L’Orchestre Métropolitain

Since its founding in 1981, the Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal (OM) has had but one mission: to share its passion for symphonic music and make it accessible to all. Building on its special relationship with audiences, the quality of its concerts and its many recordings, the OM has made a place for itself, becoming in the process one of Quebec’s leading cultural ambassadors and acquiring an enviable international reputation. At the Orchestre’s helm for the last two decades, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin has developed an exceptional rapport with his musicians. In September 2019, the OM announced the lifetime extension of his contract, a rare commitment for such a young conductor and an orchestra.

The recipient of numerous national awards, the Orchestre Métropolitain owes its international reputation largely to the some 20 recordings it has made for the Canadian ATMA Classique label. Published in the spring of 2018 and showered with critical praise, its complete Bruckner symphony cycle is proof of the Orchestre’s daring as well as its excellence. The OM’s collaboration with the famous Deutsche Grammophon label began in 2017, first with tenor Rolando Villazón and bass Ildar Abdrazakov on a disc titled Duets, then for Verdi, a solo album with the latter artist.

In November 2019, encouraged by the success of its highly lauded 2017 European tour, the OM embarked on a tour of four U.S. cities – Chicago, Ann Arbor, New York City and Philadelphia – with its conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin and one of the world’s most acclaimed singers, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato.