French-Canadian flute player Nadia Labrie is famous for her classical recordings of works by Schubert, Bach, and Mozart.
Pene Pati made time to sit down with La Scena Musicale while in Bordeaux, France, set to perform a concert at the Opéra national de Bordeaux the following day.
As the AKOYA duo specializes in under-appreciated early baroque music, it only makes sense that they’re exploring Graupner’s violin and harpsichord sonatas on their latest album.
The excellent recording quality, piano, and editing contributes to the high artistic quality of this album.
This year, La Scena Musicale ran another successful Singing Valentines fundraiser.
After a long career, notably as the leader of Thus Owls, a group known for their interdisciplinary and interactive performances, Swedish-born Montreal singer-songwriter Erika Angell takes the plunge with her first solo album.
Writing a violin concerto is no easy matter. Look no further than Beethoven, who composed just the one and turned it into all-out war between soloist and orchestra. Other romantic-era composers took note and never attempted a second concerto – or, if they did, never succeeded. Mendelssohn, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, Sibelius, Elgar put all they had to say in one violin concerto. The stock of concertos has remained small as a result, and not for want of trying. Every few months, an ambitious violinist will retrieve a lost score from oblivion in the hope of increasing the supply. The Belgian…
Montréal, March 28 2024 – Since 2018, Montreal opera creation company Musique 3 Femmes has been creating, developing and producing new operas by female composers and librettists. After nearly 6 years of existence, the company has now created 12 new chamber operas. Support for this was provided by the Mécénat Musica Prix 3 Femmes and various arts councils and foundations. Pandemic arts council funding afforded us the opportunity to transform four of these operas into films. Created by Iranian-Canadian duo Parisa Sabet and Nika Khanjani, the exquisite opera film Vanishing Point was recently premiered at the International Festival for Films…
The McGill Community for Lifelong Learning (MCLL) is a non-profit service which offers seniors a program of study groups, lectures, workshops, outings and social activities.
Warwick, March 28, 2024 – This exceptional jewel, which is neither more nor less the soul of the Maison Musicale, will be in the spotlight. Quebec organist Philippe Bélanger will introduce the public to the organ by revealing all the possible sounds of this remarkable instrument. This “stunt musician” (Le Devoir) recognized for his masterful interpretations of the great organ repertoire is also distinguished by his talents as an improviser and his inexhaustible imagination. He stands out for the originality and quality of his interpretations and also his improvisations. The organ in the spotlight with Philippe Bélanger, an event not…
