If You Think Classical Music is Dead, You're Dead Wrong!
CRITIC'S PICKS | 9 Concerts You Should Absolutely See This Week (Sept. 24 – 30)
Classical music and opera events happening in and around Toronto for the week of September 24 – 30.
Joseph So
FEATURE | How Much Does It REALLY Cost To Be A Classical Musician?
Three professional classical musicians walk us through how much money it takes to make it in this business.
Anya Wassenberg
LUDWIG VAN GUIDE | To Why Interviews With Classical Musicians Sometimes Suck
Classical music public relations professionals offer advice on how classical musicians can improve their chances of nailing an interview with the media.
Anya Wassenberg
PROFILE | The House That Piano Built: The Parkers
How did one family manage to produce a generation of musicians that have left such a discernible mark on the Canadian classical music community and the world of classical piano?
Anya Wassenberg
PRIMER | Kathleen Battle Returns To Toronto In Koerner Hall Gala
By Joseph So on September 25, 2018
Koerner Hall 10th Anniversary Gala offers Toronto stargazers a rare chance to hear American soprano Kathleen Battle.
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CRITIC'S PICKS | 9 Concerts You Should Absolutely See This Week (Sept. 24 – 30)
By Joseph So on September 24, 2018
Classical music and opera events happening in and around Toronto for the week of September 24 – 30.
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SCRUTINY | Dr. Silver Is The Cult Transcendental Theatre Hit We've Been Waiting For
By Paula Citron on September 23, 2018
Dr. Silver: A Celebration of Life is an absorbing, psychedelic theatrical experience from start to finish.
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SCRUTINY | TSO Lets Berlioz Do The Talking In Season Opener
By Paul E. Robinson on September 21, 2018
Despite some welcome repertoire by Jacques Hétu and Hector Berlioz, the TSO's 2018/19 season opener offered some mixed results.
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LEBRECHT LISTENS | Daniil Trifonov Gets Dark With 'Destination Rachmaninov'
By Norman Lebrecht on September 21, 2018
"This recording stands with the greats" — Daniil Trifonov interprets Rachmaninov at his most morose with of Concertos 2 & 4 from Deutsche Grammophon.
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SCRUTINY | 'I Call myself Princess' Takes Back An Opera From Cultural Appropriation
By Paula Citron on September 20, 2018
"I Call myself Princess" brings back the memory of Indigenous opera singer Tsianina Redfeather by embracing the present time in all its complexities.
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THE SCOOP | Sistema Toronto Receives $175K Grant From The Azrieli Foundation
By Anya Wassenberg on September 19, 2018
In the wake of a provincial government let down, Sistema Toronto has been thrown a lifeline by the Azrieli Foundation to the tune of $175,000.
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THE SCOOP | Meet 'Glenn Gould's Chair' — A New Classical Music Podcast By Ludwig Van
By Ludwig Van on September 19, 2018
Glenn Gould's Chair is a new podcast based on the relationship between pianist Glenn Gould and his favourite folding chair.
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THE SCOOP | Toronto-Based Tenor Jeremy Dutcher Wins 2018 Polaris Prize
By Michael Vincent on September 18, 2018
The Polaris Prize has crowned classically trained opera tenor Jeremy Dutcher as this year's winner at last nights Music Prize gala in Toronto.
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THE SCOOP | TSO Names 42-Year-Old Gustavo Gimeno As Next Music Director
By Arthur Kaptainis on September 17, 2018
Toronto has its own Gustavo — Gustavo Gimeno, who in September 2020 becomes the 11th music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
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