SCRUTINY | Russell Braun's Toronto Recital An Early Season Highlight
By Joseph So on January 24, 2018
Russell Braun shines in a recital marked by thoughtful programming, a personalized touch, and heartfelt expression.
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By Joseph So on January 24, 2018
Russell Braun shines in a recital marked by thoughtful programming, a personalized touch, and heartfelt expression.
(Continue reading)By Arthur Kaptainis on January 12, 2018
Funny how a program made mostly of music written more than a century ago can seem avant-garde.
(Continue reading)By Arthur Kaptainis on January 11, 2018
One of the good things about January in the GTA is the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s annual Mozart festival. It got off to a spirited start Wednesday in Roy Thomson Hall under the direction of our winter Mozart-meister, Bernard Labadie.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on January 3, 2018
Toronto's Salute to Vienna tradition endures with popular opera/operetta arias, elegant waltzes and rousing polkas, elegant classical ballet, swanky ballroom dancing, and as many corny jokes from the maestro as one can bear. What’s not to love?
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on January 2, 2018
What’s that famous Christmas song lyrics that goes something like “The weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful…”? If you substitute fire with opera, it pretty much sums up the scenario last evening at Roy Thomson Hall, with Bravissimo! Opera’s Greatest Hits bidding a fond farewell to 2017.
(Continue reading)By Arthur Kaptainis on December 19, 2017
In the age of sexed-up and dumbed-down Messiahs, it is good to be reminded how utterly self-refreshing Handel’s masterpiece is when addressed by the right personnel under a conductor with something to say.
(Continue reading)By John Terauds on December 8, 2017
The Gryphons do a lot of work outside Toronto, but they are first and foremost local heroes in so many ways.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on December 6, 2017
Mezzo Simone McIntosh gave a scintillating recital of songs by Edvard Grieg, Francis Poulenc, Alban Berg, and Frank Bridge at Wirth Vocal Prize showcase.
(Continue reading)By Arthur Kaptainis on November 24, 2017
Guest conductor Donald Runnicles and a rearranged TSO pounded a Mahler 6 into submission for the first of two concerts at Roy Thomson Hall on Thursday. Here's what we thought about it...
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on November 14, 2017
In a year of celebrating all things Canadian, the Amici Chamber Ensemble joins in the fun with the release of a new disc, Inspired By Canada/Notre Pays on the Marquis Records label.
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