SCHEDULE
OCT 9-10, 2026 | 6:00 pm
NARRATIVE DIMENSIONS
Valentin Silvestrov: Two Dialogues with Postscript
Richard Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder (arr. Tarkmann)
Johannes Brahms: Serenade in D (arr.. Rasmussen)
Tuuri Dede - mezzo-soprano
Simon Rivard, conductor
Lapland Chamber Orchestra
Korundi Culture Centre (Rovaniemi, Finland)
Kurkisali (Pudasjärvi, Finland)
OCT 17, 2026 | 7:30 pm
A NIGHT AT THE CABARET
Kander/Ebb: Cabaret, from Cabaret
Kurt Weill: Suite from Threepenny Opera (arr. Simon Rivard)
William Bolcom: Cabaret Songs
Dmitri Shostakovich: Waltz from Jazz Suite No. 2
Jacques Ibert: Divertissement
Danika Lorèn - soprano
Simon Rivard, conductor
Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra
D. F. Cook Recital Hall (St. John's, Canada)
NOV 19, 2026 | 7:30 pm
PEACE & REMEMBRANCE
Carlos Simon: Breathe
Maurice Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona nobis pacem
Jane Archibald - soprano
Korin Thomas-Smith - baritone
Simon Rivard, conductor
Symphony Nova Scotia
The Symphony Nova Scotia Chorus
Rebecca Cohn Auditorium (Halifax, Canada)
DEC 4-5, 2026 | 7:30 pm
HANDEL'S MESSIAH
G. F. Handel: The Messiah
Sophie Naubert - soprano
Simona Genga - mezzo-soprano
Owen McCausland - tenor
Jesse Blumberg - baritone
Simon Rivard, conductor
Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra
Philharmonic Choir of the NSO
Basilica of St. John the Baptist (St. John's, Canada)
DEC 15-16, 2026 | 7:00 pm
HANDEL'S MESSIAH
G. F. Handel: The Messiah
Anna-Sophie Neher - soprano
Rose Naggar-Tremblay - mezzo-soprano
Owen McCausland - tenor
Nathan Berg - bass-baritone
Simon Rivard, conductor
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Cantata Singers of Ottawa
Capital Chamber Choir
National Arts Centre (Ottawa, Canada)
JAN 22, 2027 | 7:30 pm
BARTOK'S CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA
Lili Boulanger: Psaume 130 "Du fond de l'abîme"
Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Simon Rivard, conductor
Conservatoire de musique de Montréal Symphony Orchestra
Conservatoire de musique de Montréal Chorus
Petits Chanteurs de Laval
Maison symphonique (Montréal, Canada)
JAN 30, 2027 | 7:30 pm
UNFORGETTING
Franz Schubert: Abschied von der Erde
Sofia Gubaidulina: Hommage à T. S. Eliot
Ann Southam: Remembering Schubert
Franz Schubert: Andantino in A-flat major, from Moments musicaux, D. 780
Ann Southam: Untitled in A-flat
Simon Rivard, conductor
Happenstancers
Redeemer Lutheran (Toronto, Canada)
FEB 25, 27, 28 & MAR 6 & 11, 2027 | 7:30pm
PASTORALS: BEETHOVEN AND NEW CANADIAN CREATIONS
Charles Ives: The Unanswered Question
Keiko Devaux: Strata (World Premiere)
Ian Cusson: Orbital (World Premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, "Pastorale"
Simon Rivard, conductor
Orchestre métropolitain
Maison symphonique (Montréal, Canada)
Église Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs (Verdun, Canada)
Théâtre Mirella et Lino Saputo (Saint-Léonard, Canada)
Église Sainte-Suzanne (Pierrefonds, Canada)
Salle Jean-Eudes (Montréal, Canada)
MAY 1, 4, 6 & 9 2027 | 7:30 pm
VERDI'S RIGOLETTO
Matthew White - Duca
Sarah Dufresne - Gilda
Étienne Dupuis - Rigoletto
Nathan Berg - Sparafucile
Rose Naggar-Tremblay - Maddalena
Gregory Dahl - Monterone
Grace Budoloski - Paggio
Onur Hilaloglu - Count Ceprano
Ellita Gagner - Countess Ceprano
Jeremy Scinocca - Borsa
Dante Mullin Santoni - Marullo
Simon Rivard, conductor
Orchestre métropolitain
Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier (Montreal, Canada)
MAY 20, 22 & 23, 2027 | 8:00 pm (20 & 22) · 2:00 pm (23)
CHOPIN’S FIRST PIANO CONCERTO WITH HAYATO SUMINO
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade No. 10, “Gran Partita”
Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1
Hayato Sumino - piano
Louis Langrée, conductor
Simon Rivard, assistant conductor
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles, USA)
MAY 27–30, 2027 | 8:00 pm (27 & 29) · 11:00 am (28) · 2:00 pm (30)
JOHN WILLIAMS & MAHLER WITH ANNA HANDLER
John Williams: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1, “Titan”
Emanuel Ax - piano
Anna Handler, conductor
Simon Rivard, assistant conductor
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles, USA) — May 27, 28 & 30
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (Costa Mesa, USA) — May 29