INTERVIEW | Barry Shiffman Talks About Composer Osvaldo Golijov, And The All-Golijov Concert On January 25

By Anya Wassenberg on January 20, 2026

PREVIEW | Piano Lunaire Presents Bryn Blackwood & Adam Sherkin At The Snow Moon February 1

By Anya Wassenberg on January 16, 2026

Prize-winning pianist Bryn Blackwood and Piano Lunaire founder and managing director Adam Sherkin will perform a program of modern music on February 1.

PREVIEW | Music Toronto Presents The Gryphon Trio & Nordic Voices January 27

By Anya Wassenberg on January 12, 2026

Four new works by living composers will be on the program when the Gryphon Trio and Nordic Voices get together for a concert on January 27.

PREVIEW | Soundstreams Presents Transoceanic — Part Of Their Free TD Encounters Series

By Anya Wassenberg on January 8, 2026

Toronto’s Soundstreams presents Transoceanic, the next iteration of their free TD Encounters Series, on January 19, featuring Bea Labikova, Michael Murphy, and Jeffrey Leung.

PREVIEW | Rachel Podger & Tafelmusik Perform The Brandenburg Concertos — And A World Premiere

By Anya Wassenberg on January 6, 2026

From January 29 to February 1, Tafelmusik and Principal Guest Director Rachel Podger will perform the first four of the Brandenburgs, along with a world premiere.

PREVIEW | The Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society Completes Beethoven Violin-Piano Sonata Cycle On January 11

By Anya Wassenberg on January 2, 2026

The Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society (KWCMS) will present the grand finale of their Complete Beethoven Violin-Piano Sonata Cycle on January 11, 2026.

PREVIEW | Music Around The Corner Offers Eclectic Programs In Unusual Venues

By Anya Wassenberg on December 19, 2025

Toronto's Music Around the Corner is back to offer chamber music in unusual locations, with two performances on December 27 and 28.

INTERVIEW | Soprano Jaclyn Grossman & Pianist/Composer Nate Ben-Horin Talk About The Shoah Songbook

By Anya Wassenberg on December 18, 2025

Soprano Jaclyn Grossman and pianist/composer Nate Ben-Horin, the Likht (ליכט, “light”) Ensemble, will perform The Shoah Songbook at the Toronto Holocaust Museum.

PREVIEW | North Wind Concerts Presents Winter’s Delight: Good Cheer From The European Renaissance

By Anya Wassenberg on December 15, 2025

The Musicians of the Egg will present a concert that celebrates good cheer in the middle of winter, featuring music from the European Renaissance.

CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: December 15 – December 21

By Hye Won Cecilia Lee on December 15, 2025

Classical music and opera events in Toronto for the week of December 15 to 21, 2025.