Messiah rings in the festive season in Toronto

Von Dan Wang, 21 Dezember 2016

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, am 18 Dezember 2016

Händel, Messias

Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Nicholas McGegan, Musikalische Leitung

Yulia Van Doren, Sopran

Abigail Levis, Mezzosopran

Isaiah Bell, Tenor

Daniel Okulitch, Bassbariton

Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

Elim Chan and TSO reign supreme in Shostakovich’s Ninth

Michelle Assay, 30th April

After a Rachmaninov concerto that resembles a harangue, an uneven Toronto Symphony programme comes into focus with a sharply characterised Shostakovich Ninth.

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The art of connection: the Toronto Symphony visits Vienna

Chanda VanderHart, 9th February

On their European tour, the Toronto Symphony calls in at the Wiener Konzerthaus for a diverse program conducted by Gustavo Gimeno.

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Gimeno y la Sinfónica de Toronto celebran BCN Classics en el Palau

Albert Ferrer Flamarich, 30th January

El ciclo BCN Classics celebró su décimo aniversario con un concierto excepcional en el que Gustavo Gimeno, al frente de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Toronto, ofreció una magnífica Cuarta de Mahler.

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Toronto Symphony kicks off season with an effective double bill

John Gilks, 18th September

The Toronto Symphony kicks off the 2025-26 season with an intriguing and exciting double bill of the very new and the very familiar.

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A satisfying melange of Classic and Caribbean with the Toronto SO

John Gilks, 28th May

Kristiina Poska makes a successful Toronto debut with solid Beethoven and some spicy Caribbean fireworks from Stewart Goodyear.

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Springtime in Toronto: touring programme needs some rethinking

Michelle Assay, 20th March

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s latest concert, tipped for European touring next year, fails to convince.

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Dan Wang

Dan Wang is a graduate student in music history and theory at the University of Chicago.