Merci Madame – Tribute Concert in Honour of Jacqueline Desmarais
Requiem æternam.” A garland of coloured flowers crossed the stage of the Maison symphonique on Oct. 16. Above, a large screen portrayed a flashback…
Browsing: Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s first appearances as Met Music Director
Yannick Nézet-Séguin makes his first appearances as Met Music Director with a new production of La Traviata Diana Damrau sings Violetta, opposite Juan Diego Flórez as Alfredo and Quinn Kelsey as…
Rachmaninov: Concertos 2 & 4 (Deutsche Grammophon) – Daniil Trifonov
Amid the excitement over a rediscovered rehearsal tape of the composer playing Symphonic Dances, there arrives a new account of two concertos with Rachmaninov’s favourite…
Canadian Musicians Abroad
Alain Trudel In Toledo Conductor Alain Trudel will begin his first season at the helm of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra in Ohio. For his arrival…
Looking Back on the 41st Season of Festival de Lanaudière
Joliette, August 7, 2018 – It was in the full heat of summer that the 41st season of Festival de Lanaudière concluded Sunday. To the…
Met Opera Appoints Matthew Rose as Artistic Consultant to the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program
New York, NY (July 31, 2018) – Matthew Rose has been appointed as the Artistic Consultant to the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program,…
Quebec Festivals
MCMF’s Classical Series June 1 to 17 The Montreal Chamber Music Festival launches its Classical Series on June 12 with the remarkable Rolston String Quartet.…
Industry News – April/May 2018
Radio-Canada destroys CD collection The French service of the CBC is destroying part of its CD collection. The reason is an expection of moving in…
Orchestre Métropolitain: Hitting the Big Time, Having a Good Time in Europe
The year 2017 will be remembered as a great one for Yannick Nézet-Séguin and his Orchestre Métropolitain — even in 2018. Their seven-concert whirlwind tour…
Press Review: Hamburg’s Take on Orchestre Métropolitain
Montreal’s second orchestra, Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, got positive press for their concert at the Elbe Philharmonic Hall (Elbphilharmonie) last Friday (December 1, 2017). Joachim…
