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THE SCOOP | 2015 Dora Mavor Moore Awards Announced

By Michael Vincent on June 1, 2015

The 26th annual Dora Mavor Moore Award nominees have been announced, with the COC in the lead for a total of 29 nominations in the opera division.

COFFEE BREAK | Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier Animated In Neon Lights

By Ludwig Van on June 1, 2015

Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier virtually animated with rhythmic neon lights (Video)

SCRUTINY | Westwood Concerts Stops Time at Heliconian Hall

By Robin Roger on May 31, 2015

Westwood Concerts at Heliconian Hall, Saturday May 30, 2015.

CD REVIEW | Grigory Sokolov's Deutsche Grammophon Debut: A Wonder to Hear

By Paul E. Robinson on May 31, 2015

Grigory Sokolov's debut recital on Deutsche Grammophon: some of the finest piano recordings one could ever hope to hear.

SCRUTINY | TSO: Forty is the Magic Number For Sir Andrew Davis/Yo-Yo Ma

By Arthur Kaptainis on May 30, 2015

Forty years: It could have been a birthday, as Yo-Yo Ma suggested Friday on the stage of Roy Thomson Hall.

THE SCOOP | After 130 Years, Daniel Barenboim Redesigns the Modern Piano

By Michael Vincent on May 29, 2015

THE SCOOP | Elementary School Uncovers Composition by Glenn Gould

By Michael Vincent on May 27, 2015

Williamson Road Junior Public School will perform an uncovered score by Glenn Gould at Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala on May 30.

SCRUTINY | M’dea Undone Holds the Stage in a Post-industrial Setting

By Arthur Kaptainis on May 27, 2015

If we divide all the operas in the world into those that hold the stage and those that do not, there is no question that M'dea Undone, which received its premiere Tuesday night at the Evergreen Brick Works, merits a place in the sainted former kingdom. Heck, it held a sprawling indoor-outdoor industrial space within earshot of the Don Valley Parkway for more than an hour.

COFFEE BREAK | Robert De Niro to Arts Students: “You’re F**ked”

By Ludwig Van on May 27, 2015

Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro has some advice for the 2015 graduating class of the NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

CRITIC’S PICKS | Ten Musical Outings You Should Do This Week

By Michael Vincent on May 26, 2015

Musical Toronto’s Weekly Critic’s Picks are a fully curated list of some of the best concerts happening now through the end of the week.