Festivals and Events

A free graduating recital by violist Emma Dunbar of The Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory. Thursday, December 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM in Mazzoleni Hall. The Conservatory says its student recitals are free and open to the public. Programs can change, so check the page on the day.

Harpsichordist and organist Luc Beauséjour follows Bach's life through Eisenach, Weimar, Köthen and Leipzig in a 25 minute talk, the first of his five Off-Bach mini lectures. Free admission, like every event of the Off-Bach program of the Festival Bach Montréal. Saturday, November 28, 2026, at 6:15 PM at 3487 boulevard Saint-Laurent.

A free graduating recital by soprano Diana Agasian, a Rebanks Family Fellow at The Royal Conservatory. Thursday, December 3, 2026 at 8:00 PM in Mazzoleni Hall. The Conservatory says its student recitals are free and open to the public. Programs can change, so check the page on the day.

Pianist Dane Ko contrasts free fantasy and strict fugue in a recital of J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, Chopin and Gulda. Free admission, like every event of the Off-Bach program of the Festival Bach Montréal. For all ages. Saturday, November 28, 2026, at 4:00 PM at 3487 boulevard Saint-Laurent.

A free piano recital by Henry From, a student of The Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory. Thursday, December 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM in Mazzoleni Hall. The Conservatory says its student recitals are free and open to the public. Programs can change, so check the page on the day.

Vincent Boucher, titular organist of Saint Joseph's Oratory, gives an introduction to Bach's organ works with tips on how to listen to them. Free admission, like every event of the Off-Bach program of the Festival Bach Montréal. Saturday, November 28, 2026, at 3:15 PM at 3487 boulevard Saint-Laurent.

Gilles Commeau, Ph.D., gives a free talk on what science tells us about music, health and the brain. Free admission, like every event of the Off-Bach program of the Festival Bach Montréal. Saturday, November 28, 2026, at 2:00 PM at 3487 boulevard Saint-Laurent.

A free violin recital by Avery Tracy, a student of The Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory. Wednesday, December 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM in Mazzoleni Hall. The Conservatory says its student recitals are free and open to the public. Programs can change, so check the page on the day.

Over coffee and croissants, organist Bálint Karosi talks about Bach's Schübler Chorales and his arrangement of a Vivaldi concerto, ahead of his festival recital. Free admission, like every event of the Off-Bach program of the Festival Bach Montréal. Saturday, November 28, 2026, at 11:00 AM at 3487 boulevard Saint-Laurent.

A free viola recital by Sophie Ryskine, a student of The Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory. Wednesday, December 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM in Mazzoleni Hall. The Conservatory says its student recitals are free and open to the public. Programs can change, so check the page on the day.

Harpsichordist Christophe Gauthier plays Buxtehude, Reincken, Böhm and Bach, showing the music that shaped the young Bach. Free admission, like every event of the Off-Bach program of the Festival Bach Montréal. For all ages. Friday, November 27, 2026, at 4:00 PM at 3487 boulevard Saint-Laurent.

A free graduating recital by soprano Daniela Carreón Herrera of The Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory. Tuesday, December 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM in Mazzoleni Hall. The Conservatory says its student recitals are free and open to the public. Programs can change, so check the page on the day.