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October 2019
Canadian Opera Company | Free Concert Series: Cultural Crossroads
WORLD MUSIC SERIES The Korean Traditional Music Association of Canada (KTMAC) brings the richness of Korean traditional music to the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre in a performance that features a variety of string, wind and percussion instruments. By blending traditional and contemporary music, they are able to transport ancient sounds into a modern context.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Komitas: A Canadian Tribute
A multi-faceted celebration of the 150th birthday of the “soul of Armenian music,” Father Komitas Vartabed . “ ...singlehandedly laid the foundations for Armenia’s classical tradition. And as a collector and arranger of folksongs, he did for Armenia what Bartók did for Hungary, turning simple material into bewitchingly sophisticated polyphony. After a Komitas concert in Paris, Claude Debussy declared that on the basis of a single song, he deserved to be recognised as a great composer.” (The Guardian) Amici Chamber…
Find out more »Toronto Consort | Countryside & Court
Whether enjoyed in refined 16th-century courts or in today’s traditional music scene, the undeniable appeal of French music has endured through the centuries! We kick off the season whirling and twirling through the popular “voix de ville” songs and exquisite courtly music of Claude Le Jeune and his contemporaries, combined with the magic of guest traditional fiddler and dancer Emilyn Stam. Grab a hand, step onto the floor—don’t miss these toe-tapping delights!
Find out more »The Met: Live in HD | Manon (Massenet) French w/e.s.t.
SYNOPSIS Manon’s story—from innocent country girl to celebrated courtesan to destitute prisoner—is one of the great tragic tales in literature and music. Lisette Oropesa stars as the irresistible title character, the tragic beauty who yearns for the finer things in life, in Laurent Pelly’s revealing production. Michael Fabiano is the besotted Chevalier des Grieux, whose desperate love for Manon proves their undoing. Maurizio Benini conducts Massenet’s sensual score. LIVE Saturday, October 26, 2019 ENCORES Saturday, December 14, 2019 Monday, January…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Sir András Schiff
Awarded Knighthood by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 2014, Hungarian-born Sir András Schiff is world-renowned and critically acclaimed as a pianist, conductor, pedagogue, and lecturer. His book, Musik kommt aus der Stille, essays and conversations with Martin Meyer, was published in March 2017. His piano performances continually awe and inspire: “He found song where others find formula; he conveyed song where others play scales,” The Los Angeles Times raves. The San Jose Mercury declared that “Among current piano titans, András Schiff is the Zen…
Find out more »Toronto Symphpny Orchestra | Symphony Spooktacular
This Halloween, trick-or-treat your boys and ghouls to a concert of hair-raising, spine-tingling classical music, as the TSO conjures up a variety of frightening favourites to haunt Roy Thomson Hall. Be sure to come dressed in costume to help the Orchestra get into the spirit of All Hallows’ Eve! Young People's Concerts are roughly one hour in length, with no intermission. Come early to see an electrifying lobby performance by the Joy of Dance! Program Grieg: "In the Hall of…
Find out more »Orchestra Toronto | Freude! 30 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 23 in A-minor Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in D-minor FEATURING Michael Newnham – Conductor Elijah Orlenko – Piano Lesley Bouza – Soprano Andrea Ludwig – Mezzo soprano Andrew Walker – Tenor Bradley Christensen – Baritone The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Link for tickets, see here.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Free Concert Series: Old Songs, New Songs
VOCAL SERIES Ensemble Studio member Matthew Cairns made waves last year when we won First Prize at the COC’s annual Ensemble Studio Competition, in addition to the CBC Music Young Artist Development Prize. He presents a preview of the assorted collection of songs set to be recorded by the CBC for future broadcast, which ranges from composers like Duparc and Handel to Bernstein and Somers.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Centre Stage: Ensemble Studio Competition
Celebrate, support, and mingle with emerging opera stars and notable COC artists at the glittering Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. Guests have the rare opportunity to dine on the stage of R. Fraser Elliott Hall. All proceeds from Centre Stage go towards the COC’s Ensemble Studio, Canada’s premier training program for the next generation of opera talent.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Free Concert Series: The Ethics
VOCAL/CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES The Ethics, for violin, piano, percussion and chorus, explores the Holocaust, specifically the Theresienstadt concentration camp, by honouring the children who did not survive, exploring what their lives could have been, and celebrating the resilience and courage of the survivors. It was premiered in 2015 by violinist and composer Ittai Shapira on the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Theresienstadt and was written as a modern day response to Brundibár, an opera by Hans Krása performed by the…
Find out more »Opera Atelier | Mozart Don Giovanni
Don’t miss this outrageous comedy of an incorrigible young playboy who blazes a path to his own destruction in a single day. Firmly grounded in the tradition of the Italian commedia dell’arte, this glittering new production took Toronto by storm in 2011. Join us for our first revival – starring Douglas Williams as Don Giovanni – in the gorgeous Ed Mirvish Theatre. STARRING Colin Ainsworth, Gustav Andreassen, Mireille Asselin, Stephen Hegedus, Carla Huhtanen, Olivier Laquerre, Meghan Lindsay, Douglas Williams. …
Find out more »TO Live/Attila Glatz Concert Productions | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince™ In Concert
Featuring the Toronto Symphony Orchestra Relive the magic of year six in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince™ in Concert. With this film, based on the six installment of J.K. Rowling’s classic saga, fans of all ages can now experience the thrilling tale of Harry’s obsession with a mysterious potions book accompanied by the music of a live symphony orchestra as Harry soars across the big screen in HD! HARRY POTTER characters, names and related indicia are © & ™…
Find out more »November 2019
Royal Conservatory | The Glenn Gould School Fall Opera: Jonathan Dove’s Siren Song
Students from The Glenn Gould School’s vocal program present Jonathan Dove’s Siren Song, with libretto by Nick Dear, led by Music Director Peter Tiefenbach. The 70-minute work for five singers, an actor, and an orchestra of 10 players is a bizarre, true story of a young sailor who exchanges letters with a beautiful and successful model. Over time a romantic and passionate relationship develops, but a meeting proves increasingly difficult to arrange. This performance contains strong language and adult situations and may…
Find out more »Trio Arkel | Après un Rêve
Ravel - Duo for Violin and Cello Boulanger Vieuxtemps Fauré - Quartet for Piano in C Minor Special Guests: Francine Kay, Piano Victor Fournelle-Blain, Viola
Find out more »Opera York | La Traviata
Cast List Violetta Valéry, a courtesan Natalya Gennadi Alfredo Germont, a young bourgeois Kijong Wi Giorgio Germont, Alfredo’s father Diego Catala
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Karina Gauvin with the Pacific Baroque Orchestra
One of the world’s reigning sopranos in Baroque and Classical repertoire, Karina Gauvin, and Vancouver’s exciting and innovative specialists in performing “early music for modern ears,” bring you a concert entitled “Russian White Nights: Opera arias from 18th century St. Petersburg.” At the turn of the 18th century, Peter the Great began to drag Russia, often kicking and screaming, toward the rest of Europe. His new capital, St. Petersburg, was to be a window to the West, and to that…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | The Glenn Gould School Fall Opera: Jonathan Dove’s Siren Song
Students from The Glenn Gould School’s vocal program present Jonathan Dove’s Siren Song, with libretto by Nick Dear, led by Music Director Peter Tiefenbach. The 70-minute work for five singers, an actor, and an orchestra of 10 players is a bizarre, true story of a young sailor who exchanges letters with a beautiful and successful model. Over time a romantic and passionate relationship develops, but a meeting proves increasingly difficult to arrange. This performance contains strong language and adult situations and may…
Find out more »Loose Tea Music Theatre | Singing Only Softly
World Premiere of Singing Only Softly Presented with Grigory Frid’s The Diary of Anne Frank During Holocaust Education Week November 2-4, 2019 Heliconian Club 35 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto Cecilia Livingston Composer Monica Pearce Librettist Alaina Viau Director & Dramaturge What version of Anne Frank are you familiar with? Did you know that passages of The Diary of Anne Frank were censored and redacted? Inspired by the original, unedited texts of the diary, Loose Tea Music Theater created Singing Only Softly. This Chamber…
Find out more »Pax Christi Chorale | The Sun, the Wind, and the Man with the Cloak
The Sun, the Wind, and the Man with the Cloak, cantata by Stephanie Martin (Conductor Emeritus b. 1962), words by Paul Ciufo (b. 1970). This performance will be the world premiere of this new work, which was commissioned by Pax Christi Chorale. Serenade to Music, music by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), words by William Shakespeare (1564-1616). As Torrents in Summer, My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land, music by Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), words by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) and…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Toronto Sings the Breithaupt Brothers Songbook
The Breithaupt Brothers, Emmy Award winner Don Breithaupt (music) and Jeff Breithaupt (lyrics), write jazz and musical theatre "neo-standards" that have been hailed as the next generation of the Great American Songbook. Their songs have been performed and recorded by a who’s who of Broadway and jazz singers. The Breithaupt Brothers host the show as Jackie Richardson, Kellylee Evans, Denzal Sinclaire, Heather Bambrick, Patricia O’Callaghan, Shelley McPherson, Marc Jordan, Jeff Madden, Aaron Walpole, Gavin Hope, and Nick Settimi are joined by…
Find out more »Show One Productions | Hibla Gerzmava
Koerner Hall Recital Debut Abkhazian soprano Hibla Gerzmava stunned Toronto critics and the audience when, in 2017, she made her first Canadian appearance with the Moscow Virtuosi and Maestro Vladimir Spivakov. Highly acclaimed for such leading roles as Leonora in La forza del destino, Desdemona in Otello, Liù in Turandot, and the title roles of Anna Bolena and Aida, she regularly appears at La Scala, Covent Garden, the Mariinsky Theatre, Opéra national de Paris, the Metropolitan Opera, and opera houses in Vienna, Rome and Madrid, among others. Hibla Gerzmava appears as part…
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Music of Exile: Mieczyslaw Weinberg
CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES Artists of the Royal Academy of Music in London join forces with artists from The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto for a program that brings together students from two of the world’s most prestigious music schools. They perform Mieczyslaw Weinberg's Piano Trio Op. 24 and Karl Amadeus Hartmann’s String Quartet No. 1.
Find out more »National Ballet of Canada | Giselle
Giselle is the quintessential Romantic ballet with a haunting story of love, betrayal, madness and remorse that has captivated audiences since its Paris premiere in 1841. Nearly 180 years later, the title role is still among the greatest in the classical repertoire, demanding exquisite technique and emotional range in equal measure. The National Ballet of Canada performs the widely celebrated staging by Sir Peter Wright after Marius Petipa. Casting Giselle Svetlana Lunkina (November 6 at 7:30 pm/November 9 at 2:00 pm) Elena…
Find out more »ProArteDanza | The 9th
Join us to celebrate our 15th anniversary season with the Toronto premiere of The 9th!, a 21st century perspective on Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. This bold, provocative work pays homage to the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, in a fitting tribute to the thrilling physicality of Beethoven’s iconic music. Roberto Campanella, the award-winning choreographer of the Oscar-winning film The Shape of Water & the company's Artistic Director, and four-time Dora Mavor Moore nominee Robert Glumbek explore social…
Find out more »Toronto Symphpny Orchestra | Thaïs Grand Opera In Concert
Temptation. Obsession. Redemption. Sir Andrew Davis conducts Jules Massenet’s seductive Thaïs—a French operatic masterwork—in concert, featuring renowned Canadian soprano Erin Wall in the title role of the doomed courtesan. Performances are roughly three hours long, including a 20-minute intermission. Program Massenet: Thaïs (opera-in-concert in French with English surtitles) Performers Sir Andrew Davis, conductor Erin Wall, soprano (Thaïs) Joshua Hopkins, baritone (Athanaël) Andrew Staples, tenor (Nicias) Nathan Berg, bass-baritone (Palémon) Liv Redpath, soprano (Crobyle) Andrea Ludwig, mezzo-soprano (Myrtale) Emilia Boteva, mezzo-soprano (Albine) Stacey Tappan,…
Find out more »Music Toronto | Vision String Quartet
Founded in 2012 and based in Berlin, these four young musicians are unusual in performing all their concerts completely from memory, and standing. The quartet has studied in Berlin under the Artemis Quartet and Günter Pichler of the Alban Berg Quartet in Madrid. 2016 was a year of remarkable achievement for the quartet when they won not only first prize in two major competitions but all the audience and special prizes too, the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Competition in Berlin and…
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 | Ray Chen with Julio Elizalde
“Colors dance, moods swing, and Chen’s artistry blazes.” (The Times) As The Washington Post raved: “Ray Chen can do pretty much anything he wants on the violin.” Born in Taiwan and raised in Australia, Chen was accepted to the Curtis Institute of Music at age 15 and captured the world’s attention as First Prize winner of both the Yehudi Menuhin and Queen Elizabeth Competitions. Profiled as “one to watch” by The Strad and Gramophone magazines, his profile has grown to be featured in the Forbes list of 30…
Find out more »Tongue in Cheek Productions/Opera 5 | Eight Singers Drinking
On Friday, November 8, 2019 Tongue in Cheek Productions will join forces with Opera 5 to present Eight Singers Drinking at Gallery 345. In this concert, singers will each sing a set of songs inspired by a cocktail. These drinks will be freshly prepared by the skilled mixologists of Opera 5 and Tongue in Cheek Productions, and each of the “drinking singers” will be required to finish their drinks by the end of their sets. The audience will have the opportunity to enjoy their choice…
Find out more »Sinfonia Toronto | Mozart and Tchaikovsky
SINFONIA TORONTO NURHAN ARMAN Conductor MARC DJOKIC Violinist CHRISTINA PETROWSKA QUILICO Pianist The Program MOZART Salzburg Symphony K 138 ICHMOURATOV Letter from an Unknown Woman North American premiere KUZMENKO "Skartaris" Duo Concerto world premiere TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade 1 hour and 25 minutes plus an intermission What's interesting about this concert ~ Tchaikovsky's own favourite composition ~ Two premieres by Canadian two composers! Imagine being at the first-ever performance of a Mozart work - he used to be a contemporary composer too:) ~ Not…
Find out more »The Met: Live in HD | Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Italian w/e.s.t.
SYNOPSIS Leading sopranos Hui He and Ana María Martínez share the heartbreaking title role of the doomed geisha, with tenors Piero Pretti and Bruce Sledge as the American naval officer who abandons her. Paulo Szot and Markus Brück share the role of Sharpless, and Elizabeth DeShong is Suzuki, alternating with Maria Zifchak. Pier Giorgio Morandi is on the podium for Anthony Minghella’s sweeping production, a perennial audience favorite. LIVE Saturday, November 9, 2019 ENCORES Saturday, January 25, 2020 (Free!) Monday,…
Find out more »Toronto Children’s Chorus | Whether The Weather
Hear Toronto Children's Chorus' senior choir (ages 11-16) and Toronto Youth Choir (ages 16-30) perform in their season debut. About this Event Join the Toronto Children’s Chorus for the season debut of TCC’s senior Chorale ensemble (ages 11-16), and Toronto Youth Choir (ages 16-30) as they perform an exciting program featuring old and new choral favourites , including works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Francis Poulenc, Claude Debussy, Felix Mendelssohn, Eleanor Daley and Katerina Gimon.
Find out more »Orpheus Choir of Toronto | One Small Step
“One small step for man” – these powerful words launched a new era in humanity’s fascination with Earth’s original satellite. Embark with Orpheus on a choral journey marking this historic 50th anniversary, from the astonishing discoveries revealed by Galileo’s telescope to dramatic Mission Control accounts of the lunar landing. Explore time and space through the premiere of Canadian composer Tawnie Olson’s ‘That’s One Small Step…’ along with works by Leonard Enns, Ola Gjeilo, Voces8, and more! GUEST ARTISTS Vaso String…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Carminho and Pilar
Two powerhouse singers in an unforgettable night of Portuguese fado and Italian cabaret. Platinum-selling Portuguese artist Carminho is one of the most outstanding and heartfelt voices to come out of the fado resurgence. Italian singer, lyricist, and actress, Pilar blends Italian singer-songwriter tradition with jazz, folk, pop, and theatrical flourishes, backed by a Toronto all-star band featuring Michael and Roberto Occhipinti. After the concert, enjoy a beverage and more music at the Postlude Performance. Tickets, here.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | SongBird North Featuring Kevin Kane, Allister Bradley, and Bernadette Connors
Canadian songwriters Kevin Kane (Grapes of Wrath; Northern Pikes), Allister Bradley, and Bernadette Connors 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 »Royal Conservatory | Royal Academy of Music, London
A royal collaboration of an international stature! Students and faculty from London, England’s Royal Academy of Music visit and perform with their counterparts from The Glenn Gould School. Free tickets will be available starting Mon. Nov. 4.
Find out more »University of Toronto Faculty of Music | Of War and Peace
Monica Whicher, soprano and Steven Philcox, piano, with Marie Bérard, violin Soprano Monica Whicher and pianist Steven Philcox, joined by Marie Bérard, concertmaster of the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, present a program of remembrance represented by centuries of song – from Handel to Sting. 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 »Piano Lunaire | Beaver Moon
Join us for THE PIANO LUNAIRE, a performance event that takes place on the full moon of every month in Toronto. This is an informal, 50-minute private recital at the Bunker Lane Press in Toronto's west end, intended as a get-together for artists and friends alike. Save the date and join us for this unique performance anniversary event. In November, we celebrate the BEAVER MOON and welcome captivating soprano Christina Haldane in a premiere performance of the song cycle I…
Find out more »Soundstreams | Two Odysseys: Pimooteewin / Gállábártnit
In this double-bill, discover the world’s first music drama works sung and narrated in the Indigenous languages Cree and Sámi, and rooted in those traditional legends from Canada and the Nordic countries. These cross-cultural odysseys examine how we live on earth, how we pass to the land of the dead, and the consequences of love and sacrifice. FEATURED ARTISTS Michael Greyeyes, Cole Alvis, co-directors Melissa Hui, Britta Byström, composers Tomson Highway, Rawdna Carita Eira, librettists David Fallis, musical director Yolanda Bonnell, Heli Huovinen, narrators…
Find out more »Toronto Symphpny Orchestra | Davis Conducts Russian Masters
Sir Andrew Davis conducts Shostakovich’s triumphant Tenth Symphony, fittingly completed in the wake of Stalin’s death. And the masterful Karen Gomyo performs Prokofiev’s blazing First Violin Concerto. (Pictured: Sir Andrew Davis, TSO Interim Artistic Director) The performance is roughly two hours long, including a 20-minute intermission. Program: Emilie LeBel: unsheltered (TSO Commission/World Première) Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 Intermission Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 Performers: Sir Andrew Davis, conductor Karen Gomyo, violin Tickets, here.
Find out more »Women’s Musical Club Of Toronto | Jane Archibald
Canadian soprano Jane Archibald’s artistry generates excitement at every appearance. Ms. Archibald’s dynamic career trajectory has taken her from her home country to San Francisco to the Vienna State Opera and major opera houses on both continents. Featured on multiple recordings, her first solo CD won the JUNO Award for Classical Album of the Year and newly released recordings of Mozart and Messiaen are receiving rave reviews. “Coloratura soprano Jane Archibald was all vocal thunderbolts and lightning flashes” – The Arts Desk…
Find out more »Gallery 345 | Anastasia Rizikov
Twenty year-old Canadian pianist Anastasia Rizikov has dazzled the international arena as a child prodigy since she was seven, competing with musicians over twice her age, and winning numerous International piano competitions, placing first in the following: Ettore Pozzoli International Piano Competition, (Italy, 2015); the Jaén International Piano Competition, (Spain, 2015); the 13th «Giuliano Pecar» International Prize for Piano Interpretation Competition (Italy, 2013); and the Rotary International Piano Competition (Spain, 2011), among many others. She won first place at American…
Find out more »Tafelmusik | Lotti Revealed
Antonio Lotti was one of those important baroque composers whose name has been lost in the march of musical history. But as a contemporary of Bach and Handel, and the teacher of Zelenka, the Venetian Lotti was a significant figure in his day. Lotti’s Missa Sapientiae may not be well known today, but if you looked in the libraries of both Bach and Handel, there you'd find it—a copy of the Mass, written out by hand by the famous composers themselves. Tafelmusik…
Find out more »National Ballet of Canada | Orpheus Alive with Chaconne
Artists have long been fascinated with the Greek myth of Orpheus, the gifted musician who rescues Eurydice from death only to lose her again in a moment of doubt. At its core, theirs is a story about love, trust and the redemptive potential of art. With Orpheus Alive, Choreographic Associate Robert Binet brings a fresh perspective to the myth, casting Orpheus as a woman, Eurydice as a man and the audience as gods of the underworld who decide their fate.
Find out more »Toronto Symphpny Orchestra | Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
Year after year, season after season, the music of Vivaldi blooms in perennial splendour. Concertmaster Jonathan Crow is the soloist, and leads his TSO colleagues, in Vivaldi’s timeless The Four Seasons. He also leads an American classic—Aaron Copland’s joyous Appalachian Spring, featuring the inspiring hymn, “Simple Gifts”—and a work by Yellowknife composer Carmen Braden that was inspired by the ceaseless summer twilight experienced in extreme northern and southern regions. (Pictured: Jonathan Crow, TSO Concertmaster) Performances are roughly two hours long, including a 20-minute…
Find out more »Toronto Symphpny Orchestra | Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
Year after year, season after season, the music of Vivaldi blooms in perennial splendour. Concertmaster Jonathan Crow is the soloist, and leads his TSO colleagues, in Vivaldi’s timeless The Four Seasons. He also leads an American classic—Aaron Copland’s joyous Appalachian Spring, featuring the inspiring hymn, “Simple Gifts”—and a work by Yellowknife composer Carmen Braden that was inspired by the ceaseless summer twilight experienced in extreme northern and southern regions. (Pictured: Jonathan Crow, TSO Concertmaster) Performances are roughly two hours long, including a 20-minute…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Daniel Hope with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra
“One day I heard what I thought was birdsong coming from the stage. It was the opening solo of La primavera from The Four Seasons," Daniel Hope describes, “It had such an electrifying effect that I still call it my ‘Vivaldi Spring.’ How was it possible to conjure up so vivid, so natural a sound, with just a violin?” “This violinist, now among the best in the world as well as the most thoughtful, is as brilliant at Bach as Birtwistle.” (The Observer)…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | ARC Ensemble presents the works of Dmitri Klebanov
The Ukrainian-Jewish composer, Dmitri Klebanov, was one of communism's many casualties. Three-time Grammy nominated ARC Ensemble (Artists of The Royal Conservatory) continues its research and recovery of music that was suppressed and marginalized under the 20th century’s repressive regimes. For this concert, ARC revives Klebanov’s vivacious String Quartet No. 4, a stunning Piano Trio performed by Rebanks Fellow Kevin Ahfat, and a group of extraordinary songs performed by guest mezzo-soprano, Olenka Slywynska. Free tickets will be available starting Fri. Nov.…
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Moving Mirrors: Etudes for Piano
Nicolas Namoradze, piano PIANO VIRTUOSO SERIES Prize Laureate of the 2018 Honens International Piano Competition in Calgary, Nicolas Namoradze showcases his talents as both a formidable pianist and composer in a program that features the Études Op. 42 by Scriabin as well as his own Études I – VI.
Find out more »University of Toronto Faculty of Music | Early Music Concerts: King Arthur
Purcell’s semi-opera based on Dryden’s text draws the eye and ear with richly textured choral movements and beautiful songwriting. Hear Purcell’s famous ‘Fairest Isle’ and ‘Cold Genius’ as the versatile young harpsichordist/conductor Christopher Bagan leads the Collegium Musicum and Schola Cantorum. Through a new staging by director Erik Thor, the audience is asked to consider our national identity and the conflict of ideologies of our own time. Erik Thor, stage director Christopher Bagan, conductor
Find out more »Tapestry Opera | TAP:EX Augmented Opera
TAP:EX Augmented Opera, delves into the world of analog and digital storytelling augmentation, challenging our notion of what is real. TAP:EX Augmented Opera invites us to submerge ourselves in a night of experiential and experimental opera.
Find out more »University of Toronto Faculty of Music | The Marriage of Figaro
he Marriage of Figaro, one of the most beloved operas in the entire repertory, remains the benchmark against which all other comic operas are measured. In 1946, Mozart’s masterpiece was the first complete opera presented at the University of Toronto. We are excited to present this new period production sung in Italian, designed by Fred Perruzza with costumes by Lisa Magill. Michael Patrick Albano directs and Sandra Horst conducts. Opera Talk, a pre-performance lecture, will be given half an hour…
Find out more »Toronto Symphpny Orchestra | An American In Paris
Famed conductor Leonard Slatkin leads this program of all-American masterworks, including Gershwin’s jazzy musical postcard and Samuel Barber’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Piano Concerto, performed by Canadian gem Jon Kimura Parker. Performances are roughly two hours long, including a 20-minute intermission. Program: Cindy McTee: Double Play for Orchestra Barber: Piano Concerto Intermission Bernstein: Overture to Candide John Corigliano: Elegy for Orchestra Gershwin: An American in Paris Performers: Leonard Slatkin, conductor Jon Kimura Parker, piano Tickets, here.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Andrei Feher conducts the Royal Conservatory Orchestra
The Glenn Gould School (GGS)’s Royal Conservatory Orchestra (RCO) is widely regarded as an outstanding ensemble and one of the best training orchestras in North America. Part of the Temerty Orchestral Program at the GGS, it consists of instrumental students in the undergraduate and graduate programs of The Glenn Gould School. Graduates of the RCO have joined the ranks of the greatest orchestras in the world. Please join us! Each Royal Conservatory Orchestra concert is preceded by a short performance…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Taylor Academy Showcase Concert
The Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists presents this concert by the leading young classical musicians in Canada. Hear the stars of tomorrow! Free tickets will be available starting Fri. Nov. 15.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Formidable! Aznavour – The Story of a Legend
Following their sold-out Koerner Hall performance of Piaf! The Show, this new production brings us into the streets of Paris at the time of La bohème, to tell the story of Charles Aznavour’s incredible career. Surrounded by five French musicians, Jules Grison embodies, lives, and vibrates to the rhythm of music, transported by lyrics, all in the tradition of the great French song. Tickets, here.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | An Afternoon with Adrianne
Internationally celebrated Canadian soprano and newly-appointed Vocal Chair and Head of the Vocal Department of The Glenn Gould School, Adrianne Pieczonka, and pianist Rachel Andrist, present Wagner’s rare song cycle, Wesendonck-Lieder, Korngold’s Four Shakespeare Songs, and works by Schubert and Strauss.
Find out more »Toronto Symphpny Orchestra | TSYO & Samuel Kerr
Program: Mussorgsky/orch. Rimsky-Korsakov: St. John’s Night on Bald Mountain (original version) Ney Rosauro: Concerto No. 1 for Marimba Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 Performers: Simon Rivard, TSO RBC Resident Conductor Samuel Kerr, marimba (2018/19 TSYO Concerto Competition winner) Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Yefim Bronfman
"A marvel of digital dexterity, warmly romantic sentiment, and jaw-dropping bravura." (Chicago Tribune) Grammy Award-winning, Uzbekistan-born classical pianist, Yefim Bronfman, is internationally recognized as one of today's most acclaimed and admired pianists for his commanding technique, power, and exceptional lyrical gifts. “Listening to Bronfman play Beethoven’s familiar concerto is like being in a crowded room when suddenly a profound conversationalist begins to speak and everyone just steps back to listen with rapt attention. The pianist is, indeed, a bear of…
Find out more »Mooredale Concerts | Wallis Giunta
Irish-Canadian mezzo, Wallis Giunta, has been named “Young Singer of the Year” in the 2018 International Opera Awards, “Young Artist of the Year” by The Arts Desk and “Breakthrough Artist in UK Opera.” She is a rising star, in demand internationally for her exquisite sound, effortless skill, and intelligent musicality. Her versatility extends from operatic Mozart to Kurt Weill cabaret, music theatre to the Metropolitan Opera. Her 2018/19 season included UK debuts with the BBC Proms and the Grange Festival as Mozart’s Cherubino, with the…
Find out more »Opera 5 | Elizabeth Krehm Memorial Concert
Elizabeth Krehm passed away on November 17, 2012 in the ICU at St Michael's Hospital. Every year since her passing, her family has held a memorial concert as a fundraiser for St Michael's ICU. Over $100,000 has been raised through these concerts. Elizabeth's family will be forever grateful for the wonderful care received by the doctors, nurses, and social workers at St Mike's. Join us for an evening of music in celebration of Elizabeth Krehm's life and in support of…
Find out more »Confluence Concerts | An Evening with Marion Newman
The celebrated Kwagiulth and Stó:lo First Nations, English, Irish and Scottish mezzo-soprano curates a special program asking the question, “What is classical Indigenous music?” With mezzo-soprano Marion Newman, mezzo-soprano Rebecca Cuddy, baritone Evan Korbut, pianist Gordon Gerrard and composer Ian Cusson. Pre-concert talk at 7:15 p.m.
Find out more »Mirvish | Cats
ATS, the record-breaking musical spectacular by Andrew Lloyd Webber that has captivated audiences in over 30 countries and 15 languages, is now on tour across North America! Audiences and critics alike are rediscovering this beloved musical with breathtaking music, including one of the most treasured songs in musical theatre — Memory. Winner of 7 Tony® Awards including BEST MUSICAL, CATS tells the story of one magical night when an extraordinary tribe of cats gathers for its annual ball to rejoice and decide which…
Find out more »National Ballet of Canada | Etudes with Piano Concerto #1 & Petite Mort
Etudes Set to piano exercises by Carl Czerny, Harald Lander’s Etudes turns the spotlight on ballet class as the foundation for brilliant performances. Over the course of one act, the dancers progress from simple barre exercises through increasingly challenging steps and variations to a thrilling finale. Created in 1948 for The Royal Danish Ballet, Etudes is Lander’s most popular work, a showstopping celebration of ballet technique. Piano Concerto #1 Alexei Ratmansky’s Piano Concerto #1 is the third part of his Shostakovich Trilogy, which pays tribute to…
Find out more »Toronto Symphpny Orchestra | All Tchaikovsky
Start your holidays with a BOOM! The TSO’s annual all-Tchaikovsky concert features the resounding 1812 Overture—which is sure to blow the roof off Roy Thomson Hall—the too-rarely encountered Symphony No. 1 “Winter Dreams”, and teenage superstar Daniel Lozakovich performing the Violin Concerto. Performances are roughly two hours long, including a 20-minute intermission. Program: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 “Winter Dreams” Intermission Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture Performers: Simon Rivard, RBC Resident Conductor Daniel Lozakovich, violin Tickets, here.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
One of the world‘s leading chamber orchestras on period instruments, the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Akamus), has established itself as one of the pillars of Berlin’s cultural scene, with its own concert series at the Konzerthaus Berlin for more than 30 years. It also performs a concert series at Munich’s Prinzregententheater. Having sold more than a million CDs, their highly successful recordings have won all important awards for classical recordings, including the Grammy, Diapason d‘Or, Cannes Classical, Gramophone, Edison, MIDEM…
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Vocal Series: Schulich a la carte
Winner of the 2018/2019 Wirth Vocal Prize at the Schulich School of Music, tenor Marcel d’Entremont presents arias and songs from a wide variety of genres. This program encompasses a full spectrum of emotions with repertoire from Schubert’s timeless classic Erlkönig to Copland’s hilarious I Bought Me a Cat. Marcel d'Entremont, tenor Dakota Scott-Digout, piano
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Dee Dee Bridgewater: Memphis…Yes, I’m Ready
To honour Memphis, a.k.a. Soulsville, and her roots, the 2017 NEA Jazz Master, three-time Grammy and Tony Award winner, and UN Ambassador, recaptures the magic and history of the blues, R&B, and soul classics that were originally made in, or are associated with, Memphis. Tickets, here.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Blind Boys of Alabama Christmas Show
“Gospel titans” (Rolling Stone), the Blind Boys of Alabama have risen to fame with their thrilling vocal harmonies and roof-raising live show. This concert brings you songs from the Talkin’ Christmas! album, the band's Grammy Award-winning Christmas recording, Go, Tell it on the Mountain, and other Gospel classics. Tickets, here.
Find out more »Pax Christi Chorale | Children’s Messiah
Children’s Messiah introduces young audience members to a great choral masterwork and the joys of the collective live musical experience. The child-centred presentation inspires the youngest audiences in a one-hour interactive performance. Children are encouraged to sit up front to experience the intensity of orchestra and choir while soloists engage with them directly. Simple narration brings the story to life in young imaginations, and sing-along carols provide the opportunity for all to participate.
Find out more »Ottawa Bach Choir | A Bach Christmas
The first concert of the season features festive repertoire for Christmas by Bach, including the cantatas the choir will perform at Bachfest Leipzig 2020 (Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht, BWV 124; Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 3; Was mein Gott will, das g’scheh allzeit, BWV 111), as well as the Christmas interpolations from the Magnificat, BWV 243 (Vom Himmel hoch, Freut euch und jubiliert, Gloria in excelsis Deo, Virga Jesse floruit), the celebratory motet, Singet dem Herrn, BWV 225, and more! This spectacular…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | SEASON GALA: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis: Big Band Holidays
Join us for an extra special jazz concert in support of The Royal Conservatory’s Fund for Koerner Hall, and kick off the most wonderful time of the year! “Big Band Holidays” brings you soulful big band arrangements of songs both sacred and secular. In addition to swinging instrumentals, special guest vocalists Alexis Morrast and Toronto’s own Denzal Sinclaire, join the band for imaginative new versions of holiday season classics. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, led by Wynton Marsalis, is…
Find out more »December 2019
Royal Conservatory | Jinjoo Cho
Violinist Jinjoo Cho’s performances are finely polished and focused” (New York Times) and her distinguished awards include first prizes at the international competitions of Montreal, Buenos Aires, Indianapolis, and many others. Free tickets will be available starting Mon. Nov. 25
Find out more »Off Centre Music Salon | Runaway Waltz
“Now is the time when trembling on its stem Each flower fades away like incense; Sounds and scents turn in the evening air; A melancholy waltz, a soft and giddy dizziness.” – Charles Baudelaire FEATURING Allison Angelo, soprano Helen Becqué, piano John Lettieri, accordion Inna Perkis, piano Ernesto Ramirez, tenor Boris Zarankin, piano Ilana Zarankin, soprano Dr. Julia Zarankin, host
Find out more »Esprit Orchestra | Sustain
Afterglow is the third panel of an orchestral tryptique commissioned from Scime by Esprit. In composing Sustain, Norman, America’s most celebrated young composer, considered how audiences one hundred years from now might perceive and be affected by orchestral music. He then set out in a major new creative direction to produce what some have labeled a masterpiece. With inexorable force, Evangelista’s piece draws listeners in and excites heartbeats in the same way his score affects the orchestra’s playing. Andrew Norman (U.S.A.) — Sustain (2018)* for…
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