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An insatiable researcher and performer open to the world, pianist Jean-Baptiste Fonlupt is described as a musician with a strong poetic sense. For his debut in Montreal, he invites us on a great inner journey through three monuments of the repertoire.

For the return of mornings at the Salle Bourgie, this duo of talented musicians has put together a varied program of romantic music, Argentinian tango, and even an original composition by Dominique Beauséjour-Ostiguy.

Enter the history of the keyboard trio! The musicians invite you to go back in time to discover two significant pieces in the genesis of this repertoire. Haydn's "gypsy" trio was composed at a time when he was exploring the more personal musical avenues offered by chamber music. His music shines here with its contagious joy and its luminous and danceable passages. Schubert, for his part, immerses us in a flow of melodies emblematic of his style with his Trio No. 1. The founder of the lied indeed distinguishes himself with his passionate effusions and his lyricism that rub shoulders with moments of lightness. A creation by Montreal composer Jesse Plessis completes this program with a return to today's music.

The estuary represents this astonishing space of transition and transformation where fresh water meets salt water and unexpected potentials are revealed, like the encounters imagined by Constantinople. This third collaboration between kora master Ablaye Cissoko and Persian setar ambassador Kiya Tabassian is none other than the junction point where the rivers of their musical memories meet. Their dialogue, which is refined and enriched from year to year, gives rise to musical conversations that inspire a sense of wonder and awaken consciousness.

In the first part, Pierre Hantaï presents a selection of works of his choice of approximately 30 minutes. In the second part, the harpsichordist tackles the monumental Goldberg Variations.

The refinement and lightness of Viennese salons color Schubert's Trout , whose fourth movement is inspired by the famous lied of the same name. The musicians of the OSM offer it to us alongside that of his contemporary George Onslow, a great little-known romantic. An opportunity to hear pianist Godwin Friesen, winner of the 2022 OSM Competition.

The Muse of Music recalls her meeting with Hélène, a young woman who was expecting her first child. An incredible story about the magic of music, the beauty of nature and the power of motherly love!

Hailed everywhere as a leading musician, pianist Sofya Gulyak shines on the world's greatest stages. She presents a substantial program that matches her sparkling and profound playing.

It is with palpable pleasure that pianist and composer Marianne Trudel revisits the magnificent repertoire of Antônio Carlos Jobim, pioneer of bossa-nova. A reinterpretation of great beauty, all finesse and sensuality, of these pearls of Brazilian music.

Bernard Labadie offers a brilliant programme of Italian, French and English music, highlighting his own arrangements of two Baroque masterpieces made especially for Les Violons du Roy: the monumental Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor by JS Bach and the poignant Chaconne in E minor by Pachelbel.