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HamburgJulia Lezhneva | Bernard Labadie

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Handel, Mozart
Symphoniker Hamburg – Laeiszhalle Orchester; Bernard Labadie; Julia Lezhneva

PhiladelphiaHandel’s Messiah

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Handel: Messiah
The Philadelphia Orchestra; Bernard Labadie; Joélle Harvey; Iestyn Davies; Andrew Haji; Neal Davies

MontrealLabadie Conducts Mendelssohn’s “Italian” Symphony

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Gluck, Beethoven, Mendelssohn
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal; Bernard Labadie; Alexandra Dovgan

MontrealLabadie Conducts Mendelssohn’s “Italian” Symphony – Matinee

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Beethoven, Mendelssohn
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal; Bernard Labadie; Alexandra Dovgan

MontrealLabadie Conducts Mendelssohn’s “Italian” Symphony – Express

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Gluck, Mendelssohn
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal; Bernard Labadie
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Canadian Opera's Orfeo returns elegant, restrained and very satisfying

Iestyn Davies (Orfeo) © Michael Cooper
The restrained beauty of Robert Carsen’s production of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice is matched by musical elegance in its revival current revival at the Four Seasons Centre. 
*****
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A resplendent St John Passion at Carnegie Hall

Joélle Harvey and Bernard Labadie © Chris Lee
Principal Conductor Bernard Labadie leads the Orchestra of St Luke’s in a superbly sung and played performance of Bach’s fiery and dramatic St John Passion. 
****1
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Bernard Labadie leads the Montreal Symphony in Mozart and Beethoven

Marie-Nicole Lemieux and Karina Gauvin star in Mozart concert arias before a very gentle Pastoral Symphony at the Maison symphonique.
***11
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An uneven performance at Carnegie Hall by The Orchestra of St Luke’s

A rare Bach devotee among today's immensely talented crop of under-thirty pianists, Beatrice Rana interpreted both concertos with great incisiveness.
***11
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Reimagining the Goldbergs as an orchestral period piece

Bernard Labadie’s orchestration of the Goldberg Variations came to feel strikingly close to the Brandenburgs, which is to suggest a certain achievement on his part. The arrangement was altogether convincing as Bachmusik.

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The Orchestra of St. Luke’s performs Bach’s secular music

The Orchestra of St. Luke's and Bernard Labadie came up with the excellent idea of a Bach-centered festival in New York. 
***11
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Grand Tour : interview avec Bernard Labadie

Bernard Labadie © Dario Acosta
Suite à la Journée Européenne de Musique Ancienne célébrée le 21 mars dernier, Bachtrack a entamé un Grand Tour à travers l'Europe et au-delà pour rencontrer les personnalités majeures sur la scène Baroque internationale. Aujourd'hui nous rencontrons Bernard Labadie, directeur musical et fondateur des Violons du Roy et de La Chapelle de Québec.