One of the ATMA Classique recordings won Opus Awards yesterday at the 25th Opus Gala of the Conseil québécois de la musique (CQM). The awards ceremony took place online yesterday. Taking the prize for album of the year in the modern and contemporary music category is 𝐊𝐫𝐳𝐲𝐬𝐳𝐭𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐢; Intégrale des quatuors à cordes featuring Quatuor […]
Baritone Dominique Côté is renowned for his supple voice and moving interpretations. Armed with a vast and varied repertoire, Côté has performed across Europe, the United States, and Canada under the direction of illustrious conductors such as Kent Nagano, Christophe Rousset, Theodor Guschlbauer, Jacques Lacombe, and Samuel Jean. His performances include Les feluettes ou La […]
Seven ATMA Classique recordings have received nominations for the 25th annual OPUS Prize, awarded by the Conseil québécois de la musique. The awards will be presented at a gala event on March 6, 2022. And the nominees are: Album of the year – medieval, renaissance and baroque music L’amant jaloux | Notturna, Christopher Palameta La […]
Released in 2020, the ATMA Classique debut album by Canadian pianist Sheng Cai featured music by Franz Liszt and was met with unanimous praise from critics around the world. Born in China, Sheng studied at Shanghai Conservatory of Music and was a top prize winner at the 1998 National Competition. The following year, his family […]
For their debut album on ATMA Classique, violinist Marie Bégin and pianist Samuel Blanchette-Gagnon present sonatas for violin and piano by Claude Debussy and Cesar Franck, as well as Karol Szymanowski’s Mythes, Op. 20, a rarity in the modern repertoire for violin and piano. A concert to launch the new release is scheduled for Saturday, […]
The ATMA Classique team takes over Maison Symphonique de Montréal to record four albums with three superb Québec orchestras: the Orchestre Métropolitain, conducted by Yannick Nezet-Seguin; the Orchestre symphonique de Laval with Alain Trudel, and I Musici de Montréal conducted by Jean-Marie Zeitouni. This series of orchestral recordings at Maison Symphonique began on June 11 […]
ATMA Classique is pleased to present the label debut of Canadian organist Matthew Larkin. Recorded on the Opus 550 Casavant Organ at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Toronto, this two-disc organ recital showcases the remarkable scope and beauty of one of North America’s signature pipe organs. Complete Media release: 2857_MATTHEW_LARKIN_media_release_eng
Guitarist David Jacques returns with a second volume of Histoires de Guitares (Guitar Stories), featuring 15 historical guitars from his private collection, most of them built by the best 19th century luthiers. Each guitar is featured in repertoire that suits the instrument’s character, and each has a story to tell. Media release: 2821_15_HISTOIRES_DE_GUITARES_media_release_eng
Jean-Sebastien Vallee is an internationally recognized conductor, scholar, and pedagogue. Dr. Vallée is Associate Professor of Music, Director of Choral Studies, and Coordinator of the Ensembles & Conducting Area at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University. He is Music Director of the Ottawa Choral Society, and as Director of the renowned choir of […]
Congratulations to ATMA recording artists who just received nominations for 2021 JUNO Awards! Les Barocudas (Marie Nadeau-Tremblay, Ryan Gallagher and Nathan Mondry) for La Peste, nominated for Classical Album of the Year: Solo or chamber Pianist Jean-Philippe Sylvestre, and Alain Trudel trombone soloist and conductor of Orchestre symphonique de Laval for Concertos by Jacques Hétu, […]
