Tag: Toronto Symphony Orchestra

• Tōru Takemitsu – Requiem for string orchestra (1957)

  Apr 1

  When Igor Stravinsky was introduced to Toru Takemitsu in 1959, he was taken aback by the young Japanese composer’s frail, slight frame. “How could such severe music come have come from such… more ›

• Good old Beethoven beats Holt's new ghosts

  Feb 16

  The Toronto Symphony Orchestra was in fantastic form at Roy Thomson Hall on Wednesday night under visiting Scottish conductor Douglas Boyd. Interestingly, in a program that featured the North American… more ›