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January 2020
University of Toronto Faculty of Music | Early Music Concerts: Music in the Castle of Heaven
Soloists from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage and UK soloists tenor Charles Daniels and baritone Peter Harvey join musicians from the Collegium Musicum and students from the Historical Performance area for an evening of Bach Cantatas. Daniel Taylor, conductor with Charles Daniel, tenor and Peter Harvey, baritone
Find out more »An Evening With Ludwig Van | The Met: Live in HD — Madama Butterfly
An Evening With Ludwig Van - EXCLUSIVE SCREENING The MET: Live in HD — Puccini’s Madama Butterfly (Encore) Want to see an opera alongside good friends who love classical music as much as you do? As a special thank you to our readers of Ludwig van Toronto, we’re inviting readers to attend a free exclusive Encore screening of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly Live in HD from the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. An Evening with Ludwig Van takes place Saturday, January 25 at 5 pm. (recommended arrival time:…
Find out more »Tafelmusik | More Bach Motets
Tafelmusik Chamber Choir presents a magical evening of Bach family motets, written for choir and continuo, interwoven with movements from J.S. Bach's suites for solo cello played by the newest member of Tafelmusik, the brilliant young cellist Keiran Campbell. Program: Johann Bach, Meint nicht um meinen Tod Johann Sebastian Bach, Der Geist hilf unser Schwachheit auf Johann Christoph Bach, Lieber Herr Gott, wecke auf uns Johann Michael Bach, Halt, was du hast Johann Sebastian Bach, Komm, Jesu, komm / Chorale:…
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Mozart at 40
Program Mozart: Overture to Così fan tutte, K. 588 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9, K. 271 “Jeunehomme” Intermission Mozart: Symphony No. 40, K. 550 Performers Bernard Labadie, conductor Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Invesco Piano Concerts: Louis Lortie
The highly-esteemed French-Canadian pianist Louis Lortie possesses a unique interpretative voice spanning a broad range of repertoire, with the “combination of total spontaneity and meditated ripeness that only great pianists have” (The Times). Lortie has extended his interpretative voice across a broad range of repertoire rather than choosing to specialize in one particular style. The London Times has identified his “combination of total spontaneity and meditated ripeness that only great pianists have.” A prolific recording artist, he boasts a discography…
Find out more »University of Toronto Faculty of Music | Mark Fewer, violin and James Parker, piano
As 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, Juno Award-winning artists Mark Fewer and James Parker join forces to present half of Beethoven’s celebrated violin sonatas over two concerts. Op. 12, No. 2 Op. 23 Op. 30, No. 2 7:30 pm in Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park $40, $25 senior, $10 student U of T students admitted free with a valid TCard, space permitting.
Find out more »Mississauga Symphony Orchestra | La Traviata
After successful productions of Carmen and La Bohème, the MSO will return to fully-staged opera with a production of Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece, La Traviata. This tale of love and tragedy has touched audiences across the world.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Free Concert Series: Meet the Orchestra Academy: Songs of Travel
Artists of the COC AcademyJANUARY 29, 2020 AT 12:00 PM VOCAL/CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES The COC Orchestra Academy is an opera-focused mentorship program that offers talented young instrumentalists exposure to world-class opera productions under the mentorship of professional musicians in the COC Orchestra. In this special concert, members of the Orchestra Academy perform alongside artists from the COC Ensemble Studio in a program that captures the spirit of wayfaring and grand adventure. At the heart of the program are the Songs of…
Find out more »Soundstreams | The Lost Karaoke Tapes
Renowned for her fusion of pop, cinema, psychedelia and turntablism, Juno-nominated composer Nicole Lizeé is inspired by the glitches of retro technology. Lizée takes you on a multimedia trip using 80’s karaoke videotapes that she found in a dumpster. Revisit hits by Olivia Newton-John, the Bee Gees, INXS, The Models, Icehouse, Avalanches, Men at Work, Kylie Minogue, Air Supply, Midnight Oil, Platinum Blonde, Honeymoon Suite, Corey Hart, Anne Murray, Rush, Alanis Morissette, Bryan Adams, Loverboy, Joni Mitchell and The Guess…
Find out more »Music Toronto | St. Lawrence Quartet With Pianist Stephen Prutsman
Established in Toronto in 1989, the SLSQ came to Music TORONTO in 1992 and returns annually. One of the world's great ensembles, the quartet has been the Ensemble-in-Residence at Stanford University since 1998. This special program celebrates their 30th anniversary. Stephen Prutsman is a laureate of both the Tchaikovsky (Moscow) and Queen Elisabeth (Brussels) Piano Competitions. He also received the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant. He is active as a classical and jazz pianist and composer. Pre-concert talk at 7:15pm.…
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Dvorak and Mendelssohn
Electrifying conductor Aziz Shokhakimov leads Mendelssohn’s atmospheric “Scottish” Symphony. TSO Principal Cello Joseph Johnson performs Dvořák’s elegy for a long-lost love—the impassioned Cello Concerto. (Pictured: Joseph Johnson, TSO Principal Cello) Performances are roughly two hours long, including a 20-minute intermission.
Find out more »Linus Entertainment | The Mozart Effect: Live!
The Mozart Effect: Live! A Symphony for The Senses Based on the genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and featuring his most popular works, The Mozart Effect: Live!™ takes the presentation of the live symphony orchestra to an entirely new place. Performed by the 40 piece Ontario Philharmonic Orchestra, accompanied by high definition large format immersive video and visual effects, The Mozart Effect: Live!™ is curated to stimulate the senses, inspire, and engage the deepest corners of the human psyche. Timed to the dynamics of…
Find out more »February 2020
Met Opera Live in HD / Cineplex Canada | Porgy and Bess
Synopsis The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess returns to the Met for the first time since 1990, in a new production directed by James Robinson in his company debut. America’s “folk opera,” as the 1935 creators described it, tells the story of disabled beggar Porgy, sung by Eric Owens, and his love for the drug-addicted Bess, portrayed by Angel Blue. David Robertson conducts a stellar cast that also includes Donovan Singletary as fisherman Jake, Golda Schultz as his wife Clara, Latonia…
Find out more »A 1000 Shades of Sound | Anastasia Rizikov – Solo Piano Recital
Canadian pianist Anastasia Rizikov is back in Toronto to dazzle her audiences with a unique solo piano recital, presenting an eclectic program spanning over centuries, showcasing contrasting styles and deeply nuanced interpretations of works by Bach, Beethoven, Ravel and Rachmaninoff. The recital will be followed by an intimate wine and cheese reception where audiences can meet the artist and immerse in a discussion of her journey and evolution as a virtuoso pianist. Reception tickets are sold separately and must be…
Find out more »University of Toronto Faculty of Music | U of T Symphony Orchestra
Uri Mayer, conductor with Christopher Chan, cello, one of the winners of the 2018-19 UTSO Concerto Competition SIBELIUS Finlandia, Op. 26 SHOSTAKOVITCH Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 107 in E-flat major RESPIGHI Fontane di Roma BARTÓK The Miraculous Mandarin: Suite *Please note repertoire change: HE Four Myths from Ancient China has been replaced with SIBELIUS Finlandia. 7:30 pm in MacMillan Theatre, 80 Queen's Park *Join us at 7 pm in Room 130, 80 Queen's Park, for Symphony Talk, a pre-performance talk with Tegan Niziol, PhD student, Musicology.…
Find out more »Mirvish | Come From Away
It’s been called the “edge of the world.” The weather is wild, but the locals never lack for warmth. And it’s here, in Newfoundland, where a remote town became the epicentre of a remarkable true story filled with unusual characters, unexpected camaraderie and uncommon generosity. Come From Away is the breathtaking new musical that Toronto has embraced with open arms and has audiences leaving the theatre night after night claiming they are “proud to be Canadian!”
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | Lagrime di San Pietro with Los Angeles Master Chorale, staged by Peter Sellars
Lagrime di San Pietro (The Tears of St. Peter) is a ground-breaking production of Renaissance master Orlando di Lasso’s final work, a collection of 27 madrigals sung a capella in seven parts by the Los Angeles Master Chorale. Di Lasso knew that Lagrime was to be the last piece he would ever compose, so he filled every measure with an emotionally charged texture that channeled all of his pain and remorse into a towering work of beauty. 21 singers transform this 75-minute sweeping…
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Beethoven Lives Upstairs
Based on the award-winning recording, this concert features a lively exchange of letters between young Christoph and his uncle about the “madman” who has moved in upstairs. Through touching correspondence and beautifully performed excerpts, Christoph comes to understand the genius of Beethoven, the beauty of his music, and his personal torment. Young People's Concerts are roughly one hour in length, with no intermission. Sound the trumpets! We've added a free, interactive Instrument Discovery Zone to our YPC pre-concert lobby activities.…
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Vocal Series: Brandon Cedel
Bass-baritone Brandon Cedel (Basilio in the COC’s The Barber Of Seville) has been praised as “capable of singing anything” and “destined for stardom” by The New Yorker. He is joined by the COC’s Price Family Chorus Master Sandra Horst for a recital that demonstrates his “lustrous, booming voice and charismatic appeal” (Associated Press).
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Hansel & Gretel
CAST AND CREATIVE TEAMS Conductor Johannes Debus Director Joel Ivany Set & Projection Designer S. Katy Tucker Costume Designer Ming Wong Lighting Designer JAX Messenger Price Family Chorus Master Sandra Horst Dramaturg Katherine Syer Hansel Emily Fons Gretel Simone Osborne Peter Russell Braun Gertrude Krisztina Szabó The Witch Michael Colvin Sandman/Dew Fairy Anna-Sophie Neher
Find out more »Tafelmusik | Dreaming Juniper
The sensuous sounds of the French baroque are brought to life in this concert curated, conceived, and directed by Vittorio Ghielmi, a virtuoso on the viola da gamba. Conceived as a dramatic dialogue shifting from solo gamba (the more intimate, subtle cousin of our modern violin and cello) to full orchestra, the concert features orchestral dance suites by Lully and Rameau in musical conversation with solo gamba music, as well as a brand new piece written by Vittorio Ghielmi himself. Dreaming…
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Joshua Bell with NACO
Program L. Boulanger: D’un soir triste Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Intermission Jocelyn Morlock: My Name Is Amanda Todd Debussy: La mer Performers Alexander Shelley, conductor Joshua Bell, violin National Arts Centre Orchestra, guest orchestra
Find out more »Nathaniel Dett Chorale | Voices of the Diaspora – Harriet Tubman: The Opera
HARRIET TUBMAN: WHEN I CROSSED THAT LINE TO FREEDOM is a two act opera that tells of how a young girl born in slavery, becomes Harriet Tubman, the legendary Underground Railroad conductor. Based on recent Tubman biographies, the story is told in the context of Tubman’s tight-knit family of lively characters. HARRIET TUBMAN carries the universal themes of sisterhood, courage, sacrifice and doing what is necessary to keep a family together. Moreover it is a heartwarming tale of two sisters…
Find out more »Amadeus Choir | Songs from a Celtic Heart I
Looking for a lively musical event to brighten your February? Join us for the Amadeus Choir’s annual fundraiser, Songs from a Celtic Heart. The choir will perform several well-loved pieces from Scotland, Wales, Ireland and the Maritimes. There will also be a silent auction, fun games, cash bar, and delicious complimentary refreshments. Tickets, here.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Singin’ in the Rain
Topping the American Film Institute’s list of 25 Greatest Movie Musicals of all time, this film masterpiece comes to life with live orchestral accompaniment and award-winning on-screen performances by Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, and Debbie Reynolds. (Photo courtesy of The Gene Kelly Image Trust) The film is 103 minutes long plus a 20-minute intermission. Intermission occurs approximately 51 minutes into the film.
Find out more »Amadeus Choir | Songs from a Celtic Heart II
Looking for a lively musical event to brighten your February? Join us for the Amadeus Choir’s annual fundraiser, Songs from a Celtic Heart. The choir will perform several well-loved pieces from Scotland, Wales, Ireland and the Maritimes. There will also be a silent auction, fun games, cash bar, and delicious complimentary refreshments. Looking for a lively musical event to brighten your February? Join us for the Amadeus Choir’s annual fundraiser, Songs from a Celtic Heart. The choir will perform several…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | Glenn Gould School Vocal Showcase
A wonderful opportunity to see the GGS's talented voice students present an evening of art songs and opera arias.
Find out more »Amici Chamber Ensemble | Bohemian Rhapsody
Bohemian passion in all its diversity This program will illustrate the regional focus of classical compositions from Bohemia, to virtuosic gems inspired by the bohemian gypsy lifestyle. Featuring double bass master Joel Quarrington, violin virtuoso Blake Pouliot and our outstanding colleagues from the TSO in a side by side performance with exceptional students from the Glenn Gould School at the Royal Conservatory of Music.
Find out more »The Piano Lunaire | Snow Moon “Phases” with the Happenstancers
Program: Mozart - Trio in Eb, ‘Kegelstatt,’ K. 481 Augusta Read Thomas - Dancing Helix Rituals Beethoven - Trio in Bb, ‘Gassenhauer,’ Op. 11 Bram van Camp - Music for 3 Instruments Brenna Hardy-Kavanagh, violin & viola Brad Cherwin, clarinet Lisa Tahara, piano
Find out more »Associates of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Beethoven: Kreutzer and the Archduke
Ludwig van Beethoven ‘Kreutzer’ sonata for violin & piano in A major, Op. 47 #9 Ludwig van Beethoven ‘Archduke’ piano trio in B flat major, Op.97 Performers: Atis Bankas (violin) | Joseph Johnson (cello) | Victoria Kogan piano
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Chamber Music Series: Schumann and Ravel
Artists of the COC Orchestra perform Schumann’s String Quartet No. 3 in A major, Op. 41 and Ravel’s String Quartet in F major. The first is a striking declaration of love and represents the devotion of Robert Schumann to his wife Clara. The latter is a youthful and exuberant quartet, filled with exquisite melodies and lush harmonies.
Find out more »University of Toronto Faculty of Music | What Makes It Great?: Mendelssohn String Octet
Conductor Rob Kapilow, this year's Wilma and Clifford Smith Visitor in Music, presents Mendelssohn's String Octet with the Rolston String Quartet and U of T Strings featuring Timothy Ying and Erika Raum, violins; Masumi Rostad, viola; and Shauna Rolston, cello. 7:30 pm in Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park Rob Kapilow will be signing copies of his book Listening for America: Inside the Great American Songbook from Gershwin to Sondheim immediately following the concert in the Walter Hall lobby. What Makes It Great?®…
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Hansel and Gretel: Special Performance for Young Audiences
An adaptation of the new COC co-production by Engelbert Humperdinck, with the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Join Hansel and Gretel on a musical adventure! The classic fairytale gets an urban twist when two curious siblings set off to explore their surroundings – and encounter some quirky neighbours along the way. With no limits to their imaginations, the ordinary becomes extraordinary in this timeless story of family, teamwork, and everyday magic. This 90-minute adaptation of the COC’s full-length opera…
Find out more »Opera by Request | Ring Cycle: Das Rheingold
Over one weekend, OBR and Berlin Wagner Gruppe perform all four epic music dramas, based loosely on characters from the Norse Sagas and the Nibelungenlied, and written and composed by Richard Wagner.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Rachmaninoff & Scheherazade
Valentine’s weekend at the TSO features works by Romantic Russian composers: esteemed artist Stephen Hough plays Rachmaninoff’s rapturous Second Piano Concerto and Elim Chan leads the Orchestra in Rimsky-Korsakov’s bewitching Scheherazade. (Pictured: Elim Chan, conductor) Performances are roughly two hours long, including a 20-minute intermission. Stephen Hough will be signing CDs post-concert on February 14 and 15 in the South Lobby.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | Johannes Debus Conducts The Royal Conservatory Orchestra
This concert is part of The Royal Conservatory’s two-season Beethoven 250 Festival. Program: Richard Strauss: Don Juan, op. 20 Keiko Abe: Prism Rhapsody Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A Major, op. 92
Find out more »Toronto Operetta Theatre | Glamorous Nights – A Tribute to Ivor Novello
This cabaret features the music of British songwriter Ivor Novello, famous for his two wartime songs – “Keep the Homefires Burning” and “We’ll Gather Lilacs in the Spring.” Guillermo Silva-Marin is the host, and singers include Lynn Isnar, Holly Chaplin, Michael Barrett, Cian Horrobin and Ian Backstrom with Peter Tiefenbach as pianist and music director.
Find out more »Opera by Request | Ring Cycle: Die Walkure
Over one weekend, OBR and Berlin Wagner Gruppe perform all four epic music dramas, based loosely on characters from the Norse Sagas and the Nibelungenlied, and written and composed by Richard Wagner.
Find out more »Opera by Request | Ring Cycle: Siegfried
Over one weekend, OBR and Berlin Wagner Gruppe perform all four epic music dramas, based loosely on characters from the Norse Sagas and the Nibelungenlied, and written and composed by Richard Wagner.
Find out more »Voicebox/Opera in Concert | Kamouraska
In commemoration of the iconic Canadian composer, Charles Wilson, VOICEBOX presents the classic and tumultuous love triangle played out near a village in Quebec, brought to life by the profound artistry of Anne Hebert… resounding in its musical re-imagining for the lyric stage. Featuring Robert Cooper, Conductor and Chorus Director Jennifer Taverner Matt Chittick Cairan Ryan
Find out more »Opera by Request | Ring Cycle: Gotterdammerung
Over one weekend, OBR and Berlin Wagner Gruppe perform all four epic music dramas, based loosely on characters from the Norse Sagas and the Nibelungenlied, and written and composed by Richard Wagner.
Find out more »Music Toronto | Francesco Piemontesi
Born in Locarno, Francesco Piemontesi studied with Arie Vardi before working with Alfred Brendel, Murray Perahia, Cécile Ousset and Alexis Weissenberg. He rose to international prominence with prizes at several major competitions, including the 2007 Queen Elisabeth Competition. Between 2009-11 he was a BBC New Generation Artist. Bach/Busoni, Prelude in E-flat Major,BWV 552, Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659, Cantata No. 140, “Wachen auf, ruft uns die Stimme” Bach, Italian Concerto, BWV 971 Bach/Kempff, Siciliano, from Flute Sonata in…
Find out more »Tapestry Opera | Jacqueline
Libretto by Royce Vavrek | Music by Luna Pearl Woolf | Dramaturgy and Direction by Michael Hidetoshi Mori February 19 - 23, 2020
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Beethoven Pastoral with OSM
Program Berlioz: “Royal Hunt and Storm” from Les Troyens Pascal Dusapin: Waves, Duo for Organ and Orchestra (OSM Commission) Intermission Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral” Kent Nagano, conductor Olivier Latry, organ Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, guest orchestra
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Majestic Bruckner
Program Wagner: Siegfried Idyll Intermission Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 Donald Runnicles, conductor
Find out more »Art of Time Ensemble | Take This Waltz
Follow the path in 3/4 time as it winds from it’s origins in 19th-century Europe to the concert halls and nightclubs of the world. This program takes a kaleidoscopic approach to the waltz, including instrumental works by Maurice Ravel, Johann Strauss Jr., Bill Evans, and Frederic Chopin, plus songs by Tom Waits, Randy Newman, Leonard Cohen, and Jacques Brel.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | Daniil Trifonov
Grammy Award-winning Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov – who made his Koerner Hall debut in 2013 – has made a spectacular ascent of the classical music world as a solo artist, champion of the concerto repertoire, chamber and vocal collaborator, and composer. Combining consummate technique with rare sensitivity and depth, his performances are a perpetual source of awe. “He has everything and more … tenderness and also the demonic element. I never heard anything like that,” marveled pianist Martha Argerich. Trifonov…
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Relaxed Performance: The Composer Is Dead
Calling all sneaky sleuths and would-be detectives! Who snuffed out the composer? Was it the shifty string section, or maybe the treacherous trombones? Every instrument in the Orchestra is a suspect! With music by Nathaniel Stookey and text by Lemony Snicket, The Composer Is Dead is a hilarious whodunit for the whole family. This performance is designed for people living with autism spectrum disorders, sensory and communication disorders, or learning disabilities, or anyone who wants a more casual concert experience.
Find out more »Echo Chamber Toronto | Zingara
Echo Chamber Toronto presents 'Zingara', a show of unbridled passion and virtuosity in an intimate historic Toronto venue. Corigliano; 'The Red Violin Caprices' Kodaly; Serenade for Two Violins and Viola, opus 12 Intermission Enescu; String Octet, opus 7
Find out more »Sinfonia Toronto | Komitas
SINFONIA TORONTO / NURHAN ARMAN Conductor NUNE MELIK Violinist / BESTE KALENDER Mezzo-soprano CHOBANIAN Komitas, the Tortured Soul Canadian premiere KOMITAS Two Songs for mezzo-soprano and strings INCIRCI Two Songs for mezzo-soprano and strings world premiere SHARAFYAN Concerto Serenata Canadian premiere MIRZOYAN Elegy 'Shushanik' SKALKOTTAS Five Greek Dances BARTOK Romanian Dances KOMITAS Armenian Folk Songs 1 hour and 15 minutes plus an intermission
Find out more »Orchestra Toronto | Telling a Tale with Tom Allen
Jean Sibelius: En Saga Elizabeth Raum: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Antonin Dvořák: Noonday Witch Sergei Prokofiev: Selections from Romeo and Juliet (Suites 1, 2 and 3) FEATURING Michael Newnham – Conductor Tom Allen – Storyteller and Host Pre-concert chat at 2:15 with Michael Newnham Link for tickets, see here.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | Takács Quartet
Program: Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel: String Quartet in E flat Major Béla Bartók: String Quartet No. 4 in C Major, Sz. 91, BB 95 Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, op. 59, no. 3
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Vocal Series: The Truth About Love
One is married, the other is resolutely single. Two musicians and friends explore all the facets of love in a fun and uninhibited musical conversation. From Schubert to Britten and from love to heartache, soprano Alexandra Smither and pianist Rachael Kerr combine personal anecdotes with pieces for voice and piano in their quest to demystify true love.
Find out more »Esprit Orchestra | Electric & Eclectic
Electronic treatment of orchestral sound in concerts is rare so O’Callaghan’s multi-speaker, surround-sound blending of transformed orchestral sound with computer sound files radiates new sonic dimensions. Changing meters rapidly and scurrying all over the place, Adams’ score is riveting and full of surprises. Schnittke looms large in recent music history and his remarkable Concerto Grosso No.1 reveals the astounding vision and creative force of one of the greatest composers of the past century. John Adams (U.S.A.) — Son of Chamber Symphony (2007) for orchestra…
Find out more »Women’s Musical Club Of Toronto | Diotima Quartet
Yun-Peng Zhao, violin Constance Ronzatti, violin Franck Chevalier, viola Pierre Morlet, cello Quatuor Diotima is one of the most in-demand chamber ensembles in the world today. Formed by graduates of the Paris National Conservatory, the quartet’s name evokes a double musical significance: Diotima is at once an allegory of German romanticism and a rallying cry for the music of our time. Quatuor Diotima collaborates with the greatest composers of our time, and projects a new light onto the masterpieces of the 19th and 20th centuries. Awarded the European…
Find out more »Music Toronto | Schumann Quartet
The Schumann Quartet made its Toronto debut on this series is April, 2018 and we wanted to hear them again. The three brothers Mark, Erik and Ken Schumann were joined in 2012 by violist Liisa Randalu. Study with the Alban Berg Quartet, a residency at the Robert-Schumann-Saal in Düsseldorf, winning many awards, acclaimed CDs – it all adds up to an exciting young European quartet. The Schumanns won the NewcomerAward for 2016 of the BBC Music Magazine – and began…
Find out more »Tafelmusik | The Indigo Project
Alison Mackay's superb multimedia creations, blending music, visuals, narration, dance, and social commentary, are now famous the world over. In this latest offering, she traces the significance of the introduction into 17th-century Europe of indigofera tinctoria, the indigo dye that provided both the royal blue of the Bourbon courts and the colour of the cotton fabric worn by the common folk, known as denim. This fascinating social and musical journey travels from the courts of Europe to the lowest classes of…
Find out more »Opera York | The Merry Widow
Cast List Hanna Glawari, a wealthy widow Sarah Papini Count Danilo Danilovitsch, First Secretary of the Pontevedrin Embassy
Find out more »University of Toronto Faculty of Music | The Rachmaninoff Vespers
The All-Night Vigil is perhaps Sergei Rachmaninoff’s greatest choral masterpiece, a lush and transcendent setting of traditional texts from the canonical hours of the Russian Orthodox Church. Written in 1915, its magnificent, soaring movements derive from ancient Kievan and Byzantine chants, many of which will be presented in this concert together with Rachmaninoff’s settings. The acclaimed Clarion Choir of New York join the Schola Cantorum under the direction of guest conductor Steven Fox. Steven Fox, conductor with Clarion Choir
Find out more »Met Opera Live in HD/ Cineplex Canada | Agrippina
In the Met’s first-ever performances of Agrippina, Handel’s satire of sex and power politics, Sir David McVicar reconceives a production he originally created for the Monnaie in Brussels in 2000, evoking a scandalous world in which the Roman Empire never fell but simply kept going right up to the present. Holding a distorted mirror to contemporary society (as Handel did when he staged this opera), the production presents the corrupt intrigues of the political classes, brought to life by Joyce…
Find out more »National Ballet of Canada | Angels’ Atlas
Crystal Pite, the Olivier Award-winning choreographer of Emergence creates a brand new work for The National Ballet of Canada. Angels' Atlas, the highly anticipated world premiere comes as Pite gains international acclaim for riveting work that is both aesthetically inventive and deeply human. Often manipulating large groups of dancers, she is fascinated not only with pattern and space but also with the emotional register of the body and the stories that it holds.
Find out more »March 2020
Toronto Classical Singers | Schubert Mass No. 4 in C Major and Lieder
For our second concert we are making our contribution to preserving the art of song with our own version of Schubertiade. Our all-Schubert concert will feature lieder sung by our stellar soloists, solo piano and the gorgeous Mass Number 4 in C Major, with chamber orchestra. Small is beautiful. Jurgen Petrenko conducts the choir, the Talisker Players, and soloists.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Rebanks Family Fellowship Showcase
CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES This performance showcases artists from the Rebanks Family Fellowship and International Performance Residency Program at The Royal Conservatory's Glenn Gould School, which is designed as a catalyst for launching successful professional careers of extraordinary Canadian emerging artists who have completed their formal training.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Music Of John Williams
Celebrate the undisputed king of movie music with a look back at four decades of John Williams’s beloved works! With a particular focus on his legendary collaboration with Academy Award–winning director Steven Spielberg, there will be no shortage of fan favourites including themes from Jaws, Indiana Jones, Schindler’s List, Hook, and more. It’s going to be a feast of film scores—join in and let the magic begin. Performances are roughly two hours long, including a 20-minute intermission.
Find out more »Tafelmusik | The Indigo Project
Alison Mackay’s superb multimedia creations, blending music, visuals, narration, dance, and social commentary, are now famous the world over. In this latest offering, she traces the significance of the introduction into 17th-century Europe of indigofera tinctoria, the indigo dye that provided both the royal blue of the Bourbon courts and the colour of the cotton fabric worn by the common folk, known as denim. This fascinating social and musical journey travels from the courts of Europe to the lowest classes of…
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Beneath a Solace of Stars
PIANO VIRTUOSO SERIES Alexander Malikov, Juilliard graduate and multi-prize winning pianist, has performed extensively across Canada and the United States. He performs a program centered on excerpts from 15 for Piano by Canadian composer Howard Bashaw. This major contemporary work showcases the full dramatic range of the pianist, from explosive and roaring virtuosity to moments of fleeting tranquility and shadowy murmurings. The program also features works by Liszt and Granados.
Find out more »The Glenn Gould Foundation | James Rhodes The Beethoven Revolution
James Rhodes has played the world’s most prestigious venues in the UK, Europe, Asia, and South America. He has released seven albums, all of which topped the iTunes classical charts, and authored four books, including the newly released Playlist, a Millennial-friendly intro to classical composers. His best-selling memoir Instrumental, a brutally honest, moving, and compelling story, was almost banned until the UK Supreme Court allowed its 2015 publication (soon to be a major motion picture starring Andrew Garfield). A passionate champion for classical…
Find out more »Soundstreams | Improvised Components
Rarefied early instruments and improvisation: joined at the hip? You bet, says curator Nick Storring, who invites us to hear this alluring sound world anew through 21st-century ears. Journey through music from the renaissance and baroque, solo improvisations created on the spot. There will also be contemporary works, including a world premiere composed by Nick Storring for the complete ensemble. FEATURED PERFORMERS: Nick Storring, composer, curator Katelyn Clark, harpsichord/organetto Emily Redhead, baroque violin Pierre-Yves Martel, viola da gamba Ben Grossman, hurdy-gurdy Dwight…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Kyung Wha Chung with Kevin Kenner
“Simply, relentlessly, magnificent: a miracle of momentum and humanity” (The Sunday Times), legendary violinist Kyung Wha is joined by long-time sonata partner Kevin Kenner on piano. In their Koerner Hall debut, they will perform works by Brahms, Franck, and Beethoven. Born in South Korea, Kyung Wha Chung is recognised throughout the world as one of the finest violinists of her generation. A prolific recording artist, her dazzling and probing artistry has made her a much-acclaimed performer throughout her 50-year career.…
Find out more »The MET: Live in HD | Wozzeck (Berg) German w/e.s.t. [ENCORE]
Synopsis Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts William Kentridge’s new production of Alban Berg’s expressionistic masterpiece Wozzeck, regarded for its intense emotional power and brilliant score as one of the most significant operas of the 20th century. Composed during and in the 5 aftermath of World War I, Berg’s dark exploration of a soldier besieged by the evils of society, is staged by Kentridge in a ramshackle warren of stairs, ramps, discarded furniture, and debris. His own theatrically animated charcoal drawings, along with…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Branford Marsalis Quartet
Grammy Award-winning, New Orleans-born Branford Marsalis has stayed the course. From his early acclaim as a saxophonist bringing new energy and new audiences to the jazz art, he has refined and expanded his talents and his horizons as a musician, composer, bandleader, and educator – a 21st century mainstay of artistic excellence. It is no secret that the Branford Marsalis Quartet can be as freewheeling off the bandstand as in performance. Saxophonist Marsalis, pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric Revis, and…
Find out more »Trio Arkel | Brahms and Beyond
Brahms - Clarinet Quintet Kulesha - Trio for Violin, Viola, and Cello Bartók - Romanian Dances Barber - Adagio Special Guests: Eric Abramovitz, Clarinet Aaron Schwefel, Violin Victor Fournelle-Blain, Viola A beautiful Sunday afternoon for Concert 2 featuring guest clarinetist Eric Abramovitz. We turn to Brahms, a composer, pianist, and conductor during the Romantic period firmly rooted in the structures and compositional techniques of the Classical masters. The Clarinet Quintet is considered to be one of the most exquisitely beautiful…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Hélène Grimaud
Renaissance woman, Hélène Grimaud, is a deeply passionate and committed musical artist whose pianistic accomplishments play a central role in her life. She is also a woman with multiple talents that extend far beyond the instrument she plays with such poetic expression and peerless technical control. She is undoubtedly a multi-faceted artist. Her deep dedication to her musical career, both in performances and recordings, is reflected and reciprocally amplified by the scope and depth of her environmental, literary, and artistic…
Find out more »Reubke Organ & Piano Sonata — Double Bill
Little known composer Julius Reubke was Liszt’s favourite pupil in Weimar, where he composed the Piano Sonata in B flat minor - profoundly influenced by the Lisztian model - and the Organ Sonata on the 94th Psalm in C minor, which is believed to be one of the greatest organ works in the classical repertoire. This unique and never before played double bill in Toronto showcases Reubke’s two most famous sonatas, performed by Imre Olah on organ and Anastasia Rizikov…
Find out more »Piano Lunaire | Worm Moon with Jana Luksts
Join us for the next instalment of THE PIANO LUNAIRE, a performance event that takes place on the full moon of every month in Toronto. In March, we celebrate the WORM MOON and welcome new music virtuoso, Jana Luksts, in a solo performance of music by Karlheinz Stockhausen, Cassandra Miller and Esthir Lemi. MONDAY, MARCH 9th, 2020 at 7:30 PM 1001 Rear Bloor Street West, Toronto M6H 1M1 (down the laneway) https://goo.gl/maps/JW7c5WHHTfTRJKRt7 DOORS at 7:00 PM | SHOW at 7:30…
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