Violinists Marie Bérard and Stephen Sitarski, percussionist Ryan Scott, pianist Stephen Clarke and composer  James O’Callaghan talk about Schnittke, polystylism, and much more leading up to the February 26 concert. 

Nicole Lizée’s Karappo Okesutura Vol III: The Lost Karaoke Tapes is a striking mashup of live music and technology, full of emotion and whip smart humour.

Members of Tafelmusik talk about bringing back the wind band, or Harmonie, in music by Mozart, Beethoven and Rossini, and a world premiere by Toronto composer Cecilia Livingston.

Canadian bass-baritone Philippe Sly, San Francisco Opera stage director Roy Rallo and Montreal musician Félix De L'Étoile talk us through the creation of Le Chimera Project’s Winterreise.

Yolanda Bruno and Isabelle David showcase the work of 11 women composers over 876 years of music in their debut album ‘The Wild Swans’.

Tommaso Sollazzo, Marco Cera, Francesco Pellegrino, and Lucas Harris talk about zampognari and other Southern Italian traditions that go into the Tafelmusik/Vesuvius Ensemble’s upcoming O Come Shepherds concert.

Your guide to Handel’s Messiah in Toronto and the GTA for holiday season 2019.

Soundstreams explores Indigenous opera by bringing together Cree opera Pimooteewin and Gállábártnit, a new work in Sámi, in Two Odysseys.

Australian violinist Ray Chen talks about his approach to classical music, his favourite instruments, and repertoire in advance of his Toronto concert with pianist Julio Elizalde.

In Opera Atelier’s Don Giovanni, Marshall Pynkoski seeks to present a story that is capable of growth — something far from it being the relic of the past.