“A pianist-painter who transforms each musical idea into a beautiful array of colours” (La Presse), Philip Chiu is acclaimed for his brilliant pianism, sensitive listening, and a stage presence that eschews the hermit-pianist image and favours openness, authenticity and dialogue with audiences. Winner of the 2023 Juno for Best Classical Solo Album, and inaugural winner […]
A unique ensemble in Quebec’s musical landscape, Pentaèdre explores and introduces the public to a varied and original chamber music repertoire from the great tradition of music for winds. Founded in 1985, the ensemble currently comprises five talented performers whose technique and precision are unanimously acclaimed: Ariane Brisson (flute), Élise Poulin (oboe), Martin Carpentier (clarinet), […]
The Juno Award-winning Ottawa Bach Choir (OBC), founded in 2002 by Dr. Lisette Canton, offers audiences a wide range of choral music of the finest quality, performing music from all historical periods while keeping Bach’s choral oeuvre as the focus of its repertoire. Through a combination of both a scholarly and emotional approach to choral […]
Founded in 1984, the Orchestre symphonique de Laval (OSL) is one of Laval’s main artistic organization, with a roster of 53 professional musicians, graduates of Quebec’s music conservatories and universities. For nearly 40 years, the Orchestra’s mission has been to make symphonic music heard and shared in a spirit of conviviality and proximity. Every year, […]
Founded by Joseph Vézina in 1902, the Orchestre symphonique de Québec, the oldest active orchestra in Canada, has always been intimately connected with the events that mark the history of the city of Québec. Proud of its French heritage, the orchestra is a staunch advocate of Canadian repertoire. Without abandoning its love for the great […]
The Orchestre Symphonique Bienne was founded in 1969. Its activities centre on its series of symphony concerts in Bienne, and in recent years it has specialized in the repertoire of the Viennese Classics and the early Romantics, often played on period instruments. It also runs concerts for children, families and old age pensioners and runs […]
A key cultural ambassador of Quebec, the Orchestre Métropolitain (the OM for short) has created a unique relationship with the public through initiatives driven by excellence and emotion. Whether the OM is performing at the Maison symphonique de Montréal or in the city’s boroughs as part of the Conseil des arts de Montréal Touring Program, […]
Recently appointed artistic director of the Arte Musica Foundation and of the Salle Bourgie in Montréal, the pianist, conductor and organist Olivier Godin leads a brilliant career as a concert artist, chamber musician and educator in Canada and abroad. He has given recitals alongside several lyrical artists including Frédéric Antoun, Pascale Beaudin, Marc Boucher, Julie […]
Oliver Jones’ six-decade musical career has been rich and varied. His classical music education was followed by stints at Montréal’s Café St-Michel, enthralling patrons with his acrobatic piano stunts. From his teens to his early twenties, Jones could play anything from swing to rockn-roll; in those days playing jazz was not considered a viable career. […]
Founded in 2006 and directed by oboist Christopher Palameta, Notturna is a chamber collective whose “spirited and sensitive playing” (Early Music America) draws on the transparency and expressiveness of early wind instruments to paint fresh pictures of an unexplored historical repertoire. Notturna has toured extensively in North and South America and Europe, assembling vivid and […]
