3+ hour, 14+ min ago  (679+ words) By Anya Wassenberg on June 19, 2026 With the 2026/27 season, The Hamilton Philharmonic is not only celebrating 77 seasons of classical music in the city, it's looking forward to the expansion of its Centre for Musical Leadership initiative with the addition of a…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1533+ words) The National Youth Orchestra of Canada (NYO Canada) has announced the winners of the 2026 Canada Council for the Arts Michael Measures Prizes. Two recipients are chosen each year to recognize exceptional talent and artistry in Canada's next generation of classical…...

3+ day, 49+ min ago  (694+ words) By Anya Wassenberg on June 16, 2026 The "classical canon" can be thought of as a kind of greatest hits collection of Western classical music. It's those pieces and composers that you would encounter as a student, musician, or audience member, no…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (1731+ words) By Anya Wassenberg on June 15, 2026 Singer-songwriter Susan Aglukark will be performing at the upcoming Indigenous Arts Festival. The Festival takes place June 20 at Biidaasige Park. The veteran Inuk artist will be closing the event, a free and family-friendly day-long celebration…...

4+ day, 49+ min ago  (506+ words) By Ludwig Van on June 15, 2026 People experience "parelios" when they look at the sun too closely, creating a "sun dog" effect, which means seeing light to the side of the galaxy's brightest star. Livingston and Mc Pherson have crafted a…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (240+ words) By Anya Wassenberg on June 12, 2026 Cirque du Soleil is bringing LUZIA, a surreal journey that takes audiences into a vividly realized fantasy world, comes back to Toronto for its 10th anniversary. The tents have been raised at 2150 Lake Shore Blvd West…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (1869+ words) By Anya Wassenberg on June 11, 2026 On June 4, Mervon Mehta and other RCM officials announced the lineup for the 2026-27 Royal Conservatory concert season in front of an invited crowd. The event was only partly to announce the rest of the RCM…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (1372+ words) By Anya Wassenberg on June 11, 2026 Toronto guitarist and composer David Occhipinti is releasing a new album of original music on the Elastic Recordings/ Occdav Music label. Looking Glass, written for electric guitar and string trio, along with other guest artists,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (642+ words) By Anya Wassenberg on June 10, 2026 Hamilton's Brott Music Festival is Canada's largest orchestral music festival, and Ontario's only orchestral summer festival. It brings a mix of symphonic masterpieces, opera, immersive, candlelight and waterfront concerts, and pops concerts to venues across…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (566+ words) By Michelle Assay on June 9, 2026 Toronto Symphony Orchestra: Mar'a Due'as Plays Korngold. Herrmann: Suite from Psycho; Korngold: Violin Concerto (Mar'a Due'as, soloist); Bekah Simms: Nostalgie (World Premi're/TSO Commission); Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 "Italian. June 4 " 6, 2026, Roy Thomson Hall; June 7 2026, George Weston…...