Toronto Symphony Orchestra Triumphs in Florida
Earlier this week, TSO Music Director Peter Oundjian and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra returned from a critically-acclaimed series of concerts in a six-city tour of Florida. And from all accounts, it was a smashing success! Here’s what the reviewers had to say:
“These musicians gave one of the most virtuosic, fascinating performance this reviewer has ever heard… It was certainly evident throughout the evening that this huge ensemble is a band of virtuosos, capable of executing the finest nuances of dynamics, phrasing and tonal beauties.” – Palm Beach Daily News
“The warmness in all the brass playing throughout the night was a highlight of the concert, and was never displayed better than in the symphony’s uplifting final movement, with its triumphant trumpet flourishes.” – Orlando Sentinel
“The Toronto Symphony is a first-class ensemble that gave immaculately prepared, spontaneously played performances of works by Barber, Tchaikovsky and Canadian composer Gary Kulesha under music director Peter Oundjian.” - South Florida Classical Review
For tour photos and more, please visit tsoontheroad.wordpress.com.
Tafelmusik Visits Western Canada
Those indefatigable world travelers, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, are heading out on a western Canada tour today. They have concerts in Victoria (Jan. 22), Salt Spring Island (Jan. 23), Vancouver (Jan. 26), Kelowna (Jan. 27), White Rock (Jan. 28), Edmonton (Jan. 29) and Calgary (Jan. 30 and 31). On tour, Tafelmusik presents a mixed programme of baroque repertoire including music by Lully, JS Bach, CPE Bach, Fasch, and Dauvergne. John Abberger and Marco Cera will be the featured soloists in the Concerto for 2 oboes in D Minor by Vivaldi, and Abberger will join Music Director and violin soloist Jeanne Lamon for the Bach Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C Minor. Tafelmusik musicians will also be involved in Artist Training initiatives — masterclasses and workshops with the University of Victoria, the Calgary Youth Orchestra and the University of Calgary — that are part of Tafelmusik’s Baroque Mentors training programmes for emerging artists, a year-long series of masterclasses and residencies in universities across Canada. For detailed information about tour dates and venues, visit Tafelmusik’s website www.tafelmusik.org.
