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By Paul E. Robinson on April 4, 2015
Very few recordings I’ve heard in recent months have given me as much pleasure as this one. While Dvořák is one of my favourite composers, the Violin Concerto has always seemed to me more impressive on paper (score) than in live performance or on a recording...
(Continue reading)By Ludwig Van on April 2, 2015
Though this isn’t exactly how Shostakovich probably envisioned his 10th Symphony, it just so happens to be a near perfect match to Beyoncé ‘s video of Single Ladies. We think it’s better that the original, so we’re going to call it Dmitri’s Ladies (Put a Ring on It)...
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on April 2, 2015
Training academies are becoming an increasingly popular choice for summer classical music festivals. Le Domaine Forget, Toronto Summer Music, Brott Music Festival, Tanglewood, Ravina, Glimmerglass, Santa Fe, all offer apprentice programs aimed at providing training for up and coming musicians during the summer festival season. Now we can add Stratford Summer Music to the list...
(Continue reading)By Ludwig Van on April 1, 2015
Knitters beware. Apparently this was a big enough problem that the Philharmonic Society had to post a notice in their concert programs...
(Continue reading)By Ludwig Van on April 1, 2015
StaffPad just might be the most groundbreaking music notation software to come out since Finale and Sibelius...
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on April 1, 2015
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra are currently in negotiations with the popular Loblaws supermarket chain to rename themselves, “President’s Choice Symphony Orchestra”, effective 2016.
(Continue reading)By Neil Crory on April 1, 2015
It seems hardly possible that Opera In Concert (now rebranded as Voice Box/Opera in Concert) marks its 41st anniversary this past season. The organization - founded by the irrepressible vocal coach and pianist, Stuart Hamilton, C.M., – made its debut on October 21, 1974 with Ambroise Thomas' Hamlet. Since then they have presented over 150 different operas - most of them true rarities...
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on March 31, 2015
Concert start times can be divided into two primary groups: The 7:30 and the 8:00 p.m. Besides the supreme importance of curating world-class artists and engaging programs, arts presenters must also invariably decide upon the start time of each show...
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on March 30, 2015
Musical Toronto’s weekly Critic’s Picks are a fully curated list of some of the best concerts happening now through the end of the week. Of course this is not to say we are the provocateurs of taste, but simply seek to provide a good weekly summary. For a look at the full breadth of what’s available in and around Toronto, check out the comprehensive concert listings from our friends at Wholenote Magazine...
(Continue reading)By Robin Roger on March 28, 2015
I’m sure that most people who purchased tickets to last night’s concert at Koerner Hall, did so in order to see violinist Lisa Batiashvili and pianist Paul Lewis perform together, rather than to observe the 500th concert at Koerner Hall. This milestone certainly added to the sense of occasion, and the presence of these two luminaries befit the celebration of a venue that has proven to be such a transformative addition to the musical life of this city...
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