Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Maison symphonique, Montreal, Canada, 12, 13, 14 September
It’s a special season for the orchestra as it turns 90 years old and celebrates in the company of artists including pianists Maria João Pires and sisters Katia and Marielle Labèque. Music director Rafael Payare opens the series in September with Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass and Messiaen’s Turangalîla Symphony follows in December.
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Music Center, Strathmore, MD, US, 22 September
The Baltimore Symphony acquires a new music director and introduces Jonathon Heyward with a Gala celebration featuring members of Dance Theatre of Harlem. Highlights of the season ahead include Mahler’s Sixth Symphony next March, and guest conductors including Tan Dun, James Conlon and,
