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Lebrecht Weekly | Surprise Box Songs from Japan and EuropeLike every reviewer I love surprises, and nothing has surprised me more in a month of Easter Sundays than this delicate and brilliant pairing of…
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Review | Hubert Hazebroucq Leads Choreographed Splendor with EMV and Ensemble Doulce MémoireDoulce Mémoire is an old French phrase that can be translated as “sweet memory,” a…
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Till Fellner joins 2025 Cliburn Competition JuryTILL FELLNER JOINS 2025 CLIBURN COMPETITION JURY Fellner replaces Rico Gulda, who withdrew due to…
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Review | VSO School of Music Presents the Future of JazzThe VSO School of Music fosters the future of jazz, and this talent was on…
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Third Mélodînes concert, with Marion Portelance and Émmanuel LaforestThird Mélodînes concert with Marion Portelance (cello) and Émmanuel Laforest (piano) on April 23rd and,…
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Ballet Edmonton presents PRECIPICE, an evening of contemporary dance theatreApril 10th, 2025 (Edmonton, Alberta) Ballet Edmonton presents PRECIPICE, a triple-header evening of bold new…
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Festival de Lanaudière Unveils Its 2025 ProgramFestival de Lanaudière 2025 A magnificent season where music and nature meet Joliette, April 15,…
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4.0Lebrecht Weekly | The Cosmos of Paul Ben-Haim (CPO)If you are looking for neglected stocks in these shaky times, you could do worse…
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Review | Opera Atelier Showcases French Baroque Spectacle in David and JonathanOpera Atelier celebrates its 40th anniversary season with a work that surely must be considered…
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Toronto Mendelssohn Choir 2025/26 Season: A Celebration of Canadian ArtistryToronto, April 10, 2025 — The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (TMChoir) proudly announces its 2025/26 season…
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The OSM and Rafael Payare unveil their 2025-2026 SeasonMontreal, April 10, 2025 —Today, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal proudly unveils its 2025–2026 season.…
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Canadians Alice Burla and Carter Johnson Advance to 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition2025 CLIBURN COMPETITORS ANNOUNCED 30 pianists will advance to the Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano…
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Review | Wajdi Mouawad’s filmic Pelléas et Mélisande in ParisBelgian playwright’s Maurice Maeterlinck’s play Pelléas et Mélisande (1892) fascinated musicians of the epoch. Both…
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Review | Vocally Uneven, Helter Skelter Don Carlos in ParisDeservedly, Don Carlos (1867) enjoys a reputation as one of Verdi’s finest operas, rivaled only…
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Review | OCM — Jeunesses Musicales Opéra-bonbon: A Sweet Success!On Apr. 6, Orchestre classique de Montréal (OCM) and Jeunesses Musicales Canada (JMC) delivered a…
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Review | Violinist Justin Saulnier Dazzles in Mendelssohn with Sinfonia de MontréalMany cities, in addition to well-funded professional orchestras, boast ensembles that consist of musicians playing…
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2025 Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival Programming Announced!Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival launches with over 70 concerts, talks, readings, exhibitions, performances, and…
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5.0Lebrecht Weekly | Kurtág’s Játékok by Pierre-Laurent Aimard: An Absolute Cracker from PentatoneIt may be a bit early in springtime to be nominating an Album of the…
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Review | Midori Marsh Travels Through Generations of SisterhoodThe Women’s Musical Club of Toronto’s Music in the Afternoon series continued at Walter Hall…
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Music TORONTO announces 2025-26 SeasonTORONTO (April 3, 2025) Roman Borys, Artistic and Executive Director announced details of Music TORONTO’s…
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Lucas Debargue’s concert at Salle Pierre-Mercure
April 13th at 3 p.m. at Salle Pierre-Mercure Second Cartes Blanches concert with Lucas Debargue…
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Upcoming ConcertsHighlights of upcoming Canadian concerts selected by Madeline Boldt, Kaitlyn Chan, and Gianmarco Segato. Montreal…
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4.0CD Review | Matthias Goerne, Late Shostakovich SongsShostakovich: Suite on Verses of Michelangelo, October Matthias Goerne, baritone; Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France;…
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3.0CD Review | Songs of Hope Scarborough Philharmonic OrchestraSongs of Hope Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra; Danielle MacMillan, mezzo-soprano; Maghan McPhee, soprano; composers Shreya Jha,…
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4.0CD Review | Robert Uchida & Philip Chiu, I Can Finally Feel the SunI Can Finally Feel the Sun Robert Uchida, violin; Philip Chiu, piano ATMA Classique, 2025…
Lebrecht Weekly | Surprise Box Songs from Japan and Europe
Like every reviewer I love surprises, and nothing has surprised me more in a month of Easter Sundays than this…
Review | Hubert Hazebroucq Leads Choreographed Splendor with EMV and Ensemble Doulce Mémoire
Doulce Mémoire is an old French phrase that can be translated as “sweet memory,” a poetic connection to the past.…
Review | VSO School of Music Presents the Future of Jazz
The VSO School of Music fosters the future of jazz, and this talent was on full display at the Vancouver…
Review | Hubert Hazebroucq Leads Choreographed Splendor with EMV and Ensemble Doulce Mémoire
Doulce Mémoire is an old French phrase that can be translated as “sweet memory,” a poetic connection to the past.…
Review | VSO School of Music Presents the Future of Jazz
The VSO School of Music fosters the future of jazz, and this talent was on full display at the Vancouver…
Review | Opera Atelier Showcases French Baroque Spectacle in David and Jonathan
Opera Atelier celebrates its 40th anniversary season with a work that surely must be considered at the core of its…
Fall at the MBAM: The Museum’s collection takes the spotlight this season
While the major exhibition Saints, Sinners, Lovers and Fools: Three Hundred Years of Flemish Masterworks continues its run until October 20 – and, already, it’s been seen by over 50,000 people – the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) is preparing a host of offerings for this fall, including an opportunity to see more than 100 works that have recently entered the Museum’s collection.
Jacques Lacombe leaves l’Orchestre classique de Montréal
The Orchestre Classique de Montréal (OCM) announces the departure of its Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, Maestro Jacques Lacombe.
Report | Prix Opus: Homage to Pauline Vaillancourt
On Feb. 5, after two years and as many virtual occasions, the Prix Opus gala returned to the Salle…
David Potvin: Honouring Canadian Repertoire
Pianist David Potvin struggled to settle on a name for his debut album, which comes out on April 19 under Leaf Music.
New Releases (April-May 2024)
This section is an advertising supplement. To announce here, contact [email protected]. SONIX AND OTHER TONIX Jan Järvlepp, composer Trio Casals;…
New Releases (October 2023)
This section is an advertising supplement. To announce here, contact [email protected]. Etiquette Maureen Batt and Erin Bardua, soprano; Lucy Hayes…
The OSM and Rafael Payare unveil their 2025-2026 Season
Montreal, April 10, 2025 —Today, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal proudly unveils its 2025–2026 season. With sumptuous and varied programming…
Festival Classica 2025: From Keith Jarret to Abbey Road
Marc Boucher, founder and artistic director of Festival Classica, is a man with wide open ears. “An artistic director,” he…
Highlights | Canadians in Frankfurt; Women conductors on the move; Beethoven 9th is 200
In this week’s news highlights: there’s a shuffle going on with women conductors in Canada; Canadians in Oper Frankfurt’s 24-25 season; Beethoven #9 at 200
Alberta Ballet’s Francesco Ventriglia: “Alexey Shor’s Music is Perfect For A Thousand Tales Ballet”
Sponsored Article by A Thousand Tales Press Office Transporting audiences to a fantastical world filled with fairytale magic, A Thousand…
To Ravel and Unravel Maurice Ravel at MMFA
What links French Impressionist composer Maurice Ravel with the Venice Biennale and American minimalist composer Steve Reich? Their association might…
La Route des concerts: Paving the Way for Regional Presenters
Established in 2022, La Route des concerts continues to expand. It now welcomes an increasing number of partners into its…
Lebrecht Weekly | Surprise Box Songs from Japan and Europe
Like every reviewer I love surprises, and nothing has surprised me more in a month of Easter Sundays than this…
Lebrecht Weekly | The Cosmos of Paul Ben-Haim (CPO)
If you are looking for neglected stocks in these shaky times, you could do worse than sink a pair of…
Lebrecht Weekly | Kurtág’s Játékok by Pierre-Laurent Aimard: An Absolute Cracker from Pentatone
It may be a bit early in springtime to be nominating an Album of the Year, but I’ll be very…
Sergio Barza’s Favourite Art Song
La Scena Musicale is celebrating the Art Song with the worldwide survey, What is your favourite art song? Submit your vote at www.nextgreatartsong.com. Conductor Sergio…
Death of Tenor Alain Nonat
La Scena is sad to learn of the passing of tenor Alain Nonat on Dec. 31, 2024 at the age…
Remembering Kazuyoshi Akiyama (1941-2025)
Legendary Japanese conductor Kazuyoshi Akiyama has passed away at the age of 84. A cornerstone of Vancouver’s classical music scene,…
Conductor Sir Andrew Davis, 80, Dies
Sir Andrew Davis, former conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, died of Leukemia on Saturday, at the age of 80.…
Wednesday Healdlines: Notre-Dame Basilica at the heart of Montreal 375 festivities in new luminous project
Here are your daily headlines in classical music and the arts! After the illumination of Jacques-Cartier Bridge, the Montreal-based firm…
This Day in Music – 1916: Rayén Quitral was Born
A hundred years ago this week, on November 7, 1916, soprano Rayén Quitral was born in the small village of…
This Day in Music – 1856: Death of Robert Schumann
Romantic composer Robert Schuman died of pneumonia on this day in music in 1856. The young Schumann wasn’t the most…
The OSM and Rafael Payare unveil their 2025-2026 Season
Montreal, April 10, 2025 —Today, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal proudly unveils its 2025–2026 season. With sumptuous and varied programming…
Opening concert: After the Virée classique, the OSM returns to the choral repertoire
On Tuesday, September 12, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) launches its 90th season with two musical masterpieces of the…
Preview | SMCQ présents : Amitiés et étrangeté
On September 24, 2023, the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ) will present the fourth concert in their Hommage…
Toronto Dance: Hofesh Shechter at the Harbourfront Centre
Joy and excitement ! The Harbourfront Centre welcomes the incomparable United Kingdom-based Hofesh Shechter Company and its highly anticipated Double Murder for…
This Week in Toronto (May 6 – 12)
Francis Poulenc (1899 – 1963)Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites, the third of three productions of the Canadian Opera Company’s…
This Week in Toronto (Nov. 5 – 11)
Canadian soprano Edith Wiens gives masterclass at University of TorontoNow that both the Canadian Opera Company and Opera Atelier have…
Monday Headlines: Review of the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the Maison Symphonique
On Saturday, the reputable Boston Symphony Orchestra played at the Maison Symphonique. The last time the orchestra visited Montreal was…
Tuesday Headlines: Positive reviews for Opera Lafayette’s ‘Léonare, ou l’Amour Conjugal’ in New York
Opera Lafayette is getting many positive reviews for their production of Léonare, ou l’Amour Conjugal, which has an all Canadian…
Video of the Day – Conducting with Yannick Nézet-Séguin
In today’s Video of the Day, maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin gives us a crash course in orchestral conducting, describing his process.…
Till Fellner joins 2025 Cliburn Competition Jury
TILL FELLNER JOINS 2025 CLIBURN COMPETITION JURY Fellner replaces Rico Gulda, who withdrew due to scheduling conflicts, on the jury…
Festival de Lanaudière Unveils Its 2025 Program
Festival de Lanaudière 2025 A magnificent season where music and nature meet Joliette, April 15, 2025 – From July 4 to…
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