How do you describe a violin virtuoso and conductor whose career has spanned over 65 years, whose numerous awards include 16 Grammys, four Emmys and the Presidential Medal of Freedom?

Ludwig Van Toronto

18.05.2024

LEBRECHT LISTENS | The Best Of British In Beethoven Isn’t So Easy To Pull Off

In Beethoven’s triple concerto, a pianist, violinist and cellist all have to agree among themselves before the conductor and orchestra get involved.

Ludwig Van Toronto

18.05.2024

THE SCOOP | Canadian Pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko Named 1st Prize Winner Of The Concours musical international de Montréal

Canadian pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko was declared the 1st Prize Winner of the 2024 Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM).

Ludwig Van Toronto

17.05.2024

THE SCOOP | The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra Announces Appointment Of James S. Kahane As Next Music Director

The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra has tapped 28 year-old James S. Kahane as the next Music Director of the 140-year old organization.

Ludwig Van Toronto

17.05.2024

PREVIEW | The Canadian Children’s Opera Company Remounts Dean Burry’s The Hobbit For Its 20th Anniversary

The Canadian Children’s Opera Company is remounting composer Dean Burry's The Hobbit two decades or so after its premiere.

Ludwig Van Toronto

17.05.2024

SCRUTINY | Coal Mine’s Hedda Gabler Ambitious & Worthy, With A Couple Of Cavils

Hedda Gabler is a powerful play that is being given a powerful production by Coal Mine Theatre, an ambitious and worthy undertaking albeit with minor reservations.

Ludwig Van Toronto

16.05.2024

THE SCOOP | Barbara Hannigan Named As Chief Conductor & Artistic Director Of The Iceland Symphony Orchestra

The Iceland Symphony Orchestra (ISO) has announced the appointment of Barbara Hannigan as their Chief Conductor and Artistic Director.

Ludwig Van Toronto

16.05.2024

PREVIEW | The Philippine Madrigal Singers Bring IntenSIXTY To Toronto

The Philippine Madrigal Singers are on a tour that is taking them across Canada from west to east from April through July, hitting Toronto on May 26.

Ludwig Van Toronto

15.05.2024

PREVIEW | The Toronto Bach Festival Aims For A Multifaceted Experience Of The Iconic Composer's Music

The Toronto Bach Festival will be held from May 24 to 26, presenting four concerts and a lecture that offer audiences a chance to experience different facets of Bach’s work.

Ludwig Van Toronto

15.05.2024

INTERVIEW | Mariya Khomutova Talks Career, The First Métis Man Of Odesa, And Ukraine

First Métis Man of Odesa has become one of the most popular plays in Canadian history, finding love wherever it tours across the country.

Ludwig Van Toronto

15.05.2024

PREVIEW | Luminato Square Brings 10 Days Of Free Arts Programming To Downtown Toronto

Luminato Festival announces Luminato in the Square, a slate of free music and other programming that runs from June 7 to 16 at David Pecaut Square.

Ludwig Van Toronto

14.05.2024

SCRUTINY | The Kronos Quartet Five Decades Offers Brilliance, Impressive Tech, And Humanity

On the evening of May 9, 2024, the audience packed into Koerner Hall for the Kronos Quartet: Five Decades, cementing their reputation as a true leader of new music,

Ludwig Van Toronto

14.05.2024

PREVIEW | The Cathedral Bluffs Orchestra Ends Season With Bruch, Mahler

The Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra, with violinist Joelle Crigger, ends its regular season with a program of Bruch and Mahler.

Ludwig Van Toronto

14.05.2024

CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: May 13 – 19

Classical music and opera events in Toronto for the week of May 13 to 19, 2024.

Ludwig Van Toronto

14.05.2024

CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of May 13 To May 19 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

14.05.2024

THE SCOOP | Toronto City Opera Announces Winners Of Its First Annual Giuseppe Macina Operatic Voices Competition

Toronto City Opera has announced the winners of its Giuseppe Macina Operatic Voices Competition, held for the first time this year.

Ludwig Van Toronto

11.05.2024

INTERVIEW | Voices of Spring: COC Ensemble Singers Take On Don Pasquale

The COC will present a one-night-only Ensemble Performance of Don Pasquale on May 14 starring three current and one former member back for a star turn.

Ludwig Van Toronto

11.05.2024

LEBRECHT LISTENS | Two Releases Beg The Question: Is Grazyna Bacewicz The Next Mieczyslaw Weinberg?

I am starting to think that Grazyna Bacewicz might be the next Mieczyslaw Weinberg; Grazyna is a frontline composer who demands to be heard now and forever.

Ludwig Van Toronto

11.05.2024

INTERVIEW | Cultureland Presents A New Opera Steeped In Iranian Culture: Echoes Of Bi-Sotoon

Presented by Toronto's Cultureland, Echoes of Bi-Sotoon is a new opera based on the work of seven BIPOC composers from around the world.

Ludwig Van Toronto

10.05.2024

PREVIEW | Tapestry Opera Presents An Acadian Kitchen Party & Iron Chef Inspired Operatic Adventures To The Stage

Kitchens and musical creation seem to be the running themes in two concert offerings presented by Tapestry Opera later this month.

Ludwig Van Toronto

10.05.2024

THE SCOOP | The Royal Conservatory Makes Koerner Hall More Accessible With My Piece Of The City Program

The Royal Conservatory of Music, in partnership with The Daniels Corporation, has announced the establishment of the My Piece of the City program.

Ludwig Van Toronto

09.05.2024

PREVIEW | Music In The Afternoon Returns To Celebrate 127 Years And Counting In 2024-25

The Women’s Musical Club of Toronto will celebrate 127 years of presenting concerts and supporting classical music artists in the city in 2024-25.

Ludwig Van Toronto

09.05.2024

SCRUTINY | The Royal Conservatory Orchestra Takes Manhattan

The Royal Conservatory Orchestra performed at New York’s Carnegie Hall to a nearly full house on their very first appearance on the iconic stage.

Ludwig Van Toronto

08.05.2024

PREVIEW | Kitchener’s Open Ears Festival Offers Innovative Performances And Interactive Experiences

At the Open Ears — Festival of Music & Sound, you can listen to a cutting edge experimental electroacoustic performance, find out how to foley, explore cultural heritage, and more.

Ludwig Van Toronto

08.05.2024

PREVIEW | Canadian Opera Company’s Aportia Chryptych Celebrates Groundbreaking Nova Scotia Contralto Portia White

Portia White began her singing career at the age of six in Truro, Nova Scotia, and went on to become the first Black Canadian singer to gain an international reputation.

Ludwig Van Toronto

08.05.2024

SCRUTINY | Spanish Zarzuela The Guest At The Inn Entertains A Select Audience With Remarkable Performances

Toronto Operetta Theatre (TOT) ended its 2023-2024 season with a worthy performance of the Spanish zarzuela El huésped del sevillano / The Guest at the Inn.

Ludwig Van Toronto

07.05.2024

SCRUTINY | Thrilling Medea Caps Canadian Opera Company’s Spring Season

The Canadian Opera Company saved its best for last in a thrilling COC premiere of a rarely performed opera, Cherubini’s Medea.

Ludwig Van Toronto

07.05.2024

CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: May 6 – May 12

Classical music and opera events in Toronto for the week of May 6 to May 12, 2024.

Ludwig Van Toronto

07.05.2024

PREVIEW | Ottawa Chamberfest Celebrates 30 Years In 2024 With Diverse Line-Up

Ottawa Chamberfest returns to celebrate 30 years of bringing beautiful music to the nation’s capital from July 25 to August 8.

Ludwig Van Toronto

07.05.2024

CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of May 6 To May 12 2023

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

04.05.2024

LEBRECHT LISTENS | Janusz Wawrowski And The Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra Offer Sublime Silvestrov

The two works on this album of music by Valentin Silvestrov portray a composer struggling with forces of history and fate on his doorstep.

Ludwig Van Toronto

04.05.2024

THE SCOOP | Could The Kitchener Waterloo Symphony Be On The Road To Renewal?

Will the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony rise from the ashes to see another day? That's what recent developments suggest.

Ludwig Van Toronto

04.05.2024

PREVIEW | Upper Canada Choristers Celebrate 30th Anniversary With World Premieres, New Beginnings

The Upper Canada Choristers will close their season with a concert titled New Beginnings on May 10 that includes four world premieres.

Ludwig Van Toronto

03.05.2024

INTERVIEW | Music Toronto Artistic & Executive Director Roman Borys Talks About An Exciting Season

With one year in the role of Artistic and Executive Director of Music TORONTO under his belt, Roman Borys is more excited than ever for the upcoming season.

Ludwig Van Toronto

03.05.2024

PREVIEW | The Orpheus Choir Of Toronto Ends The Season With Jocelyn Hagen’s The Notebooks Of Leonardo Da Vinci

The Orpheus Choir of Toronto is ending their 2023/24 season with The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci by American composer Jocelyn Hagen.

Ludwig Van Toronto

03.05.2024

SCRUTINY | TSO Tour Program Leaves Room For Improvement

Something old, something new: Gustavo Gimeno and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra are hedging their bets this weekend in Montreal and Ottawa.

Ludwig Van Toronto

03.05.2024

PREVIEW | St. James Cathedral Choir Celebrates Late 18th Century Excellence & Friendship

The Choir of Toronto's St. James Cathedral will be devoting their next concert to the music of the late 18th century, spotlighting beloved pieces by Haydn and Mozart.

Ludwig Van Toronto

02.05.2024

THE SCOOP | St. Lawrence String Quartet To Disband After 34 Seasons

The St. Lawrence String Quartet has announced that the 2023/24 season, their 34th, will be their last.

Ludwig Van Toronto

02.05.2024

THE SCOOP | Tapestry Opera/Nightwood Theatre: Construction Updates At 877 Yonge Street

Tapestry Opera and Nightwood Theatre recently provided an update on the construction of a new performing arts space at 877 Yonge Street.

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THE SCOOP | Applications For TO Live Explorations Initiative Open To June 28 2024

SCRUTINY | Itzhak Perlman Makes a Welcome Return to Toronto

LEBRECHT LISTENS | The Best Of British In Beethoven Isn’t So Easy To Pull Off

THE SCOOP | Canadian Pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko Named 1st Prize Winner Of The Concours musical international de Montréal

THE SCOOP | The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra Announces Appointment Of James S. Kahane As Next Music Director

PREVIEW | The Canadian Children’s Opera Company Remounts Dean Burry’s The Hobbit For Its 20th Anniversary

SCRUTINY | Coal Mine’s Hedda Gabler Ambitious & Worthy, With A Couple Of Cavils

THE SCOOP | Barbara Hannigan Named As Chief Conductor & Artistic Director Of The Iceland Symphony Orchestra

PREVIEW | The Philippine Madrigal Singers Bring IntenSIXTY To Toronto

PREVIEW | The Toronto Bach Festival Aims For A Multifaceted Experience Of The Iconic Composer's Music

INTERVIEW | Mariya Khomutova Talks Career, The First Métis Man Of Odesa, And Ukraine

PREVIEW | Luminato Square Brings 10 Days Of Free Arts Programming To Downtown Toronto

SCRUTINY | The Kronos Quartet Five Decades Offers Brilliance, Impressive Tech, And Humanity

PREVIEW | The Cathedral Bluffs Orchestra Ends Season With Bruch, Mahler

CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: May 13 – 19

CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of May 13 To May 19 2024

THE SCOOP | Toronto City Opera Announces Winners Of Its First Annual Giuseppe Macina Operatic Voices Competition

INTERVIEW | Voices of Spring: COC Ensemble Singers Take On Don Pasquale

LEBRECHT LISTENS | Two Releases Beg The Question: Is Grazyna Bacewicz The Next Mieczyslaw Weinberg?

INTERVIEW | Cultureland Presents A New Opera Steeped In Iranian Culture: Echoes Of Bi-Sotoon

PREVIEW | Tapestry Opera Presents An Acadian Kitchen Party & Iron Chef Inspired Operatic Adventures To The Stage

THE SCOOP | The Royal Conservatory Makes Koerner Hall More Accessible With My Piece Of The City Program

PREVIEW | Music In The Afternoon Returns To Celebrate 127 Years And Counting In 2024-25

SCRUTINY | The Royal Conservatory Orchestra Takes Manhattan

PREVIEW | Kitchener’s Open Ears Festival Offers Innovative Performances And Interactive Experiences

PREVIEW | Canadian Opera Company’s Aportia Chryptych Celebrates Groundbreaking Nova Scotia Contralto Portia White

SCRUTINY | Spanish Zarzuela The Guest At The Inn Entertains A Select Audience With Remarkable Performances

SCRUTINY | Thrilling Medea Caps Canadian Opera Company’s Spring Season

CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: May 6 – May 12

PREVIEW | Ottawa Chamberfest Celebrates 30 Years In 2024 With Diverse Line-Up

CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of May 6 To May 12 2023

LEBRECHT LISTENS | Janusz Wawrowski And The Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra Offer Sublime Silvestrov

THE SCOOP | Could The Kitchener Waterloo Symphony Be On The Road To Renewal?

PREVIEW | Upper Canada Choristers Celebrate 30th Anniversary With World Premieres, New Beginnings

INTERVIEW | Music Toronto Artistic & Executive Director Roman Borys Talks About An Exciting Season

PREVIEW | The Orpheus Choir Of Toronto Ends The Season With Jocelyn Hagen’s The Notebooks Of Leonardo Da Vinci

SCRUTINY | TSO Tour Program Leaves Room For Improvement

PREVIEW | St. James Cathedral Choir Celebrates Late 18th Century Excellence & Friendship

THE SCOOP | St. Lawrence String Quartet To Disband After 34 Seasons

THE SCOOP | Tapestry Opera/Nightwood Theatre: Construction Updates At 877 Yonge Street

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