We’re setting our eyes (and ears) on albums and festivals that will blossom this spring.
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Browsing: Classical
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Off the back of numerous music industry layoffs in 2023, Universal Music Group and Atlantic Music Group have announced their own rounds of job cutting.
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Melnikov-Faust-Queyras Trio member Alexander Melnikov (Photo provided)
The Melnikov-Faust-Queyras Trio offered a program of Schumann, Carter, and Brahms at Koerner Hall, which had its ups and downs.
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From the announcement of JUNO nominations to GRAMMY winners, it’s been a busy week for awards!
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Westben, The Barn (Photo provided)
In 2024, Westben is celebrating 25 years of concerts, experiences, community programs, workshops, original works, Chalk Talks, international residences and more in Northumberland County.
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Marlena Malas
Musicians have been paying tribute to Marlena Malas, a renowned mezzo-soprano and respected music teacher at the Juilliard School who died on Dec. 4, 2023 at the age of 87.
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Nicolas Namoradze (Photo by Viktor Lazarov)
Brilliant young Juilliard professor Nicolas Namoradze is a unique artist, playing with a balanced restraint, surprising intellectual and emotional honesty, as well as exquisite taste and finesse.
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Amadeus Choir practicing for Sir Andrew Davis Koerner Hall concert (Photo by Dahlia Katz)
We’ve been keeping up with Koerner Hall and TSO performances through a series of concert reviews written by our talented reporters.
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The Orchestre Métropolitain and María Dueñas In November, the illustrious Yannick Nézet-Séguin will interpret Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7 with his Orchestre Métropolitain. Known as the Leningrad symphony, the piece became a symbol of hope during the Second World War. Also on the program is Halvorsen’s Violin Concerto, which will be interpreted by the young Spanish violinist, María Dueñas (Nov. 17 and 18). www.orchestremetropolitain.com Gala des Jeunes Ambassadeurs et Ambassadrices Lyriques The Gala des Jeunes Ambassadeurs et Ambassadrices Lyriques will take place in the Concert Hall at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal (4750 Henri-Julien Ave.). This benefit concert will feature…
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Beyond his prolific work as a composer and conductor, Leonard Bernstein made an impression on the world of classical music as a formidable educator. According to his own website, he himself was proudest of this work. His daughter, Jamie Bernstein, writes that “it wasn’t enough for (him) to compose music and conduct orchestras. He felt equally compelled to talk about music. What he loved most was to communicate his excitement to others.” In 1957, Bernstein collaborated with the television network CBS to get his Young People’s Concerts broadcast on TV. Featuring the New York Philharmonic, these hour-long specials included both…
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