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2017 Toronto Summer Music Festival Launches New Series of Free Kids Concerts

By Newswire on 12 June 2017 Classical Music, Education, Newswire, Toronto

Toronto…New this year, the Toronto Summer Music Festival offers three fun and engaging one-hour concerts specially designed to introduce children, ages 5-12, to classical music. The free concerts are held on Wednesday mornings during the Festival – July 19, 26 and August 2 – at 10 a.m. in Walter Hall at the University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park, next to Museum Subway Station. “We invite children of all ages to experience music making at a world-class level,” says Jonathan Crow, artistic director of Toronto Summer Music. “The Kids Concerts are an opportunity for children to come and learn what inspired us to become professional musicians, and share…

South Korean Yekwon Sunwoo Wins Fifteenth Cliburn

By Xenia Hanusiak on 12 June 2017 Education, Piano

Review of Final Round June 9 & 10, 2017 Bass Hall, Fort Worth The 15th presentation of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition cemented its position as one of the most influential piano competitions in the world today. Attracting nearly three hundred pianists from across the globe the competition affirmed its status as a career defining opportunity. On Saturday night, twenty eight year old South Korean pianist Yekwon Sunwoo was awarded the coveted gold medal at Bass Hall in Fort Worth, Texas. Sunwoo receives a cash award of $50,000 and three years career management. At a post concert press conference,…

Lebrecht Weekly – Georgy Sviridov: Russia Cast Adrift (Delos)

By Norman Lebrecht on 9 June 2017 Art Song, CD and Book Reviews, Lebrecht Weekly

The texts of this song cycle were written by Sergei Yesenin between 1914 and 1920, a period of world war, revolution and civil war. Yesenin committed suicide in 1925 at the age of 30. His poetry is steeped in religious ritual, village life and bucolic imagery. The music was composed in 1977 by the contemplative, conservative Sviridov, who was born in the thick of Russia’s metamorphosis. His idiom – narrative, tonal, almost static at times – reflects the stand-off between political upheaval and the impervious cycles of nature. The half-hour cycle is sung here in an orchestral setting made specially…

NAC Presents Goes National – Expanding to 10 Cities in Collaboration with 10 Music Organizations Across Canada

By Newswire on 9 June 2017 Canadian Music, Newswire

June 9, 2017– Ottawa (Canada) – The National Arts Centre (NAC) is proud to announce an unprecedented collaboration with partner organizations across Canada in support of the Canadian music scene. The ambitious initiative called NAC Presents Across Canada will help support nearly 40 concerts in 10 cities across Canada in 2017-2018 to help build the careers of emerging Canadian musicians. The creative force behind the project is Heather Gibson, the new Executive Producer of NAC Presents, who joined the NAC six months ago after a successful career in the music industry. Immediately upon her arrival in Ottawa, Gibson saw the opportunity to build a…

Montréal Symphonique: a Unique Musical Rendezvous for the City’s 375th Anniversary!

By Newswire on 8 June 2017 150/375, Newswire, Orchestral

Montréal, Thursday, June 8, 2017 – This coming August 19 at 9 p.m., at the heart of the official events for Montréal’s 375th anniversary celebrations will be Montréal Symphonique. For the very first time ever, this free show will bring together three of Montréal’s most prestigious symphony orchestras on the same stage. Joining these illustrious ensembles will be a number of pop artists who promise to touch spectators’ hearts and souls as they offer music and art lovers a unique, accessible and memorable evening of music. Under the musical direction of conductor Simon Leclerc, based on an original idea by Nicolas Lemieux, and produced by GSI Musique, this major 375th anniversary performance will…

The 2017 Montreal Organ Festival July 1 to 7, 2017

By Newswire on 8 June 2017 Classical Music, Newswire

Montréal, June 7, 2017 – From 1-7 July 2017, musicians and music lovers from around the world will descend upon Montreal! During the Montreal Organ Festival, more than 1000 participants are expected to come from all parts of the United States and Canada, as well as Australia, China, Europe, Hong Kong, and South Africa. Organized as a collaboration of The American Guild of Organists, the Royal Canadian College of Organists and the Canadian International Organ Competition, this festival will be the largest gatherings of organists ever to take place in Canada. Dozens of concerts, professional development activities, workshops, networking events in the city’s cultural hotspots, masterclasses,…

Four Appointments at the Opéra de Montréal

By Newswire on 8 June 2017 Newswire, Opera

Montreal, Wednesday, June 7, 2017 – The Opéra de Montréal is proud to announce the appointment of two new administrators to its board of directors, and two new employees to its team. These appointments are effective immediately. The Opéra de Montréal is delighted with the arrival of two new administrators whose passion and commitment to the development of an opera community in Montreal are major contributions to the company: Ms. Elizabeth Wirth and Dr. François Loubert. Mr. Bernard Stotland, Chairman of the Opéra de Montréal’s board of directors, said he is “happy to see the Opéra’s family grow with the…

Photo: Graham McDowell

Ideas of North Concert Confronts Climate Change with Sound

By Orphée Russell on 7 June 2017 Canadian Music, Chamber Music, Contemporary, La Scena Spotlight

On Saturday, July 10 at 8:30 pm, the Centre des Arts Actuels Skol and Pronto Musica Chamber Orchestra will present the free concert Ideas of North. The multidisciplinary event brings together artists and researchers in a collaboration that celebrates the North and questions Canadian attitudes towards climate adaptation. With the arctic warming, what will the Canadian North look like in the coming years? How does our perspective of this issue change, when viewed from the lens of an Inuit, ecological, or Southern Canadian viewpoint? Ideas of North will use music to engage audience members on these questions. Vancouver-based environmental change…

The Finalists, Photo: Ralph Lauer

2017 Cliburn Final Round Begins Tomorrow

By Newswire on 6 June 2017 Newswire, Piano

Finalists of the Fifteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Kenneth Broberg, 23, United States Rachel Cheung, 25, Hong Kong Yury Favorin, 30, Russia Daniel Hsu, 19, United States Yekwon Sunwoo, 28, South Korea Georgy Tchaidze, 29, Russia Each finalist will perform with the Brentano String Quartet on June 7–8, then with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Leonard Slatkin on June 9–10. See the complete Final Round schedule here. Don’t miss the opportunity to witness history in the making – watch as these six talents compete for gold! Click here to purchase single tickets. Experience The Cliburn Live in Sundance Square Friday, June 9 7:00–10:30 p.m. Free Final Round Simulcast in Sundance Square…

The Royal Conservatory of Music’s 2017-18 concert season announced

By Newswire on 6 June 2017 Classical Music, Newswire, Scena Jazz, World Music

The Royal Conservatory of Music has announced their 2017-18 concert season. The season boasts close to 100 concerts! Highlights include: • Season Gala with beloved film star Bill Murray accompanied by cellist Jan Vogler and friends • Johnny Clegg – The Final Journey World Tour • TD Jazz: The Roots of Jazz features a six-concert gumbo of some of the ‘ingredients’ of jazz, including a reunion of sponsors iconic South Africans Hugh Masekela and Abdullah Ibrahim • Violin superstar Joshua Bell makes his Koerner Hall debut • The Glenn Gould School celebrates 20 years and the Royal Conservatory Orchestra is…

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