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By Michael Vincent on April 7, 2015
The TSO have censored pianist Valentina Lisitsa based on her political views, which goes against the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms...
(Continue reading)By Ludwig Van on April 6, 2015
After last weeks popular Shostakovich/Beyonce dance video, we have a something a little different. Happy Birthday composed in the style of Shostakovich. Though it's not as happy and a happy birthday should be, it wonderfully done...
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on April 6, 2015
Toronto Symphony Orchestra cancels concert with guest pianist Valentina Lisitsa and pays her to not to perform.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on April 6, 2015
Musical Toronto's Joseph So catches up with Italian mezzo Serena Malfi, who is in Toronto for COC's spring 2015 production of Barber of Seville...
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on April 4, 2015
There are few, if any pianists quite like Daniil Trifonov. In this fascinating video, pianist and former classmate Zsolt Bognár interviews Trifonov, who at the age of 24, shows a wisdom well beyond his years...
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on April 4, 2015
Very few recordings I’ve heard in recent months have given me as much pleasure as this one. While Dvořák is one of my favourite composers, the Violin Concerto has always seemed to me more impressive on paper (score) than in live performance or on a recording...
(Continue reading)By Ludwig Van on April 2, 2015
Though this isn’t exactly how Shostakovich probably envisioned his 10th Symphony, it just so happens to be a near perfect match to Beyoncé ‘s video of Single Ladies. We think it’s better that the original, so we’re going to call it Dmitri’s Ladies (Put a Ring on It)...
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on April 2, 2015
Training academies are becoming an increasingly popular choice for summer classical music festivals. Le Domaine Forget, Toronto Summer Music, Brott Music Festival, Tanglewood, Ravina, Glimmerglass, Santa Fe, all offer apprentice programs aimed at providing training for up and coming musicians during the summer festival season. Now we can add Stratford Summer Music to the list...
(Continue reading)By Ludwig Van on April 1, 2015
Knitters beware. Apparently this was a big enough problem that the Philharmonic Society had to post a notice in their concert programs...
(Continue reading)By Ludwig Van on April 1, 2015
StaffPad just might be the most groundbreaking music notation software to come out since Finale and Sibelius...
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