RECORD KEEPING | Ravel: Orchestre National de Lyon/Leonard Slatkin (Naxos)
By Paul E. Robinson on May 25, 2016
Paul E Robinson reviews two new Ravel CDs by Orchestre National de Lyon and Leonard Slatkin.
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By Paul E. Robinson on May 25, 2016
Paul E Robinson reviews two new Ravel CDs by Orchestre National de Lyon and Leonard Slatkin.
(Continue reading)By John Terauds on May 24, 2016
Tafelmusik's provides a risky, yet rewarding multimedia spin on music from 1700's Leipzig and Damascus.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on May 18, 2016
Soprano Karine Boucher and tenor Charles Sy offer a fine end to a marvellous 2015/16 COC Vocal Series.
(Continue reading)By Arthur Kaptainis on May 17, 2016
This review of Maometto II appeared in the National Post but was removed after complaints by the Canadian Opera Company. While we are sensitive to concerns over unwarranted prejudice, we feel this review is balanced and have published it the spirit of open and fair criticism.
(Continue reading)By Arthur Kaptainis on May 14, 2016
Six to one. Three to two if conducting ability were all that mattered. Those are the odds I give Andrey Boreyko as a candidate for the music directorship of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on May 13, 2016
Against the Grain lived up to their name last night for the premiere of "A Little Too Cozy," a sassy English-language take on Mozart's "Così fan Tutte."
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on May 11, 2016
★★★ (out of four) As far as presenting new models of what a concert is, the 17th-century Haus Musik format is a welcome tonic to today’s rarefied and revered concert hall template.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on May 11, 2016
Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Artists Aviva Fortunata (soprano) and Iain MacNeil (bass-baritone) make a memorable farewell at COC Vocal Series.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on May 9, 2016
2009 Van Cliburn Gold Medalist Haochen Zhang makes his Toronto debut with a jaw-dropping performance of Schubert, Chopin, and Prokofiev.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on May 8, 2016
With the release of these new Dvořák symphony performances, Orozco-Estrada and the HSO document the beginning of a lasting relationship.
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