Is It Worth Studying Music Now?
Music will not cease to exist because of a pandemic. What we have witnessed in the past months proves this. There has been an unprecedented…
Yearly Archives: 2020
David P. Leonard & The Trebas Institute: Forty years of sound advice
Some people settle for a single epiphany. David P. Leonard, the Montreal native who founded the Trebas Institute, has had a few. One was in…
Ofra Harnoy finds a new home and makes a recording that really rocks
In the summer of 2018, cellist Ofra Harnoy and her husband, classical and jazz musician Mike Herriott, went on vacation to Newfoundland, where the British-born…
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony: Landmark Recordings
In the space of a single-page survey, it would be impossible to give a comprehensive overview of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony on record, so we will…
Life as a Black Classical Pianist
by Luke Welch From an early age I was quick to realize that there were not (m)any other young black pianists who were learning how…
Jesse Wente: “We need a sharing of power and resources”
Born in Toronto, University of Toronto alumnus Jesse Wente is a writer, broadcaster, speaker and arts leader. He spent seven years as director of film…
Industry News
All ABOARD – and online Classical presenters in Montreal released their virtual lineups almost in unison in late October as the Quebec government extended its…
Jacques Hétu: A Life in Six Pictures
by Robin Elliott (Jean A. Chalmers Chair in Canadian Music, University of Toronto) These remarks were given before a concert given at the Canadian Music…
Verbier Festival Announces 2021 Edition
November 5, 2020 – VEVEY (Switzerland) – The Verbier Festival, now in its 28th year, announces its return for 17 days of concerts, masterclasses, talks…
