Orchester symphonique de Montréal
The Orchester symphonique de Montréal (OSM; Montreal Symphony Orchestra , MSO) is one of the world's leading symphony orchestras . It is based in the Canadian city of Montreal . The performances mainly take place in the Place des Arts cultural center . The OSM is one of the two house orchestras of the Opéra de Montréal .
history
There were a total of four symphony orchestras with this name. The first was founded in 1845 and disbanded in 1896. The second existed from 1898 to 1919, the third from 1927 to 1929.
The foundation of today's Montreal Symphony Orchestra in 1934 goes back to the efforts of Wilfrid Pelletier . The first concert of the Société des concerts symphoniques de Montréal took place on January 14, 1935. In 1954 the orchestra took on its current name.
So far, the OSM has received two Grammys : 1996 for the recording of the opera Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz and 2000 for the recording of Bartók's 3rd Piano Concerto with Martha Argerich .
The 2018 Salzburg Festival opened the OSM - under the direction of Kent Nagano - with the St. Luke Passion by Krzysztof Penderecki from 1966.
Chief conductor
- Wilfrid Pelletier , 1935-1940
- Désiré Defauw , 1941–1952
- Otto Klemperer , 1950–1953
- Igor Markevitch , 1957-1961
- Zubin Mehta , 1961-1967
- Franz-Paul Decker , 1967–1975
- Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos , 1975–1976
- Charles Dutoit , 1977-2002
- Jacques Lacombe , Principal Guest Conductor, 2002-2006
- Kent Nagano , since 2006
Web links
- Website of the Orchester symphonique de Montréal
- Montreal Symphony Orchestra Upheaval ( English, French ) In: The Canadian Encyclopedia .
Individual evidence
- ↑ St. Luke Passion - Orchester Symphonique de Montréal Nagano. On the website of the Salzburg Festival, accessed on July 17, 2018.
- ^ Orchester Symphonique de Montréal. Artist biography on salzburgerfestspiele.at, accessed on July 17, 2018.