CONCERTS

SEASON PARTNER

The most famous orchestras and the most renowned concert halls of Europe are after him: French conductor Alain Altinoglu, whose OSM debut last fall was a major event. He returns to the OSM, along with pianist Francesco Piemontesi, for...

THE OSM AND ALTINOGLU OPEN THE SEASON
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Collaborator of OSM in the Parks
For more than 80 years now, the OSM has offered concerts in the parks free of...

OSM IN THE PARKS - Saint-Léonard
July 23 7:30 P.M.
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Collaborator of OSM in the Parks For more than 80 years now, the OSM has offered concerts in the parks free of charge to Quebec...

OSM IN THE PARKS - Blainville
July 24 7:30 P.M.
Presenting Sponsor
Collaborator of OSM in the Parks For more than 80 years now, the OSM has offered concerts in the parks free of charge to Quebec audiences....

OSM IN THE PARKS - Brossard
July 25 7:30 P.M.
Celebrated all over Europe, the Jussen brothers stop by Joliette this summer in between visits to Salzburg, New York’s Mostly Mozart Festival, and the season opening gala concert of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The Jussens appear for the first...

Lucas et Arthur Jussen en cavale – Festival de Lanaudière
SEASON PARTNERBrahms and Dvořák – both composers of genius, both contemporaries, both outstanding masters whose deep friendship and mutual admiration spanned more than two decades. Kent Nagano and the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal delve...

BOHEMIAN OUTING - Festival de Lanaudière
SEASON PARTNERNear the end of the summer of 1896, in the enchanting environment of his Alpine retreat, Gustav Mahler completed another symphony. He wrote to a friend that “summer brought me...

NAGANO AND MAHLER IN SYMBIOSIS
Under the direction of Kent Nagano, a massed chorus and orchestra joined by four soloists including Leslie Ann Bradley and...

Grand Opening Concert: Verdi’s Great Requiem
August 7 7:30 P.M.
Charismatic Montreal tenor Marc Hervieux performs Britten’s song cycle Les Illuminations, setting to music the poetry of Rimbaud. Kent Nagano will conduct excerpts from Suites nos. 1 & 2 of Peer Gynt, Grieg’s music for Ibsen’s fantastical play.

1. Legend and Poetry with Marc Hervieux and Kent Nagano
August 9, 2019, 6:30 P.M.
As night falls, a toymaker's store comes to life as dolls throw themselves into a series of unruly dances: welcome to Respighi's Magic Toyshop!

5. Romanticism: Signed Vadim Repin
August 9, 8:15 P.M.
Makusham! A gathering to share in music with generosity and joy: a celebration to the eternal heartbeat of the Teweikan.

2. Makusham! Florent Vollant and the OSM
August 9, 6:45 P.M.
« Écoutez ma musique…tout est là » affirmait Chostakovitch. Le Quintette avec piano révèle en effet plusieurs facettes de la personnalité du compositeur : gravité, rigueur, dramatisme et ironie.

7. Shostakovich’s Sole Piano Quintet
August 9, 8:45 P.M.
Dedicated to the Archduke Rudolf of Austria, Beethoven’s patron, friend and student, the Trio op. 97 is the composer’s most monumental work in the genre.

3. Beethoven’s “Archduke” Trio
August 9, 6:45 P.M.
At the heart of North Indian Classical music is the Raga, the Sanskrit word for colour. Each raga is a fixed grouping of notes designed to evoke in the listener a particular emotion appropriate to the setting, the occasion, or even the time of the day. Nishat Khan, virtuoso sitar player and heir to...

6. Colours of India and of the Sitar
August 9 août, 8:30 P.M.
Internationally-renowned trombonist Ian Bousfield invites you to learn more about his instrument.

4. The Trombone by Ian Bousfield
August 9, 7 P.M.
Canadian Brass returns to the Classical Spree, to the public’s great delight. With more than two million albums sold and a vast repertoire of original pieces, standards, and arrangements, Canadian Brass transports listeners to a captivating and exhilarating world of sound.

8. The Incomparable Canadian Brass
August 10, 11:00 A.M.
From the Concerto for two trombones by young Canadian composer Matthew Ricketts to the swingin’ tunes of Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey, brass instruments take centre stage under the baton of Maestro Kent Nagano.

12. The OSM: From Prokofiev to Glenn Miller
August 10, 1:00 P.M.
Ensemble InSpirations presents a mosaic of different musical traditions: touches of folklore from the Balkans, klezmer, jazz, and a sprinkling of Latin flavour.

17. A Journey In Style: Jazz, Folk and Beyond
August 10, 3:15 P.M.
Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain, whose vivid theatricality has marked the collective imagination through Disney‘s Fantasia, calls forth witches and supernatural beings in an infernal dance.

23. The Phantasmagorical Night on Bald Mountain
August 10, 5:30 P.M.
Hear the OSM perform one of its greatest recording successes: Ravel’s La valse, the featured encore of the Orchestra’s 2019 European tour.

25. Kent Nagano Conducts Bartók and Ravel
August 10, 7:15 P.M.
Under the direction of Maestro Kent Nagano, Herbert Schuch engages in a dialogue with the OSM in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto no. 3, expressing all the composer’s passion and determination.

29. Herbert Schuch Plays Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto
August 10 août, 9 P.M.
At the heart of North Indian Classical music is the Raga, the Sanskrit word for colour. Each raga is a fixed grouping of notes designed to evoke in the listener a particular emotion appropriate to the setting, the occasion, or even the time of the day.

9. Classical Music of India: “Morning Music”
August 10, 11 A.M.
An interactive concert featuring a musically illustrated story, with works chosen by the public.

13. Play a Story with Sophie Cadieux!
August 10, 1 P.M.
Famous for his great orchestral and operatic works, Tchaikovsky also composed several chamber music works that are true gems of the repertoire.

16. Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir of Florence
August 10, 2:45 P.M.
Herbert Schuch est un véritable phénomène du piano. Il possède une technique stupéfiante, un jeu puissant et sensible et une imagination foisonnante.

20. Beethoven, Brahms and Liszt with Herbert Schuch
August 10, 4:45 P.M.
Considered by his musical peers as one of the greatest living violinists, Vadim Repin gives a recital featuring two signature works of the repertoire for violin: Debussy’s last major composition, his Sonata no. 3, as well as Grieg’s Sonata no.3. Tchaikovsky’s poignant “Lunsky’s Aria” from his opera Eugene Onegin, completes this programme.

24. The Extraordinary Vadim Repin in Recital
August 10, 6:45 P.M.
Mendelssohn nurtured respectful admiration for Bach, whose works he actively contritubed to revive. Both composers are reunited in a programme presented by the Borromeo Quartet, one of the most sought-after ensembles on the international stage.

27. Bach and Mendelssohn by the Borromeo Quartet
August 10, 8:30 P.M.
Andrei Ioniţă’s masterful technique and deep sensitivity have garnered no shortage of praise for this winner of the prestigious Tchaikovsky Competition in 2015.

10. Bach’s Majestic Cello Suite no. 1
August 10, 11:15 A.M.
Hailed by critics for his musical intelligence and remarkable technique, Sylvain Bergeron is a tireless musical explorer

14. Theorbo and Guitar in the Baroque Era
August 10, 1:15 P.M.
Join the recorders on the run for a lap around the track that will take your breath away. Ready, set, go !

18. Recorders on the Run
August 10, 3:15 P.M.
Bartók explored a palette of unusual sound effects with his Third String Quartet, employing different instrumental techniques.

22. Quartets by Haydn and Bartók
August 10, 5:00 P.M.
Here is a great opportunity to hear the young Canadian pianist Carter Johnson, winner of the OSM Competition in 2018.

26. Chopin, Poulenc and Ravel with Carter Johnson
August 10, 7:15 P.M.
Accompanied by Marie-Ève Scarfone, collaborative pianist at Opéra de Montréal and OSM, two brilliant lyric artists will guide you through some great moments of opera, with a vast selection of arias and duos.

28. Opera Soiree
August 10, 8:45 P.M.
Trois jeunes musiciens dotés d’un incontestable talent et d’une grande sensibilité, tous lauréats du prestigieux Concours OSM, se réunissent pour un concert exceptionnel.

11. The trio of Laureates
August 10, 11:45 A.M.
An uncommon virtuoso with a sound palette of exquisite sensitivity: Blake Pouliot, winner of the OSM Manulife Competition in 2016, is the rising star of the young generation of Canadian violinists.

15. The Violin According to Blake Pouliot
August 10, 1:15 P.M.
Contrebassiste solo de l’OSM, Ali Yafandzar poursuit également une belle carrière de chambriste, de récitaliste et pédagogue.

19. Carte Blanche to the Double Bass
August 10, 3:15 P.M.
*SOLD OUT* Principal Oboe of the OSM Theodore Baskin is admired for the finesse

21. Encounters with the oboe
August 10, 4:45 P.M.
For the third year in a row, the Classical Spree welcomes choirs of the Alliance chorale du Québec, who present a varied repertoire in tribute to the rich tradition of choral singing.

30. A Chorus of voices
August 11, 11:00 A.M.
Joy and ebullience describe this closing concert of the 8th Classical Spree. On the programme: works by Vivaldi, composer of the universally famous Four Seasons.

31. Vivaldi Delirium!
August 11, 2 P.M.

THE OSM AND ALTINOGLU OPEN THE SEASON

OSM IN THE PARKS – Saint-LéonardJuly 23 7:30 P.M.

OSM IN THE PARKS – BlainvilleJuly 24 7:30 P.M.

OSM IN THE PARKS – BrossardJuly 25 7:30 P.M.

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CONCERTS

THE OSM AND ALTINOGLU OPEN THE SEASON

OSM IN THE PARKS - Saint-Léonard

OSM IN THE PARKS - Blainville

OSM IN THE PARKS - Brossard

Lucas et Arthur Jussen en cavale – Festival de Lanaudière

BOHEMIAN OUTING - Festival de Lanaudière

NAGANO AND MAHLER IN SYMBIOSIS

Grand Opening Concert: Verdi’s Great Requiem

1. Legend and Poetry with Marc Hervieux and Kent Nagano

5. Romanticism: Signed Vadim Repin

2. Makusham! Florent Vollant and the OSM

7. Shostakovich’s Sole Piano Quintet

3. Beethoven’s “Archduke” Trio

6. Colours of India and of the Sitar

4. The Trombone by Ian Bousfield

8. The Incomparable Canadian Brass

12. The OSM: From Prokofiev to Glenn Miller

17. A Journey In Style: Jazz, Folk and Beyond

23. The Phantasmagorical Night on Bald Mountain

25. Kent Nagano Conducts Bartók and Ravel

29. Herbert Schuch Plays Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto

9. Classical Music of India: “Morning Music”

13. Play a Story with Sophie Cadieux!

16. Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir of Florence

20. Beethoven, Brahms and Liszt with Herbert Schuch

24. The Extraordinary Vadim Repin in Recital

27. Bach and Mendelssohn by the Borromeo Quartet

10. Bach’s Majestic Cello Suite no. 1

14. Theorbo and Guitar in the Baroque Era

18. Recorders on the Run

22. Quartets by Haydn and Bartók

26. Chopin, Poulenc and Ravel with Carter Johnson

28. Opera Soiree

11. The trio of Laureates

15. The Violin According to Blake Pouliot

19. Carte Blanche to the Double Bass

21. Encounters with the oboe

30. A Chorus of voices

31. Vivaldi Delirium!

FEATURED

NEWS

Bursting with emotion, the OSM thanks you for this 85th season

Hector Berlioz Closes the OSM’s 85th Season

INTERVIEW WITH OLIVIER LATRY

Michael Tilson Thomas: Purveyor of emotions

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