Former conductor and broadcaster, Paul E. Robinson, is the author of four books on conductors, Digital Editor for Classical Voice America, and a regular contributor to La Scena Musicale.
Sibelius: Violin Concerto, Serenades, Humoresques, Earnest Melodies, Suite James Ehnes, violin; Bergen Philharmonic; Edward Gardner, conductor Chandos, 2024 James Ehnes has quickly become the most-recorded…
Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande & Verklärte Nacht Orchestre symphonique de Montréal; Rafael Payare, conductor Pentatone, 2024 Arnold Schoenberg was born Sept. 13, 1874. Musicians all…
French violinist Renaud Capuçon has been a favourite of mine for some years now – especially in the music of Mozart – but this was…
Ohio Light Opera (OLO) is the resident professional company of the College, and for 45 years has been presenting operetta and musical comedy. This summer they are offering performances of Guys and Dolls, The Sound of Music, Me and My Girl, The Gondoliers, The Count of Luxembourg, and The Arcadians.
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) ended its 2023-2024 season in grand style with a glorious performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 3.
“Brilliant Bach” attracted a near capacity audience to George Weston Hall. TSO concertmaster Jonathan Crow led the ensemble.
This week, Daniel Hope and his 6-member group AIR brought this energy to Koerner Hall in Toronto, to celebrate his Irish Roots.
The Philadelphia Orchestra tours all over the world, but this past Wednesday marked their first performance in Toronto under musical director Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
Based on last Saturday’s concert in Roy Thomson Hall, this next live concert recording of Stravinsky’s Pulcinella promises to be a winner.
The Melnikov-Faust-Queyras Trio offered a program of Schumann, Carter, and Brahms at Koerner Hall, which had its ups and downs.
