By William LittlerContributing Columnist, Toronto Star Fri., Sept. 27, 2019 “From Russia and Vienna to Toronto with pastries.” Or so read a Toronto Star headline a few years ago. And it wasn’t wrong. That quasi-James Bondian headline encapsulated the essence of Off Centre, the innovative salon-concert series founded a quarter-century ago...
operaramblings John’s opera ramblings Off Centre Music Salon’s opening concert of the season featured a largely Russian, largely 19th century program. There were plenty of songs by Glinka, Tchaikovsky and the like sung by an interestingly contrasted mix of Ilana Zarankin, Joni Henson and Ryan Harper with Inna Perkis and...
By Joseph So on September 8, 2016 It’s that time of year again. Now that autumn is almost here — even if the temperature isn’t exactly fall-like — we can’t wait for our local musical season to gear up! Read More >> + Off Centre Music Salon Has Joined The...
Schmopera By: Jenna Douglas The Cocktail Époque is all about The Roaring Twenties: ” a time of joyful abandon, perpetual motion, great clamour, unhinged experimentation. And, of course, drink.”… Read full article >>
operaramblings John’s opera ramblings The opening concert of Off Centre Music Salon’s season was a programme of Russian romantic and post romantic works, songs and piano pieces, entitled Russia Cast Adrift. The first half of the afternoon was devoted to the sort of songs that explain why “smert” is one...
La Scena Musicale Magazine This year marks the 20th anniversary of Off Centre Music Salon, To celebrate, there’s a gala concert this coming Sunday, June 7 2 pm at its usual venue of Glenn Gould Studio. There’s a huge list of artists announced… Read full article at http://blog.scena.org/2015/05/this-week-in-toronto-june-1-7.html
Toronto Star “From Russia and Vienna to Toronto, with pastries Husband and wife pianists Boris Zarankin and Inna Perkis have organized 20 years of salon concerts. Don’t forget the Viennese pastries…” Full article >>
WholeNote Magazine Off Centre Music Salon is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion a special concert will be given on June 7 at Glenn Gould Studio. It features a great array of Canadian singers (many of whom performed with Off Centre Music Salon early in their...
OperaRamblings Yesterday afternoon saw the final concert of the season for Off Centre Music Salon; the concert series organised by Boris Zarankin and Inna Perkis at the Glenn Gould Studio. This one, as the title suggests, celebrating philanthropy in music by putting together a concert of works by composers who...
BORIS ZARANKIN Schubert: Sonatas (DoReMi) *** ½ (out of 4) Toronto pianist Boris Zarankin takes the overt emotional turmoil of Romanticism, and buries it deep inside the soul in this set of two late Piano Sonatas by Romantic great Franz Schubert (1797-1828). The usual virtuosic fireworks recede to reveal a...