Press releases
SEASON PARTNER
NOVEMBER 9
The OSM celebrates youth month in November!
FEBRUARY 25
The OSM appoints Kent Nagano Conductor Emeritus
AUGUST 20
THE OSM AS NEVER SEEN BEFORE
JULY 8
THE OSM CLASSICAL FLIGHT
JUNE 29
IT’S SUMMER AT THE OSM!
MARCH 10
THE 2020–2021 OSM POP SERIES
FEBRUARY 26
KENT NAGANO’S FAREWELL CONCERT
JANUARY 21
MERCI MAESTRO
JANUARY 14
JANUARY 2020 AT THE OSM
OCTOBER 29
NOVEMBER: THE OSM CELEBRATES YOUTH
SEPTEMBER 3
LAUNCH OF MAESTRO NAGANO’S LAST SEASON
JANUARY 31
EXTRA CONCERT DATE FOR IAM x OSM!
JANUARY 14
LEIF OVE ANDSNES’ PIANO RECITAL CANCELLED
NOVEMBER 17
CARTER JOHNSON – PIANO Wins the Grand Prize of OSM Manulife Competition 2018
NOVEMBER 06
THE OSM ACCEPTS AN INDEPENDENT EXPERT’S RECOMMENDATION TO TIGHTEN ITS POLICY ON WORKPLACE HARASSMENT
NOVEMBER 02
A NOVEMBER BURSTING WITH COLOURS AT THE OSM: FROM EMERGING ARTISTS TO SEASONED MASTERS
SEPTEMBER 21
THE OSM RETURNS TO NORTHERN QUEBEC VISITING THREE NATIONS IN SIX CONCERTS
SEPTEMBER 13
EXTRA PERFORMANCE OF THE SYMPHONIC PIAF – FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2019
AUGUST 28
THE OSM AND MUSICIANS’ GUILD SIGN A FIVE-YEAR COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
JULY 20
AFTER KRAKOW, THE OSM OPENED THE PRESTIGIOUS SALZBURG FESTIVAL
JUNE 11
THE OSM ANNOUNCES A FOURTH CONCERT FOR LES COWBOYS FRINGANTS
ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
MAY 24
THE ANNUAL ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉAL BALL:
$820 000 RAISED!
MAY 23
THE OSM UNVEILS ITS 7TH EDITION OF THE CLASSICAL SPREE
MAY 17
LEONARD BERNSTEIN: A QUIET PLACE
MAY 4
TWO ADDITIONAL SHOWS FOR FRED PELLERIN!
APRIL 27
OSM ANNOUNCES SIX COMMUNITIES FOR ITS TOUR OF
NUNAVIK AND NORTHERN QUEBEC
APRIL 23
THE OSM ANNOUNCES A THIRD CONCERT FOR
LES COWBOYS FRINGANTS ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
MARCH 22
THE OSM PRESENTS OVER 100 CONCERTS
MARCH 19
FIFTH EDITION OF THE BAL DES ENFANTS
MARCH 3
THE OSM EXPRESSES ITS GREAT SADNESS AT THE PASSING OF
MADAME JACQUELINE DESMARAIS
FEBRUARY 6
VIOLINIST HILARY HAHN CANCELS HER PRESENCE WITH THE OSM FOLLOWING THE NEWS SHE IS EXPECTING HER SECOND CHILD.
FEBRUARY 5
PRIX OPUS GALA – 2016-2017 SEASON
JANUARY 30
THE POWER OF MUSIC: THE OSM PRESENTS A CONCERT IN THE DARK
JANUARY 25
7th EDITION OF THE OSM CLASSICAL SPREE FESTIVAL
JANUARY 15
THE OSM ANNOUCE A SECOND CONCERT FOR THE FIFTH SYMPHONY OF BEETHOVEN
JANUARY 4
THE FIRST 2018 RENDEZVOUS AT THE MAISON SYMPHONIQUE!
DECEMBER 23
OSM LAUNCHES AN INVESTIGATION
DECEMBER 14
Yevgeny Sudbin replace Mikhaïl Pletnev
DECEMBER 13
MAJOR DONATION FROM THE AZRIELI
DECEMBER 5
OSM’S BAL DES ENFANTS
DECEMBER 1st
CHRISTMAS AT OSM!
NOVEMBER 25
BENJAMIN MORENCY, FLUTE
Grand Prize winner of the 2017 OSM Manulife Competition
NOVEMBER 20
LAUNCH OF THE 2017 EDITION OF THE OSM MANULIFE COMPETITION
NOVEMBER 15
THE OSM CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF CEGEPS
NOVEMBER 8
The OSM for the first time at the prestigious Salzburg Festival!
OCTOBER 10
LAURENT PAQUIN NARRATES MICHEL TREMBLAY ON DECEMBER 19, 20 AND 21, 2017
SEPTEMBER 26
A SEARCH COMMITTEE FOR THE FUTURE MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE OSM HAS BEEN SET UP
SEPTEMBER 4
A sublime opening: MAHLER’S “SYMPHONY OF A THOUSAND”
AUGUST 13
THE 6TH OSM CLASSICAL SPREE: A RESOUNDING SUCCESS
AUGUST 10
THE OSM CLASSICAL SPREE begins this evening with the big free Porgy and Bess concert at Olympic Park
AUGUST 7
The 6th OSM CLASSICAL SPREE
AUGUST 2
Free grand-scale concert at Olympic Park to open the 6th edition of the OSM CLASSICAL SPREE
JUNE 29
Kent Nagano will be passing the torch in 2020
JUNE 22
OSM CONCERT FOR MONTRÉAL FLOOD VICTIMS
BRUNO PELLETIER LENDS HIS VOICE TO THE EVENT
JUNE 2
THE OSM ON STAGE IN THE Pierrefonds-Roxboro CITY HALL SECTOR JUNE 29
MAY 31
The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Bal: $1,000,000 raised!
MAY 24
THE OSM’S 2017 SUMMER SEASON UNVEILED
MAY 8
Organ and Space: Gaze up to the Heavens
MAY 8
WORLD PREMIERE: A CO-CREATION BY SAMY MOUSSA AND MOMENT FACTORY ON STAGE WITH THE OSM
MARCH 30
APRIL AT THE OSM
MARCH 25
FOURTH EDITION OF THE BAL DES ENFANTS
$176,000 raised for the OSM’s educational mission! Close to 1000 children attended the event
MARCH 22
THE OSM PRESENTS OVER 60 PROGRAMS AND 105 CONCERTS AS STRIKING EVIDENCE OF ITS DIVERSITY
MARCH 3
The grand return of the Boston Symphony Orchestra!
Music and art unite at the McCord Museum, at the Canadian Center for Architecture and at Bourgie Hall
FEBRUARY 5
PRIX OPUS GALA – 2016-2017 SEASON – THE OSM RECEIVES THREE AWARDS
JANUARY 26
A PREVIEW OF THE 2017 OSM CLASSICAL SPREE FESTIVAL
1st december 2016
In December, the holiday spirit touches down in many forms, and Maison symphonique tales on a special glow.
30 November 2016
LA MUSIQUE AUX ENFANTS BECOMES A REALITY
General presentation
26 November 2016
BLAKE POULIOT, VIOLIN
Grand Prize winner of the 2016 OSM Manulife Competition
23 November 2016
Diapason d’or of the year 2016 for the OSM’s Recording of L’Aiglon
by Honneger and Ibert
1st November 2016
November at the OSM
28 October 2016
OSM MANULIFE COMPETITION 2016 – SEMI-FINALISTS’ NAMES ANNOUNCED!
25 October 2016
Le Bal des Enfants launch
See technical rider
11 October 2016
October at the OSM
5 October 2016
Kent Nagano Celebrates Montreal’s Metro
20 September 2016
2016 GÉMEAUX
THE ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉAL CONGRATULATES FRED PELLERIN ON HIS GÉMEAUX AWARD FOR “IL EST NÉ LE DIVIN ENFIN”
15 September 2016
Inaugural concert for the Azrieli Music Project
6 September 2016
A glorious launch for the OSM’s new season with Carmina Burana
6 September 2016
DANSE MACABRE: The 2ND RECORDING ON DECCA FOR THE OSM AND KENT NAGANO
15 August 2016
THE 5TH EDITION OF THE OSM COUCHE-TARD CLASSICAL SPREE
26 July 2016
THE OSM GARNERS ITS FIRST ECHO KLASSIK AWARD, FOR L’AIGLON
16 June 2016
UNE PREMIÈRE MONDIALE : A WORLD PREMIERE: AN OCTOBASS WILL MAKE ITS ARRIVAL AT THE OSM NEXT SEASON
8 June 2016
THE OSM’S MUSICAL KINDERGARTEN PROJECT MAKES FURTHER PROGRESS
24 May 2016
THE OSM UNVEILS ITS 2016 SUMMER SEASON
3 May 2016
MAY WITH THE OSM
22 April 2016
ANATOMIE D’UN SOUFFLE (DANSE DANSE)
1 April 2016
APRIL WITH THE OSM
29 March 2016
THE ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉAL TRIUMPHS IN THE UNITED STATES
9 March 2016
UNVEILING THE OSM’S 2016-2017 SEASON
27 February 2016
THIRD EDITION OF THE BAL DES ENFANTS $177,000 RAISED FOR THE OSM’S EDUCATIONAL MISSION!
24 February 2016
MARCH WITH THE OSM
22 February 2016
WORLD PREMIERE OF THE COMPLETE RECORDING OF L’AIGLON TO BE RELEASED ON DECCA
19 February 2016
FÉVRIER 2016 À L’OSM
16 February 2016
SOPRANO MARIE-EVE MUNGER JOINS THE OSM BAL DES ENFANTS IN THE ROLE OF DULCINEA, THE GREAT LOVE OF DON QUIXOTE!
4 February 2016
LE CONCERT DE CHARLES DUTOIT ET L’OSM AVEC MARTHA ARGERICH SERA DIFFUSÉ EN DIRECT SUR WWW.MEDICI.TV ET ICIMUSIQUE.CA
19 January 2016
FEBRUARY AT THE OSM
8 December 2015
26 November 2015
22 November 2015
SCOTT MACISAAC, PIANO – GRAND PRIZE WINNER OF THE 2015 OSM MANULIFE COMPETITION
18 November 2015
LAUNCH OF THE 2015 OSM MANULIFE COMPETITION
9 November 2015
2015 OSM MANULIFE COMPETITION – THE NAMES OF THE SEMI-FINALISTS ARE REVEALED!
16 October 2015
5 October 2015
HALLOWEEN AT THE OSM: THREE ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS SHOWCASING THRILLS AND CHILLS
16 September 2015
15 September 2015
KEVIN PARENT AND JIM CUDDY AT THE OSM
8 September 2015
THE OSM ANNOUNCES A MAJOR U.S. TOUR IN THE SPRING OF 2016
1 September 2015
KENT NAGANO’S 10TH SEASON WITH THE OSM
8 August 2015
WRAP-UP OF THE OSM CLASSICAL SPREE FESTIVAL’S FOURTH EDITION
30 July 2015
FESTIVAL OSM VIRÉE CLASSIQUE : POUR TOUS LES GOÛTS!
21 July 2015
2015-2016 SEASON: SOLOIST CHANGE
7 July 2015
THE OSM IN THE PARKS WITH SIRIUSXM
1 June 2015
THE OSM WELCOMES THE MAJOR ORCHESTRA LIBRARIANS’ ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE
12 May 2015
THE OSM CLASSICAL SPREE FESTIVAL 2015
4 May 2015
ZUBIN MEHTA & THE OSM: A GREAT REUNION
22 April 2015
1 April 2015
27 March 2015
L’OSM SE RÉJOUIT DE VOIR LE SOUTIEN FINANCIER DU GOUVERNEMENT DU QUÉBEC RECONDUIT
19 March 2015
THE OSM IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE A FIVE-YEAR PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH DECCA
18 March 2015
APRIL AT THE OSM: THE RETURN OF SPRING
4 March 2015
OSM ÉCLATÉ: TRAVELS WITH PHILIP GLASS ON MEDICI.TV AND ON ICIMUSIQUE.CA
23 February 2015
19 February 2015
A PREVIEW OF THE 2015 OSM CLASSICAL SPREE FESTIVAL
14 February 2015
MAGICAL EVENING AT THE OSM WHICH HELPED RAISE MORE THAN $275,000
5 February 2015
THE OSM IS PROUD TO ANNONCE AN UPCOMING CONCERT TO BE STREAMED ON MEDICI.TV
13 January 2015
18 December 2014
KENT NAGANO AND OSM MUSICIANS AT THE MONTREAL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
17 December 2014
2 December 2014
25 November 2014
THE RETURN OF THE BAL DES ENFANTS
22 November 2014
HUGO LAPORTE, VOICE – GRAND PRIZE WINNER OF THE OSM STANDARD LIFE COMPETITION’S 75TH ANNIVERSARY
19 November 2014
18 November 2014
LAUNCH OF THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OSM STANDARD LIFE COMPETITION
10 November 2014
YAN ENGLAND, AMBASSADOR FOR YOUNG-AUDIENCE CONCERTS
23 October 2014
8 October 2014
BEGINNING OF THE SEASON DEDICATED TO THE ORGAN AT THE OSM
1 October 2014
COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT OF THE OSM MUSICIANS
30 September 2014
29 September 2014
RETOUR DU BAL DES ENFANTS 2015
25 September 2014
15 September 2014
12 September 2014
APPROACHING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OSM STANDARD LIFE COMPETITION
10 September 2014
OPENING OF THE 81ST SEASON OF THE OSM: A DAZZLING SEASON AHEAD!
9 September 2014
SYMPHONIC CROSSING – JOANNIE ROCHETTE WILL JOIN THE CROSSING
4 September 2014
A DAZZLINGLY ECLECTIC WAY OF BRINGING SUMMER TO AN END!
3 September 2014
MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE CAME OUT TO HEAR THE OSM THIS SUMMER!
16 August 2014
WRAP-UP OF THE OSM COUCHE-TARD CLASSICAL SPREE FESTIVAL
6 August 2014
OSM COUCHE-TARD CLASSICAL SPREE FESTIVAL. AFTER THE OLYMPIC PARK, THE PLACE DES ARTS!
5 August 2014
17 June 2014
MIKA & THE OSM ADDITIONNAL CONCERT ON FEBRUARY 12, 2015!
5 June 2014
1 June 2014
THE OSM’S EUROPEAN TOUR: A RESOUNDING SUCCESS!
30 May 2014
THE 2014 EDITION OF THE OSM COUCHE-TARD CLASSICAL SPREE FESTIVAL
28 May 2014
27 May 2014
THE ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉAL ANNOUNCES A TOUR IN ASIA FROM OCTOBER 10 TO 22, 2014
26 May 2014
PASSING OF MARCEL CÔTÉ, MEMBER OF THE OSM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
21 May 2014
DEMISE OF FRANZ-PAUL DECKER, FIFTH MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉA
13 May 2014
THE OSM AND EDUCATION IN 2014-2015
7 May 2014
INAUGURATION OF THE GRAND ORGUE PIERRE-BÉIQUE : CONCERTS, BROADCOASTS AND AN OPEN HOUSE!
1 May 2014
30 April 2014
THE 2014-2015 OSM SEASON: TICKETS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC CURRENTLY ON SALE!
24 April 2014
9 April 2014
INAUGURATION OF THE GRAND ORGUE PIERRE-BÉIQUE: ADDITIONAL CONCERT ON JUNE 9 2014
28 march 2014
THE TORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA VISITS MONTRÉAL
25 march 2014
6 march 2014
CARMINA BURANA – ADDITIONAL CONCERT WITH THE OSM CHORUS
3 march 2014
ANNOUNCING THE OSM’S 2014-2015 SEASON
28 February 2014
ONLY A FEW DAYS UNTIL THE OSM’S EUROPEAN TOUR
27 February 2014
THE OSM WELCOMES RUSSIAN SOPRANO EKATERINA LEKHINA
12 February 2014
THE OSM IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE OTHER CONCERTS STREAMED ON MEDICI.TV
26 January 2014
THE OSM RECEIVES TWO PRIX OPUS
22 January 2014
LA COMÉDIENNE SOPHIE NÉLISSE ANIMERA LE BAL DES ENFANTS
16 January 2014
THE ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉAL ANNOUNCES ACCEPTANCE OF THE GRAND ORGUE PIERRE-BÉIQUE
16 December 2013
STANDARD LIFE RENEWS ITS SUPPORT FOR THE OSM STANDARD LIFE COMPETITION MONTREAL,
23 November 2013
THE 74TH EDITION OF THE OSM STANDARD LIFE COMPETITION HONOURS ITS PRIZEWINNERS!
19 November 2013
LAUNCH OF THE 74TH EDITION OF THE OSM STANDARD LIFE COMPETITION: “IT ALL STARTS HERE”
11 November 2013
THE OSM RENEWS KENT NAGANO’S CONTRACT UNTIL 2020
7 November 2013
KENT NAGANO RECEIVES THE INSIGNIA OF GRAND OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF QUÉBEC
24 October 2013
THE OSM: IN ITS COMMUNITY AND CLOSE TO YOUTH FOR THE PAST 80 YEARS!
22 October 2013
KENT NAGANO AND THE OSM AT LAC-MÉGANTIC ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1
16 October 2013
WANT TO FIGHT THE NOVEMBER BLUES? THE OSM HAS THE CURE!
10 October 2013
THE ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉAL OFFERS ITS CONDOLENCES TO THE DESMARAIS FAMILY
24 September 2013
A VIBRANTLY COLOURED, RESOUNDINGLY VIBRANT FALL FOR THE ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉAL!
19 September 2013
THE BIG CONCERT: A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF MENTORS
18 September 2013
74TH OSM STANDARD LIFE COMPETITION
9 September 2013
4 September 2013
17 August 2013
RESOUNDING SUCCESS! THE 2ND EDITION OF A COOL CLASSICAL JOURNEY DRAWING MORE THAN 20,000 SPECTATORS!
29 July 2013
16 July 2013
THE OSM INVITES YOU TO FREE CONCERTS IN THE PARKS
17 June 2013
CHRISTMAS ACCORDING TO FRED PELLERIN – ADDITIONAL SHOW
12 June 2013
THE OSM CONGRATULATES HYDRO-QUÉBEC WINNER OF THE PRIX ARTS-AFFAIRES 2012
28 May 2013
SUMMER 2013 – THE OSM OUTDOORS
17 May 2013
CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT ON MAY 21: PROGRAM CHANGE
9 May 2013
22 april 2013
DINA GILBERT JOINS THE OSM AS ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR
11 april 2013
ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT FOR THE OSM BEFORE THE TOUR IN SOUTH AMERICA
2 april 2013
28 march 2013
THE OSM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE A FIRST CONCERT STREAMED ON MEDICI.TV
21 march 2013
18 march 2013
JEAN-WILLY KUNZ NAMED ORGANIST IN RESIDENCE FOR THE GRAND ORGUE PIERRE BÉIQUE
15 march 2013
ANNOUNCING THE 2013-2014 SEASON OF THE OSM
12 march 2013
PUBLIC AUDITIONS FOR THE POSITION OF ORGANIST IN RESIDENCE FOR THE GRAND ORGUE PIERRE BÉIQUE
20 february 2013
SECOND CONCERT ADDED FOR THE OSM WITH MES AÏEUX AND THEIR SPECIAL GUEST, PLUME LATRAVERSE
13 february 2013
THE ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉAL WELCOMES MES AÏEUX AND THEIR SPECIAL GUEST, PLUME LATRAVERSE
4 february 2013
31 january 2013
21 decembre 2012
19 decembre 2012
THE OSM IS INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF ORGANIST IN RESIDENCE
3 decembre 2012
25 november 2012
THE 73RD EDITION OF THE OSM STANDARD LIFE COMPETITION REVEALS ITS WINNERS
12 november 2012
73RD EDITION OF THE OSM STANDARD LIFE COMPETITION
9 november 2012
THE OSM IS PROUD TO RECEIVE THE CANADA’S PASSION CAPITALISTS AWARD
5 november 2012
2 november 2012
CONCERT ADDED FOR BRYAN PERRO’S TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS TALES
4 october 2012
27 september 2012
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24 september 2012
KENT NAGANO AT THE HELM OF THE OSM UNTIL 2016
11 september 2012
THE 2012-13 OSM SEASON ENJOYS A SUCCESSFUL START
31 august 2012
“OSM ÉCLATÉ” EVENING ON OCTOBER 5
2 august 2012
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MONTREAL, INTERACTIVE FRESQUE MUSICALE
3 may 2012
27 april 2012
A RECORD SEASON FOR THE ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉAL IN 2011-2012
2 april 2012
QUÉBEC VIOLONIST ALEXANDRE DA COSTA AND THE ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉAL TAKE A JUNO
29 march 2012
KENT NAGANO RECEIVES THE MEDAL OF HONOUR FROM THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
26 march 2012
ANNOUNCING THE 2012-2013 OSM SEASON
9 february 2012
THE OSM RECEIVES THE KORN/FERRY – LES AFFAIRES AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
