{"id":102169,"date":"2024-03-07T12:21:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T17:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=102169"},"modified":"2024-03-08T10:36:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T15:36:56","slug":"preview-kindred-spirits-orchestra-announces-2024-25-season-favourites-lesser-known-jewels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2024\/03\/07\/preview-kindred-spirits-orchestra-announces-2024-25-season-favourites-lesser-known-jewels\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW | Kindred Spirits Orchestra Announces 2024-25 Season Of Favourites And Lesser Known Jewels"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_102202\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102202\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-12.jpg\" alt=\"The Kindred Spirits Orchestra (Photo: Anil Mungal)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-12.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-12-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-12-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-12-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-102202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Kindred Spirits Orchestra (Photo: Anil Mungal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For their 2024-25 season, Kindred Spirits Orchestra offers a 9-concert series spread between five concert venues in Toronto and Markham. It\u2019s a season full of popular blockbusters, along with lesser known works and world premieres, in the kind of imaginative blend KSO has become known for.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very excited about the upcoming concert season,\u201d says KSO Music Director <strong>Kristian Alexander<\/strong> in a statement. \u201cThe programming is versatile and includes masterworks from the 19th and the 20th centuries, along with less frequently performed jewels of the orchestral repertoire. Nineteen pieces will be presented by the KSO for a very first time in a kaleidoscope of music written by composers from Italy, France, Canada, Austria, the USA, Hungary, and the Far East.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_102172\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102172\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-6.jpg\" alt=\"L-R: Top row- Danielle MacMillan; Dion Mazellone; Marcel d\u2019Entremont; Bottom row - Natalya Gennadi; Michael Berkovsky; Heng-Han Hou (Photos courtesy of the artists)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-6.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-6-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-6-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-6-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-102172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L-R: Top row- Danielle MacMillan; Dion Mazerolle; Marcel d\u2019Entremont; Bottom row &#8211; Natalya Gennadi; Michael Berkovsky; Heng-Han Hou (Photos courtesy of the artists)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Season Highlights<\/h2>\n<h3>The Music<\/h3>\n<p>Highlights of the season include masterworks from a range of composers, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bruckner\u2019s Symphony No. 6,<\/li>\n<li>Verdi\u2019s Requiem,<\/li>\n<li>Shostakovich\u2019s Symphony No. 7,<\/li>\n<li>Debussy\u2019s La mer,<\/li>\n<li>Scriabin\u2019s Poem of ecstasy<\/li>\n<li>Concertos by Gershwin, Dvo\u0159\u00e1k, and Bart\u00f3k.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>World Premi\u00e8res\/Composer-in-Residence<\/h4>\n<p>Three new works have been commissioned by the KSO to perform during the season.<\/p>\n<p>Canadian composer <strong>Gary Kulesha<\/strong> is KSO\u2019s Composer-in-residence. A Member of the Order of Canada, Gary is a pianist, conductor and educator along with his work as a composer. He began composing in his teens, and his Divertimento for Brass Quintet No. 1, written when he was 17, is still performed regularly. He\u2019s received multiple awards for his work, which is widely presented across Canada, as well as internationally. He was appointed Composer-Advisor to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in 1995.<\/p>\n<p>He is composing a Concerto for piano trio and string orchestra for the Gryphon Trio, who will perform it at the world premi\u00e8re.<\/p>\n<p>Two composers based in Hong Kong are composing a concertante for harp and an overture for KSO to premi\u00e8re in 2024-25.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_102173\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102173\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-7.jpg\" alt=\"L-R: Top row - Annalee Patipatanakoon; James Parker; Roman Borys; Bottom row - Winona Zelenka; Vanessa Yu; Dmitri Levkovich (Photos courtesy of the artists)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-7.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-7-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-7-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-7-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-102173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L-R: Top row &#8211; Annalee Patipatanakoon; James Parker; Roman Borys (The Gryphon Trio); Bottom row &#8211; Winona Zelenka; Vanessa Yu; Dmitri Levkovich (Photos courtesy of the artists)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Guest Artists<\/h2>\n<p>The lineup of guest artists offers a range of talents for audiences to enjoy.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Juno-Awards winning <strong>Gryphon trio<\/strong> (pianist Jamie Parker, violinist Annalee Patipatanakoon and cellist Roman Borys) will be featured at the 14th annual Markham Contemporary Music Festival, co-presented by the KSO at the Cornell Recital Hall.<\/li>\n<li>Cellist <strong>Winona Zelenka<\/strong> performs Dvo\u0159\u00e1k\u2019s Concerto for cello and orchestra in her d\u00e9but with the orchestra.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Heng-Han Hou<\/strong>, Principal Violinist of the Regina Symphony Orchestra, performs Bart\u00f3k\u2019s Concerto for violin and orchestra No. 1.<\/li>\n<li>Pianist <strong>Michael Berkovsky<\/strong> returns to perform Gershwin\u2019s Rhapsody in Blue with the KSO.<\/li>\n<li>Pianist <strong>Dmitri Levkovich<\/strong> performs Bart\u00f3k\u2019s Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 1.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Orpheus Choir<\/strong> and the <strong>Resound Choir<\/strong>, together with soprano <strong>Natalya Gennadi<\/strong>, mezzo-soprano <strong>Danielle MacMillan<\/strong>, tenor <strong>Marcel D\u2019Entremont<\/strong> and baritone <strong>Dion Mazerolle<\/strong> perform Verdi\u2019s Requiem.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vanessa Yu<\/strong>, the Grand Prize of the 2023 International Music Festival and Competition performs Saint-Sa\u00ebns&#8217; Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 5 \u201cEgyptian\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Venues<\/h3>\n<p>The concerts are spread over several venues, including the Flato Markham Theatre (December 2024 and February 2025); Meridian Arts Centre \u2014 George Weston Recital Hall (March, May and June 2025); the Cornell Recital Hall for the 14th annual Markham Contemporary Music Festival in March 2025; the end of the season finale at the CBC Glenn Gould Studio (June 2025); the Unionville Millennium Theatre (Canada Day, July 1, 2025).<\/p>\n<p>More information about the season, and subscriptions, available [<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ksorchestra.ca\/2024-2025-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>].<\/p>\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>? 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