Classical
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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]