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February 2022
Royal Conservatory | A Tribute to Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul featuring Damien Sneed with special guest Valerie Simpson
Aretha Franklin truly earned her title “The Queen of Soul.” Damien Sneed toured with Franklin, and tonight he and legendary singer Valerie Simpson, of Ashford and Simpson fame, pay homage with fresh renditions of her most cherished hits, including “Respect,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “Until You Come Back To Me,” “Daydreaming,” “Freeway,” “Natural Woman,” and others.
Find out more »TSO | Beethoven’s Fourth
Acclaimed Chinese-American conductor Xian Zhang leads Principal Flute Kelly Zimba Lukić in Danish composer Carl Nielsen’s masterful showcase for the instrument’s many shades and a shining example of one of the most distinct and remarkable voices in turn-of-the-20th-century music. Nokuthula Ngwenyama’s Primal Message considers how humankind communicates what really matters, using the first message sent into space as a point of departure. Boundless energy exudes from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4. Xian Zhang, conductor Kelly Zimba Lukić, flute Nokuthula Ngwenyama: Primal…
Find out more »Elixir Baroque Ensemble | 2022 Elixir Mixer
This concert is structured to celebrate our musical friendships. We begin with one musician performing alone, followed by a duet, a trio, and concertos for multiple instruments, as we slowly add more performers to the stage. Program to include Giovanni Antonio Guido's Winter from his Four Seasons, Vivaldi's concerto for 4 violins in D major, Telemann's viola concerto, and music by Mondonville and more! With special guests Julia Wedman, Patricia Ahern, Elizabeth Loewen Andrews, and Sebastian Ostertag Elixir Ensemble is:…
Find out more »March 2022
Toronto Symphony | Final Fantasy VII Remake Orchestra World Tour
The FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Orchestra World Tour, presented by AWR Music Productions, is an electrifying new concert based entirely on the highly anticipated and groundbreaking game from SQUARE ENIX. Experience all new symphonic arrangements based on composer Nobuo Uematsu’s beloved FINAL FANTASY VII music, performed by an orchestra and chorus of over 100 musicians, led by GRAMMY® Award-winning conductor Arnie Roth, with stunning, high-definition video scenes from the new game created exclusively for this concert by SQUARE ENIX.
Find out more »The National Ballet Of Canada | A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams received the Pulitzer Prize in 1948 for his gritty Broadway play, A Streetcar Named Desire. Richly characterized and simmering with violence, the story follows the demise of Blanche DuBois, a southern belle transplanted in a hostile, impoverished landscape she cannot accept. John Neumeier, the brilliant Director and Chief Choreographer of The Hamburg Ballet, created a striking adaptation of Streetcar for ballet in 1983, forgoing chronology to delve deep inside the mind of the play’s tortured heroine.
Find out more »Music in the Afternoon | Andrew Haji
Before the doors of concert halls and opera houses were closed by the pandemic, this young Canadian had a full calendar of opera, oratorio, and recital appearances for 2020/21. Program | Songs by Franz Liszt, Britten, and Francesco Santoliquido
Find out more »Toronto Symphony | The Princess Bride
Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles—what more could you wish for! Experience one of the most beloved films of all time as never before, with the Orchestra performing Mark Knopfler’s unforgettable score live to picture! Missing this cinematic concert experience would be INCONCEIVABLE!
Find out more »Sinfonia Toronto | Chopin & Dvorak
Chopin & Dvorak SINFONIA TORONTO NURHAN ARMAN Conductor KEVIN AHFAT Pianist New Lands - Let's travel together in beautiful music by composers far from home - Chopin's Polish-tinged Piano Concerto, Montreal composer Vania Angelova's miniatures with Bulgarian folk flavour, and a great work the Czech Dvorak began writing in North America. Program CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2 VANIA ANGELOVA Polyphonic Miniatures world premiere DVORAK Sinfonia Op. 105a (String Quartet No. 14) Virtual concert ticket: $15 BUY VIRTUAL TICKET Tickets for…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Jeremy Denk with Les Violons du Roy
Led by the charismatic MacArthur ‘genius’ award-winning pianist Jeremy Denk, Quebec’s Les Violins de Roy perform Renaissance and Baroque works culminating with J.S. Bach’s Keyboard Concerti in E Major and D Minor. “Is Les Violons du Roy perhaps the best early-music ensemble in North America? Check.” (The Washington Post) “Mr. Denk is a pianist you want to hear no matter what he performs, in whatever combination – both for his penetrating intellectual engagement with the music and for the generosity…
Find out more »The Music Gallery | Beverley Johnston – Finding HER Voice
A celebration of International Women’s Day with percussionist Beverley Johnston. ‘Finding HER Voice’ A celebration on International Women’s Day with Canadian percussionist Beverley Johnston featuring works by Alice Ping Yee Ho, Holly Winter, Christos Hatzis, Norbert Palej and Frederic Rzewski. All the works are based on iconic or historic female figures including Baba Yaga, Mother Earth, Eris, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Yoko Ono. The fusion of live percussion and audio playback will be complemented with slide projections and video. A percussive…
Find out more »National Ballet of Canada | Mixed Winter Program
Elite Syncopations Overview Sir Kenneth MacMillan created Elite Syncopations for The Royal Ballet in 1974 during his tenure there as Artistic Director. The score features ragtime favourites by Scott Joplin and other composers of the era, played onstage by musicians participating in the dancehall scene. The choreography is flirtatious with an air of spontaneity and carries the influence of social dances of the 1920s. Skyward by Alysa Pires Overview Skyward is an uplifting new work from Choreographic Associate Alysa Pires, her first main…
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Fantasma
WORLD PREMIERE Recommended for young adults (12-18 years old) While visiting a boisterous, old-fashioned carnival, best friends Léa and Ivy stumble upon a dark secret. Their ghostly discovery makes them confront an age-old dilemma: when faced with another person’s suffering, do you turn away, or try to help? This new opera, by former COC Composer-in-Residence Ian Cusson with libretto by acclaimed playwright Colleen Murphy, explores themes of death, violence, compassion and the courage to insist on being heard. Former COC Director/Dramaturg-in-Residence Julie McIsaac joins the…
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Screen to Stage: Appalachian Spring & More
Marking two years since the stage first went dark in response to COVID-19, the TSO presents live performances of works that were shared digitally with our audiences during the early days of the pandemic, including Aaron Copland’s iconic Appalachian Spring, which culminates in a stirring rhapsody on the Shaker hymn “Simple Gifts”. TSO Concertmaster Jonathan Crow shines in Beethoven’s graceful Violin Romance No. 2. Led by conductor Ryan Bancroft in his TSO début, this restorative program also features Mozart’s well-known Symphony No.…
Find out more »Tapestry Opera | Songbook XI
The fantastic baritone Jorell Williams ( called “magnificent” by the New York Times) headlines this concert, alongside pianist and Women in Musical Leadership Conductor Jennifer Tung. The pair are joined by up-and-coming opera stars of tomorrow, who perform selected pieces from Tapestry’s beautiful back catalogue.
Find out more »New Music Concerts | Difficult Grace: Seth Parker Woods in Concert
Evocative, theatrical and genre-bending, DIFFICULT GRACE is Seth Parker Woods’s multimedia solo concert featuring a vivid sonic journey and artworks that draws inspiration from The Great Migration, historic events from the Chicago Defender, acts of translation, and commentaries on the human condition. Seth Parker Woods —Cello
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | 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! Free tickets will be available starting at 10am on Friday, March 4, 2022.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | SongBird North
Top Canadian songwriters come together with host Blair Packham to perform their music and tell us about the inspiration, the songwriting process, and the stories behind the songs. Presented in partnership with the Songwriters Association of Canada (S.A.C.)
Find out more »Mirvish Productions | Come From Away [Cancelled]
Come From Away is the smash-hit musical that has taken the world by storm, with continuing sold-out, record-breaking engagements on Broadway, in London’s West End, Melbourne, and on tour across North America. This joyous musical shares the incredible real-life story of the 7,000 airplane passengers from all over the world who were grounded in Gander, Newfoundland in the wake of 9/11, and the small community that invited these ‘come from aways’ into their lives. Written by Tony®-nominated Canadians Irene Sankoff and…
Find out more »The Glenn Gould School | Spring Opera 2022: George Frideric Handel’s Rinaldo
One of George Frideric Handel’s most celebrated operas, Rinaldo, is a story of love, war, and redemption, set at the time of the First Crusade in a magical world inhabited by kings, furies, dragons, and magicians. This masterpiece of Baroque opera will be conducted by Ivars Taurins and directed by Tom Diamond. Synopsis: Goffredo, the Captain General of the Christian army, is leading his men in attacking Jerusalem. He has also promised the hand of his daughter, Almirena, to the Christian hero, Rinaldo. Argante, the Saracen…
Find out more »Tafelmusik | Haydn & Friends
Elisa Citterio & Patricia Ahern violin Brandon Chui viola Keiran Campbell violoncello Pippa Macmillan double bass Dominic Teresi bassoon PROGRAM Joseph Haydn Trio in G Major, op. 53, no. 1 Jean-Baptiste Bréval Trio in D Major, op. 39, no. 2 Franz Danzi Bassoon Quartet in D Minor, op. 40, no. 2 Luigi Boccherini Quintet in D Major, op. 39, no. 3
Find out more »National Ballet of Canada | The Sleeping Beauty
Rudolf Nureyev put The National Ballet of Canada on the map when he staged his own version of The Sleeping Beauty for the company in 1972. Showy and opulent, it set off an unprecedented period of international touring and acclaim for the young company and its dancers and it remains a jewel in the National Ballet repertoire today. Full of dazzling variations and set to Tchaikovsky’s unforgettable score, The Sleeping Beauty is a ballet lover’s dream
Find out more »Mightier Productions | The Lion Heart
In a tale from the age of legend, the most chivalrous king of the middle-ages – king Richard I the Lion Heart – has been captured by the vengeful Duke Leopold of Austria, and imprisoned in the foreboding castle Dürnstein where he must compete in feats of strength with the Oafish Walo, resist the affections of the fair Mirella, and survive a lion-hearted challenge. Can he endure long enough to be found by his loyal bard? The show is…
Find out more »Westben | Caitlin Wood (Online)
Canada’s vibrant soprano & Brian Finley share favourites from Mozart & Puccini, ‘Till There was You’ (The Music Man) and Deliah’s “Song of Songs” from Brian’s musical SAMSON.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | ARC Ensemble
Comprised of the senior faculty of The Royal Conservatory's Glenn Gould School, the ARC Ensemble (Artists of The Royal Conservatory) is among Canada's most distinguished cultural ambassadors. Performing a wide range of music, with focus that remains the research and recovery of musical works suppressed and marginalized under the 20th century's repressive regimes, the three-time Grammy nominated ensemble celebrates their 20th anniversary season. Program: Verdina Shlonsky: Hora, for violin and piano Paul Ben-Haim: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, op. 31a Franz Crzellitzer:…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Galilee Chamber Orchestra, Saleem Abboud Ashkar, and Jon Kimura Parker
Conducted by Saleem Abboud Ashkar, the 35-musician Galilee Chamber Orchestra broke ground as the first professional orchestra in Israel comprised of equal Jewish and Palestinian members. Ashkar came to prominence as a soloist with Daniel Barenboim’s West East Divan Orchestra. This concert marks their first appearance in Canada. Known for his passionate artistry and engaging stage presence,Canadian pianist (and RCM alum) Jon Kimura Parker is “insightful, energetic” (The New York Times), with “absolutely top-notch music-making, as fine as one could ever expect…
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Saraste + Sibelius
Experience the power and grandeur of Sibelius’s monumental Fifth Symphony, under the baton of eminent Finnish conductor and former TSO Music Director Jukka-Pekka Saraste. From soundscapes as vast and sweeping as the Finnish terrain and a soaring theme inspired by swans in flight, to one of the most unique and memorable finales ever written, this is an experience that will stay with you. A vibrant work by the TSO’s 2021/22 Spotlight Artist, Samy Moussa, opens this program of rich melodies…
Find out more »Music Toronto | Esmé Quartet
March 24th brings the Toronto debut of the Esmé Quartet, four young women from Korea who are building an enviable reputation for depth and maturity both stylistically and musically. Special guest composer Soo Yeon Lyuh joins them for her Yessori, A Fantasia for Haegeum. How will this Korean 2- stringed instrument fit with Debussy and Beethoven? Just fine.
Find out more »Music at St. Andrew’s | Friday Noontime Recital
Natalya Gennadi, soprano and Stéphane Mayer, piano. will be poerforming Ukrainian art songs and opera arias. In-person recitals return on April 1, 2022, so this event will be online only.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Brubeck Brothers Quartet Celebrate Dave Brubeck
Celebrate the life and music of Dave Brubeck with his sons, bassist Chris, drummer Dan, and cellist Matt, plus saxophonist Bobby Militello, who performed and recorded with Brubeck from the 1970s. This multimedia show with stories, video, and music performed by the Brubeck Brothers Quartet takes us on a journey along the timeline of Brubeck’s extraordinary life and career.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Joey Alexander Quartet and Selçuk Suna Quartet
This concert was originally scheduled for Saturday, May 8, 2021. Jazz From Around the World: Indonesia and Turkey Jazz pianist, Joey Alexander, became the first Indonesian musician to chart on Billboard 200 with his album, My Favorite Things, released when he was 11 years old – in 2015. He is one of the youngest musicians ever nominated for a Grammy Award in a jazz category.
Find out more »VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert | Florence: The Lady With the Lamp
The opera is based on the life of Florence Nightingale, a British nurse who was a transformative social reformer and statistician best known as the founder of modern nursing. Canadian Composer Timothy Sullivan and Librettist Anne McPherson present this towering figure during the turbulent times of the Crimean War, and the pestilence and poor public health conditions of the mid-19th century. Featuring Sandra Horst, Conductor Robert Cooper, Chorus Director Lauren Pearl Ryan Downey Danlie Rae Acebuque Katherine Lynn Barr Sebastien…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Mischa Maisky
The great Latvian cellist will perform Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suites No. 1, 3, and 5.
Find out more »Music Toronto | Benjamin Grosvenor
There’s no disputing the remarkable finish, control and sheer beauty characterising Benjamin Grosvenor’s pianism. Gramophone Born in 1992, Benjamin first came to prominence as the outstanding winner of the Keyboard Final of the 2004 BBC Young Musician Competition at eleven; he was invited to perform with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the First Night of the Proms in 2011 at nineteen. Also in 2011 Benjamin signed to Decca Classics. He was the inaugural recipient of The Ronnie and Lawrence Ackman Classical…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | The Glenn Gould School Chamber Competition Finals
Hear the talented ensembles of The Glenn Gould School compete for over $11,000 in prizes. Free tickets will be available starting at 10am on Wednesday, March 23, 2022.
Find out more »National Arts Centre Orchestra | Truth in Our Time
*WORLD PREMIERE: NAC Orchestra commission of Philip Glass on the theme of Truth In Our Time in tribute to Canadian journalist Peter Jennings. Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra and Music Director Alexander Shelley return to Toronto to explore the theme of “Truth in our Times” with the World Première of Philip Glass’s Symphony No. 13, his ode to freedom of the press, commissioned by the Orchestra as a tribute to Canadian-born journalist Peter Jennings. Works by Korngold and Shostakovich offer…
Find out more »Music in the Afternoon | Cameron Crozman & Philip Chiu
Cameron Crozman, cello; Philip Chiu, piano “Tapeo” This acclaimed chamber duo will bring us a musical tasting-menu of Spanish and Hispanic-American pieces, and a new WMCT commission by Allan Gordon Bell.
Find out more »April 2022
Toronto Symphony | Rachmaninoff’s Second
Samy Moussa: Fanfare pour Aix Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3, K. 216 Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 The always-impressive Karen Gomyo brings finesse to Mozart’s sweet and singing Violin Concerto No. 3. And acclaimed conductor Eun Sun Kim makes her TSO début leading the Orchestra in Rachmaninoff’s rapturous Symphony No. 2. A short chamber work by Spotlight Artist Samy Moussa and the overture to Mozart’s comic opera The Marriage of Figaro open the program.
Find out more »Sinfonia Toronto | Mozart Haydn Rival
Mozart Haydn Rival SINFONIA TORONTO NURHAN ARMAN Conductor DANIEL VNUKOWSKI Pianist MARC DJOKIC Violinist Soaring - Fly with us on the melodies of a radiant new violin concerto, one of Mozart's own favourite piano concertos and the glorious gliding lines of our Maestro's custom orchestration of Haydn's "Lark" quartet Program ROBERT RIVAL Violin Concerto MOZART Piano Concerto No. 12 world premiere HAYDN "The Lark" Virtual concert ticket: $15 BUY VIRTUAL TICKET Tickets for in-person attendance go on sale September 15.
Find out more »Tafelmusik | A Tafelmusik Tribute to Jeanne Lamon
A deeply personal musical homage to Jeanne Lamon, curated by her partner Christina Mahler and friend and colleague Alison Mackay. Narrated by one of Canada’s foremost stage actors, R.H. Thomson, and enriched with projected images, this multimedia program traces the trajectory of Jeanne’s inspiring life, including her youth in New York State, her student years in Boston and Amsterdam, her decades in Toronto, and her final chapter in Victoria. Jeanne’s outstanding leadership, passionate dedication to artist training, and commitment to…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Miles from India: A Celebration of the Music of Miles Davis
This concert was originally scheduled for October 3, 2020.Jazz From Around the World: India “The beauty of Miles from India is how the players from different cultures and backgrounds meet on Miles’ turf with their individual voices completely intact. Miles from India is not only an amazing celebration of the music of Miles Davis, it’s also a tribute to the way Miles and Teo Macero changed the way jazz music can be made.” (All Music Guide)
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Asitha Tennekoon [Cancelled]
Sri Lankan tenor Asitha Tennekoon, a graduate of The Royal Conservatory’s Glenn Gould School, has quickly established himself as one of Canada’s most impressive, versatile singing artists. He drew critical acclaim as Paul in Scottish Opera/Tapestry Opera’s Rocking Horse Winner, receiving the 2016 Dora Award for Best Male Performance. For his performance in the 2019 world premiere of Shanawdithit (Nolan/Burry) with Tapestry Opera, Ian Ritchie of Opera Going Toronto wrote: “Tennekoon’s savage depiction of vicious racist magistrate and merchant John Peyton is nothing less than harrowing.” In this performance,…
Find out more »Canada Ukraine Foundation For Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal | Anastasia Rizikov
Internationally acclaimed Canadian-Ukrainian pianist Anastasia Rizikov will be playing special fundraising concerts to Help Victims of War in Ukraine The program will feature music by Ukrainian composers: M. Lysenko, V. Kosenko, A. Kos-Anatolsky, and I. Shamo. These concerts are a part of the Worldwide Benefit Concerts for Ukraine Project. Donations will be appreciated and collected at the concerts. All the proceeds of the concerts will be transferred to Canada Ukraine Foundation For Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal
Find out more »Esprit Orchestra | Esprit Live 2022!: Act 1
Program Alexina Louie The Void River of Stars Christopher Goddard Piano Concerto Andrew Norman Sustain Christopher Goddard – piano Alex Pauk - conductor
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Ehnes Plays Beethoven
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor James Ehnes, violin Emilie LeBel: the sediments (World Première/TSO Commission) R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks) Beethoven: Violin Concerto The extraordinary James Ehnes—“a violinist in a class of his own” (The Times)—performs one of the supreme treasures of the repertoire, Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. Conductor Laureate Sir Andrew Davis describes Emilie LeBel’s work as “music that reflects her intelligence and audaciousness,” and he leads the World Première of her composition. And, rendered with…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Eve Egoyan
Eve Egoyan performs the world premieres of Works for Augmented and Acoustic Piano, which she created for a newly imagined instrument that delves into the space between what a piano can do and what Eve has always wished a piano could do. The core of these works is the live acoustic sound of the physical piano she is playing, but through the delicate intervention of technology, she tests (teases) the edges of the piano’s natural sound, ultimately pushing it beyond the familiar, through the impossible, and into the extraordinary.…
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Celebrate 100: Maestros’ Special Homecoming
Gustavo Gimeno, conductor / Peter Oundjian, conductor / Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor / Günther Herbig, conductor / Sir Andrew Davis, conductor Marion Newman, host Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture Delius: The Walk to the Paradise Garden Wagner: Overture to Tannhäuser Sibelius: “Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of the Island” from Lemminkäinen Suite Alexina Louie: The Ringing Earth Smetana: "Sárka" from Má vlast Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole Five esteemed conductors, one unforgettable night, a once-in-a-lifetime experience! Celebrate with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s former TSO music…
Find out more »Pax Christi Chorale | Considering Matthew Shepard
With Megan Miceli (soprano), Camille Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Vicki St. Pierre (mezzo-soprano), Alex Samaras (tenor/baritone), Phillip Addis (baritone) and a chamber ensemble featuring the Odin Quartet (Tanya Charles Iveniuk, violin, Alex Toskov, viola, Samuel Bison, cello), Brent Crawford (guitar), Kaye Royer (clarinet), Christina Faye (piano) and Naoko Tsujita, (percussion).
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Dianne Reeves
Five-time Grammy Award-winning vocalist Dianne Reeves’s timeless voice and enthralling performances have made her the “most admired jazz diva since the heyday of Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, and Billie Holiday” (The New York Times).
Find out more »VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert | Vanessa
SAMUEL BARBER: VANESSA An American opera focused on three generations of women, who confront society's intrusions into their secluded world. Vanessa is a high voltage drama of exquisite character detailing. Samuel Barber and Gian-Carlo Menotti explore the Gothic darkness of a Northern Land with the bright high romanticism of a new world order. Narmina Afandiyeva, Music Director and Pianist Robert Cooper, Chorus Director Featuring Marjorie Maltais Lauren Margison Scott Rumble
Find out more »Orchestra Toronto | Brahms And The Raums
On The Program: Elizabeth Raum: Concerto for Violin, with Erika Raum Johannes Brahms: Symphony No 1, op 68 A celebration of music, family, and community, featuring the “energetic individuality” of celebrated violinist Erika Raum, performing the concerto written for her by Orchestra Toronto’s composer-in-residence Elizabeth Raum. Brahms’ masterpiece Symphony No. 1 will bring the orchestra together for a resounding conclusion.
Find out more »Amici Chamber Ensemble | Schubert Octet
The inimitable musical poetry of Franz Schubert Described by Franz Liszt as “the most poetic musician who ever lived,” Schubert’s short but prolific career produced masterpieces characterized by rich harmonies and a seemingly endless gift for melody. Amici will present a range of works from the earliest of his musical compositions to the last, including one of his greatest masterworks, the monumental Octet in E flat Major, featuring the exceptional violinists Mayumi Seiler and Katya Poplyansky. All Franz Schubert program Sonatensatz…
Find out more »New Music Concerts | Imagined Sounds Curated by Keiko Devaux
Celebrated composer Keiko Devaux curates a concert of exciting new works to accompany her Azrieli Prize-winning work Arras. Each piece examines our relationship with musical memory. This concert also features the direction of Juliane Gallant in collaboration with Tapestry Opera’s Women in Musical Leadership Project. This concert is generously supported by the Azrieli Foundation. FEATURING: Keiko Devaux —Curator/Composer Juliane Gallant —Guest Conductor (Tapestry Women in Musical Leadership)
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Totally ’80s
Aaron Finley, vocalist Nicole Parker, vocalist Prepare for orchestral awesomeness! Put on some neon, straighten your shoulder pads, and slip into those acid-wash jeans—because the TSO is totally rewinding to, like, the ’80s. Stuart Chafetz leads the Orchestra and two gnarly vocalists in some of the MTV Generation’s raddest hits, like “Wake Me up before You Go-Go”, “Addicted to Love”, and “The Final Countdown”.
Find out more »Music Toronto | Marc-André Hamelin
C. P. E. Bach: Suite in E minor, Wq 62/12 Prokofiev: Sarcasms, Op. 17 Scriabin: Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 ('White Mass') Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"
Find out more »Estonian Music Week | Kristjan Randalu: “Absence Solo”
Estonian pianist Kristjan Randalu performs music from Absence – a striking album of his own rigorous-yet-lyrical music. As an improviser of prodigious technique, once described by Herbie Hancock “a dazzling piano player”, Randalu’s affinities are with the jazz musicians, but the forms and dynamics of his pieces also reflect a discerning sense of structure. Absence was recorded in France and produced by Manfred Eicher.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Rebanks Family Fellowship Concert
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.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | The Robert W. and G. Ann Corcoran Concerto Competition
The Robert W. and G. Ann Corcoran Concerto Competition (formerly The Glenn Gould School Concerto Competition) Hear the talented solo performers of The Glenn Gould School compete for the opportunity to perform a concerto with the Royal Conservatory Orchestra during the 2022-23 concert season. Free tickets will be available starting at 10am on Thursday, April 7, 2022.
Find out more »National Arts Centre Orchestra | Truth in Our Time – Live Broadcast
*OTTAWA PREMIERE: NAC Orchestra commission of Philip Glass on the theme of Truth In Our Time in tribute to Canadian journalist Peter Jennings. NICOLE LIZÉE Zeiss After Dark: Sesquie for Canada’s 150th SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 70 more info KORNGOLD Concerto in D Major, Opus 35, for Violin and Orchestra (Blake Pouliot, soloist) PHILIP GLASS Symphony No. 13*
Find out more »Toronto Mendelssohn Choir | Sacred Music for a Sacred Space (in-person + online)
TMC and the Nathaniel Dett Chorale share two works that draw on different influences and traditions, while sharing a common thread: humanity’s belief that amidst the most adverse circumstances imaginable, a higher, transcending world is enveloping us, and that a strong voice is necessary to evoke it. All-Night Vigil by Sergei Rachmaninoff Selected works by Nathaniel Dett Enjoy the concert in person (limited tickets will be sold and strict Covid-19 health and safety protocols will be in place). If you would…
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Peter, the Wolf & the Kiwi
Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, conductor Djennie Laguerre, host & narrator Jonathan Crow, violin Lincoln Haggart-Ives, violin (2021 Play Along Rising Star Winner) Delight in a musical menagerie as the TSO and Barrett Principal Education Conductor & Community Ambassador Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser bring two animal adventures vividly to life. Prokofiev’s timeless symphonic fable, Peter and the Wolf, and Kiwis Can’t Play the Violin—a World Première from TSO RBC Affiliate Composer Emilie LeBel, based on an original children’s book about the wonders that encouragement can…
Find out more »Opera Revue | Opera Revue at The Emmet Ray
The Emmet Ray, 924 College St, Toronto, 4:30 pm–7:00 pm (Special Easter Show!) $10 Cover. Reserve your seat at resos@erbar.ca
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Joyce DiDonato: Eden
Following her ground-breaking and award-winning global project, In War & Peace: Harmony Through Music, which reached over three million viewers worldwide, American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato now presents her next great passion. Eden explores the majesty, might, and mystery of nature through both arresting and evocative music and theatrical effects. DiDonato takes us on an emotional journey to reconnect to the power and fragility of nature, exploring our place within the kaleidoscopic, wondrous world around us. Joined by the original instrument ensemble Il Pomo d’Oro and Maxim Emelyanychev, as well…
Find out more »Mirvish Productions | Boy Falls From the Sky
Jake Epstein’s been “that guy from Degrassi”, starred in the US National Tours of Spring Awakening and American Idiot, played Spider-Man on Broadway and originated the lead role of Gerry Goffin (Carole King’s husband) in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Not bad for a kid who dreamed about performing on Broadway in the back seat of his parents’ minivan on their annual family road trip to NYC. But the thing about dreams is, they don’t always go as planned. Through…
Find out more »Esprit Orchestra | Esprit Live 2022!: Act 2
Program Eugene Astapov A Still Life for mezzo soprano and orchestra Keiko Devaux Excavated Sound Unsuk Chin Mannequin Žibuoklė Martinaitytė Saudade Shannon Mercer – mezzo soprano Alex Pauk – conductor Eugene Astapov - conductor
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Gimeno, Lisiecki & Tchaikovsky 5
Gustavo Gimeno, conductor Jan Lisiecki, piano Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra Shostakovich: Overture on Russian and Kirghiz Folk Themes* Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2 Cris Derksen: Celebration Prelude (World Première/TSO Commission) Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 *Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra performs side by side with the TSO. Gustavo Gimeno leads one of Tchaikovsky’s best-loved works, the impassioned Fifth Symphony. Prokofiev’s electrifying Second Piano Concerto is a virtuoso display in the hands of Canadian star Jan Lisiecki. Cris Derksen’s music draws upon both…
Find out more »Opera by Request | Lieder Abend
Opera by Request presents a Lieder Abend, Friday, April 22nd, 7:30pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St. (Bathurst). Current Covid protocols in effect. Lieder, both solos and duets, by Mahler, Strauss, Brahms and Dvorak will be presented by Danie Friesen and Annie Ramos, sopranos; Alexander Beley and Lillian Brooks, mezzo-sopranos; John Holland and Michael Robert-Broder, baritones.
Find out more »SweetWater Music Festival | Up Close & Personal with Edwin Huizinga and Philip Chiu: The Sequel (Online)
The SweetWater Music Festival kicks off its 19th year with a free, online music event, Up Close & Personal with Edwin Huizinga and Philip Chiu: The Sequel. This digital concert premieres on Friday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. The violinist and pianist follow up on their successful 2021 digital concert from last May. This time it offers a few new twists including some fun, personal moments captured between the musical performance.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Redman · Mehldau · McBride · Blade: A MoodSwing Reunion
Celebrated tenor saxophonist and composer Joshua Redman’s 1994 album MoodSwing introduced his first permanent band, an astonishing collection by four precociously talented musicians who would rapidly establish themselves as creative beacons. After years of individual triumphs, Redman reunites the original group, all Koerner Hall regulars — pianist Brad Mehldau, who won the 2020 Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Brian Blade — for an unforgettable performance of brand new material alongside signature work that showcases Redman’s “musical…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | The Canadian Jazz Master Awards Presentation and Performance
The Royal Conservatory teams up once again with The Oscar Peterson International Jazz Festival to present two concerts. The first in our intimate Temerty Theatre will feature musicians dear to Oscar. Celebrating the 2022 Canadian Jazz Master Award recipients, Pat LaBarbera and the late Paul Bley; featuring special musical performances and the presentation of the awards. Performing artists will include musicians who have worked with Mr. LaBarbera for many years, and some very special surprise guests. Presented in partnership with…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | The Glenn Gould School Piano Showcase
The extraordinary pianists of the GGS take centre stage.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata
Performance time is two hours and 50 minutes including two 25-minute intermissions Violetta is the most captivating courtesan in all of Paris—but when she falls in love with a handsome young gentleman, Alfredo Germont, she dares to embrace a different type of life and love.One of Verdi's most celebrated and popular operas, La Traviata features show-stopping arias and riveting drama. Our acclaimed production brings 1850s Paris to lavish life with spectacular party scenes, gorgeous period costumes, and genuine moments of love and…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Makoto Ozone Trio and Youn Sun Nah with special guest Ulf Wakenius
Jazz From Around the World: Japan and South Korea Japanese jazz and classical pianist Makoto Ozone has performed with Chick Corea, Branford Marsalis, and was a favourite of Oscar Peterson. He founded the group No Name Horses, hosts a jazz radio program, and writes music for live theatre and TV. “The astonishing Seoul-born singer Youn Sun Nah ... a discreet, diminutive vocal giant.” (The Guardian) “Youn Sun Nah is “a UFO touching the universe of music with a magnificent voice and passionate originality” (Le…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Ivo Pogorelić
For four decades, legendary pianist Ivo Pogorelich’s innovative and highly suggestive interpretations have served to broaden the understanding and experience of pianistic literature. All Fryderyk Chopin program: Barcarolle in F sharp Major, op. 60 Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, op. 58 Fantaisie in F Minor, op. 49 Berceuse in D flat Major, op. 57 Polonaise-fantaisie in A flat Major, op. 61
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Gimeno + Dvořák’s “New World”
Gustavo Gimeno, conductor Stefan Dohr, horn Luis Ramirez: Celebration Prelude (World Première/TSO Commission) Martinů: The Rock Hans Abrahamsen: Horn Concerto (Canadian Première) Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” A convergence of old and new worlds inspired something truly special in Dvořák’s soul-stirring “New World” Symphony. You’ll also hear Martinů’s evocative The Rock, mid-20th century music similarly inspired by the opportunity of a “new world”. A World Première from Toronto-based composer Luis Ramirez opens the concert, and Berlin Philharmonic…
Find out more »Music in the Afternoon | The Viano String Quartet
Praised for their “huge range of dynamics, massive sound and spontaneity” (American Record Guide), the Viano String Quartet were First Prize winners of the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition. As a Covid-delayed part of the BISQC prize, they are now touring North America, and replace the previously announced Meta4 Quartet for this concert.
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