SCRUTINY | Toronto Symphony’s Seven Deadly Sins Sinfully Good
By Joseph So on June 15, 2017
Toronto Symphony’s Seven Deadly Sins has unexpected contemporary resonances with Canadian mezzo Wallis Giunta.
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By Joseph So on June 15, 2017
Toronto Symphony’s Seven Deadly Sins has unexpected contemporary resonances with Canadian mezzo Wallis Giunta.
(Continue reading)By Jennifer Liu on June 14, 2017
New music pioneer Claire Chase takes us through her artistic philosophy and future plans, touching upon the help she’s received on her journey, one which cuts across the baseball diamond along the way.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on June 13, 2017
Andris Nelsons take on Brahms' symphonies is impressively nuanced, but this over-attention to details comes perilously close to choking the life out of these masterworks.
(Continue reading)By Ludwig Van on June 13, 2017
Mezzo-soprano Wallis Giunta explains why she once fired a gun, what sport she quit for fear of a broken nose, and her healthy avoidance of mayonnaise.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on June 12, 2017
Opera By Request Celebrates Tenth Anniversary with Der Rosenkavalier.
(Continue reading)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.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on June 12, 2017
Classical music and opera events happening in and around Toronto for the week of June 12 to 18.
(Continue reading)By Arthur Kaptainis on June 11, 2017
“Every time you play, you feel that you could have done better,” Yekwon Sunwoo said in a thoughtful tone. “There is no one way, no perfection. But this is the beauty of making music."
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on June 10, 2017
Show One Productions hits a musical home run with the return of the Russian violinist-conductor Vladimir Spivakov and his Moscow Virtuosi.
(Continue reading)By Arthur Kaptainis on June 10, 2017
We had a fight on Friday night at the 15th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Between nations, selections and, inevitably, styles.
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