Past Events

Kerem Hasan leads the Orchestra in Mozart’s graceful and high-spirited “Haffner” Symphony.

Making his Tafelmusik debut this season is harpsichord soloist and director Francesco Corti, “a powerhouse of unbridled vivacity, exciting and excitable in equal measure” (BBC Music Magazine).

Rays of hope
A brilliant young pianist in the famous ‘Elvira Madigan’ concerto, and Shostakovich’s passionate post-war WHY?

Blast off with the Orchestra for a cosmic musical exploration of why the thrill and wonder of science fiction never cease to capture our imaginations.

Baroque Meditations begins with the haunting and seldom-heard Stabat Mater by the early baroque Italian composer, Agostino Steffani and concludes with the young Handel’s Dixit Dominus, written while he lived briefly in Rome at the beginning of the 18th Century.

“Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?” Surrender to the electric majesty of one of the most iconic bands of all time.

Experience the world of Murdoch Mysteries like never before! Don’t miss this exclusive screening of the all-new never-before-seen episode "Murder in F Major" accompanied by a live orchestral performance of Robert Carli’s epic score.

Toronto Mendelssohn Choir presents Little Match Girl Passion — a musical vigil drawing awareness to the problems of hunger and homelessness in our city.

The most famous four notes in music usher in a towering masterpiece for the ages in Beethoven’s timeless and immortal Fifth Symphony.

When first performed, Bach’s St John Passion shocked the Church fathers in Leipzig with its intensity and fervour. It is just that intensity that makes it so relevant in today’s highly charged and turbulent times.

We celebrate American composer Steve Reich’s 86th birthday with STEVE REICH: Now & Then. The evening’s program includes Drumming, featuring legendary percussion ensemble NEXUS, who are celebrating their 50th anniversary, and TorQ Percussion Quartet.

Chamber Choir, MacMillan Singers, Soprano-Alto Chorus, Tenor-Bass Choir, University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and student soloists
Dr. Jamie Hillman and Uri Mayer, conductors

Joaquin Rodrigo – Concierto de Aranjuez
Manuel de Falla – The Three-Cornered Hat (Suites 1 & 2)

The most famous four notes in music usher in a towering masterpiece for the ages in Beethoven’s timeless and immortal Fifth Symphony.

This collaboration with Toronto’s Amadeus Choir will present a world premiere by Métis/French-Canadian composer Ian Cusson and the Canadian premiere of Shavon Lloyd’s Alleluia.

Behold Bach’s timeless masterpiece, Mass in B minor, sung by the exceptional Toronto Mendelssohn Choir under the direction of maestro Jean-Sébastien Vallée.

Behold Bach’s timeless masterpiece, Mass in B minor, sung by the exceptional Toronto Mendelssohn Choir under the direction of maestro Jean-Sébastien Vallée.

Hear the talented ensembles of The Glenn Gould School compete for over $11,000 in prizes.

Music Director Gustavo Gimeno conducts one of classical music’s all-time “greatest hits”, Ravel’s Boléro, which thrills as it slowly rises from a tiny flicker to an all-out, full-orchestra blaze.

In 1972 canonic composer Luciano Berio visited Toronto for New Music Concerts’ first ever concert series. 52 years later we celebrate this legacy with a hybrid film and concert performance at the Paradise Theatre.

Inspired by the resilience of people facing oppression, the Wind Symphony's final concert of the year includes works by Mark Camphouse and Yasuhide Ito.

Monumental trios by Schubert and Tchaikovsky will be performed by this supergroup, each acclaimed as leading soloist in their own right. Violinist Nicola Benedetti is winner of the Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo in 2020, appointed a CBE in 2019, and awarded the Queen’s Medal for Music in 2017.

Wind Ensemble
Jeffrey Reynolds, conductor

ARC’s concert of works by the Sephardic composer Alberto Hemsi follows the ensemble’s highly-praised Chandos release devoted to premieres of his chamber music.

In April, we premiere a new work by Métis composer Ian Cusson alongside works by Larysa Kuzmenko, Uģis Prauliņš, and Rachmaninov's transcendent All-Night Vigil.

Hear artists on the cusp of major careers. These concerts feature solo and chamber works performed by Rebanks Fellows currently enrolled in the one-year Rebanks Family Fellowship and International Performance Residency Program at The Glenn Gould School.

To hear a Mahler symphony live is to feel why it’s an experience unlike anything else in art, and Mahler 5 will have you captivated from the opening trumpet call to the final cry of triumph.

Handel's rarely-heard German Passion oratorio, with the Metropolitan Festival Choir, period instrument orchestra; Evangelist Michael Colvin; soprano Jacqueline Woodley; and bass Geoffrey Sirett as Jesus. Dr. Jonathan Oldengarm, direction and continuo.

Youthful Gems - Mendelssohn’s vibrant D Minor violin concerto, Tchaikovsky miniatures for youth, and memories of a beloved Métis grandmother

Explore the evolution of Jamaica’s most famous export, and discover the people, sounds, and stories of the musical movement that grew to influence music around the globe.

The LARK Ensemble is formed by members of Toronto’s leading orchestras (COC Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and National Ballet of Canada Orchestra). Joined by special guest harpsichordist Christopher Bagan, they perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s masterpiece The Musical Offering, arranged for traverso, string trio, and harpsichord. Dedicated to and based on a single musical theme given to Bach by Frederick II of Prussia, this piece is widely accepted as one of the greatest chamber works of the Baroque era.

Described as “immaculate, at once refined and impassioned” (ArtsAtlanta), violinist Blake Pouliot has anchored himself among the ranks of classical phenoms.

The “explosively charismatic” (The New York Times) Avi Avital is the first mandolin player ever to be nominated for a GRAMMY®

This concert represents Arlan Vriens’ winning proposal from Soundstreams New Voices Curator Mentorship Program.

The “explosively charismatic” (The New York Times) Avi Avital is the first mandolin player ever to be nominated for a GRAMMY®