PREVIEW | The Hamilton International Contemporary Music Festival Spring Concert Showcase

By Anya Wassenberg on April 21, 2026

INTERVIEW | Fiona Robson Of Quatuor Magenta Talks About Their 2026 Canadian Tour

By Anya Wassenberg on April 21, 2026

Fiona Robson, Canadian-born cellist of the Paris-based Quatuor Magenta, talks about the ensemble's upcoming Canadian tour, hitting Toronto on May 3.

SCRUTINY | Itzhak Perlman’s 80th Birthday Recital At Roy Thomson Hall

By Michelle Assay on April 21, 2026

Time, that most severe of accompanists, has not dulled the essential sweetness of Itzhak Perlman’s tone, but volume was affected at his Toronto recital.

INTERVIEW | Recombining Music: Esprit Presents Composers Making A Difference — Chris Paul Harman & Ben Nobuto

By Anya Wassenberg on April 20, 2026

Canadian composer Chris Paul Harman and the young British songwriter Ben Nobuto talk about the music that Esprit Orchestra will perform at their next concert.

SCRUTINY | A Fever Dream Of Desire: Opera Atelier’s Production Of Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande

By Anya Wassenberg on April 20, 2026

Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande, based on the play by Maurice Maeterlinck, is a symbolist work, given due diligence by Opera Atelier in a fever dream production.

SCRUTINY | The Rest Is Silent Society’s Hamlet, Sweet Prince, Sees Shakespeare Through A Queer Lens

By Anya Wassenberg on April 20, 2026

Hamlet with a queer lens, modern dress, and the original Shakespearean language — The Rest Is Silent Society’s mindful reinterpretation of the play points up the dark humour.

INTERVIEW | Steven Isserlis Brings His Globally Recognized Cello Mastery to Toronto

By Ludwig Van on April 20, 2026

“What’s so exceptional about the cello?,” asks Steven Isserlis in a mockingly stern voice, a week before his duo concert with pianist Connie Shih for Music Toronto.

SCRUTINY | Nervous Hunter’s Bonnes Bonnes Turns Jean Genet On Its Head

By Ludwig Van on April 20, 2026

Nervous Hunter's Bonnes Bonnes — unassumingly assured, positively wicked — ends with a desire to recognize oneself when one looks in the mirror.

SCRUTINY | Toronto Operetta Theatre’s A Night in Venice A Carnival Of Charm And Chaos

By Denise Lai on April 20, 2026

The Toronto Operetta Theatre production of Strauss's charing work A Night In Venice is greater than the sum of its parts.

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.