Arthur Kaptainis: Quebec shores up symphony support

Take note of this change in programming: In place of Ravel’s Boléro, Kent Nagano and the OSM will open the season in September with Thirty-Three Variations on We’re in the Money.
When the orchestra released its 2018-19 brochure two weeks ago, Quebec Culture Minister Marie Montpetit had already announced that the OSM would receive a supplemental grant of $7.5 million over five years in addition to the $8.8 million it gets annually from the province — a sum that does