November 2022
Esprit Orchestra | Violinissimo
Alex Pauk, conductor Aaron Schwebel, Marie Bérard, Stephen Sitarski, violins PROGRAM: José Evangelista (Canada) Violinissimo (1992) concerto for violin and orchestra Andrew Staniland (Canada) Six Enigmas (2022)** concerto for violin and orchestra John Rea (Canada) Figures hâtives (2006) concerto for violin and orchestra —Intermission— Alexina Louie (Canada) Triple Concerto for Three Violins and Orchestra (2017)
Find out more »December 2022
Royal Conservatory of Music | Daniil Trifonov (sold out)
Grammy Award-winning pianist Daniil Trifonov – who won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Solo Album in 2018 and was named Musical America’s Artist of the Year in 2019 – returns to Koerner Hall to perform works by Tchaikovsky, Schumann, Mozart, Ravel, and Scriabin. Combining consummate technique with rare sensitivity and depth, his performances are a perpetual source of awe.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | Kronos Quartet and Sam Green: A Thousand Thoughts
A multimedia performance piece, A Thousand Thoughts, blends live music by Kronos and narration as well as archival footage and filmed interviews with artists like Philip Glass, Tanya Tagaq, Steve Reich, Wu Man, and Terry Riley. “It’s as magical an amalgamation as you can imagine.” (Los Angeles Times)
Find out more »January 2023
Esprit Orchestra | Taiko Live!
Esprit Orchestra, conducted by Music Director Alex Pauk, will premiere James O’Callaghan’s Overbound for virtuoso cello soloist Cameron Crozman, orchestra, and surround sound electronics. Koerner Hall will resound at its fullest in an immersive extended spatial experience ranging from the intimacy of the solo cello to the sound of a larger than life electronically augmented orchestra.
Find out more »March 2023
The Royal Conservatory | Bach’s Mass in B minor – Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Behold Bach’s timeless masterpiece, Mass in B minor, sung by the exceptional Toronto Mendelssohn Choir under the direction of maestro Jean-Sébastien Vallée.
Find out more »April 2023
Opera Atelier | The Resurrection
Opera Atelier's long-awaited production of Handel's The Resurrection arrives fully staged at Koerner Hall, just in time for the Easter season. Handel's expansive vision for this story of victorious rebirth is widely considered one of his greatest works. A ravishing harbinger of Spring, not to be missed!
Find out more »Opera Atelier | The Resurrection
Opera Atelier's long-awaited production of Handel's The Resurrection arrives fully staged at Koerner Hall, just in time for the Easter season. Handel's expansive vision for this story of victorious rebirth is widely considered one of his greatest works. A ravishing harbinger of Spring, not to be missed!
Find out more »Opera Atelier | The Resurrection
Opera Atelier's long-awaited production of Handel's The Resurrection arrives fully staged at Koerner Hall, just in time for the Easter season. Handel's expansive vision for this story of victorious rebirth is widely considered one of his greatest works. A ravishing harbinger of Spring, not to be missed!
Find out more »