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Polarized Views on Domingo A lengthy Associated Press report on the alleged inappropriate behaviour of Plácido Domingo has divided music lovers. Supporters of the general…
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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Bold Bruckner from the Orchestre de la Francophonie
Summer in Montreal has many reliable musical highlights. Among the less-written-about is the annual concert in the Maison symphonique by the Orchestre de la Francophonie…
Die Walküre at Tanglewood is a formula for the future
LENOX, Mass. – The project had potential: Summon a name-brand cast, engage a major conductor, try not to draw attention to the fact that the…
Some serious fun at the Montreal Baroque Festival
The governing theme of the Montreal Baroque Festival this year was sprezzatura, an Italian word defined as nicely-calibrated nonchalance by Baldassare Castiglione in his Book…
Michael Tilson Thomas makes a memorable OSM debut
The OSM has seen its share of notable guest conductors over the decades. Now the list includes Michael Tilson Thomas, music director of the San…
A little literature, and some Broadway, in new Leipzig Flying Dutchman
LEIPZIG – Is sanity making an operatic comeback? Surely not in Germany, you say, where “innovative” productions still have a firm hold on the houses…
Impressive Mahler from the OUM — and some friends
Hard to fault the Mahler Third Symphony heard Saturday night (April 13, 2019) in Salle Claude-Champagne. Very hard, if the criteria are performing standards and…
De Souza gets to the heart of Schumann with the Orchestre Métropolitain
Local boy makes good. Not that Jordan de Souza is, strictly speaking, a Montrealer. “Né à Toronto” were the first words we read in the…
Violonist James Ehnes – From the Grammys Back to Beethoven
Funny thing about the double Grammy victory of the Aaron Jay Kernis Violin Concerto as recorded by James Ehnes. It was an accident. Or almost.…
Richard Goode – Pianist Still Keeps Time with the Classics
Op. 7 is an underplayed sonata,” Richard Goode said from his home in New York. “A wonderful piece. I’m glad that people are hearing it…
