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.
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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.
Hermitage Piano Trio: Rachmaninoff and More at Montreal Debut
The Hermitage Piano Trio is known for its devotion to Rachmaninoff, but now the ensemble is looking to expand its horizons.
Temps Fort Honours Max Reger
Pascal Germain-Berardi, the artistic director of Temps Fort’s productions, will conduct a concert of Max Reger’s choral pieces in celebration of his 150th anniversary on Nov. 16.
Emad Zolfaghari (viola) – Irving M. Klein International String Competition Winner
Violist Emad Zolfaghari won the Irving M.Klein International String Competition, despite being on a two-week-long tour playing principal viola with the Curtis Institute Symphony Orchestra…
Dmytro Udovychenko (violin) – CMIM
This year, Ukrainian-born Dmytro Udovychenko took home first place at the Concours musical international de Montreal (CMIM) following a thrilling three rounds of the competition.…
CD Review | Clara, Robert, Johannes: Atmosphere and Mastery (Analekta, 2023)
Clara, Robert, Johannes: Atmosphere and Mastery National Arts Centre Orchestra (directed by Alexander Shelley) Analekta, 2023 Conductor Alexander Shelley and the National Arts Centre Orchestra…
Lebrecht Weekly | Brahms: Double concerto (Sony)
Craving a dose of Brahms, I landed on a new release of his violin and cello double concerto, written in 1887 and the last score…
CD Review | The Handel Project (Deutsche Grammophon, 2023)
The Handel Project / Handel: 3 Suites; Brahms: Handel Variations Seong-Jin Cho, piano Deutsche Grammophon, 2023 The new CD by pianist Seong-Jin Cho, winner of…
Kerson Leong: Inspiration, Balance, and Connection
If you go to Canadian violinist Kerson Leong’s Facebook page, you will see a short video of Niccolò Paganini’s Violin Concerto No. 1. The video…
