SCRUTINY | Mandle Cheung Led Toronto Symphony Orchestra On An Epic Journey Of Resurrection In Mahler’s Symphony No. 2

By Denise Lai on June 27, 2025

Go big or go home — and what could be "bigger" than Mahler's No. 2 with two soloists and a full choir? Tech entrepreneur Mandle Cheung took on the challenge.

INTERVIEW | Mandle Cheung’s Ambitious Undertaking Of Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony With The Toronto Symphony Orchestra

By Denise Lai on June 3, 2025

Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, the “Resurrection Symphony” will be back on stage with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and tech entrepreneur Mandle Cheung at the podium.

SCRUTINY | Yuja Wang Sets Off Fireworks in Tchaikovsky With Gustavo Gimeno And The Toronto Symphony Orchestra

By Denise Lai on April 17, 2025

International superstar pianist Yuja Wang makes a welcome return to Toronto for three performances with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra this week.

INTERVIEW | Baritone Michael Kupfer-Radecky Talks About His Upcoming Role Debut In Canadian Opera Company’s Wozzeck

By Denise Lai on April 10, 2025

German Baritone Michael Kupfer-Radecky is back in Toronto, which he calls his new favourite city, to sing the title role in the COC production of Alban Berg’s Wozzeck.

SCRUTINY | Toronto Symphony’s Mahler 4 Program Previews Upcoming European Tour

By Denise Lai on March 24, 2025

Mahler’s Fourth will be played in four of the nine concerts in the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s 2026 Europe tour; if this concert was any indication, Europe is in for a treat.

SCRUTINY | Southern Ontario Lyric Opera’s Lucia di Lammermoor Showcases Insanely Talented Singers

By Denise Lai on March 10, 2025

Southern Ontario Lyric Opera’s ambitious and successful undertaking of Donizetti's daunting Lucia di Lammermoor is a spotlight of Canadian rising stars.

SCRUTINY | Toronto Operetta Theatre’s The Gondoliers A Greater Sum Of Its Parts

By Denise Lai on March 3, 2025

Toronto Operetta Theatre's The Gondoliers offered a Gilbert & Sullivan that was more than the sum of its parts.

SCRUTINY | Lisiecki And The Toronto Symphony Orchestra Have A Complicated Relationship In Chopin Program

By Denise Lai on February 24, 2025

One of the most anticipated concerts of the TSO this season is the return of Jan Lisiecki, this year’s Spotlight Artist to perform Chopin in a mixed program.

INTERVIEW | St. Anne’s Music And Drama Society Keeps Gilbert & Sullivan Legacy Alive

By Denise Lai on January 23, 2025

St. Anne’s Music and Drama Society (MADS) is the only organization in Toronto that has been performing G&S operettas exclusively and yearly since 1964.

SCRUTINY | From the Silk Road to Strauss, Li Delun Dazzles Toronto

By Denise Lai on January 6, 2025