Harmonielehre with OSM

OSM / Kent Nagano

Founded in 1934 by a group of devoted music lovers, with the backing of the Québec Government, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal is one of the major cultural organizations of the city whose name it bears with pride Under Maestro Nagano’s leadership, the OSM’s musicians have demonstrated the breadth of their talent, both in their performances of the great classics from the European tradition and in major events.

Kent Nagano is renowned for interpretations of clarity, elegance and intelligence. Since September 2006 he has been Music Director of Orchestre symphonique de Montréal.

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John Adams, composer

John Adams, one of the most renowned American composers of his generation, grew up in New England and studied at Harvard before settling in California in 1971.

From then on, he was very active in San Francisco’s music scene, teaching at the Conservatory for 10 years and then joining the San Francisco Symphony as composer in residence.

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Satosphere

Focused on creating tangible, all-encompassing audiovisual experiences, the Satosphère is the first permanent immersive theatre devoted to artistic development.

The dome, which puts the audience at the centre of the works, forms a 360-degree spherical projection screen 18 meters wide by 13 meters high that can accommodate up to 350 spectators.

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