Theatre of Early Music – January 26, 2020 Bourgie Hall LiveEvents January 17, 2020 60 THEATRE OF EARLY MUSIC The Arte Musica Foundation continues its complete concert presentation of the sacred cantatas of J. S. Bach, one of the world’s most universally admired composers. In keeping with the li...
Baroque Discoveries – January 24, 2020 Bourgie Hall LiveEvents January 16, 2020 65 BAROQUE DISCOVERIES The musicians of the OSM present a selection of works from the Baroque period, requiring no small measure of technical skill to perform. Bach’s creative genius shines through his transcript...
Profeti della Quinta – January 22, 2020 Bourgie Hall LiveEvents January 15, 2020 78 AT THE COURT OF THE GONZAGAS - PROFETI DELLA QUINTA At the dawn of the 17th century, two composers employed by the House of Gonzaga in Mantua signaled the transition from the Renaissance to the Baroque era: Sa...
Lucas Debargue – January 19, 2020 Maison Symphonique LiveEvents January 13, 2020 111 Lucas Debargue French pianist Lucas Debargue became the most talked-about artist of the 2015 International Tchaikovsky Competition: "this pianist is not like any other". He was the only candidate chosen un...
2020 Chinese New Year Gala – January 18, Theatre Maisonneuve LiveEvents January 11, 2020 127 2020 Chinese New Year Gala It is a unique journey on the Silk Road, where dragons and phoenix reborn. It is a celebration of Chinese New Year that consists of classical and folk dances, singing, acrobatics, fo...
Schubert’s Late Masterpieces – January 17, 2020 Maison Symphonique LiveEvents January 9, 2020 137 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal presents Schubert’s Late Masterpieces Sparse accompaniment and simple, concise musical discourse intensify the expressive impact of Schubert’s Wintereisse, the composer’s fin...
We Shall Overcome – January 16, 2020 Theatre Maisonneuve LiveEvents January 8, 2020 133 We Shall Overcome - A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Inspired by the words and action of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “We Shall Overcome” showcases repertoire from across the African American music t...
Mari and Momo Kodama – January 16, 2020 Bourgie Hall LiveEvents January 8, 2020 133 MARI AND MOMO KODAMA The two Kodama sisters present a program that surveys various 20th-century aesthetics and including the Canadian premiere of a work by Rodolphe Bruneau-Boulmier, performed for the first ti...
Vienna in Waltz Time – January 15-16, 2020 Maison Symphonique LiveEvents January 7, 2020 145 Vienna in Waltz Time Schubert was only 16 when he composed his Symphony no. 1, while completing his musical studies. Still influenced by Mozart and Haydn, his personal style emerges in the poetic Andante movem...
Rinaldo Alessandrini – January 15, 2020 Bourgie Hall LiveEvents January 6, 2020 161 RINALDO ALESSANDRINI, HARPSICHORD In the 17th century, the rise of instrumental music emancipated from vocal models caused an irrepressible outpouring of ornamentation. The stylus phantasticus of which Rinaldo...
