Glenn Gould News

On Dec. 12, Promise DJs will be spinning a set of the latest club-worthy dance hits for skatetastic bumping and grinding.

A new documentary seeks out the man behind the eccentric exterior of the great classical pianist, Glenn Gould.

An intensely private, troubled genius he might have been. But it's hard to reconcile pianist Glenn Gould's image as a virtual hermit with the wealth of footage of him on offer in Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould.

Bach: Partitas 1, 5 & 6 Bach on the piano was verboten, in the view of the great Chilean pianist Claudio Arrau, who felt the modern grand's arsenal of colour and dynamics stained Bach's original harpsichord intentions of limited expressive means.

Composer Nico Muhly is one of the hottest names in contemporary classical music.

Gustavo Dudamel is the conductor and music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

What can Canada learn from a program a classical music program based in the slums of Venezuela? A lot, as far as the Toronto-based Glenn Gould Foundation is concerned.

Lara St. John has a wide-ranging repertoire, from tango to Tchaikovsky. Violinist Lara St.

In the 1979 documentary Glenn Gould's Toronto, the world's most celebrated agoraphobic musical genius reveals why, up until his death, he quite contentedly called Toronto home.

A Magical Night of Music and Another Triumph for Toronto: The Grand Opening of The Royal Conservatory of Music's Koerner Hall What's Your Reaction? Friday night's grand opening of The Royal Conservatory of Music 's Koerner Hall proved that Toronto has truly become one of the world's top cities for the performing arts.

The way pianists Boris Zarankin and Inna Perkis greet a guest for lunch is a metaphor for how they have charmed a growing number of Torontonians at their annual series of music salons.

A White Pine Pictures presentation. Produced by Peter Raymont. Directed by Michelle Hozer, Peter Raymont.

Awards: At the age of 15, MA won the Avery Fisher Prize, 1978 . UN Peace Ambassador.

When: Today at 7 p.m., Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets: $23-$64, available at the Winspear Centre box office It's not often you get to hear someone casually toss around their musical relationship with Glenn Gould or Aaron Copland, so the musical nerd factor is set to high when speaking with clarinetist James Campbell.

The Royal Conservatory of Music has announced the 10 concerts that will mark the opening of its new concert hall, beginning Sept.

The Seiler Sisters Quartet and cellist Rachel Mercer. Repeats tonight. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St.