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Meanwhile, at the Horseshoe ...
Andre Williams at the
Angela Hewitt's virtuosity bests muddy acoustics
Pianist shows off Fazioli instrument's quality, detail in less-than-ideal conditions
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POP/ROCK The Fall
GORDON LIGHTFOOT
The tireless troubadour turns 71 tomorrow. A day later he launches his annual round of Massey Hall concerts
THE NUMBERS SAY ...
19 / Number of awards that will be handed out Saturday night in Ottawa at the fifth annual Canadian Folk Music Awards. If you like your music to come from the heart and can't stand those kids with their dagburned electric guitars and tight pants, then this is the awards show for you. You can bet your bottom dollar that Lady Gaga won't be in attendance.
FILM
The Twilight Saga: New Moon , across the country on Friday. "Excruciatingly lovely and forever 17," is how author Stephanie Meyer describes Edward Cullen, the glam-pire hero of her Twilight books. In The Twilight Saga: New Moon , the sequel to last year's box-office smash, Bella (Kristen Stewart) is devastated when Edward (Robert Pattinson) departs but finds solace with werewolf Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner). Upping the erotic ante, New Moon is full of shirtless, buff were-dudes. You may have seen them in their natural habitat: They're the hairy guys at the gym who always hog the Nautilus machines.
Britten's Requiem remembers the lost and deplores the cost
Britten's War Requiem
THE NUMBERS
Search the Internet for footage of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and you'll find clips of David Hasselhoff singing to revelling Berliners. The Baywatch and Knight Rider star has complained that he has been overlooked in recent commemorations of the wall's collapse. So, here's Hasselhoff's case.
Music
Bon Jovi goes full circle in a big way
Rock icons tread a well-worn path, but the result is eminently listenable
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So what if she lip-synchs: The spectacle's the thing
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Dave Young's secret to longevity: Keep up with Oscar
Playing with Oscar Peterson, the renowned bassist says, was like running alongside a giant
NEW RELEASES
ROCK/COUNTRY
Monday Q&A
Dan Aykroyd's got the blues
The actor and comedian takes the stage to celebrate 40 years of the Downchild Blues Band
The Rake's Progress
Easy money and fast living brought a lot of financial mavens to their knees last year, and put a few in jail. What better time to renew the acquaintance of Tom Rakewell, the charming wastrel of Stravinsky's 1951 opera, The Rake's Progress ? Pacific Opera Victoria's new production features Colin Ainsworth as Tom and Lucia Cesaroni as his faithful Anne.
COC diamond gala is really golden
Diamond Anniversary Concert
COHL SIGNS ON TO SPIDER-MAN
First, he saved Toronto from SARS by bringing his friends the Rolling Stones to town. Now, Michael Cohl has swung into New York to rescue Spider-Man from what seemed like imminent death. The powerful Canadian concert promoter has signed on as the new lead producer on Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark , a problem-plagued musical shaping up to be the most expensive show in Broadway history. Directed by The Lion King 's Julie Taymor and with music by U2's Bono and the Edge, Spider-Man 's budget is rumoured to have ballooned to $50-million. "I want to 'turn off the dark' on all the wild speculation about the show - it's moving forward," said Cohl, who has handled tours for artists such as U2, the Rolling Stones and Barbra Streisand. Cohl was most recently a co-producer on Monty Python's Spamalot.
Russian pianists dominate Honens competition
Russian pianist Georgy Tchaidze has won top honours at the Honens International Piano Competition in Calgary, which ended a gruelling two-week search for the world's most "complete" young pianist on Saturday.
A masterful rendition of Beethoven's grandest concerto
Toronto Symphony
Heppner offers free recital to make up for no-show
Tenor Ben Heppner will give a free concert for fans disappointed by his cancellation of a Saturday concert with the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra. The singer, who is recovering from a viral infection, will return to the Four Seasons Centre for a recital with piano later this season.