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February 2019
Soundstreams | Different Trains
Get on board with the celebrated Rolston String Quartet for Different Trains, like you’ve never experienced it! The Rolston String Quartet will create the aural engine for a special performance with video hauntingly realized by Spanish filmmaker Beatriz Caravaggio (Toronto premiere). Rounding out the evening, the Rolston String Quartet will perform works by Zosha Di Castri and R. Murray Schafer.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Lemon Bucket Orkestra and Aline Morales
“Adventurous, multicultural and amazing!” (The Wall Street Journal) “Toronto's most beloved global-folk party punks raucous and hot-blooded live show” (Exclaim Magazine) is "amazing, frenetic, gloriously anarchic and ultimately joyous!” (Winnipeg Free Press) The guerilla-punk-Balkan-folk-brass band that started on the streets of Toronto has amassed a battalion of like-minded musical souls and become a full-blown Orkestra. Lemon Bucket shares the evening with Aline Morales, dynamic Juno Award-nominated Brazilian singer, percussionist, bandleader, and member of KUNÉ – Canada’s Global Orchestra. Tickets, here.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Blake Pouliot
Grand Prize winner of the 2016 OSM Manulife Competition, violinist Blake Pouliot is "one of those special talents that comes along once in a lifetime" (Toronto Star). He performs with pianist Hsini Huang. Program: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 27 in G Major, K. 379 Ernest Chausson: Poème, op. 25 Leoš Janáček: Violin Sonata Pablo de Sarasate: Zapateado This concert is approximately 75 minutes with no intermission.
Find out more »Mooredale Concerts | Music & Truffles KIDS – The Heath Quartet
THE SHOW: Join them in exploring Mozart and British composer Benjamin Britten, and some on0stage hi-jinx. They love to cook! The dynamic and charismatic Heath Quartet is considered one of the most exciting British chamber ensembles of the moment. In 2013, it became the first ensemble in 15 years to win the prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society’s Young Artists Award. In 2016, their recording (Tippett’s string quartets) won Gramophones’ Chamber Disc of the Year. The quartet has worked with many talented collaborators including…
Find out more »VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert | Fierabras
FRANZ SCHUBERT FIERABRAS Sunday, February 3, 2019— 2:30 pm A GERMAN OPERA WITH ENGLISH SURTITLES The juxtaposition of two religions is the backdrop for powerful rivalries, the triumph of love and new understanding in the most idealistic of Romantic traditions. Featuring Kevin Mallon, Conductor, with Aradia Ensemble Robert Cooper, Chorus Director Matthew Dalen as Fierabras Alexander Dobson as King Karl Jocelyn Fralick as Florinda Evan Korbut as Roland Amy Moodie as Emma Justin Welsh as Boland Lawrence Wiliford as Eginhard Tickets, here.
Find out more »University of Toronto Faculty of Music | Choirs in Concert
Music for a Sunday Afternoon Elaine Choi, David Fallis, Lori-Anne Dolloff, Mark Ramsay, conductors Join the MacMillan Singers, Women's Chorus, the Women's Chamber Choir and the Men's Chorus featuring graduate conductors for an afternoon of choral gems, featuring music by Schafer, Martin and Thompson. MacMillan Theatre, 80 Queen's Park Tickets, here or call 416-408-0208 $30, $20 senior, $10 student (U of T students admitted free with a valid T-Card, space permitting.)
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Charles Richard-Hamelin
Silver Medalist in the 2015 Chopin Competition and the first Canadian in history to win the medal, Quebec pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin performs with "real sonority that comes from his entire body, a large palette of colours and a real poetic sense … His conduct is always impeccable. By conduct, I mean the architectural and emotional conception of a work, the tempo and mood relations, the dynamic layering. Additionally, when appropriate, a highly sensitive ear to the art of transition.” (Le…
Find out more »Off Centre Music Salon | 24th Annual Schubertiad
“No one feels another’s grief, no one understands another’s joy. People imagine they can reach one another. In reality they only pass each other by.” – Franz Schubert While the idea of listening to and performing individual songs in a specific sequence — as a cohesive song cycle — may have existed as early as the middle ages, it was certainly a genre that came into its own in 19th Century Europe. And if Beethoven is to be credited with the…
Find out more »Mooredale Concerts | The Heath Quartet
The dynamic and charismatic Heath Quartet is considered one of the most exciting British chamber ensembles of the moment. In 2013, it became the first ensemble in 15 years to win the prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society’s Young Artists Award. In 2016, their recording (Tippett’s string quartets) won Gramophones’ Chamber Disc of the Year. Notable performances have included a complete Beethoven Cycle at the Kilkenny Arts Festival, the world premiere of a Sir John Tavener work at the BBC Proms, concerts at the…
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Così fan tutte
COSÌ FAN TUTTE W.A. Mozart FEBRUARY 5 TO FEBRUARY 23, 2019 COC Revival Mozart's ability to treat the most profound subjects with the lightest touch is at the heart of this story about two young men who decide to test the loyalty of their lovers, sisters Dorabella and Fiordiligi. As the unusual experiment begins, nothing unfolds quite as expected, with all assumptions and good intentions challenged by the unpredictable complexities of the human heart. Atom Egoyan’s playful, whimsical production of Mozart’s comedy…
Find out more »Music Toronto | Juho Pohjonen
Celebrated as one of Finland's most outstanding pianists, Juho Pohjonen gives recital and concerto performances widely in Europe and the US. Recent highlights include his debuts with Vancouver, Baltimore, and Cleveland Symphonies, and he continues his close association with The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center at Alice Tully Hall, and on tour. He was a student of the Sibelius Academy where he completed his Master's Degree in 2008. an unmannered style that called attention to the music more than…
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | BRAHMS & DVOŘÁK
The remarkable talents of the TSO’s Concertmaster and Principal Cello produce double satisfaction with this meaty concerto by Brahms. The folk-flavoured optimism and dancing energy that shine forth from so many works by Czech master Dvořák are on full, glorious display in the Sixth Symphony. Forming an impressive “super orchestra,” the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra and the TSO play side-by-side under the baton of Sir Andrew Davis in the jovial Carnival Overture by Oskar Morawetz. Concert running time is approximately two hours…
Find out more »University of Toronto Faculty of Music | Plagiarism and Theft with pianist Younggun Kim
Pianist Younggun Kim presents a solo recital of works based on other works, including Bach-Busoni Chaconne, Godowsky's Studies on Chopin's Etudes, and Ravel's La Valse. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park Free
Find out more »University of Toronto Faculty of Music | What Makes it Great?® The Music of Duke Ellington
What makes great music great?® Rob Kapilow takes listeners inside the music: he unravels, slows down, and recomposes key passages to reveal the extraordinary choices that make great music great. With UTJO, Gordon Foote, director Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park $40, $25 senior, $10 student | BUY TICKETS ONLINE or call 416-408-0208 (U of T students admitted free with a valid T-Card, space permitting)
Find out more »Tafelmusik | THE TEMPESTUOUS VIOLIN
Enrico Onofri, guest director and violin Embrace music’s power to incite human passions and unleash the force of Mother Nature. “Is there anything more powerful than music?” asks Enrico Onofri. The charismatic wizard of the baroque violin and close collaborator/teacher of Music Director Elisa Citterio makes his Tafelmusik debut with this concert exploring music’s role in inciting human passions and unleashing the power of Mother Nature. Enrico and Elisa appear as soloists in orchestral music both collaborative and confrontational. Batten…
Find out more »Mississauga Symphony Orchestra | La bohème
In 2016, the MSO took its first steps into the world of opera with a sold out, fully staged production of Bizet’s Carmen. The MSO returns to opera in 2019 with a fully staged production of La Bohème, Puccini’s passionate, timeless, indelible story of love among young artists in 19th century Paris. La Bohème will take place within the splendour of Hammerson Hall, a world-class theatre that is at the heart of the Living Arts Centre. Our fully-staged production will embrace…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Johannes Debus conducts the Royal Conservatory Orchestra
Canadian Opera Company Music Director, Johannes Debus, conducts the Royal Conservatory Orchestra for this special performance, which includes Emily Phernambucq (flute) in Mozart’s Flute Concerto. 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…
Find out more »Amici Chamber Ensemble | Mozart’s Party
February 10, 2019 Serenades of a Master Amici presents a grand celebration of the renowned masterworks of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the most prolific and influential composers of the classical era. Including a performance of one his greatest masterpieces, Gran Partita, with thirteen wind instrumentalists on stage, this will be the musical highlight of the year! Featuring many of Amici’s longtime collaborators and friends from the TSO alongside several stunningly talented students from the Glenn Gould School at the…
Find out more »Roy Thomson Hall | Joshua Bell
JOSHUA BELL, VIOLIN Sam Haywood, Piano Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23 Prokofiev Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94a Intermission Grieg Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 13 Additional works to be announced from the stage Tickets available, here.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | BARBARA HANNIGAN SINGS & CONDUCTS
GRAMMY® Award–winner Barbara Hannigan once again displays her astonishing versatility and skills, in a program that showcases her mastery of both styles and capabilities. She conducts music ranging from a choice example of Haydn’s Classical-period symphonic wit to a medley of show tunes by Gershwin, and also sings the sky-high solo part in the Gershwin medley, the concert suite from Alban Berg’s opera, Lulu, and Sibelius’s atmospheric tone poem about the creation of the world. (Pictured: Barbara Hannigan, conductor & soprano) Concert…
Find out more »Nathaniel Dett Chorale | Voices of Diaspora: Hosea & Friends
20th Anniversary Gala Concert and Alumni Reunion, featuring the world premiere of 'Hosea' - a unique fusion of jazz, gospel and classical music by Dr. Stephen Newby 2018-19 Composer-in-Residence. Tickets, here.
Find out more »Music Toronto | Juilliard Quartet with Marc-André Hamelin
After we announced the season and printed the brochure came this news. First violin Joseph Lin will leave the Juilliard at the end of this 2017-18 season. Before the quartet appears on Feb 14, 2019, Greek violinist Areta Zhulla will have joined them. Ms. Zhulla serves as the Starling Fellow teaching assistant to Itzhak Perlman in The Juilliard School and is a Juilliard graduate. Ms. Zhulla has appeared as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician throughout the United States, Europe, Canada…
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Casablanca: Film with Live Orchestra
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the TSO invites you to experience the classic romantic film Casablanca as you never have before! The Orchestra performs Max Steiner’s glorious score live to the film, enhancing every beat of the movie’s noble heart with luscious live sound. Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman head the cast of the film that won three Oscars, including best picture. You must remember this…. The film is 102 minutes long, plus a 20-minute intermission. Intermission occurs approximately 51 minutes…
Find out more »Toronto Consort | Love, Remixed
Early instruments, new music. For the first time in our history, The Toronto Consort presents a program of 20th- and 21st-century music written for early instruments and voice. Featuring Juno-nominated James Rolfe’s Breathe with text by Hildegard of Bingen, and David Fallis’ Eurydice Variations, the story Monteverdi’s Orfeo told from the point of view of Eurydice. This Valentine’s Day weekend, join us as we reinterpret, remix and rediscover our love of Early Music. Tickets, here.
Find out more »Mississauga Living Arts Centre | Toronto Mass Choir with Ben Heppner
Ben Heppner, one of the world's leading dramatic tenors, is joined by the Toronto Mass Choir, Canada's premier gospel choir, in a celebration of traditional and contemporary gospel music.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | TSYO Winter Concert
The TSYO delivers a powerhouse program starting with the charming and vigorous Carnival Overture by Canadian Oskar Morawetz. Hannah Corbett—a 2017/18 TSYO Concerto Competition winner—brings an invigorating element to the program, with her performance of the show-stopping first movement of Sibelius’ Violin Concerto. The evening concludes with the grandiose Second Symphony by Rachmaninov. Tickets, here.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Vocal Series: On Shining Wings
Celebrate the 1,000th performance of the Free Concert Series with renowned British soprano Susan Bullock (Klytämnestra in the COC’s Elektra), who made waves in Toronto when she performed the role of Brünnhilde in the first complete Ring Cycle by the COC to open the Four Seasons Centre. Her return to the COC in the title role in Elektra in 2007 earned her a Dora Award for Outstanding Performance in the Opera Division. She is joined by Head of the COC Ensemble Studio, Liz Upchurch, for…
Find out more »Opera by Request | Menotti: the Telephone and Donizetti: Rita
Opera by Request presents Menotti’s The Telephone and Donizetti’s Rita, semi-staged with piano accompaniment, Saturday, January 19, 7:30pm, College St. United Church, 452 College St. (Bathurst). All tickets $20.00. Phone 416 455-2365 for reservations and information. The Telephone: Ben…………..Mark Towstego, baritone Lucy………….Tsu-Ching Yu, soprano Rita: Rita………….Tsu-Ching Yu, soprano Beppe………Avery Krisman, tenor Gasparo……Larry Tozer, baritone Mark Schonberg, stage director William Shookhoff, music director and pianist Details, here.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company| Vocal Series: Les Adieux: Samuel Chan
Baritone Samuel Chan bids farewell to the COC Ensemble Studio with an all Schubert program. Joined by Stéphane Mayer on piano, they explore the Schulze Lieder and Schubert's heartfelt and insightful world of songs.
Find out more »Glenn Gould Foundation | The Glenn Gould Prize Celebrates Jessye Norman
This Gala concert and award ceremony in honour of opera star and activist Jessye Norman features performances by the COC Orchestra, Swedish soprano Nina Stemme, soprano Sondra Radvanovsky, The Nathaniel Dett Chorale, mezzo Wallis Giunta. Viggo Mortensen, Chair of The Glenn Gould Prize Jury. Jessye Norman will be present to accept the Twelfth Glenn Gould Prize. 7:30 pm. From $45. Tickets, here.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Alisa Weilerstein
Bartók’s thrilling concerto justifies its fanciful title by placing the entire orchestra in the spotlight. With this bold and witty music, the artists of the TSO demonstrate everything they are capable of. Alisa Weilerstein, one of today’s most talented cellists, lays bare the soul of a late and lean Shostakovich masterwork, and TSO favourite Thomas Dausgaard brings the expressive prelude to fellow Dane Rued Langgaard’s 1920s opera, Antikrist. (Pictured: Alisa Weilerstein, cello) Concert running time is approximately two hours including a…
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Vocal Series: Les Adieux: Poèmes pour Mi
Soprano Lauren Eberwein bids farewell to the COC Ensemble Studio with a performance of Olivier Messiaen's major song cycle, Poèmes pour Mi, which was written for his first wife, the violinist and composer Claire Delbos whom he nicknamed “Mi”. Pianist Rachael Kerr completes the program with Maurice Ravel’s piano solo Jeux d'eau.
Find out more »Tafelmusik | TALES OF TWO CITIES: THE LEIPZIG-DAMASCUS COFFEE HOUSE
Elisa Citterio, Music Director Conceived, scripted and programmed by Alison Mackay Maryem Tollar, Narrator & Vocalist Alon Nashman, Narrator Celebrate the rich musical traditions of East and West, and the renewed dialogue between those traditions in contemporary, multicultural Toronto. Alison Mackay’s musical vision of the links between 18th-century Saxony and Syria became one of the most cherished and talked-about projects in Tafelmusik’s history when it was first seen in 2016. Now it returns for our 40th anniversary season, reuniting musicians from Western…
Find out more »Opera Atelier | The Angel Speaks
Opera Atelier presents a brand-new, hour-long concert experience melding musical masterpieces by Henry Purcell with baroque and contemporary dancing — and a new Canadian commission by composer Edwin Huizinga. Don’t miss this Toronto premiere of our most recent Royal Chapel performance. With Mireille Asselin (soprano), Jesse Blumberg (baritone), Artists of Atelier Ballet and members of Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Following the performance, join us at an informal reception to meet the artists. Light refreshments/cash bar available. (9pm to 10pm) Enter through…
Find out more »Art of Time Ensemble | Best of Music
On the occasion of our 20th Anniversary, Art of Time Ensemble are presenting two full programs of their best and most memorable musical performances. The Songs Program features our best arrangements of popular music performed by a luminary group of vocalists, including Sarah Slean, Hawksley Workman, and Martin Tielli. Songs by Charles Trenet, Bruce Cockburn, Queen, Jacques Brel, and many more are presented in arrangements for an ensemble of top Canadian instrumentalists. The Classical Program includes the innovative Source & Inspiration format in which a Franz Schubert piano trio is paired…
Find out more »National Arts Centre Orchestra | Romantic Chopin
Ottawa’s National Arts Centre Orchestra returns for its much-anticipated annual engagement at Roy Thomson Hall. Under the inspiring baton of Music Director Alexander Shelley, they thrill you with all the joyful abandon and elegiac musings of Robert Schumann’s refreshing “Spring” Symphony. Guest soloist French pianist David Fray brings his lyrical talents to the brilliant and exquisite Second Piano Concerto of Chopin. (Pictured: David Fray, piano) Concert running time is approximately two hours including a 20-minute intermission. Tickets, here.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | Seiler & Chung
BBC Music magazine states, violinist “ Mayumi Seiler brings an exceptional blend of precision with tonal generosity, finesse with enthusiasm.” She performs with pianist Jeanie Chung as well as with the Glenn Gould School String Ensemble. Program: Claude Debussy: Violin Sonata in G Minor, L. 140 Johannes Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, op. 100 Alain Ridout: Ferdinand the Bull Franz Schubert: Rondo in A Major for Violin and Strings, D. 438
Find out more »Orchestra Toronto | Come Together: 50 Years After Abbey Road
Come Together: 50 Years After Abbey Road A Symphonic tribute to the best in British rock. Sunday, February 24, 2019 - 3:00pm Pre-concert chat at 2:15 with Michael Newnham Rock at the Symphony: Orchestra Toronto presents a tribute to seminal British rock of the 60s and 70s. We are excited to present the world premiere of Richard Herriott’s new rock concerto, An Electric Organ, a Ladder, and a Persian Rug, inspired by the music of Emerson, Lake and Palmer. And for…
Find out more »Schulich Singers | A Clear Midnight
A Clear Midnight Jean-Sébastien Vallée, artistic director FRANCIS CHOINIÈRE* A Clear Midnight (premiere) Works by JOHN ESTACIO, JOHN TAVENER, UǴIS PRAULIŅŠ, et al. *Composer in Residence Free Admission
Find out more »University of Toronto Faculty of Music | Celebrating our Diversity
Celebrating our Diversity Voice Studies students present a concert celebrating the diverse music of their heritage. Tue Feb 26 | 7:30 pm | Walter Hall Made possible in part by a generous gift from Roy and Marjorie Linden
Find out more »University of Toronto Faculty of Music | Calidore String Quartet
Formed in 2010, the Calidore String Quartet, violinists Jeffrey Myers and Ryan Meehan, violist Jeremy Berry, and cellist Estelle Choi, perform Haydn, Shaw, and Beethoven. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park $40, $25 senior, $10 student | BUY TICKETS ONLINE or call 416-408-0208 (U of T students admitted free with a valid T-Card, space permitting.) The Calidore String Quartet are generously supported by the James D. Stewart Quartet in Residence program.
Find out more »Toronto Mendelssohn Choir | Handel and Haydn
Enjoy two great 18th-century choral-orchestral works in this program of pure celebration, featuring Handel’s beloved Coronation Anthems and Haydn’s deeply-felt Mass in time of war, both with a full orchestra. David Fallis, conductor Mireille Asselin, soprano Christina Stelmacovich, mezzo-soprano Asitha Tennekoon, tenor Stephen Hegedus, bass-baritone Orchestra Tickets, here.
Find out more »Canadian Children’s Opera Company | The Snow Queen
The Snow Queen Music by John Greer; Libretto by Jeremy James Taylor Canadian Children’s Opera Company Originally commissioned by the CCOC in 1993, and revived here in 2001, this classic Canadian children’s opera has been updated by the composer to fully employ the forces of the current CCOC, and will also receive a completely new production. The opera features the ~150 members of the CCOC, with a fully professional design and production team. Stage Director Rob Kempson joins the CCOC’s…
Find out more »Women’s Musical Club of Toronto | Joel Quarrington and Friends
Joel Quarrington, double bass; David Jalbert, piano; Yehonatan Berick, violin; Jethro Marks, viola; Carol Sirois, cello Joel Quarrington has been Principal Bassist with the Canadian Opera Company, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra, UK. A Toronto native, he graduated from the University of Toronto, with the Eaton Scholarship as the school’s most outstanding graduate. Joel is a winner of the Geneva International Competition and the CBC Talent Competition, and has made solo appearances across Canada, the…
Find out more »March 2019
Elmer Iseler Singers | Vancouver Chamber Choir: Music from Sea to Sea
Elmer Iseler Singers, Lydia Adams, Conductor Present The Vancouver Chamber Choir Jon Washburn, Conductor We team up with long-time friends and colleagues, the Vancouver Chamber Choir and their esteemed conductor, Jon Washburn, in a concert celebrating Jon’s 48 years as Artistic Director of the VCC as he transitions to a new role with the group as Conductor Emeritus. We are excited to sing great choral music with these wonderful voices once again. Works by Britten, Kodaly, Debussy, Schafer, MacMillan, Gjeilo and Jon Washburn…
Find out more »National Ballet of Canada | Apollo & Night & The Sea Above, The Sky Below & Paquita
George Balanchine’s Apollo is one of the signal moments in both the choreographer’s oeuvre and in the legacy of cultural modernism. The famous collaboration between Balanchine and Igor Stravinsky produced some of ballet’s most legendary works, and perhaps none was as groundbreaking nor realized their aims of a neo-classical art form, as this 1928 ballet. The work almost singlehandedly established a new aesthetic that brought the language of classical ballet into a modern context, merging the past with the future in a…
Find out more »Opera York | Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart March 1, 2019 @ 7.30pm March 3, 2019 @ 2:00pm Artistic Director, Geoffrey Butler Stage Director, Renee Salewski Main Stage, Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts. Tickets, here.
Find out more »Domoney Artist Management | Le Comte Ory
DAM Concert Opera presents Rossini’s Le Comte Ory in a semi-staged version, with interactive narration by acclaimed director François Racine, who leads us into the castle. This zany tale begins with Countess Adele (sung by soprano Caitlin Wood) who is left alone in her castle while the men are away fighting. Add a mysterious hermit, a lovelorn page, a stern tutor, and soldiers disguised as nuns who break into the castle and you have a great blend of comedy and…
Find out more »Toronto Chamber Choir | Convivencia: Music Across Three Faiths
Convivencia Music Across Three Faiths Jews, Muslims, and Christians co-existed in relative peace during the Convivencia period in Medieval and Renaissance Spain. A surprising amount of cultural amalgamation took place in the arts: Classic Greek texts were translated simultaneously into Hebrew, Arabic, and Latin. Architecture blended elements of synagogues, mosques, and cathedrals. The music of all three religions also flourished, with each borrowing stylistic elements from the others. Blending Sephardic folk songs, classical Arabic melodies, and Spanish polyphony, this dynamic concert revels…
Find out more »Marlboro Music | Musicians from Marlboro
After a successful East Coast tour in 2018, the Ravel Piano Trio returns for performances across the U.S. and Canada. A Haydn piano trio and Kodály’s charming Serenade round out the program alongside the world premiere of a duet by Ken Ueno for Grammy-winning violist Kim Kashkashian and Avery Fisher Grant recipient Tessa Lark. Former Cherubini Quartet member Christoph Richter, Ying Quartet violinist Robin Scott, and 2018 Montreal Competition winner Zoltán Fejérvári complete this singular ensemble. Robin Scott, violin; Tessa…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | Jan Lisiecki
Jan Lisiecki has won acclaim for his extraordinary interpretive maturity, distinctive sound, and poetic sensibility. The New York Times has called him “a pianist who makes every note count.” An alumnus of The Royal Conservatory’s Glenn Gould School, Lisiecki’s insightful interpretations, refined technique, and natural affinity for art give him a musical voice that belies his age. The remarkable 22-year-old musician made his debut in the main auditorium at New York’s Carnegie Hall in January 2016. In its rave review, The New York…
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Vocal Series: Le Récital des Anges: Songs of Ian Cusson
VOCAL SERIES Ian Cusson, a Canadian composer and pianist of Métis and French Canadian descent, presents a showcase of two of his song cycles: Five Orchestral Songs on Poems of Marilyn Dumont sung by Kwagiulth and Stó:lo First Nations mezzo-soprano Marion Newman, and the world premiere of Le Récital des Anges on poems of Émile Nelligan sung by Canadian mezzo-soprano Marjorie Maltais. Ian Cusson, piano/composer Marion Newman, mezzo-soprano Marjorie Maltais, mezzo-sopranoMARCH 5, 2019 AT 12:00PM
Find out more »Music Toronto | Danny Driver
One of Britain’s most respected and versatile pianists, Danny Driver made his Toronto debut on this series in November 2016 and we discovered his “impeccable technique and musicianship” (Gramophone). Most of his 15 recordings are on Hyperion – a label he shares with Marc André Hamelin and Stephen Hough, company in which he definitely belongs. In addition to a busy performing career, Danny Driver was appointed Professor of Piano at London's Royal College of Music in fall 2016 C P…
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | The Second City Guide to the Symphony
Back by popular demand! The legendary Second City comedy theatre and the TSO team up once again to present this hit show, filled with sketch comedy, satire, songs, improvisation, and, of course, incredible classical music. This light-hearted comic performance will take on all things orchestral, from the colourful musicians to the mighty maestro, from send-ups of classical music history and conventions to the manner and mannerisms of our beloved audiences. (Pictured: Colin Mochrie, host) This program is the equivalent to a…
Find out more »University of Toronto Faculty of Music | U of T 12tet with Tony Malaby, saxophone
Arrangements by faculty and students of the music of featured guest saxophone artist Tony Malaby. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park $20, $10 student | BUY TICKETS ONLINE or call 416-408-0208 (U of T students admitted free with a valid T-Card, space permitting.)
Find out more »National Ballet of Canada | Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Few books of any kind are as unique and have left such an imprint on culture as Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Beneath its surface blend of fantasy, nonsense, outlandish characters and a vivid dreamworld—an irresistible blend, especially for children—the book has a subterranean reach extending into the realms of philosophy, language, psychology and even mathematics. This has always made it an attractive text for other creative artists and choreographers are no exception. The renowned British choreographer Christopher Wheeldon has…
Find out more »Orpheus Choir of Toronto | Raising Her Voice
A ground-breaking celebration of Canadian artistry, featuring an array of choral works by female composers, and the premiere of four commissioned Canadian works. Orpheus partners with Diaspora Dialogues in a unique mentoring of acclaimed female composers and poets with emerging female artists to highlight the very best of established and undiscovered Canadian talent. This evening honours the woman’s expressive and singular perspective in song! Orpheus Choir Orpheus Chamber Ensemble Friday March 8, 2019 @ 7:30 p.m. Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300…
Find out more »Aspirare Vocal Collective | Reflection & Hope: Howells Requiem
Howells Requiem: Ralph Vaughan Williams, Silence and Music Gabriel Jackson, Ite Missa Est Charles Villiers Stanford, The Blue Bird and more… Aspirare; a Toronto-based vocal collective focused on the exceptional performance of choral chamber music of the 20th and 21st centuries. Details, here.
Find out more »Toronto Consort | Four Quarters of Jerusalem
March 8 & 9, 2019 8 pm. Guest Artistic Director Nina Stern, with Rose of the Compass Music has the power to unite. Welcome critically acclaimed early- and world-music ensemble Rose of the Compass as they present an extraordinary program that celebrates the diversity of faith and musical traditions of the city of Jerusalem. Listeners will travel through the Muslim, Christian, Armenian, and Jewish Quarters as oud, kanun, recorders, and chalumeau act as gateways to ancient lands – creating a diverse soundscape while unifying us…
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
The deeply humanist and thought-provoking contents of Shostakovich’s Fifth have made it the most performed symphony of the 20th century. New Zealand’s Gemma New, Music Director of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, guides you through its multitude of fascinations. Two TSO section principals coax all the airy beauty from a heavenly double concerto by Mozart. (Pictured: Heidi Van Hoesen Gorton, TSO Principal Harp) Concert running time is approximately two hours including a 20-minute intermission. Tickets, here.
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Chamber Music Series: Hidden Treasures
Nuné Melik, violin Michel-Alexandre Broekaert, pianoMARCH 12, 2019 AT 12:00 PM CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES Despite a thousand years of cultural history, the music of Armenia remains little known. This concert is a celebration of the creativity and resilience of the Armenian people, whose music bears the mark of both the genocide and the country’s folklore. Accompanied by Michel-Alexandre Broekaert on the piano, violinist Nuné Melik will present the fruits of her quest to share the music of her people. Allow this expressive…
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Vocal Series: Opera for All Ages
Artists of the COC Ensemble StudioMARCH 14, 2019 AT 12:00 PM VOCAL SERIES Artists of the COC Ensemble Studio playfully explore opera in a lively interactive March Break presentation. Audience members of all ages can listen to, learn about, and try their hand at the fascinating art of opera. Fun for the whole family!
Find out more »Tafelmusik | Close Encounters: Café Paris
Tafelmusik’s popular chamber series returns to Temerty Theatre in the TELUS Centre. This season, we will transport you to three 18th-century European cafés to enjoy the musical delights offered there. Springtime in Paris! In March we may still be shivering in Toronto, but let us transport you to the warm embrace of a Parisian café to enjoy an afternoon of musical delights. Baroque Paris saw the establishment of the café chantant (home of the French chanson) and of the café-concert, where patrons might hear…
Find out more »Gallery 345 | Impetuoso: Elizabeth Reid and Alison Cerutti
IMPETUOSO Elizabeth Reid, viola Alison Cerutti, piano Thursday, March 14, 2019, 7:30 PM $25/$10 students (cash only) Violist Elizabeth Reid and pianist Alison Bruce Cerutti return to Toronto to perform Gallery 345 for the third time. The first half of this concert includes Canadian repertoire, including a new viola sonata composed in 2018 by David Jaeger, and the music of composer Rose Bolton. The concert ends with the Rebecca Clarke Sonata for Viola and Piano, one of the most beloved masterpieces of the 20th-century viola…
Find out more »University of Toronto Faculty of Music | La finta giardiniera
In 1775 a teenage Mozart caught the operatic world by storm when he wrote La finta giardiniera, his youthful masterpiece of disguise, deception and the redemptive power of love. Five years later, he revised it as a Singspiel which remained the only known complete score until the Italian version was rediscovered in the late 1970s. Following his enormous success conducting Orphee aux Enfers, Russell Braun returns to the podium to lead the singers of U of T Opera in the original Italian version of La…
Find out more »Music Toronto | Lafayette and Saguenay Quartets
The Lafayette has achieved more than 30 years as an ensemble – without a single change of personnel. Coaching with major quartets followed by important awards led to an enduring career. The LSQ have been artists-in-residence at the University of Victoria since 1991. The Saguenay (formed in 1989 as the Alcan) has developed a reputation for excellence throughout Canada and internationally since its formation over twenty five years ago. Based in Chicoutimi, Québec, it receives the unconditional support of the Orchestre symphonique…
Find out more »Gallery 345 | The Art of the Piano: Vedrana Subotic [CANCELLED]
NOTE: This event has been cancelled. The Art of the Piano: Vedrana Subotic Saturday, March 16, 2019, at 8 pm Tickets: $30/$10 Student (Cash only at the door) Program Ballade No. 3 in A - flat major Op.47 - Frederic Chopin 4 Mazurkas Op.17 - Frederic Chopin 7 Etudes - Stevan Mokranjac Sonata in E- flat major Hob.XVI: 52 - Franz Josef Haydn Sonata op. 26 - Ludwig von Beethoven Tickets, here.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | McCandless Presents: Songs for the Trumpet
“Wherever Andrew plays, he’s considered one of the great stars of the trumpet.” (Maestro Peter Oundjian) Toronto Symphony Orchestra Principal Trumpet Andrew McCandless presents trumpet works, Bramwell Tovey’s Songs of the Paradise Saloon, and transcriptions of songs originally for voice by Bernstein, de Falla, and others. He is joined by pianist Sonya Sim. Tickets, here.
Find out more »Mooredale Concerts | Christian Blackshaw, piano
After winning gold medals at Royal College Manchester and Royal Academy in London, Christian Blackshaw was the first British pianist to study at the Leningrad Conservatoire. He later worked closely with Sir Clifford Curzon in London. He has performed with leading orchestras including London Philharmonic, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, St Petersburg Philharmonic, Moscow Philharmonic, Mariinsky Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, and Rotterdam Philharmonic. He has worked with illustrious conductors such as Sir Simon Rattle, Valery Gergiev, Gianandrea…
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Vocal Series: The Next Wave
Free Concert Series: The Next WaveMusique 3 FemmesMARCH 19, 2019 AT 12:00 PM VOCAL SERIES Musique 3 Femmes seeks to identify and support future female leaders of classical music. In this performance, they highlight winners from the inaugural Mécénat Musica Prix 3 Femmes, a new initiative to develop operatic creations by teams of emerging female composers and librettists in Canada.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back — In Concert
“You must feel the Force around you....” The battle for the galaxy intensifies in this thrilling fifth episode of the unfolding saga. As Imperial Forces launch an all-out attack on the Rebel Alliance, Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) flee to Cloud City where they are captured by Darth Vader. Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) journeys to the mysterious, marshy planet of Dagobah, where the wise Jedi Master Yoda teaches the young hero the ways of the Force.…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | The Magic Flute
The gifted vocal students from The Glenn Gould School and The Royal Conservatory Orchestra present The Magic Flute, conducted by Nathan Brock and directed by Joel Ivany. In Mozart's masterful comedy about love, truth, and the pursuit of enlightenment, prince Tamino sets off to rescue Pamina, the beautiful daughter of the Queen of the Night, from the mysterious Sarastro. But with the help of the birdcatcher Papageno and three Spirits as their guide, Tamino discovers an even bigger adventure, and is…
Find out more »Tafelmusik | Bach St. Matthew Passion
Masaaki Suzuki, guest director Hannah Morrison, soprano Terry Wey, countertenor James Gilchrist, tenor/Evangelist Stephan MacLeod, bass-baritone/Jesus Tyler Duncan, baritone Tafelmusik Chamber Choir Members of the Toronto Children’s Chorus World-renowned Bach specialist Masaaki Suzuki directs the composer’s iconic masterpiece. In a standout highlight of this anniversary season, Masaaki Suzuki, multi-award-winning conductor and founder of the Bach Collegium Japan, makes his Tafelmusik debut conducting one of Western culture’s most iconic masterpieces: Bach’s St Matthew Passion. Bach’s musical telling of Christ’s final hours is…
Find out more »Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra | It’s All About the Tunes
Join the Etobicoke Philharmonic on Friday, March 22, 2019 Big works, big composers, big tunes: Come and be swept away by the greatest melodies ever written! Louis Applebaum Stratford Fanfare No. 3 Edward Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 Robert Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 Guest Artist: Arthur Ozolins, Piano Tickets here.
Find out more »National Ballet of Canada | Erik Bruhn Competition
First held in 1988, The International Competition for The Erik Bruhn Prize has showcased the talents of some of the best young dancers from the finest ballet companies in the world. The competitors from each company are between the ages of 18 and 23 and perform in a classical pas de deux and variations and a new contemporary pas de deux or solo work. The Erik Bruhn Prize gives audiences the chance to see some of the most exceptional young…
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