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Editorial (June 2024)

By Wah Keung Chan on 31 May 2024 Arts Industry, Piano, Vocal

Welcome to the 2024 Summer national issue of La Scena Musicale, our final national issue of the year, in this our 28th season (2023-24) of publishing. CURRENT ISSUE La Scena Musicale’s 28th annual Summer Festival Guide is again glossy, all-colour and in the bigger three-column format. With over 450 festivals, this is Canada’s largest directory of summer arts and music festivals—classical music, jazz, world, folk, country, pop and rock music, theatre, dance, film, visual arts and competitions. This summer issue comes in separate English and French editions with a combined print run of 68,000 copies and is distributed nationally, including…

CD Review | David Potvin Catharsis (Leaf Music, 2024)

By Kristen Whittle on 31 May 2024 Canadian Music, CD and Book Reviews, Contemporary, Piano

David Potvin’s Catharsis honours the term’s meaning through an emotional and vulnerable performance of sombre yet powerful works, all by Canadian composers.

Henry From, Winner of The Shean Piano Competition

Henry From wins 2024 Shean Piano Competition

By Newswire on 21 May 2024 La Scena Online, Music Competition, Piano

After two days of amazing and very high calibre competition, pianist Henry From (20-years-old) was awarded the $8,000 top prize in The Shean Piano Competition

Semifinalists of the 2024 Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM), Piano Edition

Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM) Selects Ten Semifinalists in 2024 Piano Edition

By Newswire on 8 May 2024 Montreal, Newswire, Piano

Following an extraordinary First Round, the International Jury of the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM) has selected the ten semifinalists of the 2024 Piano Edition.

Pro Musica Features Piano Prodigies Aged 7 to 15 in Final Concert of the Season

By Newswire on 25 April 2024 Classical Music, Montreal, Newswire, Piano

Pro Musica is delighted to announce that the last concert in the Mélodînes series will be a unique and unprecedented event.

Maurizio Baglini performs Beethoven (Photo provided)

Société Pro Musica: Maurizio Baglini and the Symphonic Piano

By Viktor Lazarov on 2 April 2024 Montreal, Piano

Italian pianist, Maurizio Baglini, will make his Montreal debut with a recital at the Société Pro Musica on Sunday, May 12, 2024.

Editorial (April 2024)

By Wah Keung Chan on 29 March 2024 Arts Industry, Piano, Vocal

Welcome to the April/May 2024 national issue of La Scena Musicale. Tenor Pene Pati is featured on the cover of the English edition, and Canadian playwright Mishka Lavigne is our French-edition cover artist. This issue marks our fifth of six national issues, in our six-issue 28th season. CURRENT ISSUE This issue contains an exciting variety of content—from interviews with stars of the operatic stage such as Pene Pati, Michael Spyres, and Joyce El-Khoury, to features on arts leaders Dr. Peter Simon and Mark Gillespie. We sit down with Les Violons du Roy, the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Pro Musica, the Festival…

David Potvin (Photo provided)

David Potvin: Honouring Canadian Repertoire

By Bridget Esler on 29 March 2024 Canadian Music, Discovery CDs, Piano

Pianist David Potvin struggled to settle on a name for his debut album, which comes out on April 19 under Leaf Music.

New Releases (April-May 2024)

By Wah Keung Chan on 29 March 2024 Discovery CDs, Piano, Strings

This section is an advertising supplement. To announce here, contact [email protected]. SONIX AND OTHER TONIX Jan Järvlepp, composer Trio Casals; Benda Quartet; Nishikawa Ensemble; Chelsea Meynig, flute; Antonello DiMatteo, clarinet; Lumír Kavík, double bass Navona Records NV6603 Release: March 15, 2024 SONIX AND OTHER TONIX is a collection of innovative chamber works from composer Jan Järvlepp. It combines elements from his most popular chamber and orchestral works, Pierrot Solaire and Garbage Concerto, respectively. Spanning a diverse range of topics and influences, SONIX AND OTHER TONIX exemplifies the iconoclastic creativity for which Järvlepp is known. Black Sea, Orange Tree Leah Plave,…

CD Review | Voyages (Atma Classique, 2024)

By Zenith Wolfe on 29 March 2024 CD and Book Reviews, Piano

This Juno Award-winning pianist just won’t stop. Philip Chiu’s Voyages is another incredible release that’s sure to wow solo piano enthusiasts.

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