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September 2019
Tafelmusik | CD Launch at Istituto Italiano di Cultura
Tafelmusik Music Director Elisa Citterio in conversation with IIC Director, Alessandro Ruggera. Elisa Citterio will be launching Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra’s new recording. This is the orchestra’s first release under Citterio’s directorship.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Free Concert Series: Recovered Voices
CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES The MIR trio aims to bring rare gems of music to the concert stage, in a quest to give recognition to underrepresented composers of past and present generations, emphasizing music by living composers, specifically representing the Jewish people and culture.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Free Concert Series: The Offering
JAZZ SERIES Canadian jazz pianist Thompson Egbo-Egbo leads his trio in music from his latest album, The Offering, which follows his acclaimed debut album, A New Standard. Egbo-Egbo balances his prodigious technical abilities with raw emotion in his compositions which are harmoniously complex, groovy, and memorable.
Find out more »University of Toronto Faculty of Music | Thursday at Noon Concert Series
Erika Raum, violin and Lydia Wong, piano SZÉKELY Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 1 BARTÓK Violin Sonata No. 2, Sz. 76 Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park
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Canadian Opera Company | Free Concert Series: The Art of Song
VOCAL SERIES Dramatic soprano Marjorie Owens (title role in the COC’s Turandot) has been praised for her “star quality and strong dramatic presence” (Opera News). Joined by Michael Shannon on piano, she demonstrates the full range of her “voice of silken softness as well as laser-focused volume” (Washington Classical Review) in a recital of song that includes the heroic and unmistakable music of Richard Strauss.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Free Concert Series: Ode to an Earworm
CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES Hailed as “a charismatic virtuoso” (The Times), Tabea Debus is constantly exploring the horizons of music for recorder and challenging perceptions of the instrument. In this recital accompanied by Alon Sariel on the lute, she brilliantly explores the innately memorable melodies from the 16th century, when music was predominantly an aural tradition, until the present day.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Free Concert Series: Parlami d’Amore: Speak to Me of Love
VOCAL SERIES Led by co-directors Sandra Horst and Michael Patrick Albano, the Opera Division at the University of Toronto presents a mixed program entitled Parlami d’amore (Speak to me of Love). Drawing upon three centuries of operatic repertoire, Parlami d’amore explores the captivating aspects of love promised, fulfilled, and betrayed.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Free Concert Series: Debussy Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES The Toronto Symphony Orchestra Chamber Soloists delve into an evocative and dreamlike world through a program centered on the Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp by French Impressionist composer, Claude Debussy.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Free Concert Series: Junctions: A Canadian Vibe
CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES In their search for a musical identity that embraces all of Canada, the duo meagan&amy reveals the connections between Canadian music and music from the great European tradition, particularly through the works of André Mathieu, David L. McIntyre, and Claude Debussy, among others. This is an opportunity to discover a shared musical heritage that, while rooted in European music, has evolved its own distinct Canadian qualities.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Free Concert Series: Autumn Jazz
JAZZ SERIES The University of Toronto Jazz Orchestra (UTJO) is the flagship ensemble of the jazz studies program at the Faculty of Music. Directed by Gordon Foote, UTJO performs a wide variety of music, from jazz standards to works by internationally known composers and arrangers, and contemporary music written by UofT students and faculty.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Taylor Academy Showcase Concert
The Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists presents this concert by the leading young classical musicians in Canada. Hear the stars of tomorrow!
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Free Concert Series: Myths and Legends
CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES Violinist Sandra Baron leads artists of the COC Orchestra in a colourful and imaginative program of myths and legends. At the centre of the program is Three Mythes for violin and piano by 20th-century Polish composer Karol Szymanowski, which uses a rich timbral palette to conjure images of wood nymphs, satyrs, and other well-known mythological figures of antiquity.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Free Concert Series: Cultural Crossroads
WORLD MUSIC SERIES The Korean Traditional Music Association of Canada (KTMAC) brings the richness of Korean traditional music to the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre in a performance that features a variety of string, wind and percussion instruments. By blending traditional and contemporary music, they are able to transport ancient sounds into a modern context.
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