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Ian Cochrane

Ian Cochrane

Ian Cochrane is a retired music teacher who hails from Montreal, Canada. He holds music degrees from McGill University, the University of Saskatchewan, and the University of Calgary. He has attended conducting seminars at the University of Michigan as well as Northwestern University. Ian has edited a variety of music journals. His articles have been published in both professional and refereed journals. In addition, he has written music curricula- both provincial and national. Ian’s concert reviews have been in published in La Scena magazine. Ian has extensive performance experience as an instrumentalist, chorister, and conductor.

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Rafael Payare conducts the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal © Antoine Saito

Payare and the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal welcome Spring

Von Ian Cochrane, 22. April 2026

Rafael Payare conducts a scintillating Le Sacre du Printemps in a program that also showcases Bruce Liu's bravura Tchaikovsky.

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Rafael Payare conducts the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal © Antoine Saito

Payare and the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal welcome Spring

Von Ian Cochrane

Rafael Payare © Antoine Saito

Rafael Payare and his Montrealers show off their jazz chops

Von Ian Cochrane, 11. März 2026

Rafael Payare boldly programmes Kinan Azmeh's Suite for Improvisor and Orchestra in a diverse concert bill that also features long-standing Principal Flute Timothy Hutchins.

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Rafael Payare © Antoine Saito

Rafael Payare and his Montrealers show off their jazz chops

Von Ian Cochrane

Angela Hewitt and the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal © Pascal Ouimet

A national treasure revisits Montreal: Angela Hewitt plays Mozart

Von Ian Cochrane, 28. Februar 2026

Angela Hewitt joins the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal for an exquisite rendering of a Mozart concerto, and Leonard Slatkin conducts Tchaikovsky's Winter Daydreams.

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Angela Hewitt and the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal © Pascal Ouimet

A national treasure revisits Montreal: Angela Hewitt plays Mozart

Von Ian Cochrane

Hankyeol Yoon © Keundo Song

Last minute jump-in Hankyeol Yoon saves the day in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane, 21. Januar 2026

Virtuosic Alina Ibragimova joins the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal for a dynamite performance of Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto, while youthful conductor Hankyeol Yoon leads polished Rachmaninov.

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Hankyeol Yoon © Keundo Song

Last minute jump-in Hankyeol Yoon saves the day in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane

Simone Lamsma and the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal © Antoine Saito

Payare, Lamsma and the OSM bring a touch of Hollywood to wintry Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane, 3. Dezember 2025

The Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal (OSM), conductor Rafael Payare, and violin soloist Simone Lamsma joined forces in a program that featured seminal works by two musical titans who settled in the United States after fleeing Europe in the mid-twentieth century.

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Simone Lamsma and the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal © Antoine Saito

Payare, Lamsma and the OSM: Korngold and Bartók in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane

Glass Marcano © Courtesy of Orchestre Métropolitain

Two emerging stars burst onto the scene in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane, 12. November 2025

Conductor Glass Marcano and pianist Tony Siqi Yun reimagined familiar works in a scintillating performance with Montreal's Orchestre Métropolitain.

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Glass Marcano © Courtesy of Orchestre Métropolitain

Marcano and Yun: Orchestre Métropolitain and emerging stars

Von Ian Cochrane

Lisa Batiashvili, Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Orchestre Métropolitain © François Goupil

Dazzling Sibelius from Lisa Batiashvili and Yannick Nézet-Séguin in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane, 19. Oktober 2025

A gamut of Nordic moods and colours are elicited in this all-Sibelius programme comprising the Violin Concerto as well as the Sixth and Seventh Symphonies.

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Lisa Batiashvili, Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Orchestre Métropolitain © François Goupil

Dazzling Sibelius from Batiashvili and Nézet-Séguin in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane

Rafael Payare © Antoine Saito

Faust’s bargain, Berlioz’s triumph in Montréal’s season launch

Von Ian Cochrane, 17. September 2025

Rafael Payare leads a fevered account of desire, damnation and sonic grandeur, ably supported by Karen Cargill and Andrew Staples.

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Rafael Payare © Antoine Saito

Faust’s bargain, Berlioz’s triumph in Montréal’s season launch

Von Ian Cochrane

Benjamin Grosvenor © Andrej Grilc

Benjamin Grosvenor’s Ravel sparkles in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane, 1. Mai 2025

The British are coming! An exciting evening of Ravel and Vaughan Williams with conductor Andrew Manze and pianist Benjamin Grosvenor in Montreal.

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Benjamin Grosvenor © Andrej Grilc

Benjamin Grosvenor’s Ravel sparkles in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane

Tianyi Lu © Marco Borggreve

A novel take on a familiar tune: Tianyi Lu conducts Tchaikovsky 5 in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane, 12. März 2025

Tianyi Lu triumphs in her return to Montreal with a distinctive approach to Tchaikovsky's Fifth. Pierre-Laurent Aimard gives a spirited performance of Bartók's Third Piano Concerto.

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Tianyi Lu © Marco Borggreve

A novel take on a familiar tune: Tianyi Lu conducts Tchaikovsky 5

Von Ian Cochrane

Alisa Weilerstein and the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal © Antoine Saito

Weilerstein and Payare: a match made in heaven in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane, 12. Februar 2025

Alisa Weilerstein plays Prokofiev's Sinfonia Concertante before her husband conducts a key work from the OSM's history, Ravel's ballet Daphnis et Chloé.

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Alisa Weilerstein and the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal © Antoine Saito

Weilerstein and Payare: a match made in heaven in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane

Dalia Stasevska © Antoine Saito

Youthful powerhouses energise Montreal's Orchestre symphonique

Von Ian Cochrane, 22. Januar 2025

Dalia Stasevska and Randall Goosby are sensational in a programme that featured orchestral chestnuts by Bruch and Dvořák.

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Dalia Stasevska © Antoine Saito

Youthful powerhouses energise Montreal's Orchestre symphonique

Von Ian Cochrane

Kent Nagano conducts the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal © Antoine Saito

Refreshing innovation in Kent Nagano's seasonal Montreal concert

Von Ian Cochrane, 10. Dezember 2024

Contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux joins Kent Nagano for a program featuring the premieres of boldly disparate compositions by Matthew Ricketts and Aziza Sadikova.

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Kent Nagano conducts the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal © Antoine Saito

Refreshing innovation in Kent Nagano's seasonal Montreal concert

Von Ian Cochrane

Sarah Dufresne (Ophélie) © Vivian Gaumand

Sarah Dufresne's Ophélie steals the show in Opéra de Montréal's Hamlet

Von Ian Cochrane, 16. November 2024

Sarah Dufresne dazzles as Ophélie in Opéra de Montréal's Hamlet along with mezzo Karine Deshayes and the Orchestre Métropolitain conducted by Jacques Lacombe.

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Sarah Dufresne (Ophélie) © Vivian Gaumand

Ophélie steals the show in Opéra de Montréal's Hamlet

Von Ian Cochrane

Karen Gomyo © Irène Zandel

Karen Gomyo knocks it out of the park with Dvořák in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane, 9. Oktober 2024

Montreal-bred Karen Gomyo steals the show in Dvořák's Violin Concerto with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal under guest conductor John Storgårds.

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Karen Gomyo © Irène Zandel

Karen Gomyo knocks it out of the park with Dvořák in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Orchestre Métropolitain © François Goupil | Orchestre Métropolitain

Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Orchestre Métropolitain celebrate their silver anniversary

Von Ian Cochrane, 22. September 2024

Montreal's Orchestre Métropolitain launches its season with a Bruckner Ninth that includes both an orchestral introduction and a choral finale.

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Orchestre Métropolitain © François Goupil | Orchestre Métropolitain

Nézet-Séguin and Orchestre Métropolitain celebrate silver anniversary

Von Ian Cochrane

Glass Marcano © Denis Germain | Orchestre Métropolitain

Inspirational guest conductor debuts with the Orchestre Métropolitain

Von Ian Cochrane, 17. Mai 2024

The 27 year old Venezuelan conductor Glass Marcano impresses in music from Latin America and in Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony.

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Glass Marcano © Denis Germain | Orchestre Métropolitain

Inspirational guest conductor debuts with the Orchestre Métropolitain

Von Ian Cochrane

Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra in Montreal © François Goupil

The return leg: Nézet-Séguin's legendary Philadelphians visit Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane, 19. April 2024

A musical hero returns to his hometown with his Philadelphian orchestra in tow.

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra in Montreal © François Goupil

The return leg: Nézet-Séguin's legendary Philadelphians visit Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane

Barbara Hannigan and the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal © Antoine Saito

Barbara Hannigan’s multimedia La Voix humaine electrifies Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane, 21. Februar 2024

The multitalented soprano and conductor gives a stupendous performance with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal.

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Barbara Hannigan and the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal © Antoine Saito

Barbara Hannigan’s multimedia La Voix humaine electrifies Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane

Kensho Watanabe and Élisabeth Pion © François Goupil | Orchestre Métropolitain

Emerging artists prove their mettle with the Orchestre Métropolitain

Von Ian Cochrane, 21. Januar 2024

Kensho Watanabe and Élisabeth Pion prove they're up to the challenge in a programme featuring Lūcija Garūta's Piano Concerto and Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony.

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Kensho Watanabe and Élisabeth Pion © François Goupil | Orchestre Métropolitain

Emerging artists prove their mettle with the Orchestre Métropolitain

Von Ian Cochrane

Hervé Niquet © Antoine Saito

L'Enfance du Christ: Hervé Niquet leads the Montreal Flight into Egypt

Von Ian Cochrane, 19. Dezember 2023

Berlioz' oratorio provides a welcome alternative to the usual Christmastime Messiah at the Maison symphonique.

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Hervé Niquet © Antoine Saito

L'Enfance du Christ: Hervé Niquet leads the Flight into Egypt

Von Ian Cochrane

María Dueñas © Orchestre Métropolitain | Denis Germain

Musical contrasts from the Orchestre Métropolitain, Yannick Nézét-Séguin and María Dueñas

Von Ian Cochrane, 18. November 2023

20-year old violin star María Dueñas plays Johan Halvorsen'sViolin Concerto; Shostakovich's “Leningrad” Symphony feels as relevant today as it did in World War 2.

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María Dueñas © Orchestre Métropolitain | Denis Germain

Musical contrasts from the OM, Nézét-Séguin and Maria Dueñas

Von Ian Cochrane

Andreas Ottensamer conducts the Orchestre Métropolitain © François Goupil | Orchestre Métropolitain

Andreas Ottensamer switches from soloist to podium in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane, 11. Oktober 2023

Pierre Genisson parachutes in as clarinet soloist to join Montreal's Orchestre Métropolitain, led by Berlin Phil Principal Clarinettist, Andreas Ottensamer.

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Andreas Ottensamer conducts the Orchestre Métropolitain © François Goupil | Orchestre Métropolitain

Andreas Ottensamer switches from soloist to podium in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane

Alexander Malofeev © Antoine Saito

Alexander Malofeev dazzles in mixed Orchestre symphonique de Montréal program

Von Ian Cochrane, 23. September 2023

The youthful phenomenon mesmerises his Montreal audience in Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto.

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Alexander Malofeev © Antoine Saito

Alexander Malofeev dazzles in mixed OSM program

Von Ian Cochrane

Angel Blue © Orchestre Métropolitain | Sylvain Légaré

An angelic soprano alights in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane, 11. Juni 2023

Angel Blue joins Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Orchestre Métropolitain in two works by Samuel Barber.

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Angel Blue © Orchestre Métropolitain | Sylvain Légaré

An angelic soprano alights in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane

Hannu Lintu © Orchestre Symphonique de montréal

Superstar pianists Trifonov and Babayan play Bartók with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal

Von Ian Cochrane, 23. Mai 2023

Stravinsky and Bartók rarities were the genesis of a superb concert program in Montreal with Finnish conductor Hannu Lintu.

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Hannu Lintu © Orchestre Symphonique de montréal

Superstars Trifonov and Babayan play Bartók with the OSM

Von Ian Cochrane

Yannick Nézet-Séguin © Denis Germain

Orchestre Métropolitain continues its Sibelius cycle with Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Von Ian Cochrane, 3. März 2023

Now in his 23rd year at the helm of the OM, Yannick Nézet-Séguin continues to astound Montrealers with his uncanny ability to inspire players to give their absolute best.

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin © Denis Germain

Orchestre Métropolitain continues its Sibelius cycle with Nézet-Séguin

Von Ian Cochrane

Kent Nagano, Alexandre Kantorow and the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal © Antoine Saito

Music from the far north in frozen Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane, 25. Februar 2023

Alexandre Kantorow dazzles in Tchaikovsky's Second Piano Concerto with Kent Nagano and the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal.

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Kent Nagano, Alexandre Kantorow and the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal © Antoine Saito

Music from the far north in frozen Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane

Victorien Vanoosten and Emmanuel Pahud © François Goupil

Emmanuel Pahud brings down the house with Dalbavie concerto in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane, 27. Januar 2023

Emmanuel Pahud dazzles in Marc-André Dalbavie's Flute Concerto with Montreal's Orchestre Métropolitain and guest conductor Victorien Vanoosten.

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Victorien Vanoosten and Emmanuel Pahud © François Goupil

Pahud brings down the house with Dalbavie concerto in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane

Past Montreal victors return for Beethoven's Triple Concerto

Von Ian Cochrane, 9. November 2022

Violinist Blake Pouliot, cellist Bryan Cheng, and pianist Angela Hewitt, all previous winners of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal’s Concours, return to perform Beethoven’s Triple Concerto.

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Past Montreal victors return for Beethoven's Triple Concerto

Von Ian Cochrane

Pahud plays Poulenc and Chaminade: flute royalty joins conducting royalty in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane, 16. Oktober 2022

Montreal’s Orchestre Métropolitain, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, is inspired by the flute virtuosity of Emmanuel Pahud.

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Flute royalty joins conducting royalty in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane

Rafael Payare conducts a dynamic Resurrection Symphony in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane, 17. September 2022

Rafael Payare launches the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal's 2022-2023 season on a massive scale with Mahler's Resurrection Symphony.

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Rafael Payare conducts a dynamic Resurrection Symphony in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal's Classical Spree showcases local pianist Bruce Liu

Von Ian Cochrane, 13. August 2022

2021 International Chopin Piano Competition winner Bruce Liu dazzles in Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with Rafael Payare and the OSM at its summer festival.

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OSM's Classical Spree showcases local pianist Bruce Liu

Von Ian Cochrane

Deft steering in Montreal: Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Seong-Jin Cho close the OM season

Von Ian Cochrane, 18. Juni 2022

On Formula One Race Weekend in Montreal, Yannick Nézet-Séguin has the Orchestre Métropolitain firing on all cylinders.

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Deft steering in Montréal: Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Seong-Jin Cho

Von Ian Cochrane

Rafael Payare ignites a turbocharged Beethoven 9 with Montreal's OSM

Von Ian Cochrane, 31. Mai 2022

The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and Rafael Payare offer up a thrilling Beethoven 9 to close the season.

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Rafael Payare ignites a turbocharged Beethoven 9 with Montreal's OSM

Von Ian Cochrane

Daniil Trifonov dazzles in Schnittke and Prokofiev in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane, 20. April 2022

A night to remember for Montreal orchestral music devotees as Daniil Trifonov joins the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and conductor Rafael Payare.

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Daniil Trifonov dazzles in Schnittke and Prokofiev in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane

Michael Tilson Thomas visits Montreal and the OSM rises to the occasion

Von Ian Cochrane, 13. März 2022

Despite the absence of a superstar soloist, Montreal's OSM were magnificent under guest conductor Michael Tilson Thomas.

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Tilson Thomas visits Montreal and the OSM rises to the occasion

Von Ian Cochrane

Inon Barnatan in spectacular Tchaikovsky with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal

Von Ian Cochrane, 11. Dezember 2021

OSM Music Director Designate Rafael Payare elicits some gorgeous music-making in Tchikovsky and Sibelius.

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Inon Barnatan in spectacular Tchaikovsky with the OSM

Von Ian Cochrane

Rising stars feature strongly with Montreal's Orchestre Métropolitain

Von Ian Cochrane, 30. November 2021

Violinist Kerson Leong and cellist Stéphane Tétreault were phenomenal soloists in Brahms' Double Concerto.

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Rising stars feature strongly with Montreal's Orchestre Métropolitain

Von Ian Cochrane

Yefim Bronfman dazzles in Beethoven with Montreal's OSM

Von Ian Cochrane, 14. Oktober 2021

Yefim Bronfman's artistry raises Montreal's OSM to new heights, thanks in no small part to guest conductor Thomas Søndergård.

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Yefim Bronfman dazzles in Beethoven with Montreal's OSM

Von Ian Cochrane

A French Connection from Les Violons du Roy in the Paris of North America

Von Ian Cochrane, 24. September 2021

Jonathan Cohen embarks on his tenure as Music Director of the Quebec City chamber orchestra Les Violins du Roy.

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A French Connection in the Paris of North America

Von Ian Cochrane

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal showcases its stellar strings

Von Ian Cochrane, 5. Mai 2021

Under the exemplary leadership of concertmaster Andrew Wan, the OSM presented a diverse program of well-known compositions for chamber orchestra.

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Orchestre symphonique de Montréal showcases its stellar strings

Von Ian Cochrane

Yannick Nézet-Séguin: from piano to podium in Montréal

Von Ian Cochrane, 11. April 2021

Yannick Nézet-Séguin made his debut as piano concerto soloist with Montreal's Orchestre Métropolitain.

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin: from piano to podium in Montréal

Von Ian Cochrane

Montreal's Orchestre Métropolitain shines in all-Classical program

Von Ian Cochrane, 20. November 2020

Cellist Stéphane Tétreault's rendtion of Haydn's Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major was the highlight of the evening.

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Montreal's Orchestre Métropolitain shines in all-Classical program

Von Ian Cochrane

The OSM plays exquisitely at Montreal’s Schubert Festival

Von Ian Cochrane, 14. Januar 2020

As part of its Schubert Festival, the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal wowed the audience with a concert that featured excerpts from Rossini operas as well as two Schubert symphonies.

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The OSM plays exquisitely at Montreal’s Schubert Festival

Von Ian Cochrane

Lorenzo Viotti and Yefim Bronfman collaborate for an exquisite performance in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane, 15. Dezember 2019

Yefim Bronfman's performance of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24 highlighted Maestro Lorenzo Viotti's guest-conducting appearance with Montreal's Orchestre Symphonique.

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Viotti and Bronfman collaborate for exquisite performance in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal premieres Moussa's Violin Concerto

Von Ian Cochrane, 28. November 2019

Native sons Samy Moussa and Andrew Wan combine their considerable talents for a sensational world premiere of a violin concerto that was commissioned by the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal.

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Orchestre symphonique de Montréal premieres Moussa's Violin Concerto

Von Ian Cochrane

Sir András Schiff dazzles with Montreal’s Orchestre Symphonique

Von Ian Cochrane, 23. Oktober 2019

Sir András Schiff performed Haydn and Beethoven concertos with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal and young assistant conductor Thomas Le Duc-Moreau rises to the challenge conducting Brahms.

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Sir András Schiff dazzles with Montreal’s Orchestre Symphonique

Von Ian Cochrane

The Italian Connection: Nézet-Séguin and Orchestre Métropolitain head south

Von Ian Cochrane, 29. September 2019

Three Montreal luminaries of symphonic music, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Marina Thibeault and Violet Archer, contributed to a delightful afternoon concert entitled Berlioz in Italy.

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The Italian Connection: Nézet-Séguin and OM head south

Von Ian Cochrane

A pair of contrasting sacred works in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane, 2. Juni 2019

Although both Bernstein's Jeremiah Symphony and Mendelssohn's Hymn of Praise explore the role religion plays in the cultivation of the human spirit, they are in many aspects sharply contrasting works. This made for an appealing concert by Montreal's Orchestre Métropolitain and their conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

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A pair of contrasting sacred works in Montreal

Von Ian Cochrane