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Friday Headlines: Tribute Video to Leonard Cohen Made by His Own Son.

By Olivier Gentil on 25 February 2017 Arts Industry, Canadian Music, Classical, Daily News Roundup, Opera, Orchestral, Piano, Quebec Music, Strings, Violin

Here are your daily headlines in classical music and the arts ! Watch a tribute video to Léhonard Cohen with the song “Traveling light” from his last album You Want It Darker (2016), made by his own son. [Le Figaro] [Le voir] [Vancouver Sun] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KH29ERPpLw CANADA For the next five years, dance choreographers not be able to use Leonard Cohen’s works, due to an exclusive contract gave to the Ballets Jazz de Montréal. [Le Devoir] Theater is coming back to Rougemont this summer. [La Presse] This is the first weekend of the Montreal en lumières festival. See it in art. [Radio-Canada] [Montréal en lumières] A review…

Lebrecht Weekly – Boris Tishchenko: 8th symphony (Naxos)

By Norman Lebrecht on 24 February 2017 CD and Book Reviews, Contemporary, Lebrecht Weekly, Orchestral, Violin

Try as I might, I can’t stop listening to these late works of a Russian composer who was close to Shostakovich but never tried, as others did, to imitate him. The eighth symphony, written in 2008 when Tishchenko was mortally ill, draws the ear into an eerie landscape of ghosts, trolls and spooks, weird and possibly political. The composer thought it might make a good companion piece to Schubert’s “Unfinished” Symphony. He was right: it would. But where is the conductor or orchestra manager that dares to do such a thing in timid 2017? Unlike Schubert, there are expressions here…

Opéra Lafayette’s Production of Léonore, ou L’amour Conjugal a Real Success

By Olivier Gentil on 21 February 2017 Canadian Music, Classical, Classical Music, Contemporary, Daily News Roundup, Opera, Orchestral, Quebec Music, Scena Jazz, Strings, Violin

CANADA Jean-Philippe Tremblay, Artistic director of the Société d’art lyrique du Royaume (Chicoutimi), explain his plans and ambitions for the orchestra. [La Presse – Le Quotidien] To celebrate the 50 anniversary of the SMCQ, Radio-Canada will publish a series of web and radio rendez-vous, highlighting the greatest contemporary. [Voir] Sherbrooke: Review of the concert with the pianist Anne-Marie Dubois, accompanied by the Sherbrooke Symphony Orchestra. [La Presse] Demographics et numerical challenges for the cultural organisms in the East of Quebec.[Radio-Canada] INTERNATIONAL Opéra Lafayette’s production of Léonore, ou L’amour conjugal a real success. – [washingtonclassicalreview] [TheWashingtonpost] [La Scena] European Union Baroque Orchestra: The orchestra will relocate…

Le Beau Danube is 150-year-olds. Back on one of the Greatest Successes from Strauss.

By Olivier Gentil on 20 February 2017 Baroque and Early, Canadian Music, Chamber Music, Classical, Classical Music, Contemporary, Daily News Roundup, Opera, Orchestral, Piano, Quebec Music, Scena Jazz, Strings, Violin

MONTREAL As part of the 8th edition of the biennial Montréal/Nouvelles musiques Festival (MNM), Walter Boudreau will lead La symphonie du millénaire II. In 2000, the performance of the first Symphonie du millénaire, brought together more than 70’000 people. [Le Devoir] Review on the concert of OSTR, highlighting Bach’s works. [La Presse] André Sauvé will join the OSM for a special concert on July 21 and 22. [La Presse] INTERNATIONNAL Le beau Danube is 150-year-olds. Back on one of the greatest successes from Strauss. [La Presse] [Radio-Canada] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t38fIJgvWEM The first recording of Bartók’s piano quartet in C minor (1898) was found and published. [Scena…

More than 40 classics concerts this week in Montreal : February 20-26

By Olivier Gentil on 20 February 2017 Canadian Music, Chamber Music, Classical, Musical Theatre, Opera, Orchestral, Piano, Quebec Music, Strings, This Week in Montreal, Violin

Tuesday – February 21 1:30PM Longueuil Campus of UdeM, Édifice Port-de-Mer, 101, Place Charles-Lemoyne, Longueuil. 14$. Les matinées d’Opéramania au Campus Longueuil- I Puritani de Bellini. 1-855 790-1245. 7:00PM. Maison de la culture Frontenac (Montreal), 2550 Ontario Est, Montreal. 0-2$. Signer and pianist from Guadeloupe perform urban compositions. 514-872-7882. 7:00PM Music Faculty of the University of Montreal – Serge-Garant Hall (B-484), 200, avenue Vincent-d’Indy. Atelier d’improvisation – Classe de Jean-Marc Bouchard. 7:30PM. Bourgie Concert Hall, 1339, Sherbrooke Ouest Street, Montreal. 30$-100$. Camp Tutti concert bénéfice. 514-486-8727. Wednesday – February 22 7:30PM – OM – INSPIRATION AND HOPE: Inspire by…

Unveil of the 2017-2018 Program of the Metropolitan Opera on New York : Yannick Nézet-Séguin Will Lead Two Operas

By Olivier Gentil on 16 February 2017 Canadian Music, Classical, Daily News Roundup, Opera, Orchestral, Scena Jazz, Strings

CANADA Unveil of the 2017-2018 program of the Metropolitan Opera on New York : Yannick Nézet-Séguin will lead two operas. [New York Times] [Le Devoir] Interview with the two veterans jazz players, saxophonists Pat LaBarbera and Kirk MacDonald. [OttawaCitizen] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFSsCKhPcgY MAC : Unveil of two expositions « speaking about war and violence » : : Et maintenant regardez cette machine, from Emanuel Licha, et Mundos, from Teresa Margolles. [Radio-Canada] [MAC – Mundos] [MAC – Et maintenant regardez cette machine] INTERNATIONNAL The amazing Carlos Kleiber’s answer to someone who wants lessons’s leading. [Slippedisc] Death of Michael Naura, jazz German pianist, 82, on Monday. [Slippedisc] « Jennifer Ross, leader of…

Two Projects Proposed to Keep the House and the Memories of Pierre Boulez

By Olivier Gentil on 15 February 2017 Canadian Music, Classical, Classical Music, Contemporary, Daily News Roundup, Orchestral, Quebec Music, Strings, Violin

CANADA The Regroupement des artisans de la musique will present on Wednesday an action plan to try to be more remunerate for their music, especially with streaming. [Le Devoir] Critic review of the performance of Joshua Bell as Chief of the OSM yesterday. [Le Devoir] Learn how Matt Haimovitz broke the neck of his cello during his visit in Montreal. [Slippedisc] [Stringsmagazine] INTERNATIONNAL Pierre Boulez’s house in Germany : « two projects to keep the memories [of the composer] » [DiapasonMag] « Three Best-sellers on one Release » : Chris Thile, Yo Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer. It’s a set of Bach’s trio Sonatas.[Slippedisc] https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=102&v=770rJqDwRXo Harvey Liechtenstein : Testimony of 9…

Angèle Dubeau Will Tour for One Last Time

By Olivier Gentil on 14 February 2017 Arts Industry, Canadian Music, Classical, Classical Music, Contemporary, Daily News Roundup, Orchestral, Quebec Music, Strings, Violin

CANADA Angèle Dubeau will retire from touring this fall. [Le Devoir] [La Presse| On February 18, the Calvinist Geneviève Soly will play a concert of Bach’s music with the Trois-Rivière Symphony Orchestra. [La Presse] INTERNATIONAL Strike of the Bordeaux Opera’s dancers : Director fired for a « refuse to co-operate ». [Resmusica] « Being jailed and intimidated for his Lagos Street performance hasn’t stopped Jelili Atiku’s protest. […] Atiku spent three days in jail, and that same night “almost 50” men with “guns and machetes” came to his house and destroyed his art. [CBC] For the first time in his history (founded in…

More than 30 classics concerts this week in Montreal : February 13 to 19

By Olivier Gentil on 13 February 2017 Classical, La Scena Online, Orchestral, Piano, Strings, This Week in Montreal, Violin

Montreal 14 Tuesday 11AM. Bach Before Bed- time – Chocolate Frenemies. 514-935-3933. 1:30PM. REZCh. 14$. Les matinées d’Opéramania au Campus Longueuil : I Puritani de Bellini. 1 855 790-1245. 4:30PM. Bach Before Bedtime – Chocolate Frenemies. Tanna Schulich Hall, 527 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal. suggested donation: $20- 514-935-3933. 8:00PM. Joshua Bell Play & Lead the OSM : A Premiere!. Maison symphonique (Place des Arts), 1600 St-Urbain, Montréal. From 43$. 514 842-9951. 15 Wednesday 5:00PM. Cello’s Recital : Class of Yegor Dyachkov – Faculté de musique de l’Université de Montréal – Salle Serge-Garant (B-484), 200, avenue Vincent-d’Indy, Montréal. 7:30PM. Schulich in Concert – Redpath Hall, Montreal, 3461…

Great performance by James Feddeck, guest conductor of the OSM, 32 years old

By Olivier Gentil on 13 February 2017 Canadian Music, Classical, Classical Music, Daily News Roundup, Orchestral, Quebec Music, Scena Jazz, Strings, Violin

CANADA Great performance by James Feddeck, guest conductor of the OSM, 32 years old : [Le Devoir] Carmen de Bizet at the National Bank Theater from February 17 to 19 by the Société d’art lyrique du Royaume. [La presse] INTERNATIONNAL Death of the legend jazz signer Al Jarreau at the ages of 76. [The Stars] [New York Times] [Le Devoir ] [La Presse] [Le Figaro] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhq7fSrXn0c « Jonas Kauffman ends London residency with second cancellation ». On his website, it is written that the German tenor has a bronchitis. [Slippedisc] Robert Levin performed Mozart’s music, on his « very own piano ». « This fortepiano,…

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