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March 15, 2017

Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ music soars above his suffering

Despite living a miserable life, Ludwig van Beethoven penned some incredibly joyful music.

By most accounts, Ludwig van Beethoven had a pretty miserable life, which makes his Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral” all the more remarkable.

Published in Arts News
January 17, 2016

A Requiem for today

Joel Ivany, stage director, holds up a sketch of his semi-staged production of Mozart’s Requiem during rehearsals. Ivany promises the performance will be a dramatic and engaging experience.

Few artists have left as lasting a legacy as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In just 35 years of life he composed more than 600 musical works that are acknowledged as the pinnacle of symphonic, operatic, orchestral and choral music.

Published in Features
November 29, 2014

A nearly 300-year-old favourite has aged well

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra performs Handel’s Messiah this year for the 82nd year.

TORONTO - Even after performing Handel’s Messiah with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for almost four decades, Patricia Krueger says the music from this Christmas classic never gets old.

Published in Music News