At Prague Spring, a legacy comes home

Von Frank Kuznik, 22 Mai 2017

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“brilliant, seemingly effortless technique, imaginative phrasing”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Municipal House: Smetana Hall, Prague, am 19 Mai 2017

Moravec, Carnival Overture

Brahms, Violinkonzert in D-Dur, Op.77

Bach, Violin partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV1004: Sarabande

Dvořák, Symphonie Nr. 7 in d-Moll, Op.70

Khachaturian, Maskerade: Waltzer

Elgar, Enigma-Variationen: Nimrod

Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Peter Oundjian, Musikalische Leitung

Maxim Vengerov, Violine

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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Music of the Spheres: stars align for Thomas Adès’ TSO debut

Michelle Assay, 26th February

Thomas Adès serves up an astronomical programme, pairing his Piano Concerto and Paradiso with Holst’s crowd favourite, The Planets.

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Frank Kuznik

Frank Kuznik is the former Editor-in-Chief and Culture Editor of The Prague Post, Central Europe’s premier English-language weekly newspaper. He currently divides his time between Prague and his hometown in the US, Cleveland, where he covers northeast Ohio's dynamic classical music scene. In Prague he is an habitué of the Rudolfinum, National Theater, State Opera and other storied classical music venues, and an unabashed fan of Czech music.