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Das vorzüglich auf Barock getrimmte Orchester trägt nicht über den sehr durchwachsenen Chor und die rätselhafte Deplatzierung der Solisten hinweg.

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.

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

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. 

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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. 

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

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

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

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

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

With the audience sitting on stage with the performers and in the choir loft, this feels like the kind of communal experience that Bach would have recognized.

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

Fabien Gabel showcases his French music bona fides, while Katia and Marielle Labèque offer a trademark Philip Glass concerto with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. 

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Limpidité, modération, expressivité : c’est à cette trinité de principes qu'a semblé se vouer le chef, à la tête d'une très belle interprétation de l'oratorio de Haydn à Montréal.

Œuvres de Martinů, Turina et Poulenc dépeints en pleines couleurs par l’ensemble de l’Orchestre royal du Concertgebouw.

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.

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

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

Un programme harmonieux, couronné d’une œuvre exaltante, un enchaînement sensible, une mise en scène efficace, des prestations investies : l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal a réservé à son public un concert mémorable.

Occupé depuis 2019 à graver l'intégrale du catalogue pour piano de Schubert, le pianiste a proposé un récital romantique et intimiste sur un bel Érard de 1859.

Sous la direction bienveillante d'Andrew McAnerney, le Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal a fait honneur à la musique de Heinrich Schütz dans un assortiment d'œuvres concertantes et de motets du compositeur.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Salle Bourgie, l'ensemble montréalais Constantinople a célébré ses vingt ans en compagnie de l'Accademia del piacere, dans un programme foisonnant.

Dans un programme très bien conçu, Kensho Watanabe dirige un Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal en belle forme. Karina Gauvin s'illustre dans des lieder d'Alma Mahler.

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

La Moldau dirigée par Xian Zhang n’est pas une croisière tranquille où l’on prendrait à loisir des photos de paysages ; c’est un torrent joyeux qui nous emporte et nous charrie de tableaux en tableaux.

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

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

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