INTERVIEW | Violist Rivka Golani, Featured In The York Region Classical Music Festival

By Anya Wassenberg on August 15, 2025

SCRUTINY | SummerWorks Performance Festival: 26 Doctors is an Emotional Memory Piece

By Ludwig Van on August 14, 2025

Sugith Varughese’s fraught life as a South Asian Canadian artist is fodder for theatre in 26 Doctors, presented at SummerWorks Performance Festival in Toronto.

INTERVIEW | Co-Founders Johannes Debus & Elissa Lee Talk About Biglake Festival’s 5th Anniversary Launching August 15

By Anya Wassenberg on August 11, 2025

LvT caught up with Johannes Debus (Co-founder and Artistic Director) and Elissa Lee (Co-founder and Executive Director) for a quick chat before the BigLake Festival begins.

INTERVIEW | Canadian Pianist Christina Petrowska Quilico Talks Us Through Her BigLake Hidden Gems Program

By Anya Wassenberg on August 6, 2025

The BigLake Festival kicks off on August 15 with Canadian pianist Christina Petrowska Quilico performing a program of short pieces, true hidden gems of the classical piano repertoire.

SCRUTINY | Toronto Summer Music Final Concert Pays Homage To Community And Outgoing Artistic Director Jonathan Crow

By Michelle Assay on August 5, 2025

“Classical music is in good hands,” a visibly moved Jonathan Crow announced, his towering figure dominating the Walter Hall stage during the finale concert of Toronto Summer Music 2025.

CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: August 5 – August 10

By Hye Won Cecilia Lee on August 5, 2025

Classical music and opera events in Toronto for the week of August 5 to August 10.

SCRUTINY | A Festive Evening Of Viennese Waltzes Brings Toronto Summer Music Mainstage To A Joyous Close

By Joseph So on August 5, 2025

I can’t think of a happier way to bring Toronto Summer Music to a close than having an evening of Viennese waltzes, gorgeous operettas and assorted bon-bons.

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 | Bel Canto Virtuosity: Franco Fagioli & Versailles Musicians In An Evening Of Acrobatic Music Making

By Michelle Assay on July 30, 2025

The crowd at the Toronto Summer Music presentation of Franco Fagioli: The Last Castrato treated to an evening of entertaining virtuosity.

PREVIEW | Princess Productions Presents The 8th Edition Of Dance: Made In Canada / Fait Au Canada Festival 2025

By Anya Wassenberg on July 30, 2025

princess productions presents the 8th biennial dance: made in canada / fait au canada (d:mic/fac) Festival 2025 in Toronto from August 14 to 17, and again from August 21 to 24.