Toronto Concert Orchestra | Songs of the World at Home

TCO prides itself in being a reflection of the global mosaic of the city we call home. We feature three stellar pianists in this program, beginning with emerging talent Vanessa Yu, mid-career talent Luke Welch, and established international star Daniel Vnukovsky. We present music from across the globe, celebrating the homelands of our own TCO musicians, including North America, South America, East Asia, South Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

Program

Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No 1, Op. 15, Allegro con brio (Vanessa Yu, Piano)
Improvisation in the mode of “Esfehan”
Ali-Akbar Sheyda – Bott-e Chin (Bijan Sepanji, Violin)
Reena Esmail – Vishwas: Testament (Suhashini Arulanandam, Violin)
Florence Price – Piano Concerto in One Movement (Luke Welch, piano)
— Intermission —
Arirang – Korean Traditional (Soo Han, arr)
Kwela – South African Traditional (Patrick Goodwin, violin)
Astor Piazzolla – Libertango
Frederic Chopin – Piano Concerto No 2 (Daniel Vnukowski, piano)

*Programs are subject to change without notice

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