On Saturday, November 25th, two singular pianists join forces to celebrate the work of southern Ontario composers, Ann Southam, Carol Ann Weaver and Juliet Palmer. Soloists Amelia Grace Yates and Adam Sherkin take up the challenge. An unlikely champion of minimalist aesthetic, Ann Southam worked tirelessly throughout her career, experimenting with style and structure, always [...]
PIANISSIMO Please join me and Canadian Music Centre Atlantic for a series of three free concerts at Halifax Central Library. These informal events feature solo piano, and are filled with serene sounds and engaging silences. I hope you find it all as restful as I do! - Barbara Pritchard PIANISSIMO Thursday, 28 September, 6:30 [...]
Petrowski is the sole classical musician amongst the 23 other illustrious 2021 appointees
A collection of archived video, images, and paintings as part of an extended reflection on the piano music of Ann Southam
Our picks for Canada's best classical albums of the year, from solo piano to opera and everything in between
'She cared passionately about making a positive change for women and girls,' says the foundation's president
Now in its 49th season,Toronto’s New Music Concerts (NMC) remains one of the main presenters of contemporary concert music in Toronto, with a long and diverse legacy of bringing first performances of significant new works to Toronto audiences, covering compositions from a wide range of styles, written by living composers from around the world, including Canada.
"The recent announcement of composer Alexina Louie as the winner of the 2019 Molson Prize in the Arts, the first time the $50,000 prize has been awarded to a female composer, signalled something of a sea change in the world of Canadian music that’s been developing gradually. The prize was presented to Louie by the [...]
"Eve Egoyan is an internationally acclaimed concert pianist based in Toronto. She has released a dozen discs and toured worldwide. Eve’s curiosity compels her to reinvent the piano for herself and her audiences, to curate exceptional programmes and to commission new works by like-minded artists and composers. We asked acclaimed pianist Eve Egoyan to tell [...]
