Michael Oesterle is a Canadian composer living in Deux-Montagnes Québec. While he writes primarily for the concert hall, he has composed for theatre, film, animation, and dance projects. His concert music has been performed by a wide range of groups such as Ensemble intercontemporain (Paris) and Tafelmusik (Toronto). He has a long association with Quatuor Bozzini, the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, and Continuum Contemporary Music Ensemble (Toronto), having worked on a variety of projects for these groups. Between 2002 and 2010 he partnered with award winning animation artist Christopher Hinton on a series of films in production with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). In his role as co-founder/director of Ensemble Kore, a Montréal-based contemporary music ensemble, he was responsible for the production of many innovative concerts between 1996 and 2008, working with performers and composers from across Canada and other parts of the world. Throughout his career he has been grateful for the support of the Canada Council for the Arts (CCA), le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ), and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
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Michael Oesterle was part of:
Ulm (Baden-Württemberg, Germany), 1968
Residence: Deux-Montagnes (Québec)
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16
Nove 2025
5:00 pm
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FreyOesterleTenney |
In person
Lugano (Switzerland)
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1
Nove 2025
8:00 pm
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OesterleReichSokolović |
In person
Chicoutimi (Québec)
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24
Octo 2025
8:00 pm
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ChaconDavachiOesterleVivier |
In person
Matane (Québec)
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28
Sept 2025
3:00 pm
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BurtonGarchikLizéeMillerOesterleRoyTagaqVivier |
In person
Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin, France)
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29
Apri 2025
7:30 pm
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AndersonClementiOesterleSmithSpeicher |
In person
Hanover (Niedersachsen, Germany)
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14
Marc 2025
7:30 pm
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ArnoldOesterleSmith |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
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28
Febr 2025
7:30 pm
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MillerOesterleSokolović |
In person Free admission with pass
Montréal (Québec)
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22
Febr 2025
7:00 pm
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MillerOesterleSokolović |
In person Free admission with pass
Saint-Laurent (Québec)
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19
Febr 2025
7:30 pm
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MillerOesterleSokolović |
In person Free admission with pass
Montréal (Québec)
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17
Marc 2024
4:00 pm
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BisschopsOesterle |
In person
Nijmegen (Netherlands)
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10
Janu 2024
7:30 pm
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BachCaloiaGarchikMillerOesterleTagaq |
In person
Halifax (Nova Scotia, Canada)
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19
Augu 2023
7:00 pm
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BachMillerOesterleSchubertSokolović |
In person Voluntary contribution
Sainte-Julienne (Québec)
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17
June 2023
3:30 pm
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BachBeethovenMillerOesterle |
In person
Woodbridge (England, UK)
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10
May 2023
7:30 pm
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BachBrittenGordonOesterle |
In person
Birmingham (England, UK)
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28
Apri 2023
7:30 pm
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Série QB
MillerOesterleSokolović |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
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3
Dece 2022
7:00 pm
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BarryMillerOesterle |
In person
London (England, UK)
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3
Dece 2022
3:00 pm
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BarryMillerOesterleSmithVivier |
In person
London (England, UK)
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1
July 2022
31
Dece 2022
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Série QB
JohnsonLizéeOesterleTan |
Online event |
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4
May 2022
8:00 pm
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Cancelled
CheungLesageNešićOesterlePelzScheuerSchlünzSchöllhornWilliamson |
In person
Hanover (Niedersachsen, Germany)
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16
Apri 2022
7:30 pm
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Série QB
LesageNešićOesterlePelzScheuerSchlünzSchöllhornWilliamson |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
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15
Apri 2022
7:30 pm
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AperghisBjörksonIllésNešićOesterlePessonStanilandWilliamson |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
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24
Marc 2022
8:00 pm
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CheungGarchikLizéeOesterleTagaq |
In person
Toronto (Ontario, Canada)
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3
Marc 2022
1:30 pm
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Série QB
MillerOesterleSokolović |
In person
Outremont (Québec)
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2
Marc 2022
7:00 pm
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Série QB
MillerOesterleSokolović |
In person
Outremont (Québec)
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24
Febr 2022
30
June 2022
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Série QB
JohnsonLizéeOesterleTan |
Online event |
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23
Febr 2022
7:30 pm
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Série QB
JohnsonLizéeOesterleTan |
Online event Live
Montréal (Québec)
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23
Febr 2022
7:30 pm
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Série QB
JohnsonLizéeOesterleTan |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
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13
Febr 2022
2:00 pm
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GarchikMillerOesterleSchubertSokolovićStravinskyTagaq |
In person Free admission with pass
Montréal (Québec)
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17
Octo 2021
8:00 pm
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CheungHétuOesterle |
In person
L’Isle-Verte (Québec)
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7
Octo 2021
8:00 pm
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BrochardCheungGuéninOesterle |
In person
Saint-Raphaël-d’Albertville (Québec)
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13
Sept 2021
9:00 pm
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CheungOesterleShimStäbler |
In person
Duisburg (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)
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1
July 2021
30
June 2022
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Série QB
ButterfieldMillerOesterleStieglerWalshe |
Online event |
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27
Marc 2021
8:00 pm
28
Marc 2021
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Oesterle |
Online event Live Voluntary contribution
Berlin (Germany)
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18
Dece 2020
30
June 2021
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Série QB
ButterfieldMillerOesterleStieglerWalshe |
Online event |
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12
Nove 2020
8:00 pm
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Série QB
ButterfieldMillerOesterleStieglerWalshe |
Online event Live
Montréal (Québec)
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12
Nove 2020
8:00 pm
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Série QB
ButterfieldMillerOesterleStieglerWalshe |
No audience
Montréal (Québec)
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12
Nove 2020
3:00 pm
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Série QB
ButterfieldMillerOesterleStieglerWalshe |
Online event Live
Montréal (Québec)
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12
Nove 2020
3:00 pm
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Série QB
ButterfieldMillerOesterleStieglerWalshe |
No audience
Montréal (Québec)
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15
Sept 2020
2:00 pm
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MillerOesterleSokolović |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
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13
Sept 2020
6:00 pm
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Postponed: Monday, September 13, 2021
CheungOesterleShimStäbler |
In person
Duisburg (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)
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28
Augu 2020
5:30 pm
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GarchikMillerOesterleTagaq |
Outside
Montréal (Québec)
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15
Augu 2020
3:25 pm – 4:15 pm
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GarchikMillerOesterleTagaq |
Outside
Montréal (Québec)
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15
Augu 2020
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GarchikMillerOesterleTagaq |
Outside Free admission
Montréal (Québec)
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12
Augu 2020
7:00 pm
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GarchikMillerOesterleSokolovićTagaq |
In person Free admission
Montréal (Québec)
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3
July 2020
8:00 pm
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Cancelled
BachMillerOesterleSokolović |
In person
Cesena (Italy)
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1
July 2020
7:00 pm
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HaydnOesterleSokolović |
In person Free admission
Montréal (Québec)
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16
June 2020
3:00 pm
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Cancelled
BachMillerOesterleSchubert |
In person
Aldeburgh (England, UK)
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9
June 2020
8:15 pm
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MillerOesterleSokolović |
Online event Free access
Montréal (Québec)
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11
Octo 2019
5:00 pm
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MillerOesterleSmithTenney |
In person
Guanajuato (Mexico)
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19
Augu 2019
8:00 pm
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OesterleSokolović |
In person
New York City (New York, USA)
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8
Augu 2019
7:00 pm
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MendezOesterleSokolović |
In person
Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada)
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30
July 2019
7:30 pm
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BeethovenOesterleSchubertSokolović |
In person
Banff (Alberta, Canada)
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14
June 2019
8:00 pm
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DoellOesterleRadigueYoung |
In person
Toronto (Ontario, Canada)
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11
May 2019
6:00 pm
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Série QB
CheungChiuFarris-ManningLucasMaevskiyOesterleSherkinWarkentin |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
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26
Apri 2019
8:00 pm
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KagelLizéeOesterleTan |
In person
Quebec City (Québec)
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11
Augu 2018
8:00 pm
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MillerOesterleSmithVivier |
In person
Jakarta (Indonesia)
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28
June 2018
9:00 pm
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Oesterle |
In person
Harrington (Québec)
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27
June 2018
9:00 pm
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OesterleVivier |
In person
Harrington (Québec)
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21
Janu 2018
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
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AperghisBouchardBoudreauCageCompagneDeromeEvangelistaGougeonHétuJulien-RobertLaporteMartinMorinNormandeauOesterleSarkissianToninatoVivierXenakis |
In person Free admission
Montréal (Québec)
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24
Sept 2017
7:30 pm
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BachCheungOesterleSchumann |
In person
Edmonton (Alberta, Canada)
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29
July 2017
4:00 pm
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BachBeethovenHaydnOesterleSokolovićVilla-Lobos |
Outside
Montréal (Québec)
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12
Marc 2017
3:00 pm
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MillerOesterlePerron |
In person
Régina (Saskatchewan, Canada)
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3
Febr 2017
1:00 pm
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BarryOesterleSchumann |
In person
Cork (Ireland)
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22
Janu 2017
1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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BraultCompagneDauphinaisDessyDevauxDompierreDufortGoldmannJulien-RobertLaporteMartinMartinMazzoliMuckleNormandOesterlePichéSaariahoTakemitsu |
In person Free admission
Montréal (Québec)
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14
Nove 2016
7:30 pm
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BabsonBierstoneBradyCatalãoDrouetGrégoireHornseyIbrahimMarandolaOesterlePohuTan |
In person Free admission
Montréal (Québec)
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28
Octo 2016
2:00 pm
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CageFeldmanFerneyhoughIvesOesterleStravinskyWebern |
In person Free admission
Aberdeen (Scotland, UK)
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7
Sept 2016
10:15 pm
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BirdColangeloOesterle |
In person
Utrecht (Netherlands)
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22
Janu 2015
6:30 pm
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OesterleSokolovićVivier |
In person
Halifax (Nova Scotia, Canada)
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5
Sept 2014
7:00 pm
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CageHoshiyaKondoOesterleVivierWatanabe |
In person
Tokyo (Japan)
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17
Nove 2013
20
Nove 2013
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In person Residency
Huddersfield (England, UK)
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21
Apri 2013
27
Apri 2013
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Série QB
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In person Residency
Montréal (Québec)
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18
Apri 2013
8:00 pm
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Série QB
CraneHarmensMcKinleyOesterle |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
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17
Apri 2013
8:00 pm
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Série QB
BauckBolstadCraneFutrellOesterleOlsenSørlie |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
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14
Sept 2012
8:15 pm
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BeethovenBeulBrucknerCoulaisDoyleMozartOesterleSchubert |
In person
Serravalle (Switzerland)
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26
July 2012
6:30 pm
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MillerOesterleVivier |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
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22
May 2012
8:00 pm
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DugganKlanacOesterleSmithSokolović |
In person
Toronto (Ontario, Canada)
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18
Apri 2012
8:00 pm
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Série QB
DugganKlanacOesterleSmithSokolović |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
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5
Apri 2012
8:00 pm
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BrittenOesterleStravinsky |
In person
Toronto (Ontario, Canada)
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3
Apri 2012
7:00 pm
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BrittenOesterleStravinsky |
In person Free admission
Montréal (Québec)
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1
Apri 2012
1:00 pm
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BrittenOesterleStravinsky |
In person Free admission
Montréal (Québec)
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18
Octo 2011
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HirsMillerOesterleVivier |
In person
Tilburg (Netherlands)
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12
Sept 2011
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MillerOesterleVivierXenakis |
In person
Montevideo (Uruguay)
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7
Sept 2011
8:30 pm
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BeethovenOesterleSchubertVivier |
In person
San Miguel de Tucumán (Argentina)
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6
Sept 2011
8:30 pm
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CrumbOesterleVivierXenakis |
In person
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
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2
Sept 2011
7:00 pm
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BeethovenOesterleVivierXenakis |
In person
Tigre (Argentina)
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24
July 2011
11:00 am
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LisztOesterle |
In person
Ottawa (Ontario, Canada)
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17
July 2011
11:00 am
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BeethovenOesterleVivier |
In person
Harrington (Québec)
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13
Marc 2011
2:30 pm
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JankeMillerOesterle |
In person
Saltspring Island (British Columbia, Canada)
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8
Marc 2011
8:00 pm
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FalaiseJankeOesterle |
In person
Whitehorse (Yukon, Canada)
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9
Febr 2011
8:00 pm
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Série QB
FalaiseJankeOesterle |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
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23
Nove 2010
4:00 pm
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Oesterle |
In person
Huddersfield (England, UK)
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22
Apri 2010
8:00 pm
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Série QB
HouleLesageOesterleSmith |
In person Free admission
Montréal (Québec)
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20
Apri 2010
8:00 pm
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Série QB
OesterleSmithTremblay |
In person Free admission
Montréal (Québec)
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20
Marc 2010
7:30 pm
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FalaiseOesterle |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
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19
Nove 2008
8:30 pm
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ArnoldAyresKulentyOesterleVoorvelt |
In person
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
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4
Augu 2008
2:00 pm
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OesterleVivier |
In person
Ottawa (Ontario, Canada)
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26
Apri 2008
8:00 pm
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ButterfieldOesterleSokolovićVivier |
In person Free admission
Montréal (Québec)
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17
Nove 2007
9:00 pm
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BurtonDufortEggertHeinigerOesterleRoyter VeldhuisThibaultVivier |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
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9
Nove 2007
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GoldsteinOesterleTenneyVivier |
In person
Victoria (British Columbia, Canada)
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8
Nove 2007
12:30 pm
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OesterleTenneyUnderhill |
In person
Burnaby (British Columbia, Canada)
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6
Nove 2007
8:00 pm
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GoldsteinOesterleUnderhillVivier |
In person
Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada)
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1
Nove 2007
8:00 pm
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BrahmsOesterleStieglerVivier |
In person
Toronto (Ontario, Canada)
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31
Octo 2007
8:00 pm
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BrahmsFargionOesterleStieglerVivier |
In person
Waterloo (Ontario, Canada)
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26
Octo 2007
8:00 pm
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BrahmsOesterleStieglerVivier |
In person
Sherbrooke (Québec)
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12
Octo 2007
10:00 pm
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NewmanOesterleTenney |
In person
Oslo (Norway)
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28
Sept 2007
7:00 pm
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GoldsteinOesterleVivier |
In person
Berlin (Germany)
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26
Sept 2007
8:30 pm
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CrumbGoldsteinOesterleVivier |
In person
San Michele (Italy)
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15
Apri 2007
11:00 am
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Série QB
BrahmsOesterleSchubertShostakovichVivier |
In person
Dorval (Québec)
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13
Apri 2007
7:30 pm
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Série QB
BrahmsOesterleSchubertShostakovichVivier |
In person
Dollard-des-Ormeaux (Québec)
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12
Marc 2007
7:30 pm
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Série QB
BrahmsOesterleSchubertShostakovichVivier |
In person
Westmount (Québec)
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11
Marc 2007
2:00 pm
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Série QB
BrahmsOesterleSchubertShostakovichVivier |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
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4
Marc 2007
3:00 pm
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Série QB
BrahmsOesterleSchubertShostakovichVivier |
In person
Beaconsfield (Québec)
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11
Febr 2007
7:30 pm
|
ArnoldOesterleSkemptonTrunkVivier |
In person
London (England, UK)
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9
Febr 2007
7:30 pm
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BrahmsOesterleSchubertShostakovichVivier |
In person
Säffle (Sweden)
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8
Febr 2007
7:00 pm
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BrahmsOesterleSchubertShostakovichVivier |
In person
Trosa (Sweden)
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4
Febr 2007
6:00 pm
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BrahmsOesterleSchubertShostakovichVivier |
In person
Olofström (Sweden)
|
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3
Febr 2007
4:00 pm
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BrahmsOesterleSchubertShostakovichVivier |
In person
Simrishamn (Sweden)
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1
Febr 2007
7:00 pm
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BrahmsOesterleSchubertShostakovichVivier |
In person
Köping (Sweden)
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31
Janu 2007
7:00 pm
|
BrahmsOesterleSchubertShostakovichVivier |
In person
Skellefteå (Sweden)
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30
Janu 2007
7:00 pm
|
BrahmsOesterleSchubertShostakovichVivier |
In person
Stockholm (Sweden)
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29
Janu 2007
7:30 pm
|
BrahmsOesterleSchubertShostakovichVivier |
In person
Uppsala (Sweden)
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28
Janu 2007
6:00 pm
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BrahmsOesterleSchubertShostakovichVivier |
In person
Arvika (Sweden)
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7
Dece 2006
7:30 pm
|
Série QB
BrahmsOesterleSchubertShostakovichVivier |
In person
Côte-Saint-Luc (Québec)
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5
Dece 2006
8:00 pm
|
Série QB
BrahmsOesterleSchubertShostakovichVivier |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
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4
Dece 2006
8:00 pm
|
Série QB
BrahmsOesterleSchubertShostakovichVivier |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
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1
May 2006
8:00 pm
|
Série QB
Oesterle |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
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19
Marc 2006
5:00 pm
|
GoldsteinOesterleTenneyVivier |
In person
Edenkoben (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)
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13
Marc 2006
7:00 pm
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GoldsteinOesterleVivierWilliams |
In person
Cologne (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)
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31
Augu 2005
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OesterleSchroederStaudeStiegler |
In person
Frankfurt (Hessen, Germany)
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26
Augu 2005
|
GloverLawrenceLucierOesterleTenneyWebern |
In person
Ostrava (Czech Republic)
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6
June 2005
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GodinHaiderOesterleSokolovićWeidner |
In person
Munich (Bayern, Germany)
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21
May 2005
|
BarryGoldsteinOesterleReich |
In person
Jonquière (Québec)
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15
Marc 2005
8:30 pm
|
GoldsteinOesterleVivier |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
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12
Sept 2004
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BeethovenOesterleRea |
In person
Outremont (Québec)
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23
Febr 2004
|
Série QB
KäserKesslerOesterleRizzuto |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
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16
Janu 2004
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BoulianeMackeyOesterle |
In person
Ottawa (Ontario, Canada)
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27
Augu 2003
|
BoulianeLesageOesterleVivier |
In person
Saint-Irénée (Québec)
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27
July 2003
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ElgarOesterleVivier |
In person
Harrington (Québec)
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4
May 2003
|
Série QB
BeethovenHaydnOesterleWebern |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
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6
Apri 2003
|
Série QB
BeethovenHaydnOesterleWebern |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
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3
Apri 2003
|
BeethovenHaydnOesterleWebern |
In person
Côte-Saint-Luc (Québec)
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25
Marc 2003
|
Série QB
BeethovenHaydnOesterleWebern |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
|
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24
Marc 2003
|
Série QB
BeethovenHaydnOesterleWebern |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
|
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23
Marc 2003
|
BeethovenHaydnOesterleWebern |
In person
LaSalle (Québec)
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10
Dece 2002
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Série QB
BeethovenHaydnOesterleWebern |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
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28
Nove 2002
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BarryDeaneOesterleVivierWalshe |
In person
Dublin (Ireland)
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25
Nove 2002
|
BarryOesterleWolff |
In person
Huddersfield (England, UK)
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8
Nove 2002
|
Série QB
BeethovenHaydnOesterleWebern |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
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6
Nove 2002
|
Série QB
BeethovenHaydnOesterleWebern |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
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2
Nove 2002
|
OesterleVivierWebern |
In person
Sherbrooke (Québec)
|
|
2
Octo 2002
|
Série QB
BeethovenHaydnOesterleWebern |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
|
|
28
Sept 2002
|
OesterleShimStaeblerVivier |
In person
Essen (Niedersachsen, Germany)
|
|
27
Sept 2002
|
GodinGoldsteinOesterleVivier |
In person
Schreyahn (Germany)
|
|
26
Sept 2002
|
GodinGoldsteinOesterleVivier |
In person
Berlin (Germany)
|
|
17
Sept 2002
|
Série QB
BarryBeethovenOesterleVivier |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
|
|
1
July 2002
|
BeethovenIvesOesterle |
In person
Repentigny (Québec)
|
|
12
Marc 2002
|
Série QB
BarryDeaneGodinOesterle |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
|
|
24
Febr 2002
|
Série QB
BeethovenOesterleWebern |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
|
|
11
Dece 2001
|
MacDonaldOesterleProkofievWebern |
In person
Sherbrooke (Québec)
|
|
21
Sept 2001
|
GoldsteinLesageOesterleYee |
In person
New York City (New York, USA)
|
|
15
Sept 2001
5:00 pm
|
Série QB
BlaisGoldsteinGoloveIvesLaporteLesageOesterleReinhardSharp |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
|
|
11
Augu 2001
5:00 pm
|
BrazeltonLesageOesterleYeeZorn |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
|
|
11
May 2001
|
Série QB
FeldmanIvesLesageOesterleWolff |
In person
Montréal (Québec)
|
|
29
Apri 2001
|
FreyLesageOesterleRea |
In person
Berlin (Germany)
|