Review | Karoline Podolak: coloratura fireworks, and Polish song for WMCT
Soprano Karoline Podolak and pianist Rachael Kerr gave a recital on Oct. 9th at University of Toronto’s Walter Hall for the Women’s Musical Club of…
Browsing: chopin
Lebrecht Weekly | Chopin: Mazurkas (Linn)
I grew up listening to Rubinstein and Horowitz play Chopin, followed by the Russians Richter and Gilels. The next generation included Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim…
CD Review | XIX – The Golden Duets Fedorova & Takser Piano Duo
Pianists Daria Fedorova and Ilya Takser, both graduates of the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, form a dynamic duo who concertize across Canada. Partners in…
Report | Cliburn Semi-Finals: Chance, Fate, or Merit
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 – Welcome to La Scena Musicale’s reviews of the semi- and final rounds of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, one of…
Festival Les Printemps Slaves: An (Almost) Baroque Slavic Spring
The 12th edition of Les Printemps Slaves, Montreal’s only Slavic music festival, takes place May 6-30. Every year, Artistic Director Irina Krasnyanskaya comes up with…
Pro Musica announces concert with Jaeden Izik-Dzurko
March 30th at 3 p.m. first Cartes Blanches concert Salle Pierre-Mercure Jaeden Izik-Dzurko at the piano Montreal, March 14th , 2025. Pro Musica is delighted…
Music Is My Dance Partner
For a dancer, music is far more than just an ordered collection of notes: it’s the very heartbeat of a performance.
Lebrecht Weekly | Bruce Liu: Waves (Deutsche Grammophon)
The combination of Rameau, Alkan, and Ravel in Bruce Liu’s WAVES, on paper, looks wildly exciting. In performance, it is less so.
Newswire | Bourgie Hall Acquires New Steinway Model D from Hamburg
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.
Highlights | Musicians Respond to Hamas Attack on Israeli Music Festival
Welcome to La Scena Musicale’s weekly Highlights, a roundup of classical music news from Canada and beyond. In light of the recent Hamas attacks in…
