Symphony orchestra of Montreal

the symphony orchestra of Montreal , currently directed by the American chief of origin Japan ease Kent Nagano, is the most prestigious professional symphony orchestra of Canada and account among the best orchestras of America.

History

Founded in 1934 with the support of the government of the Quebec, the symphony orchestra of Montreal carries out its first concert the January 14th 1935 in the room of the school the Plate, in the Lafontaine park, under the direction of the Canadian chief Rosario Bourdon. The orchestra interpreted in particular works of Beethoven, Tchaïkovsky, Mendelssohn, Debussy, Goldmark, and of Calixa Lavallée.

Wilfrid Furrier, leader to the Metropolitan Operated New York, becomes shortly after the first artistic director, and creates about it the symphonic Matinées for youth and the Concerts of summer in the open air on the Esplanade of Châlet of the Royal Mount.

Of 1940 with 1957, the Belgian Désiré Defauw succeeds Pelletier and invites many famous leaders, such as Charles Münch, Bruno Walter, Georges Enesco, Igor Stravinski, Leopold Stokowski, Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Monteux, Josef Krips, Ernest Ansermet and Otto Klemperer.

In 1957, Igor Markevitch, appointed new artistic director, multiplies the activities of the orchestra and makes him acquire a professional statute. Zubin Mehta replaces it 1961 with 1967, period during which the symphony orchestra of Montreal carries out its first rounds, and becomes the first Canadian orchestra to be itself produced in Europe. It is replaced by Franz-Paul Decker of 1967 with 1975, then briefly by Rafael Frühbeck of Burgos of 1975 with 1976.

In 1977, Charles Dutoit becomes artistic director of the orchestra, posts that it occupied until in 2002. It is under its impulse that are created the festival Mozart Plus with the basilica Notre-Dame, in the Old man-Montreal, like several free concerts in the parks of the area of Montreal. In 1981, the orchestra carries out a continental round in Canada and the the United States of America, then of 1981 with 1987, seven rounds in Asia including six passages in Japan, nine rounds in Europe, and two in South America.

The symphony orchestra of Montreal carries out then five concerts with the Hollywood Bowl with Los Angeles in August 1987, then three concerts with the Festival of Ravinia during the summer 1988. In 1990, the orchestra answers the invitation with the festival of summer of the prestigious Boston Symphony Orchestra with Tanglewood, while occurring annually with the Carnegie Hall of New York since 1982.

It follows one period of rest from there, until in 1999: the orchestra takes part then in the 15th edition of the Festival of Musica de Canarias with the Canary islands in January, then starts a round in Japan during June, then a two weeks round in Germany. In February 2000, the orchestra carried out a one week round in Florida.

The June 27th 2006, the government of the Quebec announces the construction of a concert hall for the OSM evaluated to 105 million $ in public-private partnership. This one should be delivered at the latest in 2011.

Direction

Rewards

  • December 1984: platinum disc for the recording of the Bolero of Maurice Ravel (more: 100000 sold specimens);
  • February 1996: Grammy for the recording of the opera Troyens of Berlioz;
  • February 2000: Grammy of “best instrumental interpretation - soloist with orchestra” for the recording of the {{1st}} and 3 {{E}} concertos of Sergueï Prokofiev and of the 3 {{E}} concerto of Béla Bartók with Martha Argerich and Charles Dutoit.
  • November 2001: Price in the best concert of the year to the Official reception of the Opus Prices of the Québécois Council of the music for Elektra of Richard Strauss.
  • 2002: better concert of the year at the time of the Official reception of the Opus Prices of the Québécois Council of the music, classical musics category, romantic and modern, for Wozzeck of Alban Berg.
  • April 2003, autumn 2003: Juno of the best traditional disc “category great whole or soloist with great whole” for the Concertos for violins volume II of max Bruch, by the symphony orchestra of Montreal and the violonist James Ehnes under the direction of Mario Bernardi. Price Felix for the same recording.

See too

External bond

  • Official site of the Symphony orchestra of Montreal

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