by Paul E. Robinson

Gounod: Symphony No. 1 in D major
Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor Op. 33
Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane Op. 43 Suite No. 2
Gautier Capuçon: cello
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM): Michel Plasson, [...]

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by Paul E. Robinson

Whatever else he may be as a man and a musician, Kent Nagano is insatiably curious. So far, his Montreal audiences have not only accepted, but embraced, his voyages of discovery.
Last month, Maestro Nagano and the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) gave Place des Arts concert-goers a feast of the familiar and [...]

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by Paul E. Robinson

SUMMER FESTIVALS
FESTIVAL ORFORD 2010

The Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal (OSM) is an orchestra without a home – at least in the summertime. For some years now, it has been trying to cobble together a summer work schedule that would satisfy its commitments to players, its financial responsibilities, [...]

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