Monthly Archives: March 2013

Stanley Fefferman reviews Soundstream’s FUJII PERCUSSION AND VOICES

March 5, 2013. Koerner Hall, Toronto. If Shakepeare’s Caliban had been in Koerner Hall during last night’s amazing Soundstreams Concert, Fujii Percussion with Voices, he might well have said, the hall “is full of noises, sounds and sweet airs. A … Continue reading

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Stanley Fefferman reviews Jan Lisiecki bringing the poetry of Chopin’s Etudes back home to Koerner Hall

Jan Lisiecki’s interpretations of Chopin’s Etudes, soon to be published by Deutsche Grammophon, are elegant and authoritative to an astonishing degree. After hearing his recital today of Chopin’s Études Opp. 10 and 25, in Koerner Hall, my clearest thought is … Continue reading

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Stanley Fefferman reviews the TSO’s New Creations Festival: ARCADIAC

March 2, 2013. Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto. Opening night of the Toronto Symphony’s ninth New Creations Festival. TSO Music Director Peter Oundjian has been successful in building an audience for contemporary music to almost a full house in this city … Continue reading

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Stanley Fefferman reviews AMICI CHAMBER ENSEMBLE’S 25th Anniversary Concert

March 1, 2013. Koerner Hall, Toronto. There are musical moments that lift you up into a jet stream you ride till your feet are on the pavement again. Last evening in Koerner Hall was a flow of such moments as … Continue reading

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Stanley Fefferman reviews FAURE PIANO QUARTETT at Music Toronto

February 28, 2013. Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto. The piano quartet is a rare configuration. The literature for it is lovely but limitied to a few composers, mostly concentrated in the 19th Century.  A-list composers Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Brahms each wrote … Continue reading

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