Arts & Culture

Italian Grammy-winning piano giant Maurizio Pollini has died at the age of 82.

The announcement of his death was made by La Scala a theatre Pollini performed at regularly. There is no specific cause of death, but in 2022 Pollini was forced to cancel concerts at the Salzburg Festival due to heart problems.

Karl Stobbe is a violinist who needs little introduction in these parts. Concertmaster of the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Associate Concertmaster of the Winnipeg Symphony, he is one of the nation’s most accomplished violinists and a lover of all things pertaining to the instrument.  

His latest disc, Ysaye, J.S. Bach & Paganini: Works for Solo Violin, released on the Leaf Music label, highlights not only his outstanding playing, but also his admiration and fascination with the craft of luthiers.  

One of the summer's signature music events has released the first wave of artists featured in their 35th anniversary year. 

Artistic Programs Director Zachary Rushing was on Winnipeg's Classic 107 with the details! 

This season, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra has encouraged us to "experience the magic of the music."

In their penultimate Saturday Classics concert coming up this weekend, the WSO welcomes award-winning American pianist Michelle Cann to perform Liszt’s Piano Concerto no. 1 in addition to Florence Price’s Concerto in One Movement, bookended by Weber’s Overture to Oberon and Stravinsky’s Suite from The Firebird.  

“There is so much connecting the pieces that are going to be performed,” says WSO Music Director Daniel Raiskin.  

Expect a sentimental and suave afternoon of music at the Rady JCC on Thursday as Music ‘N’ Mavens pays tribute to a legendary saloon singer.  

Featuring Aaron Hutton alongside pianist Danny Carroll, A Tribute to Tony Bennett honours the great crooner who died in July of 2023.  

On Monday, March 18th, it will be Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s 180th birthday. Tune in at 1:00pm as we celebrate his life and music.

Monday, March 18:Symphony no.1 in E minor, Op. 1-- 1861–1865 (1st version), 1884 (2nd version)

Rimsky-Korsakov came from a long line of family members who were officers in the Russian Navy. In 1858 at the age of 14 he entered the Naval Cadet College in St. Petersburg, with the idea being that he himself would become an officer.

The Manitoba Chamber Orchestra resumes their 2023-24 season by welcoming soprano Lara Secord-Haid for her MCO debut at the Crescent Arts Centre.  

Starting on Friday, March 15thand going through to Sunday March 24th, The Manitoba Theatre for Young People (MTYP) is presenting a children’s show that deals with very current social issues but presents them in a very old school way.

This Sunday, March 17th at 3:00pm at The Lutheran Church of the Cross the Mennonite Community Orchestra is inviting audiences to discover their inner child and delve into their imagination with a concert they are calling The Power of Imagination.

Featuring music of Prokofiev, Mozart, Holst, Haydn and Vivaldi, this concert is sure to a joy for children of all ages from 1 to 101.

This weekend, the Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir presents Sir Paul McCartney’s oratorio Ecce Cor Meum or Behold My Heart for the first time in Manitoba.