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Yannick Nézet-Séguin Chosen to Head the Philadelphia Orchestra

By Paul E. Robinson on 15 June 2010 Arts Industry, La Scena Spotlight

If classical music had a more honoured place in our culture, Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s appointment to head the Philadelphia Orchestra would have been front page news in every newspaper in the country. Get a life, people, this is an historic event! Never mind that Canadian conductors have long since gotten used to doors being shut in their faces in their own country. It is by now a cliché to say that Canadians have to go elsewhere to find success. But YNS has not only found success abroad, he has climbed Mt. Everest. Two years ago he was conducting opera with Rolando…

Montreal Fringe Fest Starts Today!

By La Scena Musicale Team on 10 June 2010 La Scena Spotlight, Popular Music

MontrealJune 10 – 20The St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival will celebrate its 20th anniversary this summer. Founded by Kris Kieran and Nick Morra, the festival fell into Jeremy Hechtman’s hands in 1996 and has since become one of the Plateau-Mile-End’s largest cultural events. This year, the festival has expanded to 20 days and divided itself into three series. Starting June 1st, the Fringe After Dark Series will present a concert, special event or activity every evening, including a slow-dance night and a strip spelling-bee. By June 10th, the Fringe Park Series, at Parc-des-Amériques (corner of Rachel and St-Laurent), will host a plethora of…

Giuseppe Martucci’s Full Orchestral Works

By La Scena Musicale Team on 5 March 2010 Classical Music, La Scena Spotlight, Uncategorized

by Giuseppe PennisiIn 2009, the death of Giuseppe Martucci was an important centenary that received scant notice, even in Italy. The main event was a series of concerts by Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma (OSR; see La Scena’s blog on December 18th) in the gardens of the Caserta’s Royal Palace. Caserta is near Capua, where Martucci was born in 1856. Its Royal Palace is the Southern Italian equivalent of Versailles. Naxos and the OSR have taken a major step to preserve the memory of Martucci with the release of an elegant blue and gold box set of four CDs containing Martucci’s complete…

Browsing: La Scena Spotlight

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Chosen to Head the Philadelphia Orchestra

Montreal Fringe Fest Starts Today!

Giuseppe Martucci’s Full Orchestral Works

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