The Nagano Mystique
Philosopher, humanist, innovator—all words that describe Californian Kent Nagano, the long-maned maestro taking Montreal by storm with sold-out concerts and standing ovations. Everywhere, Nagano is…
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CD Review: Ginastera – Bernstein – Moussa (Andrew Wan, Kent Nagano, OSM)
Ginastera: Violin Concerto. Bernstein: Serenade. Moussa: Violin Concerto (Adrano) Andrew Wan, violin. Montreal Symphony Orchestra/Kent Nagano Analekta AN 2 8920 Total time: 76:52 Alberto Ginastera,…
Opéra de Montréal presents a free webcast of Hansel and Gretel
Montreal, December 17, 2020 – The Opéra de Montréal is pleased to announce a free webcast for the entire family, available as of December 17!…
Opéra de Montréal Postpones La beauté du monde to 2022
Montreal, December 9, 2020 – Given the current status of the pandemic, Opéra de Montréal is postponing the presentation of its all-new original work, La…
Quebec’s digital cultural relaunch plan grants $700,000 to Opéra de Montréal
The Minister of Culture and Communications, Nathalie Roy, today unveiled three projects that will receive $2 million in support from the Government of Quebec through…
Kent Nagano in Montreal: A look back, and forward
Some might choose Les Glorieux, a tribute to the Montreal Canadiens. In which Kent Nagano donned a jersey numbered “1.” Or Symphonie montréalaise, a multi-media celebration of…
Industry News
Royal rebel Amid the avalanche of COVID-19-related cancellations, a few concert presenters persist in believing that the show can, and should, go on. The Royal…
Krzysztof Penderecki: St Luke Passion (Bis)
After the atonal terrors of Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima, his breakthrough work, Penderecki dismayed both the western avant-garde and the atheist Polish state…
Nagano starts orchestra series from Radio France
Kent Nagano will inaugurate a series of live one-hour concerts on Saturday from the auditorium of the Maison de la Radio, the headquarters of Radio…
From the MSO this week: Bartók, Rossini, Beethoven
The Montreal Symphony Orchestra announces its streams of the week: Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta. Kent Nagano, conductor (recorded Oct. 14, 2018 at…
