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THE TORONTO SYMPHONY, THE TORONTO MENDELSSOHN CHOIR, AND FOUR DISTINCTLY REWARDING SOLOISTS IN HANDEL’S MESSIAH

Mezzo Soprano Allyson McHardy with conductor Grant Llewellyn: photo by Malcolm Cook Tradition be damned. The next time I attend a performance of Handel’s Messiah, I shall insist on seats in a section where one is not compelled to rise … Continue reading

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TORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

First Movement: Press conference regarding the 2011-2012 Season Conductor Peter Oundjian is warmly chatty, richly anecdotal , ingratiating, and gently passionate about music and all else it seems. He tells us he has put together “a bold season” for 2011-12, … Continue reading

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