Cancellations mount from music organizations
It was the day the music stopped – in future tense. On April 7 the City of Montreal decreed that no festivals, sporting events or…
Arthur Kaptainis
Arthur Kaptainis
Arthur Kaptainis has been a classical music critic since 1986. His articles have appeared in Classical Voice North America and La Scena Musicale as well as Musical Toronto. Arthur holds an MA in musicology from the University of Toronto. From 2019-2021, Arthur was co-editor of La Scena Musicale.
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Ladies Stay the Course for 129th Season
“Only good news from the Ladies’ Morning Musical Club,” Constance Pathy, president of the venerable organization, said at the formal launch of the 2020-21 season.…
Big-time Bruckner from MSO under Gergiev
Valery Gergiev as the next music director of the MSO? Hardly likely, given the famous Russian’s multiple commitments and the formidable commute between St. Petersburg…
Jacqueline du Pré opera gets it half right
Classical music has its icons, including Jacqueline du Pré, the brilliant British cellist who contracted multiple sclerosis at the youthful height of her powers and…
MSO, Nagano bring in the Toronto hordes
Quite a crowd in Roy Thomson Hall for the Montreal Symphony Orchestra under Kent Nagano. Apparently the American maestro’s magnetism, combined with the good name…
Kindred Spirits Orchestra: Finding Symphonic Strength in Diversity
Sometimes a luxury is also a necessity. “Typically, we allocate eight, sometimes nine rehearsals to prepare a concert,” says Kristian Alexander, founding music director of…
OM choral night is fit for a queen
There was no vice-regal musical salute Friday from the Orchestre Métropolitain, nor an “all rise” ceremony in the Maison symphonique. But Yannick Nézet-Séguin did draw…
Jonathan Cohen Brings Many Skills to Les Violons du Roy
Meet Jonathan Cohen, cellist, baroque cellist, classical cellist, orchestral player, chamber musician, Cambridge scholar, pianist, harpsichordist, conductor, recreational sailor, father of one. And most importantly…
Industry News
Shekumania hits the U.K. The 20-year-old British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason in January became the first classical artist to crack the Top 10 of the UK…
Previews concerts (February-March 2020): Toronto
OPERA More than a month after Christmas, the Canadian Opera Company unveils a new production of Engelbert Humperdinck’s Wagnerian family classic Hansel and Gretel (to…
