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

By Anya Wassenberg on August 15, 2025

FEATURE | The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra Will Serenade Your Wednesday Lunchtime

By Anya Wassenberg on August 13, 2025

The Hamilton Philharmonic has returned to the downtown core for a second summer with their Downtown Summer Concert Series, running Wednesdays at noon until September 10.

PREVIEW | INNERchamber Announces Season 16 Concert Lineup For 2025/26

By Anya Wassenberg on August 12, 2025

INNERchamber Artistic Director Andrew Chung announced the lineup for the organization’s 16th Season, a six concert series that kicks off on September 28.

INTERVIEW | From Music To Musical Theatre: Cale Crowe Talks About The World Premiere Of His Play Rez Gas

By Anya Wassenberg on August 12, 2025

The world premiere production of Rez Gas by Cale Crowe and Genevieve Adam takes place August 22 at The Capitol Theatre Port Hope.

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 | Diving Into Song to the Whales/Chant de la baleine With Composer Corrina Bonshek & Songman/Storyteller Bunna Lawrie

By Anya Wassenberg on August 8, 2025

Song to the Whales/Chant de la baleine brings together Inuit, Māori, and Aboriginal artists, along with non-Indigenous artists from Canada, New Zealand, and Australia.

INTERVIEW | Two Sopranos: Canadian Sopranos Julia LoRusso & Angela Gjurichanin In Recital August 16

By Anya Wassenberg on August 7, 2025

Julia LoRusso and Angela Gjurichanin are Two Sopranos, and they’ll be presenting a recital at Toronto’s Heliconian Hall on August 16 with pianist Paul Digout.

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 | 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 | Hinton-Davis’ Brilliant Major Barbara At The Shaw Festival Offers No Easy Answers

By Paula Citron on July 30, 2025

Peter Hinton-Davis is known to be a director of vision, and he has given the Shaw Festival a magnificent production of Major Barbara.