Road trip to Detroit yields symphonic pleasure – speed bumps notwithstanding
Last week I had the pleasure of hearing the Cleveland Orchestra in top form at its home in Severance Hall. A real treat after the…
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By Justin Bernard, Natasha Gauthier, Arthur Kaptainis, Denise Lai, Dino Spaziani La Nef / Myriam Leblanc / Sylvain Bergeron Oct. 2 What you missed…
Review: Cross-border trek to Cleveland proves picture perfect
CLEVELAND – On Nov. 8, the American authorities decided it was safe to let Canadians enter their country by car. The next day I drove…
Good vibrations at TSO reopening
TORONTO – Standing ovations before and after: The response by a live audience to the reappearance of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra following a long separation…
Review: OM, Yannick make strong case for Farrenc
Programing is not what it used to be, as Yannick Nézet-Séguin commented Friday evening to a masked and distanced crowd in the Maison symphonique. We…
Follies in Concert: Live music makes a welcome comeback
TORONTO – For the first time since the pandemic began, a concert hall in Ontario saw a nearly full house of fully-vaccinated patrons sitting side…
Concert reviews (October 2021)
Opéra de Montréal Riders to the Sea/Le Flambeau de la nuit What you missed A dark double bill (Sept. 25) linking one-act operas by Vaughan…
A dark double bill from the Opéra de Montréal
Early out of the gate in announcing a 2021-22 season, the Opéra de Montréal on Saturday became one of the first Canadian companies to stage…
Pianist Avan Yu in rhapsodic form
HONG KONG – As a follow-up concert to the 48th season opener, which featured Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, Jaap Van Zweden on Sept. 10 led the…
Tanglewood showcases the other John Williams
It was encouraging to see concerts being given once again at Tanglewood, and with a big crowd in attendance. Finally, we are getting back to…
