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Lebrecht Album of the Week - Ivry Gitlis (SWR/Naxos Deutschland)
4/5 starsGreat violinists come in two forms: stars and legends. Think about it. Jascha Heifetz was a star, Nathan Milstein a legend. One was a household name, the other inspired a kind of spiritual...
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Cette semaine à Montréal (22 à 28 février) / This Week in Montreal (February...
LES CYCLES À LA CHAPELLE HISTORIQUE / SERIES AT THE CHAPELLE HISTORIQUE Animé par Éric Champagne, compositeur en résidence à la Chapelle, un concert unique célébrant l’apport exceptionnel du mécène...
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This Week in Toronto (Feb. 29 - Mar. 6)
My Toronto Concert Previews for the Week of Feb. 29 to Mar. 6~ Joseph SoToronto Symphony Orchestra's New Creations Festival 2016The Toronto Symphony Orchestra is presenting its annual New Creations...
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Lebrecht Album of the Week - Rudi Stephan, Albéric Magnard (accentus)
3/5 starsThese two composers are joined by tragic deaths on opposite sides of the First World War. Stephan, a Munich avant-gardist, was the only soldier in his German unit to die in a September 1915...
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Anton Nel Spectacular in Saint-Saëns Egyptian Concerto
By Paul Evans RobinsonTHE CLASSICAL TRAVELLER"Anton Nel, winner of the first prize in the 1987 Naumburg International Piano Competition at Carnegie Hall enjoys a remarkable and multifaceted career that...
View ArticleCette semaine à Montréal (29 fév à 6 mars) / This Week in Montreal (February...
LES CYCLES À LA CHAPELLE HISTORIQUELe violoncelliste Yegor Dyachkov et le pianiste Jean Saulnier présentent un métissage de musique folklorique et « sérieuse » à l’époque romantique. Œuvres de Brahms,...
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This Week in Toronto (Mar. 7 - 13)
My Toronto Concert Previews for the Week of March 7 to 13~ Joseph SoThe Toronto Symphony Orchestra's New Creations Festival continues this week with two performances. On Wednesday March 9th 8 p.m. is...
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Lebrecht Weekly - Mahler: 1st symphony (BR Klassik)
Buy at Amazon.comBuy at Amazon.ca2/5 starsYannick Nézet-Séguin’s interpretation of Mahler’s first symphony is beautifully played by Munich’s (some say Germany’s) best orchestra and thoughtfully...
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Cette semaine à Montréal (7 à 13 mars) / This Week in Montreal (March 7–13)
RETOUR ATTENDU AUX VIOLONS DU ROYEn mars, Bernard Labadie a choisi une œuvre importante de la musique baroque, la Passion selon saint Matthieu, un sommet incontestable de la musique occidentale et une...
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Canadian Mezzo Emily D'Angelo Makes Finals of 2016 Met Audition
by Wah Keung ChanCanadian mezzo-soprano Emily D'Angelo is one of nine finalists of the 2016 Metropolitan Opera's National Council Auditions to be held on March 13, 2016. D'Angelo hails from Toronto and...
View ArticleNo Canadians Selected for 2016 Montreal International Musical Competition...
by Wah Keung ChanThe Montreal International Musical Competition (CMIM) announced yesterday the 24 candidates to compete at the 2016 edition in violin to be held from May 22 to June 2. According to the...
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This Week in Toronto (March 14 to 20)
My Toronto Concert Previews for the Week of March 14 to 20~ Joseph SoGiven that this week is March Break, there are fewer musical happenings than usual. Typically the Toronto Symphony Orchestra is...
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BREAKING NEWS Canadian mezzo Emily D'Angelo Wins 2016 Metropolitan Opera...
BREAKING NEWSCanadian Mezzo Soprano Emily D'Angelo One of Five Winners in 2016 Met Opera Auditions~ Joseph SoMarch 13th 2016 7:30 p.m.Canadian mezzo Emily D'AngeloCongratulations to mezzo-soprano...
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Lebrecht Weekly - British Clarinet Concertos 2 (Chandos)
3/5 starsAn unknown work by Benjamin Britten sets the pulse racing. It turns out to be fragments of a concerto he started writing for Benny Goodman in 194. What with Pearl Harbour and Peter Grimes, it...
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Cette semaine à Montréal (14 à 20 mars) / This Week in Montreal (March 14–20)
Opera McGill – RodelindaAvec l’Orchestre baroque de McGill, sous la direction de Hank Knox, Opera McGill présente Rodelinda de Haendel dans une mise en scène de Patrick Hansen. Rodelinda est l’une des...
View ArticlePhillip Jang's Favourite Art Song / La mélodie préférée de Phillip Jang
La Scena Musicale is celebrating the Art Song in 2015-16 with the worldwide survey, What is your favourite art song? Submit your vote at www.nextgreatartsong.com. Pianist Phillip Jang shares his three...
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Lebrecht Weekly - Debussy, Elgar &c: violin sonatas (Onyx)
5/5 starsAfter two years of creative trauma that silenced almost every leading composer, the latter half of the First World War yielded works of extraordinary intimacy.Claude Debussy, responding to a...
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Cette semaine à Montréal (21 à 27 mars) / This Week in Montreal (March 21–27)
Orchestre de chambre McGillLe clarinettiste et compositeur montréalais Airat Ichmouratov et l’ensemble Kleztory interpréteront la Symphonie de chambre no 3, op. 25 d’Ichmouratov, le Quintette pour...
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Lebrecht Weekly - FolksLied: Beethoven, Britten, Haydn (BR Klassik)
4/5 starsViennese masters, always short of cash, picked up commissions from rich British tourists for composing drawing-room settings of national heritage. Haydn and Beethoven filled their boots with...
View ArticleXinping Fu's Favourite Art Song / La mélodie préférée de Xinping Fu
La Scena Musicale is celebrating the Art Song in 2015-16 with the worldwide survey, What is your favourite art song? Submit your vote at www.nextgreatartsong.com. Xinping Fu shares their three choices...
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