Classical Music entertainment in Montréal
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Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
This internationally renowned orchestra plays to packed audiences in its Place des Arts home. Its Christmas performance of The Nutcracker is legendary. Rock-star conductor Kent Nagano, a Californian with a leonine mane and stellar credentials, is music director. Check for free concerts at the Basilique Notre-Dame, the Olympic Stadium and in municipal parks in the Montréal area.
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Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal
This hip 58-member orchestra is made up of young professional musicians from all over Québec led by conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin. The orchestra’s mission is to democratize classical music, so besides the swish Place des Arts, you may see it playing Mahler or Hayden in churches or colleges in even the city’s poorest neighborhoods for reduced admission.
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I Musici de Montréal
Under the leadership of Moscow-born violinist-cellist Yuri Turovsky, this 15-member chamber ensemble has won many awards for its baroque and contemporary performances. Over the past 20 years I Musici, which has its home stage at the Place des Arts, has recorded almost 50 CDs and toured the world.
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McGill Chamber Orchestra
Founded in 1939, this fine chamber ensemble is one of Canada’s oldest. Concerts series are held at McGill University’s Pollack Concert Hall and other venues around the city. Its annual performance of the Messiah is extremely popular.
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