ANNOUNCEMENT : THE OSM CANCELS 11 CONCERTS
Montreal, March 12, 2020 – In accordance with the directives issued by government authorities in matters of public health, and effective immediately, the Orchestre symphonique de…
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Bigger Bruckner is Not Necessarily Better
Comparisons might be invidious but they are sometimes essential. Or unavoidable. It would take quite an act of inner denial to discuss the OSM performance…
Michael Tilson Thomas makes a memorable OSM debut
The OSM has seen its share of notable guest conductors over the decades. Now the list includes Michael Tilson Thomas, music director of the San…
International stars and prestigious beginnings at the Festival de Lanaudière
Unveiling of another part of the 2019 edition’s programming Featuring great artists from here and from France, Italy and Germany Joliette, March 21, 2019—The Festival de…
Maxime McKinley – Composing as Sharing
As the years go by, composer Maxime McKinley, who will be celebrating his 40th birthday this year, has turned out a wealth of premieres with…
The Problem of Modern Music
“Only madmen invent entirely new languages,” wrote the Viennese-born British critic Hans Keller in a 1961 essay for The Musical Times bearing the same title…
Samy Moussa, Citizen of the World
Samy Moussa was calling from the Villa Massimo, the spacious former estate of an aristocratic family in Rome, where he has lodgings as a fellow…
Inaugural concert for the Azrieli Music Project
Premiere of a large-scale work for orchestra, choir and tenor, in addition to compositions by Mahler, Bernstein and Wlad Marhulets Kent Nagano, 4 soloists and…
This Day in Music – Happy Birthday Wilfrid Pelletier
The first artistic director of the OSM, conductor and pianist Wilfrid Pelletier, was born in Montréal on this day in 1896. In 1966, the largest…
Industry News: June 2016
Adam Johnson has been named assistant conductor of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal for the upcoming season, succeeding Dina Gilbert. The conductor and pianist from…
