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Newswire | Club musical de Québec Unveiling the 2026-2027 season

By Newswire on 18 March 2026 Chamber Music, Classical, Classical Music, Newswire, Orchestral, Quebec City

Québec City, March 17, 2026 – A concert suspends time… just long enough for borders to disappear, for globetrotting performers to make a stop in Québec, for the pace of life to slow, and for audiences and musicians to share a moment together. This is your chance to appreciate the outstanding artistic personalities and the wealth of repertoire that the Club musical de Québec is proud to present for its 135th season. One of the jewels in the city’s crown, the Club offers outstanding musical experiences that bring people together in events that are worthy of the world’s greatest cities…

The Dover Quartet at the Celebrity Series of Boston. Photo: Robert Torres

Review | The Dover Quartet at LMMC: Classical & Romantic Combined

By Jan Krejcar on 10 February 2026 Classical, Classical Music, Concert Reviews, Montreal, Romantic, Strings

On Feb. 8, the temperature in Montreal plummeted to -16°C and a biting wind lowered it by some magnitudes more. The city was in need of some warmth and sun, and they got it. The Dover Quartet rolled into town to play for the Ladies’ Morning Musical Club and fortuitously gifted the audience in Oscar Peterson Concert Hall one of Joseph Haydn’s (1732-1809) “Sun” quartets–op. 20, no. 4. in D major. Note: there is nothing particularly sunny about the opus 20 quartets. The nickname comes from one of the early editions having a picture of a sun on its cover.…

Kerry-Anne Kutz, Julie Leblanc, Monique Fauteux and Catherine Léveillé of Quatuor Musaïque

Festival de la Voix: Montreal’s Celebration of the Voice

By Kaitlyn Chan on 2 February 2026 Baroque and Early, Canadian Music, Classical, Contemporary, Interviews, Montreal, Vocal, Vocal Jazz

Vox Aeterna was founded in 2008 to foster the vocal arts scene in and around Montreal, encouraging the growth of vocal concerts and educational opportunities. Four years later, the charitable organization created Festival de la Voix with these same principles in mind. The multi-week festival introduces audiences to professional vocalists from various backgrounds, cultures and musical styles. Discovering Beautiful Voices Artistic Director Kerry-Anne Kutz’s well-trained ear makes her an excellent judge of talent. “The first thing that I think about—no matter what the genre—is the beauty of the voice,” she says about programming. From established artists such as soprano Myriam…

Katarzyna Musiał. Photo: Agnieszka Stalkoper

Report | Festival Stella Musica: Celebrating a Decade of Women’s Voices

By Adrian Rodriguez on 7 November 2025 Classical, Contemporary, Jazz, Montreal, Piano, Vocal

Since its founding, the Stella Musica Festival has been dedicated to celebrating the achievements of women in music and the arts, weaving connections between styles, cultures, and eras. For its 10th edition, under the artistic direction of pianist Katarzyna Musiał, the Festival offered an intimate evening where virtuosity, discovery, and shared emotion came together. On Oct. 26, the warm acoustics of Montreal’s Salle Claude-Léveillée created the perfect setting for a program that moved fluidly from classical repertoire to jazz, contemporary works, and world-music influences. The small room was packed, with the audience only a few meters from the performers, able…

Newswire | The Orchestre classique de Montréal presents Sabor Latino

By Newswire on 5 November 2025 Classical, Montreal, Newswire, Orchestral

Photos: Jean-Marie Zeitouni (Photo credit: Clayton Kennedy), Adam Cicchillitti, Denis Plante (Photo credit: Michaël Slobodian) Montreal, November 3, 2025 – The Orchestre classique de Montréal (OCM) invites the public to a dazzling evening filled with passion and rhythm with the concert Sabor Latino, taking place on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. at Salle Pierre-Mercure. Under the direction of conductor Jean-Marie Zeitouni, this captivating program pays tribute to the depth and diversity of Latin American music with a repertoire inspired by Mexico and Argentina, combining tango, lyricism and virtuosity. Two renowned Canadian soloists will join the Orchestra for the occasion: guitarist…

Nadia Labrie : When the Flute Takes Up Jazz

By Justin Bernard on 3 October 2025 Classical, Interviews, Jazz, Winds

Thanks to Picnic Suite, a new digital album released in August by Nadia Labrie, listeners have been able to discover another work for flute, guitar and jazz trio with piano by French jazz pianist and composer Claude Bolling. This is the third instalment of a project dedicated to the composer who died in 2020—a project that will culminate in the release of a box set of three recordings to be released by ATMA Classique on Nov. 24, bringing together his complete works for flute. Labrie’s latest album is part of the Flûte Passion series, which began in 2018 and has…

Ben Kim with Busan Philharmonic Orchestra at Musikfest Berlin. Photo: Fabian Schellhorn

Report | Musikfest Berlin: Bauhaus Opera Undone, Week 3 Highlights

By Gianmarco Segato on 1 October 2025 Classical, Classical Music, Concert Reviews, Contemporary, La Scena Online, Opera, Orchestral, Vocal

Musikfest Berlin went into its final week with the Berlin Philharmonic returning on Sept. 17, this time under their chief conductor Kirill Petrenko, for two mid-century works and a romantic chestnut. North American orchestras have a penchant for world premieres, something the festival also shares, but they are less likely to program no-longer-new 20th and 21st-century works, especially by European composers. The Berlin Phil helped to remedy this imbalance with Pascal Dusapin’s Exeo (Latin for “I go beyond”), the fifth of his seven Solos for Orchestra (2002). Its thick, heavy textures create large swathes of colour, heavy on brass, which…

2026 Bader & Overton Canadian Piano Competition

By Newswire on 22 August 2025 Classical, Classical Music, Newswire, Piano

Kingston, ON …The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts at Queen’s University is pleased to announce the 2026 Bader & Overton Canadian Piano Competition/ Bader & Overton Concours Canadien de Piano. The Semi-Finals and Final Rounds of the competition will be held May 6-9, 2026, at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts (“the Isabel”) in Kingston, Ontario. The Bader & Overton Canadian Piano Competition has been made possible through the generosity of Bader Philanthropies, Inc. A strategic priority of the competition is to champion the next generation of artists by providing much needed support to gifted young…

Bourgie Hall Celebrates 15th Season

By Newswire on 21 August 2025 Chamber Music, Classical, Classical Music, Jazz, Montreal, Newswire, Opera, Orchestral, Piano, Scena Jazz

Montreal, August 21, 2025 – Bourgie Hall is opening its doors wide with more than 100 events featuring masterpieces from the repertoire, daring creations, and interdisciplinary encounters. In the preseason, on September 24, 2025, audiences will discover Les veilleuses, an artistic experience that combines music and dance and sets the tone for a rich program. The official start of the season will be on October 2, 2025, with internationally renowned pianist Leif Ove Andsnes. Conceived by artistic director Olivier Godin and executive director Caroline Louis, this new program highlights more than four centuries of repertoire, including contemporary creations, crossing styles, eras, and cultures. A look at the rich…

Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra

Calgary Philharmonic 2025/26 Season Kicks Off Sept 5

By Newswire on 14 August 2025 Classical, Classical Music, Contemporary, Film, Movie soundtrack music, Multimedia, Musical Theatre, Newswire, Opera, Piano, Popular Music, Strings, Theatre, Violin, West

Calgary AB (August 14, 2025) — World-renowned stars, epic classics, thrilling collaborations, rockin’ pops, family fun, blockbuster movies, and more — the Calgary Phil heads into its 70th anniversary season with concerts for all ages and tastes. Celebrating seven decades as Calgary’s Orchestra, the Calgary Phil is more committed than ever to making orchestral music accessible to everyone. September alone demonstrates the exciting variety that audiences can expect throughout the season. We officially get things cooking on September 5 at The Big Four Roadhouse for the Canadian premiere of SYNTHONY: EDM Meets Orchestra, which sees the Calgary Phil, along with…