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October 2022
Royal Conservatory of Music | Farruquito
Farruquito (Juan Manuel Fernández Montoya), heir to the most renowned flamenco dynasty, is the “greatest flamenco dancer of this new century” (The New York Times). His performances are powerful, raw, true expressions of pure flamenco.
Find out more »Elmer Iseler Singers | Walk and Touch Peace
Featuring the World Premier of Timothy Corlis’ new meditational choral work: Om Saha Nāvavatu (may we all be protected and blessed). Also including Three Motets to Our Lady by Healey Willan, Sun on Water by Hussein Janmohamed, Melodia by Myroslav Skoryk and Long Road by Eriks Ešenvalds.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | Taylor Academy Showcase Concert
The Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists presents concerts by the leading young classical musicians in Canada. Hear the stars of tomorrow!
Find out more »Soundstreams | Surface Tension
Soundstreams combines an emerging composer showcase with a performance of Surface Tension by visiting composer and mentor, Ireland’s Donnacha Dennehy, with both halves of the concert performed by Canada’s virtuosic TorQ Percussion Quartet, this year’s resident Soundstreams ensemble.
Find out more »Sinfonia Toronto | Dvorak & Doubles
Sinfonia Toronto's "DVORAK & DOUBLES - Canadian Superstars" concert will feature two iconic Canadian artists, pianist Christina Petrowska Quilico and violinist Marc Djokic in double concertos by two of eminent Canadian composers, Alice Ping Yee Ho and Christos Hatzis.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | Maxim Vengerov with Polina Osetinskaya
Hailed as “one of the greatest violinists in the world” by Classic FM, Grammy Award-winning violinist, violist, and conductor Maxim Vengerov began his career as a solo violinist at the age of five, won the Wieniawski and Carl Flesch international competitions at ages 10 and 15 respectively, made his first recording at the age of 10, and went on to record extensively for high-profile labels, including Melodia, Teldec, and EMI.
Find out more »Orchestra Toronto | Symphony Pathétique
Join Music Director Michael Newnham and Orchestra Toronto on an emotional odyssey to open our 2022-23 season.
Find out more »Against the Grain Theatre | Identity : A Song Cycle (film)
In early June 2020, Torontonian and baritone Elliot Madore opened up on social media about his struggles with “unabashedly expressing identity” as a biracial person.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T presents: Alikeness
The first in the Faculty's new series of Side-by-Side concerts, featuring performances of our renowned faculty with their students. A highlight of the season!
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | 100 Years of Epic Film Scores
Our favourite films harness the universal power of music to evoke and amplify emotions in ways that forever imprint themselves on our hearts and minds.
Find out more »Music Toronto | Michelle Cann
Pianist Michelle Cann made her orchestral debut at age fourteen, and enjoys an active performing career with major orchestras and in solo and chamber recitals throughout the U.S., China, and South Korea.
Find out more »Mirvish | Indecent
In 1923, after highly celebrated and groundbreaking productions in Europe, Sholem Asch's drama God of Vengeance finally opens on Broadway.
Find out more »Mirvish | Mean Girls
Direct from Broadway, Mean Girls is the hilarious hit musical from an award-winning creative team, including book writer Tina Fey (30 Rock), composer Jeff Richmond (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde), director Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon), and producer/proud Torontonian Lorne Michaels (Saturday Night Live).
Find out more »Ontario Pops Orchestra | Hispanic / Latin American Heritage Month Gala Concert
The Ontario Pops Orchestra is one of the most diverse professional orchestras in Canada. Music director Carlos Bastidas and the musicians of the Ontario Pops Orchestra open the 2022-2023 Heritage and Diversity Concert Season with the Hispanic/Latin American Heritage Month Gala Concert. This concert will be a celebration of Latin Culture with performances by the orchestra and special guests Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company, Tango dancers Roxana & Fabian, Mexican Folk Ballet, Latin Diva Cuban singer Marta Elena and Karla…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | Philippe Jaroussky and Ensemble Artaserse
Philippe Jaroussky, whose technique allows him the most audacious nuances and impressive pyrotechnics, has established himself as the most admired countertenor of his generation, as confirmed by his numerous French Victoires de la Musique awards and multiple Echo Klassik Awards.
Find out more »Tapestry Opera | Les shorts qui chantent
Briefs are back and they're worth the wait! Throw the opera rule-book out of the window and strap into your seats, Tapestry Briefs are back! We’re bringing you all-new provocative opera shorts with a bilingual twist, presented in Tapestry’s beautiful, tragic and absurd style. This is a libretto-shaped smack in the face of beautiful, absurd and tragic, experimental opera. What’s not to love? The works performed were developed in Tapestry’s LIBLAB Bilingue 2022, in partnership with Musique 3 Femmes, with…
Find out more »Esprit Orchestra | Spira
Alex Pauk, conductor PROGRAM: Unsuk Chin (Korea/Germany) Spira (2019)* Concerto for Orchestra Christopher Goddard (Canada) Les tringles des sistres tintaient (2018) for orchestra —Intermission— Thomas Adès (UK) Asyla (1997) for large orchestra
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas – In Concert
“This is Halloween—everybody make a scene!” Tim Burton’s cult classic comes to life like never before, projected on the big screen with Danny Elfman’s delightfully quirky score performed live by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | Dominique Fils-Aimé and Allison Russell
A double bill of powerful soul and roots singer-songwriter-poet-activist vocalists from Montreal who have a basket full of Polaris and Grammy Award nominations between them.
Find out more »Amadeus Choir | Carmina Burana Tubular Bells
In this spooky Halloween-themed concert, Carl Orff's Carmina Burana will transport audiences to a rollicking medieval time, while Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells will provide a trance-like journey into the cult classic soundtrack of The Exorcist.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | Show One Productions and Cherry Orchard Festival present: Lucas Debargue
When French pianist Lucas Debargue made his Koerner Hall debut in 2020, The New York Times remarked, “If he comes back to town, that would be news, all by itself.”
Find out more »November 2022
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir | Elijah
Witness the tour de force that is Felix Mendelssohn’s Elijah, in the grandest of settings at Roy Thomson Hall.
Find out more »Metropolitan United Church | Noon at Met – Jonathan Oldengarm, Organist
Jonathan Oldengarm is the newly-appointed Minister of Music here at Metropolitan United Church, where
he is honoured to succeed Dr. Patricia Wright. A prizewinner at several national and international competitions,
he concertizes in Europe and North America.
Royal Conservatory of Music | Glenn Gould School Fall Opera: John Blow’s Venus and Adonis
The gifted students from The Glenn Gould School’s vocal program present their annual fall opera. Peter Tiefenbach returns as Music Director and Derek Boyes directs.
Find out more »North York Concert Orchestra | An Alpine Adventure
Richard Strauss – An Alpine Symphony
Rafael Luz Conductor
Royal Conservatory of Music | Fazil Say
World-renowned Turkish-born German-trained pianist Fazıl Say’s artistry stretches from chamber music to jazz. He is not simply a pianist of genius, but also a master composer and improviser. With his extraordinary pianistic talents, Say has been touching audiences and critics alike for more than twenty-five years. Concerts with this artist are something different. They are direct, more open, more exciting; in short, they go straight to the heart.
Find out more »The National Ballet of Canada | The Collective Agreement & Crepuscular & Concerto
The National Ballet of Canada is proud to present its first acquisition from Alonzo King, the visionary Founder, Choreographer and Artistic Director of Alonzo King LINES Ballet in San Francisco.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Oundjian Conducts The Planets
Fasten your seatbelts and blast off to the stars with Holst’s sonic, celestial showpiece, which vividly portrays each planet’s astrological persona, from menacing Mars to jolly Jupiter and beyond.
Find out more »Metropolitan United Church | Noon at Met – Rashaan Allwood, Organist
Rashaan Rori Allwood is a multi-talented musician based out of Toronto, currently pursuing a PhD in
Composition. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Piano Performance and a Master's degree in Organ Performance.
Sinfonia Toronto | Autumn Serenade
A heavenly new harp concerto, two brilliant soloists and vivid melodies from Mozart and Suk still in their teens
Find out more »The Royal Conservator | ARC Ensemble
ARC Ensemble (Artists of The Royal Conservatory) performs chamber music by Robert Müller Hartmann at this special concert.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | ARC Ensemble
ARC Ensemble (Artists of The Royal Conservatory) performs chamber music by Robert Müller Hartmann at this special concert.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Oundjian Conducts Mozart’s Jupiter
Mozart is synonymous with jaw-dropping ingenuity, and his final symphony sets off a musical fireworks display the likes of which had never been seen before. TSO Principal Clarinet Eric Abramovitz and Bass Clarinet Miles Jaques take center stage for Mendelssohn’s sunny Konzertstück No. 2.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Celebrate 100 : A Gala Celebration with Yo-Yo Ma (sold out)
Join us for a milestone evening with the TSO—100 years in the making! To mark the TSO’s Centennial, internationally beloved cellist Yo-Yo Ma joins Music Director Gustavo Gimeno and the Orchestra for Dvořák’s deeply emotive Cello Concerto.
Find out more »Metropolitan United Church | Noon at Met – Cari Astleford, Organist
Cari Astleford grew up in northern BC. She graduated with a Bachelor of Music in organ performance from
Burman University in Lacombe, Alberta under the instruction of Dr. Wendy Markosky.
Women’s Musical Club of Toronto | Quatuor Despax
Quatuor Despax, with Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola, and Brian Manker, cello
Find out more »Music Toronto | Lafayette Quartet
In July 1986, four young musicians performed together for the first time as the Lafayette String Quartet; then in 1988 they won the Cleveland String Quartet Competition and launched their international career.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Hadelich Plays Sibelius
A gorgeous, silvery tone, limitless virtuosity, and joy that radiates from the stage are just a few of the reasons why Augustin Hadelich is one of the most adored violinists in the world, and he shares one of the supreme treasures of the repertoire in Sibelius’s Violin Concerto, which opens in a wonderland of icy, ethereal beauty, and ends with a rollicking “polonaise for polar bears.”
Find out more »New Music Concerts | Standing Wave: Ex Machina
Vancouver’s Standing Wave Ensemble performs Ex Machina, a showcase of exceptional mid-career composers in dialogue with the Canadian Jennifer Butler’s arrangement of master French composer Olivier Messiaen’s Le Merle Noire.
Find out more »The National Ballet of Canada | Maddaddam
Wayne McGregor, the multi-award-winning choreographer of Chroma and Genus, has joined forces with one of the world’s greatest living writers, Margaret Atwood, to create a thrilling new ballet triptych for The National Ballet of Canada.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto & Pathétique
Tchaikovsky’s monumental Piano Concerto No. 1 is music you’ll know from the very first note, and it promises to bring down the house when performed by the remarkable Sergei Babayan (“Babayan is a genius. Period.” –Le Devoir).
Find out more »Metropolitan United Church | Noon at Met – Aaron James, Organist – Jonathan Oldengarm, Pianist
Aaron James is the Director of Music at the Toronto Oratory of St Philip Neri, and a sessional lecturer in
organ at the University of Toronto.
Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T Opera presents: A Comedic Trilogy
Three delightful comedies comprise a triple bill beginning with Paul Hindemith’s absurdist miniature,
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | Tania Miller conducts the Royal Conservatory Orchestra
“Wonderful control over the orchestra as if she carried a quiver of gestures that matched perfectly the mood of each musical section … While the sound of the orchestra was entertaining enough, watching Miller brought a new dimension to the performance." (Madison Capital Times)
Find out more »Esprit Orchestra | Violinissimo
Alex Pauk, conductor Aaron Schwebel, Marie Bérard, Stephen Sitarski, violins PROGRAM: José Evangelista (Canada) Violinissimo (1992) concerto for violin and orchestra Andrew Staniland (Canada) Six Enigmas (2022)** concerto for violin and orchestra John Rea (Canada) Figures hâtives (2006) concerto for violin and orchestra —Intermission— Alexina Louie (Canada) Triple Concerto for Three Violins and Orchestra (2017)
Find out more »December 2022
The Royal Conservatory of Music | Joaquin Valdepeñas Conducts
Royal Conservatory Orchestra Resident Conductor, Joaquin Valdepeñas, conducts Glenn Gould School students in a program of chamber works.
Find out more »Music Toronto | St. Lawrence String Quartet with Odin Quartet
Established in Toronto in 1989, the SLSQ came to Music TORONTO in 1992 and returns annually. The St. Lawrence String Quartet has developed an undisputed reputation as one of the world's great ensembles.
Find out more »Soundstreams | Sacred Sounds: Creator, Christianity, and Finding Paths Forward (Sold out)
The Encounters series offers a musical experience that is free and accessible to all. This special concert also marks the beginning of Soundstreams’ 40th anniversary season’s Encounters series.
Find out more »The Royal Conservatory of Music | Lisa Fischer with Ranky Tanky
Lisa Fischer “in concert is addictive. Every performance is so enriching, so exciting, so transcendent” (Minneapolis Star Tribune).
Find out more »Tapestry Opera | A Joke Before The Gallows
A MUSICAL STORY BRIMMING WITH DARK HUMOUR, A JOKE BEFORE THE GALLOWS CELEBRATES THE DRAMATIC MUSIC OF CHOPIN
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | Daniil Trifonov (sold out)
Grammy Award-winning pianist Daniil Trifonov – who won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Solo Album in 2018 and was named Musical America’s Artist of the Year in 2019 – returns to Koerner Hall to perform works by Tchaikovsky, Schumann, Mozart, Ravel, and Scriabin. Combining consummate technique with rare sensitivity and depth, his performances are a perpetual source of awe.
Find out more »The Royal Conservatory of Music | Laila Biali: Wintersongs & Holiday Classics
Laila Biali debuts her Wintersongs project accompanied by an all-star ensemble including special guests Jane Bunnett, Emilie-Claire Barlow, The Venuti String Quartet, George Koller, Larnell Lewis, and Ben Wittman.
Find out more »North York Concert Orchestra | Prize-Winners
Featuring the winners of the 2022 Youth Concerto Competition
Program to be published on October 17th
Rafael Luz Conductor
Orchestra Toronto | Christmas At The Movies
From the screen to the stage: a holiday celebration of some of the movies and music that have come to mean “Christmas,” with special guests the Amadeus Choir of Toronto.
Find out more »The Elora Singers | Messiah
The Elora Singers present the Christmas excerpts from Handel’s Messiah, with chamber orchestra and soloists from the ranks of the choir.
Find out more »The Royal Conservatory | Festival of Carols – Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Rejoice this holiday season with Toronto’s beloved tradition — Toronto Mendelssohn Choir’s annual celebration of music: Festival of Carols. Under the direction of Maestro Jean-Sébastien Vallée this dazzling performance is bound to fill you with joy and nostalgia!
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | Kronos Quartet and Sam Green: A Thousand Thoughts
A multimedia performance piece, A Thousand Thoughts, blends live music by Kronos and narration as well as archival footage and filmed interviews with artists like Philip Glass, Tanya Tagaq, Steve Reich, Wu Man, and Terry Riley. “It’s as magical an amalgamation as you can imagine.” (Los Angeles Times)
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Holidays Pops
Treat yourself and your loved ones to a bowlful of jolly as the TSO presents a symphonic stocking stuffed with seasonal splendour!
Find out more »The Royal Conservatory of Music | 21C Kronos Quartet with students from The Glenn Gould School: Fifty Forward
Built around Kronos’s Fifty for the Future initiative, students from The Glenn Gould School will perform with the Kronos Quartet.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Elf in Concert
Buddy was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler, and raised among Santa’s elves.
Find out more »Elmer Iseler Singers | Handel’s Messiah
Lydia Adams conducts the rich textures of the solos and the glorious choruses that will once again be celebrated as the Elmer Iseler Singers present Handel’s resplendent Messiah.
Find out more »Sinfonia Toronto | Beethoven & Haydn
Multi moods ~ Humorous Haydn, profound Beethoven, pensive Balfour, and a bouquet of contrasting songs
Find out more »The Royal Conservatory of Music | 21C Kronos Quartet with very special guest Tanya Tagaq: Music for Change
Kronos Quartet brings a program full of world and Canadian premieres of compositions that explore how music can increase our understanding of our times and our connection to people around the world, through new works composed or inspired by Steve Reich, Jimi Hendrix, Mahalia Jackson, Billie Holiday, and more.
Find out more »The National Ballet of Canada | The Nutcracker
Ballet companies all over the world perform The Nutcracker during the holiday season, each with a special take on Marius Petipa’s beloved classic. The National Ballet of Canada has one of the finest versions in James Kudelka’s staging from 1995, which opens at a Christmas Eve party in rural 19th century Russia.
Find out more »The Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T presents: University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra
University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra - Concerto Marathon
Featuring winners of the UTSO Concerto Competition
The Royal Conservatory of Music | La Bottine Souriante Celebrates Christmas
Legendary French-Canadian roots band, La Bottine Souriante, first appeared on the Québec music scene in 1976 and has released 13 albums, four of which are certified Gold and three Platinum.
Find out more »Mirvish | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
The sensational brand-new production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat comes to the Princess of Wales Theatre for a limited North American premiere engagement!
Find out more »The Royal Conservatory of Music | Sean Jones Music presents: Holiday Soul
Sean Jones, Juno Award winner, creator of the “WestJet Boarding Sessions” and star of the acclaimed summer series “Soul In The City” at the Historic Casa Loma, alongside his 10-piece band The Righteous Echo, are set to deliver the holiday celebration of the year.
Find out more »Toronto Classical Singers | Back to Bach
The Toronto Classical Singers are back! Please join us for a rousing concert of excerpts from Bach's Christmas Oratorio
Find out more »Roy Thomson Hall | Itzhak Perlman and friends
Perlman and Friends is a very special evening that will mark a once-in-a-lifetime presentation featuring some of the brightest classical music stars: Itzhak Perlman, Emanuel Ax, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and Juilliard String Quartet.
Find out more »The Royal Conservatory of Music | Tafelmusik presents: Handel Messiah
Experience the humanity and goodwill of Handel’s beloved choral masterpiece.
Find out more »Amadeus Choir | Let Us All Be Merry! — 3:00pm performance
A condensed, one-hour multigenerational and family-friendly event that will include plenty of audience sing-alongs of traditional holiday carols. Children 12 and under are free!
Find out more »Amadeus Choir | Let Us All Be Merry!
Let’s get festive! Our December concert combines holiday favourites by Canadian composers with opportunities for you to stretch your lungs and join in the singing!
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