From the Abyss to the Stars

From the Abyss to the Stars – February 3, 2024

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...manage to keep the flame of their culture alive through folklore. Artists Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor Janai Brugger, soprano American soprano, Janai Brugger, the 2012 winner of Operalia and of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, made her television debut last season when she sang a specially-written requiem composed by Laura Karpman for an episode of HBO’s renowned ‘Lovecraft Country.’ She returned to Mahler’sFourth Symphony wi...
Milot, Tétreault, Gougeon

Milot, Tétreault, Gougeon – February 17, 2023

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...Québec, Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal) and with reputed conductors (Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bernard Labadie, Nicolas Ellis, Mathieu Lussier, Jean-François Rivest, amongst others). An active musician online, her YouTube channel boasts over three million views. An eager pedagogue, Valérie is a professor of harp at the Montreal Conservatory of Music. There, she heads numerous projects in line with her mission of increasing the harp’s discoverabi...
Jacques Kuba Séguin

Jacques Kuba Séguin and friends at Bourgie Hall

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...he highly regarded Down Beat Magazine in the USA, composer and saxophonist Yannick Rieu has performed around the world and reaped prizes and accolades for his records and for his performances on stage. ​Yannick Rieu does not leave audiences indifferent. He approaches music from multiple angles through his acoustic and electronic projects, improvisation remaining the cornerstone of his approach. Intense and intuitive musician, the tenor / soprano s...
Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur

The 29th Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur: A Shared Solitude, 20 artists, 20 creations, 1 voice

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...n the same boat. In reality, we’re all in the same storm” … Guillaume Côté Yannick Nézet-Séguin has helped organize the festival and will play piano for Guillaume Côté’s performance Photo: Hans van der Woerd Guillaume continues, “Yannick and I know each other well, and he was immediately enthusiastic about the concept. Each performance will have a original piece of music played by a musician from the Orchestre Métropolitain, The dancers work close...
Yannick Nézet-Séguin - Bach’s B Minor Mass

Bach’s B Minor Mass – December 6, 2020 at 3:00pm

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...tre Métropolitain and Yannick Nézet-Séguin present J.S Bach’s B Minor Mass Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s long-awaited Festival Bach Montreal debut will be with the Orchestre Métropolitain and a choir of professional choristers in a performance of Bach’s epic B Minor Mass. Conceived as a finely crafted portrait of the composer’s style, this Mass was built, refined and perfected over a period of over 30 years. Concert program Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-17...
Symphonic Heights

Symphonic Heights – March 3, 2023

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...ony, a unique piece with sweeping imagery and extraordinary drama. Artists Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor David Jalbert, piano A virtuoso with a warm, elegant style and a wide-ranging repertoire, pianist David Jalbert has established himself among the elite of his generation of classical musicians: “Jalbert’s piano playing is remarkable for its sweep, confidence, sensitivity, power and color, what more can we ask?” (Fanfare). Named by the CBC amo...
A Nordic Tale

A Nordic Tale – February 11-13, 2022

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...rage and doubt in a way that words cannot. Artists Orchestre Métropolitain Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor Jean-Philippe Sylvestre, piano In 2008, Jean-Philippe Sylvestre was awarded the prestigious Virginia Parker Prize, the highest distinction awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts. Recipient of the first prize and the people’s choice award at the Montreal Symphony Orchestra’s competition, he is also a laureate of the CBC’s National Competit...
FROM PIANO TO PODIUM: YANNICK NÉZET-SÉGUIN

From Piano to Podium – April 30 to May 9, 2021

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...presents FROM PIANO TO PODIUM: MOZART AND BRAHMS WITH YANNICK NÉZET-SÉGUIN Yannick Nézet-Séguin will bring Mozart’s lyrical and bright Piano Concerto No. 12 to life in a rare appearance as both conductor and soloist with the OM. The concerto will be followed by Brahms’s third symphony—a sweet, melodic continuation of the OM’s Brahms symphony cycle. The free-spirited but joyful symphony opens strong with three chords, setting the tone for a compact...
Fauré’s Requiem

Fauré’s Requiem – November 6, 2020 Online

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...een heard in Handel’s Messiah with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and with the Handel & Haydn Society conducted by Bernard Labadie. Additional concert engagements include Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass and Mozart’s Requiem with Orchestra of St. Luke’s and Labadie, as well as Bach Matthäus-Passion with the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. A native of Montreal, Mr. Sly frequently appears with the Montreal Symphony and Kent Nag...
Russian Soul

Russian Soul – November 27, Maison Symphonique

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...étropolitain presents Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Russian Soul Exuberance Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Rachmaninoff’s The Bells, a multifaceted portrait of human destiny that showcases three exceptional soloists and the Chœur Métropolitain. The exotic lyricism of Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances is sure to charm while the untamed energy of a Shrovetide fair is punctuated by a tragic finale in Stravinsky’s Petrushka. The flamboyant colours and furious...