Sylva Gelber Music Foundation: Meet The 2025 Laureates
Since 1981, the Sylva Gelber Music Foundation has supported emerging classical musicians. In the foundation’s history, more than 200 musicians have received awards. Musicians compete…
Yearly Archives: 2025
CIOC’s 2025 Grand Organ Festival: Celebrating the Ever-Evolving Instrument
Despite the organ’s extensive history dating back to the third century BCE, it still holds a vital place in the context of music-making today. The…
Autour de la Flûte: A World of Flutes
Mika Putterman does not identify with the stereotypical description of a flutist. When it was time to “choose a real instrument” after having played recorder…
Les Idées heureuses : A season of inventiveness
Following the Bach suites reinterpreted by Dorothéa Ventura and Vincent Lauzer in September, Les Idées heureuses moves on to French repertoire with the same spirit…
La Scena a Tavola: Justine Ledoux’s Charcuterie Nights
Welcome back to La Scena a tavola, where artists invite us into their kitchens and share the dishes that keep them grounded between performances. This…
Flutist Ljubiša Jovanović: In Search of the Ideal Sound
Perhaps more than any other member of the orchestra, the flute carries a mythical flair. From the Neanderthal flutes discovered at Divje Babe cave in…
Ensemble Caprice : Two Flutes, One Direction
Since its creation in 1989, Ensemble Caprice has lived several lives, crossed continents, and continually reached ever-greater heights, reaching the size of a large orchestra…
From Coast to Coast
Recommended Fall gigs Vancouver For an Easterner, the Vancouver jazz scene always seems bursting with activity. This reviewer admits being a bit jealous of all…
Lebrecht Weekly | NIGUN (SWR Music)
The attack on a British synagogue on Yom Kippur pushed me to relisten to a release of Hebrew choral music by the vocal ensemble of…
Woodwind Maintenance and Repair: The hidden world of instrument technicians
To truly succeed in their craft, musicians need to pair up with the right instrument. Their artistry and technical skills are matched by their often-hidden…
