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COC Fall Opera Season features Beethoven, Puccini, Heartbreak
The Canadian Opera Company’s (COC) Fall Season is currently showcasing two of the classics of the repertoire, Puccini’s La Bohème […]
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Koerner Hall / RCM Season 2023-24: A Musical Journey
Every year, we find ourselves extolling the remarkable virtues of Toronto’s Royal Conservatory Music (RCM) and its ever-expanding annual concert […]
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Toronto Summer Music returns with a Metamorphosis (July 9-29)
Classical music aficionados, take note: this year, the Toronto Summer Music festival is challenging you to see as many of […]
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Toronto Guardian Spring 2023 Spotify Playlist
Every Friday we publish our “Five Minutes With” music series which showcases local bands and musicians through a questionnaire and […]
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Evgeny Kissin at Roy Thomson Hall (Concert Review)
Pianist Evgeny Kissin’s recent return to Roy Thomson Hall was a brilliant showcase for this former child prodigy turned widely-admired […]
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TSO Performs Mahler No. 5 (Concert Review)
In last year’s Academy Award-nominated Tár, the swirling personal and professional crises of its title character, a world-renowned (fictitious) conductor, […]
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Toronto Guardian Winter 2023 Spotify Playlist
Every Friday we publish our “Five Minutes With” music series which showcases local bands and musicians through a questionnaire and […]
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Bach’s Mass in B Minor (Concert) Review: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Shines in Religious Epic
Of all the things to pack a crowded concert hall on a Toronto evening in 2023, a two-and-a-half-hour Catholic epic […]
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“Five Minutes With” flute and violin duo Sonority Sisters
Sonority Sisters is a flute and violin duo comprising Toronto Symphony Orchestra musicians Kelly Zimba Lukić and Clare Semes. Motivated […]
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Royal Conservatory of Music Spring 2023 Season Features Chamber Favourites and Belgian Pop Icons
Tucked in next door to Varsity Stadium, Koerner Hall at the Royal Conservatory of Music has been welcoming classical music […]