Press releases

Press releases

SEASON PARTNER

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

 

FEBRUARY 3
RESPONSE FROM MR. LUCIEN BOUCHARD, CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, TO THE TESTIMONIES OF OSM MUSICIANS

 

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!

 

NOVEMBER 3
From November 21 to 25: Spotlight on emerging Canadian artists at the 78th edition of the OSM MANULIFE COMPETITION

 

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

EMMANUEL BILODEAU AND ÉDITH COCHRANE, HONORARY PATRONS, ARE PLEASED TO INVITE YOU TO DISCOVER THE THIRD EDITION OF THE BAL DES ENFANTS DE L’OSM

26 November 2015

DECEMBER AT THE OSM

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

NOVEMBER 2015 AT THE OSM

5 October 2015

HALLOWEEN AT THE OSM: THREE ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS SHOWCASING THRILLS AND CHILLS

16 September 2015

OCTOBER 2015 AT THE OSM

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

SUMMER WITH THE OSM

THE OSM CLASSICAL SPREE FESTIVAL 2015

4 May 2015

ZUBIN MEHTA & THE OSM: A GREAT REUNION

22 April 2015

TIME AND SPACE

1 April 2015

BARITONE HUGO LAPORTE, GRAND PRIZE WINNER OF THE 2014 OSM STANDARD LIFE COMPETITION, MAKES HIS OSM DEBUT

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

THE OSM AND CHARLES DUTOIT

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

A SHORT MONTH, BUT FILLED WITH MUSIC!

18 December 2014

KENT NAGANO AND OSM MUSICIANS AT THE MONTREAL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

17 December 2014

JANUARY 2015 AT THE OSM

2 December 2014

CHRISTMAS AT THE OSM

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

IN DECEMBER AT THE OSM

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

NOVEMBER 2014 AT THE OSM

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

PROGRAM CHANGE

29 September 2014

RETOUR DU BAL DES ENFANTS 2015

25 September 2014

OCTOBER AT THE OSM

15 September 2014

L’OSM ET LES TROIS ACCORDS

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

THE OSM COUCHE-TARD CLASSICAL SPREE FESTIVAL: A KICKOFF WITH CARMINA BURANA AND ITS 1,500 CHORISTERS!

17 June 2014

MIKA & THE OSM ADDITIONNAL CONCERT ON FEBRUARY 12, 2015!

5 June 2014

THE OSM SAYS THANK YOU TO THE PUBLIC: MORE THAN 20,000 ADMISSIONS TO CELEBRATE THE INAUGURATION OF THE GRAND ORGUE PIERRE-BÉIQUE

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

IVE BROADCAST OF THE MAY 29 CONCERT ON MEDICI.TV AND ICI MUSIQUE TO DISCOVER THE GRAND ORGUE PIERRE-BÉIQUE

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

THE OSM PRESENTS THE 2014 EDITION OF THE COUCHE-TARD CLASSICAL SPREE: MONTREAL’S CLASSICAL-MUSIC FESTIVAL IS GETTING BIGGER!

30 April 2014

THE 2014-2015 OSM SEASON: TICKETS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC CURRENTLY ON SALE!

24 April 2014

MAY AT THE OSM

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

IN APRIL, THE OSM WELCOMES PRESTIGIOUS MUSICIANS WHO WILL THRILL AUDIENCES AT THE MAISON SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉAL!

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

FRÉQUENCE OSM IS BACK!

4 September 2013

IT’S TIME FOR AN 80TH SEASON!

17 August 2013

RESOUNDING SUCCESS! THE 2ND EDITION OF A COOL CLASSICAL JOURNEY DRAWING MORE THAN 20,000 SPECTATORS!

29 July 2013

ON AUGUST 14, KENT NAGANO, THE ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉAL AND THEIR GUESTS LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU UNDER THE STARS!

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

SET OFF IN MOZART’S FOOTSTEPS

SUMMER 2013 – THE OSM OUTDOORS

17 May 2013

CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT ON MAY 21: PROGRAM CHANGE

9 May 2013

TRIUMPHANT TOUR FOR THE OSM

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

APRIL AT THE OSM

28 march 2013

THE OSM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE A FIRST CONCERT STREAMED ON MEDICI.TV

21 march 2013

THE ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉAL FOUNDATION IS EXTREMELY PLEASED WITH THE ADJUSTMENTS MADE TO THE CANADA CULTURAL INVESTMENT FUND

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

FEBRUARY AT THE OSM

31 january 2013

FRÉQUENCE OSM PRESENTED BY ESPACE MUSIQUE