SCRUTINY | Tafelmusik's Messiah Shows Its Sensitive Side
By David Podgorski on December 14, 2017
Tradition, especially holiday tradition, is a fine thing; it's a finer thing still to make tradition this enjoyable.
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By David Podgorski on December 14, 2017
Tradition, especially holiday tradition, is a fine thing; it's a finer thing still to make tradition this enjoyable.
(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 Hye Won Cecilia Lee on December 5, 2017
Sans church pews and reverence, Soundstreams third annual Electric Messiah continues to guide an old tradition with new ideas.
(Continue reading)By Hye Won Cecilia Lee on December 5, 2017
Continuum Contemporary Music is just around the corner: Urgent Voices is an ambitious opener that reflects the core interest of this thirty-two-year-old organization: create, synthesize and present.
(Continue reading)By John Terauds on November 30, 2017
Royal occasions demand extra from everyone and everything, including the music, and Tafelmusik is pulling out its finest in a concert featuring both the orchestra and Tafelmusik Chamber Choir this week.
(Continue reading)By Hye Won Cecilia Lee on November 25, 2017
Yes, Toronto, December is just around the corner and it means Messiah time: cut, uncut, traditional, children’s, a new adaptation — you can take your pick!
(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 David Podgorski on November 18, 2017
"Not a single other piece was by a recognizable Renaissance composer, but every piece was delivered as if it was written yesterday." The Toronto Consort's tour of the courts of Renaissance Europe featuring dancers from the School of Atelier Ballet, a moving worthwhile evening of songs, dances, fantasias and madrigals.
(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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