Game of Thrones: Live Concert Experience The critically acclaimed Game of Thrones® Live Concert Experience featuring Ramin Djawadi will bring the world of Westeros to Montreal. Watch in wonder as famed composer Ramin Djawadi leads an orchestra and choir performing music from all seven seasons of the iconic, Emmy® Award-winning HBO series. The Game of […]
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Phil Colins Not Dead Yet Live Tour With over 280 million records sold, in a career spanning almost 50 years as a solo artist and a member of Genesis, Phil Collins is a generational icon and cultural legend whose work continues to influence and inspire fans, critics and fellow artists such as Adele, Lorde, Pharrell, […]
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Danse Danse presents Sylvain Lafortune & Esther Rousseau-Morin / L’un L’autre Drawing on their decade-long creative relationship, the two performers combine their respective approaches in their very first joint project, a thoughtful exploration of their shared passion for partner work. L’un L’autre reveals the poetry that springs from the close connection of two beings. At […]
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CALDER QUARTET Winner of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2014, the Calder Quartet is renowned for its impeccable playing and versatility. The ensemble shares their musical curiosity in a program inspired by the American artist Alexander Calder. Presented as part of the Calder exhibition Wednesday, October 17th 2018 at 6:30pm Duration: 1 Hrs […]
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ANNE QUEFFÉLEC – LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN Born 350 years ago this year, François Couperin (1668–1733) is the musician of intimacy. Foregoing glory in his time, he decided instead to endow the harpsichord with a timelessly original, poetic voice. Although he never wrote for large choir or orchestra, his chamber music is substantial and champions […]
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Orchestre symphonique de Montréal presents Christoph Eschenbach conducts Tchaikovsky The renowned Christoph Eschenbach conducts a program of Tchaikovsky, complemented by Marc-André Dalbavie’s La source d’un regard. The Russian composer’s sublime Violin Concerto features alongside his Fifth Symphony, an enduring testament to the lyricism and power of his work. Artists Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Julian Rachlin, violin […]
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I recently had the good fortune to speak with Claire Guimond, the Founder and Artistic Director of the Arion Baroque Orchestra, an ensemble that she started in 1981. Claire is the flautist in addition to managing the orchestra’s repertoire selection and management. The orchestra has built a solid following and international reputation, and we spoke […]
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SYLVAIN CARON – FRANÇOIS COUPERIN ET L’ART DU TABLEAU MUSICAL Couperin Days Couperin knew how to set to music the stylistic traits of his contemporaries, such as the painter Watteau, and the themes that were dear to them: festive gatherings, nature, love, and other passions of the soul. Discover his distinct talent in “painting” these […]
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Azrieli Music Prizes Gala Concert The Azrieli Foundation will present an exhilarating evening of musical discovery, unveiling two world premiere works by the winners of the 2018 Azrieli Music Prizes. Inventive orchestral colour and virtuosic flair are on display for Israeli-born composer Avner Dorman’s Nigunim for Violin and Orchestra, while Canadian composer Kelly-Marie Murphy explores […]
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An evening with Rumours of Fleetwood Mac With over 700 major concert events to date, the British Rock Anthology TRIBUTE Concert ”Rumours Of Fleetwood Mac” has now performed to over 750,000 MAC fans across the world. ‘Rumours Of Fleetwood Mac’ is now recognised globally as the ”Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Concert Experience” and is endorsed by […]
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LES TALENS LYRIQUES CHRISTOPHE ROUSSET Christophe Rousset beckons us on an enchanting journey to the world of François Couperin, where darkness and light dwell in equal measure. Shadows characterizes the gravity of his Pièces de viole, the seriousness of some of his pieces for harpsichord, and especially his Leçons de ténèbres for Holy Week. Light […]
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McGill Chamber Orchestra to perform Indigenous Visions & Voices in Kahnawake and Montreal The McGill Chamber Orchestra (MCO), in collaboration with the cultural leadership of the Kahnawake community, will present Indigenous Visions & Voices, featuring a new multimedia orchestral theatre work commemorating the life and legacy of Saint-Kateri Tekakwitha (1656-1680), with performances taking place in […]
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ANDREA BOCELLI With Special Guest: Matteo Bocelli Grammy-nominated and legendary tenor Andrea Bocelli will be returning to Montreal for the first time in nearly 20 years on Sunday, October 21st at the Bell Centre. Andrea Bocelli is pleased to announce his son, recording artist, Matteo Bocelli, will be joining him on stage. As one of the most recognizable and romantic voices […]
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Just For Laughs and Evenko present Steve Martin & Martin Short An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest Of Your Life! In this special performance, Martin and Short recall their iconic careers, creative influences and most memorable encounters, uniquely presented through a blend of stand-up, musical numbers and conversations about their lives in show […]
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The Ladies’ Morning Musical Club presents BELCEA QUARTET Corina Belcea – violin Krzysztof Chorzelski – viola Axel Schacher – violin Antoine Lederlin – cello The Belcea Quartet was founded at the Royal College of Music in 1994. Since then it has gained an enviable reputation […]
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I Musici Portraits of Women To open the season, I Musici de Montréal offers you musical portraits of women who are strong, compassionate, determined, gracious, resilient and loving led by actress Anne-Marie Cadieux and twenty of the most gorgeous female voices. A plethora of works ranging from Hildegard von Bingen to Ana Sokolovic, including two […]
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DANCED RECITAL Although they were not destined for the concert hall, and like virtually all music of the time, these pieces and dances are fundamentally gestural, referring to movements of the body. In this “danced recital”, Alban Richard improvises on dance suites by Louis and François Couperin which have been carefully selected by Christophe Rousset. […]
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TIME 2018 30th ANNIVERSARY TOUR The Australian Pink Floyd Show Selling 5 million tickets worldwide and described by The Times as “The Gold Standard” and The Daily Mirror as “The Kings of the Genre”, The Australian Pink Floyd Show gave its first ever concert in Adelaide, Australia in 1988. Since then, they have performed in over 35 countries […]
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The McGill Department of English In collaboration with Early Modern Conversions Project presents Infinithéâtre’s Shakespeare’s Sonnets: Transforming the Voices of Montreal Written by William Shakespeare, Directed by Guy Sprung with Mask Master Brian Smith Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? — sonnet 18 Along with live music and video, see the sonnets like never before; contemporary, urban and conversational. Fall in love […]
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JEAN-WILLY KUNZ Born 350 years ago this year, François Couperin (1668–1733) is the musician of intimacy. Couperin was first and foremost an organist, and his earliest published works consisted of two organ masses, “one for ordinary parish use, the other proper for convents.” Published in 1690, this collection crowned Couperin as one of the greatest […]
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