Festivales y eventos

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.

Two Western choirs, Les Choristes and Chorale, sing together in a winter choral concert. Monday, December 7, 2026, 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM, at Paul Davenport Theatre, Talbot College, Western University. The Don Wright Faculty of Music lists it as free, with no tickets required.

A free piano recital by Gregory Vandikas, a student of The Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory. Monday, November 30, 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.

A free round table in English with Michael Maul, artistic director of the Bachfest Leipzig, Ronald Vermeulen and Alexandra von Oppenheim, on the labels and habits that get in the way of Bach's music and why it still speaks to us. Free admission, like every event of the Off-Bach program of the Festival Bach Montréal. Friday, November 27, 2026, at 3:15 PM at 3487 boulevard Saint-Laurent.

The Western University Symphonic Band plays its winter concert, Fire and Frost. Saturday, December 5, 2026, 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM, at Paul Davenport Theatre, Talbot College, Western University. The Don Wright Faculty of Music lists it as free, with no tickets required.

The free Off-Bach program of the Festival Bach Montréal opens with clarinettist David Dias da Silva and pianist Patrick Cashin in a show that mixes music, theatre and movement around Bach and the composers he admired. Free admission, like every event of the Off-Bach program. Thursday, November 26, 2026, at 4:00 PM at 3487 boulevard Saint-Laurent.

The Western University Wind Ensemble plays modern, traditional and global music for winds and percussion. Friday, December 4, 2026, 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM, at Paul Davenport Theatre, Talbot College, Western University. The Don Wright Faculty of Music lists it as free, with no tickets required.

A free graduating recital by violinist Anna Štube of The Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory. Monday, November 30, 2026 at 2:00 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.

The Tamarack Brass quintet plays a lunchtime concert in the Fridays at 12:30 series. Friday, December 4, 2026, 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM, at von Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University. The Don Wright Faculty of Music lists it as free, with no tickets required.