SCRUTINY | Two Remarkable COC Ensemble Artists Leave The Nest
By Joseph So on May 18, 2017
With Spring comes a bittersweet time of sad goodbyes followed by new beginnings for the COC Ensemble Studio Artists.
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By Joseph So on May 18, 2017
With Spring comes a bittersweet time of sad goodbyes followed by new beginnings for the COC Ensemble Studio Artists.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on May 16, 2017
The Emerson String Quartet celebrates its 40th anniversary with a new release featuring repertoire never before recorded by the quartet.
(Continue reading)By John Terauds on May 13, 2017
The Toronto Consort and an excellent cast of guests introduced us to a peculiar operatic take on Helen on Friday night, in the first of three concert performances of Helen of Troy.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on May 12, 2017
Eifman Ballet’s Red Giselle Toronto remount remains true to itself as an emotionally powerful and deeply engaging experience.
(Continue reading)By Jennifer Liu on May 10, 2017
Last night, the final round of the Montreal International Music Competition (MIMC) kicked off with three pianists presenting vastly different concerti, accompanied by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Claus Peter Flor.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on May 9, 2017
Anyone interested in Tchaikovsky, great conducting, and music-making in Russia in the Twentieth Century, will find a lot of pleasure in these six DVDs.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on May 8, 2017
From the first bar of the overture on, for two and a half hours without an intermission, Nézét-Séguin had the audience in his grip, says Joseph So.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on May 7, 2017
Joseph So on Richard Strauss's “Der Rosenkavalier,” at the Met, starring Renée Fleming as the Marschallin.
(Continue reading)By David Podgorski on May 6, 2017
Tafelmusik's Elisa Citterio demonstrates an engaging but modest stage presence and an easy command of the orchestra from the first violin desk.
(Continue reading)By Arthur Kaptainis on May 5, 2017
Toronto audience marvels at Charles Richard-Hamelin's classy playing from beginning to end.
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