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Newswire | Sinfonia Toronto Has Announced Its 2023-2024 Silver Anniversary Season

By Newswire on 12 June 2023 Chamber Music, Orchestral, Toronto

Toronto, ON – Sinfonia Toronto has announced its 2023-2024 Silver Anniversary season. The orchestra will celebrate its 25th season with premieres by Canadian and international composers and with the return of many audience favourites – both beloved works and popular guest artists. Commenting on the new season, the orchestra’s music director Nurhan Arman said, “All of us at Sinfonia Toronto are grateful for all the years of support by our loyal audiences in the GTA and throughout Ontario. From our early days onward we have performed for Ontario audiences all over, from Sarnia to Sault Ste-Marie, Barrie to Brockville and many…

Photo: Allan Cabral

Review | TSO with Gimeno and Olafsson: Superb Mozart and Spectacular Berlioz

By Paul E. Robinson on 11 June 2023 Concert Reviews, La Scena Online, Orchestral, Piano, Toronto

It is not often that the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) features a soloist from Iceland, nor does it frequently play music by Icelandic composers. Yet this week we had both – on the same program. Not only that, the TSO gave us a new piece by a Metis composer. But wait, there’s more. Super Mozart and spectacular Berlioz. In short, a great concert. The TSO is currently celebrating its 100th anniversary, and someone came up with the brilliant idea of commissioning 10 Toronto composers to write short pieces to draw attention to it. The first of the Celebration Preludes was…

Newswire | The Royal Conservatory Announces Its 15th Concert Season

By Newswire on 6 June 2023 Classical Music, Toronto

Tuesday, June 6, 2023 THE ROYAL CONSERVATORY’S 2023-24 CONCERT SEASON. OVER 80 CONCERTS IN UNIQUELY CURATED SERIES SPECIAL EVENT Concert to Commemorate the National Day of Truth & Reconciliation INTERNATIONAL ORCHESTRAS SERIES Staatskapelle Berlin with Daniel Barenboim The Philadelphia Orchestra with Yannick Nézet-Séguin 21C MUSIC FESTIVAL Fazıl Say and Friends Lara St. John: she/her/hers Bridget Kibbey with the Calidore String Quartet and Mervon Mehta Brad Mehldau Laurie Anderson Kronos Quartet: Five Decades QUIET PLEASE, THERE’S A LADY ON STAGE Rhiannon Giddens Mavis Staples Cesária Évora Orchestra Lizz Wright and Sanah Kadoura Stacey Kent Trio and…

Review | Augustin Hadelich & Elim Chan Make Welcome Return to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra

By Denise Lai on 2 June 2023 Concert Reviews, Orchestral, Toronto

This was an unusual week at the TSO. After violin superstar Nicola Benedetti cancelled her appearance on short notice, the orchestra had to scramble for a last minute program change. Audiences were no doubt disappointed about Benedetti’s cancellation, as she was scheduled to perform the Canadian premiere of the Wynton Marsalis Violin Concerto, a piece specially written for her. This may explain the many empty seats at Roy Thomson Hall last night. Fortunately, the TSO found a more than worthy replacement in Italian-German-American virtuoso Augustin Hadelich, who already wowed Toronto audiences earlier this season with his Sibelius Violin Concerto. Also…

Matylda Adamus. Photo: Lukasz Zyska

Newswire | Early Music Vancouver Announces Winners of Emerging Early Music Artist Competition

By Newswire on 1 June 2023 Baroque and Early, Classical Music, Music Competition, Newswire, Vancouver

(Vancouver, B.C.) – Early Music Vancouver (EMV) announced today the winners of its competition for emerging (age 30 and under) early music artists. Applicants were asked to create a short (3-5 minute) musical video based on what they thought the next generation of early music might look like and to include creative ways to present early music with a focus on issues that are important to them. The competition, which ran from Monday, May 1st to Monday, May 15th, attracted 18 video submissions from young artists across Europe and North America. “It’s been fascinating seeing what young artists have created based on the…

OCAD U honorary doctorates 2023

Newswire | OCAD University to recognize five changemakers with honorary doctorates

By Newswire on 1 June 2023 Arts Industry, Education, Newswire, Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, May 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – On June 9, OCAD University will award honorary doctorates to five remarkable individuals who have been leaders of change, having made a direct impact on arts and culture in Canada and worldwide. “We are excited to honour these inspiring individuals who have left indelible marks in their respective fields, making positive change possible,” says OCAD U’s President and Vice-Chancellor Ana Serrano. “These honorands all share the same exceptional passion and commitment to driving meaningful, long-lasting impact that we encourage at OCAD U.” The honorands will join more than 700 students from OCAD…

Newswire | Art of Time Ensemble Announces 25th Anniversary Season & Ensuing Closure

By Newswire on 31 May 2023 Newswire, Toronto

Toronto, ON (May 30, 2023) … This year Art of Time Ensemble, led by its founding Artistic Director Andrew Burashko, celebrates its 25th anniversary and announces its final concert season. Mr. Burashko has announced an exciting slate of live concerts and special projects that span the next 18 months, after which he plans to wind down the critically acclaimed arts organization in 2025. “When I started Art of Time Ensemble in 1998, I wanted to create a chamber music series like no other,” said Mr. Burashko. “I wanted to take classical music out of its silo and present it alongside…

Museum and Gallery Exhibition Picks

By Robin Mader on 29 May 2023 Montreal, Ottawa, Scena Arts, Toronto, Vancouver, Visual Arts

QUEBEC Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec Tribute to Rosa Luxemburg, ongoing This narrative sequence of 30 tableaux forms a triptych more than 40 metres long. On display here in a glass case with subtle lighting, Jean Paul Riopelle’s largest work was acquired by the museum in 1996 and has been seen by more than 1.3 million people since that date. Riopelle began work on this immense composition in his studio on Île-aux-Oies in November 1992, after having learned of the death in Paris of his former companion, the American painter Joan Mitchell (1926-1992). Tribute to Rosa Luxemburg is a…

Kerson Leong. Photo: Marco Borggreve

Newswire | Ladies’ Morning Musical Club Announces Its 2023-2024 Season

By Newswire on 29 May 2023 Montreal, Newswire

Montreal, May 29 2023 – The Ladies’ Morning Musical Club is pleased to announce the 2023-2024 season. Dates of the 132nd season September 10, 2023 Kerson Leong, violin October 1, 2023 Jerusalem Quartet, strings October 22, 2023 Rémi Geniet, piano November 12, 2023 Danish String Quartet December 3, 2023 Hermitage Piano Trio, piano and strings February 14, 2024 Javier Perianes, piano February 25, 2024 Escher String Quartet with Roman Rabinovitch, piano March 17, 2024 Pavel Haas Quartet, strings April 7, 2024 Stewart Goodyear, piano April 28, 2024 Doric String Quartet Concerts will be…

Photo: Raoul Manuel Schnell

Quatuor Despax: All in the family

By Justin Bernard on 29 May 2023 Chamber Music, Interviews, Ottawa, Strings

The kinship that unites the members of the Quatuor Despax has stood the test of time—20 years, to be exact. Dedicating itself to a wide range of musical genres over the years, the group has kept its momentum going by maintaining its ties to kin, friends and music lovers alike. For those who may not know them, they are brothers and sisters (two of each) who play the required instruments for a standard string quartet comprised of two violins, a viola and a cello. A recent meeting with them for a conversation left no doubts about the family…

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