Concert Review | Igor Levit Gives Stunning Toronto Recital
There are many great pianists in this world, but there’s only one Igor Levit. Typical hyperbole in music journalism, you say? Levit’s recent Koerner Hall would suggest otherwise.
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Breaking the Mould: Isata Kanneh-Mason takes on Prokofiev with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
British rising star, classical pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason will make her debut with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) on March 22, 23, and 24 at Roy Thompson Hall.
Lebrecht Weekly | Bezhod Abduraimov: Shadows of My Ancestors (Alpha-Classics)
In the more sentimental pieces of the Prokofiev set on this new album, Bezhod Abduraimov melts the listener’s heart like spring snows.
Concert Review | Shimmering Fauré & Confident Mussorgsky at the MSO
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.
Newswire | CMIM Presents New Piano Work by Barbara Assiginaak
The Concours musical international de Montréal is pleased to present the imposed Canadian work for the Piano 2024 edition by Anishinaabekwe composer Barbara Assiginaak.
Lebrecht Weekly | Poulenc and others: Chamber music (Calliope/DG)
I can’t listen to Francis Poulenc for long without imagining a Gitane between my lips and smoke curling out of the corners.
Book Review | Statesman of the Piano: Jazz, Race, and History in the Life of Lou Hooper (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2023)
Published last September, Statesman of the Piano allows readers to uncover the autobiography of pianist Lou Hooper, entitled That Happy Road, which had previously been available via Library Archives Canada.
CD Review | 109 ans de piano (Continuo Classics, 2023)
Colette Maze, the oldest recording pianist in the world, released a final album before she died at the end of 2023. It offers a glimpse into what more than 100 years of practice and training sounds like.
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.
CD Review | Portrait (Centrediscs, 2023)
Bryan and Silvie Cheng—brother and sister in real life—have just released a new album, Portrait, on Centrediscs—the most personal of their entire discography.
