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Corigliano’s Clarinet Concerto & Holst’s The Planets @ TSO reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

May 9, 2012. Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto. John Corigliano’s Clarinet Concerto generates tremendous excitement. The writing and instrumentation are so original that you cannot anticipate what’s coming; but the changes always surprise by their rightness and beauty. Corigliano consistently delivers the … Continue reading

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Anton Kuerti plays Beethoven’s Emperor” Concerto @ TSO reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Thursday, February 2, 2012.                      Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto. Good old Günther Herbig! The TSO’S Conductor Emeritus (1988-94) knows how to get his old orchestra around the acoustic limitations of this … Continue reading

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Fashionista! Amici Ensemble reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Sunday, January 29, 2012. Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto. I would change the event subtitle, “Fashion as Art,” to “Chamber Music as Happening.” And if the question ” Can Fashion be Art?” asked by the charming and literate host Deidre Kelly … Continue reading

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Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson and ARC Ensemble @ Koerner Hall reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Koerner Hall, Toronto. There is a life-affirming energy in Brahm’s Trio in A minor for Piano, Clarinet and Cello, Op. 114. Brahms, in his 57th year, had decided never to compose again. By chance, he attended … Continue reading

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