Kerson Leong: Inspiration, Balance, and Connection
If you go to Canadian violinist Kerson Leong’s Facebook page, you will see a short video of Niccolò Paganini’s Violin Concerto No. 1. The video…
Kiersten van Vliet
Kiersten van Vliet
Kiersten van Vliet was the Web Editor and an Editorial Assistant for La Scena Musicale from 2015–17.
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History Reborn: André Mathieu’s Piano Concerto No. 3 at 75
By now you’ve probably heard the story of André Mathieu (1929–68). A child prodigy hailed as Canada’s Mozart, Mathieu lived a tragic life and died…
André Mathieu: Concerto de Québec; Sergueï Rachmaninov: Concerto pour piano no 2
Jean-Philippe Sylvestre, piano; Orchestre Métropolitain; Alain Trudel, conductor ATMA Classique ACD22763, 54 min 32 s. Quebec child prodigy André Mathieu is paired with Russian giant…
Airat Ichmouratov: 21st Century Romanticist
Airat Ichmouratov is a triple talent of an uncommon sort. A composer, conductor, and klezmer clarinettist, he has earned critical acclaim in each domain. Resident…
Important Notice about Highlands Opera Studio Canada 150 Project
In the June 2017 issue of La Scena Musicale, we reported on a collaboration between Odawa composer Barbara Croall and the Highlands Opera Studio (read…
Toronto Summer Music Festival 2017
This season marks the first edition of the Toronto Summer Music Festival with TSO Concertmaster Jonathan Crow at the helm as Artistic Director. The festival,…
Wiikondiwin in the Haliburton Highlands
Wiikondiwin, meaning feasting or feast, is the title of Odawa composer Barbara Croall’s latest project, a commission by the Highlands Opera Studio in partnership with…
Canadian Classical Summer Music Festivals 2017: Ontario
The Highlands Opera Studio in Haliburton has an exciting season lined up this summer. See one of two (or both!) concerts of selections from opera…
Ensemble La Cigale: Up in the Morning Early (Leaf Music)
Up in the Morning Early Ensemble La Cigale Madeleine Owen, lute, theorbo; Sara Lackie, harp; Vincent Lauzer, recorders; Marie-Laurence Primeau, viola da gamba; Sara Tsuji,…
Marina Thibeault: 21st-Century Viola Ambassador
“It’s 2017!” is the new benchmark expression of disapproval for antiquated modes of thinking and doing, and we need only to look at the success…
