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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…

Canadian finalists of the 2026 Queen Elisabeth Competition, Andrew Ilhoon Byun (left) and Leland Ko (right)

Newswire | Canadians Andrew Ilhoon Byun and Leland Ko Reach Semifinals of 2026 Queen Elisabeth Competition

By Newswire on 19 May 2026 Arts Industry, Newswire, Strings

Brussels – Saturday 17/05/2026 The twelve finalists of the 2026 Queen Elisabeth Competition for Cello have been announced. Canadians Andrew Ilhoon Byun and Leland Ko reached the semifinals. Cello Competition 2026: Final From Monday 25 to Saturday 30 May, at 8.15 pm (Studio 4, Flagey) The 12 finalists are: Andrew Ilhoon Byun Clara Dietlin Tae-Yeon Kim Yo Kitamura Leland Ko Álvaro Lozano Cames Lionel Martin Krzysztof Michalski Dilshod Narzillaev Ettore Pagano Ivan Sendetsky Maria Zaitseva More about each Finalists of Queen Elisabeth Competition 2026: www.queenelisabethcompetition.be Jury for the final The composition of the jury may vary from one round to…

SooBeen Lee in the final round of CMIM Violin 2023. Photo: Tam Photography

Concours musical international de Montréal 2026: All Shades of the Violin

By Heather Weinreb on 4 May 2026 Classical Music, Interviews, Montreal, Music Competition, Strings, Violin

Out of 250 violinists who auditioned from all over the world, the preliminary jury selected 24, including three Canadians (Justin Saulnier, Paloma So and Belle Ting), to compete at this year’s edition of Concours musical international de Montréal. “We could have easily selected twice that amount,” says Artistic Director Shira Gilbert. “The level [of the competitors] is really exceptional.” Founded in 2001 by legendary Canadian bass Joseph Rouleau, together with politician and philanthropist André Bourbeau, the Concours is North America’s only international multidisciplinary classical music competition. Rotating annually between violin, voice, and piano, it is based on the model of…

CLVB '33. Photo: Abigaile Edwards. Courtesy of Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.

Newswire | Banff Centre Announces 2026 Summer Arts Festival Lineup

By Newswire on 21 April 2026 Chamber Music, Classical Music, Dance, Literature, Multimedia, Music Competition, Newswire, Orchestral, Strings, West

BANFF, AB, April 21, 2026 – Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is excited to bring together world-renowned musicians, artists, and writers, as well as passionate audiences for the 2026 Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival (BCSAF). Running throughout May to September, the 2026 festival invites audiences to experience a season of artistic discovery of over 100 free and ticketed events. Tickets are now available for the 2026 Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival at banffcentre.ca/summer-arts-fest. What started as a single week of events in 1950, Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival is now the signature summer arts event in Banff, Alberta. As a…

Photo: Jag Gundu

Anoushka Shankar: The Next Chapter

By Kaitlyn Chan on 15 April 2026 Interviews, Orchestral, Strings, Toronto

“The sitar was an important part of my life before I even played it because it was so key in my family,” says sitarist and composer Anoushka Shankar. Shankar’s father, sitar virtuoso and composer Pandit Ravi Shankar, played a pivotal role in bringing the world’s attention to Hindustani classical music. He was also A. Shankar’s first sitar teacher. Growing up, Shankar was surrounded by a variety of artistic influences. Her parents, who were from different areas of India, both passed down a love for the music and dance styles from their regions. “I listened to a mix of Hindustani, Carnatic…

Angela Yining Sun (left) and Elliot Sloss (right)

Newswire | Canadians Angela Yining Sun and Elliot Sloss Announced as Irving M. Klein International String Competition Semi-Finalists

By Newswire on 14 April 2026 Arts Industry, Music Competition, Strings

SAN FRANCISCO, APRIL 13, 2026—Celebrating 40 years of nurturing and championing the world’s finest young string players, the 41st Irving M. Klein International String Competition returns June 6-7 to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music at Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall. The semifinal round begins at 10AM Pacific Sat June 6th and finals start at 3PM Pacific Sun June 7th. Audiences will view eight contestants competing for cash prizes and performance contracts in front of a live audience, as a jury of seven convenes to determine the winners. The Klein will also stream worldwide on the Violin Channel. This year’s eight semifinalists…

Quatuor Molinari: The Quartet According to Shostakovich

By Guillaume De Pauw on 4 April 2026 Strings

Quatuor Molinari marks the recent 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death with a series of Montreal concerts featuring his complete string quartets. “This is one of the most significant cycles in the repertoire, on par with those of Beethoven and Bartók,” says the group’s artistic director, Olga Ranzenhofer. For the occasion, the ensemble draws on its experience of presenting similar large-scale projects as well as its many previous concerts dedicated to Shostakovich. The quartets possess incredible richness: dramatic outbursts, waltzes, melodies of great beauty and a wide sonic palette. They will be performed in chronological order, allowing the audience to follow…

Photo: Geri Born

Jordi Savall: Tracing the History of the New World Through Music

By Justin Bernard on 3 April 2026 Baroque and Early, Strings

When Jordi Savall spoke with La Scena Musicale in 2022, he was on a North American tour that took him to Ottawa and Montreal with his ensemble Hespèrion XXI. At the time, his repertoire centred on the golden age of consort music, a period spanning the 16th and 17th centuries. This year marks the 85th birthday of this illustrious viola da gamba player and conductor, a specialist in early music and unearther of rare gems. Despite his years, Savall demonstrates a passion for research and the unknown that remains as strong as ever. Indeed, in addition to his specialist ensembles,…

Omar Sosa. Photo: Jon Razinger

Review | Vancouver, Get Up and Dance with SUBA Trio

By Kaitlyn Chan on 17 March 2026 Concert Reviews, Jazz, Piano, Strings, Vancouver, West, World Music

“There are three things you have to do as a professional performer,” said kora-player and singer Seckou Keita during SUBA Trio’s concert at the Chan Centre (March 13). “One, make the audience smile. … Two, make the audience dance. … Three, make the audience cry. Tears of joy!” While I may not have cried, I couldn’t help smiling and dancing throughout this dynamic and cross-cultural event. SUBA Trio—Seckou Keita, Omar Sosa and Gustavo Ovalles—delivered a memorable night that left the audience buzzing and eager for more. As the lights dimmed, one’s eyes were drawn to the various instruments on stage:…

The 66 selected candidates for the 2026 Queen Elisabeth Cello Competition. Photo: Queen Elisabeth Competition

Newswire | Four Canadians selected for 2026 Queen Elisabeth Competition

By Newswire on 3 March 2026 Classical Music, Newswire, Orchestral, Strings

Brussels – Applications for the third cello edition of the Queen Elisabeth Competition closed on Wednesday 26 November 2025. A total of 185 cellists, aged between 18 and 30, applied to take part in the 2026 session (nearly 20% more than the previous edition in 2022). Canadian Participants The following Canadian candidates are taking part in the Cello edition:Andrew Ilhoon Byun, Michael Song, Romain-Olivier Gray and Leland Ko. For the preselection stage, candidates were required to submit video recordings of a demanding programme including one of the Six Études for cello and piano, opus postumus by François Servais, Variations concertantes op. 17…

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