Ludwig van Toronto

Tafelmusik | Fantasticus
2024-02-02 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Toronto) | Trinity St-Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON, M5S 1X7, Canada
Much like our own era, the early 17th-century was a watershed moment in European history. The air was rife with radical developments in technology, science, and trade which ushered in a new age.
Music also saw sweeping changes, among them the rise of virtuoso instrumentalists and music written for them in the stylus fantasticus. Originating in Italy, this “fantastic style” featured unfettered improvisations, dramatic contrasts, and the passionate give-and-take of friends in musical conversation. Travelling musicians carried this experimental style across the Alps into Austria and Germany, where it found fertile soil in the imaginations of native German composers.
Known for her “raw energy” and her “dazzling, robust, and edgy” performance style (Musicweb International), Spanish violinist and guest director Lina Tur Bonet is a perfect fit for a program reflecting a dynamic and unpredictable cultural climate.
Directed by Lina Tur Bonet, violin

The Royal Conservatory of Music | Joshua Redman: where are we
2024-02-02 20:00 - 22:00 | Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St W, , Toronto, ON, M5S 1V6, Canada
Widely revered as the greatest jazz saxophonist of his generation, Joshua Redman returns following his sold-out Koerner Hall concert last season with a brand new project.
Redman’s new album where are we marks his first-ever with a vocalist – the mesmerizing Gabrielle Cavassa. Co-winner of the 2021 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, Cavassa is an enthralling emerging musician whose artistry is as influenced by Amy Winehouse as by Billie Holiday.
Described by Redman as “a meditation on America and the power and importance of place,” this new project features music that references specific geographical locations in the United States: Bruce Springsteen’s Streets of Philadelphia, Count Basie’s Going to Chicago, Rodgers & Hart’s Manhattan, and John Coltrane’s Alabama, all interpreted with the improvisational brilliance and melodic invention that is a hallmark of Redman’s artistry. On where are we, he delivers a challenging and compelling program featuring typically brilliant supporting partners and (in a first for Redman) built around a dynamic vocalist.
