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French violinist Renaud Capuçon has been a favourite of mine for some years now – especially in the music of Mozart – but this was the first time I had seen and heard him in a live concert. I was not disappointed and neither was the capacity audience at George Weston Recital Hall in North York. With Gustavo Gimeno leading the TSO Capuçon gave us good old-fashioned Mozart with impeccable technique and beautiful tone. Capuçon first played with the TSO way back in 2008 but that was fairly early in his career. He has since gone on to build an…

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Toronto, ON, September 25, 2024 – Heather Turnbull, President of the Board, The Toronto Consort, today announced the appointment of Daniel Taylor, O.C. as the company’s new General and Artistic Director, Dame Emma Kirkby as the Consort’s first-ever Honorary Patron, and the launch of the Consort’s 2024-2025 Season: BLESSED LIGHT – BLESSED ECHO. The Consort’s five-concert season kicks off on October 11. Visit TorontoConsort.org for more details. “This is an extraordinary moment in the history of The Toronto Consort,” said Turnbull. “Daniel Taylor is a beloved Canadian singer, a leading figure in the field of opera and early music, and noted…

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GUELPH AT THE CROSSROADS This year, the Guelph Jazz Festival organization is in transition, after its former director, Scott Thomson, was appointed artistic and general director of FIMAV (the Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville) last year. The Guelph festival’s Interim Artistic Director Karen Ng and Interim General Manager Alex Ricci and their team have nevertheless assembled a promising lineup featuring a range of creative groups from Ontario, Quebec and the U.S. They’ve retained a strong focus on improvised music, in keeping with the Guelph Jazz Festival’s distinctive flavour, while also adding some world and electronic musics in the…

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The Glenn Gould Foundation proudly presented the 14th Glenn Gould Prize to Maestro Gustavo Dudamel during a special ceremony at Carnegie Hall on August 2, 2024.

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It is not everyday that Toronto experiences the world premiere of a new opera. What makes Aportia Chryptich even more special is its quintessential Canadian connection.

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