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The Gryphon Trio at Music Toronto: A Night to Remember reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

December 6, 2013. Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto. A great night to be with the Gryphon Trio. On the anniversary of their 20th year together, Jamie Parker, Annalee Patipatanakoon and Roman Borys were awarded the Canada Council’s $ 30,000 Walter Carsen … Continue reading

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Stanley Fefferman reviews The Tokyo String Quartet’s “Farewell Tour” in Toronto

More than 40 years ago, violist Kazuhide Isomura got together with three other Japanese students at the Juiliard School of Music in Manhattan and formed The Tokyo String Quartet. After touring the globe for upward of 4000 performances, more than … 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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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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MARKUS GROH Piano Recital @ Music Toronto reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Tuesday,September 20, 2011, Walter Hall, Toronto. Given that Markus Groh is justly celebrated by Gramophone for the “supreme control of his instrument and sensitivity regarding timbre and texture,” he still surprised me with magical effects in strongly chromatic passages.. Listening … Continue reading

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Tokyo Quartet with Markus Groh @ Music Toronto reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Thursday, September 15, 2011. Walter Hall, Toronto. Thanks to Music Toronto, the superb Tokyo Quartet has for many years been a  twice-a-season highlight. This evening they brought their perfect ensemble, natural sense of flow, uncanny intonational accuracy and hair-trigger responsiveness … Continue reading

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Tokyo String Quartet finish their Beethoven Cycle reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Thursday, March 14, 2011. Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto. “Whoever has built a new Heaven has found the strength for it only in his own Hell.” Friedrick Neitzsche”. Beethoven composed his last three string quartets within a few years of his … Continue reading

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