IN MEMORIAM | The Fixed Explosion That Was Pierre Boulez

By Tyler Versluis on January 6, 2016

Pierre Boulez, composer, conductor, and Europe’s most historically important living contemporary musician, has died at the age of 90.

IN MEMORIAM | Canadian Icon Michael Burgess Has Died

By Michael Vincent on September 29, 2015

Famed tenor Michael Burgess, who has been battling cancer for many years, passed away on Monday evening at a Toronto hospice at age 70.

IN MEMORIAM | George Brough (1918-2015)

By Michael Vincent on September 19, 2015

Musical renaissance man, George Brough dies at 97.

IN MEMORIAM | Violinist Jacques Israelievitch (1948-2015)

By Michael Vincent on September 7, 2015

Violinist Jacques Israelievitch (May 6, 1948 – September 5, 2015) Longest-serving TSO concertmaster, renowned soloist, and Member of Order of Canada dies in Toronto.

JOHN TERAUDS | Baroque opera champion Alan Curtis (1934-2015)

By John Terauds on July 16, 2015

Italian-based, American-born keyboardist and conductor Alan Curtis died suddenly on July 15 in Florence at the age of 81. His contribution to the revival of Italian Baroque opera was huge, he left a rich legacy of period-performance resources for organ and harpsichord, and helped boost the careers of Canadian soprano Karina Gauvin and mezzo Marie-Nicole Lemieux through recordings made with his period-instrument ensemble, Il complesso barocco.

OBITUARY | Canadian Tenor Jon Vickers Dies at 88

By Michael Vincent on July 12, 2015

Tenors are often expected to either have great voices, or brains. Jon Vickers had both...

THE SCOOP | Canadian Opera Soprano Clarice Carson Has Died

By Michael Vincent on May 3, 2015

Renowned Canadian soprano Clarice Carson has died in Toronto, May 2nd, 2015 at the age of 86.

OBITUARY | CBC Radio Host and Writer Jurgen Gothe Has Died

By Michael Vincent on April 10, 2015

The Canadian classical music community has lost one of our own yesterday. Former CBC Radio host and writer Jurgen Gothe, has died after a long battle with cancer.

OBITUARY | Canadian Virtuoso Horn Player Joan Thelma Watson Has Died

By Michael Vincent on March 13, 2015

We are saddened to report the passing of one of Canada's foremost horn virtuosos and educators. Joan Thelma Watson was the Principal Horn of the Canadian Opera Company, and worked as a soloist and pedagogue. She died early this week in Owen Sound, Ontario.

THE SCOOP | Toronto Integral House Founder James Stewart Dies at Age 73

By Michael Vincent on December 4, 2014