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Alicia Weilerstein Enriches the Opening of Oundjian’s 10th Season with the TSO: a review by Stanley Fefferman
September 18. Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto. Peter Oundjian chose to open his 10th season as Musical Director of the Toronto Symphony with a work he characterized as “ebullient,” and, truth be told, under Maestro Oundjian’s baton, it bubbled like a … Continue reading
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Tagged Alisa Weilerstein, Peter Oundjian, Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto Symphony Orchestra
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Thomas Dausgaard Rules in Toronto with Mahler’s Sixth reviewed by Stanley Fefferman
January 24, 2013. Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto. Visiting conductor Thomas Dausgaard, marched the Toronto Symphony, enlarged to the size of a small army, through the tragedy and triumph of Mahler’s 80-minute epic. As a prelude to his elegantly programmed performance, … Continue reading
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Tagged James Parker, Jonathan Crow, Joseph Johnson, Mahler, Paul Meyer, Schubert, Teng Li, Thomas Dausgaard, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, TSO
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Anne-Sophie Mutter Very Present at the TSO reviewed by Stanley Fefferman
Anne-Sophie Mutter commanded the Roy Thomson Hall stage by her presence. She performed as soloist twice in the program she herself had selected. She chose Sophia Gubaidulina’s concerto “In Tempus Praesens” because it was commissioned for her; the Bach Violin … Continue reading
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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Tagged Anton Kuerti, Beethoven, Gunther Herbig, Joaquin Valedpeñas, Shotakovitch, Toronto Symphony Orchestra
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The TSO’s RUSSIAN GEMS reviewed by Stanley Fefferman
Wednesday, November 30, 2o11. Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto. The disposition of Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto is often antic—shifting tempi, tone and timbre without warning. Its angular lines dance, hectic and corybantic, lurching in irregular metres, taking long, grinning glissando slides spotlighted … Continue reading