Since Jeanne Lamon stepped down as music director in 2014, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir have been busy stoking the fire until a new successor can be found. They have instituted Interim Managing Director Alexandra Skoczylas, and a Music Director search committee, consisting of musicians, board members, administrative staff, and community representatives, to search both nationally and internationally to identify possible candidates. Until then, Jeanne Lamon is keeping a close eye on things, and will perform with the orchestra for select Toronto and touring programmes leading up to the appointment of a new Music Director...

Pianist Ingrid Fliter, one of the musical world’s very frequent flyers these days, posted her second airport found-piano recital yesterday, from Amsterdam:

Rolston String Quartet (Canada), Castalian String Quartet (UK), and the Tesla Quartet ( (Russia / South Korea / USA)) named finalists at the Banff International String Quartet Competition.

Soundstreams commissioned Oesterle to write this piece for Haruka and Rika, the two younger members of the Fuji Percussion trio from Japan, Toronto percussionist Ryan Scott and pianist Gregory Oh.

Rockport Music has announced musician, educator and administrator Barry Shiffman as the new Artistic Director Designate, effective September 2017.

The Toronto Symphony’s Adrian Fung has resigned as Vice-President, Innovation, effective July 14, 2017.