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By Eva Stone-Barney on 10 November 2023 Chamber Music, Classical, Classical Music, Contemporary, Orchestral, Toronto

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The Orchestre Métropolitain and María Dueñas In November, the illustrious Yannick Nézet-Séguin will interpret Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7 with his Orchestre Métropolitain. Known as the Leningrad symphony, the piece became a symbol of hope during the Second World War. Also on the program is Halvorsen’s Violin Concerto, which will be interpreted by the young Spanish violinist, María Dueñas (Nov. 17 and 18). www.orchestremetropolitain.com Gala des Jeunes Ambassadeurs et Ambassadrices Lyriques The Gala des Jeunes Ambassadeurs et Ambassadrices Lyriques will take place in the Concert Hall at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal (4750 Henri-Julien Ave.). This benefit concert will feature…

CD Review | Portrait (Centrediscs, 2023)

By Justin Bernard on 10 November 2023 CD and Book Reviews, Chamber Music, Piano, Strings

Bryan and Silvie Cheng—brother and sister in real life—have just released a new album, Portrait, on Centrediscs—the most personal of their entire discography.

CD Review | Kevin Lau: Under a Veil of Stars (Leaf Music, 2023)

By Viktor Lazarov on 10 November 2023 CD and Book Reviews, Chamber Music, Piano

Rarely do program notes capture the intangible, inexpressible nature of the works they describe. But such is not the case with composer Kevin Lau’s album Under a Veil of Stars.

CD Review | Elgar & Lalo Cello Concertos (Sony Classical, 2023)

By Bridget Esler on 10 November 2023 CD and Book Reviews, Chamber Music, Strings

Nearly three decades after it was initially made, Israeli-Canadian cellist Ofra Harnoy’s recording of Edward Elgar’s cello concerto has been released on Sony Classical.

CD Review | An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene (Leaf Music, 2023)

By Zenith Wolfe on 10 November 2023 CD and Book Reviews, Chamber Music, Orchestral

The age of humans—the “Holocene era”—is at its end, suggests award-winning composer Frank Horvat on his latest masterpiece, An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene.

CD Review | En Route (Leaf Music, 2023)

By Zenith Wolfe on 10 November 2023 CD and Book Reviews, Chamber Music, Violin

For better or worse, En Route is a unique example of how track lengths, titles, and human voices (or the lack thereof) affect a listener’s experience of an album.

CD Review | Recurrence (Leaf Music, 2023)

By Viktor Lazarov on 10 November 2023 CD and Book Reviews, Chamber Music, Orchestral, Strings

Recurrence is a collaboration between members of the ICOT (Iranian-Canadian Composers of Toronto) Chamber Orchestra, the New Orford String Quartet and two eminent Canadian composers.

Ensemble Caprice (Photo by Tam Photography)

Concert Review | Vivaldi’s Gloria, Ensemble Caprice

By Viktor Lazarov on 16 October 2023 Chamber Music, Concert Reviews, Montreal

On Sunday afternoon, October 15, 2023, a packed Maison Symphonique welcomed Mathias Maute’s Ensemble Caprice in “Vivaldi’s Gloria”: a concert celebrating the reputable baroque ensemble’s 35 years. The ensemble collaborated with the Ensemble ArtChoral and members of the Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra (JBO), Israel’s first baroque orchestra. Maute shared the podium with Maestro David Shermer, conductor and founder of the JBO, who played continuo on harpsichord and pump organ. Maestro Maute presented and welcomed his guests, and thanked the members of the JBO, performing despite distressing international circumstances. The concert opened with the performance of a text by poet, author, songwriter,…

Gabriel Dharmoo (experimental singing) and Stefan Östersjö (electric guitar) (Photo by Alain Lefort)

Sandeep Bhagwati: Embracing Uncertainty

By Viktor Lazarov on 16 October 2023 Chamber Music, Montreal

Prof. Sandeep Bhagwati is being honoured this year by the SMCQ, with their prestigious Série Hommage. Every two years, the leading Quebec organization chooses to honour one composer by featuring their work in over 200 concerts and events nationwide. The composer’s formidable intellect is evident, based on his numerous pursuits and artistic projects which span the course of an impressive and highly successful career. Born in Mumbai, educated in Austria, Germany and France, Bhagwati writes operas, orchestral and ensemble compositions and chamber music, creates multimedia concert installations, and composes what he calls comprovisations: compositions with integrated improvisations. But who exactly…

CD Review | Clara et Robert Schumann: Musique de chambre pour cor (Atma Classique, 2023)

By Zenith Wolfe on 6 October 2023 CD and Book Reviews, Chamber Music, Winds

Clara et Robert Schumann: Musique de chambre pour cor Louis-Philippe Marsolais, horn; David Jalbert and Philip Chiu, piano; Cameron Crozman and Stéphane Tétreault, cello Atma Classique, June 2023 The gentleness of the Schumanns’ romantic compositions is not lost on the Orchestre Métropolitain’s principal horn player, Louis-Philippe Marsolais. He demonstrates a great deal of restraint on this album through his muted performance. Marsolais’s soft notes drift along peacefully above an enthusiastic piano, played by David Jalbert. When Marsolais is prompted to play with more force, Jalbert is careful to maintain a similar volume and intensity, creating a gentle synergy between the…

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