By Norman Lebrecht on January 20, 2023
Some of today’s smaller voices for violin have much to say, if only we can find the esoteric releases and spare the time to listen.
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By Anya Wassenberg on January 19, 2023
Composer Leon Dubinsky, best known for a song that has become the unofficial anthem of Cape Breton, has died at age 81.
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By Anya Wassenberg on January 18, 2023
The 21C Music Festival is a celebration of new music, including a concert of premiering works from composers Ian Cusson and Stewart Goodyear.
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By Anya Wassenberg on January 17, 2023
The new organ at the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (NOSPR) concert hall in Katowice, Poland was a project more than five years in the making.
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By Anya Wassenberg on January 16, 2023
Researchers in Russia, Germany and the UK recently published a paper that looked to answer an intriguing question: is there a musical personality?
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By Michael Schulman on January 16, 2023
Maxim Vengerov brought warmth and expressivity to his recital before a packed house at Koerner Hall, a concert without a single bravura showpiece.
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By Arthur Kaptainis on January 16, 2023
Classical music and opera events in Toronto for the week of January 16 to 22, 2023.
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By Norman Lebrecht on January 13, 2023
Clarinetist supreme Anthony McGill's playing is immaculate on two new releases of music by Brahms and American composers.
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By Anya Wassenberg on January 13, 2023
Spanish-Canadian composer José Evangelista, devoted to both contemporary and non-Western music, has died at the age of 79 on January 10, 2023.
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By Anya Wassenberg on January 12, 2023
The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity announced the appointment of Chris Lorway to the role of President and CEO of Banff Centre.
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