Going For Gold: Three Canadian Singers Get Ready for Prime Time (Review)
Take, Then, These SongsRecital by Aviva Fortunata, Karine Boucher, and Owen McCausland~ Joseph SoCOC Noon Hour Free Concert Series at the Richard Bradshaw AmphitheatreMay 5th 2015Aviva Fortunata,...
View ArticleA Sizzling Spring/Summer Season at Montreal's Segal Centre
By Naomi GoldCOVERSMontreal's Segal Centre for Performing Arts is set to bank its most successful season to date, and come spring & summer, the play's really the ONLY thing. Following a successful...
View ArticleThis Week in Toronto (May 11 - 17)
My Toronto Concert Picks for the Week of May 11 to 17~ Joseph SoAmerican mezzo Cecelia Hall (Photo: Dario Acosta)The two spring productions of the Canadian Opera Company, The Barber of Seville and...
View ArticleTriumphant Ensemble Studio Barber Augurs Well for the Future (Review)
Special Ensemble Studio Performance of The Barber of Seville (Review)Clarence Frazer (Figaro)Charlotte Burrage (Rosina)Andrew Haji (Almaviva - act one)Jean-Philippe Fortier-Lazure (Almaviva - act...
View ArticleThis Week in Toronto (May 18 - 24)
My Toronto Concert Picks for the Week of May 18 to 24~ Joseph SoThe big news this week is the Toronto Symphony Orchestra's presentation of the Verdi Requiem. This is such a divine work that for me...
View ArticleCette semaine à Montréal : 18 au 24 mai 2015
20e anniversaire du FMCM – 12 mars au 21 juin 2015Les célébrations du Festival de musique de chambre de Montréal sont lancées dès le printemps avec la série Célébrité qui commençait en mars avec les...
View ArticleThis Week in Montreal : May 18-24
Soprano Marianne Fiset20th anniversary of the FMCM – March 12-June 21 2015The celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Festival de musique de chamber de Montréal takes off this spring with the...
View Article28 Young Musicians Chosen for Toronto Summer Music Academy
For Immediate Release: May 19, 2015Twenty-eight exceptional young musicians chosen for one-of-a-kindopportunity at 2015 Toronto Summer Music Academy TORONTO…Twenty-eight young chamber musicians and...
View ArticleUn Noël en mai un peu triste
Marianne Fiset (Anna Sorensen) et Joseph Kaiser (Nicholas Sprink) (Photo: Yves Renaud)Un Noël en mai un peu tristeMarc-Olivier LaraméeBeaucoup d’entre nous connaissent le film Joyeux Noël réalisé par...
View ArticleDiscovery CD - Ewald Cheung and Philip Chiu
Ewald Cheung and Philip ChiuThis week, La Scena Musicale, in collaboration with Espace 21, offers you a recording of Brahms' work done by Canadians Ewald Cheung (violin) and Philip Chiu (piano) for...
View ArticleCD Découverte - Ewald Cheung et Philip Chiu
Ewald Cheung et Philip Chiu Cette semaine, La Scena Musicale en collaboration avec Espace 21 offre à ses abonnés un enregistrement d'oeuvres de Brahms par Ewald Cheung (violon) et Philip Chiu...
View ArticleThis Week in Toronto (May 25 - 31)
My Toronto Concert Picks for the Week of May 25 to 31)~ Joseph SoSir Andrew DavisMusic lovers can look forward to performances this week of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition by the Toronto...
View ArticleCette semaine à Montréal du 25 au 31 mai
Kent Nagano (Photo : Benjamin Ealovega)Cette semaine à Montréal du 25 au 31 mai20eanniversaire du FMCM – 12 mars au 21 juin 2015Les célébrations du Festival de musique de chambre de Montréal sont...
View ArticleThis Week in Montreal – May 25 to 31
Stéphane Tétreault (Photo: Caroline Bergeron)This Week in Montreal – May 25 to 3120th anniversary of the FMCM – March 12-June 21 2015The celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Festival de musique...
View ArticleNagano leads MSO in Thrilling Die Walkure Act I
By Wah Keung ChanTo close the Montreal Symphony’s 2014-15 season, maestro Kent Nagano led the orchestra in a thrilling performance of Act I of Wagner’s Die Walküre. From the opening phrases of the...
View ArticleThis Week in Toronto (June 1 - 7)
My Toronto Concert Picks for the Week of June 1 to 7~ Joseph SoCellist Sharon Robinson and violinist Jaime Laredo (Photo: Christian Steiner)With the Pan Am Games getting ever closer, it seems that...
View ArticleCette semaine à Montréal du 1 au 7 juin
Valérie Milot (Photo: Frédérik Robitaille) Cette semaine à Montréal du 1 au 7 juinConstantinople - La porte d'orDe la Constantinople d’hier à l’Istanbul d’aujourd’hui, Kiya Tabassian et ses musiciens...
View ArticleThis Week in Montreal - June 1 to 7
Kiya Tabassian (Photo: Michel Pinault)This Week in Montreal - June 1 to 7Constantinople – The Golden DoorFrom yesterday's Constantinople to the Istanbul of today, Kiya Tabassian and his musicians...
View ArticlePark Takes Day 1 of Montreal Voice Competition
By Wah Keung ChanLet’s get the suspense out of the way. South Korean soprano Hyesang Park took the Day 1 Finals of the 2015 Montreal International Musical Competition. From the first notes of her...
View ArticleNeuvième édition du Festival Bach Montréal 2015
par Renée BanvilleTrès attendu des amateurs, le Festival Bach Montréal se tiendra du 22 novembre au 5 décembre. Le festival est heureux d'offrir aux mélomanes 24 spectacles de qualité qui seront...
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