INTERVIEW | Neoclassical Improvisation: Pianist & Composer Huguette Lavigne Talks About Let Go, Fly Far

By Anya Wassenberg on August 26, 2025

REPORT | Banff International String Quartet Competition 2025 Off To An Original Start

By Arthur Kaptainis on August 26, 2025

The Banff International String Quartet Competition, which started Monday in the stunning surroundings of Banff National Park, and concludes Sunday.

PREVIEW | Kindred Spirits Orchestra Offers A Cornucopia Of New Works & Old Familiars For 2025/26

By Anya Wassenberg on August 26, 2025

Kindred Spirits Orchestra will present ten concerts for their 2025/26 season, spread across venues in Toronto, Markham, Unionville, Collingwood and Stouffville.

CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of August 25 To 31

By Ludwig Van on August 25, 2025

Enjoy new music with our classical music chart for this week, based on sales numbers and simply what albums we love and think you NEED to hear.

FEATURE | The Canadian Art Song Project’s R. Nathaniel Dett Song Research Project

By Anya Wassenberg on August 25, 2025

The R. Nathaniel Dett Song Research Project is ongoing initiative by the Canadian Art Song Project to identify, edit, and publish all of the solo vocal works of the Canadian-American composer.

PREVIEW | Night Off At The Nickel Offers Live Music On The Last Sunday Of The Month

By Anya Wassenberg on August 25, 2025

Toronto’s Nickel 9 Distillery is offering live music in their atmospheric space on the last Sunday of the month by artists VC2 Cello Duo, cellist India Gailey, and the Trash Panda Brass Band.

CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: August 25 – September 1

By Hye Won Cecilia Lee on August 25, 2025

Classical music and opera events in Toronto for the week of August 25 to September 1, 2025.

SCRUTINY | Shaw Festival’s Anything Goes A De-lovely Spectacle

By Denise Lai on August 22, 2025

Don’t over-analyze the flimsy plot, just enjoy the catchy tunes and the jaw-dropping dance spectacle, and you’re in for a boatload of fun that is Anything Goes at the Shaw Festival.

PREVIEW | Toronto International BuskerFest For Epilepsy 2025 Offers A Dizzying Range Of Performances

By Anya Wassenberg on August 22, 2025

For four days, 100 performers will take over seven stages (and a street) in a Toronto park for the Toronto International BuskerFest for Epilepsy 2025.

PREVIEW | Apocryphonia and Friends Of Music St. Thomas' Presents Across The Channel: English And French Music Of The Hundred Years' War September 5

By Anya Wassenberg on August 22, 2025

Toronto’s eclectic Apocryphonia will present a concert of English and French music that spans the period of the Hundred Years’ War — technically, a little longer at about 116.