Classical
“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 […]
Classical
Classical
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 […]
Classical
Sheku Kanneh-Mason Joins the TSO For Elgar, Vaughan Williams, and a Canadian World Premiere (Concert Review)
Last weekend, up-and-coming English cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason joined the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for an impeccably-programmed (and nearly impeccably-performed) evening of Elgar, […]
Classical
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra Celebrates One Hundred Years (and One Yo-Yo Ma)
If Tom Hanks is America’s Dad, then I’d like to nominate Yo-Yo Ma as America’s Uncle. Warm. Funny. Charming. Beloved […]
Classical
Toronto Summer Music Preview: Classical Music “Inspirations” Festival
Toronto Summer Music is both a music academy and an annual festival operating primarily out of Koerner Hall, with concerts, […]
Arts
2 Pianos 4 Hands (Theatre) Review: Heart, Soul, and Wit
The story goes that James O’Neill, actor father of Eugene O’Neill, felt “trapped” by the role of the Count of […]
Classical
Royal Conservatory of Music Summer Preview 2022
The traditional classical season may be coming to a close, but Toronto’s beloved Koerner Hall, home to the Royal Conservatory […]
Classical
Ehnes Plays Beethoven (TSO Concert Review)
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been twenty-eight years since violinist James Ehnes made his debut with the Toronto Symphony […]
Classical
Truth In Our Time (NACO Concert Review)
The (perhaps too) thematically relevant National Arts Centre Orchestra concert, “Truth In Our Time”, brought film composers, and more film […]
Classical
Screen to Stage (TSO Concert Review)
Early during the pandemic, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra convened for a series of virtual lockdown performances, recorded and ingeniously edited […]