Place des Arts and its various spaces, including the Salon urbain, Espace OSM, Espace culturel Georges-Émile-Lapalme, and Espace Sainte-Catherine, are coming alive as the place to learn more about music and musicians.

1600, rue Saint-Urbain

The Espace OSM is the perfect place to deepen your knowledge of classical music and learn more about the repertoire performed at the Virée Classique. Through listening clubs, talks, and meet-and-greets with the musicians of the OSM, the Espace OSM offers visitors the chance to see music from a new perspective.

1600, rue Saint-Urbain

The Salon Urbain is a place to discover the symphony orchestra. The exhibition Zoom in on the Instruments of the Orchestra will help you get to know each instrument of the orchestra with the help of a team of specialists. Periodically, a conductor will present the families of instruments from their point of view, explaining how they come together to create a huge range of sounds and colors.

1442, rue Clark

At the Esplanade Tranquille, we celebrate classical music in all its forms for all audiences. Thanks to its dynamic and varied programming, which ranges from world music and big band concerts to outdoor movies and musical yoga classes, the Esplanade Tranquille offers something for everyone!

Photo : Vivien Gaumand

Rue Sainte-Catherine coin rue Clark

All members of the family are welcome at the Pavillon Tranquille! Little ones can have fun exploring music with the Musical Forest and Musical Storytime, while visitors of all ages can enjoy participative activities like art-therapy and zine-making workshops.

175, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest

At the Espace Sainte-Catherine, two immersive virtual reality experiences will enable you to experience classical music like never before. Become an orchestra conductor in the blink of an eye with Partitura, or find yourself inside the Grand Orgue Pierre Béique with Innere Musik.

175, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest

Throughout the Virée Classique, Saint-Catherine Street comes alive with festivities! Find your rhythm with oudoor concerts or become a musician yourself with participative performances as well as drumline, trumpet, and gamelan workshops.

175, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest

LUCIA, INTERACTIVE PUBLIC ARTWORK
Lucia invites the public to take part in a universal narrative by turning the cranks of a giant music box. This multimedia work is an original creation by Mirari and Anne Lagacé, combining classical music, sculpture, animation and dance. Enhanced by never-before-heard interactive music by Quebec composer Maxime Goulet, performed by the OSM led by Dina Gilbert, Lucia tells a story that links past and present through the bonds forged by the members of the audience who take part in the experience. It will come to life from August 18 to September 17 on the Parterre in the Quartier des Spectacles.

Mirari and Anne Lagacé would like to thank the Government of Quebec for their financial support
Lucia is co-presented by the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership.

In the Foyer Antonia Nantel of the Maison Symphonique, come discover the rare and gigantic octobass. The exhibition of the octobass is accessible to ticket holders of the concerts at the Maison symphonique before or after the concerts and is accessible to all at the following times:

• Friday, 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 pm
• Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
• Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., 12:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Demonstration from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.)

The Complexe Desjardins will be transformed into a full-blown concert hall for the weekend. Attend performances by ensembles of young musicians and amateur orchestras that hail from across the Greater Montreal area.