CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: July 21 – July 27

By Hye Won Cecilia Lee on July 24, 2025

Classical music and opera events in Toronto for the week of July 21 to 27, 2025.

SCRUTINY | Toronto Summer Music: George Li Mesmerizes With Virtuoso Piano Performance

By Ludwig Van on July 18, 2025

Charismatic George Li easily won over a near capacity crowd at Koerner Hall on Thursday night with a program of pianistic classics.

PREVIEW | Sex T-Rex’s Crime After Crime (After Crime) At The Inaugural Barrie Theatre Festival

By Anya Wassenberg on July 18, 2025

SCRUTINY | Toronto Summer Music: Schmaltz & Pepper — High Spirited Klezmer On A Hot Summer Night

By Joseph So on July 18, 2025

It was a fabulous Klezmer performance I saw last evening at Walter Hall as part of Toronto Summer Music, given by the chamber ensemble Schmaltz & Pepper.

PREVIEW | TO Live Presents The UpFRONT Festival Of Indigenous Arts, Music And Culture

By Anya Wassenberg on July 18, 2025

TO Live has announced the return of the UpFRONT Festival, a free Indigenous-led celebration of arts, music, and culture from August 15 to 17 in downtown Toronto.

PREVIEW | World Premiere Of Newly Commissioned Song Cycle By Pouya Hamidi At Toronto Summer Music

By Anya Wassenberg on July 17, 2025

The Canadian Art Song Project has commissioned a song cycle by Toronto composer Pouya Hamidi that will premiere at Toronto Summer Music on August 1.

PREVIEW | Soulpepper Heats Up The Summer With Pinter’s Sizzling Old Times

By Anya Wassenberg on July 17, 2025

THE SCOOP | Greta Hodgkinson Appointed Apprentice Programme Director Of The National Ballet Of Canada

By Anya Wassenberg on July 16, 2025

The National Ballet of Canada has announced that former Principal Dancer Greta Hodgkinson has been appointed to the position of Apprentice Programme Director.

INTERVIEW | Artistic Director Terry Lim Talks About The Caledon Music Festival 2025

By Anya Wassenberg on July 16, 2025

The Caledon Music Festival 2025 returns in 2025 from August 2 to 31, bringing some of Canada’s top classical music talent to the pastoral locale.

PREVIEW | Anna Lapwood & The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College Tour In Toronto & Other Canadian Dates

By Anya Wassenberg on July 16, 2025

Anna Lapwood, British superstar organist and choir director, will be bringing The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge, to Toronto and other Canadian cities on tour.