Initiated by Sharon Azrieli, the UdeM–McGill Piano Vocal Accompaniment Residency aims to address “the lack of collaborative pianists with the necessary skills to work with experienced singers.”
This was Sir András Schiff’s seventh appearance at Koerner Hall and I doubt that it will be his last, says critic Paul Robinson.
In a philanthropic gesture to support the Musicians of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Emanuel Ax has offered to perform a rare benefit concert on November 1, 2023.
Ensemble Classico-Moderne delivered on its promise of combining classic favorites and contemporary music during the first stop on its Toronto-Montréal-Quebec City tour.
This week, Opera America announced discounts at around 80 opera houses across North America, and a new study found a gendered disparity in US opera production roles.
The combination of Rameau, Alkan, and Ravel in Bruce Liu’s WAVES, on paper, looks wildly exciting. In performance, it is less so.
Bourgie Hall will be inaugurating its new concert grand piano—a Steinway Model D from Hamburg—with a series of four concerts at the start of November.
Montreal, October 16, 2023 – From Friday, November 3 to Sunday, November 5, enjoy a unique experience where pianists’ virtuosity reaches new heights with compositions created for this instrument of infinite possibilities! This must-attend event presents 8 recitals featuring the finest pianists in contemporary music, from both here and abroad: Moritz Ernst (Germany), Viktor Lazarov, Philippe Prud’homme, Erik Bertsch (Italy), Pamela Reimer, Daniel Áñez and Brigitte Poulin. At the heart of the programme is Sandeep Bhagwati’s Music of Crossings, a cycle of 36 short pieces presented in three recitals performed by internationally renowned pianist Moritz Ernst. The other 5 recitals…
Toronto, October 15, 2023 – Eric Guo, a fourth year BMus student at The Royal Conservatory’s Glenn Gould School (GGS) was announced yesterday as the first prize winner of this competition held every five years in Warsaw by the prestigious Fryderyk Chopin Institute. Mr. Guo who studies with GGS faculty member David Louie and John Perry, performed Chopin’s Concerto in E minor on an 1842 Pleyel in the finals. In addition to his prize earnings, Mr. Guo, also an alumnus of The Royal Conservatory’s Taylor Academy studying with Li Wang and John O’Conor, will embark on a three-month, 10-concert tour…
Montreal, October 6, 2023 – The Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM) is delighted to unveil the names of the eight outstanding members who will compose the international jury for Piano 2024, taking place from May 5 to 16, 2024. The First Round and Semifinal will be held at Salle Bourgie, and the Final will take place at the Maison symphonique on May 15 and 16, with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal under the direction of Guest Conductor Xian Zhang. The internationally renowned jury members will bring a unique and invaluable expertise to our com-petition, attracting candidates of the highest…
