By Paul E. Robinson on April 2, 2016
Elgar’s Symphony No. 1 has a unique power to move us in passage after passage. In the end, all we can say is that the composer has created something uncommonly beautiful. So too have conductor Daniel Barenboim and his musicians in this recording.
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By Michael Vincent on April 1, 2016
Roy Thomson Hall has confirmed the commissioning of a new 20-foot applause sign to be installed for the 2016/17 season.
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By Michael Vincent on March 31, 2016
Toronto Summer Music’s Artistic Director Douglas McNabney announced today that the 2016 Festival will be his final at the helm of the organization.
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By Michael Vincent on March 31, 2016
Jeff Melanson has resigned as President and CEO of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. What now, including an interview with TSO Board Chair Richard Phillips.
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By Paul E. Robinson on March 30, 2016
In mid-March each year, thousands of kids — American and Canadian — head for the beaches of Sarasota, on Florida’s West Coast, for “spring break”. Increasingly, opera-lovers too have made Sarasota a mid-March destination — not for the beaches, but for the acoustically first-rate and pleasingly small (only 1,100 seats) Sarasota Opera House.
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By Joseph So on March 30, 2016
Everybody loves a tenor. And when it’s not one but four of them lending their collective voices to a program of operatic chestnuts and Neapolitan Songs, the several members of the audience, primarily female, could be forgiven for being a touch delirious…
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By Michael Vincent on March 29, 2016
Who wouldn't like to a free ticket to see an opera? The Canadian Opera Company has confirmed it will be included as part of in Institute for Canadian Citizenship’s (ICC) Cultural Access Pass program.
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By Joseph So on March 28, 2016
Musical Toronto | Critic’s Picks for the Week of March 28 to April 3
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By Paul E. Robinson on March 28, 2016
Dvořák: Stabat mater, Op. 58 - Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra: "Beautiful and profound music-making that well deserves repeated hearings."
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By Michael Vincent on March 25, 2016
Sistema Toronto has announced that renowned soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian has been appointed as the fifth Honorary Music Ambassador. The role has previously been filled by cellists Yo-Yo Ma and Shauna Rolston, violinist James Ehnes, and Toronto Symphony Orchestra Music Director Peter Oundjian.
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