Legendary pianist, conductor and pedagogue Leon Fleisher dies at 92
Born in San Francisco in 1928, Leon Fleisher became one of America’s most refined concert pianists, making his Carnegie Hall début at 16 and recording…
Yearly Archives: 2020
Yannick and OM put spotlight on Beethoven — and Montreal
The familiar setting is Bourgie Hall, festooned with microphones, lamps, music stands and cleared of audience chairs. Yannick Nézet-Séguin stands on a podium near the…
Honens Competition commissions piano concerto by Kati Agócs for 2018 laureate Nicolas Namoradze
CALGARY, AB, July 30, 2020—Arisen from a remarkable confluence of events and people, the Esther Honens International Piano Competition Foundation (Honens) announces the commission of…
Lebrecht’s Album of the Week: Nikolai Kapustin, Alfred Schnittke – cello concertos (Capriccio)
In the latter years of the Soviet Union, a composer could be cast out by the system and still sustained by it. Alfred Schnittke, when…
Bourgie Hall schedule to be announced Aug. 6
Montreal, July 30 2020 – After months of waiting, the first concerts of the 2020-2021 season will finally be announced on August 6 at noon, and you…
CAMMAC continues to innovate with virtual edition
July 29, 2020 – Since mid-July, the very first virtual edition of CAMMAC’s summer music camp has been offering a wide range of music classes…
Ojibwe arts leader Jesse Wente named head of Canada Council for the Arts
Ojibwe broadcaster, curator, producer and activist Jesse Wente has been named Chair of the Board of the Canada Council for the Arts. An outspoken advocate for…
Sinfonia Toronto invites string players to take part in Practice Challenge
Sinfonia Toronto invites string players from around the world to share their practice videos with the hashtag #PracticeSinfoniaTO. Our practice challenge begins August 1 and…
Lebrecht’s Album of the Week: Christopher Rouse – 5th symphony (Naxos)
When Christopher Rouse died ten months ago, aged 70, it seemed to spell the end of a line of American composers who placed the symphony…
Banff Centre brings Chamber Music Home
July 23, 2020 Banff, AB — Banff Centre is pleased to announce that the Banff Centre International String Quartet Festival will proceed online from September…
