Make way for romantic flights of fancy, emotions inspired by nature and dance for this exhilarating program that begins with Morawetz's rare Carnival Overture . Of Czech origin, but adopted by Canada, the composer makes the orchestra shine, soon joined by James Ehnes, one of Canada's greatest violinists, who delivers his reading of Brahms's sumptuous Concerto .

James Ehnes plays Brahms

Grand Théâtre de Québec

With a varied and original choice of music, exchanges and a convivial atmosphere with the musicians, the Apéro series offers unique and privileged encounters. On the program, the continuation of Mozart's complete chamber music for strings.

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Mozart, musique de chambre pour cordes

Palais Montcalm – Maison de la musique

Mozart left us countless sublime works for the human voice, and some of his finest were originally performed by the Weber sisters—Aloysia, Josepha, and Constanze (the composer’s wife). Here, these three muses are brought to life by soprano Sarah Dufresne, making her debut with Les Violons du Roy, also joined for the first time by L’Orchestre de l’Agora.

Les muses de Mozart

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

This concert, in the form of a musical tour of Europe, begins in Italy with the Preludio sinfonico, which Puccini composed while studying at the Milan Conservatory. This visionary and spirited score heralds future masterpieces. Pablo Sainz-Villegas, one of the greatest guitarists of our time, continues the journey in Spain with Rodrigo's famous Concierto de Aranjuez.

La Saint-Valentin avec Roméo et Juliette

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The Artelize Podcast and Kasper Holten - Pedefining Opera for the modern world

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An all-Canadian cast, featuring four distinguished soloists and the Orchestra's Chorus, features in this highly anticipated performance of Dvořák's Stabat Mater , directed by Nyco Desmeules. From its premiere in 1880 in Prague, this essential treasure of Romantic sacred music revealed the composer's genius on the international stage.

Le bouleversant Stabat Mater de Dvořák

Dive into the captivating and unsettling world of horror film music. Let yourself be swept away by delicious parody music, such as Beetlejuice , which pays homage to the classics of the genre, while discovering contemporary works that reinvent the codes of fear or suspense with Mission Impossible and Sherlock Holmes .

Hollywood 9

Austrian conductor Christoph Koncz invites us to a festival of orchestral images. We begin with the overture to Wagner's Meistersinger , which foreshadows all the opera's themes. With its romantic flair and majesty, it celebrates the artist's freedom from established rules. Wagner's father-in-law, Liszt, and his First Concerto allow American pianist Michelle Cann—a Grammy winner in February 2025—to dazzle us with a dazzling display of virtuosity. The score's evocative and emotional richness also gives a universal dimension to this pillar of the piano repertoire.

Stravinsky's The Firebird

The Scandinavian legend of the dragon slayer is brought to life with music, laughter, and thrills! It features fearless Vikings, a dragon to slay, and an unlikely hero. This show, combining music and theater, denounces bullying and emphasizes the importance of learning self-confidence.

Symphonic Vikings

Mozart’s Requiem holds a unique place in the hearts of music lovers, particularly among the audiences of Les Violons du Roy and La Chapelle de Québec. The work has shaped the history of both ensembles, marked by unforgettable moments and immortalized by the recording made in September 2001. Joined by four seasoned soloists, Bernard Labadie once again shares his profound interpretation of this legendary masterpiece.

Le Requiem de Mozart

Place des Arts

With a varied and original choice of music, exchanges and a convivial atmosphere with the musicians, the Apéro series offers unique and privileged encounters. The program features powerful 20th-century works for strings.

Toute la puissance des cordes

Known for their sincere lyrics and their commitment to Quebec society, 2Frères bring a new color to their songs with a perfect fusion of the power of the orchestra and the sensitivity of the melodies. Between folk, rock, and traditional music influences, their repertoire takes on an unprecedented scope in these orchestral arrangements specially created for the occasion.

2 Brothers, a Symphonic Premiere

Dvořák’s renowned quartet takes on a more expansive scope in this arrangement for string orchestra, as Kerson Leong and Les Violons du Roy once again combine their talent and energy in a collaboration that remains as strong as ever. They promise an electrifying encounter on the occasion of a new work by François Dompierre.

Beautés des Amériques

“To be or not to be?” This timeless question, which tormented Hamlet, continues to captivate minds. Ophelia, too, sought an answer, though hers ended tragically, culminating in one of literature’s most haunting scenes of madness. Shakespeare’s play—and Ophelia’s florid drowning—have inspired countless works of art, but it is the ambiguity of her mental state, coupled with her astonishing transition from speech to song, that has particularly intrigued composers.

Ophelia's Madness

Clemens Schuldt invites us to come in jeans to this concert without musical boundaries, where classical music opens up to other styles and is aimed at everyone! As a preamble, Brahms transcends the academic argument of his Overture Op. 80 , intended for the anniversary of the University of Heidelberg, to draw us into a romantic universe where rejoicing and lyricism coexist. The German virtuoso cellist, Julian Steckel, radically changes tone with the electrifying Concerto by Friedrich Gulda, a "rock concerto" composed in the "Seventies" at the request of Rostropovich.

An American in Paris

A meeting with the sublime Dixit Dominus by Handel, a work of remarkable vocal virtuosity and expressive power, making it one of the composer’s greatest choral masterpieces. Bach’s motet Jesu, meine Freude also belongs to the finest sacred repertoire of the entire Baroque era. Opening the program is a brief yet deeply moving motet by Bach’s predecessor at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig.

Handel, Dixit Dominus

One of Tchaikovsky’s most personal works lends its name to this concert, promising a transporting and deeply felt journey that spans both geographical routes and more intimate paths of memory and profound impressions. Our voyage also includes a new piece by composer Barbara Assiginaak, written for flutist Ariane Brisson, who will be performing its premiere.

Souvenir de Florence

La bohème is one of the most beautiful love stories in opera. A flame that burns brightly before fading too soon...
A masterpiece by Giacomo Puccini, La bohème is one of the most moving and popular operas in the operatic repertoire. The story follows the passionate love affair between Rodolfo, a penniless poet, and Mimi, a fragile young embroiderer. Their encounter in a freezing attic is love at first sight, illuminating a daily life marked by poverty. Their artist friends gravitate around them, embodying the fleeting beauty of youth through laughter, arguments, and carefree attitude.

Puccini's La Bohème

Music as if it came from ancient times, driven by earthly forces, ancestral rhythms, original chants with universal resonances: this is how Carl Orff imagined his Carmina Burana. He chose 24 secular poems from a 13th-century collection, discovered in a Bavarian abbey, to compose a monumental stage cantata. The work opens and closes with the famous O Fortuna, a bewitching, powerful, and simply unforgettable chorus. 

Carmina Burana

Rome is where Corelli developed the concerto grosso, where Respighi was inspired while celebrating its beauty, and where Nino Rota composed countless film scores. For Handel, Rome played a decisive role during his early career, even though his opera about the most famous Roman emperor was composed in London. This tribute to the Eternal City will mark the debut of contralto Rose Naggar-Tremblay and young conductor Kyrian Friedenberg with Les Violons du Roy.

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Beautés des Amériques

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An American in Paris

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Souvenir de Florence

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