Monthly Archives: January 2013

Ed Henderson’s GUITAR WALL reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Guitar Wall. Ed Henderson.   © 2012 edhendersonmusic The kind of finger-picking Ed Henderson does on his second solo album, Guitar Wall, hmm, I could listen to it forever. His moods are mellow-relaxed or mellow up-beat, his textures inventive and varied, … Continue reading

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AS AT FIRST Pianist-Composer Adam Sherkin’s Debut Disc reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

    As At First. Adam Sherkin, piano. Centrediscs, 2012 During the past three years, Adam Sherkin has developed a reputation as a go-to pianist for really difficult works, be it by John Adams, Harrison Birtwhistle,Tazul Izan Tajuddin, Luciano Berio: … Continue reading

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Roby Lakatos Kills it Softly at Koerner Hall: a review by Stanley Fefferman

January 26, 2013. Koerner Hall, Toronto. Roby Lakatos, a 7th generation Hungarian fiddler and current King of Gypsy Violinists, played Koerner Hall last night with his  ensemble and thrilled the audience. Lakatos’ sound is loud and electric like the excitement … Continue reading

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Thomas Dausgaard Rules in Toronto with Mahler’s Sixth reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

January 24, 2013. Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto. Visiting conductor Thomas Dausgaard, marched the Toronto Symphony, enlarged to the size of a small army, through the tragedy and triumph of Mahler’s 80-minute epic. As a prelude to his elegantly programmed performance, … Continue reading

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Composer/Pianist Marc-André Hamelin Recital reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

The virtuoso pianist Marc-André Hamelin played a program of works by Bach, Fauré, Ravel and Rachmaninoff, bracketed by his own Variations on a theme by Paganini. Last March in Toronto, when Hamelin snuck this piece into the program as an … Continue reading

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Andrès Díaz & Friends reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

January 20, 2013. Mazzoleni Hall, Toronto. This was the inaugural performance of Andrès Díaz as holder of a named chair for cello at the The Glenn Gould School. We heard him play in a Cello Trio, in a Sonata for … Continue reading

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Ensemble SurPlus reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

January 19, The Music Gallery, Toronto. Robert Aitken invited Ensemble SurPlus to Toronto from his old stomping grounds in Freiburg, Germany, to perform new compositions by non-mainstream composers. SurPlus, with their audio/video-electro-tech partners EXPERIMENTAL STUDIO of SWR are a bold … Continue reading

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Kaori Yamagami’s Music Toronto Cello Recital reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

January 17, 2013. Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto. The legendary cellist Pablo Casals chose to remember and share only his positive impressions of other people’s cello performances. Following his example, I can say my first impression of Kaori Yamagami’s solo cello … Continue reading

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