Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Gimeno Conducts the Best of Brahms

New works by the TSO’s NextGen Composers—mentored by Composer Advisor Emilie LeBel and Gustavo Gimeno—meet iconic classics by one of history’s greatest composers, Johannes Brahms. Join Icelandic sensation Víkingur Ólafsson as he brings his unique touch to Brahms’s First Piano Concerto, an impassioned blend of heartfelt melodies and dramatic flair, followed by a stirring season finale, Brahms’s Fourth Symphony, revealing the timeless beauty and brilliance of the composer’s music.

For more information on the TSO NextGen Composers program, visit TSO.CA/NextGen.

Gustavo Gimeno, conductor
Víkingur Ólafsson, piano

New Works by NextGen Composers:
Amy Brandon: qililliil (June 12 only)
Andrew James Clark: Roy (June 14 only)
Sonny-Ray Day Rider: Celestiaga, Daughter of the Cosmos (June 15 only)
(World Premières/TSO Commissions)
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Brahms: Symphony No. 4

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