SCRUTINY | It’s A Beautiful Day! It’s A Rather Nice Day
By Brian Chang on November 3, 2016
Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton with the TSO provides a hoot of an afternoon of music.
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By Brian Chang on November 3, 2016
Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton with the TSO provides a hoot of an afternoon of music.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on November 3, 2016
Roger Kaiser, the Dallas man responsible for scattering the ashes of his deceased "mentor" over top of a working orchestra pit at the MET last weekend, issues a formal apology.
(Continue reading)By John Terauds on November 3, 2016
At the first performance of its 35th-anniversary programme on Wednesday night, the Tafelmusik Chamber Choir sang lyrics in French that perfectly encapsulated its way of seducing us year after year: “The more pleasure requires care; the more it enchants.”
(Continue reading)By Robin Roger on November 2, 2016
When I arrived early for the COC Opera Chorus Sing-Along, several opera lovers were already occupying the benches around the perimeter of the Four Seasons Box Office, chatting about their opera going experiences, their singing backgrounds, nervously asking each other whether they’d done this before, whether they’d had voice lessons, and pre-emptively asserting their lack of ability....
(Continue reading)By Will Pearson on October 31, 2016
Music has been a major theme in nearly all the novels of Haruki Murakami – you can even find playlists on the Internet based on the listening habits of his characters — and this is a reflection of the obsessive passion the Japanese writer has for music, especially jazz and classical.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on October 31, 2016
Critic’s Picks for classical music events in Toronto for the week of Oct. 31 – Nov. 6.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on October 31, 2016
Daniele Gatti marks the beginning of his tenure with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra with the release of a live recording from a concert at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam on March 31, April 1 & 3 2016.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on October 29, 2016
Possible terror attack at the MET Opera turns out to be a man sprinkling the ashes of his mentor during the performance. (Photo: Joseph So)
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on October 29, 2016
Toronto's Pax Christi Chorale announces the appointment of a new Artistic Director commencing in the fall of 2017.
(Continue reading)By Tyler Versluis on October 28, 2016
Esprit Orchestra distils the immense legacy of R. Murray Schafer with a focus on his vulnerable side.
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