Concert Review | Enchanting Ottawa Bach Choir Concert Held Back by Acoustics
Ottawa Bach Choir’s various renditions of Magnificat were enchanting for sure, but a venue with more generous acoustics would have suited them better.
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Concert Review | ARC Ensemble Celebrates at the Royal Conservatory of Music
The Royal Conservatory of Music’s full house who braved the frosty November weather was rewarded with three Canadian premieres of hidden classical gems by Friedrich Block, performed by ARC Ensemble.
Concert Review | Bach Reinvented: A Successful Experimentation
On November 29, the Montreal Bach Festival hosted Vincent Lauzer and Dorothéa Ventura with an unusual program as part of their Off Bach programming.
Concert Review | Nicolas Namoradze: A Thousand Clear Mirrors
Brilliant young Juilliard professor Nicolas Namoradze is a unique artist, playing with a balanced restraint, surprising intellectual and emotional honesty, as well as exquisite taste and finesse.
Concert Review | Les 9 Nocturne: Capturing the Enchanting Sounds of the Night
Les 9 presented a simultaneously captivating and ethereal concert experience in Koerner Hall on November 22nd.
Concert Review | Dazzling Premiere of New Kevin Lau Album
On Nov. 28, the St. John-Mercer-Park Trio dazzled the audience at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre with the premiere of composer Kevin Lau’s new album, Under a Veil of Stars.
Concert Review | Stunning Finale to Staatskapelle Berlin’s Koerner Hall Series
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.
Concert Review | Staatskapelle Berlin Makes an Unforgettable Canadian Debut
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.
Concert Review | David Robertson Makes Toronto Symphony Debut in Berg and Mahler
Replacing Michael Tilson Thomas this week was American conductor David Robertson, who made his Toronto Symphony Orchestra debut.
Concert Review | Onegin: A Perfect Score, the Briskin Way
The whole performance was a marked by the connection between music and dance, musicians and dancers. Maestro David Briskin’s interpretation successfully drew the beauty of melodic motifs out of the score, and onto the stage.
