{"id":101820,"date":"2024-02-20T13:45:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T18:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=101820"},"modified":"2024-02-20T14:37:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T19:37:44","slug":"preview-koerner-halls-2024-25-classical-music-season-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2024\/02\/20\/preview-koerner-halls-2024-25-classical-music-season-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW | Koerner Hall\u2019s 2024-25 Classical Music Season Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_101832\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101832\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101832\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Copy-of-CRITICS-PICKS-2.jpg\" alt=\"L-R (clockwise): Yuja Wang and V\u00edkingur \u00d3lafsson (Photos courtesy of the artists); Randall Goosby (Photo courtesy Decca Classics); Emmanuel Ax (Photo courtesy of the artist)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Copy-of-CRITICS-PICKS-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Copy-of-CRITICS-PICKS-2-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Copy-of-CRITICS-PICKS-2-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Copy-of-CRITICS-PICKS-2-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L-R (clockwise): Yuja Wang and V\u00edkingur \u00d3lafsson (Photos courtesy of the artists); Randall Goosby (Photo courtesy Decca Classics); Emmanuel Ax (Photo courtesy of the artist)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Royal Conservatory of Music has revealed a preview of the classical music programming for the upcoming 2024-25 season. Toronto audiences have another season of superstars and imaginative programming in store.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mervon Mehta<\/strong> said, \u201cToday we launch season number 16 in our remarkable hall at The Royal Conservatory of Music. What a joy it has been to bring together the artists that will visit us. Our International Orchestra Series continues with two nights of music from Prague, dear friends Yuja Wang and V\u00edkingur \u00d3lafsson join forces for some ten-fingered fun, and our celebration of Stephen Sondheim continues with our first ever holiday musical, Into the Woods. Brilliant young artists such as Kevin Chen and Randall Goosby sit comfortably alongside seasoned masters Emanuel Ax and Sir Stephen Hough, and jazz greats Monty Alexander and Branford Marsalis share the stage with talented Canadians Barbra Lica, Emilie-Claire Barlow, and Jay Douglas. None of this is conceivable without the support of our donors and our loyal subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>The incredible artists of our 2023-24 season brought us back from the brink and the future looks bright<br \/>\nindeed!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at the classical music offerings announced so far. More details on the season to be announced later in early June.<\/p>\n<h2>Special Events<\/h2>\n<h3>Czech Philharmonic conducted by Semyon Bychkov<\/h3>\n<p>The Czech Philharmonic has more than a century\u2019s history behind it. Anton\u00edn Dvo\u0159\u00e1k conducted its very first performance in 1896. Current Chief Conductor and Music Director of the Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov, is in his sixth season. In their debut in Toronto\u2019s Koerner Hall, they\u2019ll be performing<br \/>\nworks by Dvo\u0159\u00e1k, Smetana, and Mahler over two evenings.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>December 7:<\/strong> Smetana\u2019s \u201cVy\u0161ehrad,\u201d \u201cVltava,\u201d and \u201c\u0160\u00e1rka\u201d from M\u00e1 vlast, with Grammy Award-winning pianist Daniil Trifonov in Dvo\u0159\u00e1k\u2019s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G Minor.<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 8<\/strong>: Czech violinist Jan Mr\u00e1\u010dek performs Dvo\u0159\u00e1k: Violin Concerto in A Minor, and the orchestra plays its award-winning rendition of Mahler\u2019s Symphony No. 5.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Yuja Wang and V\u00edkingur \u00d3lafsson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The two classical music world luminaries team up for an unforgettable performance of Rachmaninov\u2019s Symphonic Dances (for two pianos), Schubert\u2019s Fantasia in F Minor (for piano four hands), and other works on February 18.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_101823\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101823\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101823\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Czech-Philharmonic.jpg\" alt=\"The Czech Philharmonic and conductor Semyon Bychkov (Photo courtesy of Columbia Artists)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Czech-Philharmonic.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Czech-Philharmonic-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Czech-Philharmonic-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Czech-Philharmonic-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Czech Philharmonic and conductor Semyon Bychkov (Photo courtesy of Columbia Artists)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Concerts<\/h2>\n<p>Both Canadians and international stars will bring a range of works to Koerner Hall.<\/p>\n<h3>Piano Recitals<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Emanuel Ax<\/strong> on October 6 for his 75th birthday to perform Schoenberg and Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 2, No. 8 (\u201cPath\u00e9tique\u201d), and No. 23 (\u201cAppassionata\u201d).<\/li>\n<li>British pianist <strong>Benjamin Grosvenor<\/strong> on November 8 to perform works by Brahms, Schumann, and Mussorgsky\u2019s Pictures at an Exhibition on November 8.<\/li>\n<li>Canadian prodigy <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2023\/03\/31\/scoop-18-year-old-canadian-kevin-chen-wins-first-prize-rubinstein-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin Chen<\/a><\/strong> in his Koerner Hall debut on December 15, to perform works by Chopin, Liszt, and Schubert.<\/li>\n<li>Canadian star <strong>Bruce Liu<\/strong> makes a return to Koerner Hall to perform works by Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Mendelssohn, and Scriabin on January 19.<\/li>\n<li>Montr\u00e9al pianist <strong>Louis Lortie<\/strong> pays tribute to Maurice Ravel in celebration of his 150th birthday, performing an all-Ravel program including Gaspard de la nuit and La valse.<\/li>\n<li>French pianist <strong>Pierre-Laurent Aimard<\/strong> on February 28 to perform works by Beethoven, Debussy, Schoenberg, Webern and Pierre Boulez in recognition of his 100th birthday.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Schaghajegh Nosrati<\/strong>, prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of Sir Andr\u00e1s Schiff, makes her Koerner Hall debut on March 23 performing works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Charles-Valentin Alkan, and Haydn.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Vocal Concerts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Les Violons du Roy<\/strong> conducted by <strong>Jonathan Cohen<\/strong>, with soprano <strong>Karina Gauvin<\/strong> and contralto <strong>Marie-Nicole Lemieux<\/strong>, perform Handel arias and duets on October 27.<\/li>\n<li>Canadian soprano<strong> Barbara Hannigan<\/strong>, recently nominated for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2024\/02\/06\/scoop-2024-classical-music-juno-nominees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Juno Award,<\/a> performs works by Scriabin, Messiaen, and John Zorn with pianist <strong>Bertrand Chamayou<\/strong> on November 28.<\/li>\n<li>Grammy Award nominated British vocal ensemble <strong>VOCES8<\/strong> makes its Koerner Hall debut with a special Christmas concert on December 13, titled Winter Tales.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>String Concerts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Violinist <strong>Leonidas Kavakos<\/strong> performs the complete Bach Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin over two days on November 9 and 10.<\/li>\n<li>Sister and brother duo of <strong>Isata and Sheku Kanneh-Mason<\/strong> get together for a recital of cello sonatas by Faur\u00e9, Mendelssohn, and Poulenc, and a new work by Natalie Klouda on December 11.<\/li>\n<li>American rising star <strong>Randall Goosby,<\/strong> prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of Itzhak Perlman, performs works by Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Faur\u00e9, Chausson, and Schubert with pianist <strong>Zhu Wang<\/strong> at their Koerner Hall debuts on April 23.<\/li>\n<li>Canadian violinist <strong>James Ehnes,<\/strong> also recently nominated for a Juno Award, and American pianist <strong>Orion Weiss<\/strong> perform works by Bach, Korngold, Prokofiev, and Vaughan Williams on May 11.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Chamber Music Concerts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Master guitarist <strong>MILO\u0160<\/strong> and the <strong>Viano Quartet<\/strong>, winners of the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition, perform Baroque to Piazzolla to Broadway to The Beatles on November 17.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tak\u00e1cs Quartet<\/strong> brings its innovative musical thinking to works by Beethoven and Brahms, along with a new string quartet by the acclaimed pianist <strong>Sir Stephen Hough<\/strong> on February 21.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Martin Fr\u00f6st<\/strong>,<strong> Antoine Tamestit,<\/strong> and <strong>Shai Wosner,<\/strong> three internationally respected soloists present an intimate format chamber music recital. Their program on March 28 consists of Bizet, Brahms, Dvo\u0159\u00e1k, and a dance mosaic \u2013 a selection of Swedish, Bulgarian, French, and other folk dance tunes, arranged by Fr\u00f6st and Wosner.<\/li>\n<li>Baroque specialists <strong>Les Arts Florissants<\/strong> and French violinist <strong>Th\u00e9otime Langlois de Swarte<\/strong> perform Vivaldi\u2019s \u201cFour Seasons\u201d at 300 on March 29, commemorating the work\u2019s original publication in 1725. The program includes music Vivaldi would have known in Venice and compositions which were in turn inspired by his vision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <strong>Royal Conservatory Orchestra<\/strong> will perform in concerts conducted by <strong>Earl Lee<\/strong>, <strong>Tania Miller<\/strong> with violinist <strong>Isabella Perron<\/strong>, <strong>Naomi Woo<\/strong> with pianist <strong>Jerry Hu<\/strong>, and <strong>William Eddins<\/strong> with baritone <strong>Colin Mackey<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis upcoming year will be my first as President &amp; CEO of The Royal Conservatory and I am thrilled that the exceptional calibre of Koerner Hall artists to-date will continue in this 16th season,\u201d said <strong>Alexander Brose<\/strong> in a statement. \u201cI am looking forward to seeing these distinguished artists \u2013 some of whom are returning, others who are gracing our stage for the first time \u2013 perform at The Royal Conservatory. I thank our donors, sponsors, and patrons for their generosity and for their support of our mission to develop human potential.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tickets on sale for the classical music and jazz concerts announced so far [<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcmusic.com\/concerts?tps_activeFacetTab=_showall_&amp;p=6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Are you looking to promote an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/advertising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a\"><u>event<\/u><\/span><\/a>? Have a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/masthead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>news tip<\/u><\/a>? Need to know the best\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>events<\/u><\/a>\u00a0happening this weekend? 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