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‘He loved the audiences’: Longtime Regina Symphony Orchestra conductor Victor Sawa dies

Victor Sawa, the longtime conductor of the Regina Symphony Orchestra, celebrated for his dedication to wiping the image of elitism from classical…

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Entertainment

Andrew Davis, who led the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for 13 years, dead at 80

Andrew Davis, the acclaimed British conductor who led the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for 13 years, has died. He was 80.…

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Canada

Famed former Boston Symphony, TSO conductor Seiji Ozawa dead at 88

Seiji Ozawa, the Japanese conductor who amazed audiences with the lithe physicality of his performances during three decades at the…

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Entertainment

Toronto-born Kwamé Ryan to become music director of Charlotte Symphony

Kwamé Ryan was hired Tuesday as music director of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra in North Carolina and given a four-year…

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Entertainment

Maestro — Bradley Cooper’s cinematic symphony — soars

There’s an old dictum in screenwriting: start late and end early. The idea is to boil every scene down to…

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Entertainment

Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony files for bankruptcy

The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony has filed for bankruptcy. The 78-year-old symphony made the announcement late Thursday afternoon. It comes less than…

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Entertainment

Laurier’s music faculty wants to help young musicians impacted by cancelled K-W Symphony season

Musicians and staff with Wilfrid Laurier University’s faculty of music are looking at ways they can help young people who have been…

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Business

Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony cancels upcoming concerts and practices

The future appears uncertain for the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. On Saturday, the director of operations emailed members of the Youth Orchestra…

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Lifestyle

Muti ends 13 seasons with Chicago Symphony Orchestra with praise and honor – and Beethoven

CHICAGO (AP) — Riccardo Muti was in complete control until the very end. He had signaled the last note of…

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