In the field of music, brilliance can strike anyone of even the most humble origins. Glass Marcano, a 27-year-old Venezuelan conductor, used to sell fruit.
Congratulations are in order for Canadian pianist Jaeden Izik Dzurko, and all those who performed as part of the 2024 CMIM Piano Edition Finals last week. Pianist Shirley Wu shares her thoughts here.
The Canadian Opera Company’s (COC) Ensemble Studio is a major training ground for opera singers of the future.
How does the Canadian Opera Company end its 2023-24 season of high calibre singing and vibrant productions? With a bang, not a whimper.
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s May 10th concert featured two stalwarts of the Classical canon: Brahms’ grand Violin Concerto in D Major and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4.
Pianist Shirley Wu has been keeping up with this year’s CMIM Piano Edition, and shares her reflections on the semi-final performance. Finalists have been announced, and will perform on May 15th and 16th.
Following a highly intense Semifinal, the emotion was palpable as the six finalists of the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM) were revealed tonight at Salle Bourgie.
Students from The Glenn Gould School’s Royal Conservatory Orchestra, led by Conductor Maestro Peter Oundjian made a triumphant debut at historic Carnegie Hall.
The event will feature the acclaimed composer and conductor John Rutter, CBE, leading his iconic “Magnificat,” and the world premiere of his latest work, “Celebration.”
Cinco de Mayo, a concert celebrating the holiday of the same name, engulfed Montreal audiences in a whirlwind of traditional rhythms and mariachi melodies.
