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From the beginning of the Allegro in Brahms’ Third Symphony, with its powerful opening chords, I was completely drawn into Staatskapelle Berlin orchestra’s playing.
The hottest ticket in Toronto this weekend was no doubt Staatskapelle Berlin, whose Canadian debut was sold out months before the orchestra took to the stage.
Replacing Michael Tilson Thomas this week was American conductor David Robertson, who made his Toronto Symphony Orchestra debut.
Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s audience was treated to not one, but two sensational TSO debuts of Ukrainian artists, conductor Oksana Lyniv and pianist Illia Ovcharenko.
Soundstreams’ 41st season continues this December with Electric Messiah, the company’s 8th annual dynamic and original reimagination of Handel’s timeless classic.
We’ve been keeping up with Koerner Hall and TSO performances through a series of concert reviews written by our talented reporters.
All Maryem Tollar wanted to do after high school was make a living through music. When she told her father, he forbade her. Now, with her ensemble Al Qahwa, she hopes to unite the world through song.
Conductor Laureate Sir Andrew Davis received a regal welcome befitting his longstanding kinship with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and its audience.
The Django Festival Allstars played for almost two hours without intermission at Koerner Hall, and the near capacity audience loved it.
The Orchestre Métropolitain and María Dueñas In November, the illustrious Yannick Nézet-Séguin will interpret Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7 with his Orchestre Métropolitain. Known as the Leningrad symphony, the piece became a symbol of hope during the Second World War. Also on the program is Halvorsen’s Violin Concerto, which will be interpreted by the young Spanish violinist, María Dueñas (Nov. 17 and 18). www.orchestremetropolitain.com Gala des Jeunes Ambassadeurs et Ambassadrices Lyriques The Gala des Jeunes Ambassadeurs et Ambassadrices Lyriques will take place in the Concert Hall at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal (4750 Henri-Julien Ave.). This benefit concert will feature…
