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Itzhak Perlman and the TSO’s Beethoven Violin Concerto reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

April 25, 2012. Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto An explosion of brass in waltz-time opened the evening into a Russian grand ballroom, the festive  atmosphere darkened by insidious currents of paranoia. Selections from Aram Khachaturian’s Suite from Masquerade and Spartacus (1944) … Continue reading

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Capital One BlackCreek’s “Music Inspired by Shakespeare” reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Rexall Centre, Toronto. Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn drew from Shakespeare’s well  sweet waters that flowed over the audience at Capital One’s BlackCreek Festival last night. Lorin Maazel filled the 11,000 seat Rexall Centre outdoor stage to … Continue reading

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