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2 See more. Pay less. Subscribing is the best way to experience the TSO! Renew your subscription before April 27, 2018, and save up to 20%! * Joaquin Sir Andrew Valdepeñas Davis TSO Interim TSO Principal Artistic Director Clarinet Compose Your Own Mix and match 3 or more concerts from only $79. With Compose Your Own, create your own personalized series to suit your taste and schedule. Benefits include: Benefits overview Compose Your Own Single tickets 1 Total flexibility Choose the best seats at the best price Unlimited no-fee ticket exchanges Receive top priority for seat upgrades Save up to 20% compared to single tickets Complimentary coat check Never pay exchange fees (normally $8 per ticket) No service charges (normally $6 per ticket) 2 Excellent value Never pay service charges (normally $6 per ticket) Save up to 20% compared to single tickets Discounts on additional tickets all season long Never pay exchange fees (normally $8 per ticket) Subscriber discounts on additional tickets Purchase tickets before the general public Subscriber Recognition Card No charge for lost or forgotten tickets 3 Insider access Attend pre- and postconcert chats and parties Unlock discounts of up to 25% at local restaurants and shops with your Subscriber Recognition Card Exclusive, complimentary coat check * Save up to 20% compared to single tickets when you renew your subscription before April 27, Prices go up after April 27, Subject to availability Discounts of up to 25% at local restaurants and shops

Compose Your Own Series Choose three or more performances to create your own personalized package. For complete program information, please visit TSO.CA.

Commission) Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique Sir Andrew Davis Dvořák New World October 13 at 7:30pm October 14 at 3:00pm Aziz Shokhakimov, conductor George Li, piano Beethoven: Overture to Fidelio

9 From the New World Britten War Requiem November 8 at 8:00 pm November 10 at 8:00 pm includes a pre-concert performance by The TSO Chamber Soloists at 6:45pm Bramwell Tovey, conductor Tatiana

Kitsopoulos, conductor Resonance Youth Choir Debussy La Mer October 18 & 20 at 8:00pm Thomas Søndergård, conductor Baiba Skride, violin Thomas Adès: Dances from Powder Her Face Britten: Violin

TSO Chamber Soloists at 6:45pm Kirill Karabits, conductor Nicola Benedetti, violin Valentin Silvestrov: Serenade for String Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 Rachmaninoff: No.

Boreyko, conductor Alina Ibragimova, violin Nikolai Korndorf: The Smile of Maud Lewis Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky/arr.

Adams: City Noir (TSO Co-commission) Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.

3 Compose Your Own Series Choose three or more performances to create your own personalized package. For complete program information, please visit TSO.CA. Symphonie Fantastique September 20 & 22 at 8:00 pm September 21 at 7:30 pm Berlioz: Fantasy on Shakespeare s The Tempest from Lélio, or The Return to Life Hétu: Variations concertantes (TSO Commission) Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique Sir Andrew Davis Dvořák New World October 13 at 7:30pm October 14 at 3:00pm Aziz Shokhakimov, conductor George Li, piano Beethoven: Overture to Fidelio Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini José Evangelista: Symphonie minute Dvořák: No. 9 From the New World Britten War Requiem November 8 at 8:00 pm November 10 at 8:00 pm includes a pre-concert performance by The TSO Chamber Soloists at 6:45pm Bramwell Tovey, conductor Tatiana Pavlovskaya, soprano Toby Spence, tenor Russell Braun, baritone Toronto Children s Chorus Britten: War Requiem Home Alone in Concert* December 6, 7 & 8 at 7:30 pm December 8 at 2:00 pm Constantine Kitsopoulos, conductor Resonance Youth Choir Debussy La Mer October 18 & 20 at 8:00pm Thomas Søndergård, conductor Baiba Skride, violin Thomas Adès: Dances from Powder Her Face Britten: Violin Concerto Poulenc: Les animaux modèles Debussy: La mer 1990 TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX Prokofiev & Rachmaninoff September 26 & 29 at 8:00 pm September 27 at 8:00pm includes a pre-concert performance by The TSO Chamber Soloists at 6:45pm Kirill Karabits, conductor Nicola Benedetti, violin Valentin Silvestrov: Serenade for String Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 Rachmaninoff: No. 3 Nicola Benedetti Mahler 5 October 3 & 4 at 8:00 pm Mendelssohn & Tchaikovsky October 24, 25 & 27 at 8:00pm October 28 at 3:00pm at George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Centre for the Arts Andrey Boreyko, conductor Alina Ibragimova, violin Nikolai Korndorf: The Smile of Maud Lewis Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky/arr. Andrey Boreyko: Suite from The Sleeping Beauty Benjamin Britten Beethoven Piano Concerto 4 November 21 & 24 at 8:00 pm November 23 at 7:30 pm John Storgårds, conductor Kirill Gerstein, piano John Adams: City Noir (TSO Co-commission) Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 Ravel: Boléro Tchaikovsky s The Nutcracker & More November 28 & 29 at 8:00 pm November 30 at 7:30 pm December 2 at 3:00 pm Earl Lee, conductor Tchaikovsky: Selections from The Nutcracker Tchaikovsky: No. 4 TSO Holiday Pops* December 11, 12 & 15 at 8:00 pm December 12 at 2:00 pm December 13 at 8:00 pm (December 11 & 12) Lucas Waldin, conductor (December 13 & 15) Etobicoke School of the Arts Holiday Chorus Messiah* December 17, 18, 19 & 22 at 8:00 pm December 21 at 7:30 pm December 23 at 3:00 pm Johannes Debus, conductor Soloists include: Claire de Sévigné, soprano Andrew Haji, tenor Handel: Messiah Han-Na Chang, conductor Javier Perianes, piano Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Mahler: No. 5 Alina Ibragimova Blue Suede Tunes October 9, 10 & 11 at 8:00pm October 10 at 2:00pm Frankie Moreno, vocalist The Mozart Experience November 3 at 2:00pm November 3 at 4:00pm Sameer Patel, conductor Duncan McDougall, violin Magic Circle Mime Company Earl Lee Claire de Sévigné

2018/19 Concert Calendar 40 dazzling programs Sibelius 2 January 10 & 12 at 8:00 pm January 13 at 3:00 pm at George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Centre for the Arts David Robertson, conductor Leila

2 Mozart with Zukerman January 16, 17, 18 & 19 at 8:00pm Pinchas Zukerman, conductor & violin Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492 Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5, K.

385 Haffner Barbara Hannigan February 13 at 8:00pm February 14 at 8:00pm includes a pre-concert performance by The TSO Chamber Soloists at 6:45pm Barbara Hannigan, conductor & soprano Kelly Zimba,

86 Berg: Suite from Lulu Gershwin/arr: Bill Elliot: Suite from Girl Crazy National Arts Centre February 23 at 8:00pm Alexander Shelley, conductor David Fray, piano Yosuke Kawasaki, violin Jessica

February 23 at 2:00pm February 23 at 4:00pm RBC Resident Conductor Kevin Frank, host The Second City Fred Penner March 30 at 2:00pm March 30 at 4:00pm Mélanie Léonard, conductor Fred Penner, vocalist

Penner Best of Hollywood April 2, 3 & 6 at 8:00 pm April 3 at 2:00 pm Richard Kaufman, conductor Pinchas Zukerman Sir Andrew Davis Conducts Wagner January 31 at 8:00pm February 2 at 8:00pm Lise

4 2018/19 Concert Calendar 40 dazzling programs Sibelius 2 January 10 & 12 at 8:00 pm January 13 at 3:00 pm at George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Centre for the Arts David Robertson, conductor Leila Josefowicz, violin Weill: Suite from The Threepenny Opera Stravinsky: Violin Concerto Sibelius: No. 2 Mozart with Zukerman January 16, 17, 18 & 19 at 8:00pm Pinchas Zukerman, conductor & violin Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492 Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5, K. 219 Turkish Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3, K. 216 Mozart: No. 35, K. 385 Haffner Barbara Hannigan February 13 at 8:00pm February 14 at 8:00pm includes a pre-concert performance by The TSO Chamber Soloists at 6:45pm Barbara Hannigan, conductor & soprano Kelly Zimba, flute Debussy: Syrinx for Solo Flute Sibelius: Luonnotar for Soprano and Haydn: No. 86 Berg: Suite from Lulu Gershwin/arr: Bill Elliot: Suite from Girl Crazy National Arts Centre February 23 at 8:00pm Alexander Shelley, conductor David Fray, piano Yosuke Kawasaki, violin Jessica Linnebach, violin Jocelyn Morlock: Cobalt Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 Schumann: No. 1 Spring Play It by Ear! February 23 at 2:00pm February 23 at 4:00pm RBC Resident Conductor Kevin Frank, host The Second City Fred Penner March 30 at 2:00pm March 30 at 4:00pm Mélanie Léonard, conductor Fred Penner, vocalist Casablanca: Film with Live * February 15 & 16 at 7:30pm Evan Mitchell, conductor The Second City Guide to the March 5, 6 & 7 at 8:00pm March 6 at 2:00pm Colin Mochrie, host The Second City Fred Penner Best of Hollywood April 2, 3 & 6 at 8:00 pm April 3 at 2:00 pm Richard Kaufman, conductor Pinchas Zukerman Sir Andrew Davis Conducts Wagner January 31 at 8:00pm February 2 at 8:00pm Lise Davidsen, soprano Simon O Neill, tenor Brindley Sherratt, bass Berg: Three Pieces for Wagner: Act I of Die Walküre Brahms & Dvořák February 6, 7 & 9 at 8:00pm Bartók Concerto for February 20 & 21 at 8:00pm Thomas Dausgaard, conductor Alisa Weilerstein, cello Langgaard: Prelude to Antikrist Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 2 Bartók: Concerto for Colin Mochrie Shostakovich 5 March 9 at 7:30pm March 10 at 3:00pm Gemma New, conductor Kelly Zimba, flute Heidi Van Hoesen Gorton, harp Abigail Richardson-Schulte: GO! for Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp, K. 297c Shostakovich: No. 5 Beethoven Eroica April 10 & 13 at 8:00 pm April 12 at 7:30 pm includes a pre-concert performance by The TSO Chamber Soloists at 6:15pm Louis Langrée, conductor Christian Tetzlaff, violin Debussy: Prélude à l après-midi d un faune Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 1 Beethoven: No. 3 Eroica Jonathan Crow, violin Joseph Johnson, cello Morawetz: Carnival Overture* Brahms: Double Concerto Dvořák: No. 6 * Toronto Youth performs with the TSO Alisa Weilerstein Schubert & Bruckner March 27 & 28 at 8:00pm Günther Herbig, conductor Schubert: No. 8 Unfinished Bruckner: No. 9 Christian Tetzlaff

) Mahler Resurrection April 17 & 18 at 8:00 pm April 20 at 7:30 pm Juanjo Mena, conductor Joélle Harvey, soprano Marie-Nicole Lemieux, contralto

2 Resurrection Beethoven 5 May 11 at 8:00pm May 12 at 3:00pm at George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Centre for the Arts Nicholas Collon, conductor

5 Denk Plays Mozart May 29 & June 1 at 8:00pm May 31 at 7:30pm May 30 at 8:00pm includes a pre-concert performance by The TSO Chamber Soloists at

503 Jeremy Denk Modern Broadway June 10, 11 & 12 at 8:00pm June 12 at 2:00pm Betsy Wolfe, soprano Jeremy Jordan, tenor Betsy Wolfe Jeremy Jordan

April 27 at 2:00 pm April 27 at 4:00 pm Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, conductor Chan Ka Nin: My Most Beautiful, Wonderful, Terrific, Amazing,

7 Lortie Plays Saint-Saëns May 24 & 25 at 8:00pm Louis Lortie, piano Rossini: Overture to William Tell Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No.

Schumann: Overture to Manfred Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 Brahms: No.

5 Contact us to order Online: TSO.CA/Subscribe By phone: In person: TSO Patron Services Centre ( Wellington St. W.) Mahler Resurrection April 17 & 18 at 8:00 pm April 20 at 7:30 pm Juanjo Mena, conductor Joélle Harvey, soprano Marie-Nicole Lemieux, contralto Amadeus Choir Elmer Iseler Singers Mahler: No. 2 Resurrection Beethoven 5 May 11 at 8:00pm May 12 at 3:00pm at George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Centre for the Arts Nicholas Collon, conductor Shai Wosner, piano Program includes: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21, K. 467 Beethoven: No. 5 Denk Plays Mozart May 29 & June 1 at 8:00pm May 31 at 7:30pm May 30 at 8:00pm includes a pre-concert performance by The TSO Chamber Soloists at 6:45pm Jeremy Denk, leader & piano Program includes: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 19, K. 459 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25, K. 503 Jeremy Denk Modern Broadway June 10, 11 & 12 at 8:00pm June 12 at 2:00pm Betsy Wolfe, soprano Jeremy Jordan, tenor Betsy Wolfe Jeremy Jordan Mahler 7 May 15 & 16 at 8:00pm Louis Lortie, piano Marie-Nicole Lemieux Let s Dance! April 27 at 2:00 pm April 27 at 4:00 pm Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, conductor Chan Ka Nin: My Most Beautiful, Wonderful, Terrific, Amazing, Fantastic, Magnificent Homeland: Sesquie for Canada s 150th (TSO Co-commission) Franck: Symphonic Variations for Piano and Mahler: No. 7 Lortie Plays Saint-Saëns May 24 & 25 at 8:00pm Louis Lortie, piano Rossini: Overture to William Tell Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 4 Jordan Pal: New Work (World Première) Respighi: Pines of Rome Brahms 4 June 5, 6 & 8 at 8:00pm Karl-Heinz Steffens, conductor Jan Lisiecki, piano Schumann: Overture to Manfred Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 Brahms: No. 4 Carmina Burana June 19, 20 & 22 at 8:00pm June 23 at 3:00pm Donald Runnicles, conductor Soloists include: James Ehnes, violin Nicole Haslett, soprano Sunnyboy Dladla, tenor Toronto Children s Chorus Korngold: Violin Concerto Orff: Carmina Burana Queens of Soul May 7, 8 & 9 at 8:00pm May 8 at 2:00pm Jeff Tyzik, conductor Soloists include: Shayna Steele, vocalist Shayna Steele Sunnyboy Dladla Closing Weekend Classics June 29 at 7:30pm June 30 at 3:00pm Louis Lortie Jan Lisiecki RBC Resident Conductor Program TBA MASTERWORKS POPS SPECIALS WEEKEND CLASSICS YOUNG PEOPLE S CONCERTS *Premium concerts can be added in addition to a Compose Your Own series of three or more performances.

6 Sir Andrew Davis Interim Artistic Director Peter Oundjian Conductor Emeritus Steven Reineke Principal Pops Conductor Gary Kulesha Composer Advisor Contact us to order Online: TSO.CA/Subscribe By phone: In person: TSO Patron Services Centre Wellington St. W. Accessible services The TSO is committed to excellence in serving all patrons including people with disabilities. Please visit TSO.CA/PlanYourVisit to find out about the programs and services offered for all TSO venues. Privacy The TSO treats your personal information with respect; for our full Privacy Policy, please visit TSO.CA. Have a question? contactus@tso.ca Call: Live Chat at TSO.CA On the cover: Roy Thomson Hall, home of the Toronto (photo by Stephen Chung) ALL ARTISTS, PROGRAMS, DATES, PRICES, AVAILABILITY, AND PACKAGES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. All sales are final. There are no refunds or cancellations. If you cannot use your tickets, contact TSO Patron Services to ask about exchanging your tickets for another concert. Subscribers who are unable to attend and do not wish to exchange may return their tickets for a tax receipt. Please contact TSO Patron Services at least 48 hours prior to your concert.

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