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CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: March 10 – 16

By Hye Won Cecilia Lee on March 10, 2025

Classical music and opera events in Toronto for the week of March 10 to 16, 2025.

PREVIEW | The Naghash Ensemble Bring Armenian Classical Fusion To Toronto’s Aga Khan Museum

By Anya Wassenberg on March 7, 2025

The Naghash Ensemble of Armenia will be performing a concert titled Songs of Exile, Songs of Wisdom in Toronto on March 29.

INTERVIEW | Orpheus Choir of Toronto A.D. Thomas Burton Talks About 60th Anniversary Celebration With Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Forgotten Oratorio

By Anya Wassenberg on March 7, 2025

Canadian audiences will hear Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s The Atonement for the first time in more than a century courtesy of the Orpheus Choir of Toronto.

THE SCOOP | National Ballet Of Canada Nominated For Two Olivier Awards In A Company First

By Anya Wassenberg on March 6, 2025

SCRUTINY | Ukrainian Pianist Illia Ovcharenko Returns To Toronto In Stunning Recital

By Joseph So on March 6, 2025

The year is still young, but I have a strong feeling that the recital by Illia Ovharenko last evening will take pride of place as one of the very best in 2025.

INTERVIEW | Music In The Afternoon: Johannes Marmén Talks About The Marmen Quartet, Music & More

By Anya Wassenberg on March 6, 2025

We caught up with violinist Johannes Marmén to ask a few questions about the Marmen Quartet, and what they’ll be bringing to their Toronto concert on March 13.

FEATURE | University Of Toronto Talk Focuses On Preparing Music Artists For An AI-Dominated Industry

By Anya Wassenberg on March 5, 2025

PREVIEW | Soprano & Composer Danika Lorèn Joins Soundstreams For with you and without you

By Anya Wassenberg on March 5, 2025

Vocalist and composer Danika Lorèn joins Soundstreams in an evening of love songs that understand the premise, all love songs are also songs about loss.

SCRUTINY | The Toronto Symphony Orchestra Celebrates 21st Century Broadway In Toronto

By Ludwig Van on March 5, 2025

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra transported us to Broadway on Tuesday night, conducted by Steve Reineke, and focusing on gems from the past 25 years.

PREVIEW | GRAMMY-Winner Karen Slack Brings Her African Queens Recital To The University Of Toronto

By Anya Wassenberg on March 4, 2025

With a recent GRAMMY Award win for Classical Vocal Solo, soprano Karen Slack is on a tour with a new recital program titled African Queens, hitting Toronto March 20.