The Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s (TSO) eclectic June 6 program pulled together a disparate selection of works by Canadian, German, Hungarian and Austrian composers ranging over four centuries. If it was difficult to ascertain a dramaturgical connection between them, individually, they each had something to offer. TSO CAMH Art of Healing To start, TSO CEO Mark Williams took the stage alongside President & CEO of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Sarah Downey to speak about their Art of Healing program, in collaboration with Shkaabe Makwa—the Centre for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Wellness. Art of Healing brings together…
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Alexander Brose, Michael and Sonja Koerner President & CEO Designate of The Royal Conservatory of Music, Executive Director of Performing Arts Mervon Mehta, and Dean of The Glenn Gould School James Anagnoson, today revealed programming details of the 16th season at Koerner Hall.
The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and Music Director Rafael Payare are thrilled to unveil the OSM’s 2024 summer programming, featuring among other events the Orchestra’s 11th Virée classique.
In the summer of 2022 William Christie appeared at Canada’s Festival de Lanaudière with his orchestra, Les Arts Florissants, and proteges of his youth academy, Le Jardin des voix. Bolstered by the success of those performances of Handel’s L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, he won over audiences at the Quebec festival once again in 2023, with the same composer’s comic opera, Partenope. This summer, Christie is back again, this time with a production of Henry Purcell’s The Fairy Queen, with performances at the Toronto Summer Music Festival on July 11 and two days later, back at the Festival de…
The Ottawa Chamberfest will celebrate its 30th birthday this summer with more than 60 concerts and events over two weeks, featuring some of Canada’s brightest stars, including Angela Hewitt and Marc-André Hamelin. Yet, big names aren’t the focus at Chamberfest 30. This year’s theme is “championing.” Artistic Director Carissa Klopoushak has encouraged performers to champion something they care about in their programs—be it a social cause, a little-known composer, or an emerging artist. This directive is the reason Hewitt will share the stage with rising-star-of-the-piano-world Carter Johnson, and Arion Baroque Orchestra will explore gender in a gender-bent concert of Handel…
LSM: How did you become interested in opera? VT: Music and opera are at the heart of my life. With my Italian origins, opera is a family affair! It was my father who introduced me to it. I learned piano, dance and singing, but today the voice remains the instrument that fascinates me most. My two babies naturally became the Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal and the Canadian Vocal Arts Institute. The development of young operatic careers is at the heart of my mission as a patron of the arts. I am fortunate to be, with Bernard Stotland, co-chair…
Renowned international musicians and rising young talents will come together to share their musicality and passion at the Montreal Chamber Music Festival.
The University of Toronto Faculty of Music is pleased to announce the commissioning of a new opera, Fall River, the legend of Lizzie Borden, slated for premiere in November 2026 by U of T Opera.
The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) is proud to announce that Mélanie La Couture will be its next chief executive officer.
Film lovers united for an entertaining night celebrating one of the most beloved film composers of all time: John Williams.