Arts & Culture

Aristo Sham wins Gold at the 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
Hong Kong pianist takes top prize with Brahms concerto; Starikov and Ozel round out the winners

The C2 Centre for Craft in Winnipeg’s Exchange District is inviting viewers on a journey through space, time, and alternate realities in June.  

Prairie Star Deck II is the creation of Edmonton artist AJA Louden, and its unique combinations of fabric and yarn not only harken back to a different time but also conjure ideas of an Afrofuturist world. 

Julian Pellicano, conductor and music director of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, has been named the new music director and conductor of the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra (OSO).

Pellicano was selected following "a rigorous, year-long audition process" that saw four finalists conduct during the 2024-2025 season, the OSO says in a release. He emerged from a pool of 30 applicants to become only the sixth music director in the OSO’s 65-year history.

Blog Post: A Windy Morning on Classic 107 Celebrates Manitoba's Community Band Festival

If you tuned in to Classic 107 this morning during the 9 a.m. hour, you may have noticed a gust of brassy brilliance sweeping through your speakers. That’s because we devoted the playlist to music for wind ensemble, in honour of the Manitoba Band Association’s Community Band Festival, happening this weekend in Coronation Park.

This summer, the skies over Manitoba have been thick with smoke as wildfires continue to burn across the Prairies and into northern regions. The haze hasn’t just made it hard to breathe—it’s forced outdoor events to a grinding halt, including performances by Shakespeare in the Ruins (SIR).

In just 48 hours, the beloved site-specific theatre company had to cancel multiple shows due to unsafe air quality, racking up more than $15,000 in unexpected losses. For a small non-profit arts organization, that kind of hit isn’t easy to absorb.

Jami Reimer first became interested in frogs because of her background in choirs. The link between the two is the joining of many voices into one.  

“When I was in grad school, my sister Jillian was in grad school at the same time doing a much more ecological course of study,” she explained in an interview on Morning Light, “and she was telling me about these massive chorusing events... whereby biologists could connect through these species, their sound and through their voice.” 

Community spirit: 2025 Community Band Festival brings music to Coronation Park 

Electricity was in the air at the RBC Convention Centre on Thursday as Mayor Scott Gillingham and the Winnipeg Arts Council hosted the Mayor’s Luncheon for the Arts, a celebration of the community’s achievements and innovations over the previous year. 

A new fund honours the late director with a concert showcasing Manitoba talent 

Jazz Winnipeg’s summer festival returns with global stars, local legends and a groove that never quits