CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: April 20 – April 26 2026

By Hye Won Cecilia Lee on April 20, 2026

Classical music and opera events in Toronto for the week of April 20 to 26, 2026.

PREVIEW | Night Off At The Nickel With Teiya Kasahara

By Anya Wassenberg on April 17, 2026

Night Off at the Nickel 9 will feature dynamic vocalist Teiya Kasahara on April 26 with a string quartet and a program that includes everything from Handel to Jane Siberry.

PREVIEW | Composer Jana Skarecky & Poet Kate Marshall Flaherty Premiere Light And Shadow, A New Song Cycle

By Anya Wassenberg on April 17, 2026

A new art song cycle by Canadian composer Jana Skarecky titled Light and Shadow will see its premiere at Toronto's Heliconian Club on April 25, 2026.

SCRUTINY | When Is A Sandwich Much More Than A Sandwich: Canadian Stage’s Clyde’s Offers Poignant Truths And Laugh Out Loud Moments

By Anya Wassenberg on April 17, 2026

When is a sandwich much more than a sandwich? Clyde’s by Lynn Nottage is currently receiving its Canadian premiere in a Canadian Stage production.

INTERVIEW | Alexis Milligan Talks About The Theatre Of Medicine Program

By Anya Wassenberg on April 16, 2026

The Shaw Theatre Festival and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons have teamed up to offer doctors a program of learning called the Theatre of Medicine.

PREVIEW | Oakville Choral Society Presents Nature’s Divine Hands, A Celebration Of Spring

By Anya Wassenberg on April 16, 2026

The Oakville Choral Society presents a concert titled Nature’s Divine Hands, a celebration of spring and its spirit of renewal on April 25, 2026.

FEATURE | Game On! At Toronto’s Aga Khan Museum Until September 7 2026

By Anya Wassenberg on April 15, 2026

Game On! at Toronto’s Aga Khan Museum looks at games, and the myriad ways they enter into our lives, cut across cultures, and human history.

INTERVIEW | Pianist Christina Petrowska Quilico & Composer Alice Ping Yee Ho Talk About The Imagined

By Anya Wassenberg on April 15, 2026

The Imagined is the title of a new release by pianist Christina Petrowska Quilico, featuring the music of composer Alice Ping Yee Ho.

FEATURE | The City Of Lakes Music Society Announces Their Summer Strings Retreat 2026

By Anya Wassenberg on April 15, 2026

If you’re an amateur violin, viola or cello players age 18 and over, the City of Lakes Music Society is hosting their 2026 Strings Retreat from August 12 to 16.

PREVIEW | Orchestra Toronto Spotlights The Music Of Early 20th Century French & American Composers

By Anya Wassenberg on April 14, 2026