López & Beethoven — The Season Finale!
2026-2027This program brings together two complementary visions of hope: in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the call for universal brotherhood resounds—a true humanist epic where the chorus exalts joy as a shared horizon. Jimmy López, OSM’s composer-in-residence, responds to this ideal with a deeply contemporary metaphor: the migration of monarch butterflies, a fragile yet determined journey echoing that of human beings seeking a place to thrive. His Symphony no. 6, given its world premiere by the Orchestra, traces this trajectory at the heart of a nature in motion, vibrant with energy and light. Together, these two works draw the same line: that of a humanity moving forward, dreaming, and united by music beyond all borders.
A large-scale masterpiece where the full power of the orchestra delivers a truly breathtaking experience.
Artists
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Rafael Payare, conductor
Lauren Margison, soprano
Fleuranne Brockway, mezzo-soprano
Robert Watson, tenor
Alexander Vinogradov, bass
OSM Chorus
Andrew Megill, chorusmaster
Program
Jimmy López, Symphony no. 6, Monarch– World Premiere, co-order of the OSM (35 min)
Intermission (20 min)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony no. 9, op. 125 (65 min)
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