Arthur Kaptainis: Orchestre Métropolitain in cosmopolitan form

DORTMUND, Germany — This was by no means the debut of Yannick Nézet-Séguin in the Dortmund Konzerthaus. The globe-trotting conductor is a popular figure in the former industrial hub of the Ruhr Valley, and indeed will return this season with both the Rotterdam Philharmonic and Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
This was, however, most certainly the Dortmund debut of the Orchestre Métropolitain, not to mention the first performance by Montreal’s not-so-second orchestra