A concert that plans to jazz up your January: Milhaud’s jazz-infused take on the creation of the world is a perfect pairing for Ravel’s incredible piano concerto. Regina Symphony Orchestra’s Music Director Gordon Gerrard makes his SSO debut. Saskatoon’s own Godwin Friesen returns to the SSO as winner of the Shurniak Concerto Competition. His playing [...]

Winnipeg New Music Festival 2019: Saturday subscribers take in the opening night of the festival with Bramwell Tovey conducting John Adams’ Harmonielehre – the work that first opened the festival in 1991.

Performed by ESO Concertmaster Robert Uchida, Elgar’s thoughtful concerto has become a musical standard. Outgoing Symphony Nova Scotia Music Director Bernhard Gueller champions a work written for his orchestra by Sri Lankan-Canadian Dinuk Wijertane.

Winnipeg New Music Festival 2019: Friday subscribers enjoy Pulitzer Prize-winner Caroline Shaw’s sophomore appearance at WNMF and this time she brings her astounding ensemble, Roomful of Teeth!

Heinz Moehn was a noted editor for the German publisher Barenreiter. He was best known for his editions of Mozart’s works including the great Requiem. And, while every major orchestra in the world has played his edition of the Requiem, none knew he was also a remarkable composer—until now. Here in Saskatoon, Heinz Moehn’s grandson unearthed his [...]

Under-represented works by masters (Beethoven & Mendelssohn) join fiery 20th century works, all under the hand of CPO Music Director Rune Bergmann.

This special program pairs Holst’s The Planets with John Estacio’s effervescent Borealis trilogy. Guest host astronomer José Francisco Salgado brings his fantastic collection of imagery from NASA’s great observatories.

Is it possible that the thumping opening chords of Beethoven’s third symphony changed the history of music? Considered one of the greatest and most popular orchestral works ever written, Beethoven’s Eroica is a symphonic masterpiece and it’s steeped in myth. Did Beethoven really change its dedication? Did audiences really find its strange modulations and violent transitions unsettling? [...]