Name: Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Handel’s Messiah
Start: 2025-12-21T15:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-21T18:00:00-05:00
Location: Roy Thomson Hall

COOL STUFF #8 | The Octobass: An Instrument Capable of Playing Below Human Hearing Range

By Ludwig Van on May 20, 2015

Meet the octobass: An enormous string instrument capable of playing frequencies below what most humans can hear.

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

By Michael Vincent on May 19, 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. Of course, this is not to say we are the provocateurs of taste, but simply seek to provide a good weekly summary.

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COFFEE BREAK | TSO Chamber Soloists Make a Surprise Visit (Video)

By Ludwig Van on May 19, 2015

The TSO Chamber Soloists make surprise appearance at Toronto's Merchants of Green Coffee.

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THE SCOOP | Janko Kastelic named Kapellmeister at Vienna State Opera

By Michael Vincent on May 19, 2015

Janko Kastelic appointed new Kapellmeister of the Wiener Hofmusikkapelle at the Vienna State Opera.

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SCRUTINY | Toronto and Montreal Swap Orchestras

By Arthur Kaptainis on May 14, 2015

MSO brings Sibelius, Mozart, and Samy Moussa to Roy Thomson Hall.

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PROFILE | Artist in Focus: Charlotte Burrage

By Joseph So on May 13, 2015

For mezzo Charlotte Burrage, May 15th 2015 will mark her COC main-stage debut in a lead role, as the spunky and mischievous Rosina in The Barber of Seville...

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COFFEE BREAK | Itzhak Perlman Tells Hilarious Story About How to Play Staccato (Video)

By Ludwig Van on May 13, 2015

Video: Itzhak Perlman gives a masterclass in 1978 with a very young violinist Cho-Liang Lin. After observing his technique, Perlman tells a hilarious story about how to play staccato...

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