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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 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
Contact us to order Online: TSO.CA/Subscribe By phone: 416.598.3375 In person: TSO Patron Services Centre (500-145 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.
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