If You Think Classical Music is Dead, You're Dead Wrong!
ANALYSIS | The Scariest Trend In Classical Music: It’s Not 2021. It’s 2031
A new hypothesis suggests the pandemic has accelerated trends affecting classical music by a decade.
Michael Vincent
CRITIC'S PICKS | Classical And Opera Streams You Absolutely Need To See This Week: May 3 – 9
Classical music and opera events streaming on the web for the week of May 3 – 9.
Joseph So
FEATURE | Was Beethoven Black?
Was Beethoven Black? The contention seems to come up in social media every few years, sparking debate and deeper questions about culture and race.
Anya Wassenberg
REPORT | Five Ways Classical Music Is Pivoting
How classical music groups are pivoting amid the pandemic, and the key trends driving them.
Michael Vincent
THE SCOOP | National Ballet’s Karen Kain Gets Her Own Stamp
By Michael Vincent on April 29, 2021
The National Ballet of Canada has revealed Artistic Director Karen Kain and prominent dancer/choreographer Fernand Nault will be honoured with commemorative stamps.
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IN MEMORIAM | Mezzo-Soprano Christa Ludwig Will Remain Unforgettable
By Michael Vincent on April 28, 2021
The opera community has been mourning the loss of Christa Ludwig, one of the greatest Mezzos of the 20th-century.
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THE SCOOP | Immersive Monet Exhibit Launching In Toronto This Summer
By Michael Vincent on April 27, 2021
A new exhibition is about to launch in Toronto called Beyond Monet: The Immersive Experience.
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THE SCOOP | Luminato Festival Toronto Postpones To Fall 2021
By Michael Vincent on April 27, 2021
Luminato Festival Toronto has confirmed today that they are rescheduling the planned 2021 summer festival to October.
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COFFEE BREAK | Hilarity Ensues After Music Store Starts A ‘Sign War’ In Virginia
By Michael Vincent on April 27, 2021
A sign war between a music store and a shoes store takes off in Christiansburg, Va.
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CRITIC'S PICKS | Classical And Opera Streams You Absolutely Need To See This Week: April 26 – May 2
By Joseph So on April 26, 2021
Classical music and opera events streaming on the web for the week of April 26 to May 2.
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THE SCOOP | The Concours musical international de Montréal — What You Need To Know About The Semi-Final
By Michael Vincent on April 23, 2021
The Concours musical international de Montréal semi-final line-up has been announced, to be broadcast free online April 26 to 30.
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LEBRECHT LISTENS | We Expect Oracles From Composers In Ominous Times
By Norman Lebrecht on April 23, 2021
We expect oracles from composers in ominous times, but it is the interpreters Benjamin Baker and Daniel Lebhardt, who bring out the terrors and anxieties that rumble beneath these works.
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THE SCOOP | RCM Launches New Online Conversation Series With Star Power
By Michael Vincent on April 21, 2021
Don’t let the description “conversation series” fool you — this isn’t just any online chat.
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IN MEMORIAM | Former Toronto Symphony Concertmaster Gerard Kantarjian Has Died
By Michael Vincent on April 21, 2021
Armenian-Canadian violinist Gerard Kantarjian has died — age 90.
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