Italian pianist, Maurizio Baglini, will make his Montreal debut with a recital at the Société Pro Musica on Sunday, May 12, 2024.
To lovers of new music, Esprit Orchestra needs no introduction. Founded in 1983 by conductor Alex Pauk, the orchestra has been at the forefront of presenting existing contemporary classical music repertoire, as well as the commissioning of new works by Canadian composers, since its inception. Thanks to this 65-member professional orchestra, Toronto music lovers get to discover and experience works rarely presented by other orchestras. Their most recent concert, Violinissimo II, was aptly named as a follow up to the original Violinissimo, a well received, violin-centric evening presented by EO in the fall of 2022. On the program were Max…
Kent Nagano has a soft spot in his heart for the province of Quebec. In conversation with La Scena Musicale, he talks about a place he views as a cultural hot spot.
Welcome to the April/May 2024 national issue of La Scena Musicale. Tenor Pene Pati is featured on the cover of the English edition, and Canadian playwright Mishka Lavigne is our French-edition cover artist. This issue marks our fifth of six national issues, in our six-issue 28th season. CURRENT ISSUE This issue contains an exciting variety of content—from interviews with stars of the operatic stage such as Pene Pati, Michael Spyres, and Joyce El-Khoury, to features on arts leaders Dr. Peter Simon and Mark Gillespie. We sit down with Les Violons du Roy, the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Pro Musica, the Festival…
Newfoundland Gros Morne Theatre Festival Cow Head, June 1 to September 22 www.theatrenewfoundland.com Nova Scotia Scotia Festival of Music Halifax, May 27 to June 9 www.scotiafestival.com Montréal Festival de la Voix Dorval, Pointe-Claire, Beaconsfield, Salle Pauline Julien, Pierrefonds, March 16 to April 19, www.festivaldelavoix.com Festival de la Voix 11th edition celebrates the beauty, versatility and power of the human voice with CONCERTS & WORKSHOPS for everyone with artists Martine St-Clair, Simon Leclerc, Karen Young, Quartom, Musaïque, Ensemble ArtChoral, Frédéricka Petit-Homme, Nigra Sum, Ensemble Caprice, Steel Rail, Rob Lutes, Dre. Françoise Chagnon, Myriam Leblanc, Ellen Torrie, Lavanya Narasiah et le Projet…
El-Khoury and Kradjian have created a program that combines bel canto favourites with a collection of the Lebanese songs she grew up listening to. This repertoire will be completely new to Toronto audiences, and will include the North American première of Les cèdres by Iyad Kanaan.
On the occasion of Mother’s Day, we pay tribute to the mother behind the artistic and entrepreneurial journeys of musical prodigy Francis Choinière, and his twin brother and accomplice, Nicolas.
The concept behind Michael Spyres’s new album, In the Shadows, is an original one—as is the order of the selected repertoire.
Pianist David Potvin struggled to settle on a name for his debut album, which comes out on April 19 under Leaf Music.
On Rock Echoes, Kristan Toczko offers harp arrangements of famous rock songs. The experience may only be worthwhile for rock fans willing to forgive the limitations of the harp.
