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By Paul E. Robinson on June 13, 2015
On this DVD, Barbara Hannigan takes on this dual role with the excellent Mahler Chamber Orchestra in a concert recorded live at the 2014 Lucerne Festival.
(Continue reading)By Arthur Kaptainis on June 11, 2015
Toronto Symphony Orchestra, with Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and guests, perform Mahler's Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”.
(Continue reading)By Tyler Versluis on June 11, 2015
The Thin Edge New Music Collective is a young-ish contemporary music ensemble regularly engaged in promoting young and emerging artists in Toronto. Thin Edge’s final concert on June 12th, Premieres IV, features newly commissioned music by four young composers, Annie Hui-Hsien Hsieh, Colin Labadie, Sophie Dupuis and Jenny Beck. We asked co-artistic directors Cheryl Duvall and Ilana Waniuk a few questions about the exciting and often challenging processes involved with featuring new music.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on June 10, 2015
Tafelmusik hires senior manager at London’s Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on June 10, 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.
(Continue reading)By Robin Roger on June 9, 2015
At the Royal Conservatory Wide Open House, Musical Toronto's Robin Roger got the chance to indulge her fantasies when she was handed a cello and a bow.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on June 8, 2015
The TSO closed a three-performance run at George Weston Recital Hall on Sunday with an all-American matinée program rife with energy and optimism.
(Continue reading)By Neil Crory on June 8, 2015
This past Friday, Against the Grain Theatre (AtG) gave the final of four sold-out performances of their latest venture, Death & Desire, featuring mezzo-soprano, Krisztina Szabó, bass-baritone, Stephen Hegedus, and pianist, Topher Mokrzewski.
(Continue reading)By Jenna Douglas on June 8, 2015
There is a taboo surrounding the many reasons for walking away from a career in the performing arts. One thing leads to the next, so isn't it all just grist for the mill?
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on June 7, 2015
Paul E. Robinson compares two Bruckner CD's with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Stanislaw Skrowaczewski.
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