⭐ 9e Musique@17h: Caprice - Enjoy the beauty, intimacy and power of chamber music in Montreal's incredible Art Deco heritage venue, Le 9e Grande Salle!
Join us for a dazzling musical adventure, where audience interaction creates a lively, immersive experience. Baroque and Persian music, inspired by the poetic expression of love through the ages, will take you on a journey through music and time!
9e Musique@17h, on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 5 PM for one hour, invites the public to enjoy a drink during the concerts, meet the artists, and make reservations at the 9e Île-de-France restaurant for a post-concert dinner.
Highlights
🏛 Be moved! Join in this dazzling musical adventure in Montreal's impressive Art Deco heritage venue, Le 9e Grande Salle!
🏆 Caprice is the winner of seven OPUS Québec awards, including Musical Event of the Year and Artistic Director of the Year (Matthias Maute)
🌎 Caprice is the winner of two JUNO Awards and is acclaimed in Europe, Asia, North America, South America, and Africa
🥂 Stay after the concert to meet the musicians and chat over a drink
General Info
📅 Date and time: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.
📍 Location: Le 9e Grande Salle - 1500 Blvd Robert-Bourassa
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (approx.). Doors open 60 minutes before the concert and latecomers will not be admitted.
👤 Age requirement: 8+. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
♿ Accessibility: this venue is wheelchair accessible.
❓ Read the FAQ for this event here
🪑 Seating is first-come, first-served
Program
- Lovebird – Ziya Tabassian
- Baroque Beauty – Ziya Tabassian
- Canticum Canticorum – Giovanni Palestrina
- Mignonne, allons voir si la rose – Chardavoine
Artists
- Karin Cuellar, violin, Artistic Director of ClassiqueInclusif
- Ziya Tabassian, percussion, Artistic Director of Festival Accès Asie
- Sophie Lariviere, flutes, winner of two JUNO Awards
- Sheila Hannigan, cello
- Sareh Borna, kamancheh (traditional Iranian instrument)
- Didem Basar, kanun (traditional Middle Eastern instrument)
- Janelle Lucyk, soprano and Artistic Director of ArtChoral at Le 9e and Musique Royale, has "an angelic voice. Her expressiveness is beyond words."
Description
9e Musique@17h presents Caprice: AMOUR: a dazzling musical adventure where interaction with the audience creates a lively, immersive experience. Baroque and Persian music, inspired by the poetic expression of love through the ages, will take you on a journey through music and time!
Press Reviews
💬 New York Times ⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Caprice invites the listener to rehear the world"
💬 La Presse ⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Extraordinary moments that truly moved people!"
💬 San Francisco Classical Voices ⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This famous ensemble was excellent"
💬 Montreal Gazette ⭐⭐⭐⭐ "An unforgettable evening!"
In addition to your concert, you can also make a dinner reservation at the Île-de-France restaurant, with a meal prepared by renowned chefs Derek Dammann and Liam Hopkins. Book here.
Seating Map
9e Musique@17h
9e Musique@17h chamber concerts take place the first and third Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m. for one hour in the Grande Salle at Le 9e, Montreal’s landmark Art Deco heritage venue, inspired by the b...