The Azrieli Music Prizes
2026-2027Experience the Orchestra’s power in the world premieres of the 2026 Azrieli Music Prizes laureates. The program spans themes from sacrifice in Nazi-occupied Poland to a centuries-old riddle, the legacy of Occitan trobairitz, and evocative Canadian landscapes. With soloists on viola da gamba, theremin and cello, this concert offers a unique musical journey. Created in 2014 by Sharon Azrieli CQ, D.Mus for the Azrieli Foundation, the Azrieli Music Prizes are now among Canada’s major composition competitions.
Artists
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Asher Fisch, conductor
Hila Baggio, soprano
Hila Plitmann, soprano
Noam Heinz, baritone
Ariel Barnes, cello
Les Voix humaines (Margaret Little, Thomas Beaté, Felix Deak and Susie Napper, viola da gamba)
OSM Chorus
Andrew Megill, chorusmaster
Works
Hana Ajiashvili, Riddle
Adrian Mocanu, de l’encra escafada (“from faded ink”)
Intermission (20 min)
Dalit Hadass Warshaw, Letter From Across the River
Nicholas Denton Protsack, Height of Land
The Azrieli Music Prizes
Concert schedule
thursday 15 october 2026 19H30
Maison symphonique de Montréal
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Andrew Megill
ChorusmasterAndrew Megill is recognized as one of the leading choral conductors of his generation, known for his unusually wide-ranging repertoire, extending from early music to newly composed works. He has prepared choruses for the American Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Dresden Philharmonic, the National Symphony, and the New York Philharmonic, and he has worked with conductors such as Pierre Boulez, Charles Dutoit, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Jane Glover, Kurt Masur, Zubin Mehta, and Kent Nagano. He is Director of Choral Organizations Activities at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and serves as Artistic Advisor and Director of Choral Activities for the Carmel Bach Festival and Choral Director for Music of the Baroque (Chicago). This year he begins his tenure as Artistic Director of Theater of Memory, a Chicago-based professional vocal ensemble specializing in Baroque music. He previously taught at the University of Illinois and Westminster Choir College and has been a Guest Conductor for the Yale Institute of Sacred Music. Broadcast by Public Radio International and the BBC, his work can be heard on numerous recordings, including Magnussen’s Psalm (Albany Records), Haydn’s Masses (Naxos), and works by Caleb Burhans (Cantaloupe).
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