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Review | Toronto Symphony Orchestra Celebrates Mozart’s Birthday with A Superb Requiem

By Joseph So on 12 January 2023 Choral, Concert Reviews, La Scena Online, Orchestral, Toronto

Jane Archibald, sop., Susan Platts, mezz., Isaiah Bell, ten., Kevin Deas, bbar., Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Michael Francis, cond., Roy Thomson Hall, Jan. 11, 2023. Photos: Jag Gundu January is Mozart Month at the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. To mark the 267th anniversary of the birthday of the great Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Jan 27, 1756 – Dec. 5, 1791), the TSO is giving four performances of his incomparable Requiem Mass. The story behind its genesis is very well known, thanks to the hugely successful 1984 movie Amadeus. Mozart died before the completion of the work, and it was left…

Newswire | Music Director Gustavo Gimeno’s First TSO Tour also Marks His Carnegie Hall Début

By Newswire on 10 December 2022 Classical Music, Toronto

Toronto, December 8, 2022 – As a momentous part of its extended Centennial Celebration, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) will embark on its first tour under the artistic leadership of Music Director Gustavo Gimeno from February 11–14, 2023. Taking the Orchestra to three cities and celebrated venues in Canada and the US, the tour includes the TSO’s début at Chicago’s Symphony Center and return appearances at Ottawa’s National Arts Centre, as part of an orchestra exchange, and at New York’s Carnegie Hall, marking Maestro Gimeno’s début at the famed locale. “As an orchestra of international stature, the Toronto Symphony is…

Newswire | NACO Music Director Alexander Shelley Contract Extended

By Newswire on 12 September 2022 Newswire, Ottawa

September 8, 2022 – OTTAWA (Canada) – The National Arts Centre (NAC) is pleased to announce a three-year contract extension for Alexander Shelley as Music Director of the NAC Orchestra, from September 1, 2023, to August 31, 2026. Since taking on the role of Music Director in 2015, Alexander Shelley has led the NAC Orchestra through transformational initiatives and major tours, highlighting the ensemble’s national role and positioning it as a creative and collaborative space for Canadian composers, conductors, artists and partners. “I continue to be energized by the individual and collective brilliance of our musicians and inspired by the…

Chloé Robichaud (left) and Sophie Desmarais (right) first teamed up for "Sarah préfère la course", in 2013 (Credit: Ninon Pednault)

Highlights | Actress Sophie Desmarais Conducts OM, TSO Emails Hacked, New Ergonomic Curved Keyboard

By Zenith Wolfe on 29 July 2022 Classical Music, Highlights, Toronto

Welcome back to La Scena Musicale’s Highlights, a curated, weekly list of arts-related news stories from across the world! Music Industry Ludwig Van | Toronto Symphony Orchestra among international cultural institutions victimized by hackWordFly, a email software used by institutions like the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) and the Canadian Opera Company (COC), was hacked in early July. Personal information like names, email address, TSO and COC account IDs, and survey responses were stolen – no credit card or financial data was accessed by the hacker. The data was removed from the hacker’s possession less than a week later. La Presse…

Gustavo Gimeno conducts the TSO (photo by Jag Gundu)

Newswire | Music Director Gustavo Gimeno Appoints Trevor Wilson as TSO RBC Resident Conductor

By Newswire on 20 June 2022 Arts Industry, Classical Music, Newswire, Toronto

Toronto, June 20, 2022 – The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) and Music Director Gustavo Gimeno are pleased to announce the appointment of conductor and composer Trevor Wilson as the TSO’s next RBC Resident Conductor and the extension of Simon Rivard as the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra (TSYO) Conductor. Trevor Wilson will begin his Resident Conductor role in September and will work with the TSO for the 2022/23 and 2023/24 seasons. He was chosen from a pool of Canadian conductors working across Canada and internationally. The selection process culminated with in-person interviews and a live audition with the TSO. Trevor succeeds…

Photo: Curtis Perry

Review: NACO Returns to Ottawa

By Natasha Gauthier on 18 April 2022 Concert Reviews, Orchestral, Ottawa

After performing in Toronto and New York, the National Arts Centre Orchestra brought its Truth in our Time program home to the NAC in Ottawa on April 13 and 14. For my third and last time listening to this concert, I decided to sample the April 14 Livestream. The NAC has significantly upped its videocasting game over the pandemic. Although this particular livestream had a charge attached, plenty of events have been available for free. For all the setbacks and hardships the performing arts have experienced over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, accessibility gains have been a silver lining.…

Photo: Dominick Mastrangeo

Review: NACO on Tour–New York Dispatch, Boris Brott Remembered

By Natasha Gauthier on 6 April 2022 Concert Reviews, Ottawa

The National Arts Centre Orchestra’s Carnegie Hall concert on Tuesday night began under a dark cloud, as musicians learned of the horrific hit-and-run death of Orchestre Classique de Montréal and former Hamilton Symphony conductor Boris Brott an hour before going onstage. “I’m still processing it,” soloist James Ehnes said after the concert. “He was the first conductor I ever worked with, in 1987. From the time I was 11, he treated me with respect and gave me confidence that I had something to say that was worth hearing. It’s a tragic loss, both personally and professionally.” Canadian violinist Lara…

Review: Truth in our time – NACO Toronto Premiere

By Natasha Gauthier on 31 March 2022 Concert Reviews, Ottawa

The National Arts Centre Orchestra is touring for the first time since before the Covid era, its new Philip Glass commission to Toronto and New York City before returning to Ottawa later in April. Just as the orchestra left for Toronto, however, there was a stark reminder that the pandemic is not behind us, as one musician was unable to join the tour due to testing positive that morning for Covid (we wish them a speedy and uncomplicated recovery). The tour program consists of the new Glass work–his Symphony No. 13, written in memory of the Canadian-American newsman Peter Jennings,…

Newswire: TSO Celebrates 100 Years of Artistic Achievement and Community Impact

By Newswire on 23 March 2022 Classical Music, Newswire, Toronto

Toronto, Ontario—March 23, 2022: The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) announces an historic 2022/23 season that celebrates the Orchestra’s 100th anniversary. Events, repertoire, and world-renowned artists have been programmed to reflect and pay homage to the TSO’s illustrious past, signal the beginning of a dynamic future, and pay tribute to the vibrant, diverse community it serves. “I cannot fully express my delight and honour to be celebrating such an auspicious anniversary with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and our incredible Toronto community,” says TSO Music Director Gustavo Gimeno. “We are doubly thrilled that in 2022/23 we not only celebrate a landmark event…

Review : Montero & Shostakovich with NACO

By Natasha Gauthier on 14 March 2022 Classical Music, Concert Reviews, Ottawa

If you want an example of how all art is political, you needn’t look any further than the National Arts Centre Orchestra’s Southam Hall concerts on March 9-10. The soloist was the incandescent Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero, a musician who has never blanched at criticizing the greed and cruelty of the Chavez and Maduro governments. She often aims her sharpest barbs at the country’s El Sistema musical education scheme, and of her fellow musicians who promote its propaganda abroad while remaining silent on its track record of corruption and exploitation. Joining Montero was 37-year-old Ukrainain-Finnsh conductor Dalia Stasevska. If Stasevska…

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