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December 2022
Royal Conservatory of Music | Kronos Quartet and Sam Green: A Thousand Thoughts
A multimedia performance piece, A Thousand Thoughts, blends live music by Kronos and narration as well as archival footage and filmed interviews with artists like Philip Glass, Tanya Tagaq, Steve Reich, Wu Man, and Terry Riley. “It’s as magical an amalgamation as you can imagine.” (Los Angeles Times)
Find out more »Soundstreams | Electric Messiah
Never the same two years in a row, our Electric Messiah re-imagines Handel’s great masterpiece with inspirations from different genres to create a feast of musical styles for curious listeners.
Find out more »January 2023
Esprit Orchestra | Taiko Live!
Esprit Orchestra, conducted by Music Director Alex Pauk, will premiere James O’Callaghan’s Overbound for virtuoso cello soloist Cameron Crozman, orchestra, and surround sound electronics. Koerner Hall will resound at its fullest in an immersive extended spatial experience ranging from the intimacy of the solo cello to the sound of a larger than life electronically augmented orchestra.
Find out more »The Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T New Music Festival – Contemporary Music Ensemble
U of T New Music Festival with Ana Sokolović
Find out more »April 2023
The Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T presents: Contemporary Music Ensemble – New Masterworks
Contemporary Music Ensemble - New Masterworks
Find out more »July 2023
Toronto Summer Music | Shuffle: Hatch Ensemble
Join Continuum Contemporary Music’s HATCH program, which brings together early-career performers and composers for artistic and professional development with a focus on contemporary chamber music.
Find out more »October 2023
The Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T presents Contemporary Music Ensemble
“Time Time Time”
Contemporary Music Ensemble
Wallace Halladay, conductor
December 2023
Adi Braun Quartet Noir
Adi Braun and her Quartet Noir explore the dark music of the Film Noir era through songs and talk. The show includes classics from the mid-20th century.
Find out more »The Amadeus Choir & Hannaford Street Silver Band | Silver & Gold – A Sparkling Celebration of the Season
The voices of the Amadeus Choir and the brassy grandeur of the award-winning Hannaford Street Silver Band come together in a holiday concert.
Find out more »April 2024
The Royal Conservatory of Music | Laurie Anderson
The Grammy Award-winning NYC artist, filmmaker, violinist, writer, composer, and cultural icon returns to Koerner Hall for another magical night.
Find out more »London Symphonia | A Bohemian Life
Conductor Tania Miller and guest artist soprano Midori Marsh will join the London Symphonia to perform a World Premiere by Scott Good, and works by Dvořák and Debussy.
Find out more »Soundstreams | Variations On Goldberg Variations (Keyed Up Festival #1)
The Keyed Up Festival opens with newly composed, world premiere variations on J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations by five extraordinary composers.
Find out more »Soundstreams | RBC BRIDGES Composer Showcase (Keyed Up Festival #2)
This free program showcases these new works by emerging composers, participants in this year’s RBC Bridges program, chosen through a juried international competition.
Find out more »Soundstreams | 6 Pianos 12 Hands (Keyed Up Festival Finale)
Three spectacular works by Steve Reich, Terry Riley, André Ristic Ana Sokolović and Julia Wolfe will be performed on six grand pianos.
Find out more »Din Of Shadows | Din VII: Museum Of Quiet Sounds
This unique event offers you a Pop-Up Sound Museum featuring 10 musical exhibitions that take simultaneously in different rooms over a 90-minue performance.
Find out more »The Royal Conservatory of Music | Lizz Wright and Sanah Kadoura
Acclaimed vocalist Lizz Wright is a steward of American music, bringing brilliant colour and vibrancy to singular original works and compositions by some of the greatest songwriters of our time.
Find out more »May 2024
The Royal Conservatory of Music | Kronos Quartet: Five Decades
Celebrate the legacy and impact of one of the most celebrated and influential groups of our time.
Find out more »Canadian Music Centre | Games of the Night Wind Album Launch with Christina Petrowska Quilico
The album Games of the Night Wind features 12 nocturnes by David Jaeger, along with other works inspired by the night, creating a dreamy musical landscape as performed by pianist Christina Petrowska Quilico.
Find out more »Christina Petrowska Quilico: A Canadian Piano Recital at Worlds Apart Conference
Christina Petrowska Quilico gives a solo piano recital at the conference/concert series Worlds Apart: Music, Nostalgia and Absence in Canada’s Diasporic Communities Since 1945.
Find out more »June 2024
Hugh’s Room Live | Pulsations: The International Concert for the Paris 24 Cultural Olympiad
Indigenous Quebec duo Twin Flames will represent Canada in a livestream and free performance for the Paris 2024 Cultural Olympiad.
Find out more »July 2024
Guild Festival Theatre | SPIN
A timeless musical celebration of the bicycle, Evalyn Parry’s SPIN is an innovative production that has toured the continent for over a decade.
Find out more »Brott Music | Vivaldi: Four Seasons Recomposed (by candlelight) + Afterparty
Immerse yourself in the atmospheric vibes of Max Richter’s “On the Nature of Daylight” and the reimagined magic of Vivaldi: The Four Seasons.
Find out more »August 2024
FREE Edwards Summer Music Series | Bowed Arts
Bowed Arts is a collective of like-minded female musicians who have joined forces to contribute to the evolution of string performance.
Find out more »September 2024
Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra | Kahane Conducts Grieg & Sibelius
Join us as the HPO opens a new season in grand style, celebrating 140 years in the city! JUNO Award-winner Philip Chiu will sweep you up in the thunderous passion of Grieg’s Piano Concerto. Music Director, James Kahane then leads the orchestra in this season’s HPO “Musicians’ Choice”: Sibelius’ Second Symphony, a musical embodiment of hope and the resilience of the human spirit. Plus, a fresh commission by HPO Composer-in-Residence Abigail Richardson-Schulte! Featuring James S. Kahane, Conductor Philip Chiu, Piano…
Find out more »October 2024
Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra | Autumn Radiance
Pianist Michael Kim opens the season with Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20, along with Christine Donkin's “Three Autumn Scenes”, and Dvorak's Symphony No. 7.
Find out more »Royal Canadian College of Organists | Interstellar
ROGER SAYER, the organist who created the soundtrack for the blockbuster film INTERSTELLAR, is marking the 10th anniversary of the movie with a worldwide tour.
Find out more »Art of Time Ensemble | Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale
Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold reimagines Igor Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat in a new libretto by poet Titilope Sonuga.
Find out more »Art of Time Ensemble | Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale
Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold reimagines Igor Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat in a new libretto by poet Titilope Sonuga.
Find out more »Art of Time Ensemble | Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale
Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold reimagines Igor Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat in a new libretto by poet Titilope Sonuga.
Find out more »Art of Time Ensemble | Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale
Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold reimagines Igor Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat in a new libretto by poet Titilope Sonuga.
Find out more »Art of Time Ensemble | Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale
Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold reimagines Igor Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat in a new libretto by poet Titilope Sonuga.
Find out more »November 2024
Roy Thomson Hall Presents | Devonté Hynes
Grammy nominated Devonté Hynes is accompanied by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, performing contemporary classical music that confronts the complexities of the 21st Century identity.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | John Adams Returns
One of the most influential composers of today, John Adams returns to the TSO podium, to lead Spotlight Artist Anna Prohaska, a Canadian Premiere, and more.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | John Adams Returns
One of the most influential composers of today, John Adams returns to the TSO podium, to lead Spotlight Artist Anna Prohaska, a Canadian Premiere, and more.
Find out more »Music Toronto | Miró Quartet
In unforgettable performances, the Miró achieve the chamber music ideal of sounding as if they are only one instrument, the pinnacle of communication and collaboration.
Find out more »Piano Lunaire | Artists in Conversation with composer Bruce A. Russell
A rediscovery of composer Bruce A. Russell’s piano works and his return to the Toronto music scene. He is currently curating at Array Space.
Find out more »Array Music | The Array Ensemble Perhaps Bells: New Piano Music by Bruce A. Russell
A concert with Bruce A. Russell, Composer in Residence / Curator, including compositions for piano solo and duos.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Brilliant Bartók
Enter the Hungarian folk-inspired world of Béla Bartók in this live-recorded performance including two of his compositions, and a work by TSO Composer Advisor Emilie LeBel.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Brilliant Bartók
Enter the Hungarian folk-inspired world of Béla Bartók in this live-recorded performance including two of his compositions, and a work by TSO Composer Advisor Emilie LeBel.
Find out more »West End Music | West End Micro Music Festival: Ecstatic Voices
Featuring bold, sensual works for voices, this performance subverts expectation for the choir; bending, twisting, and mutating historical forms into new shapes and gestures.
Find out more »West End Music | West End Micro Music Festival: Ecstatic Voices
Featuring bold, sensual works for voices, this performance subverts expectation for the choir; bending, twisting, and mutating historical forms into new shapes and gestures.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Brilliant Bartók
Enter the Hungarian folk-inspired world of Béla Bartók in this live-recorded performance including two of his compositions, and a work by TSO Composer Advisor Emilie LeBel.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | Barbara Hannigan & Bertrand Chamayou
The sensational Barbara Hannigan returns to Koerner Hall for her second recital with renowned French pianist Bertrand Chamayou.
Find out more »West End Music | West End Micro Music Festival: I Saw A New Heaven
Accompany an ensemble of Toronto's most creative artists as they reach for a new sonic landscape -- a conceptual space at the meeting point of the sublime, the supernatural, and the avant-garde.
Find out more »West End Music | West End Micro Music Festival: I Saw A New Heaven
Accompany an ensemble of Toronto's most creative artists as they reach for a new sonic landscape -- a conceptual space at the meeting point of the sublime, the supernatural, and the avant-garde.
Find out more »December 2024
Soundstreams | Invocations
Violin virtuoso Lara St. John, soulful singer Aviva Chernick and other guests, join the celebrated Gryphon Trio in a rich musical offering.
Find out more »January 2025
Royal Conservatory of Music | 21C Afterhours: GGS New Music Ensemble
Curated and conducted by Brian Current, this unforgettable night of adventurous music features Luca Francesconi's Etymo and C'est Pas Beau? a world premiere.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | The Journal of Hélène Berr
Bernard Foccroulle’s moving portrait of a Parisian Jewish student deported to Auschwitz is brought to life by Elena Howard-Scott and The Glenn Gould School Quartet.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | The Journal of Hélène Berr
Bernard Foccroulle’s moving portrait of a Parisian Jewish student deported to Auschwitz is brought to life by Elena Howard-Scott and The Glenn Gould School Quartet.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | The Journal of Hélène Berr
Bernard Foccroulle’s moving portrait of a Parisian Jewish student deported to Auschwitz is brought to life by Elena Howard-Scott and The Glenn Gould School Quartet.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Measha Brueggergosman-Lee: Zombie Blizzard
Canadian soprano Measha Brueggergosman-Lee, the Hannaford Street Silver Band, and the Aaron Davis Trio bring to life composer Davis’s Zombie Blizzard, a song cycle of seven concert arias.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | Continuum Contemporary Music: Spanning
Continuum contemporary ensemble flutist and core member Leslie Newman takes centre stage as soloist for one of the works in this captivating program, including a world premiere Canadian composer Kotoka Suzuki.
Find out more »February 2025
Soundstreams | TD ENCOUNTERS – poitu varen
Using four pianos and found natural materials connected through a series of specialized transducer speakers, this project explores resonance as a meditative practice.
Find out more »Esprit Orchestra | Runner
Soloist friends of Esprit and outstanding soloists drawn from within Esprit are spotlighted in this program performing three exceptional concertos from different cultures.
Find out more »Soundstreams | Vancouver Chamber Choir
For over 50 years, the Vancouver Chamber Choir has dazzled global audiences with top-tier live performances and recordings.
Find out more »Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra | Intimate & Immersive: The Five Senses
In the intimate and warm atmosphere of the Cotton Factory, conductor James S. Kahane and the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra explore the five senses.
Find out more »March 2025
Esprit Orchestra | Chasing Vito
From the blast of percussive exuberance in Abe’s The Wave to the immense force of windpower summoned up in Žuraj’s Anemoi, audiences will be on the edge of their seats
Find out more »Canadian Music Centre | Art Song and Storytelling of the Afro-Caribbean Diaspora
This rare event features Black classical music performed on a spinet harpsichord, special performances by Nadine Anyan, and Rashaan Rori Allwood's film with music.
Find out more »University of Toronto | Karen Slack: African Queens –John R. Stratton Visitor in Music
A program of new art songs by Black composers sung by soprano Karen Slack, that celebrate the lives and legacies of seven African Queens.
Find out more »Elmer Iseler Singers | Springburst
Featuring the North American premiere of Norbert Palej’s new choral work Missa Super Terminos, the Elmer Iseler Singers perform with special guests, the MacMillan Singers.
Find out more »Soundstreams | With You And Without You
Ensemble Soundstreams is joined by soprano Danika Lorèn in a program that understands all love songs as songs of loss.
Find out more »Esprit Orchestra | ICEFIRE, DO-RE-MI & CARING FOR THE EARTH
Esprit's Edge Of Your Seat Festival continues with Eötvös’s concerto around a deceptively simple Do-Re-Mi pattern, along with Streich and Norman.
Find out more »April 2025
Esprit Orchestra | CARROT REVOLUTION
Along with world premieres of two chamber orchestra works (Mermelstein & Tse), this program reprises a work from Esprit Orchestra's percussionist Mark Duggan.
Find out more »Elora Singers | Burning Measures: Bach, Pärt, O’Regan
Join The Elora Singers for an afternoon where the past and the present converge, featuring three choral masterpieces, spanning centuries.
Find out more »Esprit Orchestra | IMAGINARY PANCAKE
Esprit gives world premieres of new works for chamber orchestra and contrasts a solo work for piano with larger works by Gabriella Smith, and other composers.
Find out more »Esprit Orchestra | COSMIC HEARTBEATS
Works by Nicholas Ma, James O’Callaghan - a world premiere & Esprit Orchestra commission - Claude Vivier and Unsuk Chin make up the Edge Of Your Seat Festival Finale.
Find out more »New Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Join the New Toronto Symphony Orchestra on April 21st for the first instalment of our Tranzac residency with another edition of “Reduce / Reuse / Recycle”.
Find out more »Soundstreams | Garden of Vanished Pleasures
Garden of Vanished Pleasures is consummate opera, an emotional journey inspired by the life and work of English filmmaker and queer rights activist Derek Jarman
Find out more »Soundstreams | Garden of Vanished Pleasures
Garden of Vanished Pleasures is consummate opera, an emotional journey inspired by the life and work of English filmmaker and queer rights activist Derek Jarman
Find out more »Soundstreams | Garden of Vanished Pleasures
Garden of Vanished Pleasures is consummate opera, an emotional journey inspired by the life and work of English filmmaker and queer rights activist Derek Jarman
Find out more »Soundstreams | Garden of Vanished Pleasures
Garden of Vanished Pleasures is consummate opera, an emotional journey inspired by the life and work of English filmmaker and queer rights activist Derek Jarman
Find out more »May 2025
New Music Concerts | Makeaway 2025
At this showcase concert, you’ll get to meet the creators, hear them introduce their works, and witness firsthand the innovative music they’ve crafted.
Find out more »Music in the Afternoon | Belonging
Sri Lankan tenor Asitha Tennekoon, pianist Steven Philcox and friends explore a century's worth of music.
Find out more »Toronto Mendelssohn Choir | Duruflé’s Requiem (Community Concert)
Join the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir as it closes its 130th anniversary season with a community concert, including Duruflé’s Requiem, new music by Aaron Manswell and other composers.
Find out more »January 2026
Esprit Orchestra | Superstrings V
Esprit Orchestra's program of works for string orchestra (with touches of percussion) celebrates artistic figures, including a celebration of Arvo Pärt’s 90th year.
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