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Review | Alberta Ballet’s perfectly nice Grimm
Francesco Ventriglia became artistic director of Alberta Ballet in early 2024 with a vision: to blend tradition with innovation, to maintain the company’s roots in…
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Review | Musica Pacifica – Rockstars of Early Flemish Music
On October 23, 2024, the stage of Bourgie Hall was graced with the presence of…
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Review | Ariana Maubach wins COC competition
The Canadian Opera Company’s Centre Stage Ensemble Studio Competition is one of the most exciting…
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Concours de Genève Prizewinners Voice Competition 2024
The 78th Concours de Genève, dedicated to Voice & Composition, took place from 15 to…
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3.0Lebrecht Weekly | Gabriel Fauré: Violin concerto (Naxos), Complete piano works (Calliope)
Fauré is the French composer the world finds hardest to dislike. While Debussy means custard…
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The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Announces Its Return From Bankruptcy
KITCHENER, ONTARIO, October 30, 2024 – The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony (KWS) is pleased to announce that…
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Canadian Élisabeth Pion Wins Silver at the Blanca Uribe Colombia International Piano Competition
Canadian pianist Élisabeth Pion has won second place in the first edition of the Blanca…
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Chopin Waltz Unearthed After Almost 200 years
The discovery of a previously unknown waltz by Polish composer Frédéric Chopin has created shockwaves…
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340 Applications from 45 Countries and Regions Received for 2025 Cliburn Competition
The Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition will take place May 21–June 7, 2025, at…
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In Conversation: Jonathan Mak, First Prize Winner of the International Sorel-Tracy Piano Competition
Pianist Jonathan Mak is making waves as a promising new talent with a growing list…
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TSO Delights with Romantic Bruch & Rachmaninoff
Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s Oct. 24th program featured two beloved Romantic works: Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto…
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Johannes Skoog of Sweden Wins 6th Canadian International Organ Competition
CIOC announces the winners of the competition 2024! Over the past weeks, 9 contestants from…
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Rescued from Oblivion: Multiple Grammy Nominee ARC Ensemble Uncovers a Treasury of Beguiling Works by the Jewish-Viennese Composer Frederick Block
World Premiere Recording of Chamber Pieces — Eighth in the “Music in Exile” Series –…
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3.0Lebrecht Weekly | Franz Schmidt: 4 symphonies (Naxos)
Into every musical life, a little Schmidt must fall. I cannot count the conductors who…
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Four Finalists Announced for the 6th Edition of the Canadian International Organ Festival
FINAL ROUND October 2024 – The Canadian International Organ Festival reveals the four finalists for…
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Canadian Jonathan Mak Wins First International Sorel-Tracy Piano Competition
Nestled in the heart of Quebec, the picturesque town of Sorel-Tracy transformed into a hub…
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New Executive Director of the Festival de Lanaudière
October 23, 2024 – The Board of Directors of the Festival de Lanaudière is pleased…
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Injury Forces Violinist Angèle Dubeau to End Career
Statement from Ms. Angèle Dubeau October 23, 2024 – “For as long as I can…
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Free Music Lessons with Two Cellists of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Montreal Symphony Orchestra cellists Genevieve Guimond and Gary Russell are excited to announce they are…
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Benoit Gauthier Wins Jean-Marie Beaudet Award & Michael Bridge Wins the Virginia Parker Prize
The Canada Council for the Arts has announced the 2024 winners of the Jean-Marie Beaudet…
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Ensemble Scholastica Invites Montrealers to Discover Our City’s Hidden Medieval Treasures!
Montréal, October 21, 2024 – Ensemble Scholastica is pleased to announce its upcoming concert McGill’s Special Collections. The…
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The 6th Edition of the Canadian International Organ Competition
MONTREAL, OCTOBER 17 th, 2024 – Coinciding with the highly anticipated 6th edition of the…
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Music and Fashion Series | Glittering Sounds and Sights from Star Piano Duo
As she takes the stage in a sparkling, multicoloured, sequin slip dress, a wave of…
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3.5Lebrecht Weekly | Diyang Mei plays Bowen and Walton’s Viola Concertos Like Heifetz on Roller-Skates
It is nothing short of a scandal that not one concerto for viola and orchestra…
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5.0CD Review | freezing — Emily D’Angelo
freezing Emily D’Angelo, mezzo-soprano; Sophia Muñoz, piano; Bruno Helstroffer, electric guitar; Jonas Niederstadt, synthesizer &…
Concert Review | Canadian Opera Company opens 2023-24 season with Beethoven’s Fidelio
The Canadian Opera Company opened its 2023-24 season with a rare gem. Fidelio is the only opera Beethoven ever wrote,…
Newswire | Toronto Mendelssohn Choir announces new 23.24 season Community Engagement Team and Activities
Toronto, September 25, 2023 — The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir announces an exciting array of community events for the 2023/2024 season,…
Breaking News | Kitchener Waterloo Symphony Orchestra Cancels 23/24 Season
Sept. 18, 2023 – The Kitchener Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, Ontario’s third largest orchestra, announced this morning that the organization has…
Editorial (October 2024)
Welcome to the October 2024 national issue of La Scena Musicale, which features our annual October special on Rising Stars…
Bourgie Hall: Complete Schubert Lieder
Excellence, beauty and discovery. These are the keywords used by Bourgie Hall to present its new concert season. If there’s…
CD Review | Benjamin Bernheim, Douce France, DG
Douce France: Mélodies & Chansons Benjamin Bernheim, tenor; Carrie-Ann Matheson, piano Deutsche Grammophon, 2024 For his debut album of French…
An Exciting Summer for Indigenous Theatre
Theatre news for summer 2024, with an emphasis on indigenous artists.
Review | Ariana Maubach wins COC competition
The Canadian Opera Company’s Centre Stage Ensemble Studio Competition is one of the most exciting events in Canada’s opera world.…
Review | COC’s Faust a Devilishly Dazzling New Production
Few legendary figures have inspired more literary, cinematic, ballet and musical works than Faust. Numerous symphonic and operatic pieces have…
Newswire | Circus community holds its breath over Minister Girard’s “demanding and responsible” budget
Rescued from Oblivion: Multiple Grammy Nominee ARC Ensemble Uncovers a Treasury of Beguiling Works by the Jewish-Viennese Composer Frederick Block
World Premiere Recording of Chamber Pieces — Eighth in the “Music in Exile” Series — Continues Mission to Recover Masterpieces Concealed, Forgotten or Neglected due to War, Repression and Antisemitism…
Toronto Consort Appoints Dame Emma Kirkby as First-Ever Honorary Patron and Daniel Taylor O.C. as new Artistic and General Director
Toronto, ON, September 25, 2024 – Heather Turnbull, President of the Board, The Toronto Consort, today announced the appointment of Daniel Taylor, O.C. as the company’s new General and Artistic Director,…
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