NO CANADIANS AMONG CLASSICAL GRAMMY WINNERS
No Canadians were in the running for Grammy Awards in the Classical category this year. But some prominent artists took home trophies. Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony took the...
View ArticleJUNO AWARDS PRESENTED IN CLASSICAL MUSIC
Juno Awards for classical music were given out over the weekend. James Ehnes won the award for Soloist with Large Ensemble Accompaniment for his recording of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto. The Amici...
View ArticleWILL THAT BE FRIES WITH YOUR RACHMANINOFF?
A McDonald’s restaurant in Stockport, England is combating a particularly rowdy after-hours crowd with some classical music. It’s hoped the orchestral tracks from Brahms to Beethoven will either calm...
View ArticleCLASSICAL MUSIC SOOTHES U.K. SCHOOL
One of the U.K’s worst schools has been transformed in just a few weeks by piping classical music around the corridors and putting teachers in high-visibility jackets. Westwood Girls College had such...
View ArticlePLACIDO DOMINGO TO CLOSE iTUNES FESTIVAL
Famed Spanish tenor Placido Domingo will be the closing act at this year’s iTunes Festival in London, England. The month-long festival includes the likes of Ed Sheeran, Pharrell Williams, Kylie...
View ArticleJULIE ANDREWS RETURNS TO THE SCENE OF MUSIC
Oscar-winner and entertainment legend Dame Julie Andrews will host a spectacular New Year’s Day concert in Vienna, taking her back to the country where her classic and best known work, “The Sound of...
View ArticleCLASSICAL MUSIC MEETS THE SUBWAY
The Toronto Transit Commission is trying an experiment that’s been done before with some success. The transit agency has started playing classical music inside select subway stations, not only evoke a...
View ArticleORDER OF CANADA AWARDED TO OPERA ATELIER CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTORS
One of Canada’s highest honors has been bestowed upon the founding Co-Artistic Directors of Toronto’s very own, Opera Atelier. Marshall Pynkoski and Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg were this morning...
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