VSO conductor Bramwell Tovey sets the record straight about how Yo-Yo Ma saved the day by filling for a sick orchestra musician.

Toronto Mendelssohn Choir names Jennifer Min-Young Lee, as incoming associate conductor for Fall 2015.

Thirty-year-old Hungarian pianist Zoltán Fejérvári sweeps First Prize at the 2017 Montreal International Music Competition (Piano).

• Pianist Lucille Chung at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 8 p.m.

Lucille Chung, who originally hails from Montreal, is a very fine pianist who hasn’t played here in a long time. It’s been 10 years since she blew me away at a live recital, and I’d love to hear what she’s up to artistically these days. But how can I be tempted to travel all the way up to Richmond Hill’s new arts centre if I don’t know what she is going to perform? If you’re feeling adventurous, you may be rewarded with an evening of fine music in a relatively intimate setting. Details (or lack thereof) here.

But today, Global news has posted a video of Ontario PC leader, Tim Hudak’s campaign kick-off which took place at the legendary Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario. The irony was not lost on the reporters, who recalled his voting against the $45 million Ontario Music Fund in last years 2013 budget, describing it as “corporate welfare.”

The idea, named Classical Social by conductor Simon Capet, is to get a couple-dozen professional musicians into a pub for drinks, camaraderie — and some impromptu musicmaking.

Better known as “Jim,” he was born in Toronto and obtained a Ph.D in Mathematics from Stanford and the University of Toronto. As a teacher at McMaster University he was beloved by students, and was made Professor of Mathematics Emeritus and later awarded an honourary D.Sc.

Despite its straitened state, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra announced this morning that it is going ahead with an ambitious European tour just ahead of the start of its 2014-15 season.

The Ontario Government is padding its existing support for the province's arts scene to the tune of $80 million in additional funding.

The 2012 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards have just been announced. Classical music is represented by Montreal-born pianist Janina Fialkowska and Toronto’s Earlaine Collins, a formidable patron-champion of opera, art song and symphony.