Review | Vocally Uneven, Helter Skelter Don Carlos in Paris
Deservedly, Don Carlos (1867) enjoys a reputation as one of Verdi’s finest operas, rivaled only by his two final works, Otello (1887) and Falstaff (1893).…
Yearly Archives: 2025
Review | OCM — Jeunesses Musicales Opéra-bonbon: A Sweet Success!
On Apr. 6, Orchestre classique de Montréal (OCM) and Jeunesses Musicales Canada (JMC) delivered a delectable treat with Opéra-bonbon: L’aventure gourmande d’Hansel et Gretel, a…
Review | Violinist Justin Saulnier Dazzles in Mendelssohn with Sinfonia de Montréal
Many cities, in addition to well-funded professional orchestras, boast ensembles that consist of musicians playing at a professional level, but who, for one reason or…
2025 Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival Programming Announced!
Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival launches with over 70 concerts, talks, readings, exhibitions, performances, and screenings—including 50 free events—running from May to September, 2025 Held…
Lebrecht Weekly | Kurtág’s Játékok by Pierre-Laurent Aimard: An Absolute Cracker from Pentatone
It may be a bit early in springtime to be nominating an Album of the Year, but I’ll be very surprised if any release in…
Review | Midori Marsh Travels Through Generations of Sisterhood
The Women’s Musical Club of Toronto’s Music in the Afternoon series continued at Walter Hall on April 3rd with a song recital by soprano Midori…
Music TORONTO announces 2025-26 Season
TORONTO (April 3, 2025) Roman Borys, Artistic and Executive Director announced details of Music TORONTO’s 2025-26 Season today. The season programming fulfills Music TORONTO’s commitment…
Lucas Debargue’s concert at Salle Pierre-Mercure
April 13th at 3 p.m. at Salle Pierre-Mercure Second Cartes Blanches concert with Lucas Debargue on piano Montreal, April 2nd, 2025 – Pro Musica is…
Upcoming Concerts
Highlights of upcoming Canadian concerts selected by Madeline Boldt, Kaitlyn Chan, and Gianmarco Segato. Montreal Bourgie Hall Pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin returns to Bourgie Hall on…
CD Review | Matthias Goerne, Late Shostakovich Songs
Shostakovich: Suite on Verses of Michelangelo, October Matthias Goerne, baritone; Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France; Mikko Franck, conductor Alpha Classics, 2025 This new CD release…
