KOERNER HALL FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
2013.14
Concert Season
CLASSICAL, JAZZ, POP, DANCE, AND WORLD MUSIC COME TO LIFE IN KOERNER HALL, MAZZOLENI CONCERT HALL, AND THE CONSERVATORY THEATRE
THE BAILLIE VEIL, generously supported by Charles and Marilyn Baillie, floats above Koerner Hall. Evoking a musical instrument, it has been internationally acclaimed for its extraordinary beauty as well as its acoustical excellence. The unique design creates a stunning sculptural display for audiences to enjoy and it has become a distinctive feature in many of The Royal Conservatory’s print and electronic materials, which feature stylized graphic representations of the magnificent Baillie Veil.
“Magnificent in its acoustics, as much as in its design.” Toronto Star
Single Tickets & Packages
ON SALE NOW! Celebrating KoernerHall’s th Anniversary Fifth anniversaries are traditionally celebrated with gifts of wood. That could not be more perfect as we celebrate five years of extraordinary music in Koerner Hall, where the wood is integral to both the beauty and the spectacular acoustics that make Koerner Hall one of the finest concert halls in the world. We look forward to celebrating five years of wonderful music in our magnificent concert hall with you! Create your ideal ticket package with your own mix of performances customized from among the exceptional concerts being presented this season. Choose from a variety of music from Italy, a jazz series that honours Sarah Vaughan and Dinah Washington in the year of their 90th birthdays, top musicians from Africa, inspiring roots and blues musicians, and some of the world’s best classical pianists, violinists, vocalists, and ensembles, as well as our world-class faculty and students. This season we will also launch 21C, a newly minted festival that celebrates today’s most daringly innovative musicians and composers. You can opt for a festival pass or tickets to individual events in the festival. The wide range of music, reasonable ticket prices, and flexible ticket packages are all part of our commitment to making it easy for you to join us many times this season.
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TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
MUSIC FESTIVAL MAY 21-25/2014 IN THIS NEWLY MINTED FESTIVAL, TODAY’S MOST FEARLESS MUSICIANS AND COMPOSERS BRING US FRESH NEW SOUNDS AND IDEAS
8 CONCERTS
5 NIGHTS
17+ PREMIERES! 21C PREMIUM FESTIVAL PASS = $195.00 21C FESTIVAL PASS = $170.00 21C FESTIVAL PASS LEVEL 2 = $120.00 SINGLE TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE: Koerner Hall concerts start at $30, Mazzoleni Concert Hall concerts are $32, Late Night events are $25
MAY 21 MAZZOLENI CONCERT HALL New Music Concerts Wei-Wei Lan
MAY 23 KOERNER HALL Afiara String Quartet Eve Egoyan 21C Festival Ensemble
Jia Guoping (World Premiere) Shi Fuhong (World Premiere) Qin Wenchen (World Premiere) Alexina Louie: Imaginary Opera
Chilly Gonzales (World Premiere) Uri Caine: Piano Quintet (World Premiere) Javier Limón (World Premiere) Eve Egoyan and David Rokeby: Surface Tension (World Premiere)
MAY 22 KOERNER HALL Afiara String Quartet 21C Festival Ensemble Christos Hatzis (World Premiere) R. Murray Schafer (in celebration of his 80th birthday) Brian Current: Faster Still (Toronto Premiere) Louis Andriessen: Anaïs Nin (Canadian Premiere)
THE 21C MUSIC FESTIVAL IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE GENEROUS ASSISTANCE OF MICHAEL AND SONJA KOERNER The Afiara String Quartet appearance is generously supported by R.S. Williams and Sons Co.
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MAY 23 LATE NIGHT IN CONSERVATORY THEATRE 21C Festival Ensemble New works by Canadian composers MAY 24 KOERNER HALL Marc-André Hamelin Pacifica Quartet John Cage: The Perilous Night (solo piano) Jennifer Higdon: Dooryard Bloom (Canadian Premiere) Leo Ornstein: Piano Quintet MAY 24 LATE NIGHT IN CONSERVATORY THEATRE Pacifica Quartet 21C Festival Ensemble Shulamit Ran: GLITTER, DOOM, SHARDS, MEMORY (Canadian Premiere) New works by Canadian composers MAY 25 MAZZOLENI CONCERT HALL Marc-André Hamelin
Vocal Concerts
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Marcello Giordani
SEASON OPENING CONCERT! Audra McDonald Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 7 pm | KH Audra McDonald has five Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards, a long list of other accolades to her name, plus she is the new host of Live From Lincoln Center. Blessed with a luminous soprano and an incomparable gift for drama, she is equally at home on Broadway and concert stages as in roles on film and television. After four seasons on the TV series Private Practice, Audra McDonald returned to the stage as Bess in a sold-out new production of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, for which she was awarded the Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for best leading actress in a musical. She previously won Tony Awards for roles in Ragtime, Master Class, Carousel, and A Raisin in the Sun. This special gala performance will include McDonald’s trademark mix of show tunes, classic songs from movies, and pieces written specially for her.
Tickets start at $50 Contact Aurelia Kay at 416.408.2824 x428 or aurelia.kay@rcmusic.ca for “Broadway on Bloor” gala dinner ticket information.
Audra McDonald
Friday, December 13, 2013 at 8 pm | KH “Arguably the leading tenor of his generation,” (Opera News ) Giordani sings “with ringing power and sweeping fervour.” (The New York Times ) A native of Sicily, he has been a frequent guest at La Scala and the Metropolitan Opera. “Giordani’s tenor is a searing lirico spinto, delivered with tremendous power and an almost uncontainable energy.” (The Opera Critic ) In this performance, he will sing Paolo Tosti, Georges Bizet, Francesco Cilea, and Giacomo Puccini. Marcello Giordani Tickets start at $40
Natalie Dessay and Michel Legrand with Les Violons du Roy Sunday, December 15 and Monday, December 16, 2013 at 7 pm | KH Simply put, Natalie Dessay possesses one of the world’s greatest voices.“It is pointless to separate singing and acting in a Dessay performance. Every vocal phrase is impelled by the emotion and dramatic intention of the moment.” (The New York Times ) Dessay will sing the Michel Legrand songbook selected from more than 200 film and television scores, several musicals, and over 100 albums. Legrand’s most famous films include the Oscar-winning Summer of ’42, The Thomas Crown Affair, Ice Station Zebra, Yentl, Les Demoiselles de Rochefort, and Les Parapluies de Cherbourg. Quebec City’s Les Violons du Roy and Catherine Michel, former principal harp of the Opéra de Paris, accompany our two special guests. Tickets start at $50 Presented in association with Attila Glatz Concert Productions.
Morton Feldman: For Bunita Marcus
Natalie Dessay
MAY 25 KOERNER HALL Esprit Orchestra Zosha Di Castri Christopher Mayo Samy Moussa Michel Legrand
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La Dolce Musica
VENUE LEGEND: KH Koerner Hall MCH Mazzoleni Concert Hall in historic Ihnatowycz Hall CT Conservatory Theatre
MILAN TORINO EMILIA ROMAGNA
PARMA ASTI BOLOGNA CANNES (France)
LUCCA FLORENCE
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AL La bella Italia! Take a trip with us from the gilded age Y of the Venetian Baroque through the folk music of Naples to the jazz and pop of North American musicians with Italian roots. From Vivaldi to Puccini, from Nino Rota to Frank Sinatra, this concert series offers something for every musical taste.
Saturday, February 8, 2014 at 8 pm | KH John Pizzarelli
PALERMO
SIX-CONCERT PACKAGE STARTS AT ONLY $189.00
Europa Galante with Fabio Biondi
NAPLES
Daniela Nardi
AUGUSTA
ARC Ensemble (Artists of The Royal Conservatory) with Peter Barrett Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 3 pm | KH ARC Ensemble “sets the skin rippling at every turn, with its ear-tingling corporate intonation and magical phrasing.” (The Strad ) The Grammy Award nominated ensemble-in-residence at The Royal Conservatory has become one of Canada’s pre-eminent cultural ambassadors. They “play with fierce conviction.” (The New York Times ) Recipient of numerous international awards, baritone Peter Barrett is one of Canada’s most important new faces on the opera and concert stage.
Program: Igor Stravinsky: Suite italienne Giacomo Puccini: Chrysanthemums Ottorino Respighi: The Sunset Hugo Wolf: Italian Serenade Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Piano Quintet No. 1 FREE Culture Days concert Tickets must be reserved in advance
MODICA
Michael Occhipinti
Vesuvius Ensemble and The Sicilian Jazz Project
Celebrating Frank Sinatra and Paolo Conte with John Pizzarelli and Daniela Nardi Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 8 pm | KH We celebrate two iconic Italian singers on a single night. First, one of Toronto’s hippest singers, Daniela Nardi, explores the Paolo Conte songbook featured on her CD, Espresso Manifesto. Nardi’s band features Italian superstar Fabrizio Basso on trumpet. Then singer, guitarist, and Jazz.FM91 radio host John Pizzarelli pays homage to Frank Sinatra with songs from his CD, Dear Mr. Sinatra.
Tickets start at $45
Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 8 pm | KH Travel south to Naples and Modica with the Vesuvius Ensemble and The Sicilian Jazz Project for an evening of classic folk and Mediterranean jazz. This evening’s music is delivered with southern Italian panache care of former La Scala tenor Francesco Pellegrino, guitarist Michael Occhipinti, bassist Roberto Occhipinti, singer Dominic Mancuso, and other musicians. “There’s a range of emotional content that is hard to dismiss or deny, as the players deeply feel this music, bringing it to joyous highs and sub-strata lows, positioned in a hopeful and richly rendered framework.” (Billboard/All Music Guide )
Gramophone writes simply, “Europa Galante are acknowledged as the world’s best.” Fabio Biondi explains the evening’s program: “The Windy Seasons is a suite inspired by The Four Seasons and includes titled concerti for violin, recorder, bassoon, and oboe. These are some of Vivaldi’s best known pieces and they present a wide range of colours and tonality.”
Tickets start at $45 Fabio Biondi
Richard Galliano Quartet Friday, March 7, 2014 at 8 pm | KH Richard Galliano, one of the world’s greatest accordionists, plays the music of Nino Rota, who penned the music for films by Fellini, Coppola, and others, including La Strada, La Dolce Vita, and The Godfather.
Tickets start at $45
Marcello Giordani Friday, December 13, 2013 at 8 pm | KH See page 5 for details.
Tickets start at $40 Marcello Giordani
Tickets start at $35
ARC Ensemble
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Richard Galliano
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String Concerts Mischa Maisky with Lily Maisky
ALL 10 BEETHOVEN VIOLIN SONATAS BEETHOVEN SONATAS TICKET PACKAGES START AT ONLY $105.30
Isabelle Faust with Alexander Melnikov
Luri Lee with Anton Kuerti
Friday, January 24, 2014 at 8 pm | KH “Faust and Melnikov make this music live and breathe ... thrillingly.” (The Times ) “The musical sleight of hand used by these expert players to focus the very different character of each sonata is in itself cause for wonder. Though quite different as musical personalities – Faust, subtle and quietly formal; Melnikov, a master of the meaningful pause – the combination of the two fires a laser between the staves. Fleetness and elegance are very much to the fore ... beauty of tone, Isabelle Faust too.” (Gramophone ) All Ludwig van Beethoven program: Violin Sonata No. 4 Violin Sonata No. 9, “Kreutzer” Violin Sonata No. 3 Violin Sonata No. 10, “The Cockcrow” Tickets start at $30
Recognized as one of the finest interpreters of Beethoven of our time, pianist Anton Kuerti joins violinist Luri Lee, a Rebanks Family Fellow at The Glenn Gould School. Lee has won numerous awards and competitions, including the Korean National Youth Musician Competition (2001) and the Concerto Competition at University Anton Kuerti of Toronto (2008).
Midori
Thursday, October 10, 2013 at 8 pm | KH Russian cello virtuoso Mischa Maisky is accompanied by his daughter, pianist Lily Maisky. As a young cellist, Maisky studied with Mstislav Rostropovich and now enjoys an extensive recording career with regular collaborators such as Gidon Kremer and Martha Argerich. “Maisky’s playing is marked by razor-sharpness and biting humour, studded with moments of deep longing.” (Hamburger Abendblatt )
Program: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano Manuel de Falla: Suite populaire espagnole Sergei Rachmaninov: Vocalise Sergei Rachmaninov: Élégie in E-flat Minor Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D Minor Tickets start at $35 Presented in partnership with Show One Productions.
Sunday, February 23, 2014 at 2 pm | MCH
All Ludwig van Beethoven program: Violin Sonata No. 2 Violin Sonata No. 8 Tickets: $32
Leonidas Kavakos with Enrico Pace Friday, February 28, 2014 at 8 pm | KH
Mischa Maisky
Midori with Özgür Aydin
Özgür Aydin
Friday, November 8, 2013 at 8 pm | KH Violin virtuosa Midori has established a record of achievement that sets her apart as a master musician and innovator. “She is intense and forceful but never showy. I know of no violinist with a more sensitive nor respectful sense of vibrato, which allows her to let every note speak and none to over-speak.” (Los Angeles Times ) Turkish-American pianist Özgür Aydin made his major orchestral debut with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in 1997 and, in the same year, he won the renowned ARD International Music Competition in Munich and the Nippon Music Award in Tokyo.
Program: Paul Hindemith: Violin Sonata in E-flat Major César Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 21 Richard Strauss: Violin Sonata in E-flat Major Tickets start at $35
Royal Conservatory Orchestra conducted by Johannes Debus with Jessy Kim Friday, February 14, 2014 at 8 pm | KH Prelude Recital at 6:45 pm: Sarah Kim performs Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 6 as part of our Beethoven Violin Sonatas cycle.
Johannes Debus’s “style of Johannes Debus conducting creates instant chemistry with the orchestra and audience.” (Toronto Life ) The Canadian Opera Company Music Director has conducted Die Fledermaus, The Tales of Hoffmann, Love from Afar, and Rigoletto. Jessy Kim was one of the winners of the 2012 Concerto Competition at The Glenn Gould School. Program: Modest Mussorgsky: Overture to Khovanshchina Sergei Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”
Called “The Violinist of Violinists” by The Strad magazine, Leonidas Kavakos has established himself as an artist of rare quality. “Kavakos’s violin-playing has always been astoundingly virtuosic and blazingly insightful ... if his ideas inspire his playing, I’m happy to admit Kavakos to the pantheon of musicianphilosophers.” (The Guardian ) “The Greek violinist caused jaws to drop with his extreme subtlety and near-impossible technical sheen.” (The Times ) Italian pianist Pace is a soloist who appears in recital and with major orchestras around the world.
All Ludwig van Beethoven program: Violin Sonata No. 1 Violin Sonata No. 5, “Spring” Violin Sonata No. 7, “Eroica” Tickets start at $30
Leonidas Kavakos
Tickets start at $25
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TD Jazz: Celebrating Dinah & Sarah
Terri Lyne Carrington
Nnenna Freelon
The Royal Conservatory celebrates the music and legacies of Dinah Washington and Sarah Vaughan in the year of their 90th birthdays. FIVE-CONCERT PACKAGE STARTS AT ONLY $175.50
Terri Lyne Carrington’s Mosaic Project featuring Carmen Lundy and Nona Hendryx with Helen Sung, Tamir Shmerling, Tia Fuller, and Ingrid Jensen
Joe Sealy with Jackie Richardson, Arlene Duncan, and Ranee Lee
Ramsey Lewis Quintet with Cécile McLorin Salvant
Regina Carter and Nnenna Freelon
Saturday, November 16, 2013 at 8 pm | KH
Saturday, December 14, 2013 at 8 pm | KH
Saturday, October 19, 2013 at 8 pm | KH
Chicago composer, pianist, and legend Ramsey Lewis has been an iconic leader in the contemporary jazz movement for over 50 years, with three Grammy Awards and seven gold records to his credit. “He’s carved out his own singular voice that he has innovated and adapted with creative success for over half a century.” (The New York Times ) French-American jazz singer Cécile McLorin Salvant is the 2010 winner of the Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition.“If anyone can extend the lineage of the Big Three – Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, and Ella Fitzgerald – it is this 23-year-old virtuoso ... Ms. Salvant has it all: perfect pitch, a playful sense of humor, a rich and varied tonal palette, a supple sense of swing, exquisite taste in songs and phrasing, and a deep connection to lyrics.” (The New York Times )
Six-time Grammy Award nominee Nnenna Freelon “has long been regarded as a direct descendant of the great jazz singers of the past.” (USA TODAY ) She has been nominated twice for the “Lady of Soul” Soul Train Award, appeared on TV shows The Charlie Rose Show, Weekend Today, and In Performance at the White House, and had a song featured on the hit TV show Mad Men. The leading jazz violinist of our time, MacArthur ’genius’ Fellowship recipient Regina Carter reaps praise for her unparalleled ability to integrate the finer elements of jazz, funk, Motown, African, and soul music with an adventurous rhythmic sensibility.
Saturday, April 26, 2014 at 8 pm | KH
Tickets start at $40
Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 8 pm | KH
Jazz pianist and JAZZ.FM91 radio host Joe Sealy kicks off the celebration with his new arrangements of songs made popular by Dinah and Sarah. He is joined by three of Canada’s finest jazz vocalists and an all-star band, including Don Thompson (vibes), Reg Schwager (guitar), Kelly Jefferson (sax), Paul Novotny (bass), and Mark McLean (drums).
Tickets start at $40
Arlene Duncan
Tickets start at $45
Regina Carter
Ramsey Lewis
Ranee Lee Cécile McLorin Salvant
Koerner Hall will blaze with an all-star cast of female musicians, led by drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, and two signature voices of Nona Hendryx (from LaBelle) and Carmen Lundy.“The great beauty of The Mosaic Project is that it never gives a listener any reason to mull over the fact that it was crafted entirely by women.” (Jazz Times )
Tickets start at $35
Kurt Elling and Denzal Sinclaire Two of the finest male jazz vocalists on the scene close out our tribute to the honoured ladies. The ceaselessly inventive Grammy Awardwinning Kurt Elling has won every DownBeat Critics Poll for the last 13 years and has been named “Male Singer of the Year” by the Jazz Journalists Association eight times. “Elling is the standout male vocalist of our time.” (The New York Times ) Denzal Sinclaire is one of Canada’s most popular jazz vocalists, with trademark joyfulness in his voice and special phrasing. He was selected as “Best Male Jazz Vocalist” by Jazz Report for four years, and is a multiple Kurt Juno nominee and National Elling Jazz Award winner.
Tickets start at $35 Denzal Sinclaire
Jackie Richardson
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World Music
VENUE LEGEND: KH Koerner Hall MCH Mazzoleni Concert Hall in historic Ihnatowycz Hall CT Conservatory Theatre
David Broza and Yemen Blues
Anoushka Shankar
Israel Galván
Ana Moura
Saturday, October 26, 2013 at 8 pm | KH
Saturday, November 23, 2013 at 8 pm | KH
Saturday, March 29, 2014 at 8 pm | KH
Friday, May 2, 2014 at 8 pm | KH
Often referred to as the “Israeli Springsteen,” multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and guitarist David Broza’s soulful voice and beautiful acoustic guitar work create magic in songs that range from blues to flamenco. Imagine Blind Willie Johnson collaborating with North African trance musicians, or Stevie Wonder incorporating Yemenite chants, to be able to envision the sound of Yemen Blues. Led by the charismatic Ravid Kahalani, Yemen Blues invokes the spiritual and musical heritage rooted in Yemenite tradition, but within a groove and funk that is familiar and infectious.
Nitin Sawhney has said that no one embodies the spirit of innovation and experimentation more evidently than Anoushka Shankar. In this performance, Shankar performs songs from her newest CD, produced by Sawhney. Harper’s Bazaar noted of Anoushka Shankar that “she’s making her own unique mark on the world” and “her exquisite sitar playing ... lives up to the virtuosity that made her the youngest woman ever nominated for a World Music Grammy.”
“One of flamenco’s great mavericks.” (The Guardian) “The flamenco dancer Israel Galván combines complete command of his medium with a phenomenally fertile range of off-beat stylistic ideas. He gives you – deliberately – the impression that traditional flamenco is too small to contain all he needs to do in terms of rhythm and drama ... It’s extremely rare in any genre to see a dancer of this singular imagination and authority.” (The New York Times ) “Brilliantly inventive avant-garde performer Israel Galván takes flamenco to a whole new level.” (Time Out London )
Ana Moura, with her luxuriant voice and captivating stage presence, is at the forefront of the fado music renaissance. “Even among the new breed of fado singers, which has dared to deviate from a rigid tradition, Ms. Moura is a distinctly worldly superstar.” “Duality creates a profound undertow in fado, the alluring and mournful folk music of Portugal, and Ana Moura, one of its brightest younger stars, knows to use it to her best advantage.” (The New York Times ) “Her mesmeric appeal radiates from within, even if you don’t know a syllable of Portuguese. Her ability to alternately whisper, growl and ring like a silver bell are the hallmarks of a fine singer.” (NPR Music )
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Tickets start at $30 Presented in association with Small World Music.
Tickets start at $45
Presented in association with Ashkenaz Festival.
Tickets start at $35 Presented in association with Small World Music. Ana Moura
Ravid Kahalani of Yemen Blues Anoushka Shankar
Israel Galván
David Broza
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World Music A CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN MUSIC
Vusi Mahlasela
Music Mix
Taj Mahal
Presented in association with Batuki Music and Small World Music.
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Rokia Traoré
World Blues featuring
Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at 8 pm | KH “With a voice that can flit between beautifully soothing to uncontrollably impassioned in an instant ... Rokia Traoré’s heartfelt plea on behalf of Mali, her homeland, is also a simply brilliant piece of music.” (The Guardian ) Traoré’s most recent recording, Beautiful Africa, features lyrics in the Malian-born Traoré’s mother tongues of French and Bambara, as well as English. Traoré has “an extraordinary voice,” Rokia Traoré says The Times of London. Tickets start at $35
Concert for Mali: Fatoumata Diawara with Bassekou Kouyate Saturday, February 1, 2014 at 8 pm | KH Named by TIME magazine in late 2012 as one of the next 10 artists poised for stardom, Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara originally moved to France to study acting, and appeared in several films before picking up the guitar and writing her own songs. “Enchanting and blissful. Her well-crafted songs are often light and breezy, but her soulful voice brings a bluesy depth and potency that can stop you in your tracks.” (TIME ) Mali’s ngoni ace Bassekou Kouyate has been called “a genius” by Taj Mahal and his music was described as “ancient and utterly contemporary” by The Guardian. No one on earth plays the jeli ngoni, the traditional stringed-instrument of Mande griot singers, like Bassekou Kouyate, whose music recalls the electric desert blues of Tinariwen or Ali Farka Touré. Tickets start at $30
Taj Mahal Trio Vusi Mahlasela Fredericks Brown featuring Deva Mahal Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 8 pm | KH Rolling Stone magazine described Taj Mahal as “one of the enduring figures in American blues.” Mahal offers his own distinctive music, layering Caribbean, Hawaiian, African, and Latin sounds on top of a solid roots and blues foundation. A legend of South African music, Vusi Mahlasela is simply known as “The Voice.” “His performances are optimistic and soulful, delivered with an intensity that captures the attention and embraces the heart.” (Los Angeles Times ) Tickets start at $45
Johnny Clegg Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at 8 pm | KH The infectious music of South Africa’s Johnny Clegg is a blend of Western pop and African Zulu rhythms that have earned him the affectionate nickname “Le Zulu Blanc” (the white Zulu) in France. Clegg is a cultural icon, singer, songwriter, dancer, anthropologist, and musical activist who sold out his 2010 Koerner Hall debut.“He is a compelling singer and he has a strong rock pop feel to his songs that have never distanced themselves from the Zulu music he grew up with.” (FAME ) Tickets start at $45
Fatoumata Diawara Bassekou Kouyate
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Johnny Clegg
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Mary Chapin Carpenter and Shawn Colvin
Chris Thile
Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 8 pm | KH
“Chris Thile is special in an already special circle: the mandolinist who first won awards as part of the Grammy-winning trio Nickel Creek is [2012]’s youngest MacArthur genius.” (Huffington Post ) Widely regarded as one of the most interesting and inventive musicians of his generation, the young virtuoso and composer’s lyrical fusion of traditional bluegrass with elements from a range of other musical traditions is giving rise to a new genre of contemporary music. He has also elevated the mandolin to the sophistication and brilliance of the finest jazz improvisation and classical performance. His recent recording, The Goat Rodeo Sessions, with Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, and Edgar Meyer, won the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Folk Album. Chris
Friday, October 25, 2013 at 8 pm | KH
Acclaimed songwriters and longtime friends share the stage as an intimate duo, performing material spanning their vast catalogs as well as some of their favourite songs. Mary Chapin Carpenter, well known for “Passionate Kisses,” “Stones in the Road,” and other hits, has won five Grammy Awards, two CMA awards, two Academy of Country Music awards and was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2012. She recently released a stunningly beautiful collection of new songs on her new album Ashes and Roses. Three time Grammy Award-winner (two for the hit single “Sunny Came Home”), Shawn Colvin is a warm-hearted storyteller, leavening even the toughest tales with tenderness, empathy, and a searing sense of humour. “Extraordinary songs, mesmerizing guitar playing, and a voice that goes effortlessly from bruiseShawn tender to scar hard in Colvin a matter of minutes.” (Guardian)
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“Fantasia on Themes by Rush” with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 8 pm | KH This spectacular concert of rock-inspired music for orchestra features three incredibly skillful and creative composers who defy every rock/classical music cliché. Nicole Lizée’s 2012: Triple Concerto for Power Trio and Orchestra (Fantasia on Themes by Rush) takes the music of Rush to new virtuosic heights as guitar, bass, and drums combine with orchestra in a surreal and mind-expanding new work. Two new pieces by electronica genius composer, Dan Deacon, and a stunning orchestral showcase by Bryce Dessner of The National, round out this unprecedented program led by Edwin Outwater and the ever-intrepid Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Tickets start at $30
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Maple Blues Band
Music Mix Bruce Hornsby
Art of Time Ensemble Bruce Hornsby
Thursday, November 14, 2013 at 8 pm | KH Drawing from a vast wellspring of American musical traditions, Bruce Hornsby has built one of the most diverse, collaborative, and adventurous careers in contemporary music. The 13-time Grammy nominee has successfully ventured into jazz, classical, bluegrass, and pop/rock, and his albums have sold over 11 million copies worldwide. This performance features Bruce, a piano, and all the songs you know and love, from “The Way It Is” to “Mandolin Rain” to “Every Little Kiss.”
Tickets start at $40
Béla Fleck and Brooklyn Rider
Art of Time Ensemble: Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Friday, November 29, 2013 at 8 pm | KH Canadian pop icons Steven Page (formerly of Barenaked Ladies), John Mann (Spirit of the West), Andy Maize (Skydiggers), and Craig Northey (The Odds), re-imagine and re-invent Sgt. Pepper through newly commissioned arrangements from pop, jazz, and classical composers. “Andrew Burashko is a visionary ... His Art of Time Ensemble is a unique and inspiring endeavour ... His shows fuse the contemporary and the classical, the popular and the avant garde, without diluting the power or integrity of the elements.” (Maclean’s )
Tickets start at $40
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at 8 pm | KH “A virtuoso of the banjo, Béla Fleck has been pushing the boundaries of his instrument for over 30 years.” (The New York Times ) He has been called the premier banjo player in the world and has virtually reinvented the image and the sound of the banjo through a remarkable performing and recording career that has taken him all over the musical map. Béla has won eight Grammy Awards and has been nominated in more categories than anyone in Grammy history. Brooklyn Rider, a young, Brooklyn-based string quartet consisting of members of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble, “is recreating the 300-year-old form of string quartet as a vital and creative 21st-century ensemble.” (NPR ) “The dazzling fingers-in-every-pie that Brooklyn Rider exhibits is one of the wonders of contemporary music.” (Los Angeles Times ) “These guys are like motocross daredevils who never screw up a stunt.” (Vice ) This concert is part of a tour celebrating the release of their collaborative recording, Banjo Quintet.
Sultans of String with the Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra Sunday, December 1, 2013 at 7 pm | KH Named Best World Music Group at the 2012 Canadian Folk Music Awards and nominated for a Juno Award, Sultans of String celebrate the release of their new CD, Symphony!, at this performance with Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra. Maestro John Morris Russell from the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra enthuses, “fresh, exotic, and entrancing, and the orchestral arrangements are absolutely first class!”
Tickets start at $25 Presented in association with Small World Music.
Tickets start at $45
Brooklyn Rider
Béla Fleck
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Maple Blues Awards
The Manhattan Transfer
Monday, January 20, 2014 at 7 pm | KH
Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 8 pm | KH
Join us for the annual all-star concert, awards event, and after party! The seventeenth annual celebration of Canada’s blues music will feature the finest guest musicians from across Canada representing the most current blues music on the scene, all backed by the renowned Maple Blues Band.
The platinum-selling, worldwide chart-topping jazz-pop vocal quartet of old school hipsters remains a staple in both jazz and mainstream music. Manhattan Transfer has been around for 40 years, with over 20 albums to their credit.“Whatever they do, wherever they do it, it’s always with that signature sound: four-part harmony, tight and precise.” (CBS Sunday Morning ) “A marvelous blend of melody and song.” (AllAboutJazz )
Tickets start at $28 Presented in partnership with the Toronto Blues Society.
Tickets start at $55
Rennie Harris Puremovement Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 8 pm | KH “The Ambassador of Hip Hop” Rennie Harris has received numerous awards for what he refers to as “Hip-Hop concert dance.” A Guggenheim Fellow, Harris has been known to mix Shakespeare with hip hop, poetry, and rap music, into his dance performance. From the street and club dance scene in notorious North Philly, the raw, visceral energy of Puremovement’s dance is rooted in the rich AfricanAmerican traditions. “Even if you didn’t know toprock from downrock or a pop from a crump, you had to admire the sheer magnitude of what the human body is capable of doing, as demonstrated by ... this remarkably athletic and energetic company. But if you could look beyond your sheer amazement at the acrobatic – Can you really do three front flips in a row from a dead standstill? Did he seriously arch backwards in a headstand until his heels touched the ground behind him? – there was a vivid window into a world of gritty emotion.” (Herald-Tribune )
Tickets start at $40
The Manhattan Transfer
Bluebird North Saturday, November 30, 2013 at 8 pm | CT Saturday, February 22, 2014 at 8 pm | CT Saturday, May 3, 2014 at 8 pm | CT Top Canadian songwriters come together with host Blair Packham to perform their music and tell us about the inspiration, the songwriting process, and the stories behind the songs. Each concert will feature a different lineup of distinguished musicians.
Tickets are $30 Presented in partnership with the Songwriters Association of Canada (S.A.C.). The S.A.C. gratefully acknowledges the support of The SOCAN Foundation and the Government of Canada through the Creators’ Assistance Component of the Canada Music Fund.
Rennie Harris Puremovement Sultans of String
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Invesco Piano Concerts
VENUE LEGEND: KH Koerner Hall MCH Mazzoleni Concert Hall in historic Ihnatowycz Hall CT Conservatory Theatre Stephen Hough
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Yuja Wang
Khatia Buniatishvili
Kirill Gerstein
Sunday, October 27, 2013 at 3 pm | KH
Sunday, April 6, 2014 at 3 pm | KH
“Quite simply, the most dazzlingly, uncannily gifted pianist in the concert world today, and there’s nothing left to do but sit back, listen and marvel at her artistry.” (San Francisco Chronicle ) Chinese pianist Yuja Wang is widely recognized for playing that combines the spontaneity and fearless imagination of youth with the discipline and precision of a mature artist. “One of the most gifted pianists of her generation ... A passionate performer, Ms. Wang meshes an impeccable technique and insightful artistry.” (The New York Times ) In this concert, she explores new territory with works by Isaac Albéniz, Enrique Granados, and Franz Liszt.
“Fingers of steel, exquisite sense of the music, melting lyricism without sentimentality – and the whole, which was greater than its parts.” (San Francisco Classical Voice ) Georgian pianist Khatia Buniatishvili’s warm, sometimes sorrowful playing may reflect a close proximity to Georgian folk music, which, she attests, has greatly influenced her musicality. “Buniatishvili’s technical prowess enables her to combine energy with precision at a level comparable to Argerich. Her intellectual rigour also allows her to plot the mercurial changes of pace, weight and speed that are built into its structure. Her allegros are imbued with Faustian recklessness.” (Limelight )
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Yuja Wang
András Schiff Sunday, November 3, 2013 at 2 pm | KH “Mr. Schiff is, in Bach, a phenomenon.” (The New York Times ) András Schiff received the 2012 International Classical Music Award in the Solo Instrumental Recording of the Year category, the Order pour le mérite for Sciences and Arts, and was also made a Member of Honour of Vienna Konzerthaus. Mr. Schiff’s relationship with the music of J.S. Bach is well established; as The New York Times says,“there is nothing more reliable in the world of classical music today than András Schiff playing Bach.”
Kirill Gerstein
Stephen Hough
Sunday, December 8, 2013 at 3 pm | KH
Sunday, March 2, 2014 at 3 pm | KH
Russian pianist Kirill Gerstein’s masterful technique, discerning intelligence, and musical curiosity have led him to explore repertoire spanning centuries and many different styles. The youngest student ever to attend the Berklee College of Music, his early training and experience in jazz has contributed an important element to his interpretive style, inspiring an energetic and expressive musical personality that distinguishes his playing. Mr. Gerstein has been the recipient of numerous prestigious prizes, including the Gilmore Artist Award and an Avery Fisher Grant in 2010.
“A virtuoso who begins where others leave off.” (Washington Post ) Named by The Economist as one of 20 living polymaths, Stephen Hough is a rare Renaissance man of our time. One of the world’s leading concert pianists, he has also excelled as a writer and composer and was the first classical performing artist to win a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship. His performances encompass “exceptional emotional range, exquisite technique and a storyteller’s skill for making each movement an engrossing short story.” (Pioneer Press ) “You can’t help but come away from a Hough concert feeling refreshed by his vision, inspired by his insights and ready to start exploring all over again.” (Classical Music )
Program: Ludwig van Beethoven: Diabelli Variations Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations
Program: Franz Joseph Haydn: Andante with Variations in F Minor, “Un piccolo divertimento” Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition Brad Mehldau: Variations on a Melancholy Theme (written for Kirill Gerstein in 2011) György Ligeti: Étude No. 4, “Fanfares” & Étude No. 5, “Arc-en-ciel” George Gershwin: “Somebody Loves Me” and “I Got Rhythm” from Seven Virtuoso Etudes after Gershwin (arr. Earl Wild)
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Program: Arnold Schönberg: Six Little Pieces Stephen Hough: Piano Sonata No. 2,“notturno luminoso” Johannes Brahms: Seven Fantasies Fryderyk Chopin: Four Ballades
Program: Franz Liszt: Piano Sonata in B Minor Franz Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No.1 Fryderyk Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 Igor Stravinsky: Three Movements from Petrushka Tickets start at $25
Khatia Buniatishvili
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András Schiff
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Chamber Music Concerts
Royal Conservatory Orchestra
ARC Ensemble (Artists of The Royal Conservatory) with Peter Barrett
Prelude Recitals
Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 3 pm | KH See page 6 for details.
Program: Igor Stravinsky: Suite italienne Giacomo Puccini: Chrysanthemums Ottorino Respighi: The Sunset Hugo Wolf: Italian Serenade Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Piano Quintet No. 1 FREE Culture Days concert Tickets must be reserved in advance
ARC Ensemble
New Orford String Quartet
Menahem Pressler
Menahem Pressler 90th Birthday Celebration with the New Orford String Quartet
Royal Conservatory Orchestra conducted by Julian Kuerti with Luri Lee
Sunday, November 24, 2013 at 3 pm | KH
Friday, October 4, 2013 at 8 pm | KH “From the downbeat, one was immediately struck by Kuerti’s natural, genuine musicianship that encouraged musicality as well as precision from his players.” (Cincinnati Enquirer ) The RCO is joined by violinist Luri Lee, a Rebanks Fellow of The Glenn Gould School. Program: Richard Strauss: “Dance of the Seven Veils” from Salome Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring Tickets start at $25
“Menahem Pressler’s joyous pianism ... is from another age and is a virtually forgotten sensibility. He is a national treasure.” (Los Angeles Times ) The legendary pianist Menahem Pressler celebrates his 90th birthday at Koerner Hall with the New Orford String Quartet, hailed for their ravishingly beautiful tone as well as extraordinary technical skills and musicianship. “The best kind of quartet playing, in which the ensemble is completely integrated and yet each player’s individual contribution is distinct and full of character. And this is all the more remarkable as these musicians came together less than three years ago.” (Ottawa Citizen )
Program: Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 R. Murray Schafer: String Quartet No. 1 (in celebration of Schafer’s 80th birthday) Johannes Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor Tickets start at $35
Europa Galante with Fabio Biondi Saturday, February 8, 2014 at 8 pm | KH See page 7 for details.
Tickets start at $45
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Before Royal Conservatory Orchestra performances, ticket holders are encouraged to come to Koerner Hall early to hear a free prelude performance by students of The Glenn Gould School. Prelude Recitals start at 6:45 pm.
Royal Conservatory Orchestra conducted by Johannes Debus with Jessy Kim Friday, February 14, 2014 at 8 pm | KH See page 9 for details. Program: Modest Mussorgsky: Overture to Khovanshchina Sergei Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique” Prelude recital: Sarah Kim performs Beethoven’s Sonata No. 6 as part of our Beethoven Violin Sonatas cycle. Johannes Tickets start at $25
Debus
The Glenn Gould School Opera
Julian Kuerti
Royal Conservatory Orchestra conducted by Lior Shambadal Friday, November 22, 2013 at 8 pm | KH Israeli conductor Lior Shambadal serves as the Chief Conductor of the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of the Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Principal Guest Conductor of the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra in Latvia, as well as Principal Guest Conductor of the Chengdu Symphony Orchestra of the Central Music Conservatory Lior in the Sichuan province of China. Shambadal Program: Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 2 Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, “Eroica” Tickets start at $25
Wednesday, March 19 & Friday, March 21, 2014 at 7:30 pm | KH The extraordinary artists of The Glenn Gould School vocal program and the Royal Conservatory Orchestra perform their annual staged opera performance in Koerner Hall. Tickets start at $25
Royal Conservatory Orchestra conducted by Uri Mayer with Jae-Won Kim Friday, April 25, 2014 at 8 pm | KH Uri Mayer teaches conducting at The Royal Conservatory. He has worked with the Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra, the Israel Sinfonietta, the Edmonton Symphony, and Orchestra London, and appeared as guest conductor in more than 20 countries. The RCO is joined by Glenn Gould School concerto competition winner, clarinetist Jae-Won Kim. Program: R. Murray Schafer: world premiere in celebration of his 80th birthday Claude Debussy: Première rhapsodie Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 Tickets start at $25
Uri Mayer
Europa Galante
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Mazzoleni Masters
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John Perry
Musicians from Marlboro
Sunday, September 22, 2013 at 2 pm | MCH
Monday, November 18, 2013 at 7:30 pm | MCH
Sunday, April 13, 2014 at 2 pm | MCH
For nearly 50 years, the Musicians from Marlboro touring program has served as an extension of Vermont’s acclaimed Marlboro Music Festival. This year’s tour features alumnus Scott St. John on violin, joined by emerging artists Michelle Ross (violin), Emily Deans (viola), Matthew Zalkind (cello), and Gabriele Carcano (piano).
Distinguished artist and international piano pedagogue John Perry is known for his “illuminating and always engaging performances of an astutely varied program.” (Los Angeles Times )
Tickets: $32
Atis Bankas with Robert McDonald
John Perry
HarpFest Sunday, November 10, 2013 at 2 pm | MCH In conjunction with the Toronto Harp Society, esteemed harpist Judy Loman curates and performs along with guest harpist Angela Schwarzkopf and other musicians. Their program includes solo works by Glenn Buhr, R. Murray Schafer, Kevin Lau, and the two prize-winning selections from the Society’s 2012 composition competition.
Tickets: $32
Program: Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations in G Major on Müller’s “Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu” Thomas Adès: Arcadiana Gabriel Fauré: Piano Trio in D Minor Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 4 Tickets: $32
Barry Shiffman & Friends Sunday, January 19, 2014 at 2 pm | MCH Co-founder of the St. Lawrence String Quartet, Associate Dean of The Glenn Gould School, and Director of the Phil & Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists, renowned violinist Barry Shiffman will lead a program featuring Brahms’s Zwei Gesänge and Schumann’s Piano Quartet.
Martin Beaver Sunday, February 9, 2014 at 2 pm | MCH As first violinist of the acclaimed Tokyo String Quartet and alumnus of the Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists, Mr. Beaver returns to Toronto for his first performance in over a decade. In addition to solo works, the concert features an ensemble of Taylor Academy students and faculty in Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins, and Mendelssohn’s Octet in E-flat Major. Martin Beaver’s performance is part of the 2013.14 Ann Vallentyne SOCMI Fund for Excellence residency from the Taylor Academy.
Tickets: $32
Andrés Díaz & Friends
GGS faculty violinist Atis Bankas hails from Lithuania and has developed a career as a soloist and chamber musician, as well as a member of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. In this concert, he shares the stage with American pianist and pedagogue Robert McDonald, who has performed internationally and as musical partner to Isaac Stern, Midori, and many others. This program features works by Delius, Grieg, Elgar, and Britten.
Tickets: $32
Mariko Anraku Sunday, April 27, 2014 at 2 pm | MCH Associate Principal Harp of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and GGS alumna Mariko Anraku is hailed as a manifestation of grace and elegance, and has garnered attention as one of the world’s most outstanding harpists. For this recital, she is joined by former teachers, harpist Judy Loman and GGS Dean and pianist James Anagnoson, in a program of solo and chamber works.
Tickets: $32
Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 2 pm | MCH
Tickets: $32
Koerner Chair in Cello and Artist-in-Residence at The Glenn Gould School, internationally renowned cellist Andrés Díaz leads a chamber program with fellow faculty members. This performance will include Schnittke’s Sonata for Cello and Piano, Chen Yi’s Sound of the Five for cello and string quartet, and other works.
Tickets: $32
Judy Loman
Scott St. John
Mariko Anraku
Barry Shiffman
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The Glenn Gould School DISCOVERY SERIES Korngold’s The Silent Serenade Friday, November 15 & Saturday, November 16, 2013 at 7:30 pm | CT Students from The Glenn Gould School’s vocal program present the Canadian premiere of Korngold’s only operetta. The musical comedy focuses on the love of a famous fashion designer for his famous actress client and the many unlikely events that lead to them being able to share their love. Peter Tiefenbach serves as Music Director. Tickets: $15
Academy Chamber Orchestra Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 7:30 pm | MCH Saturday, May 3, 2014 at 7:30 pm | MCH Students from the Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists come together as the Academy Chamber Orchestra to perform two special concerts. Free (ticket required)
The Glenn Gould School Concerto Competition Finals Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 10 am | KH Hear the talented solo performers of The Glenn Gould School compete for the opportunity to perform a concerto with the Royal Conservatory Orchestra during the 2014.15 season. Free (ticket required)
Joaquin Valdepeñas Conducts Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at 7:30 pm | MCH Toronto Symphony Orchestra Principal Clarinet Joaquin Valdepeñas conducts The Glenn Gould School Chamber Ensemble. Joaquin Valdepeñas Tickets: $15
The Glenn Gould School Vocal Showcase Saturday, February 1, 2014 at 7:30 pm | MCH A wonderful opportunity to see The GGS’s talented vocal students perform an evening of art songs and opera arias. Tickets: $15
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Rebanks Family Fellowship Concert Series Tuesdays, April 1, 8, & 15, 2014 at 7:30 pm | MCH The Glenn Gould School presents three outstanding concerts featuring six artists on the cusp of major careers. Each concert features solo and chamber works performed by two Rebanks Fellows currently enrolled in the special one year program. Tickets: $15 per concert or $30 for all 3 concerts Presented with the generous support of the Rebanks Family Fellowship Program.
The Glenn Gould School Chamber Competition Finals Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at 7:30 pm | MCH Hear the talented ensembles of The Glenn Gould School compete for over $9,000 in prizes and the chance to perform a Prelude Recital in Koerner Hall preceding a Royal Conservatory Orchestra performance. Free (ticket required) Presented in honour of R.S. Williams & Sons Co.
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PARK HYATT CONCERT GETAWAY PACKAGE: One night stay in a Park Guestroom and two concert tickets: $377
SIGNATURES (INTERCONTINENTAL TORONTO YORKVILLE) CONCERT AND CUISINE DINNER PACKAGE: Dinner for two at Signatures (prix fixe preconcert menu) and two concert tickets: $287 THE DUKE OF YORK CONCERT DINNER PACKAGE: Dinner for two at The Duke of York (prix fixe pre-concert menu) and two concert tickets: $230
PARK HYATT ENCHANTED EVENING PERFORMANCE PACKAGE: One night accommodation, dinner for two at Annona (prix fixe pre-concert menu), and two concert tickets: $517 INTERCONTINENTAL TORONTO YORKVILLE SOUNDS IN THE CITY: One night accommodation and two concert tickets: $416 INTERCONTINENTAL TORONTO YORKVILLE PREMIERE PERFORMANCE PACKAGE: One night accommodation, dinner for two at Signatures (prix fixe pre-concert menu), two concert tickets, and valet parking: $518
The Glenn Gould School New Music Ensemble Thursday, April 10, 2014 at 7:30 pm | CT Brian Current conducts the world premiere of Behind the Sound of Music, Nicole Lizée’s multi-media composition for orchestra and video. Brian Free (ticket required) Current
OSM Standard Life Grand Prize Winner Sunday, May 11, 2014 at 2 pm | MCH The Royal Conservatory is proud to present the Grand Prize Winner of Orchestre symphonique de Montréal’s 74th OSM Standard Life Competition, an essential national competition for Canadian musicians. This year’s competition features string instruments and harp. The winner will be chosen in November 2013 and the recital program will be announced shortly thereafter. Tickets: $15
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ENHANCE YOUR CONCERT EXPERIENCE Postlude Performances After many Koerner Hall performances, ticket holders are invited to enjoy a cocktail, socialize, and hear more wonderful music in the Leslie and Anna Dan Galleria, Lower Level, located directly outside of Koerner Hall.
Artist Chats Get inside the music as Executive Director of Performing Arts, Mervon Mehta, talks with international artists on stage after intermission. The chats are packed with anecdotes, behind the scenes information, musical insight and inspiration, and more than a few laughs – you never know where the conversation will go!
Public Master Classes Everyone is welcome to listen and learn as international master musicians instruct students of The Glenn Gould School and The Royal Conservatory School in free public master classes. More than 60 master classes are presented each season. For more information visit rcmusic.ca or email masterclass@rcmusic.ca.
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PATRICIA’S STORY Along with her husband Eugene Levy, Deborah Divine wanted to create a permanent legacy for her mother whose extraordinary voice once filled the halls of The Royal Conservatory. They decided to name a seat in Koerner Hall in honour of Patricia Divine on the occasion of her 80th birthday – the perfect way to ensure that her inspiring talent and passion would be forever remembered in the building where she found so much joy.
The Weston Family Box Office ticket counter is at two heights to accommodate people in wheelchairs. Koerner Hall, Mazzoleni Concert Hall, and the Conservatory Theatre all feature spaces for wheelchairs. Inquire at the box office about our accessibility discount for patrons requiring the assistance of a support person. Children under five years old are not permitted into concerts.
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KOERNER HALL FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
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