Maestra Eun Sun Kim, conductor of the San Francisco Opera, and local favourite pianist Louis Lortie joined forces with the MSO for a program of works for piano and orchestra.
There was no soloist at Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s Respighi concert, but the greatly augmented TSO gave a near-capacity audience a stunning display of orchestral fireworks
In the COC’s latest performance of Don Giovanni, bass-baritone Gordon Bintner nails the titular role, and the orchestra breathes life into Mozart’s thrilling and elegant score.
There are times when concert programming becomes predictable and boring. So it was with great interest that I approached a Koerner Hall concert Sunday, Jan. 21 that showed a refreshing departure from that tradition.