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

Simone Lamsma and the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
© Antoine Saito
Rafael Payare
© Antoine Saito
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“the OSM turned in a fervent reading which catapulted the notes off the page”
Reviewed at Maison symphonique, Montreal on 3 December 2025
Debussy, L'Isle joyeuse, Op.26 (arr. B. Molinari)
Korngold, Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35
Bartók, Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116
Rafael Payare, Conductor
Simone Lamsma, Violin
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
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