The Toronto Symphony Orchestra has taken house JUNO {hardware} for his or her album Turangalîla-Symphonie. Recorded reside in Roy Thomson Corridor, the album options Messiaen’s Turangalîla-Symphonie carried out by the TSO performed by Gustavo Gimeno, with soloists Marc-André Hamelin and French ondes Martenot participant Nathalie Neglect.
The discharge was the primary within the TSO’s multi-year association with Harmonia Mundi data, and in addition the orchestra’s first recording with Gimeno as Music Director.
The win was introduced on the 54th Annual JUNO Awards Gala held in Vancouver, BC, on Saturday, March 29, 2025.
Classical JUNOs
There are 4 JUNO classes that pertain particularly to Western classical music.
The opposite albums and artists nominated for Classical album of the yr (massive ensemble) Embody:
- Ispiciwin, Luminous Voices
- Alikeness, Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra Sinfonia, performed by Mark Fewer that includes Aiyun
Huang, Deantha Edmunds and Mark Fewer - Sibelius 2 & 5, Orchestre Métropolitain, performed by Yannick Nézet-Séguin
- Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande & Verklärte Nacht, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, performed by Rafael Payare
Mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo’s album Freezing wins within the class Classical album of the yr (solo artist). The discharge blurs the traces between genres that embody classical and folks music, together with works by Glass, Russell, Purcell, Newman, C. Livingston, R. Clarke, and others.
Different nominees for Classical album of the yr (solo artist):
- Signature, Philip Glass, Angèle Dubeau
- Messiaen, Barbara Hannigan
- Butterfly Lightning Shakes the Earth, India Gailey
- Williams Violin Concerto No. 1; Bernstein Serenade, James Ehnes
Montreal string ensemble collectif9 takes house the statue Classical album of the yr (small ensemble) for his or her album Rituæls. With music that spans the centuries from the Center Ages to the twenty first century, the ensemble describes the discharge as “a creative and religious expertise”.
Different nominess for Classical album of the yr (small ensemble)”
- Recognized To Dreamers: Black Voices in Canadian Artwork Tune, Canadian Artwork Tune Venture
- East is East, Infusion Baroque
- Marie Hubert: Fille du Roy, Karina Gauvin
- Kevin Lau: Beneath a Veil of Stars, St. John–Mercer–Park Trio
Inuk soprano/composer Deantha Edmunds made historical past as the primary Indigenous girl to win the JUNO Award for Classical composition of the yr for her piece Angmalukisaa. The composition, whose title means “spherical” in Inuktut, is a music cycle that she recorded with Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra Sinfonia, performed by Mark Fewer.
Different nominees for Classical composition of the yr:
- The fog in our poise, Gabriel Dharmoo
- L’écoute du perdu : III. « Voix jetées », Keiko Devaux
- Darkish Flower, Linda Catlin Smith
- String Quartet No. 4 “Bugs and Machines,” Vivian Fung
The JUNO Awards
The JUNO Awards had been hosted by singer Michael Bublé, and passed off over the weekend in Vancouver, with the printed on March 30 from Rogers Enviornment.
The largest winner was pop star and Calgary native Tate McRae, who acquired 4 awards, together with Artist of the 12 months , Single of the 12 months for her music “Exes”, and each Album and Pop Album of the 12 months for her album Assume Later.
Congratulations to the TSO, and all the opposite winners and nominees.
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