Arts & Culture

A cornerstone artistic organization in the city of Winnipeg is celebrating a milestone birthday in 2025.  

Théâtre Cercle Molière will be marking its centennial year of artistic excellence by doing what it does best: sharing innovative theatre with audiences in St. Boniface and beyond.  

Classic 107’s Easter programming offers a profound journey through some of the most spiritually resonant works in the classical repertoire. Each piece, carefully selected for its historical and emotional significance, provides listeners with a deepened understanding of the Passion, death, and resurrection of Christ. Below is an in-depth exploration of each featured work, offering context and insight into their creation and enduring impact.  

Spring is officially in the air, and with that comes music associated with the warmer months. The Winnipeg Upper Voices choir will be showcasing those sounds this weekend in South Osborne with a concert called At the Spring Dawn. 

Juilliard adds six powerhouse performers to College Division string faculty

The Juilliard School is turning up the volume on its already legendary string faculty. The New York conservatory announced this week that six acclaimed musicians will join its College Division for the 2025–26 academic year—five violinists and one cellist, all with serious performance credentials and equally impressive teaching chops.

Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) Festival Chorus is performing the 300-year-old choral masterpiece, St. John Passion, this weekend in Winnipeg.

The retelling of the Passion story, written by J.S. Bach, weaves the Easter story using choir, orchestra, and soloists. 

A rare and storied violin that once belonged to one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century is poised to re-enter the world stage.

Tarisio, a leading expert in fine string instruments, has announced the private sale of the 1731 “Heifetz, Piel” Stradivari—an instrument owned for nearly three decades by Jascha Heifetz during the most prolific years of his career. The violin has been out of public view for more than 70 years.

The trumpet world is mourning the loss of one of its brightest stars. Niklas Eklund, the acclaimed Swedish trumpeter and master of the Baroque repertoire, has died at the age of 56. His death was confirmed April 15; the cause is unknown.

April showers don’t only mean May flowers – they also mean time inside with a good book. Fortunately, Chris Hall from McNally Robinson Booksellers returned to the Classic 107 studios for the April edition of ‘What to Read’! 

It has been a year of many firsts for the Winnipeg Baroque Festival, and that will continue on Thursday night as the Festival presents its first concert to feature wind instruments.  

Fierbois – the duo of oboist Caitlin Broms-Jacobs and pianist Madeline Hildebrand – will be sharing a program entitled Love & Madness, with musical highlights from the French Baroque tradition with some Italian masterworks.