July 27, 2024

We can thank Jose Antonio Abreu and the Venezuelan School of conducting for the Montreal Symphony’s new maestro: Rafael Payare

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It apparently did not take long for his future colleagues to conclude from his guest appearances in 2018 and 2019 that he was a serious candidate. As concertmaster Andrew Wan recalls, “From the very first moments of working with Maestro Payare in September 2018 we all felt a deep connection and tremendous chemistry with this exceptional artist. As a musician with the orchestra and as a member of the search committee I was thrilled to welcome him into our family here in Montreal.” By William Littler. Full Text->.TorontoStar

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