From previews to reviews to interviews and more, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra regularly receives interesting and insightful media coverage from a wide variety of sources. Here’s a summary of our most recent and notable press:
Conceived and led by Barrett Principal Education Conductor & Community Ambassador Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, Reggae Roots was one of the most talked-about concerts of our season to date. The groundbreaking program, the performance by guest vocalist Jah’Mila, and our début in Brampton were previewed in print (by Jen McNeely for Shedoesthecity, Paul Junor of Toronto Caribbean, and Ann Marie Collymore for ByBlacks.com), on the radio (by CBC’s Metro Morning), on TV (by CBC Saturday News), and online (by VIBE 105).
- Jah’Mila joins Toronto Symphony Orchestra to help teach kids Reggae (Shedoesthecity)
- Reggae Roots and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra? Yes, they are bringing the richness of Reggae to the Rose Brampton (Toronto Caribbean)
- Reggae Singer Jah’Mila Is Planting Roots with the Black Community and TSO (ByBlacks.com)
- Audio: David Common Interviews Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser (CBC’s Metro Morning)
- Video: Interview with Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser (26:47–28:04) (CBC Saturday News)
- Video: TSO Merges Reggae and Orchestra w/ Conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser (VIBE 105)
Read more about our Reggae Roots performances.
“The TSO under the direction of Gustavo Gimeno captivated Toronto for four days,” said Toronto Hispano’s Lina Rodríguez of our Visions of Spain concert, which, according to Leslie Barcza of barczalog, saw the Orchestra “fearlessly undertaking works of the last century.” La Scena Musicale’s Paul E. Robinson added that the featured side-by-side performance with the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra elicited “first-rate playing from old and young musicians alike.”
- Visions of Spain, Glimpses of Gimeno (barczablog)
- TSO’s Visions of Spain: A Spanish Influenced Program (La Scena Musicale)
- La TSO bajo la dirección de Gustavo Gimeno cautivó a Toronto durante cuatro días con el concierto “Visions of Spain” (Spanish-language review, Toronto Hispano)
Our performances of Mahler 5 under the baton of longtime friend of the TSO John Storgårds also earned enthusiastic praise, with Jeremy Gee of the Toronto Guardian calling them “arguably the highlight of the Toronto spring classical season.”
TSO Performs Mahler No. 5 (Toronto Guardian)
Sunday Night at the TSO
Every Sunday evening at 8:00pm (ET) on The New Classical 96.3 FM, musician, teacher, and broadcaster Kathleen Kajioka speaks with members of the TSO family—including our artistic and administrative leaders, musicians, visiting artists, composers, and others—on Sunday Night at the TSO. Listen to last month’s interviews:
- Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke previews our Frank & Ella concerts
- Barrett Principal Education Conductor & Community Ambassador Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser discusses our many Reggae Roots performances
- World-renowned mandolinist Avi Avital talks about his career and début with the TSO
- Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra Violin Ian Ye chats about the TSYO Season Finale
- Toronto Symphony Volunteer Committee members Marianne Oundjian and Houry Artinian detail the history of the TSVC and the many ways it supports the TSO