Once the cascade of season launches begins, it can’t be stopped!  This week, we heard from the following orchestras about their plans for the 2010-11 season

Orchestre symphonique de Montreal:  Next season marks the final year for the OSM in its long-time venue, the salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at Place des Arts – and it’s a big one.  The season opens with a major outdoor concert (led by music director Kent Nagano) that features Cirque Éloize, Luck Mervil, and Dany Laferrière, all directed by Denis Bouchard – and will include a concert version of Das Rheingold, a program on Beethoven’s celebration of nature featuring David Suzuki, Mahler and Dutilleux cycles, and such guest artists Anne-Sophie Mutter, Salvatore Accardo, Midori, June Anderson, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Yefim Bronfman, Alain Lefèvre, André Laplante, Nikolai Lugansky, Peter Serkin,  Mischa Maisky, Mikhaïl Pletnev, Sir Andrew Davis, Sir Roger Norrington and others.  For more information, please visit here.

Les Violons du Roy and La Chapelle de Québec:  The noted chamber orchestra and choir celebrate their 27th season under the direction of Bernard Labadie, and tenth season with principal guest conductor Jean-Marie Zeitouni.  Their Quebec season consists of 26 concerts over the course of the season, and presents both baroque and classical-era works (principally under the direction of M. Labadie) and romantic and contemporary repertoire (led by M. Zeitouni), featuring emerging and established Canadian and international soloists.  Concerts take place at the capital city’s lovely Palais Montcalm.