Genre in a city
The 26 most-read classical artists based in Montréal, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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26 artists are tagged classical in Montréal. The biggest move was Gerald Finley, up 5 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Hélène Mercierclassical | 10,109 | 0 |
02 | Yannick Nézet‐Séguinclassical, western classical | 5,781 | 0 |
03 | Marc‐André Hamelinclassical, western classical | 2,232 | 0 |
04 | Gerald Finleyclassical | 1,065 | +5 |
05 | Orchestre symphonique de Montréalclassical | 738 | +1 |
06 | Maureen Forresterclassical | 676 | -1 |
07 | Jean‐Guihen Queyrasclassical | 643 | -3 |
08 | Alexandra Stréliskiclassical, neoclassical new age | 576 | -1 |
09 | George Londonclassical, opera | 458 | -1 |
10 | Colin McPheeclassical | 399 | +1 |
11 | Chantal Juilletclassical | 395 | +1 |
12 | Alexandre Da Costaclassical | 310 | +4 |
13 | Henry Brantclassical, contemporary classical | 256 | -3 |
14 | Violet Archerclassical | 245 | -1 |
15 | Richard Abelclassical | 163 | 0 |
16 | Kenneth Gilbertclassical | 150 | -2 |
17 | Alain Trudelclassical | 136 | 0 |
18 | Jeffrey Khanerclassical | 105 | 0 |
19 | Claude Champagneclassical | 100 | 0 |
20 | I Musici de Montréalclassical | 53 | 0 |
21 | Louise Bessetteclassical | 49 | 0 |
22 | Orchestre symphonique des jeunes de Montréalclassical | 32 | +2 |
23 | Studio de musique ancienne de Montréalclassical | 24 | -1 |
24 | Orchestre de la Francophonieclassical | 18 | +1 |
25 | Nouvel Ensemble Moderneclassical | 17 | +1 |
26 | Oktoéchoclassical | 12 | -3 |
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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.