PREVIEW | The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra Opens The Season With Early Masterpieces By Iconic Composers

By Anya Wassenberg on September 11, 2025

The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra (HPO) launches their 2025/26 season with a concert that showcases early masterpieces by three iconic composers of the Western classical canon

PREVIEW | The Toronto Symphony Orchestra Will Celebrate The New Season With An Open House & Free Concert

By Anya Wassenberg on September 3, 2025

On Saturday, September 20, 2025, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s annual Open House & Free Concert returns to Roy Thomson Hall.

THE SCOOP | Finnish Conductor John Storgårds Named As The 8th Music Director Of The National Arts Centre Orchestra

By Anya Wassenberg on September 3, 2025

Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) announced today that Finnish conductor John Storgårds will become the NAC Orchestra’s 8th music director.

PREVIEW | The Elora Singers Announce 2025-2026 Concert Season: Music From The Renaissance To Today

By Anya Wassenberg on August 28, 2025

PREVIEW | Kindred Spirits Orchestra Offers A Cornucopia Of New Works & Old Familiars For 2025/26

By Anya Wassenberg on August 26, 2025

Kindred Spirits Orchestra will present ten concerts for their 2025/26 season, spread across venues in Toronto, Markham, Unionville, Collingwood and Stouffville.

SCRUTINY | Postcards From The Sky Showcases National Academy Orchestra Strings In A Candlelit Church

By Anya Wassenberg on August 1, 2025

Conductor Martin MacDonald and the National Academy Orchestra of Canada gave the audience the dreamy, immersive experience they were looking for at a 175 year-old church.

SCRUTINY | A Romantic Evening With Toronto Concert Orchestra’s Romeo & Juliet

By Denise Lai on July 30, 2025

What is the best way to spend a Tuesday evening in Toronto this summer? For me, it was experiencing Romeo & Juliet by the Toronto Concert Orchestra at the Palais Royale.

INTERVIEW | The Origin Of Light: Creators Christian Ilumin & Lianne Baron On Creating Toronto’s First Immersive Orchestral Drone Show

By Anya Wassenberg on July 29, 2025

On August 19, 2025, for one night, the skies above Fort York will be transformed into a dazzling show that combines drones, multimedia, and a live orchestra.

THE SCOOP | Tapestry’s Women In Musical Leadership Program Updates

By Anya Wassenberg on July 25, 2025

Two candidates, Naomi Woo and Monica Fuller, graduate from Tapestry Opera’s Women in Musical Leadership (WML) program, and another, Eve Legault, is set to join.

SCRUTINY | The National Youth Orchestra Of Canada Kicks Off Their 65th Summer Tour In Toronto July 18

By Anya Wassenberg on July 24, 2025

The National Youth Orchestra of Canada kicked off their 65th season summer tour in Toronto on Friday night (July 18) with an enthusiastic audience, and some superb playing.