Fauré Quartett The Fauré has recorded prize- winning takes on Brahms, but has no problem looking farther afield. Strauss’s Piano Quartet in C minor, completed when he was barely out of his teens, gets an airing, but the concert’s novelty item is an arrangement of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Find out more »
Dachshund UN Australian installation artist Bennett Miller stages a meeting of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights with dachshunds standing in for the world’s human delegates. Find out more »
Reggae or Not: The Birth of Dancehall Culture in Jamaica and Toronto Toronto photographer Beth Lesser has obsessively documented the reggae scene here and in Jamaica since the 1970s. Her images appear on books and album covers, and have come to define how the world sees Jamaican music. Find out more »
The Cat Came Back Beloved children’s performer Fred Penner had a massive and enduring hit with a song about a devious feline that just won’t take a hint. The song has been adapted into a puppet-heavy stage production, with Fred Penner and Jay Brazeau as a pair of musicians who try to help their neighbour live in harmony with his pet. Find out more »
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