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Opening Concert: Fialkowska, Hamelin, & Hewitt

A musical journey about the things we love the most - family, friends and the planet we call Earth. A star-studded line-up featuring Deantha Edmunds, Yolanda Bruno, Suba Sankaran, Dylan Bell, Lori Gemmell, Quatuor Despax and more. Hosted by Tom Allen.

Two-time Juno-Award winner and six-time nominee, Canadian singer, arranger, Emilie-Claire Barlow is joined by Maestro Alain Trudel and the National Academy Orchestra as she performs a mixture of jazz, folk and rock in dazzling orchestral arrangements.

A Tragically Hip tribute concert like no other! Singer and Practically Hip front man, Dean Hughes channels the high intensity of Gord Downie in all your Hip favourites.

Seven time Juno Award nominee, Michael Kaeshammer has invested a lot… countless hours at the keyboard, hundreds of recordings, thousands of live performances, millions of miles in the air and on the road – all in pursuit of a mastery of 12 notes across 88 keys.

A combination of music and words, Tom Allen tells us how a 20 year-old hothead on the verge of getting fired walked 800 kilometres toward maturity, wisdom and spectacular music.

Warm rays of sunshine, crisp delectable wines, and the bubbly sounds of music, all while being surrounded by the beautiful and relaxing views of Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery.

Hailed by The Guardian as “The pre-eminent Bach pianist of our time,” Angela Hewitt offers a full evening of his tremendous music.

Symphonie Fantastique’s five-part symphony was created by Berlioz to win over an Irish actress.

This concert features an exciting lineup of musicians including members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, and the Rosebud Quartet in a program of powerful works that show off the sheer brilliance of these musicians.

Stephen Prutsman has been described as one of the most innovative musicians of his time. Moving easily from classical to jazz to world music styles as a pianist, composer and conductor, Prutsman continues to explore and seek common ground and relationships in the music of all cultures and languages.

Michael Bridge (accordions & piano) and Kornel Wolak (clarinet & piano) are an internationally-acclaimed music & comedy duo, integrating traditional acoustic instruments with 21st century digital technology.

One of the great musical innovators of our time, pianist, composer and arranger Stephen Prutsman returns to Stratford to present with quartet his musical score to the film some say is Buster Keaton's best - Sherlock Jr.

From the creators of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, the incomparable Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice collaborated to compose Jesus Christ Superstar.

Montreal's famed ensemble takes us on a musical tour from South America to Europe, showing us how cacao made the trek across the water, and its impact on those who experienced it!

Scheherazade tells the tale of an Arabian King who seeks revenge on all women for the betrayal and infidelity of his wife. One day he meets the young and beautiful Scheherazade.

Discover the intense sounds and dazzling sights of traditional Korean drumming and dancing with Ensemble Jeng Yi.

We welcome people of all ages to this concert, young and old! Come and hear the classic story of Babar, narrated in French by Canadian film and TV actor Anthony Lemke, accompanied by music by Francis Poulenc, rearranged for piano quartet.

This year our Promenade concert takes on a fun twist as it takes you through historical buildings in Picton.

This special concert features the Premiere of a new collaborative work crafted by Dene fiddler Wesley Hardisty, composer Carmen Braden, and the Ensemble Made in Canada (Emic) Quartet.

We are so proud to be presenting award winning Cree fiddling superstar Ryan D’Aoust from Norway House, Manitoba.

This concert is an homage to Mother Nature, celebrating her beauty and nurturing spirit.

BIGLAKE and BASE31 are proud to present a very special concert celebrating the 80th birthday of Canada’s musical legend and hero, Joni Mitchell.

Join us for a delightful afternoon of Ukrainian Art Songs featuring North American and European participants from this year’s Ukrainian Art Song Summer Institute held at The Royal Conservatory of Music.

On September 8th, 2023, mark your calendars for a truly spectacular event that promises to captivate hearts and change lives—the highly anticipated Skyky Fundraising Youth Concert.

Introducing “Canoe,” an all-new two-act opera that defies convention and embraces invention.

Introducing “Canoe,” an all-new two-act opera that defies convention and embraces invention.

Introducing “Canoe,” an all-new two-act opera that defies convention and embraces invention.

Gather for an evening of true stories told live and without notes. The Moth brings the power of personal storytelling to millions of people each year, creating community and building empathy around the world.

Grammy Award-winning banjo superstar, sublime vocalist, and critics’ darling, Rhiannon Giddens uses her art to excavate the past and reveal bold truths about our present.

Your Toronto Symphony Orchestra proudly kicks off Year 101 with a musical mosaic, highlighted by the multi-faceted Jean-Yves Thibaudet’s electrifying take on Gershwin’s jazz-influenced Piano Concerto in F.

Your Toronto Symphony Orchestra proudly kicks off Year 101 with a musical mosaic, highlighted by the multi-faceted Jean-Yves Thibaudet’s electrifying take on Gershwin’s jazz-influenced Piano Concerto in F.

Our 45th anniversary season kicks off with an all-Beethoven blockbuster. Tafelmusik’s dear friend Bruno Weil leads a program pairing the brilliant Symphony no. 4 with the iconic Symphony no. 5.

Our 45th anniversary season kicks off with an all-Beethoven blockbuster. Tafelmusik’s dear friend Bruno Weil leads a program pairing the brilliant Symphony no. 4 with the iconic Symphony no. 5.

Our 45th anniversary season kicks off with an all-Beethoven blockbuster. Tafelmusik’s dear friend Bruno Weil leads a program pairing the brilliant Symphony no. 4 with the iconic Symphony no. 5.

In memory of violinist Geoff Nuttall

A feast for the senses, this evocative program opens with an imaginative musical journey through touch, smell, taste, sound and sight by Peruvian composer Jimmy Lopez Bellido.

A feast for the senses, this evocative program opens with an imaginative musical journey through touch, smell, taste, sound and sight by Peruvian composer Jimmy Lopez Bellido.

Indigenous artists gather to honour those affected by residential schools and offer hope for the future.

University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Uri Mayer, conductor

Singer, songwriter, and Barenaked Ladies co-founder Steven Page performs with his trio and Canadian music legend Tom Wilson.

A feast for the senses, this evocative program opens with an imaginative musical journey through touch, smell, taste, sound and sight by Peruvian composer Jimmy Lopez Bellido.

A special side-by-side event featuring the works of Stravinsky, Enescu, and Menut. Students from the Conservatoire National Superieur de musique de Lyon join with our own string students and faculty, led by visiting professor and international star Marianne Piketty.

RCM alumnus Earl Lee is a renowned Korean-Canadian cellist and conductor, currently Assistant Conductor of the Boston Symphony and Music Director of the Ann Arbor Symphony.

Making his Tafelmusik debut this season is French/Italian violinist Emmanuel Resche-Caserta, concertmaster of Les Arts Florissants and an artist whose “remarkable direction is coupled with superb violin playing, ease, and virtuosity” (ForumOpera).

Grammy Award-winning violinist Augustin Hadelich has performed with every major orchestra in the US, many on numerous occasions, as well as an ever-growing number of major orchestras in the UK, Europe, and the Far East.

“Trees and Machines” 
Wind Ensemble  
Gillian MacKay, conductor 

Making his Tafelmusik debut this season is French/Italian violinist Emmanuel Resche-Caserta, concertmaster of Les Arts Florissants and an artist whose “remarkable direction is coupled with superb violin playing, ease, and virtuosity” (ForumOpera).

Anoushka Shankar is a singular, genre-defying artist with a list of extraordinary accomplishments - masterful sitarist, film composer, impassioned activist, the youngest and first female recipient of a British House of Commons Shield, and the first Indian woman to be nominated for the Grammy Awards.

RBC Resident Conductor Trevor Wilson leads an entrancing program that showcases the people, places, and things from which composers often draw inspiration.

Making his Tafelmusik debut this season is French/Italian violinist Emmanuel Resche-Caserta, concertmaster of Les Arts Florissants and an artist whose “remarkable direction is coupled with superb violin playing, ease, and virtuosity” (ForumOpera).

RBC Resident Conductor Trevor Wilson leads an entrancing program that showcases the people, places, and things from which composers often draw inspiration.

Exploring varied musical, physical and psychological environments, any one of which could be marked with an X as a destination worth visiting, this program moves from Anna Meredith’s bold, highly energized Nautilus, derived from a stomp along a beach in Scotland, to R. Murray Schafer’s depiction of the rain and mist shrouded Neuschwanstein, King Ludwig’s castle in the Bavarian mountains.

One of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s 2023/24 Spotlight Artists, GRAMMY® Award–winning violinist James Ehnes headlines a spirited program celebrating two monumental 20th-century American works.

One of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s 2023/24 Spotlight Artists, GRAMMY® Award–winning violinist James Ehnes headlines a spirited program celebrating two monumental 20th-century American works.

Omar Kamal brings together a stunning repertoire of emotional hits for one enchanting evening at Koerner Hall.

“Ontario Pictures” 
Wind Symphony 

The Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists presents a concert by the leading young classical musicians in Canada. Hear the stars of tomorrow!

MacMillan Singers, Concreamus Chamber Choir, and instrumental ensemble perform movements from Craig Hella Johnson’s evocative oratorio Considering Matthew Shepard. 2023 is the 25th anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s brutal murder.

One of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s 2023/24 Spotlight Artists, GRAMMY® Award–winning violinist James Ehnes headlines a spirited program celebrating two monumental 20th-century American works.

Beethoven's Fifth! 25th & 5th!
Beethoven’s best, a brilliant premiere and spectacular violin virtuosity

Toronto Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Jonathan Crow takes on the fascinating Violin Concerto of György Ligeti in honour of the 100th anniversary of the composer’s birth.

Hailed by NPR as “one of America’s defining voices of freedom and peace,” Mavis Staples is the kind of once-in-a-generation artist whose impact on music and culture would be difficult to overstate.

Toronto Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Jonathan Crow takes on the fascinating Violin Concerto of György Ligeti in honour of the 100th anniversary of the composer’s birth.

Toronto Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Jonathan Crow takes on the fascinating Violin Concerto of György Ligeti in honour of the 100th anniversary of the composer’s birth.

Singer extraordinaire Audra McDonald joins your Toronto Symphony Orchestra for a sparkling, one-night-only affair.

‘Exquisite’ in 1591, enchanting today. Travel back to the vibrant English Renaissance and delight in the shimmering and silvery sounds of plucked strings, bowed strings and transverse flute, as heard at private entertainments of the late sixteenth century. Known as the “broken” consort because its members were drawn from diverse instrumental families, this exquisite sonic mixture enchanted its audiences in the time of Elizabeth I, but is rarely experienced today. The program offers a colourful array of consort “lessons” and…

‘Exquisite’ in 1591, enchanting today. Travel back to the vibrant English Renaissance and delight in the shimmering and silvery sounds of plucked strings, bowed strings and transverse flute, as heard at private entertainments of the late sixteenth century. Known as the “broken” consort because its members were drawn from diverse instrumental families, this exquisite sonic mixture enchanted its audiences in the time of Elizabeth I, but is rarely experienced today. The program offers a colourful array of consort “lessons” and…

Break out of the concert hall and shatter the rules of a traditional classical music experience.

Solo and chamber works are performed by young artists on the cusp of major careers, who are enrolled in The Rebanks Family Fellowship and International Performance Residency Program at The Glenn Gould School.

Toronto Symphony Orchestra Conductor Laureate Sir Andrew Davis leads the weekend performances in honour of Remembrance Day, which include a World Première commission by composer Ed Frazier Davis.