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Cette semaine à Montréal (16 à 22 novembre) / This Week in Montreal (November...
Mireille Lebel, crédit photo: Lutz EdelhoffChapelle Historique du Bon-PasteurDimanche 22, 15 h, au tour du soliste, chambriste et pédagogue Jean Saulnier de nous offrir des œuvres de Bach, Fauré et...
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Canadian soprano Simone Osborne Sings Surprise WMCT Concert
Simone Osborne Makes Surprise Women's Musical Club of Toronto Debut Les nuits d'ete / BerliozZueignung / Allerseelen / Morgen / StraussLove's Philosophy / QuilterSilent Moon / Vaughan WilliamsSimple...
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This Week in Toronto (Nov. 23 - 29)
Toronto Concert Previews for the Week of November 23 to 28~ Joseph SoRussian pianist Yulianna Avdeeva (Photo: Christine Schneider)The Toronto Symphony Orchestra is busy this week with several events....
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Cette semaine à Montréal (23 à 29 novembre) / This Week in Montreal (November...
Chapelle Historique du Bon-PasteurJeudi 26, 19 h 30, Daniel Lanthier interprétera au hautbois et au hautbois d’amour baroque, en compagnie de Geneviève Soly à l’orgue positif et clavecin, des œuvres de...
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This Week in Toronto (Nov. 30 - Dec. 6)
Toronto Concert Previews for the Week of Nov. 30 to Dec. 6~ Joseph SoSoprano Sondra RadvanovskyTop vocal news this week is the recital by Canada's "Bel Canto Queen"Sondra Radvanovsky, under the...
View ArticleBenjamin Butterfield’s Favourite Art Song
We’re honoured that Canadian Tenor Benjamin Butterfield shared his top three art songs with us. Butterfield is an active performer and Associate Professor of voice at the University of Victoria.Share...
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Sondra Radvanovsky Totally Wow-Worthy at Koerner Hall (Review)
Sondra Radvanovsky at Koerner Hall the Vocal Highlight of the 2015-16 Season ~ Joseph SoKoerner Hall, Toronto, December 4th 2015Sondra Radvanovsky, sopranoAnthony Manoli, pianoShow One...
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This Week in Toronto (December 7 - 13)
My Toronto Concert Picks for the Week of December 7 to 13~ Joseph SoCirque de la Symphonie (Photo: www.cirquedelasymphonie.com)December is that time of year when Holiday programming dominates the...
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This Week in Toronto (Dec. 14 - 20)
My Toronto Concert Previews for the Week of December 14 to 20~ Joseph SoGeorge Frideric Handel Portrait by Balthasar DennerThe third week of December is traditionally one of heavy-duty Messiah...
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This Week in Montréal: December 14 to 20
soprano Kathryn LewekThree Versions of Bach's Christmas OratorioMusic lovers this season are fortunate to have their pick of three versions of J. S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio, one of his most luminous...
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Cette semaine à Montreal : le 14 au 20 décembre
La soprano Kathryn LewekTrois versions de l’Oratorio de Noël de Bach Les mélomanes auront l’occasion de choisir cette année parmi trois versions de l’Oratorio de Noël de J. S. Bach, qui compte parmi...
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A Tales of Two Messiahs: Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Against the Grain...
A Tale of Two Messiahs (Review)Two contrasting yet complementary visions of the Handel Masterpiece enrich the Holiday Season~ Joseph SoFor Toronto classical music lovers, December is Messiah month....
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This Week in Toronto (Dec. 21 - Jan. 3)
My Toronto Concert Picks for the 2 Weeks of Dec. 21 to Jan. 3~ Joseph SoHappy Holidays Everyone ! (Photo: Joseph So)Given that classical musical presentations are much reduced during the week...
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This Week in Montréal: December 21 to 27
Pierre Grandmaison at the organOragn at St. Joseph’s OratoryAll Montrealers have seen the oratory dome from afar. But how many have actually been inside? They’d find a splendid Beckerath organ...
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Cette semaine à Montréal : le 28 décembre au 3 janvier
Jean-Michel GrondinOrgue à la Basilique Notre-DameEn 2016, on fêtera le 125eanniversaire de l’orgue Casavant de Notre-Dame qui, avec ses 92 jeux, est l’un des plus grands situés dans une église en...
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Holiday Potpourri
Holiday PotpourriPleasures of my 2015 Holiday Season? Friends and Family, Eat, Drink and be Merry. Good Reads, and of course some Wonderful Music.~ Joseph SoWhile I'm not exactly a cold-weather fan,...
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This Week in Toronto (Jan. 4 - 10)
My Toronto Concert Picks for the Week of Jan. 4 to 10~ Joseph SoCanadian pianist Marc Andre Hamelin (Photo: Fran Kaufmann)First of all, a very Happy New Year to all the readers of This Week in Toronto...
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Salute to Vienna Rings in 2016 in Grand Style
Salute to Vienna 2016 (Review)~ Joseph SoJanuary 1st 2 pm, Roy Thomson HallStrauss Symphony of Canada / Imre Kollar, conductorKatarzyna Dondalska, sopranoFranz Gurtelschmied, tenorDancers from the...
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