Genre in a city
The 26 most-read classical artists based in Montréal, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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26 artists are tagged classical in Montréal. The biggest move was I Musici de Montréal, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Hélène Mercierclassical | 11,118 | 0 |
02 | Yannick Nézet‐Séguinclassical, western classical | 7,121 | 0 |
03 | Marc‐André Hamelinclassical, western classical | 2,099 | 0 |
04 | Orchestre symphonique de Montréalclassical | 837 | +2 |
05 | Maureen Forresterclassical | 759 | -1 |
06 | Gerald Finleyclassical | 740 | +1 |
07 | Alexandra Stréliskiclassical, neoclassical new age | 532 | +1 |
08 | George Londonclassical, opera | 497 | -3 |
09 | Jean‐Guihen Queyrasclassical | 388 | 0 |
10 | Colin McPheeclassical | 346 | +1 |
11 | Chantal Juilletclassical | 266 | -1 |
12 | Henry Brantclassical, contemporary classical | 263 | 0 |
13 | Richard Abelclassical | 200 | +2 |
14 | Alexandre Da Costaclassical | 180 | 0 |
15 | Kenneth Gilbertclassical | 159 | +1 |
16 | Violet Archerclassical | 158 | -3 |
17 | Claude Champagneclassical | 101 | +2 |
18 | Alain Trudelclassical | 86 | -1 |
19 | Jeffrey Khanerclassical | 82 | -1 |
20 | I Musici de Montréalclassical | 40 | +3 |
20 | Louise Bessetteclassical | 40 | 0 |
22 | Studio de musique ancienne de Montréalclassical | 21 | -1 |
23 | Nouvel Ensemble Moderneclassical | 17 | +3 |
24 | Orchestre symphonique des jeunes de Montréalclassical | 14 | -3 |
25 | Orchestre de la Francophonieclassical | 13 | -1 |
26 | Oktoéchoclassical | 12 | -1 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.