Lebrecht’s Album of the Week: John Luther Adams – The become trilogy (cantaloupe)
Composers grow middle names to protect themselves against rivals of similar plumage. There were so many Bachs around in JS’s time that he was mostly…
Yearly Archives: 2020
André Gagnon, 1936-2020
André Gagnon, the Quebec composer and pianist whose individual fusion of pop and classical idioms made him internationally popular, died on Dec. 3 at age…
Interview with Julie-Anne Derome – Dreams of Tchaikovsky
After a first webcast concert in October, the Trio Fibonacci will once again return to our screens with Dreams of Tchaikovsky: a foray into the…
Yannick Nézet-Séguin wins Orchestras Canada’s 2020 Betty Webster Award
Peterborough / Montréal, Canada (December 1st, 2020) – Yannick Nézet-Séguin is the winner of the Orchestras Canada Betty Webster Award for 2020. Maestro Nézet-Séguin was…
COC’s New General Director Announced
Dear COC community members, As COC Board Chair, I’m pleased to write to you all today with news regarding the company’s search for the next…
Appointments from the music and artistic world to the Order of Canada
November 27, 2020 – The Order of Canada is one of our country’s highest civilian honours. Its Companions, Officers and Members take to heart the motto…
Bridge & Wolak: Inspiring and Educating the Next Generation of Artists
Accordionist Michael Bridge and clarinettist Kornel Wolak are an internationally acclaimed music & comedy duo who work with traditional acoustic instruments and digital technologies to…
Lebrecht’s Album of the Week: Prokofiev/Myaskovsky – Symphonies (LAWO Classics)
What would you say if I gave up star ratings? They are only the vaguest approximation of a critic’s opinion and they might well be…
Grammy Nomination for Luna Pearl Woolf: Fire and Flood
Nov. 24, 2020. Luna Pearl Woolf: Fire and Flood, a Pentatone Oxingale Series recording, has been nominated for a 2021 Grammy Award in the category…
Toronto Symphony Orchestra Brings Its Holiday Concert Online
Toronto, Ontario––November 25, 2020: One of Toronto’s most beloved holiday musical traditions, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s annual Holiday Pops concert, will be available from the…
