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19-618: The Prix David (David Prize) was created in 1923 by the Secretary of the Province of Quebec, Athanase David , in memory of his father, Laurent-Olivier David. Also known as the Prix de la province de Québec, these prizes were awarded to writers or researchers who submitted the best literary or scientific works to the province's literary and scientific competitions. In 1968, the Prix Athanase-David

38-530: A guest conductor in 2002, he apologised for his earlier behaviour.) Conducting dates opened up after Frühbeck de Burgos' departure, and one of the slots went to Charles Dutoit . Dutoit subsequently became music director of the OSM in 1977. Dutoit had struck a friendship with the London/Decca records producer Ray Minshull, which led to a twenty-year recording partnership with Decca/London. During this period, Dutoit and

57-625: The Montreal Royals baseball franchise as part of the International League and to build Delorimier Stadium . David resigned from the provincial government in February 1940 to accept an appointment as Senator in the Parliament of Canada where he served until his death in 1953. In the 1935 election , David's victory was contested on the ground that the ballot papers were not printed in

76-681: The 1936 election , but was elected again in 1939 . David created the Prix Athanase-David literary prize in 1922. In 1923 was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour by the government of France ; he was made an Officer in 1925 and a Commander in 1934. A sports fan, David was president of the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club from 1930 to 1935. The club won three Stanley Cups during his tenure in 1924 , 1930 , and 1931 . In 1928 he partnered with Montreal stockbroker Ernest Savard and American baseball executive George Stallings to revive

95-606: The COVID-19 pandemic. In 2018, the orchestra toured several Cree and Inuit communities in Nord-du-Québec to perform Chaakapesh: The Trickster's Quest , an indigenous opera by Tomson Highway and Matthew Ricketts . The tour was documented by Roger Frappier and Justin Kingsley in the 2019 documentary film Chaakapesh . In 2018, Rafael Payare first guest-conducted the OSM. He returned as guest conductor in 2019. In January 2021,

114-401: The OSM acquired an octobass , the only orchestra in the world with a functioning octobass. In June 2017, the OSM announced that Nagano is to stand down from as its music director at the close of his current contract, at the end of the 2019–2020 season. Nagano concluded his OSM music directorship at the close of the 2019-2020 season, with the scheduled final concerts of his tenure curtailed by

133-452: The OSM announced the appointment of Payare as its next music director, effective with the 2022-2023 season, with an initial contract of 5 seasons. He held the title of music director-designate in the 2021-2022 season. Madeleine Careau has served as chief executive officer of the OSM since February 2000. Careau is scheduled to stand down from the post in June 2024. In May 2024, the OSM announced

152-502: The OSM released many recordings and embarked on tours of North America, Europe, Asia, and South America. Most notable among this discography are the recordings of the French repertoire, especially the music of Maurice Ravel , as well as works of Stravinsky and Debussy. The OSM and Dutoit won various awards for their recordings, including the Grand Prix du Président de la République (France) and

171-560: The OSM, from 2002 to 2006. In March 2003, the orchestra announced the appointment Kent Nagano as its new music director, starting in 2006. He gave his first concert in Montreal as music director-designate on 30 March 2005. Later in 2005, the OSM's musicians took industrial action, where this work stoppage lasted five months, ending shortly before Nagano's first scheduled concerts. With the OSM, Nagano conducted commercial recordings for such labels as ECM New Series and Analekta. During his tenure,

190-479: The Prix mondial du Disque de Montreux. The OSM won Grammy awards in 1996 for its recording of Hector Berlioz ' Les Troyens and in 2000 for Sergei Prokofiev and Béla Bartók piano concerti with Martha Argerich on EMI . It has additionally won a number of Juno Awards and Felix Awards . The London/Decca recordings ceased in the late 1990s due to market changes in the classical recording industry. In 1998, OSM musicians took strike action for three weeks that

209-621: The early 1960s, as the Orchestra was preparing to move to new facilities at Place des Arts, patron and prominent Montreal philanthropist, John Wilson McConnell , purchased the 1727 Laub-Petschnikoff Stradivarius violin for Calvin Sieb, the Symphony's concertmaster. The orchestra has begun touring and some recording in the 1960s and early 1970s, during the tenures of Zubin Mehta and Franz-Paul Decker . During

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228-520: The form prescribed under the Election Act . At the subsequent hearing, the judge ruled that all cast ballots were declared void. Immediately afterwards, the returning officer announced that, as this resulted in a 0-0 tie, he cast his deciding vote in favour of David. The returning officer's action was considered to have been without precedent anywhere in the world in countries with parliamentary-style legislatures. The Conservatives lodged an appeal, but

247-566: The music directorship of Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (1975-1976) the OSM received its first invitation to perform at Carnegie Hall . However, Frühbeck de Burgos had rejected the composition Fleuves by Gilles Tremblay , which Tremblay had composed for tour performances by the OSM. In addition, Frühbeck de Burgos was quoted in print in La Presse as expressing public criticism of selected OSM musicians. The ensuing controversy led to Frühbeck de Burgos' resignation. (When Frühbeck de Burgos returned as

266-772: The result was upheld by the Quebec Court of Appeal in April 1936. David would become the only member of the Assembly in Quebec history to be elected on only one cast vote. David was married to Antonia Nantel (known as Madame Athanase David), who was an arts administrator and patron in Montreal. He helped her in establishing the Montreal Symphony Orchestra in 1934 and the Montreal Festivals in 1936. Their son, Paul David ,

285-680: Was a cabinet minister in the Provincial Parliament of Quebec, representing the riding of Terrebonne and serving as Provincial Secretary. He was later a member of the Canadian Senate. David was born in Montreal ; He was the son of Laurent-Olivier David , a Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician. He received a law degree from Université Laval in Montreal and was admitted to the Bar of Quebec in 1905. David began practising law in 1905, and

304-598: Was a cardiologist and later Canadian senator. His granddaughter is Françoise David . Montreal Symphony Orchestra Several orchestras were precursor ensembles to the current OSM. One such orchestra was formed in 1897, which lasted ten years, and another was established in 1930, which lasted eleven. The current orchestra directly traces its roots back to 1934, when Wilfrid Pelletier formed an ensemble called Les Concerts Symphoniques . This ensemble gave its first concert January 14, 1935, under conductor Rosario Bourdon . The orchestra acquired its current name in 1954. In

323-682: Was a partner in the law firm of Elliott & David. He joined the Liberal party, and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1916 as the Liberal Party member for the Terrebonne riding, serving until 1936. David directed the Department of Education, and in 1930 he sponsored a controversial bill which would have created a separate Jewish school board in Quebec. David did not run in

342-503: Was created to recognize a writer's body of work. In 1970, the literary and scientific competitions disappeared and were replaced by the Prix du Québec . The Prix David archives are held at the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec in Montreal. Athanase David Louis-Athanase David (June 24, 1882 – January 26, 1953) was a Canadian lawyer , politician , and businessman. He

361-410: Was resolved largely due to the personal relationship between Dutoit and Lucien Bouchard , then the premier of Quebec . In 2002, Dutoit abruptly resigned as music director, following a long-simmering dispute between Dutoit and the OSM musicians. Dutoit did not return to the OSM as a guest conductor until 2016. Following the departure of Dutoit, Jacques Lacombe served as principal guest conductor of

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