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Every week we count down the top 20 new classical album releases. We base our list on both sales numbers, and simply what albums we love and think you NEED to hear!
Tune into with Mark Wigmore every Saturday from 3-5pm!
Every week we count down the top 20 new classical album releases. We base our list on both sales...
Every Friday on – Vintage Vocalists, Jean Stilwell of joins Kathleen Kajioka to explore great voices of the past.
This week, Renata Tebaldi.
Famous for her public feud with rival diva, Maria Callas, Tebaldi is just as famous for her mastery of Italian opera. Many argue the arias of Verdi and Puccini have yet to find as glorious an ambassador since she retired from the stage.
Tune in just after 9pm to hear this extraordinary voice!
Join Mark Wigmore from 3-7 pm on .
It's another edition of Theme Friday. We pick a theme, you populate the program with your thoughtful music requests.
This Week: Fall arrives this Sunday with the crunch and rustle of coloured leaves under your feet. It brings crisp mornings with the beginning of a chill in the air and a faint curl of woodsmoke from a chimney. The warming taste of spiced apple cider and the return of cozy sweater weather heralds this special season.
What music would you choose to celebrate the fall, the harvest and autumn's return? Your requests from 3-7pm.
To mark the beginning of Autumn, we asked our hosts here at The New Classical FM to share...
Tune in to this week's from 3-5pm and let us help you find your new favourite piece!
https://classicalfm.ca/station-blog/2024/09/11/classical-chartz-top-20-september-14-2024/
Join Mark Wigmore from 3-7 pm for another edition of Theme Friday on . - We pick a theme, you populate the program with your thoughtful music requests.
This Week: A suggestion from Jo-Ann who wrote to us to explain how she and her father would listen to The Oasis on The New Classical FM over the last few months while he was in the hospital. He passed away last weekend. Jo-Ann says: I thought about the many other listeners who also experienced the same kind of deep loss. In recognition of this I would like to suggest the theme “I remember you.” A piece of music that reminds us of a loved one, or loved ones, whom they have lost.
So this week, we are going to remember with stories, music and joy in the spirit of those we miss so much.
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You can catch The New Classical FM's Daniel Vnukowski as he hosts DANCES AND DREAMS from Kindred Spirits Orchestra on October 19th at 8pm at the Flato Markham Theatre. Full details on our Events page!
Daniel Vnukowski
Kindred Spirits Orchestra
DANCES AND DREAMSOpening Night Gala Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 8 p.m. Flato Markham Theatre 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham Buy Tickets A suite drawn from Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty ballet opens the season; this music will likely be most familiar from the Walt Disney film of the same name who...
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At 3:30, a look at the new documentary on the life of superstar tenor, Andrea Bocelli. The international multi platinum singer was in the city for the Toronto International Film Festival over the weekend. Mark's review, Andrea’s words, and music of course.
Plus, new music this week with albums from The National guitarist and now composer, Bryce Dessner, Canadian Mezzo Emily D’Angelo, and Japanese pianist Mao Fujita’s 72 Preludes.
Listen live: https://classicalfm.ca/
Every week we count down the top 20 new classical album releases. We base our list on both sales numbers, and simply what albums we love and think you NEED to hear!
Tune into with Mark Wigmore every Saturday from 3-5pm!
Every week we count down the top 20 new classical album releases. We base our list on both sales...
Every Friday on - Vintage Vocalists. Jean Stilwell of joins Kathleen Kajioka to explore great voices of the past.
This week, Marilyn Horne.
This American mezzo-soprano got her start on the opera stages of Germany. Her voice – a rare combination of big and agile – enabled her to perform everything from Handel to Donizetti to Berg.
Tune in just after 9pm to hear this extraordinary voice!
Listen live: https://classicalfm.ca/
Join Mark Wigmore from 3-7 pm on .
It's another edition of Theme Friday. We pick a theme, you populate the program with your thoughtful music requests.
This Week: We celebrate movies with the Toronto International Film Festival underway.
Your favorite themes, scores, and character motifs from the movies you adore. From Out of Africa and Lord of the Rings, to Cinema Paradiso and Star Wars.
It's your last chance to get in on the Early Bird prize for Toronto Humane Society's Summer 50/50 Raffle! Buy your tickets before end of day Monday September 9th, and you'll be entered to win $500 and still be eligible for the Grand Prize, which is currently over $17,000 and growing! Visit www.torontohumanesocietylotto.ca to get your tickets now!
Director and Senior Curator of the Bata Shoe Museum’s EXHIBIT A: INVESTIGATING CRIME AND FOOTWEAR, Elizabeth Semmelhack, joined Jean and Adi on Classical Mornings to discuss the new exhibit! Listen on our website!
Bata Shoe Museum
Director and Senior Curator of the Bata Shoe Museum's EXHIBIT A: INVESTIGATING CRIME AND...
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At 3:30, our weekly conversation and music listening party with founder and Editor in Chief of Ludwig-Van.com Michael Vincent - the classical music, arts, and culture digital service with classical news you can use.
Plus, a hatful of new records for you this week as we get into September. Norwegian violinist Mari Samuelsen and her aetherial new contemporary repertoire recording, Life. Jazz Electronica classical crossover artist Louis Cole with the Metropole Orkest. And new recordings of Shostakovich and Brucker 5.
Listen live: https://classicalfm.ca/
It’s a New Music Monday on The Oasis (3-7 pm)
Tonight at 7pm on : On this last evening of the summer holidays, it’s all about goofing around! Classical Music may have a reputation for being ’serious,’ but it is full of jokers, pranksters and composers messing around for their own delight. Host Kathleen Kajioka serves up an evening full of fun, where even some of the most revered icons reveal their lighter side.
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New music this week. Joana Mallwitz is the first female principal conductor to ever lead a Berlin Orchestra. Her debut record in the role is out on the Yellow Label: The Kurt Weill Album, alongside the KonzerthausOrchester Berlin. The project features his underappreciated 2 symphonies.
Plus, are you a grandparent? And it’s Grandparents Day next week. Ahead of that, at 3:30 we will look at the important role of grandparents in their grandchildren’s development with the CEO of Mastermind Toys, Kartik Rathod.
https://classicalfm.ca/shows/the-oasis/
Every Friday on “A Little Night Music” – Vintage Vocalists. Jean Stillwell of joins Kathleen Kajioka to explore great voices of the past.
This week, Sylvia Sass.
This Hungarian soprano had a short career, but filled it with one of the most extraordinary voices around.
Tune in just after 9pm to hear Jean and Kathleen *almost* speechless as they play her breathtaking Tosca, and ultra-sinister Lady MacBeth!
Listen live: https://classicalfm.ca/
It's your last chance to get tickets for an incredible Toronto Harbour cruise with Mark Wigmore! Join us for the 9th Annual Classical Cruise this Friday, August 16th! Head to our website for details on how to get tickets!
Join our own Mark Wigmore as he hosts City Cruises’ “9th Annual Classical FM Cruise" - Friday...
Every Friday at 9pm on – .
Jean Stilwell of joins Kathleen Kajioka to explore great voices of the past.
This week, Lucia Popp.
A brain tumor cut short the life and career of this phenomenal soprano whose voice was deepening from a bright coloratura into a weightier warmth capable of handling Verdi and Wagner. Tune in to hear her conquer The Queen of the Night – and more!
Listen live: https://classicalfm.ca/
Every Friday on “A Little Night Music” – Vintage Vocalists. Jean Stilwell of “Classical Mornings” joins Kathleen Kajioka to explore great voices of the past.
This week, Tom Krause.
This Finnish singer only discovered he had a great voice 3 years into his medical degree! A baritone with a juicy low register, he was a commanding presence on stage, and had a voice flexible enough to traverse the extremes of hefty Wagner and agile Mozart.
Listen live: https://classicalfm.ca/
Tune in just after 9pm to hear this extraordinary voice!
Join Mark Wigmore from 3-7 pm on for another edition of Theme Friday.
We pick a theme, you populate the program with your thoughtful music requests.
This Week: Listener Miranda getting in touch with a great idea for a musical garden party. "Mark, the thwack of croquet mallets on a freshly cut lawn, Chilled rosé and G&Ts served in frosted glasses. Bunting and mason jars of flowers blowing in the breeze. The sound of laughter drifting across the party and fairy lights twinkling long into the night - but most importantly we must have music."
And we will… revel in the delight of a summer garden party with your requests from 3-7 pm.
Listen live: https://classicalfm.ca/
Every week we count down the top 20 new classical album releases. We base our list on both sales numbers, and simply what albums we love and think you NEED to hear! Check out every Saturday from 3-5pm!
Every week we count down the top 20 new classical album releases. We base our list on both sales...
Every Friday on “A Little Night Music” – Vintage Vocalists, Jean Stilwell of “Classical Mornings” joins Kathleen Kajioka to explore great voices of the past.
This week, French Baritone Gerard Souzay.
Perhaps it was a sign that his parents met at the premiere of Debussy’s famous opera “Pelleas et Melisande”… 25 years later, their son would abandon his degree in philosophy and become the definitive interpreter of French art song.
Tune in just after 9pm on Friday to hear this extraordinary voice!
https://classicalfm.ca/
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Every Friday on “A Little Night Music” – Vintage Vocalists, Jean Stilwell of “Classical Mornings” joins Kathleen Kajioka to explore great voices of the past.
This week, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson.
This former principal viola of the Berkeley Symphony was in her thirties before deciding to sing full-time – and only after her viola was stolen! But when this American mezzo entered the operatic fray, it was as a fully-formed artist. She died too soon of breast cancer at 52, but had already established a legacy of “vocal beauty and passionate urgency of expression that was unsurpassed in her generation” (Gramophone)
Tune in just after 9pm to hear this magnificent voice!
Listen live: https://classicalfm.ca/
Tonight, join Marilyn Lightstone as she celebrates the greatest Canadian composers, orchestras and musicians with a very special Canada Day edition of .
Tune in at 11pm, or listen online at classicalfm.ca!
https://classicalfm.ca/station-blog/2024/06/28/join-marilyn-lightstone-for-a-special-canada-day-edition-of-nocturne/
Happy Canada Day!
Join us for a musical celebration of Canada's place in the world of classical music. Experience the brilliance of Canadian composers, orchestras, and soloists who have captivated audiences worldwide.
Listen online at classicalfm.ca or on the airwaves.
Every Friday on – Vintage Vocalists.
Jean Stilwell of joins Kathleen Kajioka to explore great voices of the past. This week, soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. This champion of German art song came of age in WWII, and was forced into decisions that would haunt her career. Still, her laser-like voice and sharp musical intelligence opened doors to all the world’s stages.
Tune in just after 9pm to hear this extraordinary voice!
Listen live: https://classicalfm.ca/
TODAY on !
At 3:30, composer Kevin Lau, Composer joins the program. He has been an associate composer with the TSO, and is the composer of Guillaume Côté’s Le Petit Prince. His latest ballet project is Kimico’s Pearl, a dance work that traces the stories of displaced Japanese Canadians during the Second World War. Kevin Lau opens up about the project that gets its world premiere this weekend in St Catherines.
Plus, It’s a winning week with your chance to enjoy 2 passes to The New Classical FM presentation of Investigating Crime and Footwear on now at the Bata Shoe Museum . Listen for your cue to call.
Every Friday on “A Little Night Music” – Vintage Vocalists. Jean Stilwell of “Classical Mornings” joins Kathleen Kajioka to explore great voices of the past.
This week, Enrico Caruso.
This legendary tenor was apprenticing to become a mechanic when his vocal talent was discovered. He would grow up to be the most sought after tenor of his day and, thanks to the new “talking machine,” the first to gain world-wide fame through his countless recordings.
Tune in just after 9 to hear this legendary voice!
Tune in: https://classicalfm.ca/
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That’s a wrap! Oasis on tour comes to an end with a wonderful finale w the Martinů Voices at Zámek Nelahozeves just outside of #prague #czech #czechia #czechrepublic . 60 listeners joined Mark Wigmore for a two week Europe music odyssey!!
Oasis on Tour! 60 listeners joined host Mark Wigmore in #budapest #hungary to take in Budapest Opera #opera #music #danube #budapestopera
Oasis host Mark Wigmore is in Europe with 60 Classical FM listeners. Last night he saw Maestro Riccardo Muti lead the Vienna Philharmonic. Mark is back next week.
As we are firmly in Spring, and the weather is finally starting to feel like it, Classical Jukebox's Daniel Vnukowski wanted to share his favourite Spring piece. Check out the rest of our hosts' picks on our website! https://classicalfm.ca/station-blog/2023/04/11/our-hosts-favourite-spring-pieces/
Check out this video of Adi Braun from #ClassicalMornings performing in Germany!
Today at 3:30 on The Oasis. Canadian concert pianist, composer, recording artist & The Royal Conservatory artist in residence Stewart Goodyear joins Mark Wigmore o reflect on his career, explain his new album & preview his upcoming concert with Chineke Foundation at Koerner Hall this weekend. Join us!
This past Sunday, #ClassicalMornings co-host Adi Braun performed "A Tribute to Doris Day, Rosemary Clooney & Peggy Lee” as part of Salon Sundays at Windrush Estate Winery in Caledon. Don Breithaupt - piano Pat Collins - bass https://www.classicalfm.ca/
Daniel Vnukowski shared his favourite romantic piece to salute the month of love! Read the rest of our hosts' picks in the link: https://classicalfm.ca/station-blog/2023/02/02/our-hosts-favourite-romantic-pieces/ #Toronto #ValentinesDay #Music #MusicHistory #ClassicalMusic #ClassicalJukebox #Romance #Love
With #ValentinesDay around the corner, Kathleen Kajioka shares her favourite romantic piece! Read what our hosts' selected as their favourite, and tell us yours! https://classicalfm.ca/station-blog/2023/02/02/our-hosts-favourite-romantic-pieces/
Join Mark Wigmore on the Oasis today at 3:30 when he welcomes celebrated pianist Francine Kay.
Jean is going to be SO jealous of whoever wins our incredible prize for "The New Classical FM Jet to Curacao"! Keep an ear out for the jet, and call in when you hear it. We'll enter your name into a draw, and the winner will be called on #ClassicalMornings with Jean Stilwell & Adi Braun on February 14th. Listen live: https://classicalfm.ca/ #Toronto #Contest #ContestAlert #Curacao #ClassicalMusic
Stay tuned in to The New Classical FM and keep listening for the sound of our jet! We want to send you on an incredible 7-night all-inclusive trip to breathtaking Curacao! Tune in: https://classicalfm.ca/
Exclusive sneak peek at Ross Petty Productions' Black Friday sale! Get KIDS PRICING on ALL SEATS for four performances. Unlock your access to the deal with the code KIDS (enter the unlock code before selecting your seats). PETER'S FINAL FLIGHT, their farewell production, includes everything you've come to love about Ross Petty's family musicals: cheering for Peter, booing Captain Hook, dancing and singing along to your favourite pop tunes and laughing as Plumbum chews the scenery! Book now before the Black Friday rush and the best seats are gone. Give the Gift of a Theatrical Adventure! Head to https://www.rosspetty.com/ Ross Petty Productions #Toronto #RossPetty2022 #PeterPan #PetersLastFlight
Check out what the Canadian Opera Company has in store for its 2022/2023 season! #Toronto #COC #Opera #ClassicalMusic
“Ludovico Einaudi: The Underwater Tour” – live in concert July 6th and 7th at Roy Thomson Hall! Head to our Events page for tickets and details! http://classicalfm.ca/events/ludovico-einaudi-the-underwater-tour/ #Toronto #LiveMusic #ClassicalMusic #LudovicoEinaudi #UnderwaterTour
Melissa from Whitby is our very lucky winner for our Jet to #Curacao contest! She will be She will be staying at the deluxe beachfront Avila Beach Hotel in an oceanfront room overlooking Curacao’s famous turquoise blue waters! Here she is accepting her prize at the Zoomerplex! https://classicalfm.ca/station-blog/2022/03/22/the-new-classical-fm-jet-to-curacao-contest-has-a-winner/
Zoomer Crooners & Songbirds-with Lily Frost
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