Highlights | UMG and Warner Music Layoffs, Canadians Win International Opera Competitions
Off the back of numerous music industry layoffs in 2023, Universal Music Group and Atlantic Music Group have announced their own rounds of job cutting.
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Lebrecht Weekly | Poulenc and others: Chamber music (Calliope/DG)
I can’t listen to Francis Poulenc for long without imagining a Gitane between my lips and smoke curling out of the corners.
Highlights | François Dompierre Honoured in Concert, Apple Music Classical in Asia
Conservatoire de musique de Montréal will honour François Dompierre at its 80th century concert, TomoeArts is shutting down after 15 years of performances, and Apple Music Classical is now available in Asia.
Highlights | Historic TSO Legacy Donation, Decca Records Signs Yunchan Lim
Canadian ensembles like Toronto Symphony Orchestra are feeling a wave of generosity this week after an influx of legacy donations, and Decca Records signs Yunchan Lim.
Lebrecht Weekly | Beethoven: 1st piano concerto, &c (DG)
This weirdly unbalanced album opens with a live performance of Beethoven’s first piano concerto and continues with solo pieces from the bottom drawer, some of…
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Access to audio and video streaming platforms Idagio Certain streaming platforms are more adapted to the expectations of classical-music lovers than the big names in…
Highlights | Actress Sophie Desmarais Conducts OM, TSO Emails Hacked, New Ergonomic Curved Keyboard
Welcome back to La Scena Musicale’s Highlights, a curated, weekly list of arts-related news stories from across the world! Music Industry Ludwig Van | Toronto…
Review | RCM: “Music Lights the Way”
On April 27, 2022, Canada’s largest and most respected music education institution, The Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM), held the ‘Music Lights the Way’ black-tie…
Lang Lang Plays Goldberg Variations with Festival Bach Montréal
After Miami, Los Angeles, New York, Toronto and Washington, Lang Lang will play at the Maison symphonique for the Montréal Bach Festival, performing Bach’s iconic Goldberg Variations. Lang…
Montreal Renew Financial Funding to the OSM
CANADA The mayor of Montreal Denis Coderre engage to give 100 000$ per year to the OSM. « Through its international stature, the OSM is a…
