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August 2018
Bravo Niagara! | MILOŠ: The Voice of the Guitar
“The king of Aranjuez … The hottest guitarist in the world” - The Sunday Times "One of the most exciting and communicative classical guitarists today" - New York Times “The hottest guitarist in the world”, Miloš Karadaglić continues to top the record charts and delight audiences worldwide. His first three releases on “The Yellow Label” achieved major chart success around the globe and turned him into “classical music’s guitar hero” (BBC Music Magazine) overnight. His 2014 recording of Rodrigo’s…
Find out more »January 2019
Attila Glatz Concert Productions | Salute to Vienna: New Year’s Concert
Usher in the New Year with a glittery celebration of singing and dancing that will delight the senses. Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert recreates the beauty of Vienna’s golden era and its elegance charms audiences of every age. A Toronto tradition, this year’s concert will feature a brilliant new program of Strauss waltzes and sweeping melodies from beloved operettas performed by acclaimed European singers, champion ballroom dancers, ballet, and live symphony orchestra. The first effortless notes of the eternal…
Find out more »University of Toronto Faculty of Music | New Music Festival: Sparks & Wiry Cries songSLAM
songSLAM is a unique opportunity for emerging classical music composer/performer teams to premiere new art songs and compete for cash prizes. For the first time in Canada, teams will present a new song for voice and piano in any language for the voting audience, who - in poetry slam tradition - will vote for their favourites. Visit the Women on the Verge website for more info. Made possible in part by a generous gift from Catherine Ukas. Presented by Women on the…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | 21C Music Festival: Terry Riley: Live at 85!
Intricate and often improvisational with elements of minimalism, jazz, ragtime, and north Indian raga. Terry Riley was influenced by John Cage and John Coltrane. His works, such as In C and A Rainbow in Curved Air, have influenced virtually every contemporary classical and many rock composers since, including Peter Townshend, Lou Reed, and Radiohead. The first part of the program features Tracy Silverman on electric violin, followed by Terry and his son, Gyan, on electric guitar. Tracy Silverman, electric violin Terry Riley, piano/synthesizer…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | 21C Music Festival: 21C AfterHours with Continuum
Works by Kati Agócs, Carolyn Chen, Unsuk Chin, Cassandra Miller, Linda Smith, and a world premiere by Monica Pearce. Featuring Wesley Shen, one of Canada’s extraordinary new pianists/harpsichordists, and Continuum’s internationally-renowned ensemble. Program: Cassandra Miller: Overture Monica Pearce: toile de jouy (world premiere) Linda Smith: Sarabande Carolyn Chen: Ache Bind Blind Break (Canadian premiere) Unsuk Chin: 3 Études Kati Agócs: Immutable Dreams (Canadian premiere)
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | 21C Music Festival: Sō Percussion: Amid the Noise
Redefining the scope and vital role of the modern percussion ensemble, Sō Percussion performs Amid the noise by Jason Treuting alongside works by Vijay Iyer, Caroline Shaw, and Donnacha Dennehy. Amid the noise is a patient study of musical spaces, using a few meaningful quotes for material and structure. Each piece is made up of a few layers of melody, harmony, drone, noise, and rhythm. Some of the elements are prescribed, but many are left open for the performer to explore. Program: Vijay…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | 21C Music Festival: The Glenn Gould School New Music Ensemble: 4D
The concert program includes a world premiere by Anna Höstman, commissioned by The Royal Conservatory, Zosha Di Castri’s Phonotopographie, and two works by Misato Mochizuki. Program: Misato Mochizuki: Halai Anna Höstman: Icefolding for large ensemble (world premiere) * Misato Mochizuki: 4D for 9 instruments (North American premiere) Zosha Di Castri: Phonotopographie for 15 instruments (Ontario premiere) * Commissioned by The Royal Conservatory for 21C Music Festival 2019 Tickets, here.
Find out more »April 2019
Esprit Orchestra | New Wave Reprise
NEW WAVE REPRISE Friday, April 5, 2019 7:30pm Concert Trinity St. Paul's Centre, 427 Bloor St W PROGRAM Eugene Astapov (Canada)— New Work (2019)* Maria Atallah (Canada)— New Work (2019)** Quinn Jacobs (Canada) — New Work (2019)** Bekah Simms (Canada) — Cello Concerto (2019)* Christina Volpini (Canada) — New Work (2019)* Alison Yun-Fei Jiang (Canada)— New Work (2019)** *World Premiere commissioned by Esprit with generous support from the Ontario Arts Council **World Premiere commissioned by Esprit Orchestra More and more exceptional young Canadian composers are cropping up every day and our New Wave…
Find out more »May 2019
Canadian Opera Company | Chamber Music Series: TSMF 2019 Preview
Let TSM Artistic Director Jonathan Crow and superstar pianist Philip Chiu dazzle you with selections from this summer's program! WHEN: Thursday, May 2, 2019 12:00pm-1:00pm WHERE: Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Four Seasons Centre (145 Queen St. W, Toronto) Admission is on a first-come, first served basis. Seating is limited, so please join the line-up early! Latecomers will not be admitted.
Find out more »June 2019
Tafelmusik | Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival: Opening Night
OPENING NIGHT – PRIORITY-SEATING TICKETS SOLD OUT Monday, June 3, 2019 at 8pm Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre (427 Bloor Street West, Toronto) map Tickets required* The Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir, directed by Elisa Citterio and Ivars Taurins, and with guest artist baritone Peter Harvey. Important Information for Opening Night Concert run time: approximately 1 hour. There will not be an intermission. *Doors open at 7:30pm for ticket holders. Ticket holders have access to priority seating until 7:45pm. Patrons without tickets will enter after 7:45pm pending…
Find out more »Luminato Festival | KIRA: The Path/La Voie
KIRA, The Path | La Voie celebrates humanity as one village and its sacred bond to nature. It features a dynamic cast of dancers and percussionists whose evocative chants and powerful drum beats invoke Mother Earth's wisdom and echo her auspicious warning: the invisible cord that links us to her is wasting away. The interpreters are guided by the voices of our ancestors - the guardians of our moral code and spiritual guides. Choreographer and composer Fara Tolno is one of…
Find out more »Tafelmusik | Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival: Baroque Portraits
BAROQUE PORTRAITS Saturday, June 8, 2019 at 12:30pm Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto (80 Queen’s Park, Toronto) Tickets not required A casual noon-hour concert of baroque chamber music by members of the TBSI Faculty. Concert run time: approximately 1 hour. There will not be an intermission for this concert. Details, here.
Find out more »Tafelmusik | Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival: Many Strings Attached
MANY STRINGS ATTACHED Sunday, June 9, 2019 at 12:30pm Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto (80 Queen's Park, Toronto) map Tickets not required A concert featuring the participants in the Viola d'Amore Workshop, led by Thomas Georgi. Concert run time: approximately 1 hour. There will not be an intermission for this concert. Details, here.
Find out more »Tafelmusik | Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival: TRSI Orchestras And Choirs
TBSI ORCHESTRAS AND CHOIRS Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 1:00pm Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto (80 Queens Park, Toronto) map Tickets not required Featuring the Institute participants, led by Jeanne Lamon, Elisa Citterio, and Ivars Taurins. Concert run time: approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes. There will not be an intermission for this concert. General Admission: Admission to concerts on June 8, 9 & 12 is assigned on a first-come, first served basis. Doors open 15 minutes prior…
Find out more »Luminato Festival | Obeah Opera
Obeah Opera is a hand-clapping, foot-stomping, spirit-lifting, musical sensation. Steeped in Black music and sung entirely a cappella by a powerful all-female cast, Obeah Opera tells the story of the legendary Salem witch trials from the spellbinding perspective of the first woman accused, the young Caribbean slave Tituba. In February 1692 the people of Salem, Massachusetts fell into a mass hysteria and paranoid state, which resulted in a massive witch hunt. Hundreds of people were arrested and tried for witchcraft, and over the…
Find out more »Tafelmusik | Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival: The Grand Finale
THE GRAND FINALE Saturday, June 15, 2019 at 7:30pm Grace Church on-the-Hill (300 Lonsdale Road, Toronto) TICKETS REQUIRED** The combined forces of the TBSI Orchestra and Choir, and Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir, all in a baroque extravaganza! Directed by Jeanne Lamon and Ivars Taurins. Concert run time: approximately 2 hours including a 20-minute intermission. Dress lightly for the heat. Water is allowed in the hall. **This event is general admission and tickets are required. Limited tickets available on June…
Find out more »July 2019
Toronto Summer Music | Opening Night – Beyond Borders
Opening Night – Beyond Borders Join us for a post-concert reception in the lobby for the entire audience! Tom Allen, host Adrianne Pieczonka, soprano Jon Kimura Parker, piano Kerson Leong, violin Rachael Kerr, piano Steven Philcox, piano New Orford String Quartet Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 Ravel: Cinq mélodies populaires grecques (Five Popular Greek Songs) Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 Kreisler: Selections for violin and piano Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 Strauss:…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music | Celebrating 10 Years
New Orford String Quartet Haydn: String Quartet No. 34 in D Major, Op. 20 No. 4, H.III:34 Christos Hatzis: String Quartet No. 5 “The Transforming” Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 “Razumovsky” This world-class ensemble celebrates its tenth anniversary with a remarkable and far-reaching program. It opens with a quartet by Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, the first master of this challenging musical medium. He composed it in 1772 for the Esterházy family, who were his employers and fabulously wealthy Hungarian nobles. Regarding the six quartets that…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music | reGENERATION
Repertoire and artists for the reGENERATION concerts will be announced in May 2019. There will be 3 reGENERATION concerts on July 13 featuring Academy Fellows from the Art of Song program and the Chamber Music Institute. Festival Artists will also perform alongside the Academy Fellows. Tickets here: July 13 at 1:00 pm July 13 at 4:00 pm July 13 at 7:30 pm
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music | Crossings: In the Footsteps of the Griot
Ensemble Constantinople with Ablaye Cissoko For five years, the musicians of Montréal’s middle eastern/early music group, Constantinople, and a griot (pronounced “gree-oh”; a West African storyteller), Ablaye Cissoko, have been touring the stages of the world with their program, Itinerant Gardens. This ongoing collaboration has produced captivating new works, the fruit of dialogue and communion between the four artists. Their TSM program crosses land and sea, conveying us from the East to the New World by way of Africa. Constantinople continues its international musical explorations through…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music | Griffey & Jones in Recital
Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor Warren Jones, piano Bridge: Three Songs, H.76 Griffes: Three Poems of Fiona MacLeod, Op. 11 Griffes: Barcarolle, Op. 6, No. 1 Barber: Three Songs, Op. 10 Finzi: Let Us Garlands Bring, Op. 18 Laitman: Four Dickinson Songs Niles: The Roving Gambler Black is the Color of my True Love’s Hair Ives: Berceuse The Circus Band TSM Festival welcomes the celebrated American tenor, Anthony Dean Griffey, for an outstanding recital…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music | Dover Quartet
Dover Quartet Britten: String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25 Bartók: String Quartet No. 3 Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, “American” “The young American string quartet of the moment” (New Yorker) plays a meaty and substantial program of music by composers from England, Hungary, and Bohemia (Czech Republic) – all of which have strong links to the USA. England’s Benjamin Britten composed his highly inventive first quartet in 1941, while living in California. Hungarian…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music | Voices Across the Atlantic
Daniel Taylor, countertenor and conductor Charles Daniels, tenor Steven Philcox, harpsichord TSM Academy Fellows Barber: Dover Beach, Op. 3 Brahms: Four Quartets, Op. 92 Britten: Canticle No. 2, “Abraham and Isaac” Op. 51 Britten: Canticle No. 4, “The Journey of the Magi,” Op. 86 Monteverdi: Madrigals (selections) Daniel Taylor – one of the most sought-after countertenors in the world (“Beauty of his voice will stop you in your tracks.” – Gramophone magazine) – and who has more than 100 CD recordings to his credit –…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music | Charles Richard-Hamelin
Members of the Dover Quartet Charles Richard-Hamelin, piano Rachmaninoff: Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3 Chopin: Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in E-flat Major, Op. 22 Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 Renowned Canadian pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin displays the brilliant skills that won him the silver medal and the Krystian Zimerman Prize (for the best performance of a sonata) at the 2015 International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. His solo selections begin with a suite of sharply-etched miniatures by Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff. It includes the dramatic Prelude…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music | reGENERATION
Repertoire and artists for the reGENERATION concerts will be announced in May 2019. There will be 3 reGENERATION concerts on July 20 featuring Academy Fellows from the Art of Song program and the Chamber Music Institute. Festival Artists will also perform alongside the Academy Fellows. Tickets here: July 20 at 1:00 pm July 20 at 4:00 pm July 20 at 7:30 pm
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music | KLEZTORY
For nearly 20 years now KLEZTORY has wandered across the globe playing klezmer music. Like the music itself, KLEZTORY takes its musical influences from the band members who have come together from across the world. Although deeply rooted in the Jewish tradition KLEZTORY takes the liberty of adding their own personality and infusing their arrangements with hints of jazz, a touch of classical, or a few drops of the blues. From China to Brazil, from Norway to Mexico, across Eastern…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music | Rolston String Quartet
Rolston String Quartet Join your friends and enjoy a program of great music in a totally casual, totally sociable venue! To quote the Toronto Star, the Rolston String Quartet “…already belongs to a generation of string players performing at a level difficult to imagine in generations past.” In 2017, the RSQ received the prestigious Cleveland Quartet Award for the 2018/19 and 2019/20 seasons. Last winter, the recital tour that was included in their award took them to Carnegie Hall in New York, Wigmore Hall in…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music | Collectif
This unique performance by the Toronto-based ensemble Collectif deals with ghost stories from around the world, and will be an exciting look at how people across the globe experience the paranormal. The company will be creating brand new video translations for this semi-staged concert. The repertoire includes selections from Mahler’s famous song cycle Kindertotenlieder (Songs on the Death of Children), brand new Canadian folk arrangements, and other spooky tales. Tickets, here.
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music | From Franz Schubert to Freddie Mercury
Art of Time Ensemble Andrew Burashko, director and pianist Sarah Slean, singer-songwriter John Southworth, singer-songwriter No one can put together music and musicians in a more dazzling, moving, and brilliant way than Andrew Burashko and the Art of Time Ensemble. Every concert is thrilling, inspiring, and leaves you longing for the next one. Surprise and accomplishment only begin to describe Art of Time’s achievements. – the Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson To mark its twentieth season, ATE is currently reviving many of its favourite and most highly-praised programs, including tributes to…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music | TSM Late Night
Jonathan Crow, violin TSM Academy Fellows Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B flat Major, Op. 130 and Grosse Fuge, Op. 133 Double your evening’s pleasure! Come back after the Art of Time concert and enjoy one of Beethoven’s masterful “late” string quartets. They are his final and most prophetic works. Once Missa Solemnis and the Ninth Symphony had been premiered in 1824, he created no further works on a grand, public scale. In the three remaining years of his life, he returned to the intimate…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music | Souvenir de Florence
Jennifer Koh, violin Jonathan Crow, violin Beth Guterman, viola Julie Albers, cello Yegor Dyachkov, cello Phil Chiu, piano Prokofiev: Five Melodies for violin and piano, Op. 35-bis Debussy: Piano Trio in G Major Tchaikovsky: Pezzo Capriccioso, Op. 62 Tchaikovsky: String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70 “Souvenir de Florence” Infrequently heard but decidedly worthwhile works by major composers make up this appealing program. They were created in an impressive variety of locations. Tchaikovsky composed much of the luxurious String Sextet in 1890, while visiting one of his favourite cities,…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music | reGENERATION
Repertoire and artists for the reGENERATION concerts will be announced in May 2019. On July 27, in addition to 2 reGENERATION concerts featuring Academy Fellows from the Chamber Music Institute, there is an exciting new concert named “Source and Inspiration” featuring up-and-coming singer-songwriters and composers mentored by Sarah Slean, John Southworth, Christos Hatzis, and Robert Carli. Tickets here: July 27 at 1:00 pm – SOURCE & INSPIRATION (NEW!) July 13 at 4:00 pm – Chamber Music July 13 at 7:30 pm – Chamber…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music | Europe and the New World
Jonathan Crow, violin Philip Chiu, piano Brahms: Sonatensatz (Scherzo from the F.A.E. sonata) Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major Gershwin/Heifetz: Porgy and Bess Suite John Corigliano: Sonata for Violin and Piano TSM Artistic Director Jonathan Crow, and pianist Philip Chiu, who’s been praised in Montréal’s La Presse as “…a pianist-painter who turns every musical idea into a beautiful array of colours,” join forces for an artfully varied trans-Atlantic concert by German, Belgian/French, and American composers. The beloved Sonata by Belgian-born composer César…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music | Angela Hewitt
Angela Hewitt, piano Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Through her many superlative recordings and live concerts, Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt has earned a fantastic international reputation. She performs a broad repertoire, from Couperin to Messiaen, but she is perhaps known best for her interpretations of Bach. A reviewer in Gramophone magazine greeted her 2012 recording of the “Goldberg” Variations with these words of praise: “Beautifully co-ordinated Bach playing, with all voices colourfully defined and spontaneity as a constant virtue. In my view, she has never…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music | Ensemble Made in Canada
Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major, K. 493 Excerpts from the Mosaïque Project Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 1, in C minor, Op. 15 Prepare yourself for an elegant program of music from Austria, France, and Canada. Mozart pioneered the form of the classical piano quartet (piano, violin, viola, and cello); his two masterworks in the genre set the bar tremendously high for later composers, and relatively few have risen to the challenge. Frenchman Gabriel Fauré stepped up to the plate twice, and here Ensemble…
Find out more »August 2019
Toronto Summer Music | Song of the Earth
Gemma New, conductor Rihab Chaieb, mezzo-soprano Mario Bahg, tenor Jonathan Crow, violin Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219 “Turkish” Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (arr. Schoenberg/Riehn) Mozart adopted the quasi-Middle Eastern or “Turkish” style that was popular in his day on several occasions, such as the comic opera The Abduction from the Seraglio and the Piano Sonata that opens this year’s Festival. Violin Concerto No. 5 is another example. The influence comes to the fore mid-way through the concluding Rondo, where he switches to a minor key…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music | Mendelssohn Octet
Barry Shiffman, violin Jennifer Frautschi, violin Aaron Schwebel, violin Elissa Lee, violin Hsin-Yun Huang, viola Desmond Hoebig, cello Emmanuelle Beaulieu-Bergeron, cello Kelly Zimba, flute Eric Abramovitz, clarinet Philip Chiu, piano Joel Quarrington, bass Charles Settle, percussion Cowell: Homage to Iran Alexina Louie: * Sarasate: Introduction et Tarantelle, Op.43 Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings in E-flat major, Op. 20 During the mid-1820s, the beautifully polished Octet and the magical overture to Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, heralded Mendelssohn’s graduation from prodigy to master. The Octet is true chamber music, not…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music | TSM Finale
Join us for a celebration of the 2019 Festival! TSM Festival Artists, Academy Fellows, and Community Academy participants come together for an exciting finale performance. Tickets, here.
Find out more »October 2019
Fall for Dance North | Program 1
A signature mix of exceptional dance from Canada and around the world. PROGRAM 1: "A signature mix of exceptional dance from Canada and around the world" Toronto Dance Theatre (Toronto) "GH 5.0" by Hanna Kiel, with live music by Greg Harrison “Against a wall of sound, they ride the edge of risk. Athletic. Kinetic.” _ The New Zealand Dance Company (New Zealand) "Sigan" by KIM Jae Duk, with live music “Two, then four, these dancers spar in symmetries and synchronies,…
Find out more »January 2020
Royal Conservatory of Music | 21C Music Festival: 21C Afterhours: Veronique Mathieu
Violinist Véronique Mathieu and pianist Stephanie Chua perform a program titled True North, featuring the Canadian premiere of 4 Seasons by Alice Ping Yee Ho alongside works by Derek Johnson and Canadian composer Adam Scime. The evening also includes the world premiere of a piece by Odawa First Nations composer, Barbara Croall, co-commissioned by The Royal Conservatory.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | 21C MUSIC FESTIVAL: Against the Grain Theatre’s Ayre and other works by Osvaldo Golijov
Osvaldo Golijov has been awarded Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellowships, has won two Grammy Awards for composition, and was Musical America’s Composer of the Year in 2006. 21C goes deep into his catalogue with Ayre, a thrill to experience with its lush fusion of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean folk melodies. Starring Canadian soprano Miriam Khalil and staged by AtG’s Joel Ivany, Ayre is presented along with other works such as Mariel, K’vakarat, and Tenebrae. An all-star roster of musicians includes Jamey Haddad, Barry Shiffman, Gabriel Radford, Michael…
Find out more »University of Toronto Faculty of Music | New Music Festival: Karen Kieser Prize Concert
Vancouver pianist Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa performs Hildegard Westerkamp’s Klavierklang on a program of Canadian music for piano, along with a performance of Francis Ubertelli’s prize-winning Quartetto 2 for string quartet. Presented in conjunction with the Jackman Humanities Institute. Presented by Greg Newsome.
Find out more »University of Toronto Faculty of Music | New Music Festival: From Bach to Latin America
With André Mehmari piano and Emmanuele Baldini violin Presented by Norbert Palej.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | 21C MUSIC FESTIVAL: Philippe Sly & Le Chimera Project: Winterreise
A fresh theatrical take on Schubert’s final masterpiece - 24 songs based on poems by Wilhelm Müller that recount the tale of a lonely traveller who ventures on a winter journey in the snow to rid himself of his lost love. Philippe Sly’s version is dramatically staged and lit, and includes an on-stage ensemble with all musicians playing from memory. French-Canadian bass-baritone Philippe Sly has gained international acclaim for his “beautiful, blooming tone and magnetic stage presence” (San Francisco Chronicle). He was…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | 21C MUSIC FESTIVAL: 21C Cinq à Sept
Musicians from The Glenn Gould School perform works by Laurie Anderson and others. Tickets, here.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | 21C MUSIC FESTIVAL: Laurie Anderson: The Art of Falling
Grammy Award-winning NYC composer, Laurie Anderson, is one of America’s most renowned – and daring – creative pioneers, known for her multimedia presentations. In this concert, Anderson will perform solo works and in collaboration with her long-time musical partner, cellist Rubin Kodheli. Tickets, here.
Find out more »University of Toronto Faculty of Music | New Music Festival: Penderecki String Quartet
Including the Toronto premiere of Christos Hatzis’s String Quartet No. 4 (The Suffering) and more. Presented by Norbert Palej.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | 21C MUSIC FESTIVAL: 21C Afterhours: Véronique Mathieu
Volinist Véronique Mathieu performs a program titled True North, with new works by Derek Johnson and Canadian composers Alice Ping Yee Ho and Adam Scime. The evening also includes the world premiere of a piece by Odawa First Nations composer, Barbara Croall, commissioned by The Royal Conservatory. Tickets, here.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | 21C Music Festival: Zane Dalal conducts the Royal Conservatory Orchestra with Zakir Hussain, John Patitucci, Danilo Pérez, and Brian Blade
Legendary tabla master, Zakir Hussain, and jazz trailblazer/bassist, John Patitucci, bring an extraordinary program conducted by Zane Dalal, Associate Music Director of the Symphony Orchestra of India. Hear the Canadian premiere of Hussain’s tabla concerto, Peshkar, and the world premiere of Patitucci’s Hypocrisy for orchestra and jazz trio, featuring Danilo Pérez on piano, Brain Blade on drums, and Patitucci on bass. The concert will open with an improvisation by Hussain and the trio. The Glenn Gould School (GGS)’s Royal Conservatory Orchestra (RCO) is…
Find out more »April 2020
Esprit Orchestra | New Wave Festival
A rendezvous, bridge, crucible, showcase, interface for young composers, performers, and audiences. The festival features concerts and events with music by young composers, mentors and others, including Stephanie Orlando, Misato Mochizuki, Christina Volpini, Žibuoklė Martinaitytė, Alison Yun-Fei Jiang, Quinn Jacobs, John Rea, Chris Paul Harman, Nico Muhly.
Find out more »July 2020
Toronto Summer Music | OPENING NIGHT: James Ehnes (Online)
Photo by Benjamin Ealovega James Ehnes, violin Andrew Armstrong, piano Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 12 No. 1 in D Major I. Allegro con brio II. Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto III. Rondo: Allegro Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano Op. 24 No. 5 in F Major, “Spring” I. Allegro II. Adagio molto espressivo III. Scherzo: Allegro molto IV. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music | Fellow Friday (Online)
Gregory Lewis, violin (2019 and 2020 Academy Fellow) & Bethany Hargreaves, viola (2020 Academy Fellow) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Duo No. 1 in G Major for Violin and Viola, K. 423 I. Allegro II. Adagio III. Rondeau: Allegro Henri Vieuxtemps: Capriccio pour Alto Seul “Hommage à Paganini”, Op. 55 Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata for Solo Violin No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 27 I. Allemanda: Lento maestoso II. Sarabande: Quasi lento III. Finale: Presto ma non troppo Dmitri Shostakovich: Five Pieces…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music | Saturday Showcase: Moonlight Memories (Online)
Rémi Pelletier, viola & Philip Chiu, piano. Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2, “Moonlight” I. Adagio sostenuto II. Allegretto III. Presto agitato Dmitri Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147 I. Andante II. Allegretto III. Adagio (in the memory of Beethoven)
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music | Bach & Beethoven
J.S. Bach: Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004 Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano & Cello in A major, Op. 69 I. Allegro ma non tanto II. Scherzo. Allegro molto III. Adagio cantabile – Allegro vivace
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music | Saturday Showcase: Dover Quartet
Mozart: Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546 Adagio Fugue: Allegro Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2, “Rasumovsky” I. Allegro II. Molto adagio III. Allegretto IV. Finale: Presto
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music | Ladom Ensemble
Ladom Ensemble Adam Campbell, percussion Beth Silver, cello Michael Bridge, accordion Pouya Hamidi, piano Hosted by conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser Pouya Hamidi: The Walls are Made of Song Sergei Prokofiev: Dance of the Knights Arranged by Pouya Hamidi Pouya Hamidi: Noor Traditional: Tebi majko misli lete Radiohead: Weird Fishes/Arpeggi Arranged by Ladom Ensemble Traditional: East Coast Medley Arranged by Ladom Ensemble Pouya Hamidi: Gift Frédéric Chopin: Étude No. 3 in E Major, Op. 10, “Tristesse“ Arranged by Pouya Hamidi Astor Piazzolla: Libertango Arranged by Ladom Ensemble
Find out more »Brott Music Live | Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni—mixing comedy, tragedy and drama with the supernatural—an abridged version of Mozart’s famous opera. Available on Facebook and Youtube--visit Brottmusic.com for performance links. A special appearance by baritone Phillip Addis as Don Giovanni! Simon Chalifoux: Leporello Jamal Al Titi: Masetto River Guard: Don Ottavio Stephanie DeCiantis: Donna Elvira Shantelle Przybylo: Donna Anna Marie-Andree Mathieu: Zerlina with John Fanning as the Commendatore Directed by Anna Theodosakis
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music | VC2 Cello Duo
VC2 Cello Duo Amahl Arulanandam, cello Bryan Holt, cello Hosted by conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser Reinhold Glière: Prelude from Huit Morceaux pour Violon et Violoncelle, Op. 39 Johann Sebastian Bach/Charles Gounod: Prelude Arranged by VC2 Franz Joseph Haydn: Duet in D Major, Hob X:11 Arranged by Arpad Pejtsik II. Menuet III. Finale-Presto Ludwig van Beethoven: Allegro con brio (mvt 1) from Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 Arranged by VC2 Andrew Downing: Selections from Five Little Pieces Bernhard Romberg: Allegro non troppo from Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39 Arranged by VC2 Giovanni Sollima: Arboreto Salvatico II. Tasso III. La Sequoia Camille Saint-Saëns: Le Cygne (The Swan) Arranged by VC2 Raphael Weinroth-Browne: Triumvirate
Find out more »August 2020
Toronto Summer Music | Saturday Showcase: TSM Finale
Ludwig van Beethoven: 7 Variations on Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, WoO 46 Ludwig van Beethoven: Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20 I. Adagio – Allegro con brio II. Adagio cantabile III. Tempo di menuetto IV. Tema con variazioni: Andante V. Scherzo: Allegro molto e vivace VI. Andante con moto alla marcia – Presto
Find out more »December 2020
THE ELORA SINGERS | A Nativity Festival: A Festival of Carols
Joyous Christmas music by The Elora Singers with charming, nostalgic readings by Canadian celebrities, read from their homes! Tickets and details HERE.
Find out more »January 2021
Royal Conservatory | 21C Music Festival — ARC Ensemble: Marc Neikrug’s A Song by Mahler
A celebrated concert singer, famous for a particular Mahler love song, develops early-onset Alzheimer’s. The drama follows her (mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano) and her husband (baritone Kelly Markgraf), who is also her pianist, as they confront their new reality. The tragic end result resolves in a new, elevated understanding of their love. A Canadian premiere.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | 21C Music Festival — Eve Egoyan
Eve Egoyan performs the world premieres of Seven Studies for Augmented Piano, which she created for a newly imagined instrument that delves into the space between what a piano can do and what Eve has always wished a piano could do. The core of these works is the live acoustic sound of the physical piano she is playing, but through the delicate intervention of technology, she tests (teases) the edges of the piano’s natural sound, ultimately pushing it beyond the familiar, through the impossible, and into the extraordinary. The…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | 21C Music Festival — Soundstreams: Garden of Vanished Pleasures
Devised and directed by esteemed opera and theatre-maker Tim Albery, this staged production features deeply felt songs about love and loss. Pieces for 4 voices and instruments by composers Cecilia Livingston and Donna McKevitt make up the program, including settings of poetry by legendary filmmaker Derek Jarman, complete with projections.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | 21C Music Festival — Morgan-Paige Melbourne
Pianist and Royal Conservatory alumna will perform works by Dawn Davi, Nauroz Tanya, Kathryn Knowles, Nikolai Kapustin, Brian Current, as well as a world premiere of one of her own compositions. This program is a reflection of the impact of change, struggle, growth, and affection that thrives within our daily life. An homage to what it is like to live in times of unease and uncertainty, this collection of works highlights various points of one’s being and entity. Program: Brian Current: Sungods Dawn Davi: Spirit of A…
Find out more »February 2021
University of Toronto | Festival of Song: Songs of Hope and Comfort (online)
The Festival of Song presents Songs of Hope and Comfort featuring pre-recorded performances by U of T Music's Voice Studies students, and coached and curated by Steven Blier, a John R. Stratton Visitor in Music for 2020-21. Link to the concert will be provided closer to the date. The Faculty of Music is thrilled to welcome Steven Blier, Artistic Director of the New York Festival of Song (NYFOS), which he co-founded in 1988 with Michael Barrett. Since the Festival’s inception he has programmed, performed, translated…
Find out more »University of Toronto | Festival of Song: Lecture and Q&A with Steven Blier (online)
The Festival of Song presents a live Lecture and Q&A with Steven Blier, John R. Stratton Visitor in Music for 2020-21. Link to the livestream will be provided closer to the date. The Faculty of Music is thrilled to welcome Steven Blier, Artistic Director of the New York Festival of Song (NYFOS), which he co-founded in 1988 with Michael Barrett. Since the Festival’s inception, he has programmed, performed, translated and annotated more than 150 vocal recitals with repertoire spanning five centuries of art…
Find out more »University of Toronto | Festival of Song: Vocalini
The Festival of Song presents Vocalini, a pre-recorded concert of 4th-year performance students from U of T Music's Voice Studies program. Link to the concert will be provided closer to the date. Details here.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | 21C Music Festival — The Glenn Gould School New Music Ensemble: FLIPBOOK: Music and Images
Curated and conducted by Brian Current, The Glenn Gould School New Music Ensemble brings you to the movies with compositions by Corie Rose Soumah, Martin Matalon, Pierre Jodlowski, and Nicole Lizée, alongside projected images. *Please note that some of the images in this presentation are not suitable for children. Program: Corie Rose Soumah: new work for 3 oboes and viola (2020) (world premiere) Martin Matalon: Las siete vidas de un gato (1996, rev 2009) for 8 players, video, and electronics Pierre Jodlowski: Respire, for 11 players, video, and electronics (2008) (North American premiere) Nicole Lizée: 8-Bit Urbex, for 15 players, soundtrack, and film (2017) (Ontario premiere)
Find out more »April 2021
Royal Conservatory | 21C Festival of New Music in a New World
Be the first to hear the world premieres of works by Morgan-Paige Melbourne and Ryan Davis, alongside fascinating, innovative compositions by Philippe Leroux, Matt Brubeck, and Cassandra Miller. Program: Philippe Leroux: Air-Ré Matt Brubeck: Entsprechung Fjóla Evans: Ridge & Furrow Thomas Demenga: Duo? O, du... Cassandra Miller: Philip the Wanderer I. Gently rumbling without direction II. Broadly, surveilling the great expanse III. Joyfully, jauntily, as if running away from regret itself Ryan Davis: Colour You Like (world premiere of the new version) Morgan-Paige Melbourne: The Night Before (world premiere) Morgan-Paige Melbourne: In My Meadow (world premiere)…
Find out more »July 2021
Toronto Summer Music Festival | Opening Night: Charles Richard-Hamelin
The video link to watch this concert will be posted on this event page by 10:00 am on the day of the performance. This concert is FREE, with no registration required. Charles Richard-Hamelin, piano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Fantasia in C minor, K.475 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. 457 Frédéric Chopin – Preludes
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Russell Braun Masterclass
This masterclass is FREE, with advance registration required. Registration will become available on this page one week prior to the event. Join JUNO-winning baritone Russell Braun for a casual and engaging masterclass on voice, featuring our TSM Art of Song Fellows.
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Gryphon Trio
The video link to watch this concert will be posted on this event page by 10:00am on the day of the performance. This concert is FREE, with no registration required. Join the world-renowned Gryphon Trio for a stellar evening of music across centuries and styles. Featuring a world première by Bruce A. Russell. The Gryphon Trio Annalee Patipatanakoon, violin Roman Borys, cello Jamie Parker, piano Valentin Silvestrov – Fugitive Visions of Mozart Bruce A. Russell – we have lived before Ludwig van Beethoven…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Beethoven Sonatas (Part 1)
The video link to watch this concert will be posted on this event page by 10:00 am on the day of the performance. This concert is FREE, with no registration required. Jonathan Crow and Philip Chiu take the TSM stage by storm with a series of five concerts comprising a complete cycle of Beethoven’s Sonatas for Piano and Violin. Each show also features a new composition – don’t miss these! Jonathan Crow, violin Philip Chiu, piano Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Beethoven Sonatas Part 2
Jonathan Crow and Philip Chiu take the TSM stage by storm with a series of five concerts comprising a complete cycle of Beethoven’s Sonatas for Piano and Violin. Each show also features a new composition – don’t miss these! Jonathan Crow, violin Philip Chiu, piano Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata for Piano and Violin, No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 12 Kevin Lau – If Life Were a Mirror Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata for Piano and Violin, No. 7 in…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Midsummer Melodies
An evening of art song specially curated by Adrianne Pieczonka and Steven Philcox. Featuring: Jamie Groote, soprano Simona Genga, mezzo-soprano Asitha Tennekoon, tenor Clarence Frazer, baritone Steven Philcox, piano Repertoire will be announced live from the stage by the artists. Selected songs by: Franz Schubert Hugo Wolf Richard Strauss Gustav Mahler Antonín Dvořák Jesús Guridi Jake Heggie George Butterworth Gerald Finzi Derek Holman
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