If You Think Classical Music is Dead, You're Dead Wrong!
Upcoming Events
Events List Navigation
RCM | Gábor Takács-Nagy conducts the Royal Conservatory Orchestra
Hungarian Maestro Gábor Takács-Nagy conducts the RCO and violinist Orin Laursen in a program of works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and Dvořák. 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…
Find out more »Soundstreams | Six Pianos
Our season opener showcases a rich and varied contemporary repertoire for multiple pianos, exemplified by Steve Reich’s seminal work Six Pianos. There’s also a world premiere of a newly commissioned work for multiple pianos from Canadian composer André Ristic, alongside works from Cage, Lutosławski, Alexina Louie and Colin McPhee. We feature a who’s who of pianists/percussionists including Russell Hartenberger, Greg Oh, Stephanie Chua, Ryan Scott and Midori Koga.
Find out more »Esprit Orchestra | For Orbiting Spheres
FOR ORBITING SPHERES Wednesday, October 24, 2018 8:00pm Concert / 7:15pm Pre-Concert Chat Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, 273 Bloor St. W. PROGRAM Missy Mazzoli (U.S.A.) Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) (2016)* Unsuk Chin (Korea) Chorós Chordón (2017)* Charles Ives (U.S.A.) The Unanswered Question (1908) Tristan Keuris (The Netherlands) Sinfonia (1974) *Canadian Premiere Mazzoli’s Sinfonia, cast “in the shape of a solar system”, weaves and coils itself in pulsing loops that twist around each other within a larger orbit while the Sinfonia of Keuris is simply a work of…
Find out more »Esprit Orchestra | North/White
NORTH/WHITE Wednesday, November 28, 2018 8:00pm Concert / 7:15pm Pre-Concert Chat Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, 273 Bloor St. W. PROGRAM Anna Thorvaldsdottir (Iceland) Dreaming (2008)* Alexina Louie (Canada) Take the Dog Sled (2008) R. Murray Schafer (Canada) North/White (1973) *Canadian Premiere In North/White, a snowmobile in the percussion section is counterbalanced by Schafer’s sonic portrayal of the mythic, splendid, indestructible idea of North – spacious, pure, temptationless. Louie’s Take the Dog Sledcaptures the joy, tenderness and energy of life in the arctic, the mystical…
Find out more »Tafelmusik | Handel Messiah
Directed by Ivars Taurins Sherezade Panthaki, soprano Krisztina Szabó, mezzo-soprano Charles Daniels, tenor Drew Santini, baritone Experience the humanity and goodwill of Handel’s beloved choral masterpiece. Handel’s Messiah transcends cultural, geographic, and religious boundaries with its message of charity, peace, goodwill, and sacrifice. It also contains some of the most uplifting, touching, and magnificent music ever composed. Ivars Taurins directs four soloists, orchestra, and chamber choir, offering audience’s Handel’s masterpiece with Tafelmusik’s trademark expertise and care, intimacy and expanse. Our annual performances of Messiah have become…
Find out more »Tafelmusik | Handel Messiah
Directed by Ivars Taurins Sherezade Panthaki, soprano Krisztina Szabó, mezzo-soprano Charles Daniels, tenor Drew Santini, baritone Experience the humanity and goodwill of Handel’s beloved choral masterpiece. Handel’s Messiah transcends cultural, geographic, and religious boundaries with its message of charity, peace, goodwill, and sacrifice. It also contains some of the most uplifting, touching, and magnificent music ever composed. Ivars Taurins directs four soloists, orchestra, and chamber choir, offering audience’s Handel’s masterpiece with Tafelmusik’s trademark expertise and care, intimacy and expanse. Our annual performances of Messiah have become…
Find out more »Tafelmusik | Handel Messiah
Directed by Ivars Taurins Sherezade Panthaki, soprano Krisztina Szabó, mezzo-soprano Charles Daniels, tenor Drew Santini, baritone Experience the humanity and goodwill of Handel’s beloved choral masterpiece. Handel’s Messiah transcends cultural, geographic, and religious boundaries with its message of charity, peace, goodwill, and sacrifice. It also contains some of the most uplifting, touching, and magnificent music ever composed. Ivars Taurins directs four soloists, orchestra, and chamber choir, offering audience’s Handel’s masterpiece with Tafelmusik’s trademark expertise and care, intimacy and expanse. Our annual performances of Messiah have become…
Find out more »Tafelmusik | Handel Messiah
Directed by Ivars Taurins Sherezade Panthaki, soprano Krisztina Szabó, mezzo-soprano Charles Daniels, tenor Drew Santini, baritone Experience the humanity and goodwill of Handel’s beloved choral masterpiece. Handel’s Messiah transcends cultural, geographic, and religious boundaries with its message of charity, peace, goodwill, and sacrifice. It also contains some of the most uplifting, touching, and magnificent music ever composed. Ivars Taurins directs four soloists, orchestra, and chamber choir, offering audience’s Handel’s masterpiece with Tafelmusik’s trademark expertise and care, intimacy and expanse. Our annual performances of Messiah have become…
Find out more »Esprit Orchestra | Constellations
CONSTELLATIONS Sunday, January 20, 2019 8:00pm Concert / 7:15pm Pre-Concert Chat Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, 273 Bloor St. W. PROGRAM Toshio Hosokawa (Japan) Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra (1999)* Alison Yun-Fei Jiang (Canada) TBA Claude Vivier (Canada) Orion (1979) Christopher Goddard (Canada) Les tringles des sistres tintaient (2019)** *Canadian Premiere ** World Premiere commissioned by Esprit with generous support from The Koerner Foundation Goddard’s beguiling new work re-imagines the spellbinding gypsy song that opens act two of Bizet’s Carmen with its fluidity, exoticism and…
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 »Ludwig Van
Listen Up
Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra | Happening October 5 at Roy Thomson Hall
Latest posts by Ludwig Van (see all)
- THE SCOOP | Meet ‘Glenn Gould’s Chair’ — A New Classical Music Podcast By Ludwig Van - September 19, 2018
- Q&A | 28 Cheeky Questions For Soprano Ambur Braid - September 15, 2018
- 10 Ways Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra Vibes With Toronto - September 11, 2018
Ludwig Van
Listen Up
Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra | Happening October 5 at Roy Thomson Hall
Latest posts by Ludwig Van (see all)
- THE SCOOP | Meet ‘Glenn Gould’s Chair’ — A New Classical Music Podcast By Ludwig Van - September 19, 2018
- Q&A | 28 Cheeky Questions For Soprano Ambur Braid - September 15, 2018
- 10 Ways Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra Vibes With Toronto - September 11, 2018
