Kent Nagano meets Le Vent du Nord 2024-2025
Blending the magic of The Nutcracker and the liveliness of Quebec folk tunes, an exciting concert awaits you as the OSM and Kent Nagano band together with the Le Vent du Nord.
Don’t miss this rousing concert with Le Vent du Nord, featuring their own music and traditional songs in a unique orchestral version. Reels, jigs and other lively tunes will “swing” to Tchaikovsky’s scintillating music.
Artists
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Kent Nagano, conductor
Le Vent du Nord
Nicolas Boulerice, voice, hurdy-gurdy, piano
André Brunet, violin, foot percussion, voice
Réjean Brunet, diatonic accordion, piano, bass, jaw harp, voice
Olivier Demers, violin, foot percussion, mandolin, voice
André Gagné, voice , guitar, bouzouki
Program
Régis Campo, Sacré Noël! [Holy Christmas!], world premiere, OSM commission (6 min
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker, excerpts (45 min)
- Miniature Overture
- March
- Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
- Divertissement: Chocolate (Spanish); Coffee (Arab Dance); Tea (Chinese Dance); (Russian Dance); Dance of the Reed Flutes; Mother Ginger
- Waltz of the Flowers
Orchestral suite “Le Vent du Nord”, with OSM commissions (30 min)
Tom Myron (orch.), Au Régiment
Régis Campo, Interlude 1
Régis Campo (orch), Ma Louise
A capella, L’auberge
Régis Campo, Interlude 2
Régis Campo (orch), L’Attente
Régis Campo, Interlude 3
Tom Myron (orch), Les amants du Saint-Laurent
Concert without intermission
Kent Nagano
Conductor EmeritusKent Nagano is considered one of today’s outstanding conductors for both operatic and orchestral repertoire. He will be the next Chief conductor and Artistic Director of the Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España (OCNE) in Madrid starting in September 2026 and is the newly appointed Principal Artistic Partner of Filarmonica Toscanini. In addition, he is committed together with Jan Vogler as Artistic Director of the Ring project “The Wagner Cycles” of Dresdner Musikfestspiele with Dresdner Festspielorchester and Concerto Köln alongside Jan Vogler. He has been Honorary Conductor of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin since 2006, Concerto Köln since 2019, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal since 2021 and the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg since 2023 and is as patron of the Herrenchiemsee Festival.
As a much sought-after guest conductor, Kent Nagano regularly works with leading international orchestras worldwide, 2025/26 season highlights include several projects with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Maggio Musicale, the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Opera de Paris, and the Philharmonia Orchestra, amongst others.
Join us before the concert for a series of traditional activities that will get you in the holiday spirit !
19:00-20:00, FOYER: Introductory Workshop on Traditional Dance
With:
- Richard Forest, violin
- Germain Leduc, piano
- Carmen Guérard, accordion
- and Yaëlle Azoulay calling the steps
CONCERT 20:30-21:30
21:45-22:45, FOYER: Traditional Dance
With:
- Richard Forest, violin
- Jean Rhéaume, piano
- Carmen Guérard, accordion
- and Yaëlle Azoulay calling the steps
…and members of Vent du Nord!
A free cocktail will be available at the bars of the Maison Symphonique, courtesy of Distillerie de Montréal. Quantities are limited: first come, first served! Enjoy!
22:45-23:45, FOYER: Free Dance (Trad DJ)
- Daovee
Together, let's shape our musical future!
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