INTERVIEW: Sarah Jeffrey Talks About Taking On The Strauss Oboe Concerto With The TSO

By Hye Won Cecilia Lee on September 24, 2019

Soloist Sarah Jeffrey talks about her upcoming concerts with the TSO playing the challenging Strauss Oboe Concerto.

SCRUTINY | Blythwood Winds Shows Off Five Female Composers On The Rise

By Sara Schabas on June 12, 2017

It is no secret there is a crisis surrounding gender balance in classical music composition. But in Toronto’s Heliconian Hall Saturday night, the scales were tipped, at least temporarily.

Q&A | 28 Questions for Sir James Galway

By Michael Vincent on October 20, 2014

Nicknamed “The Man With the Golden Flute”, Sir James Galway is one of the most accomplished flautists in world. He has performed for Presidents, Popes, Emperors and Queens, and shared the stage with entertainers including Liza Minnelli and B. B. King, Pink Floyd and Jessye Norman. With over 70 recordings and 30 million albums sold, Sir James is a force to be reckoned with. In September 2014, he was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by Gramophone, and this fall, in celebration of Sir James’ 75th birthday, Sony Classical released The James Galway Complete RCA Album Collection, a 71-CD and 2-DVD collection. He has been honoured twice by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, with The OBE in 1979 and again in 2001 with a Knighthood for his services to music. Most recently, Sir James has released an online series of lessons geared for flute students and music lovers available here.

Second prized oboe ripped-off in Montreal

By Michael Vincent on August 20, 2014

Just In: Prized Oboe Stolen in Montreal

By Michael Vincent on July 30, 2014

Toronto classical concert picks for January 27 to February 2, 2014

By John Terauds on January 27, 2014

Concert review: Louis Lortie draws the circle close in Toronto Symphony Mozart performances

By John Terauds on January 22, 2014

Daily album review 35: Toronto composer Michael Colgrass's Goldberg Variations come whistling down the plain

By John Terauds on December 10, 2013

Sunday: Contact Contemporary Music concert lures audience with dramatic titles for new works

By John Terauds on December 7, 2013

Toronto classical concert and opera picks for December 2 to 8, 2013

By John Terauds on December 2, 2013