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2017-05-01 10:53:24
London laments a principal cellist, 96
A livewire on the London scene, Olga Hegedus was one of the founders of the Goldsborough Orchestra which evolved into the English Chamber Orchestra. She shared principal cello duties with Charles Tunnell and worked happily with the ECO’s group of young artists – Barenboim, Ashkenazy, Zukerman and more. A student of Pierre Fournier, she was active as a chamber musician and played in many premieres. Olga was born in Hungary on 18 October 1920 and died in London on 22 April 2017. Olga (centre) in 1979, between Quintin Ballardie and Prince Charles. Photo (c) Anthony Woodhouse/ECO
2015-12-17 20:02:00
A Tale of Two Messiahs: Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Against the Grain Theatre
A Tale of Two Messiahs (Review) Two contrasting yet complementary visions of the Handel Masterpiece enrich the Holiday Season ~ Joseph So For Toronto classical music lovers, December is Messiah month. Given this is English Canada, the Handel masterpiece dominates the Holiday programming landscape, with a few other pieces (notably the Berlioz L'Enfance du Christ and Bach's Christmas Oratorio) sprinkled in between. When it comes to Messiah, for years the Toronto Symphony Orchestra was the main game in town, with its large orchestra playing on modern instruments, big-name soloists with volume to spare, and the terrific choral forces of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. When Tafelmusik presented its first Messiah 35 years ago with a baroque chamber orchestra on period instruments and reduced choral forces, it caught on immediately with those audience members yearning for a more intimate experience. Of course there are others which I've attended - […]
2015-12-13 05:40:00
This Week in Toronto (Dec. 14 - 20)
My Toronto Concert Previews for the Week of December 14 to 20 ~ Joseph So George Frideric Handel Portrait by Balthasar Denner The third week of December is traditionally one of heavy-duty Messiah presentations in Toronto. Perhaps it reflects my personal bias, top on my list is the one by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at Roy Thomson Hall, with a stellar quartet of soprano Erin Wall, mezzo Elizabeth DeShong, tenor Andrew Staples and bass-baritone John Relyea. Three of the four are well known to Toronto opera audiences. Wall (Clemence in L'amour de loin; Antonia in Les contes d'Hoffmann) is a resident of the GTA and she'll sing the Contessa in Le nozze di Figaro at the Canadian Opera Company next month. DeShong (Angelina in La cenerentola, Suzuki in Madama Butterfly, Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream) sings Calbo in Maometto secondo with the COC in May. John […]
2015-10-19 06:23:00
This Week in Toronto (Oct. 19 - 25)
My Toronto Musical Previews for the Week of October 19 to 25 ~ Joseph So Stormy Landscape, painting by Nicolas Poussin that inspired Barbara Monk Feldman's Pyramus and Thisbe Two big news on the operatic front this week. First is the opening of Pyramus and Thisbe at the Canadian Opera Company, the first mainstage Canadian opera since Randolph Peters' The Golden Ass, with libretto by Canadian literary icon Robertson Davies, way back the last Century! Yes, it was 1999 when the COC was still performing in the Hummingbird Centre, previously known as the O'Keefe. It starred the beloved Canadian mezzo Judith Forst. I recall enjoying the show. Sadly my positive reaction wasn't shared by some critics, and to my knowledge this opera has never been revived, underscoring the risk of putting on contemporary pieces. The COC is taking a considerable risk with Pyramus and Thisbe […]
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