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By Michael Vincent on January 28, 2016
With a brew of composers rarely mixed, soprano Barbara Hannigan joined the Toronto Symphony last night to perform Henri Dutilleux's "Correspondances" – a 22-minute song cycle which she has remained loyal since first recording it with Esa-Pekka Salonen, in 2013.
(Continue reading)By Arthur Kaptainis on January 17, 2016
The engagement of Bernard Labadie as the conductor of two January Mozart programs (and five concerts) had been on the Toronto Symphony Orchestra books for years. There was nevertheless an aura of suspense Saturday at Roy Thomson Hall – this evening representing Labadie’s first public appearance in Canada after a long and grueling convalescence from lymphoma that included a month in an induced coma.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on December 18, 2015
The two presentations of the classic Christmastime traditions differ widely, but the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra call it even this year.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on December 11, 2015
This all-French program by the Austin Symphony was planned well over a year before the terrorist outrage of November 13, 2015, in Paris, France. Prefaced by a few well-chosen words from conductors Craig Hella Johnson and Peter Bay and a stirring rendition of La Marseillaise, the concert went ahead as planned on the 21st of November.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on December 8, 2015
Jan Lisiecki returns to Koerner Hall with a fist full of new repertoire and a whole new sound.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on December 6, 2015
There are some concerts that leave us slightly different after hearing them. They are rare, but when they appear, as it did last night at Roy Thomson Hall, it is a reminder of the enormous power that music has over us.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on November 30, 2015
The Vienna Boys Choir light up a dreary winter's afternoon with a balanced program that split choral chestnuts with Christmas carols from around the world.
(Continue reading)By Arthur Kaptainis on November 26, 2015
In an evening of impressive orchestral music, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra under conductor Kent Nagano made their annual visit to Roy Thomson Hall a memorable one.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on November 10, 2015
For music and visual arts fans, one of the most interesting happenings in Toronto this fall is the initiative by the Art Gallery of Ontario to bring music back to within its confines, by way of AGO Friday Nights.
(Continue reading)By Neil Crory on November 7, 2015
A Toronto appearance by Renée Fleming is always a welcome affair. The much admired American soprano is known – not only for her exceptional gifts as a singer – but for her generous spirit and down-to-earth manner both on and off stage.
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