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Tuesday Headlines: Positive reviews for Opera Lafayette’s ‘Léonare, ou l’Amour Conjugal’ in New York

By Olivier Gentil on 28 February 2017 Arts Industry, Canadian Music, Classical, Daily News Roundup, Opera, Piano, Quebec Music, Strings, Video of the day, Violin, Vocal

Opera Lafayette is getting many positive reviews for their production of Léonare, ou l’Amour Conjugal, which has an all Canadian cast. The New York Times confirms that Opera Lafayette is absolutely right on the mark: “the strengths of Bouilly’s libretto and its resonance in times of political oppression are immediately apparent.”[New York Times] If you haven’t already, check out our interview with founder and conductor Ryan Brown. [My Scena] CANADA Sunrise Records, an Ontario-based music retail chain, is moving into 30% (70 branches) of HMV locations. [La Presse] [OttawaCitizen] [Le Devoir] The travelling exhibition of the MAC La question de l’abstraction is offered until…

ETHEL, Photo: Erin Patrice O'Brien

ETHEL – Walking Tightropes, Bringing Healing, Keeping It Human, Staying Young!

By Charles Geyer on 27 February 2017 Chamber Music, Interviews, Strings

PROFILE: of celebrated contemporary classical music group ETHEL; and INTERVIEW: with Dorothy Lawson and Ralph Farris (of ETHEL) and composer Robert Mirabal. “We originally thought of calling ourselves ‘Hazardous Material,’” recollects violist Ralph Farris, one of the core four Juilliard-trained string players who formed the group in 1998. “But then we said, ‘Hey, wait! We’re not dangerous!’” What they are is ETHEL – a remarkable, and protean, music-making group. They inspire enthusiastic description, but defy easy definition – or, at least, any attempted definition will have a short shelf-life: what ETHEL was yesterday isn’t what ETHEL will be tomorrow, given…

Top Concerts in Montreal this Week, February 27 to March 5: MNM, Montréal en lumières, Livre d’orgue de Montréal

By Olivier Gentil on 27 February 2017 Arts Industry, Classical, Opera, Orchestral, Strings, This Week in Montreal, Violin

Monday, February 27 7:00PM. Maison de la culture Frontenac (Montréal), 2550 Ontario Est, Montreal. $0-2. Henry Purcell, Charles Avison, Georg Philipp Telemann, William Boyce, etc. 514-872-7882. 7:30PM. Music Faculty of University of Montreal, Jean-Papineau-Couture Concert-Hall (B-421), Montréal Québec, 200, avenue Vincent-d’Indy, Montreal. Piano Recital – Jean Saulnier’s Class. 8:00PM. Théâtre Maisonneuve, Place d’Arts, 175, Ste-Catherine Ouest, Montréal. $35-$65. Quatuor Hagen, cordes / strings: La réputation de l’ensemble n’est plus à faire. 514-845-0532. 8:00PM. Music Faculty of University of Montreal – Serge-Garant Concert Hall (B-484), 200, avenue Vincent-d’Indy, Montréal. Horn Recital – Louis-Philippe Marsolais’ Class: Mozart, Strauss, Dukas, Popper, Bozza et…

Monday Headlines: First Montreal visit of the Boston Symphony Orchestra on Montreal since 1984

By Olivier Gentil on 27 February 2017 Arts Industry, Canadian Music, Classical, Classical Music, Daily News Roundup, Opera, Orchestral, Quebec Music, Violin

Here are your daily headlines in classical music and the arts! The Boston Symphony Orchestra will play at the Maison Symphonique on. Their last visit was in 1984. The young director Andris Nelsons will perform the Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique and Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22 with soloist Emmanuel Ax. [Le Devoir] [OSM] CANADA Return of the Symphonie du Millénaire, which was initiated by Walter Boudreau and Denys Bouliane in 2000 and involved more than 40,000 people. [Le Devoir] [La Presse] INTERNATIONAL Jordi Savall, in a project financed by the European Commission, has organised a series of concerts to financially assist refugee musicians to let them…

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…

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