It was in a wary frame of mind that I approached a frisky album of unknown pieces for multiple pianos and orchestra by Mendelssohn, Moscheles, Schubert and Liszt.

Ludwig Van Toronto

21.12.2024

THE SCOOP | Oscar Peterson Program Artistic Director Colin Clarke Among Appointments To Order of Canada

Colin Roswell Clarke, Artistic Director of the Royal Conservatory’s Oscar Peterson Program, has been appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada.

Ludwig Van Toronto

20.12.2024

SCRUTINY | Jean-Sébastien Vallée Conducts An Adventurous, Not-To-Be Missed Messiah

This performance of Messiah, conducted by Jean-Sébastien Vallée with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, felt fresh and adventurous.

Ludwig Van Toronto

20.12.2024

PREVIEW | Alliance Française Toronto Presents Parisian Pianist Maxime Zecchini

Alliance Française Toronto will present Parisian pianist Maxime Zecchini in a recital on January 16, performing solely with his left hand.

Ludwig Van Toronto

19.12.2024

PREVIEW | Director Richard Ouzounian Talks About Sondheim’s Into The Woods — At Koerner Hall To End The Year

The Royal Conservatory and Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods offer a between holidays run that begins on December 28 and closes New Year’s Eve.

Ludwig Van Toronto

18.12.2024

INTERVIEW | Executive Director Mervon Mehta Takes Us Inside The 21C Festival For 2025

The 12th edition of the Royal Conservatory’s 21C Festival rings in the new year with new music, opening in January with a series of concerts that culminate in May.

Ludwig Van Toronto

18.12.2024

THE SCOOP | Fifty-One Quarterfinalists Announced For The 2025 Honens International Piano Competition

The Quarterfinals of Canada’s 11th Honens International Piano Competition will launch with a total of 51 pianists still in the competition.

Ludwig Van Toronto

17.12.2024

PREVIEW | North Wind Concerts Presents Brahms Plus — Spotlighting The Clarinet-Cello-Piano Trio

Brahms forms the centrepiece for the next performance by North Wind Concerts, along with other European works, and a splash of Argentinian tango.

Ludwig Van Toronto

17.12.2024

CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: December 16 – 22

Classical music and opera events in Toronto for the week of December 16 to 23, 2024.

Ludwig Van Toronto

17.12.2024

CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of December 16 To 22

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.

Ludwig Van Toronto

14.12.2024

LEBRECHT LISTENS | The Marmen Quartet Deliver Lusty, Lyrical Ligeti & Bartók

The Marmen Quartet, forged in a different age, remind us of much that has been lost, not least a reasonable opportunity to explore Ligeti’s bumpetty world.

Ludwig Van Toronto

14.12.2024

THE SCOOP | Canadian Visual Artists Are Invited To Apply For The Glenfiddich 2025 Summer Residency Program

Canadian visual artists are invited to apply for the Glenfiddich 2025 Artists in Residence program, a unique summer residency in Scotland.

Ludwig Van Toronto

13.12.2024

THE SCOOP | Sheku And Isata Kanneh-Mason Cancel Toronto Appearance After Airline Denies Seat For Cello

Sister and brother classical music duo Isata and Sheku Kanneh-Mason were forced to cancel their Toronto appearance after a series of airline mishaps scuttled their travel plans.

Ludwig Van Toronto

13.12.2024

SCRUTINY | Talented Cast Light Up Mirvish’s Silly Titanique

Mirvish's Titanique is a jukebox musical with a difference, featuring a very talented cast appearing in one of the silliest shows ever.

Ludwig Van Toronto

13.12.2024

THE SCOOP | Toronto Music History: Gordon Lightfoot’s Piano Finds A New Home

The late Gordon Lightfoot’s vintage Steinway grand piano, one that he used to compose his music, has found a new home.

Ludwig Van Toronto

12.12.2024

PREVIEW | Hugh’s Room Live Presents Angela Hewitt In Concert December 2024

As an artist with an international reputation, Angela Hewitt routinely performs in Toronto — but, it’s usually at a large venue or in a prominent festival.

Ludwig Van Toronto

12.12.2024

PREVIEW | Collingwood Music Festival Presents Baritone Gino Quilico & Songs Of The Season

The Collingwood Music Festival returns for a holiday concert that features highly acclaimed American-Canadian baritone Gino Quilico.

Ludwig Van Toronto

11.12.2024

THE SCOOP | Classical Guitarist Liona Boyd To Be Inducted In Canada’s Walk Of Fame

In 2025, Canadian classical guitarist Liona Boyd will be inducted as a member of Canada’s Walk of Fame, adding to the many awards received over a 50 year career.

Ludwig Van Toronto

11.12.2024

SCRUTINY | James Kudelka’s Nutcracker Remains Fresh & Entertaining After 29 Years

It is an enduring testament to James Kudelka's choreographic genius that his Nutcracker remains as fresh and entertaining as it is.

Ludwig Van Toronto

10.12.2024

SCRUTINY | Semyon Bychkov And Czech Philharmonic Celebrate The Year Of Czech Music With Sublime Beauty In Toronto

The soundworld of the Czech Philharmonic, led by their current Music Director, Semyon Bychkov, was a sublime celebration of Czech music.

Ludwig Van Toronto

10.12.2024

PREVIEW | Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre Presents WINTERSONG—dances for a sacred season

Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre presents WINTERSONG—dances for a sacred season, a celebration of the solstice that’s celebrating its 36th anniversary.

Ludwig Van Toronto

10.12.2024

CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: December 9 – 15

Classical music and opera events in Toronto for the week of December 9 to 15, 2024.

Ludwig Van Toronto

10.12.2024

CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of December 9 To 15 2024

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.

Ludwig Van Toronto

07.12.2024

PREVIEW | Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra’s Classical Christmas Showcases Young Talent

The Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra and the North York Music Festival come together in CBSO’s next concert, Christmas Classics, on December 14.

Ludwig Van Toronto

07.12.2024

LEBRECHT LISTENS | Oistrakh Lives On In This 61-Disc Box, The Revelation As Gripping As Ever

Violinist David Oistrakh, who died in 1974, lives on in this heavy 61-disc box, and the revelation is as gripping as ever.

Ludwig Van Toronto

06.12.2024

INTERVIEW | Telling The City’s Stories: Black Diasporas Tkaronto-Toronto Exhibit At The Museum Of Toronto

A new exhibition at the Museum of Toronto delves into and celebrates the broad spectrum of Black Life in Toronto and how it has evolved through oral histories.

Ludwig Van Toronto

06.12.2024

PREVIEW | Upper Canada Choristers & Cantemos Present A Holiday Travelogue

A musical trip through diverse Christmas and holiday traditions — that’s the program for the Upper Canada Choristers and their Holiday Travelogue.

Ludwig Van Toronto

05.12.2024

THE SCOOP | Six Olympians Join The National Ballet Of Canada’s Nutcracker Cannon Doll Lineup For 2024

Six Olympians, including swimming sensation Summer McIntosh, will be Cannon Dolls in The National Ballet of Canada's holiday classic, The Nutcracker.

Ludwig Van Toronto

05.12.2024

INTERVIEW | Ryan Wang: Canadian Pianist Wins BBC Young Musician 2024

The latest Canadian to take the classical world by storm is 17-year-old Ryan Wang from Vancouver, winner of BBC Young Musician 2024 award.

Ludwig Van Toronto

05.12.2024

SCRUTINY | Toronto Mendelssohn Choir’s 25th Anniversary Festival Of Carols Is A Joyous Affair

TMC conductor Jean-Sébastien Vallée led the choir in a program of age-old chestnuts and contemporary works, including a TMC-commissioned world premiere.

Ludwig Van Toronto

05.12.2024

REPORT | Canadian Composer Christophe Beck Visits Toronto For Frozen Orchestral Performance

Composer Christophe Beck was recently back in Canada to attend performances of the movie Frozen to a live orchestra playing his original score.

Ludwig Van Toronto

04.12.2024

SCRUTINY: Director Pablo Larraín’s Reimagining Of Maria Callas Is An Opulent Disaster Of A Cultural Icon

Maria, a new film by the Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín and starring Angelina Jolie, re-imagines the last days of the diva assoluta as a hallucinatory expedition.

Ludwig Van Toronto

04.12.2024

PREVIEW | Artistic Director Tatiana Stepanova Talks About Toronto International Dance Theatre’s The Nutcracker

International ballet dancers and local artists come together in the Toronto International Dance Theatre’s production of The Nutcracker.

Ludwig Van Toronto

04.12.2024

THE SCOOP | Two Canadian Projects Take Home OPERA America 2024 Awards For Digital Excellence In Opera

Two Canadian projects have come home with OPERA America 2024 Awards For Digital Excellence In Opera: Toronto's The Bicycle Opera Project and Opera 5.

Ludwig Van Toronto

03.12.2024

PREVIEW | Latin American Christmas: Toronto Consort Celebrates The Season With Navidad

Daniel Taylor, recently named the General and Artistic Director of the Toronto Consort, delves into some of the details for their upcoming holiday concert, Navidad.

Ludwig Van Toronto

03.12.2024

CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of December 2 To 8 2024

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.

Ludwig Van Toronto

03.12.2024

CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: December 2 – 8

Classical music and opera events in Toronto for the week of December 2 to 8, 2024.

Ludwig Van Toronto

01.12.2024

SCRUTINY | Babara Hannigan’s Unique Artistry On Full Display In Stunning Koerner Hall Recital

The audience at Koerner Hall saw an extraordinary recital given by one of Canada’s best, soprano Barbara Hannigan with pianist Bertrand Chamayou.

Ludwig Van Toronto

30.11.2024

PREVIEW | Opera Revue Brings You Bach-Humbug! A Holiday Opera Show for People Who Hate the Holidays

Toronto’s Opera Revue has a musical solution for anyone who's not in the spirit (or just looking for fun): Bach-Humbug! A Holiday Opera Show for People Who Hate the Holidays.

Ludwig Van Toronto

30.11.2024

LEBRECHT LISTENS | Joana Mallwitz And The Konzerthausorchester Berlin Deliver Prime Weill

Berlin’s Konzerthausorchester and conductor Joana Mallwitz give an unerringly local-patriotic tinge to Kurt Weill's symphonies and his Seven Deadly Sins.

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LEBRECHT LISTENS | MultiPiano Ensemble & Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin Find The Fun In Unplayed Stories

THE SCOOP | Oscar Peterson Program Artistic Director Colin Clarke Among Appointments To Order of Canada

SCRUTINY | Jean-Sébastien Vallée Conducts An Adventurous, Not-To-Be Missed Messiah

PREVIEW | Alliance Française Toronto Presents Parisian Pianist Maxime Zecchini

PREVIEW | Director Richard Ouzounian Talks About Sondheim’s Into The Woods — At Koerner Hall To End The Year

INTERVIEW | Executive Director Mervon Mehta Takes Us Inside The 21C Festival For 2025

THE SCOOP | Fifty-One Quarterfinalists Announced For The 2025 Honens International Piano Competition

PREVIEW | North Wind Concerts Presents Brahms Plus — Spotlighting The Clarinet-Cello-Piano Trio

CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: December 16 – 22

CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of December 16 To 22

LEBRECHT LISTENS | The Marmen Quartet Deliver Lusty, Lyrical Ligeti & Bartók

THE SCOOP | Canadian Visual Artists Are Invited To Apply For The Glenfiddich 2025 Summer Residency Program

THE SCOOP | Sheku And Isata Kanneh-Mason Cancel Toronto Appearance After Airline Denies Seat For Cello

SCRUTINY | Talented Cast Light Up Mirvish’s Silly Titanique

THE SCOOP | Toronto Music History: Gordon Lightfoot’s Piano Finds A New Home

PREVIEW | Hugh’s Room Live Presents Angela Hewitt In Concert December 2024

PREVIEW | Collingwood Music Festival Presents Baritone Gino Quilico & Songs Of The Season

THE SCOOP | Classical Guitarist Liona Boyd To Be Inducted In Canada’s Walk Of Fame

SCRUTINY | James Kudelka’s Nutcracker Remains Fresh & Entertaining After 29 Years

SCRUTINY | Semyon Bychkov And Czech Philharmonic Celebrate The Year Of Czech Music With Sublime Beauty In Toronto

PREVIEW | Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre Presents WINTERSONG—dances for a sacred season

CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: December 9 – 15

CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of December 9 To 15 2024

PREVIEW | Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra’s Classical Christmas Showcases Young Talent

LEBRECHT LISTENS | Oistrakh Lives On In This 61-Disc Box, The Revelation As Gripping As Ever

INTERVIEW | Telling The City’s Stories: Black Diasporas Tkaronto-Toronto Exhibit At The Museum Of Toronto

PREVIEW | Upper Canada Choristers & Cantemos Present A Holiday Travelogue

THE SCOOP | Six Olympians Join The National Ballet Of Canada’s Nutcracker Cannon Doll Lineup For 2024

INTERVIEW | Ryan Wang: Canadian Pianist Wins BBC Young Musician 2024

SCRUTINY | Toronto Mendelssohn Choir’s 25th Anniversary Festival Of Carols Is A Joyous Affair

REPORT | Canadian Composer Christophe Beck Visits Toronto For Frozen Orchestral Performance

SCRUTINY: Director Pablo Larraín’s Reimagining Of Maria Callas Is An Opulent Disaster Of A Cultural Icon

PREVIEW | Artistic Director Tatiana Stepanova Talks About Toronto International Dance Theatre’s The Nutcracker

THE SCOOP | Two Canadian Projects Take Home OPERA America 2024 Awards For Digital Excellence In Opera

PREVIEW | Latin American Christmas: Toronto Consort Celebrates The Season With Navidad

CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of December 2 To 8 2024

CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: December 2 – 8

SCRUTINY | Babara Hannigan’s Unique Artistry On Full Display In Stunning Koerner Hall Recital

PREVIEW | Opera Revue Brings You Bach-Humbug! A Holiday Opera Show for People Who Hate the Holidays

LEBRECHT LISTENS | Joana Mallwitz And The Konzerthausorchester Berlin Deliver Prime Weill

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