With everything from internationally recognized stars of classical music to innovative icons and artists, The Elora Festival takes place from July 11 to 27, 2025

Ludwig Van Toronto

03.04.2025

INTERVIEW | Pianist Jennifer King Talks About Curation, And Her Upcoming Album Souvenance

Souvenance is the title of an upcoming album by pianist Jennifer King, a release of works for solo piano, including piano nocturnes, romances without words, and meditations.

Ludwig Van Toronto

02.04.2025

PREVIEW | Music Toronto’s Celebration Of Small Ensembles Offers A Bold Exploration Of Music Across The Centuries

Music Toronto presents a Celebration of Small Ensembles, offering three diverse and creative programs for a series of small ensembles.

Ludwig Van Toronto

02.04.2025

THE SCOOP | Zimfira Poloz, Artistic Director of the Toronto Children’s Chorus, Awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal

Zimfira Poloz, Artistic Director of the Toronto Children’s Chorus, has been awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal.

Ludwig Van Toronto

02.04.2025

THE SCOOP | TO Live Snags $2.275M To Revitalize George Weston Recital Hall

The George Weston Recital Hall, one of Toronto’s premier live music venues, will get a major renovation thanks to a historic $2.275 million donation.

Ludwig Van Toronto

01.04.2025

THE SCOOP | The Toronto Symphony Orchestra Wins A JUNO For Best Classical Album (Large Ensemble)

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra has taken home JUNO hardware in the category for Classical album of the year (large ensemble) for their album Turangalîla-Symphonie.

Ludwig Van Toronto

01.04.2025

INTERVIEW | Rising Canadian Tenor Zachary Rioux Talks About Career Next Steps

Fast-rising Canadian tenor Zachary Rioux reflects on his burgeoning career and looks forward to his future vocal journey, including an upcoming role in Manitoba Opera's La Boheme.

Ludwig Van Toronto

01.04.2025

CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: March 31 – April 6

Classical music and opera events in Toronto for the week of March 31 to April 6, 2025.

Ludwig Van Toronto

01.04.2025

SCRUTINY | Les Arts Florissants & Théotime Langlois de Swarte : Passionate, Thoughtful Performance Turns Familiar Vivaldi Into A Revelation

Les Arts Florissants returned to Toronto, this time with young violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte at the helm, bringing a mixed Italian baroque program centred on Vivaldi.

Ludwig Van Toronto

29.03.2025

LEBRECHT LISTENS | Alice Sara Ott’s Playing Is Captivating On John Field: Complete Nocturnes

Alice Sara Ott’s playing is captivating on this release, where she reminds the world of the importance of Irish composer John Field.

Ludwig Van Toronto

29.03.2025

THE SCOOP | Tapestry Opera Announces Artist Residencies With OperaQ & Cultureland — And Cultureland’s Quest On April 12

Tapestry Opera has announced two new Artistic Residencies with OperaQ and Cultureland Collective, with an upcoming performance by Cultureland titled Quest to introduce their work.

Ludwig Van Toronto

29.03.2025

THE SCOOP | Violinist William Fedkenheuer Named As Toronto Summer Music's Next Artistic Director

Canadian violinist and international chamber musician William Fedkenheuer has been to lead Toronto Summer Music as the organization’s next Artistic Director.

Ludwig Van Toronto

29.03.2025

SCRUTINY | An International Night At Esprit Orchestra’s Edge Of Your Seat Festival 2025

Alex Pauk, artistic director and conductor of Esprit Orchestra assembled a cohort of 92 players to perform works by three internationally eminent composers, two of them living and present.

Ludwig Van Toronto

28.03.2025

THE SCOOP | Opera 5 Has Been Named The Canadian Opera Company’s Newest Company-in-Residence

Toronto’s Opera 5 has been named as the latest Company-in-Residence of the Canadian Opera Company for a two-year term that begins on July 1, 2025.

Ludwig Van Toronto

28.03.2025

SCRUTINY | Angela Hewitt And Toronto Symphony Orchestra Offer Thoughtful Takes On Mozart, Mendelssohn Masterworks

Angela Hewitt performed Mozart's Concerto No. 21 with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in a program that also included Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3.

Ludwig Van Toronto

28.03.2025

PREVIEW | Amici Chamber Ensemble Offers Hidden Treasures With Guest Violinist Chee-Yun

The Amici Chamber Ensemble has handpicked a selection of seldom performed pieces for their next concert, aptly titled Hidden Treasures.

Ludwig Van Toronto

27.03.2025

THE SCOOP | TMChoir News: 2024/25 Season Ends With Beethoven & Community And 2025/26 Begins With Composer-in-Residence Stephanie Martin

The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir will end their season with epic Beethoven and a community concert, then launch 2025/26 with a new Composer-in-Residence.

Ludwig Van Toronto

27.03.2025

PREVIEW | Mississauga Symphony Orchestra & Pianist Daniel Vnuknowski Celebrate Beethoven & Schumann

Pianist Daniel Vnukowski joins the Mississauga Symphony Orchestra for their next concert, titled Beethoven & Schumann.

Ludwig Van Toronto

27.03.2025

PREVIEW | Composer/Violinist/Guitarist Jack Campbell Brings Sounding Bombe: Enigmatic Music To Toronto

Violinist and composer Jack Campbell’s Sounding Bombe: Enigmatic Music brings together musicality and science, past and present.

Ludwig Van Toronto

27.03.2025

SCRUTINY | Pink Martini + Adoring Fans = A Love Fest

Pink Martini is a music ensemble unlike any other, and their famously eclectic repertoire was in full flower at their Roy Thomson Hall concert celebrating their 30th anniversary.

Ludwig Van Toronto

27.03.2025

PREVIEW | Brian Finley Talks About The Westben 2025 Summer Festival: June 13 To August 3

The Westben Festival kicks off June 13, with 37 concerts between June 13 and August 3 in the Ontario countryside, offering classical music, jazz, blues, and much more.

Ludwig Van Toronto

27.03.2025

INTERVIEW | Pulitzer-Winning Librettist, Playwright: Against The Grain Theatre’s Multi-Hyphenate Artistic Director Royce Vavrek Talks Shop

Royce Vavrek, librettist, playwright, and filmmaker (among other things), is the Artistic Director of Toronto’s Against the Grain Theatre, and we caught up with him recently for a chat.

Ludwig Van Toronto

27.03.2025

PREVIEW | The Elora Singers Close Their Season With Burning Measures

The 2024/25 concert season will close for The Elora Singers with a concert titled Burning Measures, and a program that spans centuries of music.

Ludwig Van Toronto

27.03.2025

PREVIEW | Violinist Kerson Leong Joins London Symphonia For Beethoven & Sibelius

Canadian-born violinist Kerson Leong will be in the spotlight for the next concert by London Symphonia on April 5, conducted by Tania Miller.

Ludwig Van Toronto

25.03.2025

SCRUTINY | Toronto Symphony’s Mahler 4 Program Previews Upcoming European Tour

Mahler’s Fourth will be played in four of the nine concerts in the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s 2026 Europe tour; if this concert was any indication, Europe is in for a treat.

Ludwig Van Toronto

25.03.2025

CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: March 24 – 30

Classical music and opera events in Toronto for the week of March 24 to 30, 2025.

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25.03.2025

CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of March 24 To 30

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

22.03.2025

LEBRECHT LISTENS | Pianists Jean-Efflam Bavouzet & Malcolm Martineau Celebrate Ravel Year With Releases That Don’t Disappoint

Pianists Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and Malcolm Martineau offer ‘complete’ versions of Ravel’s piano works and songs for the composer’s 150th anniversary year

Ludwig Van Toronto

22.03.2025

SCRUTINY | Glenn Gould School Spring Opera Presents A Sparkling Die Zauberflöte

The Glenn Gould School Spring Opera currently on offer is the beloved Mozart masterpiece, Die Zauberflöte, in a lively production with a talented cast.

Ludwig Van Toronto

22.03.2025

INTERVIEW | Conductor James S Kahane: From Finland To The Hamilton Philharmonic

Conductor James S. Kahane is nearing the end of his first season as Music Director of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra; we caught up with him to chat.

Ludwig Van Toronto

22.03.2025

SCRUTINY | GRAMMY-Winning Soprano Karen Slack & Pianist Kevin Miller Deliver High Octane Recital

Soprano Karen Slack and pianist Kevin Miller’s recital: African Queens was a true exultation and celebration of Black womanhood and leadership.

Ludwig Van Toronto

21.03.2025

THE SCOOP | The Toronto Symphony Orchestra Will Tour Europe In 2025/26

Music Director Gustavo Gimeno will lead the Toronto Symphony Orchestra on an eight-city, six country European tour from January 27 to February 9, 2026.

Ludwig Van Toronto

21.03.2025

THE SCOOP | Sir Elton John Has Been Announced As The 15th Glenn Gould Prize Laureate

Sir Elton John has been named the 15th Glenn Gould Prize Laureate in an announcement that was made by The Glenn Gould Foundation earlier today.

Ludwig Van Toronto

21.03.2025

THE SCOOP | The National Creation Fund Makes Its 100th Investment: The Canadian Opera Company’s Empire Of Wild

Empire of Wild, a new opera co-commissioned by the Canadian Opera Company and National Arts Centre, gets a financial boost from The National Creation Fund.

Ludwig Van Toronto

20.03.2025

SCRUTINY | Venerable Pianist Janina Fialkowska Returns To Toronto In Memorable Recital

Based on Janina Fialkowska’s performance last evening, she still has what it takes to dazzle and make the audience stand up and cheer.

Ludwig Van Toronto

20.03.2025

PREVIEW | The Oakville Choral Society Presents The Romantic Piano With Ann Marie Leonard

The Oakville Choral Society will present a concert titled The Romantic Piano, featuring Ann Marie Leonard as a benefit for the Choral Society and their programming.

Ludwig Van Toronto

20.03.2025

THE SCOOP | Canadian Soprano & Conductor Barbara Hannigan Received 2025 Polar Music Prize

Canadian soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan will be the recipient of a 2025 Polar Music Prize alongside rock legends Queen, and jazz virtuoso Herbie Hancock.

Ludwig Van Toronto

20.03.2025

INTERVIEW | Saint Stella Talks About The Masque Of The Red Death In Toronto

Edgar Allan Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death has been given a makeover with a difference by Toronto multi-hyphenate artist Saint Stella in a new musical production.

Ludwig Van Toronto

19.03.2025

THE SCOOP | Toronto’s New Arts Venue: The Nancy & Ed Jackman Performance Centre Is Open At 877 Yonge

The Nancy & Ed Jackman Performance Centre has opened its doors at 877 Yonge, developed in a partnership between Tapestry Opera, Nightwood Theatre, and St. Clare’s Housing Society.

Ludwig Van Toronto

19.03.2025

PREVIEW | Opera By Request Presents Bartók’s Duke Bluebeard's Castle & Rachmaninoff’s Aleko In Double Bill

Opera by Request will present an imaginative double-bill that brings together Béla Bartók’s Duke Bluebeard's Castle, and Rachmaninoff’s Aleko.

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PREVIEW | The Elora Festival Announces The Lineup For The 46th Annual Festival

INTERVIEW | Pianist Jennifer King Talks About Curation, And Her Upcoming Album Souvenance

PREVIEW | Music Toronto’s Celebration Of Small Ensembles Offers A Bold Exploration Of Music Across The Centuries

THE SCOOP | Zimfira Poloz, Artistic Director of the Toronto Children’s Chorus, Awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal

THE SCOOP | TO Live Snags $2.275M To Revitalize George Weston Recital Hall

THE SCOOP | The Toronto Symphony Orchestra Wins A JUNO For Best Classical Album (Large Ensemble)

INTERVIEW | Rising Canadian Tenor Zachary Rioux Talks About Career Next Steps

CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: March 31 – April 6

SCRUTINY | Les Arts Florissants & Théotime Langlois de Swarte : Passionate, Thoughtful Performance Turns Familiar Vivaldi Into A Revelation

LEBRECHT LISTENS | Alice Sara Ott’s Playing Is Captivating On John Field: Complete Nocturnes

THE SCOOP | Tapestry Opera Announces Artist Residencies With OperaQ & Cultureland — And Cultureland’s Quest On April 12

THE SCOOP | Violinist William Fedkenheuer Named As Toronto Summer Music's Next Artistic Director

SCRUTINY | An International Night At Esprit Orchestra’s Edge Of Your Seat Festival 2025

THE SCOOP | Opera 5 Has Been Named The Canadian Opera Company’s Newest Company-in-Residence

SCRUTINY | Angela Hewitt And Toronto Symphony Orchestra Offer Thoughtful Takes On Mozart, Mendelssohn Masterworks

PREVIEW | Amici Chamber Ensemble Offers Hidden Treasures With Guest Violinist Chee-Yun

THE SCOOP | TMChoir News: 2024/25 Season Ends With Beethoven & Community And 2025/26 Begins With Composer-in-Residence Stephanie Martin

PREVIEW | Mississauga Symphony Orchestra & Pianist Daniel Vnuknowski Celebrate Beethoven & Schumann

PREVIEW | Composer/Violinist/Guitarist Jack Campbell Brings Sounding Bombe: Enigmatic Music To Toronto

SCRUTINY | Pink Martini + Adoring Fans = A Love Fest

PREVIEW | Brian Finley Talks About The Westben 2025 Summer Festival: June 13 To August 3

INTERVIEW | Pulitzer-Winning Librettist, Playwright: Against The Grain Theatre’s Multi-Hyphenate Artistic Director Royce Vavrek Talks Shop

PREVIEW | The Elora Singers Close Their Season With Burning Measures

PREVIEW | Violinist Kerson Leong Joins London Symphonia For Beethoven & Sibelius

SCRUTINY | Toronto Symphony’s Mahler 4 Program Previews Upcoming European Tour

CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: March 24 – 30

CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of March 24 To 30

LEBRECHT LISTENS | Pianists Jean-Efflam Bavouzet & Malcolm Martineau Celebrate Ravel Year With Releases That Don’t Disappoint

SCRUTINY | Glenn Gould School Spring Opera Presents A Sparkling Die Zauberflöte

INTERVIEW | Conductor James S Kahane: From Finland To The Hamilton Philharmonic

SCRUTINY | GRAMMY-Winning Soprano Karen Slack & Pianist Kevin Miller Deliver High Octane Recital

THE SCOOP | The Toronto Symphony Orchestra Will Tour Europe In 2025/26

THE SCOOP | Sir Elton John Has Been Announced As The 15th Glenn Gould Prize Laureate

THE SCOOP | The National Creation Fund Makes Its 100th Investment: The Canadian Opera Company’s Empire Of Wild

SCRUTINY | Venerable Pianist Janina Fialkowska Returns To Toronto In Memorable Recital

PREVIEW | The Oakville Choral Society Presents The Romantic Piano With Ann Marie Leonard

THE SCOOP | Canadian Soprano & Conductor Barbara Hannigan Received 2025 Polar Music Prize

INTERVIEW | Saint Stella Talks About The Masque Of The Red Death In Toronto

THE SCOOP | Toronto’s New Arts Venue: The Nancy & Ed Jackman Performance Centre Is Open At 877 Yonge

PREVIEW | Opera By Request Presents Bartók’s Duke Bluebeard's Castle & Rachmaninoff’s Aleko In Double Bill

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