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On May 30, audiences at Bourgie Hall will hear new works by three female composers, created in partnership with three female librettists.
Bourgie Hall of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is delighted to unveil its 2024-2025 season.
“Brilliant Bach” attracted a near capacity audience to George Weston Hall. TSO concertmaster Jonathan Crow led the ensemble.
The Festival de Lanaudière is delighted to announce that aerospace engineer Farah Alibay will headline the Festival’s opening concert next July 6.
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir under Jean-Sébastien Vallée delivered a hugely affecting Verdi Requiem at George Weston Recital Hall.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, and guest violinist Hilary Hahn’s performance Johannes Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D, Opus 77, made for an evening worth the transit.
Our weekly Highlights: Ian Bostridge stops shows after CBSO allow iPhones; allegations of sexism and racism at New York and Calgary orchestras
GRAMMY®-winning production house PARMA Recordings announced on April 25 its acquisition of Albany Records.
There used to be a drivetime programme on BBC Radio 3 called Mainly for Pleasure. They changed the title when too many musicians referred to it as Strictly for Cash, but the formula got thrown away with the concept. We forget that music exists primarily for pleasure and we tend to disparage those albums and concerts that aspire to no higher purpose. Here’s one. Tim Posner, principal cellist of the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, has chosen three works for cello and orchestra for a signature release. Two are very Jewish and familiar, the third less so. Posner brings a freshness to all…
It was such a privilege to watch Pires step back into the Montréal limelight for this special concert – accompanied by the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal.
