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Montreal Renew Financial Funding to the OSM

By Olivier Gentil on 9 February 2017 Canadian Music, Chamber Music, Classical, Classical Music, Contemporary, Daily News Roundup, Orchestral, Quebec Music, Scena Jazz, Strings, Uncategorized, Violin, Vocal

CANADA The mayor of Montreal Denis Coderre engage to give 100 000$ per year to the OSM. « Through its international stature, the OSM is a cherished ambassador whose fame reflects back on the national and international reputation of Montreal, said Coderre ». [More infos] [More Infos 2] « The Gatineau Music Conservatory [will receive …] Sérgio et Odair Assad as a part of his 12e Edition of the Festival Guitare Alla Grande.» [More infos] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n60V6ukmJog INTERNATIONNAL The Chinese pianist Lang Lang leaves Sony and return with Deutsche Grammophon. [More infos] [More infos] [More infos] « Seattle Symphony plays music from 7 nations that Trump…

Daily News Roundup : 6 February

By Olivier Gentil on 6 February 2017 Classical, Daily News Roundup, Uncategorized

Montreal -Julie Boulianne was named Performer of the year and Charles Richard-Hamelin was declared Artist with the most influence abroad on the 20e edition of the Opus du Conseil Québécois de la musique. http://www.ledevoir.com/culture/musique/490954/prix-opus-julie-boulianne-interprete-de-l-annee -The Armenian pianist Nareh Arghamanyan come back in Montreal nine years after she became popular with the Concours musical – In an interview with Le Devoir. http://www.ledevoir.com/culture/musique/490745/classique-nareh-arghamanyan-entre-melancolie-et-pyrotechnie -The closing of the HMV compagnie would entrain increase of the jazz repress album prices. http://www.ledevoir.com/culture/musique/490746/turbulences-en-vue-pour-le-jazz -The Montreal Symphony Orchestra won many prizes this weekend in the 20e edition of the Gala des prix du Conseil Québécois. International -The Autrichian’s violoncellist…

Lang Lang and Roberto Alagna Share the Stage

By La Scena Musicale Team on 5 April 2011 Art Song, Piano, Uncategorized

by Frank CadenheadIt was a high-risk venture that finished as a major triumph in Paris on Tuesday night (March 29, 2011). The superstar pianist Lang Lang, as part of a week’s residency, joined with the French tenor Roberto Alagna in a program of rare French arias at the historic Salle Pleyel. But the success of this “carte blanche” evening for Lang Lang was not automatically assured.The French have a history of neglecting their rich musical heritage and the arias, with one exception, have not been heard in Paris in living memory. While some of this repertory is beginning to appear…

Montreal Symphony Signs Nagano for Three More Years

By Newswire on 2 September 2010 Newswire, Orchestral, Uncategorized

MSO Board chair announced at the orchestra’s season opener dedicated to Haiti that maestro Kent Nagano has been signed for three more years to his contract, meaning that he will lead the orchestra for another four years.> press release

Giuseppe Martucci’s Full Orchestral Works

By La Scena Musicale Team on 5 March 2010 Classical Music, La Scena Spotlight, Uncategorized

by Giuseppe PennisiIn 2009, the death of Giuseppe Martucci was an important centenary that received scant notice, even in Italy. The main event was a series of concerts by Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma (OSR; see La Scena’s blog on December 18th) in the gardens of the Caserta’s Royal Palace. Caserta is near Capua, where Martucci was born in 1856. Its Royal Palace is the Southern Italian equivalent of Versailles. Naxos and the OSR have taken a major step to preserve the memory of Martucci with the release of an elegant blue and gold box set of four CDs containing Martucci’s complete…

Arts Platforms

By Rebecca Anne Clark on 13 October 2008 Uncategorized

Author : (Rebecca Anne Clark)

As the election approaches, artists and arts lovers alike are concerned about the future of arts funding in Canada. We want our leaders in Ottawa to understand the importance of the arts to the Canadian economy and well-being of the country. Below, we have outlined each party’s arts and culture policies and what they are promising to the country’s artists and art lovers. THE CONSERVATIVES Though some Conservative press releases note that they “greatly value and support Quebec’s unique arts and culture,” arts and culture don’t make it onto their list of priorities. The Conservatives’ key policy issues are “sovereignty,…

75 Years of Children’s Theatre: More Than Just a Theatre School

By Rebecca Anne Clark on 2 September 2008 Uncategorized

In 1933, Dorothy Davis and Violet Walters decided that there was a need for a children’s theatre school in Montreal. It was the height of the Great Depression, and the two female entrepreneurs were not taken seriously. One critic said he didn’t think the operation would last more than six months. The school started out with 25 kids in Davis’ basement but it grew quickly. At its height, more than 400 children were enrolled at five locations across Montreal. This year co-directors Erin Downey-Silcoff and Danusia Lapinski celebrate the theatre’s 75th anniversary. Nowadays, classes are limited to twelve kids each,…

Alfred Brendel – A Musical Paradox

By Lucie Renaud on 1 March 2001 Uncategorized

Considering the phenomenal number of articles written about Alfred Brendel, it might seem futile — or at least not particularly useful — to take yet another look at this incomparable pianist. He is an artist whose peers hold him in the highest regard. He is a perfectionist when it comes to technique, and a musical interpreter of profound sensitivity. In fact, he challenges the standards, expectations, and unspoken laws of the classical music jungle and emerges greater than ever, yet able to maintain a disconcerting frankness and modesty. Brendel has a remarkably fine-tuned “ear,” not only when performing but with…

Propaganda Wars

By Norman Lebrecht on 28 February 2001 Uncategorized

How the arts are being polluted by politics. A BBC television researcher rang the other day, canvassing my views on the evils of corporate sponsorship. She drew a blank. Racking my memory over 20 years, I could not recall a serious instance of corporate money exerting a malign influence on the lively arts. The worst I have ever seen is a deal between a desperate symphony orchestra, a major record label and a tobacco giant that resulted in one of the most erudite Beethoven cycles of modern times being released in red-liveried cigarette boxes. All parties to that transaction, however,…

Bands play on as crisis looms

By Norman Lebrecht on 21 February 2001 Uncategorized

The bad news outweighs the good for the world’s orchestras FOR those readers who have been clamouring for good news, here’s an inch or two. The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, last sighted in deep waters, has announced a small profit. Well, not exactly a profit once you count the extra three million NZ dollars the government had to pump in to keep the flagship afloat, but nonetheless a return to stability. And here’s another heart-warmer. The San Diego Symphony Orchestra which went belly-up in 1996, amid fears of a domino-like collapse of US regional orchestras, has bounced back with a…

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