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By Marc Chénard on 6 November 2017 Arts Industry, Uncategorized

Prizes and Awards New York’s Concert Artists Guild has just announced the winners of its annual Victor Elmaleh Competition. The Argus String Quartet shared top honours at this year’s 67th edition, sharing first prize with pianist Dominic Chieli, with violinist Yoojin Jang finishing second. All awardees earn a right to join the CAG’s artist roster, including an exclusive two-year management contract. These performers will make their Carnegie Hall debuts during the 2018–19 concert season on the CAG Presents concert series. The Argus Quartet has been offered tenure as the string quartet in residence at the Juilliard School of Music for the fall…

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The Journey to Oneself

By Alexandre Da Costa on 6 November 2017 Uncategorized

Throughout my childhood, I was only aware of two areas of interest: art and education. I saw my mother teaching the piano and painting, while my father worked in theatre. So I never really wondered what I wanted to do as a grown-up! At age five, I said I wanted to become an “international soloist”, rather complex terms for a young child, but which led to my meeting with Yehudi Menuhin. Indeed, I well remember meeting this extraordinary man during his 1983 visit to Montreal. My mother and I wanted to attend his concert at Salle Claude-Champagne and, upon arrival…

CD Reviews

By Paul E. Robinson on 6 November 2017 CD and Book Reviews, Classical Music, Uncategorized

Seiji Ozawa: Looking back at a thrilling career Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta Concerto for Orchestra. Boston Symphony Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa/Rafael Kubelik. Pentatone PTC 5186247. Time: 69:53. New Year’s Concert 2002 Music by Johann Strauss, Josef Strauss and Josef Hellmesberger. Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa. Arthaus Musik DVD 109315. Time: 109:00 + 32:00 (special features). Haruki Murakami: Absolutely on Music: Conversations with Seiji Ozawa. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2016. 325 pages. This past September Seiji Ozawa celebrated his 83rd birthday. In spite of a serious cancer in recent years, Ozawa remains active as a conductor.Next summer he plans to…

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Bluetooth Technology: Holds Promise for Music

By Arnaud G. Veydarier on 6 November 2017 Uncategorized

Engineered in 1994 by the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson, Bluetooth technology is rapidly gaining ground in the computer and cellular sector. Designed as a wireless data protocol, this technology makes it possible to establish short-distance connections between various electronic devices, eliminating the need to use cables. Perhaps the system’s most common application is to link cell phone accessories. Over the years Bluetooth has established itself as a leading technology, and it is now making its gradual appearance in the audio equipment market. Early audio applications Launched in 2002, the Plantronics M1000 headset was one of the first devices to exploit…

Blue Notes and Book Notes

By Marc Chénard on 6 November 2017 CD and Book Reviews, Uncategorized

Mark Miller: Claude Ranger — Canadian Jazz Legend Toronto, 2017; ISBN 978-1-77302-559-9 Canadian jazz lore has its fair share of exceptional figures. Drummer Claude Ranger is one of them, albeit for none of the usual reasons. If not mistaken, he is the only musician whose career was equally divided between the country’s three main centres, Montreal for his formative years, Toronto in mid-life and Vancouver for the final chapter, one that remains open-ended with his disappearance in November 2000, age 59. Seventeen years later, his whereabouts are still unknown, and a missing person’s file remains open at an RCMP detachment. But…

2017 Concert artists guild Victor Elmaleh competition winners

By Newswire on 19 October 2017 Uncategorized

ANNOUNCING THE 2017 CONCERT ARTISTS GUILD VICTOR ELMALEH COMPETITION WINNERS The 2017 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition culminated Wednesday evening, October 18, at CAG’s Winners Showcase Concert, featuring performances by the winners of the annual international competition. The jury awarded a Joint First Prize to the Argus Quartet and pianist Dominic Cheli. Violinist YooJin Jang was also named a Winner of the Competition, which is CAG’s 67th annual event. All musicians join the CAG artist roster and receive two-year management contracts. They will all make their New York debuts during the 2018-19 concert season on the CAG Presents…

Kirsten MacKinnon

By Adrian Rodriguez on 11 October 2017 Uncategorized

Kirsten MacKinnon — 2017 Metropolitan Opera Auditions By Adrian Rodriguez In March this year, Vancouver soprano Kirsten MacKinnon was selected as one of six winners of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, one of the most prestigious singing contests in the world. She thus joins the ranks of such legendary sopranos as Renée Fleming, Jessye Norman and June Anderson. “I’m not going to lie, I was wicked nervous to be singing at the Met, but I knew my music well. Also I could lean on the fact that I had done the work that was necessary. For a couple of…

Cette semaine à Montréal (11 à 16 Octobre) / This Week in Montreal (October 11–16)

By La Scena Events on 10 October 2017 Uncategorized

DE GRANDS SOLISTES À L’OSM Sous la direction du brillant chef Vasily Petrenko, Charles Richard-Hamelin, considéré comme l’un des plus importants pianistes de sa génération, interprète le Concerto pour piano no 3 de Prokofiev. Les mercredi 11 et samedi 14 à 20 h et le dimanche 15 à 14 h 30. FONDATION ARTE MUSICA (SALLE BOURGIE) Fondé en 1985 en Autriche par des solistes issus de l’ensemble du même nom, le Quatuor Mosaïques est l’un des plus importants quatuors jouant sur instruments d’époque. Son nom a été inspiré par la contemplation d’une mosaïque de l’église San Marco à Venise. Au programme : Mozart…

World Premiere Recording of André Mathieu: Concerto No. 3, JoAnn Falletta and Alain Lefèvre

By Newswire on 10 October 2017 Classical Music, La Scena Online, Orchestral, Piano, Uncategorized

World Premiere Recording of André Mathieu: Concerto No. 3 features JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra with Piano Soloist Alain Lefèvre Analekta CD Celebrates the 150th Anniversary of Canada and the 75th Anniversary of Mathieu’s Composition A world premiere recording of André Mathieu: Concerto No. 3, theConcerto de Quebec, paired with George Gershwin’s An American in Paris is now available on Analekta Records featuring acclaimed conductor JoAnn Falletta leading the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra with soloist Alain Lefèvre. The CD debuted as the No. 1 classical album in Canada. Says Falletta: “The pairing of the Mathieu and Gershwin on our Analekta CD celebrates the 150th anniversary of…

All the Concerts not to be missed this Week, May 1 to 7: The CMIM 2017 begins, Yo soy la desintegración at Chants Libres

By Olivier Gentil on 1 May 2017 Arts Industry, Canadian Music, Chamber Music, Classical, Musique québécoise, Orchestral, Piano, This Week in Montreal, Uncategorized

This week, many concerts are taking place in Montreal. Here are our picks! CMIM 2017 begins Don’t miss the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM) 2017, this year being a piano edition. For more information, read our special article [mySCENA]. Plus, this year, renowned pianist Dang Thai Son will be one of the judges of the competition. Our journalist Arthur Kaptainis met him to discuss the CMIM and how contestants can perform their best. [MySCENA] Halleluja! – Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal Under the direction of Andrew McAnerney, the chamber orchestra will revive the music of Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672), Johann Hermann…

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