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March 2019
University of Toronto Faculty of Music | Choirs In Concert: A Celebration of Faculty of Music Composers
A Celebration of Faculty of Music Composers David Fallis, Lori-Anne Dolloff, conductors To celebrate the Faculty of Music's 100th anniversary, the MacMillan Singers and Women's Chamber Choir present choral works from across the century by faculty and students. Selections will include music by MacMillan, Kuzmenko, Holman, and emerging student composers. MacMillan Theatre, 80 Queen's Park Tickets, here. (U of T students admitted free with a valid T-Card, space permitting.)
Find out more »Esprit Orchestra | Grand Slam!
GRAND SLAM! Sunday, March 24, 2019 8:00pm Concert / 7:15pm Pre-Concert Chat Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, 273 Bloor St. W. PROGRAM Christopher Thornborrow (Canada) Trompe l'œil (2019)** Maki Ishii (Japan) Afro-Concerto (1982) Unsuk Chin (Korea) Cello Concerto (2006; rev. 2013)* *Canadian Premiere ** World Premiere commissioned by Esprit with generous support from Ontario Arts Council Music by Maki Ishii and a World Premiere of music by Christopher Thornborrow combine in a concert of maximum resonance and musical excitement. Single Tickets on sale as…
Find out more »Tafelmusik | Bach’s St John Passion
Directed by Ivars Taurins Jana Miller, soprano Krisztina Szabó, mezzo-soprano Charles Daniels, tenor William Sharp, baritone Tafelmusik Chamber Choir Turbulent, intense, and tender, a Passion for our times. Bach’s St John Passion shocked the Church fathers in Leipzig at its premiere with its intensity and fervour. It's just that intensity that makes it so relevant in today’s highly charged and turbulent times. Harrowing, passionate, and tender by turn, the St John Passion reflects our world as well as Bach's. If the St Matthew Passion stresses the harmony…
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Schubert’s Unfinished
Revered conductor Günther Herbig, the TSO’s music director from 1989 to 1994, fulfills an eagerly anticipated return engagement with a program that he leads with supreme insight and authority: Schubert’s beloved, achingly melancholy “Unfinished” Symphony, and the vast, exalting quest for emotional fulfillment that is Bruckner’s Ninth. Concert running time is approximately two hours including a 20-minute intermission. Tickets, here.
Find out more »University of Toronto Faculty of Music | Jim and Charlotte Norcop Prize Winners’ Recital
Winners' Recital featuring baritone Korin Thomas-Smith and pianist Joy Lee
Find out more »Toronto City Opera | La Traviata
LA TRAVIATA FOR OUR TIMES One could imagine to the modern eye a 19th century classic like La Traviata would be only a sweet echo of a distant time. But nothing can be further from the truth. The great composer, Giuseppe Verdi, was captured by a contemporary story about people in Paris. The premiere was done in contemporary dress to bring the audience face to face with situations and emotions from their own times and lives. In that spirit we…
Find out more »University of Toronto Faculty of Music | U of T Opera: Glancing Back, Looking Ahead
As the Faculty of Music celebrates its centenary, U of T Opera offers a program of costumed and staged scenes sampling highlights from over one hundred operas produced since operatic studies began at the University of Toronto. Tickets, here or call 416-408-0208 (U of T students admitted free with a valid T-Card, space permitting.)
Find out more »Trio Arkel | Into the Fire
Trio Arkel is the collaboration of three women at the top of the classical music world in Canada, each a soloist and leader in her own right: Marie Berard is Concertmaster of the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra; Teng Li is the Principal Violist of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra; Winona Zelenka is the Assistant Principal Cellist of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Since 2008 they have joined forces to bring a wide variety of classical chamber music to the Toronto public, enlisting…
Find out more »Tapestry Opera | Songbook IX
Canada’s brightest emerging artists perform alongside Soprano Jacqueline Woodley (M’Dea Undone, Oksana G., Tapestry Briefs: Winter Shorts) and pianist Andrea Grant (Wexford Musical Festival). A 3-day Masterclass, New Opera 101, culminates in three performances where the opera professionals of tomorrow stretch their voices alongside their mentors. Hear highlights from Tapestry’s 39-year collection of absurd, tragic, and beautiful Canadian repertoire in the intimate Ernest Balmer Studio. Tickets, here.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Fred Penner
For more than 25 years, legendary Canadian entertainer Fred Penner has been imparting his trademark message of joy and inspiration to children of all ages. Don’t miss the gentle giant live in concert with the TSO—an uplifting, must-see program full of Penner’s big-hearted music and boundless positivity! (Pictured: Fred Penner, vocalist) Come to the North Lobby a half hour before the concert starts to see the amazing musical puppets of our lobby performers, Soli & Rob! TTC advisory There will…
Find out more »Canadian Sinfonietta | Rivka Golani, viola
Saturday March 30, 2019 @ 8 PM Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. Featuring: RIVKA GOLANI, viola Program: David Jaeger: The Raven Concerto for viola and chamber orchestra WORLD PREMIERE Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae, Op. 48a for solo viola and strings Edward Elgar: Serenade for Strings Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring (chamber version) Tickets, here.
Find out more »Amici Chamber Ensemble | Mystical and the Macabre
March 31, 2019 A Musical Expression of Opposites A unique program featuring the mystical juxtaposed with the macabre and an exploration of the overwhelming opposite feelings that come to all of us on a daily basis, expressed in a musical way. Inspired by Amici’s past Levant concert in which the audience participated by meditating through Gurdjieff’s Sacred Dances, in order to experience the music in a new, spiritual way. Music: Malcom Forsyth – Phantom Sketches for violin, clarinet and marimba…
Find out more »Pax Christi Chorale | Miziwe…(Everywhere…)
Krisztina Szabó, mezzo-soprano Justin Welsh, baritone Rod Nettagog, singer, dancer Barbara Croall, voice, cedar flute Toronto Mozart Players David Bowser, conductor Tickets, here.
Find out more »April 2019
Music Toronto | The Hilario Duran Trio
Cuban-born Hilario Durán grew up in Havana in a musical family, and immigrated to Canada in 1998. A giant of Afro-Cuban jazz, Hilario Durán performed with legends such as Dizzy Gillespie, Michel Legrand and Arturo Sandoval. In his now 4-decade career, Durán has won multiple Junos and Canadian National Jazz Awards. For this special programme, Hilario will be joined by the Hilario Durán Trio: Hilario Durán – Piano, Roberto Occhipinti – Bass, Mark Kelso – Drums, and by Annalee Patipatanakoon…
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Best of Hollywood
In this exciting and unforgettable concert, conductor Richard Kaufman presents Oscar-winning and -nominated music from Hollywood’s most memorable films. Complete with stories and anecdotes throughout the performance, this program features selections from such fabulous scores as Frozen, To Kill a Mockingbird, Out of Africa, Ben-Hur, Dr. Zhivago, The Wizard of Oz, The Magnificent Seven, The Godfather, Gone with the Wind, and many more! Concert running time is approximately two hours including a 20-minute intermission. Tickets, here.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Chamber Music Series: Castalian String Quartet
Free Concert Series: Haydn and BrittenCastalian String QuartetAPRIL 4, 2019 AT 12:00 PM CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES The UK-based Castalian String Quartet is rapidly emerging as an exciting voice on the international chamber music scene, having won numerous prizes including the prestigious inaugural Merito String Quartet Award and a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship Award. They perform Haydn’s masterful String Quartet Op. 76, No. 2 “Fifths” and Britten’s String Quartet No. 2, which is a tribute to English composer Henry Purcell.
Find out more »Women’s Musical Club of Toronto | Mariam Batsashvili, piano
Mariam Batsashvili, piano April 4, 2019 | 1.30 pm | Walter Hall, U of T Now in her mid-20s, Georgian pianist Mariam Batsashvili already ranks among the most promising of young artists. She gained international recognition at the 10th Franz Liszt Piano Competition in Utrecht, where she won First Prize as well as the Junior Jury Award and the Press Prize. This success led to her first performances with leading symphony orchestras and to an extensive program of recitals in more than…
Find out more »Opera Atelier | Mozart’s Idomeneo
Canadian superstar soprano Measha Brueggergosman returns to the Toronto opera stage in her award-winning performance as Elettra in Mozart’s Idomeneo (April 4-13, 2019 at the Ed Mirvish Theatre).
Find out more »Against the Grain Theatre | Kopernikus
Montréalais composer Claude Vivier (1948–1983) lived a hard and fast life. Before he was found murdered in his hotel room in Paris at the age of 35, he had spent a career rejecting many traditional ideas of life, music and opera, which culminated in writing his only opera Kopernikus. Subtitled “a ritual opera for the dead”, this opera has gone on to become one of Canada’s most performed operas… outside of Canada. The (prophetic) premise? A woman has died and she…
Find out more »Esprit Orchestra | New Wave Reprise
NEW WAVE REPRISE Friday, April 5, 2019 7:30pm Concert Trinity St. Paul's Centre, 427 Bloor St W PROGRAM Eugene Astapov (Canada)— New Work (2019)* Maria Atallah (Canada)— New Work (2019)** Quinn Jacobs (Canada) — New Work (2019)** Bekah Simms (Canada) — Cello Concerto (2019)* Christina Volpini (Canada) — New Work (2019)* Alison Yun-Fei Jiang (Canada)— New Work (2019)** *World Premiere commissioned by Esprit with generous support from the Ontario Arts Council **World Premiere commissioned by Esprit Orchestra More and more exceptional young Canadian composers are cropping up every day and our New Wave…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | Roby Lakatos
Virtuoso fiddler Roby Lakatos is a scorching player and a musician of extraordinary stylistic versatility. Equally comfortable performing classical, jazz, and Hungarian folk music, Lakatos defies definition. He is a player whose strength as an interpreter derives from his activities as an improviser and composer. Born into the legendary family of Gypsy violinists descended from János Bihari, "King of Gypsy Violinists," (who directly inspired the Gypsy music of Liszt and later Brahms in his Hungarian Dances) Lakatos’s musicianship evolved not…
Find out more »Attila Glatz Concert Productions | Zoltan Maga
Dazzling music by Hungary’s foremost violinist and his fiery orchestra: the Budapest Gypsy Virtuosi. Fiery music brought to life through the flair and passion of Hungary’s preeminent violin virtuoso, Zoltán Mága. As a crossover artist, Zoltán is equally at home in classical repertoire as he is with pop and Hungarian folk. Over his career he has shared the stage with 16-time Grammy-winner David Foster, Ekaterina Lekhina, Julia Novikova, Kristin Chenoweth, Kenneth Babyface Edmonds, Aida Garifullina,and Shlomo Mintz, was featured on a…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Vienna Boys Choir
A Vienna Boys Choir performance is an enchanting event. The “breathtaking” choir is “totally disciplined voices tempered by a singular sense of ease and consistency” (Washington Post). Boys have been singing at the court of the Holy Roman Emperor since the early 15th century. In 1498, more than half a millennium ago, Emperor Maximilian I moved his court and his court musicians to Vienna, and gave instructions that there were to be six singing boys among his musicians. Historians have…
Find out more »University of Toronto Faculty of Music | U of T Symphony Orchestra
URI MAYER, conductor YAO LU, saxophone (one of the 2017-18 UTSO Concerto Competition winners) TSE Continuum TOMASI Concerto for Alto Saxophone BRITTON Adizokan Suite STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring Tickets, here.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Richard Goode
“It is virtually impossible to walk away from one of Mr. Goode’s recitals without the sense of having gained some new insight, subtle or otherwise, into the works he played or about pianism itself.” (The New York Times) Richard Goode has been acclaimed for music-making of tremendous emotional power, depth, and expressiveness. Gramophone magazine captured the essence of what makes him such an original and compelling artist, '‘Every time we hear him, he impresses us as better than we remembered, surprising us, surpassing our…
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Piano Virtuoso Series: Rachmaninoff-Go-Round
Pianists of The GGS PIANO VIRTUOSO SERIES The Glenn Gould School piano studio comes together to perform a dazzling whirlwind of virtuoso works by Russian pianist and composer Sergei Rachmaninoff. Each pianist will take turns on the stage performing one of the Études-Tableaux or Moments Musicaux. Details, here.
Find out more »Soundstreams | Seven Deadly Sins
An original evening of sinful songs, served up naughty but nice by an eclectic group of composers and performers, each with their own errant point of view on these timeless transgressions. Join Soundstreams as we take a sly and sometimes irreverent look at these taboos across a spectrum of styles, genres and cultures. With new works and performances by singer-songwriters Elizabeth Shepherd, Aviva Chernick, Robin Dann; composers Christopher Mayo and Analia Llugdar, and more. It would be a sin to miss this! Tickets
Find out more »Tafelmusik | Strangers in Strange Lands: Close Encounters Chamber Series
The incredible flourishing of musical styles in the middle of the 18th century was due in no small part to composers travelling from their native countries to new lands. In many cases, they proved to be more popular abroad than back home! This concert is an exploration of gallant music written by composers who settled far from home. Among these are Johann Christoph Bach, who enjoyed a successful career in England as “the London Bach.” The Silesian double-bass player Johann…
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Beethoven Eroica Symphony
Beethoven’s “Eroica” broke every rule in the book of composing a symphony, from doubling its length to deepening its substance. Kerem Hasan makes his TSO début with this most invigorating of compositions, which is paired with the shimmering Impressionist textures and poetic meditations of Polish master Szymanowski’s Violin Concerto No. 1. Christian Tetzlaff brings to it the multiple skills that led The New York Times to praise him as “a meticulous and refined virtuoso.” (Pictured: Napoleon Bonaparte, the original dedicatee of Beethoven's…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | Yuja Wang and Gautier Capuçon
Two fiery artists, Gautier Capuçon and Yuja Wang, perform works by Chopin and Franck in a recital to be recorded live in Koerner Hall by Warner Classics. Chinese pianist Yuja Wang returns for her fifth Koerner Hall appearance. “She seems to have everything: speed, flexibility, pianistic thunder and interpretive nuance.” (The New York Times) “Quite simply, the most dazzlingly, uncannily gifted pianist in the concert world today, and there’s nothing left to do but sit back, listen and marvel at…
Find out more »Mooredale Concerts | Music & Truffles KIDS – New Orford String Quartet
THE SHOW: New Orford String Quartet return to play “Under Pressure” and music by Beethoven. Violinists Jonathan Crow and Andrew Wan are concertmasters of the Toronto and Montreal Symphony Orchestras, Brian Manker is principal cello in Montreal and Eric Nowlin, principal viola at the Detroit Symphony. They formed in 2009, following the footsteps of the original Orford Quartet, Canada’s internationally admired ensemble. Their concept – to bring four elite orchestral leaders together on a regular basis over many years to perform chamber music at the highest level –…
Find out more »Tafelmusik | Strangers in Strange Lands: Close Encounters Chamber Series
The incredible flourishing of musical styles in the middle of the 18th century was due in no small part to composers travelling from their native countries to new lands. In many cases, they proved to be more popular abroad than back home! This concert is an exploration of gallant music written by composers who settled far from home. Among these are Johann Christoph Bach, who enjoyed a successful career in England as “the London Bach.” The Silesian double-bass player Johann…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | Monica & Judy
Soprano and Songmasters Artistic Curator Monica Whicher, who possesses a “gleaming instrument that she uses with confidence and fire” (The Calgary Herald), and harpist extraordinaire Judy Loman, perform works and song transcriptions by Strauss, Mahler, Ravel, and folksong gems from North America and the British Isles. Tickets, here.
Find out more »Orchestra Toronto | Watershed: The Music of Earth’s Waters
Watershed: The Music of Earth’s Waters A Symphonic exploration of Earth's Waters. Sunday, April 14, 2019 - 3:00pm Pre-concert chat at 2:15 with Michael Newnham As Earth Day approaches, Orchestra Toronto presents a meditation on Earth’s waters. FEATURING Michael Newnham – Conductor Unity Vocal Ensemble* ON THE PROGRAM Christine Donkin – Canoe Legends* Bedřich Smetana – Vitava (The Moldau) Anatoly Lyadov – The Enchanted Lake Duke Ellington (arr. R. Collier) – The River Suite Tickets BUY TICKETS or call 1-855-985-ARTS…
Find out more »Off Centre Music Salon | To the Letter: An Epistolary Celebration
There is something so deeply intimate – and even indecent – about the act of reading a letter addressed to another. We transcend all boundaries of time and space and are launched, head-first, into the heart of a foreign landscape. When these landscapes happen to belong to the likes of Mozart, Debussy, Tchaikovsky and Chopin – all extremely prolific, accomplished and amusing letter-writers – the immersion creates even greater familiarity and deeper connection to their music. Join us for a…
Find out more »Mooredale Concerts | New Orford String Quartet
Violinists Jonathan Crow and Andrew Wan are concertmasters of the Toronto and Montreal Symphony Orchestras, Brian Manker is principal cello in Montreal and Eric Nowlin, principal viola at the Detroit Symphony. They formed in 2009, following the footsteps of the original Orford Quartet, Canada’s internationally admired ensemble. Their concept – to bring four elite orchestral leaders together on a regular basis over many years to perform chamber music at the highest level – has resulted in a quartet that maintains a remarkably fresh and virtuosic perspective. While…
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Chamber Music Series: Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky
Free Concert Series: Prokofiev and TchaikovskyArtists of the COC Orchestra CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES Artists of the COC Orchestra perform two contrasting chamber works, Prokofiev’s virtuosic Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 56 paired with Tchaikovsky’s romantic masterpiece for string sextet, Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | La bohème
LA BOHÈME Giacomo Puccini APRIL 17 TO MAY 22, 2019 COC Revival Art is life for this group of young bohemians, as they navigate infatuation, poverty, love, and loss in 19th-century Paris. It’s a timeless story that celebrates free-spirited creativity and expresses the romantic power of love with some of the most glorious music ever composed. Puccini’s massively popular opera returns to the stage in John Caird’s hit production, featuring eye-catching sets assembled from paintings evoking the Belle Époque period. On stage…
Find out more »Toronto Mendelssohn Choir | Sacred Music for a Sacred Space
Join us in a new venue – the beautiful St. Anne’s Anglican Church – for a concert of contemplative music. This annual TMC Good Friday concert has become a cherished moment of calm and reflection for many. Come and discover the visual and acoustic splendour of St. Anne’s — the “Group of Seven” church. Enjoy a program that brings together two rich choral traditions: the French subtlety of Messiaen, Poulenc and Martin; and the mystical traditions of Eastern Europe and Russia, with music by Kodaly, Rachmaninoff, Penderecki and Schnittke. The…
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Mahler Resurrection Symphony
Mahler’s heart-stirring “Resurrection” Symphony addresses life-and-death issues as only he could. “The whole thing sounds as though it came to us from some other world,” he wrote. “And I think there is no one who can resist it. One is battered to the ground and then raised on angels’ wings to the highest heights.” In celebration of Easter, the TSO, Spanish guest conductor Juanjo Mena, and a superlative cast of singers bring this colossal score dynamically to life. Tickets, here.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Vocal Series: Collaborations
Free Concert Series:CollaborationsArtists of the COC Ensemble Studio and Atelier lyrique de l'Opéra de Montréal VOCAL SERIES Singers from the young artist programs of the Canadian Opera Company and l’Opéra de Montréal join forces in a program of arias and ensembles.
Find out more »Music Toronto | Ariel Quartet
Formed in Israel nearly twenty years ago when its members were students, the Quartet was recently awarded the prestigious Cleveland Quartet Award. The Ariel serves as the Faculty Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music, where they play their own annual series of concerts in addition to their busy international touring schedule …vitality, clarity of line, depth of sound and an impeccable sense of direction. The Strad Neue Bahnen (New Paths) Schumann, Quartet No. 1 in A Minor,…
Find out more »Piano Moderna | The Piano Lunaire: Pink Moon
You’re invited to the seventh instalment of the new PIANO LUNAIRE, a performance event that takes place on the full moon of every month. This month, we celebrate the PINK MOON ? ? and welcome flautist Tristan Durie in a revival premiere of "The Pink Sketches" by Toronto composer Njo Kong Kie. Adam Sherkin also performs the mighty piano solo, PHRYGIAN GATES (1978), by John Adams. Friday, April 19th (Good Friday) at 7:30 PM | Doors at 7 PM 710…
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Vocal Series: Both Sides Now
Danika Lorèn, soprano Sandra Horst, pianoAPRIL 23, 2019 AT 12:00 PM VOCAL SERIES Soprano Danika Lorèn (Musetta in the COC’s La Bohème) has been hailed as “bright-voiced and exquisite” (Opera Canada). Together with COC Price Family Chorus Master Sandra Horst, she explores the multifaceted elements of her favourite opera characters, revealing a different side of each of them through a pair of contrasting arias. Free!
Find out more »Toronto Operetta Theatre | The Merry Widow
The greatest waltz of them all in Lehar's masterwork of love, comedy and romance. The Merry Widow has enjoyed extraordinary international success since its 1905 premiere in Vienna and continues to be frequently revived and recorded. The story is based on a comedy play, concerning a rich widow, and her countrymen's attempt to keep her money in the principality by finding her the right husband. Featuring artists: Lucia Cesaroni, Matt Chittick, Daniela Agostino, Gregory Finney and Michael Nyby. Conducted by…
Find out more »Tafelmusik | The Hunt: Mozart and Haydn
Jeanne Lamon returns for this classical concert featuring the nobility of the horn. Tafelmusik's Music Director Emerita returns to direct this classical program featuring music by friends and colleagues, Haydn and Mozart, and with the noble and unmistakable sound of the classical horn at its heart. Tafelmusik’s Scott Wevers takes the solo part in Mozart’s joyous Horn Concerto no. 4, continuing our new cycle of Mozart concertos. Four horns take the stage in Mozart’s youthful and dramatic Symphony no. 25…
Find out more »Orpheus Productions | Shakespeare’s Criminal: A Chamber Opera
Orpheus Productions Presents: SHAKESPEARE’S CRIMINAL A Chamber Opera Music by Dustin Peters | Libretto by Sky Gilbert Starring Marion Newman, Dion Mazerolle and Nathaniel Bacon April 26-28, 2019 Orpheus Productions will present three performances of a workshop presentation of Shakespeare’s Criminal, a new chamber opera with music by Dustin Peters and libretto by Sky Gilbert, starring Marion Newman, Dion Mazerolle and Nathaniel Bacon, April 26-28, 2019 at Factory. Shakespeare’s Criminal is an opera in one act about an older male poet named Shakespeare who is not able to admit that…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | András Keller conducts the RCM Orchestra
Hungarian violinist, Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra, and founder of the Keller Quartet, András Keller has won numerous awards. He was the artistic director of the Arcus Temporum Festival in Pannonhalma 2004-10, the founder and the artistic director of International Sándor Végh String Quartet Competition, and between 2012 and 2015 was head of Chamber Music Department in Liszt Academy of Music. Pianist Linda Ruan performs Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2. The Glenn Gould School (GGS)’s…
Find out more »TSO | Relaxed Performance: Let’s Dance
Join us for the TSO's first Relaxed Performance, featuring dance styles from around the world! This TSO Relaxed Performance will not vary from a traditional orchestra concert programmatically, but arrangements will be made to accommodate the individual needs of people with acute sensitivities. A “quiet room" will be set aside in case the music becomes overwhelming. House lights will be set to a brighter level. There will be remarks from the stage to welcome the audience and introduce the music.…
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Otello
OTELLO Giuseppe Verdi APRIL 27 TO MAY 21, 2019 Otello is a self-made man, a former slave risen to the rank of general and now in love with a devoted wife, Desdemona. But his trusted advisor Iago begins to manipulate Otello in a relentless quest to destroy the general. Consumed by paranoia and suspicion, Otello’s earnest love for Desdemona takes a violent turn with catastrophic consequences. Verdi’s masterful treatment of Shakespeare’s tragedy is brought to life by a dream cast of COC favourites in…
Find out more »Inglorious Productions | Women of Letters: Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Women of Letters Signed. Sealed. Delivered. Saturday, April 27th, 2019 Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave, Toronto Tickets $15-$35. Pay What You Can Afford Click Here for Full Program Female Composers: Libby Larsen, Errollyn Wallen, Nadia Boulanger, Tania León and Marion Bauer Featuring Sopranos: Marcelle Boisloji Danie Friesen Natalya Gennadi Anne-Marie Ramos Renée Salewski Pianist: Allyson Devenish Tickets, here.
Find out more »University of Toronto Faculty of Music | Celebrating Walter Buczynski
World of Music Featuring Ilya Poletaev, Vadim Serebryany, Younggun Kim, Matthew Li, Gregory Oh and Walter Buczynski. 2:30pm | Walter Hall | Edward Johnson Building | 80 Queens Park
Find out more »Amici Chamber Ensemble | Beethoven’s Best
April 28, 2019 Celebrating Chamber Music Genius A composer focused program, presenting innovative works that represent Beethoven’s genius at the highest level. Widely accepted to be one of the most famous and influential composers of all time, Beethoven vividly revealed the power of music to convey a philosophy of life and dominated the transition between the classical and romantic eras of western music. Music: Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio Op.1 No.1 Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin sonata No.10 Op. 96…
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Vocal Series: Songs of the Ukraine
Andriana Chuchman, soprano Hyejin Kwon, pianoAPRIL 30, 2019 AT 12:00PM VOCAL SERIES Canadian soprano Andriana Chuchman (Musetta in the COC’s La Bohème) has been praised by The Chicago Tribune for “radiating enough vocal allure, physical beauty and charm to light up the stage.” Joined by pianist Hyejin Kwon, they present a varied recital with a heavy focus on Ukrainian art songs.
Find out more »Tafelmusik | The Hunt: Mozart and Haydn
Jeanne Lamon returns for this classical concert featuring the nobility of the horn. Tafelmusik's Music Director Emerita returns to direct this classical program featuring music by friends and colleagues, Haydn and Mozart, and with the noble and unmistakable sound of the classical horn at its heart. Tafelmusik’s Scott Wevers takes the solo part in Mozart’s joyous Horn Concerto no. 4, continuing our new cycle of Mozart concertos. Four horns take the stage in Mozart’s youthful and dramatic Symphony no. 25…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | Luca Pisaroni & Thomas Hampson
Italian bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni returns to Koerner Hall, this time joined by his father-in-law, famed American baritone Thomas Hampson, to perform an evening of operatic arias and duets, as well as music by Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, and Franz Lehár, accompanied by pianist Vlad Iftinca. Hampson, America’s foremost baritone, “is without question one of the world’s greatest opera singers … a voice, a baritone so rich it can circle the universe” (Diane Sawyer, Good Morning America). He has received many honours and awards for his probing artistry and cultural…
Find out more »May 2019
Tongue in Cheek Productions | Democracy in Action
Have you ever sat through a concert and thought “Who put this program together? I could do better!” Now’s your chance to prove it. Don’t miss Toronto’s first ever live-programmed classical concert!* Through the use of live online polls, the audience will use the democratic process to choose from a wide array of eclectic selections to be performed by eight of Canada's premiere classical singers. Featuring sopranos Teiya Kasahara and Natalya Gennadi, mezzo sopranos Krisztina Szabó and Julie Nesrallah, tenors…
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Chamber Music Series: TSMF 2019 Preview
Let TSM Artistic Director Jonathan Crow and superstar pianist Philip Chiu dazzle you with selections from this summer's program! WHEN: Thursday, May 2, 2019 12:00pm-1:00pm WHERE: Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Four Seasons Centre (145 Queen St. W, Toronto) Admission is on a first-come, first served basis. Seating is limited, so please join the line-up early! Latecomers will not be admitted.
Find out more »Women’s Musical Club of Toronto | Rolston String Quartet
Luri Lee, violin; Emily Kruspe, violin; Hezekiah Leung, viola; Jonathan Lo, cello May 2, 2019 | 1.30 pm | Walter Hall, U of T First Prize laureate of the 12th Banff International String Quartet Competition, the Rolston String Quartet was named among the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s 2016 “30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians Under 30.” A winner of Astral’s 2016 National Auditions, this extraordinary quartet won the Grand Prize of the 31st Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competition, as well as prizes at the…
Find out more »Tallis Choir of Toronto | Light Divine
A light, shining in the darkness. It is a common metaphor, often used to represent goodness and truth, and has been an inspiration to composers throughout history. In our final subscription concert of the season, Tallis Choir examines the use of this metaphor in music over the last 10 centuries, from Gregorian and Byzantine chant to contemporary settings, including works by Victoria, Elgar, Harris and Whitacre. Tickets: $30, $25 and $10* Tickets, here.
Find out more »Toronto Classical Singers | A Whirlwind to Heaven
A Whirlwind to Heaven. Drought, rain, fire, storm and earthquake — it’s not easy being a prophet. Join Toronto Classical Singers, along with the Talisker Players Orchestra and soloists Lesley Bouza, Danielle MacMillan, Zachary Rioux, Matthew Zadow, and Sarah Schmidt-McQuillan, on Sunday, May 5 as we present Mendelssohn's Elijah. Tickets, here.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Queens of Soul
Ace pops conductor Jeff Tyzik and a trio of fabulous singers offer a riveting program featuring monster hits made famous by the legendary divas of soul and R&B: Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse, Alicia Keys, and Adele. (Pictured: Aretha Franklin) Performers Jeff Tyzik, conductor Brie Cassil, vocalist Melissa McMillan, vocalist Shayna Steele, vocalist Details and tickets, here.
Find out more »Art of Time Ensemble | Bests of Words and Music
Highlights from 20 years of Art of Time Ensemble’s theatre, poetry, and song. Toronto’s innovative and eclectic Art of Time Ensemble celebrates their 20th anniversary season with a program of theatre, poetry, and music. The concert highlights range from poetry (Margaret Atwood’s, specifically, set to original music), to scenes from Shakespeare (Much Ado About Nothing, and Hamlet), to excerpts from the hilarious 2 Pianos, 4 Hands, and much more.
Find out more »Tafelmusik | Bach: Magnificat
Directed by Ivars Taurins Tafelmusik Chamber Choir Jana Miller, soprano Meg Bragle, mezzo-soprano Colin Ainsworth, tenor Magnificent music to end the season, from the perfection of Bach to the splendour of Zelenka. The final concert in our anniversary season begins with the burst of exuberance and invention that is Bach’s Magnificat, a timeless musical description of devotion and grace. High on Bach’s list of favourite composers (an enthusiasm now shared by Tafelmusik audiences) was Jan Dismas Zelenka, a Bohemian immigrant to Saxony.…
Find out more »Show One Productions | Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg
An Exquisite Spectacle of Musical Genius & Tormented Soul The immortal music and agonized life of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky are cast in a bold new light through the eyes of Russian choreographer Boris Eifman. Returning for their fourth anticipated Toronto engagement, the dramatic intensity and exquisite artistry of Eifman Ballet invites viewers into the brilliant mind and tumultuous struggles of the unparalleled composer, Tchaikovsky. Hailed as “a swirling, vivid panorama of emotions and settings” (New York Times) this emotionally gripping production,…
Find out more »Upper Canada Choristers | 25th Anniversary Concert
The Upper Canada Choristers and conductor Laurie Evan Fraser hope you can join us to celebrate 25 years of community service at a concert titled How Can I keep From Singing, Friday, May 10, 7:30 p.m. at Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St E (just east of Yonge Street beside St Mike’s hospital). Tickets are $25, children and teens free when accompanied by an adult. Tickets can be reserved by calling 416-256-0510 or emailing info@uppercanadachoristers.org. More info will be posted at http://uppercanadachoristers.org. Patrons are invited to bring a…
Find out more »Elmer Iseler Singers | Bach: Mass in B Minor
J.S. Bach Mass in B Minor Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 7:30 pm Lydia Adams, Conductor The Elmer Iseler Singers, in collaboration with the Amadeus Choir, present J.S. Bach’s B Minor Mass in celebration of Artistic Director and Conductor Lydia Adams’ 35 years of stellar musical leadership with the Amadeus Choir. This timeless masterpiece is truly one of the great musical compositions of all time, a profound and exhilarating experience for all.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Beethoven Symphony No. 5
Lauded in the London Evening Standard as a “high-calibre interpreter of a wide range of repertoire,” the electrifying British conductor Nicholas Collon has recently made memorable débuts with major European ensembles, and takes up the position of Chief Conductor with the Residentie Orchestra in The Hague, Netherlands, this September. For his TSO début, he conducts Beethoven’s most explosive symphony. Israeli pianist Shai Wosner, whom the Washington Post has acclaimed as “superb,” joins him for one of Mozart’s most gracious piano concertos. Concert running time…
Find out more »Kindred Spirits Orchestra | Prokofiev’s Second
PROKOFIEV'S SECOND Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts Join Maestro Kristian Alexander as he leads the KSO through an imaginative journey of musical pomp and passion. Inspired by the little-known works of the 19th century romantic composer Carl Maria von Weber, 20th century composer Paul Hindemith weaves his own voice into the bombastic crowd-pleaser Symphonic Metamorphosis. Once hailed the “Canadian Mozart,” composer André Mathieu wrote his long-lost Piano Concerto No. 4 at…
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Beethoven Symphony No. 5
Lauded in the London Evening Standard as a “high-calibre interpreter of a wide range of repertoire,” the electrifying British conductor Nicholas Collon has recently made memorable débuts with major European ensembles, and takes up the position of Chief Conductor with the Residentie Orchestra in The Hague, Netherlands, this September. For his TSO début, he conducts Beethoven’s most explosive symphony. Israeli pianist Shai Wosner, whom the Washington Post has acclaimed as “superb,” joins him for one of Mozart’s most gracious piano concertos. Concert running time…
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Vocal Series: 1001 Nights: Tales from the East
Miriam Khalil, soprano and Topher Mokrzewski, piano VOCAL SERIES Acclaimed Lebanese-Canadian soprano and COC Ensemble Studio graduate Miriam Khalil (Mimì in the COC’s La Bohème) has been praised for her “gorgeous, romantic, arching sound that immediately commands the ear” (Opera Canada). She joins conductor and pianist Topher Mokrzewski for a program focused mainly on composers who drew inspiration from Eastern themes or used text by Eastern poets, as well as a few Arabic songs.
Find out more »Orpheus Choir Toronto | Orpheus by Request
Orpheus gives Artistic Director Robert Cooper a well-deserved break after 15 years with the Choir by offering YOU the opportunity to choose the program for our season closer. This unprecedented concert will feature works selected by YOU through online voting, and the most popular selections will be revealed in a live countdown at the concert. Don’t miss this evening of fun and surprises hosted by choral celebrity Howard Dyck. Orpheus Choir Howard Dyck, host Orpheus Chamber Ensemble
Find out more »Toronto Choral Society | Two French Requiems
The two Requiems by Gabriel Fauré and Maurice Duruflé on this program represent two masterpieces of French music and they have a great deal in common. Both composers were excellent organists as well as meticulous and self-critical composers: Fauré took 20 years to complete his Requiem while Duruflé took six to finish his. Both scored their works for choir, 2 soloists, organ and orchestra and instead of emphasizing the dramatic emotion of the Day of Judgement preferred by other composers…
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Mahler Symphony No. 7
Mahler’s Seventh is the most unique of all of his symphonies—a gallery of five sharply etched portraits embracing everything from commanding fanfares and marches to the eerie nocturnal rustlings of a diabolical scherzo and a restful serenade that includes solos for guitar and mandolin. Illustrious pianist Louis Lortie joins Sir Andrew Davis and the TSO for César Franck’s charming set of variations for piano and orchestra. Concert running time is approximately two hours including a 20-minute intermission.
Find out more »North Wind Concerts | Sopratutto Vivaldi!
A program of glittering and fiery chamber concertos and trio sonatas for oboe, violin, recorder/traverso, bassoon and harpsichord, with a focus on Antonio Vivaldi – plus a taste of some music from his northern European neighbours G. P. Telemann and J.C. Fasch. Italian harpsichordist Stefano Demicheli joins Marco Cera (oboe), Alison Melville (recorder, traverso), Cristina Zacharias (violin) and Dominic Teresi (bassoon) for this frolic through a sunny musical landscape. We had so much fun playing some of this music for Tafelmusik’s Recorder Romp last year that we decided we just HAD to play some more. Supported in…
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