Arts & Culture

This Thursday, October 31st at 7:30 at the Rady Jewish Community Centre as part of their inaugural JFest they are presenting Winnipeg drag goddess Lady Muse and her band The Inspirations playing the music of Amy Winehouse. 

The leadership team at Sick & Twisted Theatre has announced that veteran Winnipeg theatre creator Theresa Thomson will join its ranks in a new role as artistic producer.  

The Winnipeg theatre company is dedicated to creating theatre experiences that explore life for folks with disabilities. They do this through performances that uplift performers with disabilities, and also put out calls to action in the city of Winnipeg to encourage artists and audiences alike to consider accessibility and representation. 

Tune in every day at 1pm this week to hear the Stenhammar String Quartet perform the quartets of their namesake, the Swedish composer Wilhelm Stenhammar

On Sunday November 3, and Monday November 4, Winnipeggers will have the opportunity to hear one of the most prominent string quartets on the scene today. 

The Swedish based Stenhammar String Quartet will be performing two concerts, one for Virtuosi Concerts, and one for Winnipeg’s Groundswell. 

The New York Times reports this morning that a never-before-heard piece by the Polish composer Frédéric Chopin has been discovered.  

Mixed media help to share the stories of two local artists whose work is on display at the Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery, but also how their stories have changed as they have changed. 

The University of Manitoba Symphony Orchestra is inviting audiences on a river cruise of sorts to open its 2024-2025 season.  

Along the River Elbe will transport audience members inside the Desautels Concert Hall through Scandinavia over the mountains of Czechia before winding its way through Bohemia. 

Starting this Saturday, October 26 and running until Sunday, November 3, The Rady Jewish Community Centre at 123 Doncaster is holding an event that highlights the vastness and depth that is found in Jewish cultures from around the world.  

Light-hearted music and passionate love are ready to be poured out onto the stage like a fine wine as Manitoba Opera’s The Elixir of Love opens this weekend at the Centennial Concert Hall.

The production, set in the 1950s, features a delightful mix of artists and creators who are both newcomers to the city’s musical fabric and longtime local stalwarts. 

Another Canadian is bringing home a prestigious award from an international music competition.

Seventeen-year-old pianist Ryan Wang, hailing from Vancouver, has been crowned the winner of BBC Young Musician 2024.

Wang, who studies on a music scholarship at the prestigious Eton College in Windsor, delivered a stunning performance of Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto during the Grand Final, which was broadcast across BBC TV, iPlayer, BBC Radio 3, and BBC Sounds.