Review | Czech Philharmonic: A Rare Treat of Czech Music in Canada
2024 is the Year of Czech Music. Inaugurated in 1924 to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Bedřich Smetana, this tradition occurs every decade…
Browsing: Czech Philharmonic
Review | Czech Philharmonic Triumphs with Celebratory Program at Toronto’s Koerner Hall
The Czech Philharmonic’s guest appearance at Toronto’s Koerner Hall on Dec. 7 is part of a year-long series of concerts they are presenting the world-over…
Lebrecht Weekly | Lebrecht Album of the Year for 2024
2024 has been a flat year for major labels and an unsettled one for minors. Four independent outfits sold out – Hyperion to Universal, Bis…
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…
Seong-Jin Cho: Beyond Chopin
Seong-Jin Cho shot to fame after winning first prize at the 17th Chopin International Piano Competition in 2015. Since then, Cho has played the Chopin…
Lebrecht Weekly | Album of the Year
No-one knew what to expect of 2022. In January, masked or locked down, we gazed into crystal balls of mortality. The chamber music of Harrison…
Lebrecht Weekly – Tchaikovsky: 6th symphony, Romeo & Juliet overture (Decca)
For a troubled London teenager in the 1960s there were three available sources of relief. One was illegal, one was immoral and the third was…
