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Review | Hisaishi Returns to Toronto Symphony OrchestraFrench mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal famously apologized for writing a long letter, explaining that he did not have enough time to write a short…
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Newswire | CMIM announces five finalists for Violin 2026Montréal, Sunday May 31, 2026 – Following a Semifinal that captivated the audience, the International…
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Newswire | Canadian Leland Ko wins third at Queen ElisabethBelgium – The First Prize – Queen Mathilde Prize includes a cash award of €25.000…
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Editorial (June 2026)Welcome to the June/July 2026 national issue of La Scena Musicale showcasing Canadian summer festivals!…
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Cityscapes | Montreal, Que.Welcome to Cityscapes From coast to coast, Canada offers magnificent natural landscapes and culturally diverse…
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4.0CD Review | Sondra Radvanovsky, Puccini HeroinesPuccini Heroines Sondra Radvanovsky, soprano; Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra; Enrique Mazzola, conductor Pentatone, 2026…
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3.5CD Review | Dark Imagining, Jeff Myers, Rachel SchutzDark Imagining Jeff Myers, composer; Rachel Schutz, soprano; Andrea Christie, piano; Christopher Gross, cello; Ashleé…
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5.0CD Review | Geirr Tveitt Leif Ove AndsnesGeirr Tveitt Leif Ove Andsnes, piano; Solveig Andsnes, vocals Simax Classics, 2026 Norway’s most acclaimed…
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4.0CD Review | Haydn Trauer, Il Giardino ArmonicoHaydn 2032 Vol. 19, Trauer Il Giardino Armonico; Giovanni Antonini, conductor Alpha Classics, 2026 The…
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An Indigenous Playlist: Artists Select Their Favourite TunesIn celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21, La Scena Musicale presents the…
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Festival Bites: Insiders Dish on the Best Food SpotsHours spent absorbing music, theatre and dance at Canada’s finest summer festivals can work up…
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Industry News | June 2026: Latest Appointments & Prizes AnnouncedAppointments On April 23, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal announced the renewal of Rafael Payare’s tenure…
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Elora Festival: The Sweet Music of a Midsummer Night“Long summer days give way to dusky evenings that create an ideal atmosphere for our…
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National Youth Orchestra of Canada: A Talent Incubator From Coast to CoastNational Youth Orchestra of Canada’s (NYOC) Canadiana 2026 tour is much more than just a…
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William Fedkenheuer: Introducing Toronto Summer Music’s New LeaderToronto Summer Music, which celebrates its 20th anniversary from July 9 to Aug. 1, has…
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Orchestre philharmonique du Québec: Youthful Zest for a Spring ConcertFor its 25th edition, Orchestre philharmonique du Québec will perform its Concert du printemps –…
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Erin Morley: Golden Age Coloratura“Of course I said yes! It was a no-brainer!” recalls a smiling Erin Morley when…
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La Scena Musicale’s Summer Festival PicksAlberta and British Columbia by Hal Kowalewski Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival The Banff Centre…
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Ottawa Chamberfest 2026: Expanding the Definition of Chamber MusicChamberfest is, above all else, a celebration of form. With this festival, Artistic Director Carissa…
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Mark Fewer: New Bach Recording Showcases Canadian LuthiersCanadian violinist Mark Fewer not only plays the violin—he plays a lot of them. His…
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Alexander Shelley: Saying Goodbye to NACOEleven years ago, in 2015, Alexander Shelley was named the youngest-ever music director of the…
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Music and Film | The Girl Who Cried Pearls: Where Music and Animation MeetIn animated film, where every image and sound is deliberately constructed, music plays a central…
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Highlands Opera Studio: Elevating Canadian Opera Artists for 20 YearsIn 2007, internationally-acclaimed operatic tenor Richard Margison and celebrated violist and stage director Valerie Kuinka…
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Opera 5 Parḗlios: Premiere Unites Percussion, Dance and SongWhat might the end of our human days look like? What might happen if we…
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Mandle Cheung: Realizing the Dream to ConductMost classical-music lovers derive pleasure by attending performances of their favourite works. Some dream of…
Review | Hisaishi Returns to Toronto Symphony Orchestra
French mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal famously apologized for writing a long letter, explaining that he did not have enough…
Industry News | June 2026: Latest Appointments & Prizes Announced
Appointments On April 23, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal announced the renewal of Rafael Payare’s tenure for a five-year term. His…
Review | A New Toronto Indie debuts with Don Giovanni
A new Toronto indie collective unveiled its first production on May 22. Benevolence Opera Project presented an adapted version of…
Review | Hisaishi Returns to Toronto Symphony Orchestra
French mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal famously apologized for writing a long letter, explaining that he did not have enough…
Review | A New Toronto Indie debuts with Don Giovanni
A new Toronto indie collective unveiled its first production on May 22. Benevolence Opera Project presented an adapted version of…
Review | Experiments in Opera’s Constance: A Confession: Coming Clean
Review of Constance: A Confession, a new multi-author opera created by the “Writers’ Room” of the Experiments in Opera company;…
Fall at the MBAM: The Museum’s collection takes the spotlight this season
While the major exhibition Saints, Sinners, Lovers and Fools: Three Hundred Years of Flemish Masterworks continues its run until October 20 – and, already, it’s been seen by over 50,000 people – the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) is preparing a host of offerings for this fall, including an opportunity to see more than 100 works that have recently entered the Museum’s collection.
Jacques Lacombe leaves l’Orchestre classique de Montréal
The Orchestre Classique de Montréal (OCM) announces the departure of its Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, Maestro Jacques Lacombe.
Report | Prix Opus: Homage to Pauline Vaillancourt
On Feb. 5, after two years and as many virtual occasions, the Prix Opus gala returned to the Salle…
David Potvin: Honouring Canadian Repertoire
Pianist David Potvin struggled to settle on a name for his debut album, which comes out on April 19 under Leaf Music.
New Releases (April-May 2024)
This section is an advertising supplement. To announce here, contact [email protected]. SONIX AND OTHER TONIX Jan Järvlepp, composer Trio Casals;…
New Releases (October 2023)
This section is an advertising supplement. To announce here, contact [email protected]. Etiquette Maureen Batt and Erin Bardua, soprano; Lucy Hayes…
The OSM and Rafael Payare unveil their 2025-2026 Season
Montreal, April 10, 2025 —Today, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal proudly unveils its 2025–2026 season. With sumptuous and varied programming…
Festival Classica 2025: From Keith Jarret to Abbey Road
Marc Boucher, founder and artistic director of Festival Classica, is a man with wide open ears. “An artistic director,” he…
Highlights | Canadians in Frankfurt; Women conductors on the move; Beethoven 9th is 200
In this week’s news highlights: there’s a shuffle going on with women conductors in Canada; Canadians in Oper Frankfurt’s 24-25 season; Beethoven #9 at 200
Alberta Ballet’s Francesco Ventriglia: “Alexey Shor’s Music is Perfect For A Thousand Tales Ballet”
Sponsored Article by A Thousand Tales Press Office Transporting audiences to a fantastical world filled with fairytale magic, A Thousand…
To Ravel and Unravel Maurice Ravel at MMFA
What links French Impressionist composer Maurice Ravel with the Venice Biennale and American minimalist composer Steve Reich? Their association might…
La Route des concerts: Paving the Way for Regional Presenters
Established in 2022, La Route des concerts continues to expand. It now welcomes an increasing number of partners into its…
Lebrecht Weekly | Italian Perspectives (Pentatone)
Name an Italian symphonist. Go on, quickly, just one. There were plenty in Mozart’s time, nothing much since. The market…
Lebrecht Weekly | Sergei Prokofiev: 2nd violin concerto &c (Warner Classics)
The Serbian violinist Nemanja Radulovic is a maverick in the manner of Nigel Kennedy and David Garrett, a stage animal…
Lebrecht Weekly | Alkan: Complete organ works, vol. 1 (Signum Classics)
In the age of Chopin and Liszt, Charles-Valentin Morhange (known as Alkan) was the pianist they all feared. So formidable…
Sergio Barza’s Favourite Art Song
La Scena Musicale is celebrating the Art Song with the worldwide survey, What is your favourite art song? Submit your vote at www.nextgreatartsong.com. Conductor Sergio…
Newswire | Remembering Michael Tilson Thomas, 1944–2026
It is with deep sadness that we share with you that Michael Tilson Thomas died at home on April 22,…
Remembering José van Dam (1940-2026)
Celebrated bass-baritone José van Dam has passed away at age 85. His death on February 17, 2026, was announced by…
Remembering Dr. Ante L. Padjen (1942 – 2025)
In Memoriam Dr. Ante L. Padjen Founder and Director, I Medici di McGill Orchestra Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology, McGill University…
Wednesday Healdlines: Notre-Dame Basilica at the heart of Montreal 375 festivities in new luminous project
Here are your daily headlines in classical music and the arts! After the illumination of Jacques-Cartier Bridge, the Montreal-based firm…
This Day in Music – 1916: Rayén Quitral was Born
A hundred years ago this week, on November 7, 1916, soprano Rayén Quitral was born in the small village of…
This Day in Music – 1856: Death of Robert Schumann
Romantic composer Robert Schuman died of pneumonia on this day in music in 1856. The young Schumann wasn’t the most…
Review | Opéra de Montréal’s Carmen Features Strong Singing
With high anticipation, Montrealers have been waiting for years to hear Montreal native, mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb portray Carmen in a…
Video | Behind the Scenes at Opéra de Montréal’s Carmen
La Scena Musicale’s Adrian Rodriguez and Justin Bernard dropped in on a rehearsal for Opéra de Montréal’s production of Carmen.…
Report | 29th Prix Opus: Composers Thankful for Performers
Thirty-three winners were presented the fruits of their labour one by one—collecting single or, in some cases, multiple awards—at the…
Toronto Dance: Hofesh Shechter at the Harbourfront Centre
Joy and excitement ! The Harbourfront Centre welcomes the incomparable United Kingdom-based Hofesh Shechter Company and its highly anticipated Double Murder for…
This Week in Toronto (May 6 – 12)
Francis Poulenc (1899 – 1963)Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites, the third of three productions of the Canadian Opera Company’s…
This Week in Toronto (Nov. 5 – 11)
Canadian soprano Edith Wiens gives masterclass at University of TorontoNow that both the Canadian Opera Company and Opera Atelier have…
Video | Behind the Scenes at Opéra de Montréal’s Carmen
La Scena Musicale’s Adrian Rodriguez and Justin Bernard dropped in on a rehearsal for Opéra de Montréal’s production of Carmen.…
Monday Headlines: Review of the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the Maison Symphonique
On Saturday, the reputable Boston Symphony Orchestra played at the Maison Symphonique. The last time the orchestra visited Montreal was…
Tuesday Headlines: Positive reviews for Opera Lafayette’s ‘Léonare, ou l’Amour Conjugal’ in New York
Opera Lafayette is getting many positive reviews for their production of Léonare, ou l’Amour Conjugal, which has an all Canadian…
Newswire | CMIM announces five finalists for Violin 2026
Montréal, Sunday May 31, 2026 – Following a Semifinal that captivated the audience, the International Jury presided by Lucie Robert…
Newswire | Concert for Kids with Cancer 2026
Montreal – On May 30, A Concert for Kids with Cancer returns for its fifth edition at Valois United Church…
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