Rafael Payare Extends with Montreal Symphony
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Rafael Payare has extended his contract as Music Director of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) through 2027. The upcoming performance of Mahler’s 'Das klagende Lied' highlights Payare’s commitment to large-scale symphonic works that exploit the OSM’s famed clarity of wind and brass articulation. Score on IMSLP. This extension follows the 'Solti model' of institutional health, where long-term tenure allows a conductor to build a specific, recognizable orchestral sound. Payare’s Montreal tenure is currently a pillar of North American symphonic stability.