I had first met Matthew during the Toronto Chinese Orchestra’s Conducting Competition in 2015. I was very impressed by his professionalism and boundless energy. After winning the competition, I invited…

In anticipation of the Toronto Chinese Orchestra’s 25th Anniversary Concert, New Horizons, I would like to introduce some of the musicians over the next couple of weeks. I hope you…

Valerie Lo has been playing erhu since elementary school. She was awarded second runner up in the Advanced and Senior Erhu Solo Competitions organized by the Hong Kong Schools Music…

As we begin our another year, I'd like to reflect upon TCO's direction and share what my hopes are for our orchestra. As your new Music Director, many of you…

Lina Cao is a young guzheng musician and a member of the Guzheng Society of Chinese Musicians Association. Having learned guzheng since she was 5 years old, in 2008 Lina…

舞台上的梁家栋有大将风范。聆听他担任指挥的本地中乐团的音乐会，他把对音乐的理解，对生活的激情，对理想的憧憬，用一根小小的指挥棒表现出来，引领整个乐队进入美妙的音乐圣殿，带给听众无与伦比的音乐美的享受。众所周知，指挥是一个“乐队的灵魂”，作为一个优秀的指挥家，就必须具有高度的音乐艺术素养，并且善于从作曲家的总谱中取出其“灵魂”，并将其注入到听众的“血液”中。梁家栋就是这样一个“灵魂”人物，而且他常常一身兼为作曲家和指挥两职，于他而言，挥动指挥棒的那一刻，正是他脑海里千乐齐奏谱华章的开始，既有感情的浩瀚壮阔又风格多样化，把音乐的灵魂丝丝入扣地传递给听众。