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July 2022
Toronto Summer Music Festival | Nicolas Namoradze
Georgian-born pianist and composer Nicolas Namoradze makes his TSM debut in a solo recital of selections by Bach and Rachmaninoff, paired with four of his own compositions. Nicolas Namoradze, piano Johann Sebastian Bach: French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812 Nicolas Namoradze: Étude V, “Entwined Threads” Étude VI, “Double Notes” Étude I, “Major Scales” Étude III, “Moving Mirrors” Sergei Rachmaninoff (arr. Nicolas Namoradze): “Adagio” from Symphony No. 2, Op. 27 Alexina Louie: I leap through the sky with stars Sergei Rachmaninoff:…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Shadows Of The Past: Shostakovich, Schönberg, And Scheer
ReGeneration concerts feature our TSM Academy Fellows—the rising stars of classical chamber music and Art Song—performing on stage with their Mentors, the top pedagogues and performers of today. Songs by Schubert, Schumann, Korngold, Mahler, Schönberg, Gene Scheer, Fauré, and Copland Sarah Rauch, Joeavian Rivera, Christian Masucci-Facchini, Camila Montefusco, Maeve Berry, Yolanda Tapia, Érico Freire Bezerra, Rebecca Klassen-Wiebe Shostakovich: Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67 Nicolas Namoradze*, Hannah Corbett, David Liam Roberts
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Apotheosis: Debussy & Brahms
ReGeneration concerts feature our TSM Academy Fellows—the rising stars of classical chamber music and Art Song—performing on stage with their Mentors, the top pedagogues and performers of today. Debussy: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 Isabella Egawa, David Baik, Juan-Miguel Hernandez*, Sara Scanlon Songs by Strauss, Debussy, Schubert, and Schumann Alexandra Bass, Christina Thanisch-Smith, Maeve Berry, Rebecca Klassen-Wiebe Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 Yura Lee*, Jessy Je Young Kim, Syara Robert, Solina Lee, Joshua Wong
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Appl & Rieger in Recital
Hailed as “the most promising of today’s up-and-coming song recitalists” (Financial Times), German-British baritone Benjamin Appl joins renowned pianist Wolfram Rieger in a recital anchored by the poetry of Wilhelm Müller. Benjamin Appl, baritone Wolfram Rieger, piano David Lang: flower, forget me (Canadian Première)* Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, Op. 25, D. 795
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Chamber Music Masterclass
Masterclass With John Novacek
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Teresa Suen-Campbell
Come and be serenaded by the sweet music of Toronto-based harpist Teresa Suen-Campbell. Shuffle Hour concerts are on a first-come, first-served basis.
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | VC2 Cello Duo
VC2 Cello Duo is an imaginative and riveting ensemble that captivates audiences through their performances of classical masterworks, unknown gems, and boundary-pushing music. VC2 Cello Duo Amahl Arulanandam, cello Bryan Holt, cello Foo Fighters, arr. VC2 Cello Duo: “Everlong” Vincent Ho: Heist 2* Jacques Offenbach: Duet in B minor, Op. 51, No. 2 Kaitlyn Raitz: Thistle & Lace Johan Halvorsen, arr. Blaise Déjardin: Variations on La Folia Kelly-Marie Murphy: Final Glimpse** Jean-Louis Duport, arr. VC2 Cello Duo: Étude No. 2 in F minor Andrew…
Find out more »Toronto Concert Orchestra | Symphony in the City – Elton Rohn
Canadian Artist Ron Camilleri becomes Elton John in this high energy tribute show of fully live music. The only Elton John tribute asked to play the Elton John convention in Las Vegas where they met the band. Davey Johnstone (Elton’s long time guitarist and musical director) told the band they were the best 70’s Elton John tribute in the world. Nigel Olsson ( Elton’s longtime drummer) said “Elton has a twin.” Enjoy an evening out on the lake, Dinner and…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Kids Concert With Dover Quartet
Dover Quartet’s youthful energy will light up the room as they introduce kids to their instruments and sounds in a fun and educational way! Hosted by Joanna Kellam. Tickets for this concert will be made available as of July 4 at 10 am via our website, by phone, or in-person at the RCM Weston Family Box Office.
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Academy Noon Concert 1
Free noon-hour concerts featuring Chamber Music Institute Fellows at Heliconian Hall. Mozart: Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478 Kyung Ah Oh, Molly Wise, Dale Jeong, Jonathan Mak Smetana: Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 15 Isabella Egawa, Sara Scanlon, Joshua Wong Academy Noon Concerts are on a first-come, first-served basis. Online pre-booking will only be available for those aged 65 and over, and those with accessibility needs. Online pre-booking will be available as of 10 am on July 11…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Emily Jean Flack
Canadian singer-songwriter Emily Jean Flack joins us for a performance of part contemporary folk, part Celtic pop, with just a dash of jazz sensibility. Shuffle Hour concerts are on a first-come, first-served basis.
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Zuleykha
Journey back to historical times with Zuleykha, a new opera from Loose Tea Music Theatre by composer Afarin Mansouri. This opera upends the traditional narrative of Potiphar’s wife as a sinner and seducer of the Prophet Joseph, exploring instead a story of how she had to overcome a male dominant society to discover her true inner voice. Sung in the Farsi language and featuring traditional Eastern music within the European operatic tradition. Afarin Mansouri, composer and librettist Alaina Viau, dramaturg, producer,…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Academy Noon Concert 2
Free noon-hour concerts featuring Chamber Music Institute Fellows at Heliconian Hall. Dvorák: String Quintet No. 3, Op. 97 Jeremy Lap Hei Hao, David Baik, Syara Robert, Kyungrok Grace Moon, Solina Lee Academy Noon Concerts are on a first-come, first-served basis. Online pre-booking will only be available for those aged 65 and over, and those with accessibility needs. Online pre-booking will be available as of 10 am on July 11 on this page. Tickets are limited.
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | The Taylor Academy 1
A showcase featuring Evan Pyne, Ellen Annor-Adjei, and Dayou Kim of the Taylor Academy. Shuffle Hour concerts are on a first-come, first-served basis.
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Dover Quartet
Praised for their “expert musicianship, razor-sharp ensemble, deep musical feeling and palpable commitment to communication” (Chicago Tribune), the Dover Quartet makes a triumphant return to Toronto in the beautiful Koerner Hall. Dover Quartet Joel Link, violin Bryan Lee, violin Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola Camden Shaw, cello Haydn: Quartet in D Major, Op. 64, No. 5 “Lark” Mozart: Quartet in C Major, K. 465, “Dissonance” Intermission Ravel: Quartet in F Major $20–82
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Academy Noon Concert 3
Free noon-hour concerts featuring Chamber Music Institute Fellows at Heliconian Hall. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 Jessy Je Young Kim, Hannah Corbett, Serena Hsu, David Liam Roberts Academy Noon Concerts are on a first-come, first-served basis. Online pre-booking will only be available for those aged 65 and over, and those with accessibility needs. Online pre-booking will be available as of 10 am on July 11 on this page. Tickets are limited.
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Masterclass With Benjamin Appl
Featuring Art of Song Fellows.
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | The Von Meck Letters
Tchaikovsky and Debussy both benefitted from the personal attention and financial support of the same extraordinary woman: Nadezhda von Meck. For thirteen years, they poured their intimate thoughts on music and life into their correspondence, creating an extraordinary legacy of thoughts and feeling. In this unique program, Kathleen Kajioka will read from von Meck’s letters to both composers, offering unique insights into their relationships. John Novacek, piano Jonathan Crow, violin Emmanuelle Beaulieu Bergeron, cello Kathleen Kajioka, host and narration Claude…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Sweet Sorrows: Walton, Schubert, And Berg
ReGeneration concerts feature our TSM Academy Fellows—the rising stars of classical chamber music and Art Song—performing on stage with their Mentors, the top pedagogues and performers of today. Walton: Piano Quartet in D minor Jessy Je Young Kim, Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt*, Solina Lee, Joshua Wong Songs by Schubert, Walton, Fanny Hensel, Amy Beach, and Berg Teryn Kuzma, Christina Thanisch-Smith, Érico Freire Bezerra, Rebecca Klassen-Wiebe Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden” Kyung Ah Oh,…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Songs Of The Sublime: Alma, Clara, And The Romantics
ReGeneration concerts feature our TSM Academy Fellows—the rising stars of classical chamber music and Art Song—performing on stage with their Mentors, the top pedagogues and performers of today. Songs by Schubert, Alma Mahler, Clara & Robert Schumann, Wolf, Fauré, Ravel, and Finzi Alexandra Bass, Joeavian Rivera, Sarah Rauch, Christian Masucci-Facchini, Érico Freire Bezerra, Maeve Berry, Rebecca Klassen-Wiebe, Yolanda Tapia Schubert: Piano Trio in B-flat Major, D. 898 Joel Link*, David Liam Roberts, Jonathan Mak
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | A Study Of The Masters: Mozart, Schumann, And Mahler
ReGeneration concerts feature our TSM Academy Fellows—the rising stars of classical chamber music and Art Song—performing on stage with their Mentors, the top pedagogues and performers of today. Mozart: String Quintet No. 6 in E-flat Major, K. 614 Jeremy Lap Hei Hao, Bryan Lee*, Syara Robert, Kyungrok Grace Moon, Sara Scanlon Songs by Beethoven, Schubert, Mahler, Korngold, Berg, and Schumann Camila Montefusco, Evan Lindberg, Yolanda Tapia, Maeve Berry Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44 Isabella Egawa, Hannah Corbett, Molly…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Kleztory
Airat Ichmouratov (Leader), clarinet, bass clarinet and duclar Elvira Misbakhova, violin and viola Mark Peetsma, double-bass Mélanie Bergeron, accordion Raphaël D’Amour, guitar David Ryshpan, piano Kleztory embodies, with passion and virtuosity, the music originating from Eastern European shtetlech—small Eastern European villages or ghettos in Yiddish. Like the music they perform with brio, Kleztory is a rich mosaic of cultures and musical orientations (Russian, Québécois, Canadian), with different training (conservatory, self-taught) and diverse musical sensibilities (classical, contemporary, jazz, blues, traditional, country, and folk). Their uplifting shows, peppered…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Masterclass With Ariana Kim
Featuring Chamber Music Institute Fellows.
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Jennifer Koh
Join virtuoso violinist Jennifer Koh for an exhilarating, inspirational program of music. Shuffle Hour concerts are on a first-come, first-served basis.
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Tony Yike Yang
Chinese-Canadian pianist Tony Yike Yang is emerging as one of the foremost pianists of his generation. He makes his TSM debut in a monumental solo recital of Chopin, Liszt, Prokofiev, and more. Tony Yike Yang, piano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330 Maurice Ravel: Sonatine Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14 Franz Liszt: Ballade No. 2 in B minor, S. 171 Frédéric Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47 Frédéric…
Find out more »Toronto Concert Orchestra | Symphony in the City – Quartetto Gelato + TCO
Take relief from the hot summer with Quartetto Gelato! TCO’s musicians take the stage alongside Canada’s preeminent classical crossover ensemble Quartetto Gelato, who have been delighting audiences since 1994. The seasoned TCO audience may recognize Quartetto Gelato’s oboist Colin Maier from many of our orchestra concerts! We bring you a specially curated collaborative program created for our TCO audience. Enjoy an evening out on the lake, Dinner and VIP packages available. Free Parking. Tickets $30–50.
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Kids Concert With Millan And Faye
Opera comedienne Kyra Millan and her musical partner Tina Faye invite audiences into the world of opera through a brilliantly funny concert full of operatic favourites and well-known classical tunes. Tickets for this concert will be made available as of July 11 at 10 am via our website, by phone, or in-person at the RCM Weston Family Box Office.
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Han Chen
Pianist and composer Han Chen presents a program featuring works by Beethoven, Ligeti, and Liszt. Shuffle Hour concerts are on a first-come, first-served basis.
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Aisslinn Nosky
Aisslinn Nosky, who enthralls audiences around the world with her striking interpretations and impeccable technique, is joined in a concert of Baroque gems by harpsichordist Christopher Bagan. Aisslinn Nosky, violin Christopher Bagan, harpsichord. Cullen O’Neal, cello Handel: Violin Sonata in D Major, HWV 371 Vivaldi: Violin Sonata Op. 2, No. 3 Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace-Royer: La Marche des Scythes Telemann: Fantasia No. 7 in E-flat Major, TWV 40:20 Schmelzer: Sonata Quarta in D Major J.S. Bach: Violin Sonata in G Major, BWV 1021 Elisabeth Jacquet de…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Echo Chamber Toronto: Poetry In Motion
Echo Chamber Toronto is a performance series that intertwines contemporary dance with live chamber music. This concert explores the relationship of music and poetry with a program featuring Vaughan Williams’ evocative The Lark Ascending and Schönberg’s exquisite masterpiece Verklärte Nacht. The poetry on which these works are based have prevalent elements of movement, lending themselves beautifully to dance. Echo Chamber Toronto Aaron Schwebel, violin Sheila Jaffé, violin Keith Hamm, viola Rémi Pelletier, viola Leana Rutt, cello Julie Hereish, cello Philip Chiu, piano Anisa…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Brahms’ Muse
Just months after deciding that he wasn’t going to be composing any more music, an encounter with clarinetist Richard Mühlfeld rekindled Brahms’ creative muse. All the wisdom garnered during a long, glorious career of composing radiates from these two late Brahms quintet masterworks. James Campbell, clarinet Ariana Kim, violin Jennifer Koh, violin Rémi Pelletier, viola Jennifer Stumm, viola Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, cello Johannes Brahms: String Quintet in G Major, Op.111 Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op.115 $20–56
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | The Sorrows Of Young Werther: Mozart & Brahms
ReGeneration concerts feature our TSM Academy Fellows—the rising stars of classical chamber music—performing on stage with their Mentors, the top pedagogues and performers of today. Mozart: Divertimento in E-flat Major, K. 563 Kyung Ah Oh, Jennifer Stumm*, Dale Jeong Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60 Jessy Je Young Kim, Rémi Pelletier*, Sara Scanlon, Jonathan Mak
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | The Eye Of The Storm: Mozart & Shostakovich
ReGeneration concerts feature our TSM Academy Fellows—the rising stars of classical chamber music—performing on stage with their Mentors, the top pedagogues and performers of today. Mozart: String Quartet No. 15, K. 421 Hannah Corbett, Isabella Egawa, Syara Robert, Sæunn Thorsteindóttir* Mozart: String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K. 516 Jennifer Koh*, David Baik, Kyungrok Grace Moon, Serena Hsu, David Liam Roberts Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57 Jeremy Lap Hei Hao, Ariana Kim*, Molly Wise, Solina Lee,…
Find out more »Toronto Concert Orchestra | Symphony in the City – Anonymous Lovers
Featuring the overture to the opera “L’Amant Anonyme,” or “The Anonymous Lover,” by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. Born in 1745, the mixed-race Bologne was praised as one of the most accomplished men of his day. Mozart, his contemporary, was reportedly jealous of Bologne’s success! We round out the program with Mozart’s Symphony No 29, the finale of his final “Turkish” violin concerto, and Bologne’s Symphonie Concertante Op. 13 for two solo violins. Enjoy an evening out on the lake,…
Find out more »August 2022
Toronto Concert Orchestra | Symphony in the City – La Vie en Rose
TCO’s longtime collaborator Pandora Topp brings her Edith Piaf magic! After two years of bringing us joy with smaller ensembles, Pandora sings with the full and lush Grand Salon Orchestra, TCO’s dance orchestra incarnation. Pandora IS Piaf! Enjoy an evening out on the lake, Dinner and VIP packages available. Free Parking. Tickets: $30–50
Find out more »Toronto Concert Orchestra | Symphony in the City – The Black Fish Project
Inspired by a well-known Persian children’s book, “The Little Black Fish,” the Black Fish Project retells the story of its protagonist, a little black fish who leaves his pond to explore the world beyond, through the lens of the composer, Keyan Emami. The music of The Black Fish Project reflects the diverse influences that have shaped Emami’s compositional language, including Persian folk, pop, ritual and military music, jazz, progressive rock, Arabic maqam, traditional Persian modal music, and contemporary classical music.…
Find out more »Toronto Concert Orchestra | Symphony in the City – Gatsby
AlyssaDimarco, vocalist. A nod to our venue, Palais Royale, which was the most important music venue to let loose and have fun in the glory days of big band! Come in your flapper best and let vocalist Alyssa Dimarco and TCO’s Grand Salon Orchestra show you we’ve got the world on a string. Enjoy an evening out on the lake, Dinner and VIP packages available. Free Parking. Tickets $30–80
Find out more »Toronto Concert Orchestra | Symphony in the City – From The New World
Bradley Thachuk, Guest Conductor We present Dvorak’s celebrated 9th Symphony “From the New World” as tribute to our late founder Maestro Kerry Stratton. This idea of music from the new world lends itself well to our current situation of TCO being in a new world post-pandemic and with new leadership. Come hear the saturations of Americana that Dvorak worked into his final symphony! We couple this epic symphony with Risico, a bond-inspired composition by our Composer-in-Residence Samuel Bisson. Enjoy an evening…
Find out more »September 2022
The Royal Conservatory | Mandle Philharmonic presents: Ode to Joy Beethoven’s Symphony 9
Mandle Philharmonic presents Ode to Joy, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony "Choral," with an orchestra and choir totalling almost 150 performers on stage. Beethoven’s 9th is often regarded as the greatest symphony ever composed: the summit of his achievements, a masterful musical celebration of the human race, and a massive work that makes all who hear it feel better about life.
Find out more »The Royal Conservatory | Canadian Chinese Society for the Arts presents Winter Waltz Concert
The Canadian Chinese Society for the Arts Symphony Orchestra is delighted to return to the Toronto stage after a spectacular appearance in Beijing, performing at the invitation of the Chinese government in the “Meet in Beijing International Festival.”
Find out more »Opera Sustenida | Il trovatore
Opera Sustenida is delighted to present their first LIVE opera with a hybrid multimedia-enhanced production of Verdi’s celebrated Il trovatore! Featuring Canadian artists Stephanie DeCiantis, Monica Zerbe, Hassan Anami, Andrew Tees, and Dylan Wright, with Tonatiuh Abrego and Daniella Theresia in supporting roles. With performances from both live and virtual community chorus members from across Canada. Music Direction by Suzanne Yeo. Stage Direction by Stephanie DeCiantis. Ivan Jovanovic, Pianist. Three Live Performances in Toronto this September! 2:30pm on Sunday, September 18 at The Heliconian Hall 7pm on Saturday, September 24 at Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery,…
Find out more »The Royal Conservatory | Soundstreams presents: Choral Splendour
Legendary Estonian Conductor Tõnu Kaljuste returns to Toronto to conduct Pärt's masterpiece Stabat Mater, combined with the world premiere of LEX by Paul Frehner. Also featuring the world premiere of the film Zipangu, directed by Michael Greyeyes.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Gimeno Conducts Chopin & Scheherazade
Lose yourself in the magical world of 1,001 Nights when Music Director Gustavo Gimeno leads Rimsky-Korsakov’s bewitching Scheherazade—one of classical music’s most dramatic, exciting, and popular works!
Find out more »Tafelmusik | Handel’s London
Picture a vibrant city humming with creative spirit, attracting artists who exchange diverse ideas and perspectives. Though it sounds like present day New York or Toronto, this is 18th-century London—the inspiration for our opening concert of the season.
Find out more »Opera Sustenida | Il trovatore
Opera Sustenida is delighted to present their first LIVE opera with a hybrid multimedia-enhanced production of Verdi’s celebrated Il trovatore! Featuring Canadian artists Stephanie DeCiantis, Monica Zerbe, Hassan Anami, Andrew Tees, and Dylan Wright, with Tonatiuh Abrego and Daniella Theresia in supporting roles. With performances from both live and virtual community chorus members from across Canada. Music Direction by Suzanne Yeo. Stage Direction by Stephanie DeCiantis. Ivan Jovanovic, Pianist. Three Live Performances in Toronto this September! 2:30pm on Sunday, September 18 at The Heliconian Hall 7pm on Saturday, September 24 at Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery,…
Find out more »The Royal Conservatory | John O’Conor
“A pianist of unbounding sensitivity” (Gramophone), John O’Conor performs the final three piano sonatas by Beethoven, considered the pinnacle of his works.
Find out more »Opera Sustenida | Il trovatore
Opera Sustenida is delighted to present their first LIVE opera with a hybrid multimedia-enhanced production of Verdi’s celebrated Il trovatore! Featuring Canadian artists Stephanie DeCiantis, Monica Zerbe, Hassan Anami, Andrew Tees, and Dylan Wright, with Tonatiuh Abrego and Daniella Theresia in supporting roles. With performances from both live and virtual community chorus members from across Canada. Music Direction by Suzanne Yeo. Stage Direction by Stephanie DeCiantis. Ivan Jovanovic, Pianist. Three Live Performances in Toronto this September! 2:30pm on Sunday, September 18 at The Heliconian Hall 7pm on Saturday, September 24 at Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery,…
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony
"I gave everything to it I was able to give,” declared Camille Saint-Saëns of his Third Symphony. “What I have here accomplished, I will never achieve again.” Conductor Gemma New and the Toronto Symphony pull out all the stops in a performance of this dramatic, late-Romantic masterwork, featuring the sonic splendour of Roy Thomson Hall’s magnificent pipe organ.
Find out more »The Royal Conservatory | Commemorate Truth & Reconciliation: Tomson Highway, Rebecca Cuddy, Sarain Fox, and more
The Royal Conservatory starts the new Koerner Hall concert season by honouring the lives and knowledge of Indigenous people.
Find out more »October 2022
The Royal Conservatory | The Pilgrim’s Way – Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Centered on Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles, this concert explores the narrative of displacement, identity, and individual life's journeys. Talbot’s masterwork for a cappella voices is a musical pilgrimage describing the journey on the Camino de Santiago.
Find out more »North York Concert Orchestra | Liszt & Mendelssohn
Franz Liszt – Les préludes Felix Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto Jules Massenet – Méditation from Thaïs Rafael Luz Conductor Aaron Schwebel Violin
Find out more »The Royal Conservatory | Emerson String Quartet: Farewell
“No objective, scientific tool exists to measure musical greatness, but many critics and audiences have concurred for several decades that the New York-based Emerson String Quartet is the finest such ensemble in the world. To back up that assessment, one need look no further than the group’s myriad honors, which include nine Grammy Awards and three Gramophone Awards as well as the Avery Fisher Prize and Musical America’s Ensemble of the Year award.” (Chicago Sun-Times) “The Emerson String Quartet, which…
Find out more »The Women’s Musical Club of Toronto | Michael Bridge, accordion
Celebrating the 2021 Career Development Award Winner, Michael Bridge, accordion
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Star Wars: The Force Awakens – In Concert
In Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a scavenger (Daisy Ridley) and a renegade stormtrooper (John Boyega) enlist the help of legendary smugglers/freedom fighters Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Chewbacca to transport a droid carrying information regarding the whereabouts of long lost Jedi Master Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) to General Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher) of the Resistance before it falls into the hands of Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and the First Order.
Find out more »Against The Grain Theatre | Opera Pub
AtG’s Opera Pubs are improvised, wild nights that offer up your favourite operatic arias and ensembles, performed by both established and emerging opera talent.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | The Flying Dutchman – Richard Wagner
In a fishing village, a young woman named Senta has become infatuated with the story of the Flying Dutchman, a sea captain condemned to sail for eternity. Legend has it that he has been cursed, and can only step ashore once every seven years—unless he finds true love.
Find out more »The Royal Conservatory | Joshua Weilerstein conducts the Royal Conservatory Orchestra
“A Born Communicator” (Le Temps), Joshua Weilerstein is the Artistic Director of the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne and enjoys a flourishing guest conducting career. He has been praised for “intense, eloquently moving, and spectacularly knife-edge” performances.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T presents: Lorand Fenyves Distinguished Visitors
A program of stunning duets for cello and piano from Fauré, Hahn, Brahms, Schumann, and Adès.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Bronfman Plays Beethoven
The astounding Yefim Bronfman takes on one of the greatest masterpieces ever composed in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3, which opens with stormy intensity, then gives way to breathtaking beauty and playful high spirits.
Find out more »The Royal Conservatory | Hilario Durán and David Virelles
Two great pianists on two pianos perform original compositions and works by other seminal Latin jazz composers.
Cuban-born Hilario Durán began working as a professional musician in Cuba’s Los Papa Cun-Cun Ensemble and in a variety of musical formats, and later was Chucho Valdés’s chosen successor in Cuba’s most modern big band, Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna.
Music Toronto | Pacifica Quartet
Nicholas Van Kuijk and his partner are expecting, so the Quatuor Van Kuijk is not travelling in October. We are pleased that the Pacifica Quartet agreed to accept the date.
Find out more »The Royal Conservatory | Marc-André Hamelin
“A performer of near-superhuman technical prowess” (The New York Times), pianist Marc André Hamelin is known worldwide for his unrivaled blend of consummate musicianship and brilliant technique in the great works of the established repertoire, as well as for his intrepid exploration of the rarities of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Carmen – Bizet
The fiercely independent Carmen becomes ensnared in a high-stakes game among garrison soldiers, smugglers, and a superstar bullfighter in Bizet’s blockbuster opera.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | The Psalms Project: Mike Janzen with String Orchestra
Composer and pianist Mike Janzen will be joined by a stellar band as well as a chamber string orchestra to perform pieces from The Psalms Project, including debut songs from the brand new third volume.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T presents: Wind Ensemble
Jeffrey Reynolds, conductor Cait Nishimura: Fanfare (world premiere, commissioned by the University of Toronto Wind Ensemble) Jodie Blackshaw: Peace Dancer Nancy Galbraith: Danza de los Duendes Prokhor Protasov: Inside the Clock (Graduate Composer in Residence) Yo Goto: Songs for Wind Ensemble (Conducted by Pratik Gandhi) Charles Gounod: Petite Symphony Percy Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy
Find out more »The Elora Singers | Considering Matthew Shepard
This moving oratorio by Craig Hella Johnson serves as both an account of and reflection on the hatred that ended Matthew Shepard’s life.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T presents: Wind Symphony – Globetrotter
The University of Toronto Wind Symphony presents music from around the world, including works by Jan van der Roost, Satoshi Yagisawa, and Faculty of Music alumna Cait Nishimura.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | An Evening with Jan Lisiecki and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Juno Award winner, UNESCO Ambassador, and alumnus of The Royal Conservatory’s Glenn Gould School, Jan Lisiecki is “perhaps the most 'complete' pianist of his age" (BBC Music Magazine). "Pristine, lyrical and intelligent." (The New York Times)
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | Amici Chamber Ensemble presents Flute Enchantee
The best chamber music for flute! A French program featuring flute sensation Marina Piccinini, violinist Erika Raum, violinist Katya Poplyansky, harpist Heidi Elise Bearcroft and violist Ryan Davis, performing Jolivet, Debussy, Connesson, Milhaud and Ravel.
Find out more »Mirvish | Singin’ in the Rain
A smash-hit at Chichester Festival Theatre and in the West End, Jonathan Church’s critically acclaimed production of Singin’ in the Rain is back to make a splash in 2022.
Find out more »Mirvish | The Shark is broken
Martha’s Vineyard, 1974: shooting on ‘Jaws’ has stalled. The film’s lead actors – Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss – are stuck on a boat, at the mercy of foul weather and a faulty mechanical co-star. Awash with alcohol and ambition, three hammered sharks start to bare their teeth…
Find out more »Opera Atelier | Dido and Aeneas
Opera Atelier’s iconic production of Dido and Aeneas returns to Toronto’s most beautiful opera house - the Elgin Theatre. Henry Purcell’s perfect masterpiece is drenched in longing as Dido’s obsession with the Trojan prince Aeneas plays out against a backdrop of relentless fate and magic.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Yuja Wang + Gimeno Conducts Bruckner
Extraordinary piano superstar Yuja Wang—renowned across the globe for her charismatic artistry, captivating stage presence, and superhuman virtuosity—dazzles in the Canadian Première of Magnus Lindberg’s Piano Concerto No. 3. Bruckner elevated symphonies to an epic, cosmic scale never before imagined, and his sweeping Fourth Symphony takes listeners on an adventure through the gleaming and heroic world of medieval romance.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T presents: University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra
PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet: Suites Nos. 1 & 2 (excerpts)
STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier: Suite
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.
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