Walter Boudreau: 33 years with the SMCQ
A major page is about to turn. The Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ) in September announced the retirement of its artistic director Walter…
Browsing: Pierre Boulez
Lebrecht Weekly – Haydn: Cello concertos
When Pierre Boulez became music director of the New York Philharmonic in the 1970s, he refused to conduct Mozart, inserting Haydn instead. It did no…
Two Projects Proposed to Keep the House and the Memories of Pierre Boulez
CANADA The Regroupement des artisans de la musique will present on Wednesday an action plan to try to be more remunerate for their music, especially…
Death of the Swede’s tenor Nicolai Gedda
CANADA OSM Pop Serie : Half Moon Run, Bruno Pelletier and Véronique DiCaire will perform with the OSM. [More infos – Radio-Canada] City of Gatineau finance…
Two Fallen Musicians Marking 2016: Classical Music Lives On!
Two key figures in the music world departed within the space of two months in 2016: Pierre Boulez passed away on January 5, and Nikolaus…
Pierre Boulez : 1925-2016
Cliquer ici pour télécharger notre page de coloriage de Pierre Boulez / Click here to download our Pierre Boulez colouring page Pierre Boulez was a…
Jessye Norman Sings Die Nachtigall from Alban Berg’s Sieben fruehe Lieder
This Saturday (Christmas Eve) marks the passing of Austrian composer Alban Berg (Feb. 9 1885 – Dec. 24 1935) 76 years ago. Berg, like Schoenberg…
