroque and Early, Classical Music, Concert Reviews, Orchestral, Toronto

There are as many versions of Handel’s oratorio, Messiah, as there are performances, which in Canada, are almost too many to count over the holiday season. Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s annual performances have a long history. The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir has been singing the Messiah choruses with the TSO for 90 years since the 1935-36 season. At this year’s opening performance on Dec. 16, audiences were treated to some unusual variations and two stellar performances from Canadian bass-baritone Gerald Finley and American tenor, Anthony León. British conductor Michael Francis is the longtime leader of several notable ensembles including the Florida Orchestra,…

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