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SCRUTINY | Itzhak Perlman Makes a Welcome Return to Toronto
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?
https://www.ludwig-van.com/toronto/2024/05/17/scrutiny-itzhak-perlman-makes-welcome-return-toronto/
THE SCOOP | Applications For TO Live Explorations Initiative Open To June 28 2024
TO Live has announced that applications for the organization’s explorations initiative are open now with a deadline of June 28.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
PREVIEW | Luminato In The 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
https://www.ludwig-van.com/toronto/2024/05/08/scrutiny-royal-conservatory-orchestra-takes-manhattan/
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.