Season Classics opener Carmina Burana, 14 September 2024
The Calgary Phil partnered with Run Calgary in presenting the inaugural Phil in the Park concert at Prince's Island Park alongside the Beat Beethoven race, 8 September 2024
Phil in the Park
our purpose
Through live orchestral music, the Calgary Phil inspires our communities. welcomes people together and
Strategic Priorities
TRUSTED PROGRAMMING
The Calgary Phil shares music that entertains, educates, challenges, and reflects the world we live in, and most importantly, envisions the world we would like to see.
COMMUNITY BUILDER
The Calgary Phil recognizes the responsibilities we have to our communities, and the opportunities in listening to and learning from our communities. We want to make the most of opportunities for connecting with more people across Calgary.
ORGANIZATIONAL WELL-BEING
The people working at the Calgary Phil support each other to thrive and develop respectful and productive relationships. We will optimize our internal systems and grow financial sustainability.
Our Values
EXCELLENCE
We constantly seek better paths and solutions by providing opportunities, encouragement, and training.
BELONGING
We nurture curious spaces where music connects people to experience powerful emotions.
CREATIVITY
We learn, stay curious, and lean into dissonance and creative tension to see things we could not before and make connections where none existed.
OPENNESS
We keep listening to each other and our communities to better appreciate different perspectives, deepen our understanding, and strengthen our relationships.
" THE CALGARY PHILHARMONIC FEELS LIKE A SPECIAL PART OF CALGARY ' S HEART. "
CALGARY PHIL AUDIENCE MEMBER
Mahler's Resurrection
The Orchestra, the Calgary Philharmonic Chorus, and soloists Jacquelyn Wagner and Marianne Beate Kielland join Rune Bergmann as he leads his triumphant final concert as Music Director, 31 May 2025
2024/2025 SEASON live concerts
74 concerts presented
18 guest conductors
2 world premieres of new concerts
59 guest artists and groups
On Stage with James Ehnes Rune Bergmann and the Orchestra perform Johannes Brahms' Violin Concerto with soloist James Ehnes, 30 November 2024
Violist Alisa Klebanov and a new friend; pups from Aspen Service Dogs and PADS Dogs gained experience by sitting in on a rehearsal, 25 October 2024
The Hockey Sweater
Canadian gold-medal Olympian Cassie Campbell-Pascall narrates the The Hockey Sweater, 19 January 2025
The
Unicorn's Birthday
A young fan learns about the viola from Calgary Phil musician Peter Blake at the Instrument Discovery Zoo, 16 March 2025
Nicolas Namoradze plays Rachmaninoff
Pianist Nicholas Namoradze delivers a powerhouse performance with the Orchestra and conductor Sarah Ioannides, 15 November 2024
" THIS WAS A VERY FINE EVENING OF MUSIC MAKING, WITH A WILLING ORCHESTRA LED BY A TALENTED CONDUCTOR WHO GAVE THE AUDIENCE ALL IT COULD HOPE FOR. IT DOESN ' T GET MUCH BETTER THAN THIS. "
CALGARY HERALD
REVIEW OF SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE MARCH 2025
Symphonie fantastique
Concertmaster Diana Cohen dazzles on Sergei Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2 with conductor Kensho Watanabe and the Orchestra, 28 February 2025
Controlled Burn
Cellist and Calgary Phil Artistic Advisor Cris Derksen with Rune Bergmann and the Orchestra at the Calgary premiere of her composition, Controlled Burn, 15 March 2025
Kiesza + Orchestra
Calgary's very own pop sensation Kiesza at the Wolfgang Patron Program afterparty following her orchestral debut with the Calgary Phil, 5 October 2024
2024/2025 SEASON audience
116,720 tickets 56% of audiences were first time patrons 20% attendees from outside of Calgary
4,694 members of Cpossibilities for people aged 13–35
Chantal Kreviazuk: A Holiday Special JUNO-award winning artist Chantal Kreviazuk's Holiday Special with the Calgary Phil, 7 December 2024
BY THE NUMBERS
Featuring a record-breaking 41 sold-out concerts in the 2024/2025 Season, the Calgary Phil’s year by-the-numbers tells an encouraging story. In addition to full houses at the Concert Hall and other venues across the city, we continued to grow our engagement across multiple initiatives, programs, and platforms. Whether in welcoming in thousands of school children to Education concerts, developing wonderful relationships with supporters, or welcoming new fans to our online platforms, the Calgary Phil clearly resonated with a diverse array of stakeholders in the past season.
23% of patrons identify as Indigenous, Black, Southeast Asian, South Asian, East Asian, Latino, Middle Eastern, or mixed ethnicity. 76% of patrons identify as White.1
increase in issued tickets
increase in members
Calgary Philharmonic supporters truly believe in the brand and see it as
2 Calgary Philharmonic 2025 Brand Reputation Study of Calgary Phil supporters and 85% of the general population believe that Calgary Philharmonic — through its performances and programs — helps make life in Calgary better. 2
ONLINE REACH
54,991 NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS 7% increase from 2023/2024 Season
41,615 FOLLOWERS 2% increase from 2023/2024 Season
443,439 WEBSITE VISITS 38% increase from 2023/2024 Season
FUNDING $3,162,917 Includes a one-time investment from Prairies Economic Development Canada of $671,600
PHILHARMONIC FOUNDATION $2,600,000
DONORS + CORPORATE SPONSORS $2,288,208
Of the $3,162,917 received from government sources, was returned to government through payroll taxes, sales taxes, and facility rent.
2024/2025 SEASON
community access
1,956 tickets donated to local charities through our HeartStrings program, military families, high school students, and to support fundraising initiatives through silent auctions
1,466 tickets donated to newcomers to Canada through the Canoo Program
3,863 seniors and students attended open rehearsals
Resident Conductor Juliane Gallant leads the Orchestra for a fun, festive, and free holiday-themed concert at Brookfield Place, 26 November 2024
Mozart's Birthday Party
Celebrating Rune Bergmann's and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's shared birthday with help from One Yellow Rabbit's Denise Clarke, 25 January 2025
Calgary Phil and Werklund Centre team members show their PRIDE, 1 September 2024
2024/2025 SEASON music education
5,898 students attended Education concerts
103 Education and Outreach events
Link Up: The Orchestra Sings Music educator and composer Sherryl Sewepagaham debuts her choral work Mahti Mamawi Nikamotan — scored for orchestra by Calgary Phil Artistic Advisor Cris Derksen — at Link Up: The Orchestra Sings Education concert, 5 February 2025
" IT IS AMAZING FOR KIDS TO BE EXPOSED TO THESE TOP QUALITY CONCERTS. IT WOULDN ' T BE POSSIBLE FOR MANY IF IT WASN ' T AFFORDABLE. IT BRINGS TO LIFE SOME OF THE THINGS THEY HAVE LEARNED THROUGH THE YEAR AND IT SHOWS WHAT HARD WORK CAN ACCOMPLISH. "
CALGARY TEACHER APRIL 2025
Composer, cellist, and Calgary Phil Artistic Advisor Cris Derksen leads an Education + Outreach visit for students at Niitsitapi Learning Centre, 13 March 2025
A Tribute to Bob Marley
The Calgary Philharmonic joined forces with Arts Commons Presents and Toronto's Jones & Jones to present the world premiere of A Tribute to Bob Marley, conducted by Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, 8 February 2025
Tchaikovsky X Drake
Steve Hackman leads the Orchestra and vocalists at Tchaikovsky X Drake, 7 September 2024
Beethoven's Emperor
Naomi + John Lacey Virtuoso Artist Jonathan Biss and conductor
Ramón Tebar at Beethoven's Emperor, 27 September 2024
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason plays Mozart
Rising star pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason and the Orchestra perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23, 21 March 2025
The Tenors + the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Audience favourites The Tenors at the annual Taylor Family Foundation concert, 12 April 2025
2024/2025 SEASON volunteers
55 volunteers
1,229 hours donated by volunteers
165 Calgary Phil Chorus members
12,962 hours donated by Chorus members
Yo-Yo Ma in Concert
The legendary Yo-Yo Ma with Rune Bergmann and the Orchestra, 2 May 2025
Calgary Phil belongs
belongs to everyone.
Sci-Fi Spectacular: Interstellar, Star Wars + Beyond
A concert of cosmic proportions — the Orchestra, Chorus, and Resident Conductor Juliane Gallant at a Sci-Fi Spectacular, 25 October 2024
