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By Paul E. Robinson on June 27, 2016
After thirteen years at the helm of the Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle and his orchestra have produced their own Beethoven cycle. Extras include a video introduction with Sir Simon Rattle and a documentary about the making of the recordings with many interviews and glimpses behind-the-scenes.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on June 27, 2016
The Pencil Salesman, albeit a bit of a work in progress, is a welcome addition to the Canadian canon of contemporary music drama.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on June 24, 2016
Rufus Wainwright resurrects Judy Garland in a farewell Toronto performance at the Luminato Festival.
(Continue reading)By Robin Roger on June 23, 2016
Musical Toronto's Robin Roger prepares to join 40 advanced amateur musicians to hone her skills at the Toronto Summer Music Community Academy.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on June 23, 2016
The Orchestras Canada Betty Webster Award for 2016 has been awarded to John Gomez, founder and music director of the Ottawa Youth Orchestra Academy (OYOA).
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on June 22, 2016
There is something miraculous when exceptional talent emerges in a child. There is even a special word for it — prodigy — which some comes with as much expectations, as much as it does wonderment.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on June 18, 2016
Multi-talented? No doubt about it. In over his head? Sometimes. Nonetheless, one of the most creative and unpredictable composer-performers in our midst today.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on June 18, 2016
"I’m still a rock star," I tell myself as I take my vitamin and go to bed by 9 p.m. But once a year, the Toronto Symphony present a late night concert that makes losing some sleep worth it.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on June 18, 2016
The Bells of Baddeck, an opera on the lives of Alexander Graham and Mabel Bell by Canadian composer Dean Burry has won the Parks Canada CEO Award of Excellence (Visitor Experience Category), at a ceremony held in Gatineau, Quebec on June 13, 2016.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on June 17, 2016
While many festivals struggle for years establish themselves against dwindling attendance and funding, Stratford Summer Music seems somehow, to make it all look so easy.
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