Review | Gerald Finley and Anthony León Shine in TSO Messiah
There are as many versions of Handel’s oratorio, Messiah, as there are performances, which in Canada, are almost too many to count over the holiday…
Browsing: Michael Francis
Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s Messiah: Conductor Michael Francis on the Greatest Work of Art
For the past 90 years, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Toronto Mendelssohn Choir have performed Handel’s Messiah together. Like the Nutcracker ballet, Messiah is an…
TSO Invites Listeners to Discover a World of Sound in Globe-Spanning 2025/26 Season
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) is excited to announce its 2025/26 concert season—an array of extraordinary musical experiences featuring works and artists from across the globe. For…
Lebrecht Weekly | Augusta Holmès: Symphonic poems (CPO)
The Times of London has shrunk its weekly classical record review to an inch and a half. Other papers ignore recordings altogether, except in Christmas…
Review | Toronto Symphony Orchestra Celebrates Mozart’s Birthday with A Superb Requiem
Jane Archibald, sop., Susan Platts, mezz., Isaiah Bell, ten., Kevin Deas, bbar., Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Michael Francis, cond., Roy Thomson Hall, Jan.…
The NYOC & the EUYO To Join Forces for a 4-City Canadian Tour
Tuesday, June 11, 2019, Toronto, ON … The outstanding young musicians of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada (NYO Canada) and the European Union Youth…
National Youth Orchestra of Canada 2019
Odyssey Tour July 21-29, 2019 OTTAWA MONTREAL PARRY SOUND STRATFORD TORONTO Tour to 5 Canadian Cities followed by Orchestra’s First Trip to Spain New NFB…
