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Andras Schiff’s Heroic Oddysey with Bach and Beethoven reviewed by Stanley Fefferman
November 3, 2013. Koerner Hall, Toronto. My benchmark performance for Bach’s Goldberg Variations is the 1981 recording in which Glenn Gould presents his “discovery of slowness.” Gould put it this way: “ With really contrapuntal textures, one does need a certain … Continue reading
Yuja Wang, Piano Super-hero in Black and White reviewed by Stanley Fefferman
October 27, 2013. Koerner Hall, Toronto. Yuja Wang was all in black and white—her zebra frock, the keys of her Steinway, and the scores she played that left you feeling nobody ever rendered music so black and white— so fragile … Continue reading
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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Tagged Chopin, Glenn Gould School, Jan Lisiecki, Koerner Hall, Royal Conservatory
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Stanley Fefferman reviews The Royal Conservatory Orchestra Goes Big with Handel and Mahler in Koerner Hall
It was an evening of go big or go home. Koerner Hall is a world-class ‘acousticorium’. It has been praised for razor-sharp rendering of the sounds of soloists like guitarist John Williams, diva’s like Anne-Sofie von Otter and Dee Dee … Continue reading
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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Tagged Jeno Istvan Lisztes, Koerner Hall, OpusOneReview, Roby Lakatos, Stanley Fefferman
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Shlomo Mintz and Ontario Philharmonic Thrill Koerner Hall reviewed by Stanley Fefferman
November 11, 2012. Koerner Hall, Toronto. Ontario Philharmonic, under the baton of Marco Parisotto, made the opening bars of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto roll a thunder of timpani through Koerner hall. In the suspended hush that followed, virtuoso violinist Shlomo Mintz … Continue reading
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Tagged Koerner Hall, Ontario Philharmonic, OpusOneReview, Parisotto, Stanley Fefferman
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Itzhak Perlman Music Program Debut @ Koerner Hall reviewed by Stanley Fefferman
April 29, 2012. Koerner Hall, Toronto. About this time of year, 225 years ago, when he composed the Viola Quintet in G Minor, K. 516, Mozart said in a letter that he often felt like dying, but that no one … Continue reading
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Tagged Itzhak Perlman, Jia Kim. Sean Lee, Koerner Hall, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Perlman Music Program, Shostakovich
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Gil Shaham’s Solo Bach Recital at Koerner Hall reviewed by Stanley Fefferman
April 21, Koerner Hall, Toronto. Gil Shaham crosses to centre-stage like he’s on a short green light, and the instant he gets there he begins to play. As expected, he takes the Preludio of Bach’s cheery Partita No. 3 in … Continue reading