Review | Soprano Nikan Ingabire Kanate wins COC Ensemble Studio Competition
Canadian Opera Company’s Ensemble Studio Competition is one of the most anticipated events in Canada’s opera world. Now in its 12th year, the competition is…
Yearly Archives: 2025
Lebrecht Weekly | Three Phenomenal Composers Banned by the Nazis
Pick ‘n’ mix albums hardly ever work, and for the same reason that it’s unwise to get into a hotel lift with three composers. None…
Choral Calendar (Oct. 2025)
Montreal Towards Peace Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m. at Église du Très-Saint-Nom-de-Jésus Voces Boreales kicks off its 20th season with a soothing concert in which beauty…
Newswire | Gala Talent 2025: A Grand Lyric Evening in Support of Emerging Artists
Montréal, October 22, 2025 — For the second consecutive year, Opéra de Montréal opens the doors of its flagship benefit event to the general public: the Gala Talent. A true…
Newswire | Karoline Podolak Wins National Capital Opera Competition
Ottawa, ON: Karoline Podolak won the 2025 National Capital Opera Competition which took place on the 18th October at the Rideau Park United Church in…
Newswire | Honens Announces Finalists of the 2025 Honens International Piano Competition
Calgary, AB, October 20, 2025— Honens announced tonight the three Finalists vying for the top prize at the 2025 Honens International Piano Competition, following two…
Review | Honens Semifinal: The Solo and Chamber Recital Round
– Disclaimer: this review was written without knowledge of the jury’s selection of finalists Chamber recitals shed a completely different light on a pianist’s personality…
Newswire | American Eric Lu Wins 2025 Chopin Competition, Canadian Kevin Chen Comes Second
On October 20, the final auditions of the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition came to an end. The 17-member jury, chaired by Garrick Ohlsson,…
Review | Young Pianist Outclasses Seasoned Conductor at TSO
Here was a ghost of Christmas Future for the finalists of the International Chopin Competition currently battling it out in Warsaw. Since his victory at…
Review │ Honens Semifinal: The Solo Recitals
A search for the complete artist starts with a complete program. To demonstrate “completeness,” a 60-minute program should carefully balance the emotional, intellectual, analytical, and…
