Bourgie Hall to Present 2026-2027 Season With 94 Concerts in Montreal

Bourgie Hall at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts has unveiled its 2026–2027 season, featuring 94 concerts, four masterclasses, two conversations and two lectures. Bringing together an equal balance of international and Quebec and Canadian artists, the season will offer programming spanning classical music, jazz, traditional music, electronic music and more.

The season will open with four concerts in September. On September 24, Love's Blindness—Il gioco della cieca will bring together five musicians from Swiss ensemble Concerto di Margherita for a program of late Renaissance and early Baroque vocal and instrumental works exploring the many facets of love's blindness.

On September 26, Bourgie Hall will venture beyond the classical tradition with Rémanences—Digital Art and Electronic Music, an immersive audiovisual experience by Sabrina Ratté and Roger Tellier-Craig. Presented within two installations exploring the intersections of the material, virtual and spiritual worlds, the performance is produced in collaboration with POP Montréal, MOMENTA Biennale d'art contemporain and Heavy Trip.

Legendary pianist Michel Dalberto will open the Outstanding Pianists series on September 29 with selections from the French piano repertoire alongside works by Franz Liszt blending opera, mysticism and heroics.

On September 30, in collaboration with the Festival international de la littérature (FIL) and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Bourgie Hall will present an event marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Innu soprano Elisabeth St-Gelais will perform Rien ne tuera ma lumière, featuring an original score by Anishinaabe composer Barbara Assiginaak based on a text by Innu poet Maya Cousineau-Mollen. Presented in the MMFA's exhibition galleries, the performance will be given in memory of composer Cris Derksen.

A major highlight of the season will take place October 21 and 22, when pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, violinist Lisa Batiashvili and cellist Gautier Capuçon perform together in Montreal for the first time. The three internationally acclaimed soloists will unite for a chamber music program featuring works from the Romantic and modern repertoires.

The season will also continue Bourgie Hall's Complete Schubert Lieder: Year 3 series. Schubert's Ballads will feature baritone Konstantin Krimmel and pianist Ammiel Bushakevitz, while bass-baritone Christian Immler will join Montreal pianist Francis Perron for Songs of the Infinite Universe.

French guitarist Raphaël Feuillâtre will return to Bourgie Hall in fall 2026 with Latin Passions. Ensemble Correspondances, led by Sébastien Daucé, will perform Bach Cantatas in collaboration with the Festival international Bach Montréal. Cellist Michiaki Ueno will present solo cello works by Japanese composers in a concert presented in conjunction with the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts exhibition Chiharu Shiota: The Soul Trembles.

Two audience-favorite series will also return. Music From Here and Abroad will welcome Irish traditional music group Lúnasa to Montreal for An Irish Christmas. The Jazz 5 à 7 series will include Tribute to the Buena Vista Social Club, led by Cuban pianist Rafael Zaldivar and his ensemble; the Pilc Moutin Hoenig Trio; and the return of A Charlie Brown Christmas, performed by the Taurey Butler Trio.

Festivals and collaborative programming will continue throughout the season. In partnership with the FIL, Bourgie Hall will present Simon Leclerc et Gilles Vigneault: Sentiers intérieurs on October 3. The program will feature the world premiere of a song cycle for voice and piano based on poems by Gilles Vigneault, including several previously unpublished works.