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INTERVIEW | Poiesis Quartet, BISQC (Banff International String Quartet Competition) Winners’s On Their Premiere Concert in Toronto
The Poesis Quartet (Photo courtesy of the artists) Toronto Summer Music Festival presents Poiesis Quartet: Sarah Ying Ma, violin; Coco Mi, violin; Jasper de Boor, viola; Drew Dansby, cello; Philip Chiu, piano. The programme: Sky Macklay: Many Many Cadences; Maya Irizarry Lambright: forest of taldeni; Kevin Lau: String Quartet No. 7, “Surfacing;” Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 at Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queens Park, Toronto. Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
SCRUTINY | Jennifer Rider-Shaw’s Sensational Performance Makes Stratford’s Guys and Dolls A Must-See
L-R: Mark Uhre as Nathan Detroit, Jennifer Rider-Shaw as Miss Adelaide, Dan Chameroy as Sky Masterson and Olivia Sinclair-Brisbane as Sarah Brown, Guys and Dolls. Stratford Festival 2026 (Photo: Dariane Sanche) Stratford Festival: Guys and Dolls, based on a story and characters by Damon Runyon, music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, book by Jo Swelling and Abe Burrows. Directed & choreographed by Donna Feore.
SCRUTINY | Stratford Festival’s Waiting For Godot Plays It Safe
L-R: David W. Keeley as Lucky, Tom McCamus as Estragon, Paul Gross as Vladimir and Jonathan Goad as Pozzo, Waiting for Godot. Stratford Festival 2026 (Photo: Dariane Sanche) Stratford Festival: Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett, directed by Molly Atkinson. With: Paul Gross (Vladimir); Tom McCamus (Estragon); Jonathan Goad (Pozzo); David W. Keeley (Lucky).Continues until July 31, 2026; tickets here.
FEATURE | Opera Atelier’s 2026/27 Season Of Heroes
Tenor Daniel McGrew (Photo courtesy of Opera Atelier) Sponsored For the 2026/27 season, Opera Atelier founding Co-Artistic Directors Marshall Pynkoski, C.M. and Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg, C.M. are offering their audience A Season of Heroes. The season will include two major productions at the Telus Centre for Performing Arts, Koerner Hall: the company’s new production of Charpentier’s The Descent of Orpheus, and the remount of the company’s popular 2023 staging of Handel’s The Resurrection.
CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of June 29 To July 5 2026
Enjoy new music with our classical music chart for this week. Our weekly selections are based on sales numbers and simply what albums we love and think you NEED to hear. For the complete top 20, tune into Classical Chartz with the New Classical FM’s Mark Wigmore every Saturday from 3-5 p.m. Sinfonia of London’s French Orchestral Favourites takes over the No. 1 spot on the Classical Chartz this week, making the leap from No. 4 last week.
SCRUTINY | 10 Days In A Madhouse Is Bold, Thought Provoking New Opera
Mireille Asselin as Nellie in 10 Days in a Madhouse (Photo: Eric Forget Photography) Tapestry Opera, Canadian Opera Company, Luminato, in association with TO Live: 10 Days in a Madhouse, by Rene Orth, libretto by Hannah Moscovitch, Joanna Settle, Director | Sandra Horst, Music Director. With: Mireille Asselin, soprano; Taylor-Alexis DuPont, mezzo-soprano; Jorell Williams, baritone; Lauren Pearl, soprano, and soprano chorus. June 16, 2026, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, Bluma Appel Theatre.
FEATURE | Beethoven And The Beautiful Game: Luminato Celebrates Toronto’s First World Cup Match
L: Gustavo Gimeno conducts the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir in Beethoven’s 9th on June 11, 2026 (Photo: Allan Cabral); R: Jean-Sébastien Vallée directs Beethoven’s 9th from Toronto’s Sankofa Square (Photo courtesy of Luminato Festival) June 12 marked a special day in Toronto. The city hosted its first soccer match connected to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with Canada taking on Bosnia and Herzegovina in the afternoon.
SCRUTINY | Toronto Opera Festival - Parélios: An Operatic Lament
Left to Right: Voices: Robert Busiakiewicz, Joshua McFaul, David Yung, Paul Oros; Wind: Miyeko Ferguson; Voices: Len Crino, Natasha Fransblow, Natasha Ho, Elizabeth Fast, Brenden Lengsfeld, Patricia Wrigglesworth, Andrea Ludwig, Brielle Cha in the Opera 5 production of Parélios (Photo: Emily Ding Photography) Opera 5’s Toronto Opera Festival: Parélios by Cecilia Livingstone (music) and Duncan McPherson (libretto).
CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of June 8 To 14 2026
Enjoy new music with our classical music chart for this week. Our weekly selections are based on sales numbers and simply what albums we love and think you NEED to hear. For the complete top 20, tune into Classical Chartz with the New Classical FM’s Mark Wigmore every Saturday from 3-5 p.m. Arcadi Volodos (Schubert & Schumann) and Sofiane Pamart (Movie) retain their grip on the top two positions of the Classical Chartz this week, resting at No. 1 and 2 respectively.
SCRUTINY | Toronto Opera Festival: Opera 5 Offers An Entrancing Double Bill Of Tears And Laughter
Puccini’s Suor Angelica, presented by Opera 5, Left to Right: Suor Angelica: Rachel Krehm; La Badessa: Michal Aloni; Suor Dolcina: Hannah Mikita; Suor Genoveiffa: Patricia Wrigglesworth; La Maestra delle Novizie: MacKenzie Sechi; Suor Caterina: Daniela Agostino; Una Novizia: Elizabeth Fast; La Zelatrice: Angélique Brown; Suor Lucilla: Kate Fogg (Photo: Emily Ding Photography) Opera 5: Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini w/libretto by Giovacchino Forzano.
CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of June 1 To 7 2026
Enjoy new music with our classical music chart for this week. Our weekly selections are based on sales numbers and simply what albums we love and think you NEED to hear. For the complete top 20, tune into Classical Chartz with the New Classical FM’s Mark Wigmore every Saturday from 3-5 p.m. Check out the full Top 20 listing here. Arcadi Volodos takes over the top spot on the Classical Chartz this week with his Schubert & Schumann album. He makes the leap from No. 6 last week.
SCRUTINY | Heroic Conductor & Violinist Shunske Sato Leads Tafelmusik To Performance Heights To Conclude The Season
Conductor & Violinist Shunske Sato with Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra at Koerner Hall (Photo: Dahlia Katz) Tafelmusik presents Beethoven Eroica and Bologne: The Winds of Change, directed by Shunske Sato. Gossec, Le triomphe de la République; Bologne, Violin Concerto op.3 no. 2 (Sato, violin soloist); Beethoven, Finale from Creatures of Prometheus, op. 43; Beethoven, Symphony no. 3, “Eroica.” May 29 – May 31 at Koerner Hall.
CHOIX DE LA RÉDACTION | Un éventail d'émotions pour s'aérer les esprits
Lina Granados-Gonzaes (Photo : Todd Rosenberg); Ensemble de la SMCQ et Cristian Gort (Visuel : courtoisie SMCQ); Festival Classica (Visuel : courtoisie Festival Classica) La saison des festivals est lancée! La saison régulière n’est pas encore terminée pour bien des ensembles que les festivals prennent déjà une belle part de la programmation musicale de la semaine.
CHOIX DE LA RÉDACTION | De Victoriaville à Hollywood, en passant par le cinéma muet
Jinjoo Cho (Photo : Remi Riere); FIMAV (Visuel : courtoisie); Arion Orchestre Baroque (Photo : Sharif Mirshak, Parafilms) De grands noms sont à l’affiche cette semaine! Que ce soit à la direction d’orchestre avec Elim Chan, en récital avec, entre autres, Vittorio Forte, Jinjoo Cho et Henry Kramer, nos remarquables Les Violons du Roy ou les artistes se rassemblant à Victoriaville pour le FIMAV, des figures emblématiques de la scène musicale se succéderont dans les salles de la province.
CHOIX DE LA RÉDACTION | Fins de saison et débuts du CMIM
Fin de printemps oblige, plusieurs ensembles concluent leur saison en grandes pompes cette semaine. Heureusement, plusieurs d’entre eux , ce qui vous laissera l’occasion d’assister à plus d’un de ces programmes att! En plus de ces prestations musicales, dont certaines de grande envergure, la compagnie de danse montréalaise Les Grands Ballets clôt également sa saison avec une toute nouvelle création de leur directeur artistique Ivan Cavallari.
SCRUTINY | Chisato Minamimura’s Mark Of A Woman Animates The Archives
Chisato Minamimura in Mark of a Woman (Photo courtesy of Theatre Passe Muraille) A Theatre Passe Muraille presentation of a Chisato Minamimura production London, England: Mark of a Woman by Chisato Minamimura. Artistic Director and Performer: Chisato Minamimura; Animation: Dan Chambers; Interviewees: Sonia Zambakides and Shuko Fujita. Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace, May 22 & 23, 2026.
CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of May 25 To 31 2026
Enjoy new music with our classical music chart for this week. Our weekly selections are based on sales numbers and simply what albums we love and think you NEED to hear. For the complete top 20, tune into Classical Chartz with the New Classical FM’s Mark Wigmore every Saturday from 3-5 p.m. Jan Lisiecki and Mozart hold on to the No. 1 spot on the Classical Chartz for another week, but the rest of the list undergoes a shake up.
CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of May 19 To 24 2026
Enjoy new music with our classical music chart for this week. Our weekly selections are based on sales numbers and simply what albums we love and think you NEED to hear. For the complete top 20, tune into Classical Chartz with the New Classical FM’s Mark Wigmore every Saturday from 3-5 p.m. The top four releases on the Classical Chartz Top Ten remain unchanged over last week. Jan Lisiecki‘s Mozart comes in at No. 1, followed by Pygmalion‘s J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion.
INTERVIEW | Violinist Shunske Sato Talks Beethoven, Bologne & Bach Before His Tafelmusik Concert
Shunske Sato (Photo: Eduardus Lee) For its final presentation for the 2025-2026 season, Tafelmusik is featuring the distinguished violinist Shunske Sato in a concert devoted to the French Revolution. Sato will conduct Beethoven’s “Eroica” Symphony No. 3, inspired by France’s newly embraced democratic ideals, and perform as a soloist on the acclaimed 18th century French Black composer Joseph Bologne’s Violin Concerto. The program will begin with Gossec’s historic piece Le triomphe de la République.
CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of May 11 To 17 2026
Enjoy new music with our classical music chart for this week. Our weekly selections are based on sales numbers and simply what albums we love and think you NEED to hear. For the complete top 20, tune into Classical Chartz with the New Classical FM’s Mark Wigmore every Saturday from 3-5 p.m. Check out the full Top 20 listing here. Jan Lisiecki has taken over the No. 1 position on the Classical Chartz this week with his latest release, Mozart. He plays the composer’s piano concertos Nos.
SCRUTINY | The Howland Company’s Take Rimbaud Brims With Ambition And Insight
Playwright Susanna Fournier (Photo + creative direction by Fran Chudnoff, styling by CC Calica, makeup by Rahnell Branton) The Howland Company in partnership with Buddies in Bad Times: Take Rimbaud, by Susanna Fournier, ted witzel, director; Ting – Huan 挺歡 Christine Urquhart: set + costume designer; Darren Shaen: lighting designer; Nicole Eun-Ju Bell: projection designer; Dasha Plett: composer + sound designer.
CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of May 4 To 10 2026
Enjoy new music with our classical music chart for this week. Our weekly selections are based on sales numbers and simply what albums we love and think you NEED to hear. For the complete top 20, tune into Classical Chartz with the New Classical FM’s Mark Wigmore every Saturday from 3-5 p.m. It seems like once an album reaches the top of the Classical Chartz, it doesn’t like to let go of that pinnacle.
SCRUTINY | The COC’s Pairing Of Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle & Schoenberg’s Erwartung Musically Compelling, Thematically Less Convincing
Christian Van Horn as Bluebeard and Karen Cargill as Judith in the Canadian Opera Company’s production of Bluebeard’s Castle, 2026. Conductor Johannes Debus, original director Robert Lepage, revival director François Racine, set and costume designer Michael Levine, lighting designer Robert Thomson, and media effects designer Laurie-Shawn Borzovoy. (Photo: Michael Cooper) Canadian Opera Company: Bluebeard’s Castle by Béla Bartók & Erwartung by Arnold Schoenberg.
CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of April 27 To May 3 2026
Enjoy new music with our classical music chart for this week. Our weekly selections are based on sales numbers and simply what albums we love and think you NEED to hear. For the complete top 20, tune into Classical Chartz with the New Classical FM’s Mark Wigmore every Saturday from 3-5 p.m. Check out the full Top 20 list here. First, it was J.S. Bach, who continues to take up three positions on the Classical Chartz Top Ten.
INTERVIEW | Roman Borys Talks About Music Toronto’s Third Annual COSE (Celebration of Small Ensembles) 2026
Cellist and Music Toronto artistic & executive director Roman Borys (Photo courtesy of the artist) The artistic and executive director of Music Toronto since 2024, Roman Borys is an award-winning cellist and producer. Borys is a founding member of the Gryphon Trio, a three-time JUNO winner for Best Classical Album.
CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of April 20 To 26 2026
Enjoy new music with our classical music chart for this week. Our weekly selections are based on sales numbers and simply what albums we love and think you NEED to hear. For the complete top 20, tune into Classical Chartz with the New Classical FM’s Mark Wigmore every Saturday from 3-5 p.m. Check out the full Top 20 list here. The top five positions in the Classical Chartz this week are a shuffling of last week’s releases.
INTERVIEW | Steven Isserlis Brings His Globally Recognized Cello Mastery to Toronto
Cellist Steven Isserlis (Photo: Jackylepage) “What’s so exceptional about the cello?,” asks Steven Isserlis in a mockingly stern voice. Ludwig Van is speaking to him in London via Zoom a week before his duo concert with pianist Connie Shih for Music Toronto at the Jane Mallet Theatre in Toronto. “It’s such a human voice, but with a far bigger range than any human voice. It really feels like part of me. It’s the way you hold it. It’s so much more natural than a violin.
SCRUTINY | Nervous Hunter’s Bonnes Bonnes Turns Jean Genet On Its Head
Scene from Nervous Hunter’s production of Bonnes Bonnes, presented by Factory Theatre and Théâtre français de Toronto (Photo: Natalia Dkogosz) Nervous Hunter production presented by Factory Theatre and Théâtre français de Toronto: Bonnes Bonnes.
CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of April 13 To 19 2026
Enjoy new music with our classical music chart for this week. Our weekly selections are based on sales numbers and simply what albums we love and think you NEED to hear. For the complete top 20, tune into Classical Chartz with the New Classical FM’s Mark Wigmore every Saturday from 3-5 p.m. Find the full Top 20 listing here. The top two positions in the Classical Chartz remain unchanged for a third week in a row.
CHOIX DE LA RÉDACTION | Chanter sous la pluie - puis aller au concert pour se mettre à l'abri!
Jordi Savall (Photo : courtoisie); Eloain Hübner (Photo : site web de Le Vivier); Samuel Hasselhorn (Photo : Nikolaj Lund) Les prochains jours seront pluvieux selon les prévisions, ce qui pourrait en décourager plus d’un.
CHOIX DE LA RÉDACTION | Musiques pour un hiver qui se prolonge
Andrea Stewart (Photo : Kevin Calixte); Ensemble L’Itinéraire (Photo : site web); Chœur Métropolitain (Photo : site web) Cette semaine met de l’avant un style musical qui nous est habituellement présenté qu’une fois par semaine, la musique nouvelle et expérimentale. C’est grâce à Le Vivier qui accueille plusieurs artistes en quatre soirées distinctes que vous aurez l’occasion d’apprécier le talent et l’inventivité de compositeurs·trices actuel·le·s.
CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of April 6 To 12 2026
Enjoy new music with our classical music chart for this week. Our weekly selections are based on sales numbers and simply what albums we love and think you NEED to hear. For the complete top 20, tune into Classical Chartz with the New Classical FM’s Mark Wigmore every Saturday from 3-5 p.m. Check out the whole Top 20 list here.
SCRUTINY | At Buddies In Bad Times, The Begging Brown Bitch Plays Accumulates Its Lies To Explosive Effect
Zaiba Baig, creative direction by Fran Chudnoff, styling by CC Calica, makeup by Rahnell Branton (Photo courtesy of Buddies in Bad Times) House of Beida Inc and Buddies in Bad Times: Kainchee Lagaa + Jhooti: The Begging Brown Bitch Plays. Created by Zaiba Baig, with Angel Glady, Praneet Akilla, Xina, Zaiba Baig, directed by Tawiah Ben M’Carthy. April 6, 2026, continues until April 19; tickets here.
Un message de Musica Orbium
Le 18 avril à 19h30, à l’église Saint-Andrew et Saint-Paul, l’ensemble Musica Orbium, sous la direction de Xavier Brossard-Ménard, chef et directeur artistique, convie le public à une expérience artistique immersive et profondément humaine. Cette favola in musica, portée par quatre solistes, le chœur et un orchestre de 16 musicien·ne·s, propose un véritable pèlerinage musical — de la foi à la joie, de la mort à la renaissance.
CHOIX DE LA RÉDACTION | Requiem, Passion et Cantates pour souligner les derniers moments avant Pâques
Jean-Guihen Queyras à l’OM, le Quatuor Cobalt (Photo : See Less) et le Concert de la Passion des Idées heureuses.
ENTRETIEN | Marc-André Hamelin au sujet du duo qu'il forme avec Charles Richard-Hamelin
Marc-André Hamelin (Photo : Sim Cannety-Clarke) par Michelle Assay Hamelin & Richard-Hamelin : on pourrait croire au nom d’un cabinet d’avocats prestigieux. En réalité, il s’agit de quelque chose de bien plus rare : la réunion sur scène de deux des meilleurs pianistes du Québec lors d’un récital à deux pianos promettant à la fois éclat et profondeur. J’ai déjà eu le privilège de m’entretenir avec ces deux artistes par le passé.
CHOIX DE LA RÉDACTION | L'ancien et le nouveau oh-oh-oh-oh... mais y a qu'un cheveu sur la tête à Mathieu!
Bernard Labadie (Photo : Antoine Saito); les interprètes du spectacle Tout ce qu’il reste (Photo : courtoisie CNA); visuel Journée mondiale du piano Esmonde White Cette semaine de concerts en est une où le nouveau et l’ancien se côtoient agréablement! Par ancien, on entend ces œuvres qui ont déjà fait leurs preuves, ces compositions dont on ne se lasse jamais, celles dont on sifflote parfois la mélodie en allant faire nos courses.
CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of March 23 To 29 2026
Enjoy new music with our classical music chart for this week. Our weekly selections are based on sales numbers and simply what albums we love and think you NEED to hear. For the complete top 20, tune into Classical Chartz with the New Classical FM’s Mark Wigmore every Saturday from 3-5 p.m. For another week, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra sits at the top of the Classical Chartz with their most recent album The Miraculous Mandarin.
CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of March 16 To 22 2026
Enjoy new music with our classical music chart for this week. Our weekly selections are based on sales numbers and simply what albums we love and think you NEED to hear. For the complete top 20, tune into Classical Chartz with the New Classical FM’s Mark Wigmore every Saturday from 3-5 p.m. Check out the full Top 20 here. The Toronto Symphony Orchestra retains its hold on the No. 1 spot on the Classical Chartz this week with their release The Miraculous Mandarin.
Tabea Zimmermann (Photo : Marco Borggreve); Benjamin Deschamps aux JMC; Trio Bohemo (Photo : Andrej Grilc) Il arrive régulièrement que nous vous disions qu’il y en a pour tous les goûts dans les Choix de la rédaction, mais là, vraiment, on peut difficilement faire mieux – même les Vikings auraient eu un spectacle à leur goût! Pour ceux et celles qui préfèrent rester les deux pieds sur terre, il y a bien des possibilités aussi.
SCRUTINY | Love and Immigration Converge In Nautanki Bazaar’s An IMM-Permanent Resident
Playwrights and performers Himanshu Sitlani (L) and Neha Poduval (R) (Photo courtesy of the artists) Nautanki Bazaar in association with Factory Theatre: An IMM-Permanent Resident. Written and performed by Neha Poduval and Himanshu Sitlani; directed by Miquelin Rodriguez. Studio Theatre at Factory Theatre, Toronto. Continues until March 22, 2026; tickets here.
CHOIX DE LA RÉDACTION | Les arts vivants, ça n'intéresse personne? Fi donc!
Karoline Podolak (Photo : site web de l’artiste); Andrè Schuen (Photo : Guido Werner); FIFA Avez-vous eu vent des commentaires faits par le jeune acteur Timothée Chalamet, comme quoi il ne voudrait pas travailler à l’opéra ou au ballet, parce que « ça n’intéresse plus personne et il faut toujours se battre pour faire vivre ces arts-là »?
CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Year 2025
Enjoy new music with our classical music chart for this week. Our weekly selections are based on sales numbers and simply what albums we love and think you NEED to hear. For the complete top 20, tune into Classical Chartz with the New Classical FM’s Mark Wigmore every Saturday from 3-5 p.m. You’ll find the full Top 20 for 2025 here. With the year coming to an end, and Ludwig-Van on holidays until January 2, this is our Classical Chartz for 2025, representing favourites from the entire year.
CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Christmas Season
Enjoy new music with our classical music chart for this week. This selection of holiday albums is based on sales numbers and simply what Christmas albums we love and think you NEED to hear. For the complete top 20, tune into Classical Chartz with the New Classical FM’s Mark Wigmore every Saturday from 3-5 p.m. Check out the full Top 20 list here. Top ten Christmas albums Tafelmusik’s 2012 two-CD recording of Handel’s Messiah sits at the top of the list.
CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of January 12 To 18 2026
Enjoy new music with our classical music chart for this week. Our weekly selections are based on sales numbers and simply what albums we love and think you NEED to hear. For the complete top 20, tune into Classical Chartz with the New Classical FM’s Mark Wigmore every Saturday from 3-5 p.m. Top Ten classical albums for the week of January 12, 2026 André Rieu enters the Classical Chartz at No. 1, an impressive feat that speaks to his global popularity.
CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: January 12 - January 18 2026
L-R (clockwise): Pianist Gabriela Montero (Photo courtesy of the artist): pianist Mao Fujita (Photo courtesy of the artist); The Happenstancers (Photo courtesy of the artists) This is a list of concerts we are attending, wishing we could attend, or thinking about attending between January 12 and 18, 2026. For more of what’s happening around Toronto, visit our calendar here.
CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of March 9 To 15 2026
Enjoy new music with our classical music chart for this week. Our weekly selections are based on sales numbers and simply what albums we love and think you NEED to hear. For the complete top 20, tune into Classical Chartz with the New Classical FM’s Mark Wigmore every Saturday from 3-5 p.m. Find the full Top 20 list here. The Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s meteoric climb up the Classical Chartz continues, and it takes over the No. 1 position this week with The Miraculous Mandarin.
SCRUTINY/INTERVIEW | The Leonkoro Quartet’s Premiere Performance Delights Music Toronto Audience
The Leonkoro Quartet (Photo: Co. Merz) Music Toronto: The Leonkoro Quartet. Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet in D, Op. 20, No. 4; Henriette Bosmans’s String Quartet; Franz Schubert’s Death and the Maiden (String Quartet in D Minor, D. 810). March 5, 2026, at the Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts.
COMMUNAUTÉ | D'Istanbul à Montréal, le Quatuor Bozzini présente une plongée dans les univers d'Uçanok et Ergün
Quatuor Bozzini (Photo : Camille Gladu Drouin) Le Quatuor Bozzini est ravi d’offrir au public montréalais une soirée exceptionnelle consacrée aux univers musicaux de Fulya Uçanok et de Cenk Ergün, marquée par une création mondiale et une création canadienne de leurs œuvres, le 9 mars 2026 à la Chapelle scènes contemporaines dans le cadre de la Semaine du neuf du Vivier.
ENTREVUE | Avec Dear Lara, Lara St. John fait la lumière sur les dessous sordides du monde de la musique classique
Image tirée du film Dear Lara de Lara St. John (Photo : courtoisie de Lara St. John) par Marc Glassman La réputée violoniste canadienne Lara St. John a récemment présenté son documentaire Dear Lara en première mondiale au prestigieux Festival international du film de Santa Barbara.
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