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The Concours musical international de Montréal is pleased to partner with the Centre d’art de Richmond for the third year of its Concours sur la route, an initiative that offers Quebec presenters the opportunity to introduce their audiences to exceptionally talented young international artists.

The Concours musical international de Montréal is a prestigious competition where the international elite of the new generation of classical musicians compete. Under the watchful eye of an international jury composed of leading figures in classical music, the Competition brings the world’s best young artists to the forefront by helping to launch their careers.

Founded in 2001 by internationally renowned bass Joseph Rouleau (1929-2019) and politician and philanthropist André Bourbeau (1936-2018), the Concours musical international de Montréal was born out of a desire to offer Montreal a prestigious, high-level international competition.

Since its first edition in 2002, the Competition has brought together exceptional musicians from the new musical generation every year. It allows competitors to measure their talents against those of other young people and give their careers a boost from Montreal.

Stay tuned for the unveiling of the artists!

The Concours musical international de Montréal is pleased to partner with Le Vaisseau d’art for the third edition of Concours sur la route, an initiative that offers you the chance to hear exceptionally talented young international artists.

Some of the violinists who were not selected for the Semi-Final of the 2026 Competition will have the opportunity to perform in front of you and present the programs they had originally prepared for the Competition.

This initiative not only provides an additional showcase for these exceptional artists of the new generation, but also allows music lovers to enjoy the magic of high-level performances in various venues, thereby broadening the musical experience within Quebec’s cultural community.

The names of the violinists who will perform on stage will be revealed on the day of the concert.

Luca Stricagnoli is an internationally acclaimed musician based in Nashville.
The show features a succession of incredible guitar performances, each one completely different from the next. One guitar, two guitars at once, a three-neck guitar, guitars played with the feet, with a kitchen knife, or laid horizontally-audiences won’t believe their eyes or ears and will instinctively want to start filming with their phones. From rock to pop, soundtracks to hip hop, from arrangements to original content, every moment is surprising and fresh. Full of twists and turns, never repetitive or boring, the performance is sure to impress and stay in the audience’s memory. Beyond the astonishing guitar playing, the concert is filled with jokes and funny anecdotes, adding a lively and joyful touch to the experience.

The promotion is 100% guaranteed. We are so confident in the talent of the artists and the quality of their show that we will refund you if you are not satisfied.

OPENING ACT
Alice Boissinot Guastavino, recital
This recital for voice and viola da gamba offers an immersion into a repertoire where the clarity of the text and the subtlety of expression take center stage. Rooted in the Renaissance and early Baroque periods, the program highlights works in which poetry and music are inseparable. With its warm and nuanced timbre, the viola da gamba engages in a dialogue with the voice within a refined sonic texture.

Free 20-minute recital in the theater lobby at 7 p.m.; doors open at 7:45 p.m. for Luca Stricagnoli’s concert. This event is part of a series of pre-concert recitals that showcase young virtuosos and promote the discovery of new talent.

Bar opens one hour before the performance · Free on-site parking · Self-service coat check · For guests with reduced mobility, please contact the box office.

French songs from the Renaissance and the 20th century, exploring themes of love and nature, from Roland de Lassus to Lionel Daunais, including works by Josquin Des Prés and Francis Poulenc.

Featuring: Marie Magistry, soprano ∙ Rosalie Lane-Lépine, mezzo-soprano ∙ Kerry Bursey, tenor ∙ William Kraushaar, bass

Série Musique au salon

The Espace culturel Cookshire-Eaton welcomes the Trio de l’Île for a concert titled Origines, whose program highlights the long-standing bond that unites the three musicians of the Trio de l’Île. While music is the foundation of this bond, Quebec serves as their meeting point, and friendship is what anchors it.

The concert will feature Sergei Rachmaninoff’s famous Elegiac Trio No. 2; Rachmaninoff shares the same nationality as the Trio’s violinist, Uliana Drugova. An inexhaustible source of inspiration, Sergei Rachmaninoff directly influenced Arno Babadjanian and André Mathieu, two other composers featured in the program.

In the eyes of the Trio’s pianist, Patil Harboyan, of Armenian origin, the trios by Arno Babadjanian and Gayane Chebotaryan bear witness to the history of a very ancient people, whose folklore is imbued with melancholy and drama, but also with a contagious joie de vivre.

For cellist Dominique Beauséjour-Ostiguy, André Mathieu’s music, full of contrasts, draws its individuality from a multitude of musical currents from here and elsewhere. Quebec will thus be represented by André Mathieu, an icon of the 1950s, but also by a work composed in 2023 by the Trio’s cellist, Dominique Beauséjour-Ostiguy himself.

Celebrating the Trio members’ identities as musicians, but also as an ensemble, Origines offers a true journey to the heart of their musical roots.