The Royal Conservatory 2016.17 Concert Season Brochure

2016.17

CONCERT SEASON CLASSICAL, JAZZ, POP, FAMILY CONCERTS, AND WORLD MUSIC COME TO LIFE IN KOERNER HALL, MAZZOLENI CONCERT HALL, AND CONSERVATORY THEATRE.

CANADA 150

FROM FAR A N D W I D E, O CANADA We celebrate Canada’s sesquicentenary by presenting extraordinary Canadian artists from across the country. 70 of our 100 concerts include Canadian talent. Watch for these Canadian musicians throughout the 2016.17 Concert Season as they play solo, in ensembles, and in special ‘only at Koerner Hall’ events.

Adrianne Pieczonka Alex Cuba and Friends Alexander Brown Trio Alexander Seredenko Allison Au Quartet Allyson McHardy Anagnoson & Kinton Andrew Haji Art of Time Ensemble with Brent Carver Ashley MacIsaac Atis Bankas Barry Shiffman Big Dave McLean Blair Packham Bramwell Tovey Brian Current CBC Music’s 30 Under 30 Live Charles Richard-Hamelin Charissa Vandikas Dennis Kim

De Temps Antan Dévah Quartet Divine Brown Emily D’Angelo Erika Raum Fern Lindzon Harry Manx and Friends Jaffa Road James Gelfand Trio Jensen/Restivo/Vivian Trio Joaquin Valdepeñas John Burge Judy Loman Kevin Breit Laila Biali Le Vent du Nord Louis Lortie Malika Tirolien Maple Blues Awards Mathieu Lussier Monica Whicher Nathalie Paulin

New Canadian Global Music Orchestra Patricia Cano Patricia O’Callaghan Rachel Andrist Raoul and The Big Time Rebanks Fellows Roberto Occhipinti Trio Robi Botos Trio Royal Conservatory Orchestra Sharon Wei Stéphane Tétreault Stewart Goodyear Students from The Glenn Gould School The Taylor Academy The Montrose Trio The Once Tom Allen Tomson Highway Tony Yike Yang

Welcome to the 2016.17 Concert Season at The Royal Conservatory

Photo: Tom Arban

We are excited to celebrate the cultural diversity and pluralism of our great country with you! Choose from over 100 concerts and events featuring the world’s top international touring artists and the best of the best from across Canada. Included in these are performances by our world-renowned faculty and our gifted students. We look forward to seeing you, often!

DR. PETER SIMON

MERVON MEHTA

JAMES ANAGNOSON

President, The Royal Conservatory of Music

Executive Director, Performing Arts

Dean, The Glenn Gould School

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.

Season Sponsors and Partners MAJOR & SERIES SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS

David G. Broadhurst Rebanks Family

Leslie & Anna Dan

Michael & Sonja Koerner The W. Garfield Weston Foundation

Dorothy Cohen Shoichet

In honour of R.S. Williams & Sons Company Ltd. Anonymous Donor

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The Cheng Family Fund

Brayton Polka

Philip & Eli Taylor

Deborah Leibow & Ken Snider

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Special Events SEASON GALA An Evening with Lang Lang Tuesday, October 18, 2016 8pm | KH Lang Lang inspires millions with his openhearted, emotive piano playing. He has been heralded as the “hottest artist on the classical music planet” by The New York Times. TIME magazine has included him in the list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear him perform Albéniz, Debussy, Granados, and Liszt, live in the intimacy of Koerner Hall!

Concert Tickets SOLD OUT! For information about Gala Tickets (Dinner & Concert), please call 416.408.2824 x447

New Canadian Global Music Orchestra Friday, June 2, 2017 8pm | KH Top notch musicians from all over the world, all of whom now live in the GTA, perform together on the Koerner Hall stage, with instruments from every corner of the globe. We celebrate the cultural diversity of our city and of the music that exists in so many of our neighbourhoods by bringing together musicians to create new musical collaborations that can only happen in Toronto.

Music connects and communicates in ways that words, politicians, and spiritual leaders cannot.

Together, we all find a common language.

Tickets start at only $45

Lang Lang

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Free Culture Days Events

VENUE LEGEND: KH Koerner Hall MCH Mazzoleni Concert Hall in historic Ihnatowycz Hall CT Conservatory Theatre

Part of the Bloor St. Culture Corridor Hub of Culture Days

Gábor Takács-Nagy conducts the Royal Conservatory Orchestra with Rossina Grieco, piano Friday, September 30, 2016 8pm | KH Prelude Recital 6:45pm | KH Hungarian Maestro Gábor Takács-Nagy conducts the RCO and pianist Rossina Grieco in a program that includes Rachmaninov’s “Vocalise” from Fourteen Songs and Piano Concerto No. 2, along with Schumann’s Symphony No. 4.

Free (ticket required)

Gábor Takács-Nagy

Allison Au Quartet Sunday, October 2, 2016 2pm | MCH Our new free Sunday Interludes concert series starts with 2016 Juno Award-winning saxophonist, composer, and arranger, Allison Au, and her quartet.

Free (ticket required) Generously supported by Dorothy Cohen Shoichet

Allison Au

Koerner Hall Free for All Saturday, October 1, 2016 12pm-3pm & 5pm-8pm | KH In celebration of Culture Days, Koerner Hall will be open for free to everyone! Come and see performers of all ages and backgrounds showcasing their talent in five-minute sets.

Enjoy a variety of genres, bands, soloists, songs, spoken word, and more!

Free (No ticket required.

Come and go as you please.)

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Chamber Music series generously supported by David G. Broadhurst

Chamber Music

FOUR-CONCERT SERIES SUBSCRIPTION STARTS AT ONLY $128 OR MIX WITH CONCERTS FROM OTHER SERIES TO CREATE YOUR OWN PACKAGE

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble

Les Violons du Roy with Philippe Jaroussky

Friday, October 21, 2016 8pm | KH Pre-concert Chat 7:15pm “Their sound is sweet and pure, their ensemble work airtight.” (The Washington Post) One of Britain’s most beloved and enduring chamber ensembles performs masterworks from the string and woodwind repertory by Rossini, Mozart, and Schubert.

Tickets start at only $35

Thursday, April 13, 2017 8pm | KH Québec City’s chamber orchestra and resident ensemble at the Palais Montcalm, will be conducted

by Mathieu Lussier and joined by the ethereal, sensuously beautiful voice of extraordinary French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky for a program of Baroque works by Händel, Bach, Fux, and Graun.

Tickets start at only $40 Presented in association with Alliance Française de Toronto and the Consulat Général de France à Toronto.

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble

JCT Trio

The Montrose Trio and Friends

Saturday, January 21, 2017 8pm | KH This sizzling new ensemble features Stefan Jackiw (violin), Jay Campbell (cello), and Conrad Tao (piano). They will perform trios by Ives and Dvorˇák, as well as one early and one late trio by Mozart.

Tickets start at only $25

Friday, April 28, 2017 8pm | KH A Canadian all-star evening of chamber music featuring pianist Jon Kimura Parker, violinist Martin Beaver, and cellist Clive Greensmith. The trio will play Brahms’s Piano Trio No. 1 and will be joined

by Barry Shiffman, Allyson McHardy, Erika Raum, Desmond Hoebig, Teng Li, and Sharon Wei to perform Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence and Brahms’s Alto Songs. The concert opens with the winners of The Glenn Gould School Chamber Competition.

Tickets start at only $40

Part of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra Mozart @261 Festival

Presented in honour of R.S. Williams & Sons Company Ltd. Jay Campbell

Conrad Tao

Stefan Jackiw

The Montrose Trio

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String Concerts

VENUE LEGEND: KH Koerner Hall MCH Mazzoleni Concert Hall in historic Ihnatowycz Hall CT Conservatory Theatre

String Concerts series generously supported by David G. Broadhurst

FIVE-CONCERT SERIES SUBSCRIPTION STARTS AT ONLY $178 OR MIX WITH CONCERTS FROM OTHER SERIES TO CREATE YOUR OWN PACKAGE

Viktoria Mullova, violin Accademia Bizantina

Nicola Benedetti, violin Venice Baroque Orchestra

Ottavio Dantone, conductor & harpsichord

Andrea Marcon, founder & leader

Sunday, November 13, 2016 3pm | KH Pre-concert Chat 2:15pm “To hear Mullova play Bach is, simply, one of the greatest things you can experience.”(The Guardian ) Mullova joins forces with Accademia Bizantina for four Bach violin concerti.

Tickets start at only $40

Friday, March 3, 2017 8pm | KH Pre-concert Chat 7:15pm “Thrilling to hear and watch,” (The Times) Benedetti and the Venice Baroque Orchestra perform Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and works by Galuppi, Avison, and Geminiani.

Gidon Kremer, violin Kremerata Baltica

Presented in association with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura

Viktoria Mullova

Nicola Benedetti

Saturday, February 4, 2017 8pm | KH Violinist Gidon Kremer has been described as “freakishly brilliant”

by The Washington Post. He and his Kremerata Baltica perform a program titled “Another Russia” with works

by Weinberg, Tchaikovsky, Pärt, and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition accompanied by visuals by Soviet era Gidon Kremer artist Maxim Kantor.

Tickets start at only $45

Dover Quartet with Avi Avital, mandolin Saturday, February 11, 2017 8pm | KH Pre-concert Chat 7:15pm The Dover Quartet displays “exceptional interpretive maturity, tonal refinement and taut ensemble.” (The Strad ) Avi Avital does “everything you never dreamt a mandolin could do.”

(Haaretz Daily ) The program consists of solo mandolin pieces, Smetana’s String Quartet No.1, and Sulkhan Tsintsadze’s Six Miniatures.

Tickets start at only $35 Avi Avital

Tickets start at only $40

Venice Baroque Orchestra

Alina Ibragimova, violin and Cédric Tiberghien, piano Friday, March 31, 2017 8pm | KH Pre-concert Chat 7:15pm “The immediacy and honesty of Ibragimova’s playing has the curious ability to collapse any sense of distance between performer and listener.”(The Guardian) She and pianist Cédric Tiberghien will perform sonatas by Bach, Brahms, and Schumann, as well as Six Melodies

by John Cage.

Alina Ibragimova

Tickets start at only $35 Presented in association with the Consulat Général de France à Toronto.

Cédric Tiberghien

Dover Quartet

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Quiet Please, There’s a Lady on Stage The second season of the series, inspired by great Australian songwriter Peter Allen’s song, “Quiet Please, There’s a Lady on Stage,” brings seasoned performers and rising star ladies to the Koerner Hall stage.

FIVE-CONCERT SERIES SUBSCRIPTION STARTS AT $187 OR MIX WITH ANY CONCERTS FROM OTHER SERIES TO CREATE YOUR OWN SUBSCRIPTION

Noa with Gil Dor and Aviva Chernick Saturday, November 12, 2016 8pm | KH Noa (Achinoam Nini), Israel’s leading international singer-songwriter, sings in six languages and plays percussion, guitar, and piano. She has released more than 15 albums and sold millions of recordings with her longstanding collaborator, Gil Dor. Toronto’s Aviva Chernick and Jaffa Road create a sonic landscape that draws organically from the worlds of Jewish, Arabic, and Indian music, modern jazz, electronica, rock, pop, and dub.

Tickets start at only $45

Laila Biali

Laila Biali and Pilar Thursday, December 1, 2016 8pm | KH Award-winning Canadian pianist and vocalist Laila Biali has a unique “ability to meld traditional jazz with contemporary pop so effortlessly that neither style seems out of place on the same record.”

(Spinner Magazine ) Sensational Italian jazz and cabaret singer Pilar is gaining a huge following in Italy and has recorded and toured with the Toronto-based Sicilian Jazz Project.

Tickets start at only $40 Presented in association with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura

Noa

Aviva Chernick and Jaffa Road

Gil Dor

Pilar

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“Jelly & George” featuring Aaron Diehl and Cécile McLorin Salvant Thursday, February 23, 2017 8pm | KH “Jelly & George” is a tribute to jazz pioneers Jelly Roll Morton and George Gershwin, featuring the fresh perspectives of American jazz pianist/composer Aaron Diehl. He is joined by the extraordinary 2016 Grammy-winning vocalist, Cécile McLorin Salvant, who made her Canadian debut in Koerner Hall in 2013 with Ramsey Lewis.

Tickets start at only $45

Monsieur Periné and Patricia Cano Wednesday, April 19, 2017 8pm | KH Join us for a trip to South America as Colombian superstars Monsieur Periné make their Canadian debut, paired with the sweet sultry sounds of Patricia Cano’s Peruvian roots.

Tickets start at only $35 Monsieur Periné

Cécile McLorin Salvant

Patricia Cano

Rosanne Cash Thursday, April 27, 2017 8pm | KH Cash has charted 21 Top 40 country singles with her long-time collaborator and husband, John Leventhal.

Together, their unique sound draws from country, blues, gospel, and rock, and reflects the soulful mix of music that traces its history to the Arkansas site of Johnny Cash’s (her father’s) boyhood home.

Tickets start at only $40

Aaron Diehl

Rosanne Cash

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Vocal Concerts series Generously supported by an anonymous donor

Vocal Concerts

FOUR-CONCERT SERIES SUBSCRIPTION STARTS AT ONLY $146 OR MIX WITH ANY CONCERTS FROM OTHER SERIES TO CREATE YOUR OWN SUBSCRIPTION

Kyiv Chamber Choir

The King’s Singers @ Christmas

Sunday, October 30, 2016 3pm | KH “A purveyor of music at its transcendent best.”

(Georgia Straight ) The world-renowned Kyiv Chamber Choir is the foremost presenter of Ukrainian choral music’s hidden treasure. With Founder/Conductor, Maestro Mykola Hobdych, they will perform The Sounds of Ukraine – sacred music written by master composers and beautiful folk songs adapted and arranged by some of Ukraine’s most talented contemporary composers.“Just one word: superb.“ (Classical 96.3 FM ) Tickets start at only $40

Sunday, December 11, 2016 3pm | KH Described by Gramophone as “enchanting the ear from first to last note,”The King’s Singers will perform works by Tchaikovsky, Lawson, and Pärt, as well as traditional seasonal songs.

Tickets start at only $40 Generously supported by The Cheng Family Fund

Presented in partnership with Platinum Concerts International

The King’s Singers Kyiv Chamber Choir

Deborah Voigt with Brian Zeger Friday, November 11, 2016 8pm | KH “Simply glorious.” (The New York Times ) “Not only has her majestic voice made her fans love her, but so has the soprano’s profound feeling for texts and subtleties of musical style, not to mention her genuine sense of humor.” (The Wall Street Journal ) The program includes works

by Bach, Strauss, Tchaikovsky, and Bernstein, accompanied

by Brian Zeger.

Tickets start at only $40

Brian Zeger

Natalie Dessay with Philippe Cassard Tuesday, May 2, 2017 8pm | KH With French soprano Natalie Dessay “every vocal phrase is impelled by the emotion and dramatic intention of the moment.”(The New York Times ) She and pianist Philippe Cassard will perform works

by Schubert, Liszt, Fauré, Bizet, and Pfitzner.

Tickets start at only $40 Presented in association with Alliance Française de Toronto and the Consulat Général de France à Toronto.

Natalie Dessay with Philippe Cassard

Deborah Voigt

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Family Concerts

VENUE LEGEND: KH Koerner Hall MCH Mazzoleni Concert Hall in historic Ihnatowycz Hall CT Conservatory Theatre

Grown-up concerts for people 6-13 years old, parents, and grandparents featuring great music at a family-friendly afternoon time.

Concerts are approximately 75 minutes with no intermission.

A PACKAGE OF ALL THREE CONCERTS STARTS AT ONLY $75 OR BUY 4 OR MORE TICKETS TO ONE CONCERT AND GET 15% OFF

Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca Saturday, December 3, 2016 1pm | KH Noche Flamenca introduces youth around the world to the passion and grace of flamenco through its surrounding culture, dance, song, and music. Hailed by critics everywhere, the group is recognized as the most authentic flamenco touring company in the field today.

Tickets start at only $25 Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca

Ashley MacIsaac Saturday, February 25, 2017 1pm | KH Renowned Cape Breton fiddle player, piano player, and step dancer, Ashley MacIsaac is one of the most celebrated Canadian roots musicians of all time, having sold in excess of 500,000 albums.

He has garnered international acclaim by playing the fiddle in traditional Cape Breton style, while adding his own spin, mixing genres, and updating Celtic music to appeal to a broad spectrum of fans.

Tickets start at only $25 Ashley MacIsaac

Dan Zanes Saturday, April 22, 2017 1pm | KH A former member of rock band the Del Fuegos, Dan Zanes’s music is where sea shanties, English music hall, North American and West Indian folk music, play party songs, the spirit of early rock-and-roll, and soulful originals collide.

“Zanes’ kids music works because it is not kids music; it’s just music – music that’s unsanitized, unpasteurized, that’s organic even.”

(The New York Times Magazine ) Tickets start at only $25 Dan Zanes

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World Music A SIX-CONCERT SERIES SUBSCRIPTION STARTS AT ONLY $223.50 OR MIX WITH CONCERTS FROM OTHER SERIES TO CREATE YOUR OWN PACKAGE

Tomatito Friday, October 28, 2016 8pm | KH Spanish flamenco guitarist José Fernandez Torre, or “Tomatito” (little tomato), mixes flamenco with a tasty blend of jazz, Brazilian, and Turkish music.

He won a Latin Grammy for the album Aguadulce, a tribute to his birthplace.

Tickets start at only $40 Tomatito

Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca Friday, December 2 & Saturday, December 3, 2016 8pm | KH Celebrated for transcendent and deeply emotional performances, Noche Flamenca is recognized as the most authentic flamenco company touring today.

All aspects of flamenco – dance, song, and music – are given equal weight in live performances that evoke the vivid and expansive sea of passion and emotion that is flamenco. They return to Koerner Hall for the third time in eight seasons.

Tickets start at only $45

Etienne Charles and Malika Tirolien Friday, November 4, 2016 8pm | KH The lilting sound of the music of Trinidad and Guadeloupe come together as Etienne Charles and Malika Tirolien share the stage. Montréal-based powerhouse Tirolien is known as a featured vocalist with Snarky Puppy.

Tickets start at only $35

Etienne Charles

Malika Tirolien

Soledad Barrio

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VENUE LEGEND: KH Koerner Hall MCH Mazzoleni Concert Hall in historic Ihnatowycz Hall CT Conservatory Theatre

Le Vent du Nord and De Temps Antan

Le Vent du Nord

Sunday, December 18, 2016 7pm | KH Celebrate the holidays with two of the finest fiddle bands from Québec that capture the energy and mirth of a Saturday night kitchen party, with deep history and playful innovation in their traditional Québecois music and fresh original compositions.

Tickets start at only $35

Alex Cuba

De Temps Antan

Ladysmith Black Mambazo Tuesday, February 14, 2017 8pm | KH The unmistakably joyous and uplifting a cappella vocal music of South Africa – there is nothing quite like the energy of hearing this legendary ensemble live in concert. Cap off your Valentine’s Day evening with chocolates and cocktails at the post-concert soirée.

Tickets start at only $45 or $65 for the concert + Valentine’s Day post-concert soirée

Alex Cuba and Friends Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Saturday, April 8, 2017 8pm | KH Born in Artemisa, Cuba, and now based in Smithers, BC, Latin Grammy and Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter Alex Cuba’s sugarcane-sweet melodies, pop-soul hooks, and powerful guitar riffs relinquish conventional Latin music stereotypes in favour of his own Latin soul music. In a unique Canada 150 concert only heard in Koerner Hall, Alex is joined by his father and other special guests who will make you jump out of your seats to dance.

Tickets start at only $45 Generously supported by Deborah Leibow & Ken Snider

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TD JAZZ: The Art of the Trio From Nat King Cole and Oscar Peterson to Keith Jarrett and Brad Mehldau, the trio is one of the most enduring formats in jazz. Over five concerts we present 10 groups – each night featuring one international trio and one Canadian trio.

FIVE-CONCERT SERIES SUBSCRIPTION STARTS AT ONLY $182.50 OR MIX WITH CONCERTS FROM OTHER SERIES TO CREATE YOUR OWN PACKAGE

Kenny Barron Trio & Robi Botos Trio

Stefano Bollani Trio & Roberto Occhipinti Trio

Saturday, October 29, 2016 8pm | KH Pre-concert Chat 7:15pm “One of the top jazz pianists in the world,” (The Los Angeles Times ) Philadelphia-born pianist Kenny Barron is a six-time recipient of Best Pianist by the Jazz Journalists Association, who has recently released his latest trio recording, Book of Intuition.

Hungarian-born musician Robi Botos is a disciple of Oscar Peterson’s mighty sense of swing and technical virtuosity. His latest CD, Movin’ Forward, won a 2016 Juno Award.

Tickets start at only $40

Friday, November 18, 2016 8pm | KH Stefano Bollani “relishes the challenge of making a box of hammers and strings into something that breathes and sings.”(The Telegraph ) Roberto Occhipinti is widely regarded as one of Canada’s premier bassists. He is joined by pianist Manuel Valera and percussionist Dafnis Prieto.

Tickets start at only $40 Presented in association with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura Stefano Bollani

Robi Botos

Roberto Occhipinti Kenny Barron

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VENUE LEGEND: KH Koerner Hall MCH Mazzoleni Concert Hall in historic Ihnatowycz Hall CT Conservatory Theatre Joey DeFrancesco

James Gelfand

Joey DeFrancesco Trio & Jensen/Restivo/Vivian Trio

Christian McBride Trio & James Gelfand Trio

Saturday, December 10, 2016 8pm | KH The master of the jazz organ, Joey DeFrancesco, ignited an organ jazz renaissance with the sound of his vintage Hammond organ and Leslie tone cabinet.

David Restivo is a three-time winner of the National Jazz Awards’ Pianist of the Year. Montreal-based saxophonist and composer, Christine Jensen, is “an original voice on the international jazz scene.”

(The Globe and Mail ) Bassist Jim Vivian has been a member of too many bands to list!

Tickets start at only $40

Saturday, May 13, 2017 8pm | KH The Philadelphia-born bassist, composer, arranger, and educator, Christian McBride, has been one of the most important and most omnipresent figures in the jazz world for 20 years, and has recently been named Artistic Director of the Newport Jazz Festival.

Montréal-based pianist James Gelfand has received critical acclaim in both the jazz world and the film and television industry, and has performed on over 40 albums.

Tickets start at only $40 Christian McBride

Christine Jensen

Jason Moran and The Bandwagon & Alexander Brown Trio Saturday, April 1, 2017 8pm | KH “Moran is like no other pianist at work.

His improvisations are dynamic, eruptive, keyed to the compositions at hand.”

(Village Voice ) Alexander Brown’s music mingles classical, rhythm & blues, hip-hop, Afro-Caribbean, and Brazilian styles.

“Brown can play!”(DownBeat ) Tickets start at only $40 Jason Moran and The Bandwagon

Alexander Brown

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Music Mix NINE-CONCERT SERIES SUBSCRIPTION STARTS AT ONLY $317 OR MIX WITH CONCERTS FROM OTHER SERIES TO CREATE YOUR OWN PACKAGE

Ludovico Einaudi SOLD OUT! Thursday, October13, 2016 8pm | KH SOLD OUT! Friday, October 14, 2016 8pm | KH Known as a “pianist with Rock God tendencies”(Daily Telegraph ), Ludovico Einaudi’s unique musical alchemy draws on elements of classical, rock, electronica, and world music.

Tickets start at only $45

Presented in association with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura

Harry Manx Ludovico Einaudi

Chucho Valdés – Joe Lovano Quintet Wednesday, November 9, 2016 8pm | KH Two fearless innovators at the forefront of jazz: pianist Chucho Valdés has been a key figure in the evolution of Afro-Cuban jazz for the past 50 years, while saxophonist Joe Lovano has recorded 23 albums on the Blue Note label. Their quintet includes Cuba’s hottest and most seasoned instrumentalists.

Tickets start at only $40

Harry Manx and Friends Friday, February 3, 2017 8pm | KH “Mysticssippi” blues man Harry Manx has been called an “essential link” between the music of East and West, creating musical short stories that wed the tradition of the blues with the depth of classical Indian ragas. Manx will be joined by Kevin Breit, Clayton Doley, and the Dévah Quartet for this special Canada 150 concert – only at Koerner Hall.

Tickets start at only $40

Art of Time Ensemble with Brent Carver: The Songbook

Chucho Valdés and Joe Lovano

Friday, February 24, 2017 8pm | KH Brent Carver’s career has spanned from leading roles in Stratford to Tony Award-winning performances on Broadway. He and the Art of Time Ensemble will perform classics from the American Songbook and Broadway, specially arranged by the best composers in Canada.

Tickets start at only $40

Maple Blues Awards Monday, January 23, 2017 7pm | KH Join us for the annual all-star concert, awards event, and after party! This celebration of Canada’s blues music features the finest musicians from across Canada representing the most current blues music on the scene, all backed by the renowned Maple Blues Band.

Tickets start at only $35 Presented in partnership with the Toronto Blues Society

Brent Carver

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VENUE LEGEND: KH Koerner Hall MCH Mazzoleni Concert Hall in historic Ihnatowycz Hall CT Conservatory Theatre

Ashley MacIsaac and The Once Saturday, February 25, 2017 8pm | KH Renowned Cape Breton fiddle player, pianist, and step dancer, Ashley MacIsaac has garnered international acclaim by playing the fiddle in Cape Breton style with his own spin. Newfoundland-based The Once has collected three Canadian Folk Music Awards and was named Newfoundland & Labrador Art Council’s Artist of the Year for their joyous, harmony-rich acoustic music.

Tickets start at only $35

Raoul Bhajena

Raoul and The Big Time “Down in the Delta” Saturday, April 29, 2017 8pm | KH “Raoul Bhajena brings just the right amount of vocal attitude and from-the-gut harp work … delivering tasty and distinctive results.”(Roots Music Report ) This concert, specially created for Koerner Hall, goes deep into the soul of the Mississippi delta with special guests Super Chickan, Big Dave McLean, and Divine Brown.

Tickets start at only $35

Ashley MacIsaac

Presented in association with the Toronto Blues Society

The Once

Wayne Shorter Quartet Saturday, April 22, 2017 8pm | KH Pre-concert Chat 7:15pm Wayne Shorter’s signature sound, sense of economy and expression on both tenor and soprano sax, his writing prowess, probing solos, and his enigmatic philosopher presence, have all made him a jazz immortal. His quartet includes Danilo Pérez (piano), John Patitucci (bass), and Brian Blade (drums).

Tickets start at only $55

Wayne Shorter Quartet

Tomson Highway

An Evening with Tomson Highway Friday, May 12, 2017 8pm | KH Cree storyteller, playwright, novelist, pianist, and Order of Canada recipient was named one of the 100 most important people in Canadian history by Macleans. Highway says, “I want to convey that our primary responsibility on planet Earth is to be joyful: to laugh, and to laugh, and to laugh.” The evening features songs from five Tomson works, including The Sage, the Dancer, and the Fool; Rose; The Incredible Adventures of Mary Jane Mosquito; The (Post) Mistress; and his new Songs in the Key of Cree, sung in Cree with English supertitles.

Tickets start at only $40 Presented in association with the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto

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Bluebird North

Music on Film

Saturday, November 5, 2016 8pm | CT Saturday, January 28, 2017 8pm | CT Saturday, May 6, 2017 8pm | 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 start at only $35

The last Tuesday of the month September 27, October 25, November 29, January 31, February 28, March 28 Film screenings at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor St. W.

Presented in partnership with the Songwriters Association of Canada (S.A.C.)

Hot Docs and The Royal Conservatory together showcase inspiring music documentaries that explore different musical genres, followed by post-screening discussions between accomplished musicians and Mervon Mehta, Executive Director of Performing Arts at The Conservatory.

Tickets: $15 ($12 for Bloor members) Tickets can be purchased at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema box office (506 Bloor St. W.) or online at www.bloorcinema.com.

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Generation Next

Daniil Trifonov

Thursday, November 10, 2016 8pm | KH Five Canadian classical talents who are on the cusp of international careers! Hear Charles RichardHamelin and Tony Yike Yang, both medalists at the 2015 International Stéphane Tétreault Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition, along with pianist Alexander Seredenko, cellist Stéphane Tétreault, and Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions winner, mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo.

Tickets start at only $25 Tony Yike Yang

Daniil Trifonov Tuesday, March 28, 2017 8pm | KH Pre-concert Chat 7:15pm “Mr. Trifonov has scintillating technique and a virtuosic flair.”(The New York Times ) Cultural commentator Norman Lebrecht deftly described him as“a pianist for the rest of our lives.”He will perform works by Schumann, Shostakovich, and Stravinsky.

Tickets start at only $40 Generously supported by an anonymous donor

Charles Richard-Hamelin

Emily D’Angelo

Alexander Seredenko

Stewart Goodyear Sunday, December 4, 2016 3pm | KH “One of the best pianists of his generation.”

(Philadelphia Inquirer ) “He’s both a pianist and a composer, and a skilled improviser.”(The Globe and Mail ) In this concert, Goodyear will perform works

by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, and Tchaikovsky, and the world premiere of a piece he is writing for Canada’s150th anniversary, commissioned by Philip and Eli Taylor.

Tickets start at only $35 Stewart Goodyear

Louis Lortie Sunday, April 9, 2017 3pm | KH Pre-concert Chat 2:15pm The London Times describes pianist Louis Lortie’s playing as“ever immaculate, ever imaginative”and celebrates his “combination of total spontaneity and meditated ripeness that only great pianists have.”Lortie will perform an all-Chopin program, consisting of Twelve Études, Opp. 10 and 25, and Twenty-four Preludes, Op. 28.

Tickets start at only $40

Louis Lortie

Generously supported by Brayton Polka

Sir András Schiff Sunday, March 5, 2017 3pm | KH Pre-concert Chat 2:15pm “There are many things to marvel at in the playing of pianist András Schiff,” says the San Francisco Chronicle, including his “uncanny combination of elegance and intensity.”(The New York Times ) For this concert, he will perform an all-Schubert program.

Tickets start at only $40

Sir András Schiff

Generously supported by an anonymous donor

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Sunday Interludes

Sunday Interludes concert series generously supported by Dorothy Cohen Shoichet

We are pleased to introduce a new Sunday afternoon concert series that brings you a mix of jazz, cabaret, and classical music, all for FREE! Each concert is 75 minutes with no intermission. What better way to enjoy a Sunday afternoon! Tickets are required and can be reserved starting 30 days before each concert date.

Allison Au Quartet

Fern Lindzon

Sunday, October 2, 2016 2pm | MCH See page 5 for concert description.

Sunday, March 5, 2017 2pm | MCH Juno nominated jazz vocalist and pianist Fern Lindzon moves assuredly and creatively through a highly-personalized repertoire of her own arrangements of jazz standards, pop, and world music.“Smart and smouldering” and “sublimely elegant.”(!earshot )

Part of the Bloor St. Culture Corridor Hub of Culture Days Events

Steven Schick Sunday, November 6, 2016 2pm | MCH Founding percussionist of the Bang on a Can All-Stars, Schick presents a program of works by Lei Liang, Mark Applebaum, John Cage, and Iannis Xenakis.

Fern Lindzon

Anton Nel Allison Au

Steven Schick

Sunday, April 2, 2017 2pm | MCH International pianist Nel, “a consummate artist ... [with] that rare ability to lift music off the page and into the hearts and minds of his listeners,” (La Scena Musicale ) will perform works by Mozart and Schumann.

Anton Nel

Miriam Fried Sunday, December 4, 2016 2pm | MCH Violinist Miriam Fried brings her “fiery intensity and emotional depth” (Musical America ) to this recital of Bach for solo violin.

Andrés Díaz Sunday, February 5, 2017 2pm | MCH Inaugural Alexandra Koerner Yeo Chair in Cello at The Royal Conservatory, Díaz performs works by Martinu˚, Richard Strauss, and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts, with Barry Shiffman and other special guests.

Bohemians in Brooklyn

CBC Music’s 30 Under 30 Live Sunday, May 7, 2017 2pm | MCH The RCM collaborates with CBC Music to showcase young Canadian classical music stars from CBC Music’s “30 Under 30” in mini recitals.

Bohemians in Brooklyn A Chamber Musical by Tom Allen

Miriam Fried

Andrés Díaz

Sunday, June 4, 2017 2pm | MCH The story of a Brooklyn brownstone where W.H. Auden, Carson McCullers, Benjamin Britten, Colin McPhee, and Gypsy Rose Lee lived under the same roof.

Music by Britten, McPhee, Leonard Bernstein, Kurt Weill, Tom Allen, and Paul Bowles. Featuring Patricia O’Callaghan and Kevin Fox.

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RCO & Opera

RCO series generously supported by Leslie & Anna Dan

FOUR-CONCERT SERIES SUBSCRIPTION STARTS AT ONLY $92 OR MIX WITH CONCERTS FROM OTHER SERIES TO CREATE YOUR OWN PACKAGE

Gábor Takács-Nagy conducts the Royal Conservatory Orchestra with Rossina Grieco, piano

The Glenn Gould School Opera: La Cecchina (La buona figliuola)

by Niccolò Piccinni

Friday, September 30, 2016 8pm | KH Prelude Recital 6:45pm | KH See page 5 for concert description.

Wednesday, March 15, 2017 7:30pm | KH Friday, March 17, 2017 7:30pm | 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 only $25

Part of the Bloor St. Culture Corridor Hub of Culture Days Events

FREE Culture Days Event (ticket required)

Bramwell Tovey conducts the Royal Conservatory Orchestra with Jennifer Murphy, violin

Tito Muñoz

Tito Muñoz conducts the Royal Conservatory Orchestra with Charissa Vandikas, piano

Friday, April 7, 2017 8pm | KH Prelude Recital 6:45pm | KH “One of the most versatile and charismatic musicians in the world,”(Musical America ) Bramwell Tovey conducts the RCO and violinist Jennifer Murphy in a performance of Korngold’s Violin Concerto in D Major, Kelly-Marie Murphy’s A Thousand Natural Shocks, and Richard Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben.

Tickets start at only $25

Friday, November 25, 2016 8pm | KH Prelude Recital 6:45pm | KH Maestro Tito Muñoz conducts the RCO and pianist Charissa Vandikas in a program of John Adams’s The Chairman Dances, Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major, and Brahms’s Symphony No. 2.

Tickets start at only $25

Johannes Debus conducts the Royal Conservatory Orchestra with Bee Ungar, bassoon Friday, February 10, 2017 8pm | KH Prelude Recital 6:45pm | KH Canadian Opera Company Music Director, Johannes Debus, conducts the RCO and bassoonist Bee Ungar in a program featuring John Burge’s Snowdrift, Franz Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 97, Heitor Villa-Lobos’s Ciranda des sete notas, and Jean Sibelius’s Symphony No. 5.

Tickets start at only $25

Bramwell Tovey Johannes Debus

Prelude Recitals Three Royal Conservatory Orchestra concerts are preceded by a short performance by talented students of The Glenn Gould School.

Prelude Recitals start at 6:45pm.

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Faculty and Visiting Artists Mazzoleni Masters SEVEN-CONCERT SERIES SUBSCRIPTION STARTS AT ONLY $151.90 OR MIX WITH CONCERTS FROM OTHER SERIES TO CREATE YOUR OWN PACKAGE

Atis Bankas “Paris Connection”

Anagnoson & Kinton 40th Anniversary Celebration

Sunday, September 25, 2016 2pm | MCH Violinist and visionary, Atis Bankas, is the leader of the Ensemble CamerAtis, first violinist of the Gould String Quartet, and founder and Artistic Director of Music Niagara. He brings together pianist Michael Berkovsky, bassist Bob Mills, and drummer Lorne Grossman to perform music by Gershwin/Frolov and Ravel, as well as Claude Bolling’s Jazz Suite.

Tickets: $25

Sunday, November 13, 2016 7:30pm | MCH Celebrating a milestone, Anagnoson & Kinton are recognized today as one of the world’s finest piano duos.

“As individuals, they seem to have no technical short-comings at all; in tandem, they are more than twice as good.” (The Boston Globe) The program includes works by Brahms, Pierre Gallant, Poulenc, Dvorˇák, and Bartók’s Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion with Toronto Symphony Orchestra Principal Timpani David Kent and Principal Percussion John Rudolph.

Tickets: $25

Judy Loman 80th Birthday Celebration Sunday, October 30, 2016 2pm | MCH Recognized internationally as a harp virtuoso, Judy Loman was principal harpist with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra starting in 1960, and has been a soloist, ensemble player, recording artist, and teacher and mentor to generations of harpists around the globe. She will perform works by Salzedo, Renie, and Canadian composers whom she has commissioned throughout her illustrious career.

Tickets: $25

James Anagnoson and Leslie Kinton

Diana Doherty and Dennis Kim Sunday, January 15, 2017 2pm | MCH Australian oboist Diana Doherty, known for her “brilliant playing,”(The Australian ) is currently Principal Oboe with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Canadian violinist Dennis Kim was recently appointed Concertmaster with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.

They will perform works by Bach, Mozart, and others.

Tickets: $25

Judy Loman

Diana Doherty

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Dennis Kim

VENUE LEGEND: KH Koerner Hall MCH Mazzoleni Concert Hall in historic Ihnatowycz Hall CT Conservatory Theatre

Mazzoleni Masters Songmasters The Glenn Gould School’s esteemed vocal faculty members, Monica Whicher and Rachel Andrist, and their musical friends present art songs, mélodie, lieder, and other great vocal works.

Welcome and Adieu

English Song Treasures

Sunday, October 23, 2016 2pm | MCH Soprano Nathalie Paulin, who is “deeply appealing in voice and stage presence,”(The Washington Post ) and soprano and Songmasters curator Monica Whicher explore ‘Welcome and Adieu,’ the far-reaching beauty of English and French songs and duets. Collaborative pianists are Robert Kortgaard and Peter Tiefenbach.

Tickets: $25

Sunday, March 19, 2017 2pm | MCH Baritone Jason Howard, whose voice has “a distinctive elegance and gravity,” (The Wagner Society News ) joins Canada’s emerging tenor Andrew Haji in a program that celebrates musical heritage and English songs from the British Isles.

Tickets: $25

Nathalie Paulin

Andrew Haji

Pieczonka sings Die Winterreise Sunday, February 12, 2017 2pm | MCH Schubert’s iconic song cycle of the 24 Wilhelm Müller poems depicting a winter journey will be performed by internationally-renowned soprano Adrianne Pieczonka, who “is simply magnificent, with a warm and radiant voice,” (Independent, UK) accompanied by pianist Rachel Andrist.

Tickets: $25

Adrianne Pieczonka

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Student Concerts The Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists

Rebanks Family Fellowship Concert Series

Taylor Academy Showcase Concerts

Rebanks Family Fellowship Concerts

Saturday, October 22, 2016 4:30pm | MCH Saturday, November 19, 2016 4:30pm | CT Saturday, February 11, 2017 4:30pm | MCH Saturday, March 11, 2017 4:30pm | MCH The Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists presents concerts by the leading young classical musicians in Canada. Hear the stars of tomorrow!

Free (ticket required)

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 7:30pm | MCH Wednesday, April 12, 2017 7:30pm | MCH Hear artists on the cusp of major careers. These concerts feature solo and chamber works performed by Rebanks Fellows currently enrolled in the one-year Rebanks Family Fellowship and International Performance Residency Program at The Glenn Gould School.

Free (ticket required) Presented with the generous support of the Rebanks Family and The W. Garfield Weston Foundation 2015-16 Rebanks Fellows

The Taylor Academy students

Academy Chamber Orchestra Saturday, December 17, 2016 7:30pm | MCH Sunday, April 30, 2017 2pm | KH String 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) Academy Chamber Orchestra

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Aimia Discovery Series Joaquin Valdepeñas Conducts Thursday, November 3, 2016 7:30pm | MCH Toronto Symphony Orchestra Principal Clarinet and Royal Conservatory Orchestra Resident Conductor, Joaquin Valdepeñas, conducts Glenn Gould School students in a program of Kurt Weill’s Violin Concerto and Darius Milhaud’s La création du monde.

Tickets: $15

VENUE LEGEND: KH Koerner Hall MCH Mazzoleni Concert Hall in historic Ihnatowycz Hall CT Conservatory Theatre

The Glenn Gould School Vocal Showcase Saturday, February 4, 2017 7:30pm | MCH A wonderful opportunity to see The GGS’s talented voice students present an evening of art songs, arias, and ensembles.

Tickets: $15

The Glenn Gould School Chamber Competition Finals Thursday, April 27, 2017 7pm | MCH Hear the talented ensembles of The Glenn Gould School compete for over $11,000 in prizes and the chance to perform a Prelude Recital in Koerner Hall.

Free (ticket required) Presented in honour of R.S. Williams & Sons Company Ltd. Joaquin Valdepeñas

The Glenn Gould School New Music Ensemble

The Glenn Gould School Fall Opera: Cendrillon

by Pauline Viardot Friday, November 18 & Saturday, November 19, 2016 7:30pm | MCH Students from The Glenn Gould School’s vocal program present their annual autumn opera.

Peter Tiefenbach serves as Music Director.

Tickets: $15

Thursday, May 4, 2017 7:30pm | CT The GGS New Music Ensemble performs a program of cutting-edge contemporary music curated by Brian Current.

Free (ticket required)

The Glenn Gould School Concerto Competition Finals Wednesday, February 1, 2017 10am | 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 2017-18 season.

Free (ticket required)

Brian Current

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More than 60 master classes are presented each season.

For more information visit www.rcmusic.ca or email masterclass@rcmusic.ca.

The Glenn Gould School Student Recitals Hear the next generation’s great musicians in intimate recitals! More than 100 recitals are presented by students of the School throughout the academic year in Mazzoleni Concert Hall and the Conservatory Theatre.

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