To highlight the 25th anniversary of the ensemble La Pietà, Ms. Christine St-Pierre, Official Opposition Critic for Culture and Communications, will present the National Assembly medal to its founder, Ms. Angèle Dubeau, on Tuesday, May 3. In 1997, the internationally renowned violinist founded this string ensemble composed exclusively of women who are among the best musicians in Canada. Since then, in addition to recording numerous albums, La Pietà has performed on the most important stages in Asia, Europe, South America and the United States, at a rate of 50 to 60 concerts per year. The Liber ..read more

Outhere Music is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Analekta catalogue, the leading independent Canadian classical music producer. Founded 35 years ago in Montreal, Analekta is a high-quality, artist-driven label covering a wide range of talents and repertoires. It features more than 600 recordings. The integration into the Outhere Music group will give Analekta the advantage of an experienced worldwide support and distribution team whereas Outhere will benefit from Analekta’s strong presence on the Canadian and North American markets. Charles Adriaenssen, Founder and President of Outh ..read more

“Magical and extraordinary.”– Journal de Montréal “I admit that I am litteraly awestruck by what I’m hearing.”– Le Québec Maintenant – 98.5 FM “An initiative that is so original.”– Salut Bonjour Week-end – TVA “An absolutely genius idea.“– Rouge FM Following the undeniable success of Les Dames du Lac in the summer of 2020, two concerts on water that were magical, a strong demand has built up to repeat the event in 2021. Therefore, again in the majestic setting of Mont-Tremblant, two unforgettable concerts of Les Dames du Lac will be presented by violinist Angèle Dubeau accompanied by the 9 mus ..read more

Analekta, the most important classical music label in Canada, is the entity behind the creation of the Mazaam edutainment app which contributes to the global development of 4 to 6 year old children by using classical music. Analekta has also established the Mazaam Academy for preschool and kindergarten educators and teachers who wish to use musical activities to help with the musical awakening of young children. “Mazaam awakens and fosters children’s music listening skills, and helps them discover the beauty of masterpieces recorded by musical virtuosos,” said the violinist Angèle Dubeau, spok ..read more

October 29, 2020 in Montreal Analekta is proud to announce that its recordings won 2 Félix Awards for Album of the year in classical music and in world music during the Premier Gala de l’ADISQ 2020 that took place yesterday, in Montreal. The album Pulsations by Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà won in the category Album of the year — Classical / Orchestra and Large Ensemble. It is the 18th Félix Award for Album of the Year in Angèle Dubeau’s career, the most received by an artist in the history of the Félix Awards. The album Chopin: Ballades & Impromptus by pianist Charles Richard Hamelin won i ..read more

For those who could not attend to the world premiere of the film Angèle, Virtuoso at the International Festival of Films of Art last month, please note that this documentary which tells the life story of the great violinist Angèle Dubeau will be presented for free at the Cinéma du Musée, in Montreal on May 31 at 2:30 PM in the context of the Montreal International Musical Competition. Angèle, Virtuoso tells the story of Canada’s pre-eminent violin virtuoso, Angèle Dubeau, exploring her expansive international career in classical music of over 40 years. The film explores the 4 seasons as a visu ..read more

At the annual JUNO Awards ceremony yesterday, two Analekta recordings received an award, Gryphon Trio‘s The End of Flowers in the category Classical Album of the Year – Chamber Ensemble and the composition Golden Slumbers Kiss Your Eyes… by composer Ana Sokolović in the category Classical Composition of the Year, a work featured on the album New Worlds by the National Arts Center Orchestra and Alexander Shelley.   Click here to listen to the album Click here to listen to the work The End of Flowers, the 20th album of Gryphon Trio, includes works composed by Rebecca Clarke and Ma ..read more

Analekta is proud to announce that its recordings have received six nominations for the 2019 Juno Awards.   Classical Album of the Year: Solo or Chamber Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 6, 7 & 8 Andrew Wan & Charles Richard-Hamelin > Click here to listen to the album Ravel, Debussy : Sonates Blake Pouliot & Hsin-I Huang > Click here to listen to the album Clarke, Ravel : The End of Flowers Gryphon Trio > Click here to listen to the album Classical Album of the Year: Large Ensemble New Worlds Canada’s National Arts Centre Orch ..read more

This announcement is dated May 15, 2018 Dear Madam, Dear Sir, Analekta is constantly listening to its customers and has always been able to adapt to the changes and trends in the music market. And there have been many in recent years! In a context where audio file downloads are on a steady decline and where streaming services are adopted at an increasingly high rate by music lovers, Analekta announces that it will be, on June 13, 2018, closing its online shop and radio application on Analekta.com. This decision will make way for a service that better meets your needs thanks to a new website t ..read more