Montreal's Christmas Oratorio a little naughty, mostly nice

Von Patricia Maunder, 18 Dezember 2015

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Maison symphonique, Montreal, am 16 Dezember 2015

Bach, Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV248 (Cantatas I,II,V & VI)

Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal

John Nelson, Musikalische Leitung

Kathryn Lewek, Sopran

Robin Blaze, Countertenor

James Oxley, Tenor

Gordon Bintner, Bariton

Chœur de l'OSM

Andrew Megill, Chorleitung

Ein Gespür für die Partitur: Kent Nagano in München

David Renke, 21st March

Bei seiner Abschiedstournee mit dem Orchestre symphonique de Montréal zeigt Nagano nuancenreiche Interpretationen.

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Rafael Payare and his Montrealers show off their jazz chops

Ian Cochrane, 11th March

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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A national treasure revisits Montreal: Angela Hewitt plays Mozart

Ian Cochrane, 28th February

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

Ian Cochrane, 21st January

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

Ian Cochrane, 3rd December

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

Ian Cochrane, 17th September

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

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Patricia Maunder

Patricia Maunder has been an arts journalist for more than 20 years, contributing to publications in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK including The Sydney Morning Herald and Opera magazine. She is based in Melbourne, but considers Montreal her 'other' hometown after living there in 2012-16. For more about Patricia, visit her website.