If You Think Classical Music is Dead, You're Dead Wrong!
Welcome to our curated section of WHO’S WHO Arts Presenters.
This is a list of the most significant and important groups in the city. If you think that you should be included on this list, please see more details [here].
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
By Ludwig Van on January 7, 2021
Since 1945 the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony has grown from a community orchestra into the third largest in Ontario.
Azrieli Music Prizes
By Ludwig Van on August 10, 2020
Elora Festival
By Ludwig Van on July 29, 2020
Over its 40-year history, the Elora Festival has been recognized as one of North America's signature choral festivals, though it also presents all forms of classical, jazz, folk and popular music.
The Elora Singers
By Ludwig Van on June 9, 2020
The Elora Singers, an all-professional Grammy- and JUNO-nominated chamber choir, was founded in 1980 and is the ensemble-in-residence of the Elora Festival for three weeks each summer.
Brott Music Festival
By Ludwig Van on April 28, 2020
The Brott Music Festival is Canada’s largest not-for-profit orchestral and opera music festival and the only festival with a full-time, professional orchestra-in-residence.
Pax Christi Chorale
By Ludwig Van on February 12, 2020
Hailed by critics and audiences alike as one of Canada’s finest oratorio choirs, Pax Christi Chorale delivers stirring performances with great polish and total conviction.
Music Mondays
By Ludwig Van on February 10, 2020
Music Mondays has served as a launching pad for emerging talent, and celebration of established local talent since its inception in 1992.
Canadian Chinese Society for the Arts (CCSA)
By Ludwig Van on January 24, 2020
The Canadian Chinese Society for the Arts (CCSA) is a Canadian Registered Charity dedicated to the presentation of the classical music of both Western and Chinese cultures.
Trio Arkel
By Ludwig Van on January 20, 2020
Trio Arkel presents world-class performances of great masterpieces of the classical chamber music repertoire, from Bach to present-day living composers, in beautiful, eclectic and fascinating programs that transport and move audiences. Our chamber music series features stars of the Toronto music community as well as guest artists of international renown.
Ontario Pops Orchestra
By Ludwig Van on December 5, 2019
Toronto Classical Singers
By Ludwig Van on September 25, 2019
Known for its unique musical point-of-view and its diverse and high-quality programming, the Toronto Classical Singers features lesser-known and rarely performed pieces as well as the beloved vocal/orchestral repertoire.
Amadeus Choir
By Ludwig Van on September 21, 2019
The Amadeus Choir is a 90-member semi-professional choir drawing members from the GTA and surrounding communities.
Music Niagara
By Ludwig Van on January 17, 2019
Over the last 20 years, Music Niagara has evolved into a world-class summer music festival, attracting locals and tourists from around the globe. Offering performances of the highest quality, Music Niagara spans the musical spectrum — chamber music, choral, vocal, contemporary, country, folk, jazz—stimulating audiences with the diversity of its programs and artists.
University of Toronto Faculty of Music
By Ludwig Van on October 29, 2018
The University of Toronto Faculty of Music is a vital destination for the professional and scholarly study of music in North America. As part of one of the world’s top universities, the Faculty is home to a diverse and dynamic community.
Music Toronto
By Ludwig Van on October 2, 2018
Music Toronto presents and promotes traditional and modern chamber music. We present the highest calibre of international and Canadian artists, introduce artists new to the Toronto audience, foster the development of Canadian artists, and encourage the presentation of Canadian music.
Mooredale Concerts
By Ludwig Van on August 19, 2018
Since its inception 1988, Mooredale Concerts has become one of the most exciting and successful musical enterprises in Toronto. Designed to inspire and entertain the whole family, great classical music performances feature top professionals as well as brilliant young artists. Some events also have commentaries on the music and human stories about the composers sprinkled in between pieces, enhancing audience appreciation.
Toronto Summer Music
By Ludwig Van on May 17, 2018
An international classical music festival and academy, Toronto Summer Music Festival brings world-renowned performing artists to Toronto for an unparalleled combination of concerts, guest lectures and Masterclasses.
Lake Field Music
By Ludwig Van on April 18, 2018
Lake Field Music Inc. supports a network of musicians by offering a music camp for adults as well as promoting workshops, readings and concerts.
Off Centre Music Salon
By Ludwig Van on September 26, 2017
Off Centre Music Salon began as an attempt to find the magical, inclusive atmosphere of the Viennese and Parisian Salons of the 19th Century. At a time when the concert hall experience had become almost clinical in its austerity, we felt the need, more than ever, to go back to a time when music was shared: young artists performing alongside established "masters", the great masterpieces programmed with the forgotten gems, creating music with (and for!) friends that are family and family that are friends.
Music in the Afternoon
By Ludwig Van on September 17, 2017
The Women’s Musical Club of Toronto presents an annual series of world-class chamber music concerts that include both well-established international and Canadian performers, as well as exceptional musicians on the threshold of their careers. An integral part of the WMCT’s programming is the presentation of its Career Development Award winner every three years, as well as the annual commissioning of a new work by a Canadian composer.
Key Clef Production
By Ludwig Van on September 11, 2017
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
By Ludwig Van on August 29, 2017
The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir is praised by patrons and media alike for the emotional intensity of its performances, and for its grand symphonic sound and clarity of expression. The Choir continues to be dedicated, since its founding in 1894, to engaging audiences with the power of great choral music performed live.
Syrinx Concerts Toronto
By Ludwig Van on April 3, 2017
Syrinx Concerts Toronto first began presenting chamber music concerts in 2005. Its mandate is to promote Canadian composers; each concert in the series, performed by local, national or internationally established and emerging musicians, must include at least one Canadian composition integrated within a more familiar repertoire.
Elmer Iseler Singers
By Ludwig Van on September 23, 2016
The Elmer Iseler Singers, conducted by artistic director Lydia Adams for the past 19 years, is a 20-voice professional choral ensemble based in Toronto. Founded by the late Dr. Elmer Iseler in 1979, the Singers have built an enviable reputation throughout Canada, the United States and internationally through concerts, broadcasts and recordings — performing repertoire that spans 500 years, with a focus on Canadian composers.
Bravo Niagara! Festival of the Arts
By Ludwig Van on April 10, 2016
Founded in 2014, Bravo Niagara! Festival of the Arts is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to defining Niagara-on-the-Lake as an international destination for world-class music and intimate, innovative performances of the highest calibre.
The Chamber Music Society of Mississauga
By Ludwig Van on December 12, 2014
Since 1997 The Chamber Music Society of Mississauga (CMSM) has created, produced, performed and recorded professional cultural programs for audiences of all ages. Each season CMSM presents a "Saturday Evening Great Hall Concert Series", an “Out and About” the community free performances in public spaces and as funding permits, curriculum based performances of “Tales and Tunes for Toonies” for young families and elementary school audiences.
Sinfonia Toronto
By Ludwig Van on November 5, 2014
Acclaimed as “a world-class ensemble”, Sinfonia Toronto is one of Canada’s finest chamber orchestras. Its repertoire includes all the major works for string orchestra from baroque to contemporary, and it has premiered many new works. It presents its concerts two of the finest concert halls of Toronto: at the CBC’s Glenn Gould Studio, where many of its concerts have been recorded for national broadcast and in the George Weston Recital Hall in North York. The orchestra has recorded for its own label, Marquis Classics EMI, Cambria and Analekta on iTunes.
Soundstreams
By Ludwig Van on October 30, 2014
Led by Artistic Director Lawrence Cherney and Executive Director Ben Dietschi, Soundstreams is a Toronto-based music presenter that commissions, develops, and showcases the work of contemporary Canadian composers and their international counterparts.
