Once every other generation or so, someone comes along to unsettle the definition of what it means to be a pianist, or a violinist, or a visual artist, or a writer.

Ensemble Lucidarium, based in Italy, may look and sound like one of many consorts specializing in pre-17th century music, but they are highly specialized. In May, they will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their first performance of La Istoria de Purim (The History of Purim), which revolves around the music and poetry of Jewish communities in Renaissance Italy.

The Cecilia String Quartet, Quartet Fellows at the Royal Conservatory of Music’s Glenn Gould Professional School, expects Analekta to release its all-Dvorák début album next month:

Friends and fans of opera coach and radio host Stuart Hamilton gathered to celebrate his life with performances of favourite music and readings from Stuart’s own book, Opening Windows.

On the eve of the TSO’s eighth annual New Creations festival — one with the most challenging content so far — I think it’s fair to ask if this is a good thing.

The Gryphons do a lot of work outside Toronto, but they are first and foremost local heroes in so many ways.

The Toronto Symphony takes the chill off a cold, blowy January night with Sibelius Second Symphony and Kurt Weill's charming cabaret with violinist Leila Josefowicz, visiting conductor Ludovic Morlot.

As 2016 comes to a close, here are our MT staff critics picks for the best concerts of the year. And what a year it has been.

 

Under the baton of Nézet-Séguin, Bernstein’s Mass is a remarkable amalgam of religious ritual and Broadway theatrics with a universal message.