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The First December 6 Memorial Concert[Originally published on Dec. 6, 2014] How a performance of Mozart’s Requiem marked my musical passage By Wah Keung Chan Last Sunday (November 30, 2014),…
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Eun Sun Kim Appointed Music Director of San Francisco OperaSAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (December 5, 2019) — Eun Sun Kim has been appointed the Caroline…
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Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Chamber works (Sony, Genuin, Naxos)****/** The 2019 centenary of the composer’s birth has exhumed several dozen unknown works on…
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Toronto Symphony’s Tchaikovsky Program Appeals to the AudienceToronto, November 30, 2019 — The Toronto Symphony Orchestra presented an all-Tchaikovsky concert, conducted by…
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François Mario Labbé named as one of the best professionals of 2019Montréal, December 3, 2019 — In operation for more than 100 years in the performing…
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Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks’ : Some Excellent Recordings of this MasterpieceThis year, the world of music is celebrating the 270th anniversary of George Frideric Handel’s…
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English Theatre and Dance HighlightsIf you think nothing looks better under that tree than a pair of tickets for…
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Winter FestivalsWinter Classics Festival Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 The Orchestre symphonique de Laval is launching…
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Classical Streaming is Coming: Never FearI’m not against streaming,” François Mario Labbé said in his spacious and well-lit corner office overlooking Jarry…
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Streaming and Classical music: Reconciliation at LastAlready prophesied at the end of the last century, the decline of physical media and…
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Leaf Music: The Independant Label That CouldIn 2012, Jeremy VanSlyke was part-way through a master’s in sound recording at McGill’s Schulich…
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Nicole Paiement: Conductor of Modern OperaNicole Paiement is one conductor not lacking for work in the opera circuit. Fresh from…
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Trends in Arts Consumption: What are We Really Competing ForIt is an honour to be invited to write the first installment of a new…
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The Song of Names Brings Music to LifeInevitably a conveyor of meaning in cinema at some level, music sometimes moves to the…
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Record Roundup : Continental driftsAmerican Grooves Michael Formanek Very Practical Trio Even Better – Intakt CD335 While the musicians…
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Lucas Debargue: Clearly a Pianist to Contend withIt was one of a few surprising comments. Lucas Debargue, speaking from his home in…
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Toronto Composer Saman Shahi Joins Leaf Music RosterDecember 2, 2019 (Halifax, NS) – Halifax based classical record label, Leaf Music is pleased…
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Unveiling of Plans for the Reimagination of David Geffen HallDiamond Schmitt Architects Joined by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects to Reimagine the Concert Hall…
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Montrose Trio: A Classic VintageSomething was missing at the inaugural performance of the Montrose Trio on Dec. 7, 2013…
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Mariss Jansons, 1943-2019Mariss Jansons, chief conductor of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and former chief conductor of…
Trio Dell’Aria: Louis Spohr and more
Soprano Kripa Nageshwar, pianist Ruta Vaivade and clarinetist Michael Westwood always had an individual passion for chamber music. The same…
Jessye Norman, Soprano, 1945-2019
Jessye Norman, one of the world’s most admired vocalists, died in New York on Sept. 30 at the age of…
New Music for Louis Riel Co-Commissioned by COC and NAC
Toronto – The Canadian Opera Company is proud to partner with the National Arts Centre in co-commissioning new work to…
CMIM 2019 Violin – Predictions
By Wah Keung Chan and Alexandre Da Costa To help navigate the 2019 edition of the Concours musical international de…
Competitors for the 2019 CMIM Violin edition revealed
Montréal, January 22, 2019 — 24 of the world’s most promising young violinists—15 women and 9 men between the ages…
Isabel Bader Centre’s 5th season features inaugural KA’TAROHKWI Festival of Indigenous Arts
Kingston ON … The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts at Queen’s University launches its 5th Anniversary Season that includes…
