The Royal Conservatory 15.16 Concert Season Brochure

2015.16

Concert Season Classical, jazz, pop, family concerts, and world music come to life in Koerner Hall, Mazzoleni Concert Hall, and the Conservatory Theatre.

WELCOME TO THE 2015.16 CONCERT SEASON AT THE ROYAL CONSERVATORY! This season you will hear some of music’s most powerful women, a new series that follows the path of hurricane Katrina, afternoon concerts for your whole family, the foremost classical musicians, including our world-renowned faculty and gifted students, and world music artists from all corners of the globe.

Turn the pages to explore more than 85 concerts in the coming season. 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.

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Daniel Hope

STRING CONCERTS SIX-CONCERT STRING SERIES SUBSCRIPTION STARTS AT ONLY $196.50 OR MIX WITH ANY CONCERTS FROM OTHER SERIES TO CREATE YOUR OWN SUBSCRIPTION

DANIEL HOPE: YEHUDI MENUHIN @ 100

MISCHA MAISKY

Thursday, January 28, 2016 8pm | KH

Mischa Maisky will perform two concerts in one day – the complete Bach Solo Cello Suites! At the 4pm concert he performs Suites Nos. 1, 4, and 5.

At the 8pm concert he will perform Nos. 2, 3, and 6.

Saturday, May 7, 2016 4pm & 8pm | KH

“Adventurous and brilliant” (The New York Times ) violinist Daniel Hope was only 11 when he was invited by Yehudi Menuhin to play Bartók duos with him on German TV. Hope honours his mentor by performing Menuhin’s signature pieces, including works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Walton, Ravel, Bartók, and more.

Tickets start at only $35 per concert, or $55 for both concerts.

Tickets & dinner packages available.

Presented in partnership with Show One Productions.

Tickets start at only $35

VILDE FRANG & MICHAIL LIFITS

JAMES EHNES & ANDREW ARMSTRONG

Wednesday, March 2, 2016 8pm | KH

Sunday, May 29, 2016 3pm | KH

Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang “is clearly a new star in the violin firmament.” (The Guardian ) “The brilliant violinist is technically of the highest level with fantastic finger work and bow technique.”

(Main Post Wurzburg ) The program will feature works by Brahms, Beethoven, Schubert, and Bartók.

“Clarity of purpose, impeccable intonation, warmth of tone and understated virtuosity …

Ehnes is one of those musicians who one senses immediately is there to serve the music.”

(Limelight ) The program will include new works

by Aaron Jay Kernis and Bramwell Tovey, and more.

Tickets start at only $30

Tickets start at only $40

AUGUSTIN DUMAY & LOUIS LORTIE Wednesday, March 30, 2016 8pm | KH “It’s as though Dumay and Lortie have figured out how to breathe in sync, to think, imagine and create as one. Both musicians explore the elegance and poetry in this music without flash or dazzle …

These performances are passionate and intense as well as supple and refined.” (CBC Music ) Program will include sonatas by Beethoven, Strauss, and Franck.

James Ehnes

Tickets start at only $40

Louis Lortie

Augustin Dumay

Vilde Frang

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Vocal Concerts series generously supported by an anonymous donor.

VOCAL CONCERTS

Orlando Consort

FOUR-CONCERT VOCAL SERIES SUBSCRIPTION STARTS AT ONLY $141.50 OR MIX WITH ANY CONCERTS FROM OTHER SERIES TO CREATE YOUR OWN SUBSCRIPTION

VIENNA BOYS’ CHOIR Sunday, November 29, 2015 3pm | KH Bring the family and experience this “breathtaking” choir live and take in their “totally disciplined voices tempered by a singular sense of ease and consistency.” (Washington Post ) The Vienna Boys’ Choir has delighted music lovers across the globe for six centuries with their purity of tone, charm, and crowd-pleasing repertoire.

Tickets start at only $30 Vienna Boys’ Choir

ORLANDO CONSORT: LA PASSION DE JEANNE D’ARC Sunday, April 3, 2016 3pm | KH Hear a live vocal soundtrack to an iconic film – an imaginative and intriguing crossover between early music and early film. Watch Carl-Theodor Dreyer’s acclaimed masterpiece, La passion de Jeanne d’Arc (1928), while hearing Orlando Consort singing live to the film. Repertoire is drawn from a very specific period – the first 31 years of the 15th century. An extraordinary experience for cinephiles and early music lovers alike.

Tickets start at only $35

BRYN TERFEL & NATALIA KATYUKOVA Sunday, April 24, 2016 3pm | KH

“The rock stars of Renaissance vocal music” (The New York Times ) return to Koerner Hall to perform a holiday season concert. Known around the world as the leading exponents of Renaissance sacred music, The Tallis Scholars is led by founder and director Peter Phillips.

One of the most sought after international voices, Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel is a frequent visitor to all the major opera companies and concert halls in the world. He first became well known for his portrayal of Figaro and Falstaff, but in recent years is acclaimed for his performances of the Wagner roles of Wotan, Hans Sachs, and Der fliegende Holländer. “A born communicator who loves words as much as music, he has reached out to audiences way beyond the rarefied temples of opera house and recital hall.” (The Times )

Tickets start at only $40

Tickets start at only $50

THE TALLIS SCHOLARS Sunday, December 13, 2015 3pm | KH

Bryn Terfel

The Tallis Scholars

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QUIET PLEASE, THERE’S A LADY ON STAGE The great Australian songwriter Peter Allen wrote the song, “Quiet Please, There’s a Lady on Stage,” after being annoyed that audiences were talking through a club performance by his friend Dusty Springfield. This season Koerner Hall brings you seven brilliant ladies whose voices demand attention.

FIVE-CONCERT SUBSCRIPTION STARTS AT ONLY $173.50 OR MIX WITH ANY CONCERTS FROM OTHER SERIES TO CREATE YOUR OWN SUBSCRIPTION

A VERY SPECIAL SOLO EVENING WITH JOAN ARMATRADING

EDITH PIAF @ 100

Saturday, October 3, 2015 8pm | KH

Koerner Hall becomes a Montmartre street scene during the time of “La Vie en Rose,” as French singer Anne Carrère embodies the amazing story of the life and career of Edith Piaf through classic heart-on-the-sleeve songs. Never before seen photos and images of “The Little Sparrow” (her nickname) as well as the English translation of the lyrics to Edith’s storytelling melodies will be part of this unique audiovisual experience.

“One of the most admired and respected singersongwriters on both sides of the Atlantic.”

(Huffington Post ) In this special solo concert you are guaranteed a fantastic mix of magical favourites like “Love and Affection,” “Willow,” “Drop The Pilot,” and “Me, Myself I,” along with new songs as part of Armatrading’s final major tour. Guelph’s soul music singer-songwriter NEFE opens the show.

Friday, October 30, 2015 8pm | KH

Tickets start at only $40

Tickets start at only $40 Lisa Fischer

Anne Carrère

Joan Armatrading

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LISA FISCHER Friday, January 29, 2016 8pm | KH A star of the Oscar-winning documentary film 20 Feet from Stardom (2013), Lisa Fischer’s name may not be on the marquee when she’s on tour with The Rolling Stones, Sting, or Nine Inch Nails, but her astonishing range, her spot-on intonation, her mastery of the stage, and her vocal tone wraps itself around your heart and won’t let go. Watch out as she steps out front to lead her own band!

Tickets start at only $40

Wycliffe Gordon

RENÉ MARIE’S I WANNA BE EVIL (WITH LOVE TO EARTHA KITT) with special guest WYCLIFFE GORDON Friday, February 19, 2016 8pm | KH This Grammy Award-nominated and brilliantly entertaining tribute to the musical spirit of the divine Eartha Kitt, as performed by the provocatively risk-taking jazz diva René Marie, features both well-known and obscure gems of the Kitt repertoire, including “C’est Si Bon,” “Come On to My House,” and more. “The voice is as stunning as always, her phrasing immaculate, her ability to pack emotional wallops equaled by very few.”

(JazzTimes ) “Not to be missed.” (Jazz Journal ) Tickets start at only $35

LIZZ WRIGHT & PATRICIA O’CALLAGHAN Friday, April 22, 2016 8pm | KH Prepare to be uplifted! She’s been called a soul singer, a jazz vocalist, and a blues crooner, but no single category can hold Lizz Wright. Described as “an awesome talent” by The New York Times, she continues her genre-defying journey. Patricia O’Callaghan’s early recordings focused on European cabaret, but one of her most unique talents is the ability blend a variety of languages and musical genres seamlessly together. “O’Callaghan sings her diverse material as if it was always meant to go side-byside and by the end of the evening, it’s easy to believe her.” (Chart Attack ) Tickets start at only $35 Lizz Wright

René Marie

Patricia O’Callaghan

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TD JAZZ: KATRINA 10 YEARS ON In the fall of 2005, one of the worst hurricanes in history hit the Caribbean and the USA’s Gulf Coast causing untold damage. Many of the hardest hit lived in low lying areas of Cuba, Haiti, and Louisiana. For some, the struggle to rebuild continues to this day. We salute their spirit and the music that helps us get through tragic times.

SIX-CONCERT JAZZ SERIES SUBSCRIPTION STARTS AT ONLY $232.50 OR MIX WITH ANY CONCERTS FROM OTHER SERIES TO CREATE YOUR OWN SUBSCRIPTION

ORQUESTA BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB “ADIÓS TOUR”

JANE BUNNETT & MAQUEQUE AND EMELINE MICHEL

Sunday, September 27, 2015 7pm | KH

Saturday, October 24, 2015 8pm | KH

Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club says “adiós” to world stages with its 2015 farewell tour. At the forefront of the group are original band members fondly recognized from the Buena Vista Social Club film: band leader and trombonist Jesús “Aguaje” Ramos, trumpeter Guajiro Mirabal, laud virtuoso Barbarito Torres, vocalist and guitarist Eliades Ochoa, and the incomparable vocalist Omara Portuondo.

Younger generation Cuban musicians include vocalist Carlos Calunga and pianist Rolando Luna.

This remarkable group of musical giants perform with an exuberance that is as vital as ever.

For more than 30 years, celebrated Canadian flutist and saxophonist Jane Bunnett has been bridging the gulf between Cuba and North America, introducing jazz audiences to some of the finest musicians that the island has to offer. Now, with her new sextet Maqueque, she introduces the world to some of Cuba’s most promising female musicians.

Emeline Michel is the reigning Queen of Haitian Song: a captivating performer, versatile vocalist, and one of the premier Haitian songwriters of her generation, beloved for combining traditional Haitian rhythms with social, political, and inspirational lyrics.

Tickets start at only $55 Presented in association with Small World Music.

Tickets start at only $40

Emeline Michel

Jane Bunnett & Maqueque

Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club

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BUTLER, BERNSTEIN & THE HOT 9 Saturday, November 21, 2015 8pm | KH Blind since birth, New Orleans master musician, pianist, and vocalist Henry Butler tells stories through his fingers, channelling sounds as diverse as his Louisiana birthplace. The combination of trumpeter/maestro Steven Bernstein and the fiery unit he calls the Hot 9, use a traditional New Orleans palate as their launching point, exploring everything from early 20th century blues to thoughtful and exhilarating improvisations on the Crescent City canon.

Tickets start at only $40

TERENCE BLANCHARD’S A TALE OF GOD’S WILL (A REQUIEM FOR KATRINA) Saturday, April 2, 2016 8pm | KH “When director Spike Lee tapped Terence Blanchard to compose the score for his documentary, When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, the agony of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina was a story they both knew had to be told from a moral standpoint and with cultural credibility ... Blanchard uses every principle he has mastered as a genius Terence jazz trumpeter to relay the impact Blanchard of the destruction, the frustration, the sadness and the hope for a future.” (All Music ) This concert features video excerpts from Spike Lee’s documentary.

Tickets start at only $40

Butler, Bernstein & the Hot 9

Presented in association with the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema.

BRIAN BLADE & THE FELLOWSHIP BAND Saturday, March 5, 2016 8pm | KH “A profoundly important band.” (DownBeat ) Easily one of the most versatile and soulful musicians in jazz, Louisiana drummer and composer Brian Blade has played with everyone from Joni Mitchell to Seal to Wayne Shorter.

“Post-bop sophistication is gently sifted through layers of gospel, country, folk and soul, with the implicit aim of balancing intellect against emotion. And it works.” (The New York Times ) Tickets start at only $40

Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band

MARCUS ROBERTS & THE MODERN JAZZ GENERATION Saturday, May 14, 2016 8pm | KH Marcus Roberts is famous for his dazzling, virtuosic playing that explores the full range of the jazz piano tradition. The Modern Jazz Generation features Roberts’s trio mates Jason Marsalis (drums) and Rodney Jordan (bass), along with a number of next generation jazz greats.

Marcus “Marcus is like a movement,” Roberts says Wynton Marsalis, “he is a genius.” Be prepared to swing!

Tickets start at only $40

The Modern Jazz Generation

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FAMILY CONCERTS

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

These grown-up concerts for people 6-13 years old, parents, and grandparents feature 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

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE THESE FAMILY-FRIENDLY CONCERTS: Igudesman & Joo: And Now Mozart Sun. Oct. 18 Vienna Boys’ Choir Sun. Nov. 29 Add these to Family Concerts to create a subscription and get a discount!

ROUTES OF ANDALUCIA

SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK

Saturday, December 5, 2015 2pm | KH

Saturday, February 20, 2016 2pm | KH

Follow Juno Award-winning trumpeter David Buchbinder, dynamic divas Roula Said and Tamar Ilana, and their crew of cross-cultural musicians on a journey into the magic musical realm of ancient Andalucia.

Join in the participatory parade of music and dance from the place where Arabic, Jewish, and Gypsy cultures connect to each other and to the cross-cultural capital of 2015: Toronto!

Bring the family to hear this Grammy Awardwinning ensemble sing and share African American history and culture! You will enjoy their a cappella singing of spirituals, blues, folk, gospel, world music, and songs of the civil rights movement.

The concert is accompanied by American Sign Language interpretation.

Tickets are only $25/$35

Tickets are only $25/$35

LOS LOBOS DISCONNECTED Saturday, April 23, 2016 2pm | KH

Presented in association with Small World Music.

David Buchbinder

We all know the song “La Bamba!” East L.A.’s legendary Los Lobos have been moving back and forth between their Chicano roots and their love of American rock & roll for 40 years. For this special family concert, the band will play an acoustic concert featuring many of their classic hits.

Tickets are only $25/$35

Los Lobos

Sweet Honey In The Rock

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MUSIC MIX

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THE “ORDER OF CANADA” BAND

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PHILIP ROTH’S EVERYMAN FEATURING MERYL STREEP AND TAKÁCS QUARTET Saturday, October 17, 2015 8pm | KH

One of the greatest film actresses of all time, Meryl Streep reads from Phillip Roth’s novel Everyman and the Takács Quartet performs an excerpt from Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden,” Elegy from Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 2, Arvo Pärt’s Psalom, and Passacaglia from Britten’s String Quartet No. 3.

Friday, October 23, 2015 8pm | KH This star-studded group of Order of Canada recipients, together specially for this concert, features Jens Lindemann, Tommy Banks, Guido Basso, Terry Clarke, Phil Dwyer, Ian McDougall, Phil Nimmons, Don Thompson, Dave Young, and Oliver Jones. You’ll hear Rhapsody in Blue, Oscar Peterson’s Canadiana Suite, Allan Gilliland’s Dreaming of the Masters II, and new pieces by Phil Dwyer.

Tickets start at only $40

Concert and Gala Presenting Sponsor:

Meryl Streep

Takács Quartet

Top Row: Don Thompson, Phil Dwyer, Terry Clark Centre Row: Phil Nimmons, Oliver Jones, Guido Basso Bottom Row: Dave Young, Ian McDougall, Tommy Banks

IGUDESMAN & JOO: AND NOW MOZART Sunday, October 18, 2015 3pm | KH Called “classical-music tricksters” by the Seattle Times, violinist Aleksey Igudesman and pianist Richard Hyung-ki Joo have created this outrageously funny show for those who listen to Mozart and people who have never even heard of Mozart!

“Their blend of classical music and comedy ... is fueled by genuine, dazzling virtuosity.”

(The New York Times ) Tickets start at only $40 Presented in partnership with Show One Productions.

Igudesman & Joo

Jens Lindemann

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DAVID SANBORN

SINATRA @ 100

Friday, November 6, 2015 8pm | KH

Saturday, December 12, 2015 8pm | KH

David Sanborn has won six Grammy Awards, played Woodstock with Paul Butterfield, and toured and recorded with Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, and the great Gil Evans. He continues to make music that challenges the mind and goes straight to the heart. Released in April 2015, Sanborn’s 25th CD Time and the River “is a thoroughly engaging assortment of meaty contemporary jazz, silvery funk, classy R&B, and global grooves ... Sanborn’s solo is all killer, no filler.”

Joe Sealy leads an all-Canadian all-star celebration of Frank Sinatra’s life and legacy. One of the world’s most beloved entertainment icons of all time, Sinatra performed on more than 1,400 recordings, appeared in more than 60 films, and produced eight motion pictures. His artistry has demonstrated a remarkable ability to appeal to every generation.

Tickets start at only $45

Monday, January 18, 2016 7pm | KH

OSCAR @ 90 Friday, December 11, 2015 8pm | KH Some of the best pianists in Canada and around the globe have recently recorded Oscar Peterson’s compositions on his own home piano. Now Robi Botos, Oliver Jones, Kenny Barron, Benny Green, Gerald Clayton, Renee Rosnes, Bill Charlap, and a host of others, reunite with Oscar’s piano on the Koerner Hall stage, to celebrate and to launch the new CD, Oscar With Love.

Tickets start at only $40

MAPLE BLUES AWARDS 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 $28 Presented in partnership with the Toronto Blues Society.

Tickets start at only $40

David Sanborn

Valentina Lisitsa

Oscar Peterson

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Maple Blues Band

SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK Saturday, February 20, 2016 8pm | KH Rooted in African American history and culture, the Grammy Award-winning female a cappella ensemble sings spirituals, blues, folk, gospel, jazz, pop, and world music, the clarion calls of the civil rights movement, and songs of the struggle for justice everywhere, with American Sign Language interpretation.

Tickets start at only $35

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BLUEBIRD NORTH Saturday, December 5, 2015 8pm | CT Saturday, February 6, 2016 8pm | CT Saturday, March 19, 2016 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: $25

VALENTINA LISITSA Sunday, April 10, 2016 3pm | KH “A special combination of utterly self-assured virtuosity and real lyricism.” (The Guardian ) Program will include pieces by Alexander Scriabin and Sergei Rachmaninov’s Piano Sonata No. 1.

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

MUSIC ON FILM

Tickets start at only $35

The last Tuesday of the month September 29, October 27, November 24, January 26, February 23, March 29

LOS LOBOS DISCONNECTED

Film screenings at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor St. W.

Saturday, April 23, 2016 8pm | KH East L.A.’s legendary group continues to make music that combines their Chicano roots, their love of rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, American roots, blues, folk, and brown-eyed soul. “Forty years on, Los Lobos are still one of America’s best, bravest, and most satisfying bands, and their skills and their instincts remain razor-sharp, regardless of their stage volume.” (AllMusic )

Hot Docs and The Royal Conservatory join together to showcase inspiring music documentaries that explore different musical genres, followed by post-screening discussions with 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.

Tickets start at only $40 Presented in association with Small World Music.

Los Lobos

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WORLD MUSIC A FIVE-CONCERT WORLD MUSIC SUBSCRIPTION STARTS AT ONLY $191.50 OR MIX WITH ANY CONCERTS FROM OTHER SERIES TO CREATE YOUR OWN SUBSCRIPTION

YOUSSOU N’DOUR

SARA TAVARES & CARMINHO

Friday, November 13, 2015 8pm | KH

Saturday, November 14, 2015 8pm | KH

Hailed as the “voice of protest” by Time magazine, “one of the most beloved musicians on the continent” by Rolling Stone, and described by the Guardian as “arguably the most important figure in world music,” Senegal’s biggest star, Youssou N’Dour, possesses the golden voice of Africa, defining the essence of West African groove with his compelling songs, soaring vocals, and spectacular performances with his Senegalese superband.

Two women of Portuguese roots bring us an evening of new-generation traditional music.

In the footsteps of Cesária Évora, Cape Verdean singer-songwriter Sara Tavares “trades in understatement. She strokes rather than strums guitar chords … and her soft close-to-the-mike voice specialises in gentle yearning.” (The Independent ) Following the path of Amália Rodrigues, Carminho is one of the most talented and innovative fado singers of her generation, performing traditional and contemporary fado, as well as jazz, Brazilian pop, and Portuguese folk music.

Tickets start at only $50 Presented in association with Small World Music and Batuki Music.

Tickets start at only $35 Generously supported by Deborah Leibow & Ken Snider.

Presented in association with Batuki Music.

Youssou N’Dour

Sara Tavares

Carminho

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ANOUSHKA SHANKAR Wednesday, April 6, 2016 8pm | KH “Star performer,” (BBC Music ) sitar player, and composer Anoushka Shankar’s “exquisite sitar playing … lives up to the virtuosity that made her the youngest woman ever nominated for a World Music Grammy.” (Harper’s Bazaar ) She studied with her father and guru, the legendary Ravi Shankar, and established herself as one of the foremost classical sitarists. As a composer, she explores ground in the crossover between Indian music and a variety of genres, including flamenco, jazz, electronica, and Western classical music.

“Shankar’s decorative riffs are masterful and her compositions engaging.” (Star Ledger ) Tickets start at only $40 Presented in association with Small World Music.

JOHNNY CLEGG Saturday, April 9, 2016 8pm | KH Johnny Clegg’s vibrant blend of Western pop and South African Zulu rhythms has exploded onto the international scene and broken through all the barriers in his own country. Fondly called “Le Zulu Blanc” (“the white Zulu”), his audacious live shows are bold, colourful, and full of joy. “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 )

SIMON SHAHEEN’S ZAFIR: MUSICAL WINDS FROM NORTH AFRICA TO ANDALUCIA Saturday, April 16, 2016 8pm | KH Simon Shaheen brings to life the Arab music of Al-Andalus and blends it with flamenco in Zafir, a sonic journey of discovery. This music renews a relationship that began more than a thousand years ago, revealing commonalities of music that were born in cultural centers of Iraq, Syria, and Palestine, blew across the Mediterranean, blended with elements of Spanish music, and were brought across the sea to North Africa. Shaheen is a virtuoso master on the violin and the oud, and a renowned composer of Arabic and Western music.

This concert features Qantara, the band whose members are all virtuosos in their own musical forms; Sonia M’Barek, who can sing a centuries-old song from Andalucia and just as nimbly reframe the words of radical 20th-century poets; Auxi Fernandez, an international flamenco dancer from Andalucia; and Juan Pérez Rodríguez, a flamenco pianist also from Andalucia, Spain.

Tickets start at only $35 Presented in association with the Canadian Arab Institute.

Simon Shaheen

Tickets start at only $50

Anoushka Shankar

Johnny Clegg

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SIMONE DINNERSTEIN

JAN LISIECKI

Sunday, October 25, 2015 3pm | KH

Sunday, December 6, 2015 3pm | KH

“Unpretentious elegance.” (The New Yorker ) New York-based pianist Simone Dinnerstein is praised by The Independent for the “majestic originality of her vision” and NPR reports, “she compels the listener to follow her in a journey of discovery.”

The New York Times has called Jan Lisiecki “a pianist who makes every note count.” He signed an exclusive recording agreement with Deutsche Grammophon at the age of 15, was nominated for a Juno Award for classical album of the year, and received the 2013 Gramophone Young Artist of the Year. In September 2011, he began his studies at The Royal Conservatory’s Glenn Gould School.

Program: Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen Philip Lasser: Breughel Suite (Canadian premiere) Johann Sebastian Bach: French Suite No. 5 Franz Schubert: Four Impromptus Tickets start at only $35

Program: Frédéric Chopin: Grande valse brillante Frédéric Chopin: 24 Preludes Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 Franz Liszt: 3 Concert Etudes Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses Tickets start at only $35

Jan Lisiecki

Simone Dinnerstein

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SIR ANDRÁS SCHIFF

PAUL LEWIS

Sunday, February 28, 2016 3pm | KH

Sunday, March 20, 2016 3pm | KH

“There are many things to marvel at in the playing of pianist András Schiff,” says the San Francisco Chronicle. Schiff has carved out a luminous fivedecade career in which his “uncanny combination of elegance and intensity” (The New York Times ) has become legendary. “András Schiff is the Master.”

(Los Angeles Times ) In his fourth Koerner Hall appearance, Schiff will play the final piano sonatas of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert.

“Time and again you marvel at the confidence and sureness of Lewis’s playing, combined with the finesse and musicality that he has always displayed.

It’s the kind of playing, in fact, where comparisons cease to matter.” (Gramophone )

Program: Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 62 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 18, “The Hunt” Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 21 Tickets start at only $40 Generously supported by Brayton Polka.

Program: Johannes Brahms: Three Intermezzi Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 97 Franz Liszt: “Dante Sonata” from Années de pèlerinage, S.161 Tickets start at only $35

CAMERON CARPENTER (ORGAN) Friday, April 1, 2016 8pm | KH “Extravagantly talented … everything he touches turns fantastical and memorable.”

(The New York Times ) Cameron Carpenter returns to Koerner Hall, this time with his fabulous new custom-designed organ! “A smasher of cultural and classical music taboos. He is technically the most accomplished organist I have ever witnessed. And, most important of all, the most musical.”

(Los Angeles Times ) Tickets start at only $35

Cameron Carpenter

Sir András Schiff

Paul Lewis

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CHAMBER MUSIC

Chamber Music series generously supported

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MASAAKI SUZUKI CONDUCTS THE BACH COLLEGIUM JAPAN

CHRISTIAN TETZLAFF, TANJA TETZLAFF, & LARS VOGT

Wednesday, October 28, 2015 8pm | KH

Friday, February 26, 2016 8pm | KH

Musical Director Masaaki Suzuki founded Bach Collegium Japan and “it would take an iron bar not to be moved by his crispness, sobriety and spiritual vigour.” (The Times )

“What ultimately moves people is the emotional openness and deep sincerity of [Christian] Tetzlaff’s playing.” (Boston Globe ) This trio features Christian (violin) with his sister Tanja (cello) and Lars Vogt (piano) playing three of the best loved piano trios in the repertoire.

All Johann Sebastian Bach program: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 Oboe d’amore Concerto Trio Sonata from The Musical Offering Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut

Masaaki Suzuki

Tickets start at only $40 Presented in association with the Japan Foundation Toronto.

Tickets start at only $35

GIL SHAHAM & THE KNIGHTS

KAREN GOMYO, CHRISTIAN POLTÉRA, & JUHO POHJONEN

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 8pm | KH American violin master Shaham was named Musical America’s Instrumentalist of the Year in 2012. The Knights, a 30-piece orchestral collective from Brooklyn, NY, have “become one of Brooklyn’s sterling cultural products.” (The New Yorker ) Program: Jean-Féry Rebel: Les élémens Sergei Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 Richard Wagner: Siegfried Idyll Sufjan Stevens: Suite from Run Rabbit Run Antonín Dvorˇák: Czech Suite Tickets start at only $45 The Knights

Lars Vogt

Program: Robert Schumann: Piano Trio No. 2 Antonín Dvorˇák: Piano Trio, “Dumky” Johannes Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1

Tanja & Christian Tetzlaff

Friday, March 4, 2016 8pm | KH Canadian violinist Karen Gomyo is “[a] first-rate artist of real musical command, vitality, brilliance and intensity;” (Chicago Tribune ) Swiss cellist Christian Poltéra is “perceptive and expressive;” (The Strad ) and Juho Pohjonen has “dazzling keyboard technique.”

(San Francisco Chronicle ) Program: Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Hob. XV:29 Leoš Janácˇek: Pohádka (Fairy Tale) Leoš Janácˇek: Violin Sonata Antonín Dvorˇák: Piano Trio in F Minor Tickets start at only $35

Gil Shaham

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MAZZOLENI MASTERS

Sunday, November 8, 2015 2pm | MCH SEVEN-CONCERT SERIES SUBSCRIPTION STARTS AT ONLY $151.90 OR MIX WITH ANY CONCERTS FROM OTHER SERIES TO CREATE YOUR OWN SUBSCRIPTION

JOHN PERRY Sunday, September 20, 2015 2pm | MCH John Perry is known for his “illuminating and always engaging performances.”

(LA Times ) Celebrating his 80th year, he presents Mozart’s Sonata in B-flat Major, Kv. 333, Brahms’s Intermezzi, Beethoven’s Sonata in A-flat Major, and Schubert’s Sonata in B-flat Major.

“A born soloist,” (The Globe and Mail ) flutist Susan Hoeppner performs with oboist Sarah Jeffrey and pianist Jeanie Chung, in a program of works by Ginastera, W.F. Bach, Dring, Damase, Ibert, and others.

Tickets: $25

John Perry

DAVID GERINGAS

Sunday, January 31, 2016 2pm | MCH

Tickets: $25

THE ARC ENSEMBLE (ARTISTS OF THE ROYAL CONSERVATORY) Saturday, September 26, 2015 3pm | KH The Royal Conservatory’s ARC Ensemble “sets the skin rippling at every turn, with its ear-tingling corporate intonation and magical phrasing.”

(The Strad ) For this program, ARC will perform Weinberg’s Violin Sonata No. 1, Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet in A Major, and Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet.

Free Culture Days performance (Ticket required)

Internationally acclaimed Lithuanian cellist and conductor David Geringas is known for “his rich tone and performing intensity.” (The Washington Post ) He will perform Corigliano’s Fancy on Bach Air, Bach’s Prelude in G Major, and a set of solo works as ‘Hommage to Rostropovich’ by Penderecki, Kancheli, and Bach. Guest faculty and students join him in Couperin’s Pieces en concert for cello and strings and Senderovas’s David’s Song.

Tickets: $25

MUSICIANS FROM MARLBORO Thursday, April 7, 2016 7:30pm | MCH An annual favourite of the Mazzoleni Masters! Led by the respected Samuel Rhodes, former violist of the Grammy Award-winning Juilliard String Quartet, the program features Haydn’s String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Berg’s Lyric Suite, and Dvorˇák’s Piano Quintet.

Tickets: $25

David Geringas The ARC Ensemble

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Samuel Rhodes

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LE TRAVAIL DU PEINTRE

MAZZOLENI MASTERS Songmasters Two members of The Glenn Gould School’s

esteemed vocal faculty, Monica Whicher and Rachel Andrist, and their musical friends present a three concert series celebrating art songs, mélodie, lieder, and other great vocal works, all eloquently programmed around a special theme.

Sunday, March 6, 2016 2pm | MCH An exciting aural concert based on the visual works inspired by paintings and painters.

This recital sees GGS alumna Mireille Asselin, soprano, with Brett Polegato, baritone, and pianists Peter Tiefenbach and Mireille Rachel Andrist performing Asselin works by Poulenc, Debussy, Fauré, Wolf, and others.

Tickets: $25

THE HUNGARIAN-FINNISH CONNECTION

SONGS OF REMEMBRANCE

Sunday, May 1, 2016 2pm | MCH

Sunday, November 1, 2015 2pm | MCH

Join us to explore the Finnish-Hungarian connection with works by Liszt, Bartók, Sibelius, and others. This program features soprano Erin Wall, bass-baritone Stephen Hegedus, and pianists Rachel Andrist and Robert Kortgaard.

Special guest violinist Erika Raum will join Erin Wall to perform Kaija Saariaho’s Changing Light for soprano and violin.

Soprano Monica Whicher, known for her “lustrous tone and true poignancy,” (The Globe and Mail ) joins pianist Rachel Andrist in presenting the first Songmasters series concert. This program celebrates all aspects of the remembrance theme, from the sentimental and historical to the memories of youth, home, landscape, and country.

Tickets: $25

Tickets: $25

Erika Raum Monica Whicher

Robert Kortgaard

Stephen Hegedus

Erin Wall

Rachel Andrist

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THEGLENN GOULD SCHOOL ORCHESTRA & OPERA FIVE-CONCERT SERIES SUBSCRIPTION STARTS AT ONLY $115 OR MIX WITH ANY CONCERTS FROM OTHER SERIES TO CREATE YOUR OWN SUBSCRIPTION

JULIAN KUERTI CONDUCTS THE ROYAL CONSERVATORY ORCHESTRA AND ALEXIS HATCH Friday, October 2, 2015 8pm Prelude Recital 6:45pm | KH “Kuerti’s natural, genuine musicianship … encouraged musicality as well as precision from his players.” (Cincinnati Enquirer ) Program includes Elgar’s Violin Concerto with Alexis Hatch, and Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 with Mireille Asselin (soprano).

Tickets start at only $25

TANIA MILLER CONDUCTS THE ROYAL CONSERVATORY ORCHESTRA AND HEIDI HATCH Friday, November 27, 2015 8pm Prelude Recital 6:45pm | KH As Music Director of the Victoria Symphony, Tania Miller is on the cutting edge in the world of classical music. Her “experience and charisma are audible.” (Hartford Courant ) Program includes Jared Miller’s Traffic Jam, Max Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy with Heidi Hatch (violin), and Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 5.

Tickets start at only $25

JOHANNES DEBUS CONDUCTS THE ROYAL CONSERVATORY ORCHESTRA AND EDWARD ZHOU

LEON FLEISHER CONDUCTS THE ROYAL CONSERVATORY ORCHESTRA AND ALEX VOLKOV Friday, April 8, 2016 8pm Prelude Recital 6:45pm | KH Legendary pianist and conductor Leon Fleisher represents the highest standard of musicianship. Mr. Fleisher, the Ihnatowycz Chair in Piano at The Royal Conservatory, will lead the RCO in a program of Brahm’s Violin Concerto with Alexander Leon Fleisher Volkov, R. Strauss's Don Juan, and Ravel’s La valse.

Tickets start at only $25

Prelude Recitals Each Royal Conservatory Orchestra concert is preceded by a short performance by talented students of The Glenn Gould School.

THE GLENN GOULD SCHOOL OPERA Wednesday, March 16, 2016 7:30pm | KH Friday, March 18, 2016 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

Friday, February 12, 2016 8pm Prelude Recital 6:45pm | KH The Canadian Opera Company’s Music Director, Johannes Debus’s “style of conducting creates instant chemistry with the orchestra and audience.”

(Toronto Life ) For this concert, he leads a program of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with Edward Zhou, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Sheherazade.

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Tania Miller

STUDENT CONCERTS

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THE GLENN GOULD SCHOOL CONCERTO COMPETITION FINALS

DISCOVERY SERIES THE GGS FALL OPERA

Tuesday, February 2, 2016 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 2016.17 season.

Friday, November 13, 2015 7:30pm | MCH Saturday, November 14, 2015 7:30pm | MCH

Free (ticket required)

Students from The Glenn Gould School’s vocal program present their annual autumn opera.

Peter Tiefenbach serves as Music Director.

THE GLENN GOULD SCHOOL CHAMBER COMPETITION FINALS

Tickets: $15

Tuesday, April 19, 2016 7:30pm | MCH

JOAQUIN VALDEPEÑAS CONDUCTS Tuesday, January 26, 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 chamber works.

Tickets: $15

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 preceding a Royal Conservatory Orchestra performance.

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

THE GLENN GOULD SCHOOL NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE

THE GLENN GOULD SCHOOL VOCAL SHOWCASE Saturday, January 30, 2016 7:30pm | MCH A wonderful opportunity to see The GGS’s talented voice students present an evening of art songs and opera excerpts.

Tickets: $15

Thursday, May 5, 2016 7:30pm | CT The GGS New Music Ensemble performs a program of cutting-edge contemporary music curated by award-winning composer, Brian Current.

Free (ticket required) Peter Tiefenbach

Joaquin Joaquin Valdepeñas Valdepeñas

Brian Current

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STUDENT CONCERTS THE PHIL AND ELI TAYLOR PERFORMANCE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG ARTISTS TAYLOR ACADEMY SHOWCASE CONCERTS Saturday, October 24, 2015 4:30pm | MCH Saturday, November 21, 2015 4:30pm | MCH Saturday, February 6, 2016 4:30pm | MCH Saturday, March 12, 2016 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)

REBANKS FAMILY FELLOWSHIP CONCERT SERIES REBANKS FAMILY FELLOWSHIP CONCERTS Tuesday, March 29, 2016 7:30pm | MCH Tuesday, April 12, 2016 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.

ACADEMY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Saturday, December 12, 2015 7:30pm | MCH Sunday, May 1, 2016 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

2014.15 Rebanks Fellows

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Artist Chats Get inside the music as Executive Director of Performing Arts, Mervon Mehta, talks with international artists on stage after intermission at select concerts. 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!

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Every Seat Tells a Story 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.

SEAT 13 IN ROW H OF KOERNER HALL’S ORCHESTRA LEVEL TELLS PATRICIA DIVINE’S STORY.

MUSIC LOVERS, TAKE YOUR SEAT. Create a lasting tribute to an individual whose love of music you wish to honour or remember, or express your own passion for music by naming a seat in Koerner Hall, one of the world’s most spectacular performance venues. Your gift will ensure that you or someone special in your life can remain forever part of The Royal Conservatory’s history and community.

For more information or to name a seat in Koerner Hall, please contact us at 416.408.2824 x446 or nameyourseat@rcmusic.ca

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Deborah Divine, Eugene Levy, and Patricia Divine were photographed in Koerner Hall by Lisa Sakulensky.

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