From 30 camp profiles to spark thoughts of being your summer musical best, to testing LUDWIG as you while away the rest of so-called winter; from Scottish Opera and the Danish Midtvest, to a first Toronto recital appearance by violin superstar Maxim Vengerov; from musings on New Creations and new creation, to the boy who made a habit of crying Beowulf; it's a month of merry meetings and rousing recordings reviewed, all here to discover in The WholeNote.
TURNTABLES + SYMPHONY
TURNTABLES + SYMPHONY Toronto’s cutting-edge contemporary music festival March 5–12, 2016 Co-curated by Brett Dean and TSO Music Director Peter Oundjian with an explosive finale by Toronto’s own DJ Skratch Bastid. Fragile Absolute March 5, 8:00PM FESTIVAL PASS Two Memorials: Anton Webern & John Lennon March 9, 8:00PM Knocking at the Hellgate March 12, 7:30PM NewCreationsFestival.com PRESENTED BY
Volume21 No 6 | March2016 FEATURES 6. OPENER | Two Intersections and a Watershed | DAVID PERLMAN 8. ON OPERA Genius In a Bottle | LYDIA PEROVIĆ 60. WE ARE ALL MUSIC’S CHILDREN | Lucas Harris | MJ BUELL 78. CBC RADIO TWO: The New Music Festival Phenomenon| DAVID JAEGER JANINA FIALKOWSKA BEAT BY BEAT 11. Classical & Beyond | PAUL ENNIS 14. In with the New | WENDALYN BARTLEY 17. Choral Scene | BRIAN CHANG 20. Early Music | DAVID PODGORSKI 22. Art of Song | HANS DE GROOT 24 World View | ANDREW TIMAR 26. Jazz Stories | ORI DAGAN 28. Bandstand | JACK MacQUARRIE 49. Mainly Clubs, Mostly Jazz! | BOB BEN LISTINGS 30. A | Concerts in the GTA 43. B | Concerts Beyond the GTA 46. C | Music Theatre 48. D | In the Clubs (Mostly Jazz) 51. E | The ETCeteras 54-59. SPECIAL FEATURE: Summer Music Education ACD2 2699 With this new ATMA recording, Janina Fialkowska immerses into Franz Schubert’s music with performances of his Four Impromptus, Op. 142, D.935 and the Piano Sonata No. 7 in E flat major, Op. 122, D. 568. » Available from March 11, 2016 To mark her 65th birthday, Janina Fialkowska will embark on a major concert tour that will bring her to more than 15 Canadian cities. ACD2 2681 DISCOVERIES: RECORDINGS REVIEWED 62. Editor’s Corner | DAVID OLDS 63. Strings Attached | TERRY ROBBINS 65. Keyed In | ALEX BARAN 67. Vocal 69. Classical & Beyond 70. Modern & Contemporary 72 Jazz & Improvised 74. Pot Pourri 76. Something in the Air | KEN WAXMAN 77. Old Wine, New Bottles | BRUCE SURTEES MORE 6. Contact Information & Deadlines 7. Index of Advertisers 48. Classified Ads ACD2 2682 “…her thoughtful virtuosity and Schubert’s poetic spirit merge as one”. — CLASSICS TODAY Félix Award 2015 AVAILABLE IN HD AT ATMACLASSIQUE.COM MP3 STUDIO QUALITY ACD2 2666 CD QUALITY Cover Photograph Bill Cooper
