PREVIEW | The Hamilton International Contemporary Music Festival Spring Concert Showcase

By Anya Wassenberg on April 21, 2026

INTERVIEW | Fiona Robson Of Quatuor Magenta Talks About Their 2026 Canadian Tour

By Anya Wassenberg on April 21, 2026

Fiona Robson, Canadian-born cellist of the Paris-based Quatuor Magenta, talks about the ensemble's upcoming Canadian tour, hitting Toronto on May 3.

SCRUTINY | Itzhak Perlman’s 80th Birthday Recital At Roy Thomson Hall

By Michelle Assay on April 21, 2026

Time, that most severe of accompanists, has not dulled the essential sweetness of Itzhak Perlman’s tone, but volume was affected at his Toronto recital.

INTERVIEW | Recombining Music: Esprit Presents Composers Making A Difference — Chris Paul Harman & Ben Nobuto

By Anya Wassenberg on April 20, 2026

Canadian composer Chris Paul Harman and the young British songwriter Ben Nobuto talk about the music that Esprit Orchestra will perform at their next concert.

INTERVIEW | Steven Isserlis Brings His Globally Recognized Cello Mastery to Toronto

By Ludwig Van on April 20, 2026

“What’s so exceptional about the cello?,” asks Steven Isserlis in a mockingly stern voice, a week before his duo concert with pianist Connie Shih for Music Toronto.

CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: April 20 – April 26 2026

By Hye Won Cecilia Lee on April 20, 2026

Classical music and opera events in Toronto for the week of April 20 to 26, 2026.

PREVIEW | Night Off At The Nickel With Teiya Kasahara

By Anya Wassenberg on April 17, 2026

Night Off at the Nickel 9 will feature dynamic vocalist Teiya Kasahara on April 26 with a string quartet and a program that includes everything from Handel to Jane Siberry.

PREVIEW | Composer Jana Skarecky & Poet Kate Marshall Flaherty Premiere Light And Shadow, A New Song Cycle

By Anya Wassenberg on April 17, 2026

A new art song cycle by Canadian composer Jana Skarecky titled Light and Shadow will see its premiere at Toronto's Heliconian Club on April 25, 2026.

PREVIEW | Oakville Choral Society Presents Nature’s Divine Hands, A Celebration Of Spring

By Anya Wassenberg on April 16, 2026

The Oakville Choral Society presents a concert titled Nature’s Divine Hands, a celebration of spring and its spirit of renewal on April 25, 2026.

INTERVIEW | Pianist Christina Petrowska Quilico & Composer Alice Ping Yee Ho Talk About The Imagined

By Anya Wassenberg on April 15, 2026

The Imagined is the title of a new release by pianist Christina Petrowska Quilico, featuring the music of composer Alice Ping Yee Ho.