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Tenor Joseph Kaiser Calls Time Out

By Arthur Kaptainis on 4 September 2019 Art Song, Opera, Vocal

Joseph Kaiser, 41, a Canadian tenor who has performed in the great houses of the world, has announced “an indefinite leave of absence” with language that suggests that he is contemplating retirement. “Due to personal reasons, I will be taking an indefinite leave of absence from my international singing career,” the McGill alumnus and former cantor wrote on Sept. 4 on his Facebook page. “Thank you for your support over the years. I will deeply miss all of my wonderful colleagues and am indebted to all those who believed in me for the past 22 years. I ask that you…

Les Violons du Roy Photo: B. Labadie

Fall Highlights: Orchestras

By Arthur Kaptainis on 3 September 2019 Orchestral

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Kent Nagano opens his last season as music director of the OSM on Sept. 17 and 18 with tough stuff: Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 13 “Babi Yar.” Mahler’s Fifth Symphony on Sept. 19 and 21 will seem joyous by comparison. German superstar Anne-Sophie Mutter drops in on Sept. 24 and 25 with Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. Guest conductor Cristian Măcelaru leads this and Schoenberg’s well-intentioned orchestration of Brahms’s Piano Quartet Op. 25. Pianist András Schiff leads and plays Haydn (Concerto in D Major) and Beethoven (Piano Concerto No. 2) on Oct. 23 and 24. Brahms and Bartók complete…

Nozze di Figaro, JMC production

Jeunesses Musicales Canada

By Benjamin Goron on 30 August 2019 Canadian Music

A Young Person’s Guide to Classical Music From one year to the next, Jeunesses Musicales du Canada (JMC) stages over 1,200 concerts and workshops in about 200 venues in Quebec, Ontario and the Maritimes. This non-profit organization has promoted the cause of classical musical like no other in Eastern Canada on the basis of its educational and support programs for young musicians. Danièle Leblanc, the JMC general director, offers some historical insights. On Aug. 23 of this year, JMC turned 70. Its co-founders Gilles Lefebvre, Father J.H. Lemieux, Anaïs Allard-Rousseau and Laurette Desruisseaux-Boisvert modelled it on similar initiatives existing in…

The CIOC Pulls Out All the Stops for the Grand Organ Festival

By Arthur Kaptainis on 30 August 2019 Piano

“A city where you couldn’t throw a brick without breaking a church window,” the American humourist Mark Twain once called Montreal. From Sept. 8 to Nov. 1 – but especially in early October – you might stand a chance of hitting an organist instead, as the 2019 Grand Organ Festival unfolds under the auspices of the Canadian International Organ Competition. The official opening is an open-console Sunday afternoon at the mighty von Beckerath of St. Joseph’s Oratory. This opportunity to inspect the workings of this impressive tracker instrument should appeal to kids of all ages. There are also family-friendly events…

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Musica Camerata: the 50th season

By Nuné Melik on 30 August 2019 Chamber Music, Romantic, Strings

Musica Camerata Montreal is an exceptional ensemble. Founded in 1971, it has been performing lesser-known chamber works and pioneering the music of Canadian composers. In anticipation of Camerata’s 50th season, we spoke to violinist and artistic director Luis Grinhauz and his wife, pianist Berta Rosenohl. How did you meet? LG: I was 19 years old, new to Buenos Aires, and a friend of mine wanted to introduce a lovely pianist to me named Berta. But I seemed to be too busy with violin practice (laughs). A little bit later, after one particular concert, we finally met, and I asked her…

Our 2019-20 Arts Resource Guide Is Here !

By Newswire on 30 August 2019 Arts Industry, Classical Music, La Scena Online, Newswire, Scena Arts, Uncategorized

La Scena Musicale is pleased to announce that its annual Arts Resource Guide is finally here for the 11th year in a row. The resource guide, which is the only one of its kind in Quebec, is an excellent source of information for the province’s music lovers, and for arts students and their parents. This year, the guide will continue its user friendly digest format. A total of 25,000 copies will be distributed in the Montreal Area. Readers will find essential information on music, dance, theatre, film and visual arts in this bilingual directory, which will include both regional and…

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Trio Fibonacci: Brio and Virtuosity at Bourgie Hall

By Marie-Claire Fafard-Blais on 30 August 2019 Classical Music

Since its founding in 1998, Trio Fibonacci has garnered an outstanding reputation both in Montreal and abroad. It remains one of the few trios to have distinguished themselves internationally for precise, virtuoso performances and eclectic repertoire. Though focused on contemporary music and new music, the trio also explores the vast range of classical and romantic music with brio and passion. It is with these twin repertoires in mind that Trio Fibonacci presents its 2019-20 season in Bourgie Hall at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. “This season, each concert will have its own special atmosphere, journeying through different styles,” explains…

Sebastian Haboczki. Photo: Courtoisie de l'artiste

Hungarian Music Seen in a New Light

By Arthur Kaptainis on 30 August 2019 Opera, Piano

Hungarian music is part of my heritage,” says Sebastian Haboczki, a former member of the Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal. “The music and the rhythms have been part of my being, part of my essence, since I was born.” Not that you have to be Hungarian to enjoy the Music of Hungary concert given by this tenor on Oct. 5 at St. James United Church, with soprano Melissa McCann, violinist István Lakatos and pianist Paul Digout. The nation has always travelled well, musically and otherwise. Repertoire is primarily vocal and possibly unfamiliar to those who have not, like Haboczki,…

News from the Arts Industry

By Arthur Kaptainis on 29 August 2019 Arts Industry, Music Competition, Opera, Piano

Polarized Views on Domingo A lengthy Associated Press report on the alleged inappropriate behaviour of Plácido Domingo has divided music lovers. Supporters of the general director of the Los Angeles Opera point out that he took no for an answer – eventually – when approaching potential paramours. Others contend that his conduct constituted harassment. The story by Jocelyn Gecker claimed that seven of nine performers interviewed felt that their careers were “adversely impacted” by their non-cooperation. Two said they accepted his advances. The only accuser who let her name be used, retired mezzo-soprano Patricia Wulf, subsequently told NPR: “I didn’t…

Sinfonia Toronto Announces China Tour

By Newswire on 20 August 2019 Orchestral

Toronto – Sinfonia Toronto announced detailed plans for its upcoming tour of China. Music Director Nurhan Arman and the orchestra will perform ten concerts in China from September 18 to October 7, 2019. The tour is the orchestra’s fifth international tour. The orchestra has toured in Germany (2008), Spain (2010), the US (2015) and South America (2018 – Peru, Argentina and Uruguay). Sinfonia Toronto will perform on the main concert series in each of ten cities. The first concert will take place on September 20 in Taiyuan. From there the orchestra will continue to Baotou, Erdos, Foshan, Shenzhen, Yangzhou, Jinan,…

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