Tanya Tagaq: Ears Wide Open
Tanya Tagaq has her ears open to the world around her. She is listening. From her home in Ikaluktutiak (Cambridge Bay, Nunavut), where the season of 24-hour sun is coming to an end, she describes how she hears.
Browsing: Koerner Hall
Review | A breakdancing Fairy Queen opens Toronto Summer Music
Toronto Summer Music opened its 2024 festival in the most grand, celebratory manner possible with the local premiere of Les Arts Florissants’ production of Henry Purcell’s The Fairy Queen.
Concert Review | Daniel Hope Celebrates Irish Roots in Stellar Performance
This week, Daniel Hope and his 6-member group AIR brought this energy to Koerner Hall in Toronto, to celebrate his Irish Roots.
Concert Review | Philadelphia Orchestra Thrills with Definitive Rachmaninov in Toronto
The Philadelphia Orchestra tours all over the world, but this past Wednesday marked their first performance in Toronto under musical director Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
Newswire | RCM Announces 28 Classical and 5 Jazz Concerts for 2024-2025 Season
The Royal Conservatory of Music’s full season of more than 80 concerts, including pop, world music, and student concerts, will be released in June.
Concert Review | Melnikov-Faust-Queyras Trio Performs Great Brahms at Koerner Hall
The Melnikov-Faust-Queyras Trio offered a program of Schumann, Carter, and Brahms at Koerner Hall, which had its ups and downs.
Esprit Orchestra: Violonissimo II, Old Meets New
Many organizations have commemorated György Ligeti’s centenary over the last year. Led by founder and conductor Alex Pauk, Esprit Orchestra is adding its voice to…
Concert Review | Harpist Bridget Kibbey with Calidore String Quartet, Mervon Mehta
There are times when concert programming becomes predictable and boring. So it was with great interest that I approached a Koerner Hall concert Sunday, Jan. 21 that showed a refreshing departure from that tradition.
Concert Review | Les 9 Nocturne: Capturing the Enchanting Sounds of the Night
Les 9 presented a simultaneously captivating and ethereal concert experience in Koerner Hall on November 22nd.
Concert Review | Stunning Finale to Staatskapelle Berlin’s Koerner Hall Series
From the beginning of the Allegro in Brahms’ Third Symphony, with its powerful opening chords, I was completely drawn into Staatskapelle Berlin orchestra’s playing.
