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Sportissimo! 2023-2024

The baton is raised, and the musical match is set to begin. On your marks, get set, play!

Présentateur de saison

Adam Johnson

Conductor

Canadian conductor Adam Johnson is renowned for his exceptional talent and his charismatic and imposing presence. With the OSM, he conducted over 70 concerts and recorded the album Riopelle symphonique in 2022.

Adam Johnson has also conducted in France, Spain, Germany and the United States, and he worked for three seasons with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. Known for his versatility, Mr. Johnson has performed with dozens of renowned artists in styles ranging from pop to jazz to Broadway repertoire. In 2023, he will direct the orchestra of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens.

Adam Johnson develops materials for music educators and offers workshops and performances to introduce more young people to music. He is a recipient of a Canada Council conducting award, a doctorate in piano performance from the Université de Montréal, and the conducting prize from the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal.

Jean-Willy Kunz

Organist-in-residence

Jean-Willy Kunz is the first Organist-in-Residence of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. In addition to performances with the Orchestra and as a soloist in recital, he supervises the development and showcasing of the OSM’s Grand Orgue Pierre-Béique at the Maison symphonique de Montréal. His most recent performances include concerts with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Orchestre symphonique de Québec, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Violons du Roy, with saxophonist Branford Marsalis, and with singer-songwriters Pierre Lapointe, Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright. A significant portion of his discography reflects multiple musical influences: Symphonie et créations pour orgue et orchestre, with the OSM (2016 Juno Award-winning album) ; Impressions for organ, clarinet, saxophone, trombone, double bass and percussions; Punkt, with Pierre Lapointe, and André Gagnon Baroque, for harpsichord and symphony orchestra. Jean-Willy Kunz is Professor of Organ at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal and Artistic Director of the Canadian International Organ Competition.