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Freude! 30 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall
October 27, 2019
For our 2019 season opening concert, we are commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall with a programme of great German symphonic music, culminating with Beethoven’s iconic Ode to Joy, Symphony No. 9.
On the Programme
Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 23: Elijah Orlenko, winner of the 2019 Marta Hidy Prize for piano
Beethoven, Symphony No. 9: With the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and soloists Lesley Bouza (soprano), Andrea Ludwig (mezzo), Andrew Walker (tenor), and Bradley Christensen (baritone)
The Winters of Childhood
December 8, 2019
Our annual family-oriented holiday concert brings together many childhood experiences of winter, from Roch Carrier’s classic The Hockey Sweater, narrated by a special guest, to a medley of Hannukah favourites by Orchestra Toronto’s own Charles Heller, with a seasonal sing-along. Join us after the performance, next door, for an evening skating party.
On the Programme
Claude Debussy: Children’s Corner
Abigail Richardson-Schulte: The Hockey Sweater
Piotr Illych Tchaikovsky: Selections from “Nutcracker”
Charles Heller: Hannukah! Hannukah!
Calvin Custer: It’s Christmastime!
Seasonal singalong
Telling a Tale, with Tom Allen
February 23, 2020
Escape from the dregs of Toronto’s long winters with an afternoon of music inspired by stories. Host Tom Allen will guide us through a narrative labyrinth, woven through with an orchestral counterpoint.
On the Programme
Jean Sibelius: En Saga
Elizabeth Raum: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Antonin Dvořák: Noonday Witch
Sergei Prokofiev: Selections from Romeo and Juliet (Suites 1, 2 and 3)
Sueños Ibericos (Iberian Reveries)
April 19, 2020
Spain’s rich history and sun-drenched pueblos have inspired composers of many different nationalities. Join Orchestra Toronto and mezz0-soprano Julie Nesrallah as we share some great music inspired by Spain’s rich history and culture.
On the Programme
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol
Geoges Bizet: Selections/arias from “Carmen” (Julie Nesrallah, mezzosoprano)
Manuel de Falla: “Fire Music” from El amor brujo (Love the Magician)
Manuel de Falla: Three-cornered Hat Suite 1
Sketches of Our Ancestors
May 31, 2019
Orchestra Toronto explores symphonic variations on the rich folk and indigenous music traditions that have inspired composers.
On the Programme
Bela Bartok: Hungarian Sketches
Aram Khachaturian: Gayane Suite no. 3
An-Lun Huang: Four Ancients Scores from Dunhaug
Witold Lutosławski: Mała suita (Little suite)
George Enescu: Rumanian rhapsody no. 1, op. 11 A major
