Review | Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC) Goes Romantic
The Romantic round of the 15th Banff International String Quartet Competition finished Thursday morning (Aug. 28) and figuring which three groups will make it to…
Yearly Archives: 2025
Lebrecht Weekly | Arirang (Orchid)
Sitting in the dental hygienist’s chair, my ears slathered with Classic FM, I cried out for something like this richly varied album where one composer…
Review | Banff International String Quartet Competition opens with Haydn & the 21st-century
The 15th triennial Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC) began on Aug. 25 at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in the Canadian Rockies,…
Review │ A problematic Ring receives its final Bayreuth Festival outing
Valentin Schwarz’s production of Wagner’s Ring had its final outing at this year’s Bayreuth Festival with two complete cycles, the second of which I saw…
Children’s Requiem protests modern crimes against children
Wroclaw, August 27, 2025—On 10 September at 7 p.m., at St. Mary Magdalene’s Cathedral in Wrocław (Poland), as part of the 60th Wratislavia Cantans International…
Les Violons du Roy announce the end of Jonathan Cohen’s tenure as Music Director
Quebec City, August 26, 2025 – Les Violons du Roy announce that Jonathan Cohen has completed his tenure as Music Director at the end of…
Review: Zombie Zelmira & Canuck Cambiale at Rossini Opera Festival
Established in 1980, the Rossini Opera Festival (ROF) is not only one of the most popular musical events in Italy, but also, in all of…
2026 Bader & Overton Canadian Piano Competition
Kingston, ON …The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts at Queen’s University is pleased to announce the 2026 Bader & Overton Canadian Piano Competition/…
Lebrecht Weekly | Pierre Boulez/Alfred Schnittke: Piano works
It’s a mark of how far Naxos have come under new ownership that a label which once churned out the complete waltzes of Johann Strauss…
Bourgie Hall Celebrates 15th Season
Montreal, August 21, 2025 – Bourgie Hall is opening its doors wide with more than 100 events featuring masterpieces from the repertoire, daring creations, and interdisciplinary encounters. In…
