The Royal Conservatory 14.15 Concert Season Brochure

2014.15 CONCERT SEASON CLASSICAL, JAZZ, POP, AND WORLD MUSIC COME TO LIFE IN KOERNER HALL, MAZZOLENI CONCERT HALL, AND THE CONSERVATORY THEATRE

WELCOME TO THE 2014.15 CONCERT SEASON AT THE ROYAL CONSERVATORY! We are excited to bring you a new series designed for family audiences, some of the finest classical artists teamed up for dynamic duo performances, musicians from countries that span the Americas, a salute to the big bands, a special gala concert, and a little comedy, too!

With more than 95 concerts in the coming season, including performances by our world-renowned faculty and gifted students, we look forward to seeing you, often!

DR. PETER SIMON

MERVON MEHTA

President, The Royal Conservatory of Music

Executive Director, Performing Arts

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

Hélène Grimaud

The Royal Conservatory of Music gratefully acknowledges the vital support of our concert season sponsors, supporters, and partners.

MAJOR AND SERIES SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS

David G. Broadhurst

Doug Bodley

Michael and Sonja Koerner

Rebanks Family

The W. Garfield Weston Foundation

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

PERFORMANCE SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS

Deanne and Joseph Bogdan

Deborah Leibow and Ken Snider

WINE & BEVERAGE SPONSORS

MEDIA PARTNERS

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GOVERNMENT SUPPORTERS

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The King’s Singers

Antibalas

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Angela Hewitt

Afiara String Quartet

Special Events SEASON GALA CONCERT! Sir James Galway & Lady Jeanne Galway Saturday, October 25, 2014 at 8 pm | KH Living legend Sir James Galway, the “man with the golden flute,” will be accompanied by his flutist wife, Lady Jeanne Galway, pianist Anne Marshall, and The Galway Chamber Players with special guest Bill McBirnie, flute, to perform a “hugely entertaining concert”(Washington Post ) of pieces from Galway’s delightfully eclectic Legacy Tour. The concert will include works

by Henry Mancini, Claude Debussy, Franz and Karl Doppler, Hamilton Harty, Marin Marais, and more, and Sir James will also talk about the pieces, and share his wit and humour throughout the evening.“No one in their right mind, or ear, could object to such committed, insightful and lovable performances.” (Los Angeles Times ) Tickets start at $60

Lu Jia conducts the China NCPA Orchestra with Xiaoyu Liu Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at 8 pm | KH One of China’s most adventurous and dynamic orchestras is comprised of distinguished musicians from around the world, with Principal Conductor Maestro Lu Jia. Their Koerner Hall program will include Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 and Qigang Chen’s Wu Xing (Five Elements ), along with Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Minor with 17-year-old Chinese-Canadian pianist Xiaoyu Liu, the Grand Prize winner of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Competition in 2012.

Tickets start at only $25 Presented in association with the National Arts Centre of Canada.

Lu Jia

For information about gala dinner tickets contact Aurelia Kay at aurelia.kay@rcmusic.ca or 416.408.2824 x428 China NCPA Orchestra

Maple Blues Awards Monday, January 19, 2015 at 7 pm | KH Sir James Galway & Lady Jeanne Galway

Join us for the annual all-star concert, awards event, and after party! This celebration of Canada’s blues music will feature the finest guest musicians from across Canada representing the most current blues music on the scene, all backed by the renowned Maple Blues Band.

Tickets start at only $28 Presented in partnership with the Toronto Blues Society.

Maple Blues Band

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Orchestre Métropolitain with Stéphane Tétreault Friday, April 24, 2015 at 8 pm | KH Conducting phenomenon Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads Montreal’s Orchestre Métropolitain – all Quebec musicians – in their Toronto debut. The Orchestre Métropolitain’s personality is palpable in its distinctive sound and energy. 20-year-old cellist Stéphane Tétreault “is technically commanding yet musically stylistic and sensitive. His vibrato and tone are varied, his bowing techniques immaculate and his awareness of harmony and consequent shading omnipresent.” (The Strad ) Program: Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations and Cello Concerto Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 4 Tickets start at only $50

Koerner Hall Free for All! Saturday, September 27, 2014 | KH ACOUSTIC performances: 12-3 pm AMPLIFIED performances: 5-8 pm In celebration of Culture Days, Koerner Hall will be open for free to everyone – performers and audiences alike! Musicians pre-register online and then come with their best solo piece, sing a song, or bring the band. Performers have five minutes each. For those of us who are audiences, not musicians: come to see Koerner Hall and catch a variety of fun performances. Feel free to come and go whenever you like!

Free Culture Days Event (no ticket required )

Yannick Nézet-Séguin

PART OF THE TORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’S

PIANO EXTRAVAGANZA FESTIVAL Pianopalooza

Emanuel Ax

Sunday, February 8, 2015 1-5pm | KH Join us at this fun and festive afternoon of piano mini-concerts as part of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s Piano Extravaganza Festival! A plethora of pianists join Emanuel Ax for four free hours of music, including Yefim Bronfman, Robi Botos, Anagnoson & Kinton, and many more, each in short performances. Feel free to come and go throughout the afternoon!

Robi Botos Anagnoson & Kinton

Free VIP seating is available for subscribers of The Royal Conservatory and TSO. Yefim Bronfman

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Music of the Americas A special concert series in anticipation of the Pan Am Games in Toronto 2015.

SIX-CONCERT SUBSCRIPTION STARTS AT ONLY $206.00 OR MIX WITH CONCERTS FROM OTHER SERIES TO CREATE YOUR IDEAL SUBSCRIPTION

Diego El Cigala Saturday, November 15, 2014 at 8 pm | KH Paco de Lucía once said, “Diego has one of the most beautiful flamenco voices of our time, a voice of sweetness that flows over everything.” Three-time Grammy Award winner Diego El Cigala will perform powerful Argentine pieces along with his passionate Spanish flamenco. “A conjurer of impulsiveness and abandon.” (The New York Times )

Tickets start at only $40

Monty Alexander’s Harlem-Kingston Express Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 8 pm | KH “Monty Alexander’s blend of jazz and reggae [makes] for an outrageously good time.” (Wall Street Journal ) “Monty Alexander presented his refined concept of groove with the recent Harlem-Kingston Express project, blending a jazz trio and a steaming reggae unit, weaving back and forth between the idioms with orchestral finesse.” (Downbeat Magazine )

Tickets start at only $35

Gilberto Gil: Gilberto’s Samba Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 8 pm | KH Brazil’s musical ambassador for more than 40 years, the singer, composer, and guitar player (and former Minister of Culture) particularly known for his bossa nova, was also a pioneer of tropicalia and brasileira. “Enough warmth, love, intelligence and sheer talent on display to power an orchestra.” (Variety )

Tickets start at only $45

Monty Alexander’s Harlem-Kingston Express Gilberto Gil

Diego El Cigala

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Buffy Sainte-Marie

Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra

Thursday, May 7, 2015 at 8 pm | KH

Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 8 pm | KH

“Up Where we Belong,” “Universal Soldier,” and “Until it’s Time for You to Go” are just a few of the indelible hits the legendary Cree singer-songwriter has given us. Born of the 60s folk scene, covered

by Elvis, Barbra, Janis, and Taj, Sesame Street veteran, and Ph.D, Sainte-Marie is still rocking hard with her all-Aboriginal band.

The best Latin big band this side of Havana!

Eddie Palmieri brings his orchestra to Toronto for a night of mambo, salsa, and cha-cha-cha.

After 36 records and nine Grammy Awards, the New York-born, Puerto Rican pianist shows no signs of slowing down. It’s going to be a party in Koerner Hall and dancing WILL be encouraged!

Tickets start at only $35

Tickets start at only $40

Jayme Stone’s Lomax Project Friday, May 8, 2015 at 8 pm | KH “A truly inventive spin on some very old tunes.”

(Georgia Straight ) Celebrating the work of folklorist and field recording pioneer, Alan Lomax, this project revives and re-imagines traditional roots music.

“Stone is the consummate team player... always right in the middle with his polished, inventive banjo playing.” (Downbeat ) Joining the band are mandolinist Tim O’Brien, Kobo Town’s Drew Gonsalves, trumpeter Kevin Turcotte, and drummer Nick Fraser.

Eddie Palmieri

Tickets start at only $30

Jayme Stone

Buffy Sainte-Marie

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Family Concerts Four fun concerts offer a variety of great music: classical, New Orleans jazz, pop, and reggae-jazz. Designed for 6-13 year-olds and their parents, grandparents, and friends, Family Concerts are shorter family-friendly versions of Koerner Hall evening concerts.

Family concerts are approximately 75 minutes long.

FAMILY PACKAGE: FAMILIES OF 4 GET 15% OFF TICKETS TO ANY ONE FAMILY CONCERT OR COME TO ALL FOUR CONCERTS IN THE SERIES: A FOUR-CONCERT SERIES SUBSCRIPTION STARTS AT ONLY $92.

Stewart Goodyear with Canada’s National Ballet School, Ballet Creole, and the Toronto Children’s Chorus Saturday, December 6, 2014 at 2pm | KH Stewart Goodyear, a Conservatory graduate and one of the most innovative pianists on the scene, plays a solo piano version of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker.

Experience this annual holiday favourite with fresh ears and eyes, as Goodyear is joined by dancers from Canada’s National Ballet School, Ballet Creole, and singers from the Toronto Children’s Chorus!

Tickets start at only $25

Stewart Goodyear

Monty Alexander’s Harlem-Kingston Express Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 2pm | KH Some may be surprised to know that reggae music actually has deep roots in jazz. Pianist Monty Alexander has been bringing jazz back to reggae music (and vice versa) for decades, and with Harlem-Kingston Express he explores the connections between traditional reggae and straight-ahead jazz, while also forging new ones.

Hailing from Kingston, Jamaica, Monty Alexander shot to fame when Sinatra first heard him in a tiny club.

Tickets start at only $25

Natalie Merchant

Jon Batiste and Stay Human

Saturday, May 2, 2015 at 2 pm | KH

Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 2pm | KH New Orleans’ own jazz piano prodigy takes on an interactive trip to the Big Easy with his quintet of master musicians. They have played in concert halls, clubs, and Bonnaroo... now hear them live in Koerner Hall!

Pop icon and former lead singer of 10,000 Maniacs, Natalie Merchant has written a children’s book, Leave Your Sleep, and created music for it, featuring her band and a string ensemble.

Hear the Toronto premiere in Koerner Hall!

Tickets start at only $25

Tickets start at only $25 Jon Batiste and Stay Human Monty Alexander

Natalie Merchant

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TD Jazz: A Salute to the

BIG BANDS FIVE-CONCERT JAZZ SERIES SUBSCRIPTION STARTS AT ONLY $183.50 OR MIX WITH CONCERTS FROM OTHER SERIES TO CREATE YOUR IDEAL SUBSCRIPTION

Rob McConnell’s Boss Brass

Zap Mama & Antibalas

Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 8pm | KH We kick off the TD Jazz series celebrating big bands with a rare reunion of one of Canada’s greatest – Rob McConnell’s Boss Brass. McConnell’s family has agreed to let The Royal Conservatory assemble 21 of Rob’s long time band members – the all-star line-up includes Guido Basso, Rob Brian Barlow, Terry Clark, and McConnell Lorne Lofsky, conducted by Rick Wilkins and featuring reminiscences by Ted O’Reilly.

Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 8pm | KH Take a trip to Africa as Afrobeat band Antibalas joins forces with Zap Mama. Brooklyn-based Antibalas last appeared in Toronto as the house band in the Broadway musical Fela, the story of their mentor, Nigerian superstar Fela Kuti. Zap Mama is led by Congolese/Belgian artist Marie Daulne, who sings polyphonic and Afro-pop, a harmonic combination of African vocal techniques with urban and hip hop beats. Dancing in Koerner Hall is encouraged – come and dance!

Tickets start at only $40

Tickets start at only $40

Generously supported by Deborah Leibow and Ken Snider.

Count Basie Orchestra with Scotty Barnhart Musical Director

Antibalas

Saturday, November 22, 2014 at 8pm | KH Hear “The Swingingest Band in All the Land!”

William Count Basie founded his Orchestra in 1935, in Kansas City, Missouri, and within a year America was listening in on popular radio shows throughout the country. The Orchestra has won 17 Grammy Awards and 20 Downbeat and Jazz Times polls, more than any other big band in jazz, and is still going strong today.

Tickets start at only $40 Count Basie Orchestra

Ryan Truesdell’s Gil Evans Project Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 8pm | KH Ryan One of New York’s best new big bands is Truesdell conducted by Ryan Truesdell. Voted the #1 Rising Star Big Band by the Downbeat Critics’ Poll, Truesdell’s new CD Centennial Project, delves into the work of Toronto-born composer Gil Evans, who was Miles Davis’s collaborator on albums such as Birth of the Cool, Sketches of Spain, and Porgy & Bess.

“The year’s most illuminating act of jazz repertory was this bright and meticulous album by Mr. Truesdell...

The playing is impeccable, as is the ensemble blend, underscoring both the composer’s genius and the interpreter’s clear vision.” (The New York Times ) Tickets start at only $40

Eddie Palmieri

Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 8pm | KH Tickets start at only $40 See page 7 for details.

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World Music

H’Sao

A FOUR-CONCERT WORLD MUSIC SUBSCRIPTION STARTS AT ONLY $129.50 A SERIES SUBSCRIPTION FOR ALL SEVEN CONCERTS STARTS AT ONLY $217.75 OR MIX WITH CONCERTS FROM OTHER SERIES TO CREATE YOUR IDEAL SUBSCRIPTION

Kiran Ahluwalia & Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali

Angélique Kidjo and special guest H’Sao

Friday, October 3, 2014 at 8pm | KH

Saturday, November 8, 2014 at 8pm | KH Angélique Kidjo is a Grammy Award-winning recording artist deemed “Africa’s premier diva” by TIME magazine. Born in Benin, West Africa, Kidjo performs rhythmic Afro-funk fusion with “irresistible energy and joie de vivre.” (Los Angeles Times ) Montreal Afro-pop group H’Sao draws from gospel, soul, R&B, as well as their roots in the African country of Chad, to create a unique style that features masterful a capella singing.

This double-bill of hip South Asian music transcends all cultural and language barriers with captivating vocals and worldly sounds. Juno award-winner Kiran Ahluwalia combines masterful ghazals and Punjabi folk songs with African Tuareg guitar music, and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s nephews, Rizwan and Muazzam, bring the propulsive energy of qawwali to Koerner Hall.

Tickets start at only $35 Presented in partnership with the Aga Khan Museum.

Tickets start at only $35 Presented in association with Batuki Music and Small World Music.

Part of the Small World Music Festival.

Idan Raichel

Ana Moura Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at 8pm | KH Ana Moura, with her luxuriant voice and captivating stage presence, is at the forefront of the fado music renaissance. “Her mesmeric appeal radiates from within, even if you don’t know a syllable of Portuguese. Her ability to alternately whisper, growl and ring like a silver bell are the hallmarks of a fine singer.” (NPR Music )

Tickets start at only $35 Presented in association with Small World Music.

Kiran Ahluwalia

Angélique Kidjo

Idan Raichel & Vieux Farka Touré: The Touré-Raichel Collective Friday, November 21, 2014 at 8 pm | KH Idan Raichel and Vieux Farka Touré (son of Ali Farka Touré) are two virtuosic artists from vastly different musical traditions: one from Israel and the other from Mali.“The deeply affecting, at times hypnotic [music] rises from simmering grooves enriched by Mr. Touré’s stinging solos on acoustic and electric guitars and Mr. Raichel’s cascading piano.

It’s not so much a cross-cultural exercise as an exploration of common ground.”

(The Wall Street Journal ) Tickets start at only $35 Presented in association with Batuki Music and Small World Music.

Ana Moura

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Vieux Farka Touré

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Oliver Mtukudzi & the Black Spirits and special guest Kinobe Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 8pm | KH

Pavlo

Pavlo Friday, February 6, 2015 at 8pm | KH Pavlo incorporates the world’s most exotic instruments into his classic Mediterranean sound.

Influenced by his travels, his music captivatingly incorporates Chinese erhu, Portuguese guitarra, Arabic flute, Indian sitar, and, of course, the Greek bouzouki, all the while staying true to his distinct Mediterranean guitar signature.

Celebrate Zimbabwe’s Independence Day with one of Africa’s musical giants, Oliver Mtukudzi.

Affectionately called “Tuku” by fans worldwide, Mtukudzi is gifted with a deep and gusty voice, and a talent for writing songs that reflect on the daily life and struggles of his people. Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Kinobe has been captivating audiences with virtuoso performances of Ugandan and African roots music.

Tickets start at only $30 Presented in association with Batuki Music and Small World Music.

Oliver Mtukudzi

Tickets start at only $40

Vusi Mahlasela & Hugh Masekela: 20 Years of Freedom Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 8 pm | KH Two of South Africa’s true freedom fighters, musical icons, and friends of Nelson Mandela – trumpeter, vocalist, and composer Hugh Masekala, and singer Vusi Mahlasela – have come together to honour 20 years of democracy in South Africa and the official end of apartheid.

Kinobe

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

Vusi Mahlasela Hugh Masekela

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String Concerts FIVE-CONCERT STRING SERIES SUBSCRIPTION STARTS AT ONLY $165.50 OR MIX WITH CONCERTS FROM OTHER SERIES TO CREATE YOUR IDEAL SUBSCRIPTION

Leonidas Kavakos & Yuja Wang

Sarah Chang & Julio Elizalde

Friday, November 14, 2014 at 8 pm | KH

Friday, February 20, 2015 at 8 pm | KH

Yuja Wang is “quite simply, the most dazzlingly, uncannily gifted pianist in the concert world today.”

(San Francisco Chronicle ) Kavakos,“The Greek violinist has risen to the top of his profession in tandem with artistic evolution that few artists experience over a lifetime.” (Philadelphia Inquirer ) Together they perform Violin Sonatas No. 2 by Brahms and Schumann, as well as Stravinsky’s Suite italienne, and Respighi’s Violin Sonata in B Minor.

“Her gifts are at a level so removed from the rest of us that all we can do is feel the appropriate awe and then wonder on the mysteries of nature.

The ancients would certainly have had Ms. Chang emerging fully formed from some Botticellian scallop shell.” (The New York Times ) “Chang is a complete package as a player – technically assured, colorfully expansive, subtly probing, boldly commanding.”

(Grand Rapids Press ) The program will include Johannes Brahms’s Violin Sonata No. 3; Maurice Ravel’s Tzigane ; and Béla Bartók’s Romanian Folk Dances.

Tickets start at only $45

Gidon Kremer & Daniil Trifonov

Tickets start at only $35

Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 8 pm | KH Violinist Gidon Kremer produces a spectacular, concerto-like sound with his magical passion and bold bowing. Described as “freakishly brilliant”

by The Washington Post, charismatic young Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov has “scintillating technique and a virtuosic flair. He is also a thoughtful artist.” (The New York Times ) The program Gidon Kremer includes works by Mozart, Schubert and Rachmaninoff.

Tickets start at only $35 Generously supported by Deanne and Joseph Bogdan.

Daniil Trifonov will also perform with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra this season.

Daniil Trifonov

Leonidas Kavakos

Yuja Wang

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Sarah Chang

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Lisa Batiashvili & Paul Lewis

James Ehnes & Andrew Armstrong

Friday, March 27, 2015 at 8 pm | KH

Friday, May 15, 2015 at 8 pm | KH

“Batiashvili somehow manage[s] to find the perfect balance between the precision and technique displayed on her recordings, and the panache necessary to convey the solo part to the live audience.” (Bachtrack ) Celebrated British pianist Paul Lewis has been lauded for his keen emotional sensitivity and profound interpretive finesse with a “fine balance of Olympian poise and emotional engagement.” (Chicago Tribune ) The program includes works by Schubert, Bach, and Beethoven.

Hailed as “the Jascha Heifetz of our day,” (The Globe and Mail ) Grammy Award winner James Ehnes is one of the world’s most acclaimed violin soloists, founder of the Ehnes Quartet, and Artistic Director of the Seattle Chamber Music Society. He performs on the “Marsick” Stradivarius of 1715. “Ehnes’s playing glows. You get the feeling every time he puts bow to string that something special will, quite naturally, just happen.” (Gramophone ) He will perform works by Debussy, Andrew Bach, Elgar, and the Toronto premiere Armstrong of a new work by Alexina Louie.

Tickets start at only $30

Tickets start at only $35

Lisa Batiashvili

James Ehnes

Paul Lewis

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Vocal Concerts

The Vocal Concert Series is generously supported by an anonymous donor.

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

Marcello Giordani with Bruce Stasyna & Ashley Thouret

Anne Sofie von Otter & Angela Hewitt

Saturday, December 13, 2014 at 8 pm | KH “Arguably the leading tenor of his generation,” (Opera News ) Marcello Giordani has been a frequent guest at La Scala and the Metropolitan Opera.

Pianist Bruce Stasyna and Canadian soprano Ashley Thouret join Giordani in this performance of arias and songs by Verdi, Puccini, and Tosti.

Tickets start at only $40 Marcello Giordani

The King’s Singers Sunday, December 14, 2014 at 3pm | KH A holiday season celebration, a capella! Described by Gramophone as “enchanting the ear from first to last note,” The King’s Singers are instantly recognisable for their spot-on intonation, impeccable vocal blend, flawless articulation of the text, incisive timing, and delightfully British wit. This festive concert will include Renaissance motets, hymns, carols, cantatas, and songs for Christmas by Lassus, Praetorius, Rutter, Poulenc, and Howells, as well as the King’s Singers’s own Christopher Gabbitas. The evening will conclude with traditional Catalan folk songs and seasonal songs in close harmony.

Tickets start at only $35

Friday, January 9, 2015 at 8 pm | KH Angela Hewitt, a graduate of The Royal Conservatory, “is one of the reliably mesmerising Angela musicians of the day.” (The Hewitt Sunday Times ) Internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter is celebrated for her “unique ability to tell stories through music and to convey emotions.” (Bachtrack ) In this concert they will perform works by Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Fauré, Debussy, Chabrier, and Chaminade.

Tickets start at only $40

Christian Gerhaher & Gerold Huber Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 8pm | KH Enjoy Schubert’s Winterreise (Winter Journey ), a song cycle setting of 24 poems by Wilhelm Müller, on a chilly February evening! “There are some artists whose visits to these shores one should try never to miss. The outstanding German baritone Christian Gerhaher and his piano accompanist Gerold Huber now rank among this select group.”

(The Guardian )

Tickets start at only $25

The King’s Singers Christian Gerhaher & Gerold Huber

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Anne Sofie von Otter

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An Evening with Bruce Cockburn

Jarvis Church & Ivana Santilli

Friday, November 7, 2014 at 8pm | KH

Saturday, November 29, 2014 at 8 pm | KH

A rare solo performance by Canada’s celebrated troubadour! Over four decades, Cockburn’s humanitarian travels to the far corners of the earth have led to the creation of memorable songs that relate observations about the human experience through his characteristic blend of folk, blues, jazz, and rock. At this concert, we also celebrate the November 4 release of Bruce Cockburn’s new autobiography, Rumours of Glory.

Jarvis Church shot to fame as frontman of The Philosopher Kings, back when he was known as Gerald Eaton. In this concert, he and his band The Soul Station bring soulful classics, Philosopher Kings hits like “Hurts to Love You” and “I am the Man,” and the best of Church’s solo originals to Koerner Hall. Ivana Santilli rode in a Funkmobile with nineties R&B group Bass is Base, but left the Juno-winning band to embark on her solo career. “She occupies a space between Esthero, Goapele, and Corinne Bailey Rae.” (NOW )

Tickets start at only $40

Tickets start at only $30

Bruce Cockburn

Sultans and Divas Thursday, December 4, 2014 at 8 pm | KH Be inspired by and discover some of the leading Canadian-Arab performers. This multi-artist concert features mezzo-soprano and CBC radio host Julie Nesrallah, soprano Mirian Khalil, Bassam Bishara, Okotécho, Juno nominees and Canadian Folk Music Award winners, Sultans of String, led by violinist Chris McKhool, and more!

Tickets start at only $35 For information about pre-concert gala reception tickets, please call 1.888.983.4775.

Presented in partnership with The Canadian Arab Institute.

Presented in association with Small World Music.

Julie Nesrallah Jarvis Church

Miriam Khalil

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Hot Sardines

Hot Sardines & the Barbra Lica Quintet

Max Raabe and the Palast Orchester

Friday, December 12, 2014 at 8 pm | KH

Saturday, April 11, 2015 at 8pm | KH Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 2 pm | KH Dashing, dapper, and debonair, Max Raabe might have walked straight out of the Golden Age of Berlin in the 1920s. With his elegant poise, suave sophistication, and silky-smooth baritone, he brings to life the songs and style of a bygone age. He meticulously recreates standards as they used to be sung – in formal evening wear, with an orchestra, giving proper credits to the composers – and his deadpan jokes show that Raabe is not only a unique talent but a very funny man.

Take a blustery brass lineup, layer it over a rhythm section led by a Fats Waller-style stride-piano virtuoso, and tie the whole thing together with singer “Miz Elizabeth” Bougerol, a magnetic, one-of-the-boys frontwoman whose voice recalls another era, and you have the Hot Sardines. This NYC outfit, complete with a tap dancer, has been called “consistently electrifying live.” (Popmatters ) Named one of Canada’s Top 5 Female Jazz Singers by CBC Radio 2, Barbra Lica will bring bandmates Reg Schwager, Kevin Turcotte, Lou Pomanti, Mark Rogers, and Mark Kelso with her.

Tickets start at only $25

Tickets start at only $35 Max Raabe

Barbra Lica

Jon Batiste and Stay Human

Natalie Merchant

Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 8pm | KH “The dense, spicy stuff that fuels New Orleans: pounding rhythms and lively melodies, deceptively finessed and firmly steeped in gospel and the blues.”

(The Washington Post) Audiences from Lollapalooza to Carnegie Hall to the Colbert Report have been amazed by the infectious energy of this modern New Orleans troubadour. We dare you to see if you can stay in your seat!

Friday, May 1, 2015 at 8pm | KH “A singer who can conjure rare atmospheres.”

(Rolling Stone ) Natalie Merchant’s career Natalie spans three decades. After rising to fame Merchant at the helm of 10,000 Maniacs, Merchant enjoyed even greater success as a solo artist. Her solo debut album, Tigerlily, had chart-toppers like “Jealousy,” “Carnival” and “Wonder.” Ophelia went platinum, and she headlined at Lilith Fair before releasing Motherland. Her most recent recording, “Giving Up Everything,” released in spring 2014, is the multi-platinum singer’s sixth solo collection, and her first of entirely original songs in 13 years.

“Merchant is in a league of her own.” (Newsweek )

Tickets start at only $25 Jon Batiste and Stay Human

Tickets start at only $60

Bluebird North Saturdays, November 1, 2014; January 24, 2015 & May 2, 2015 at 8 pm | CT Top Canadian songwriters come together with host Blair Packham to perform their music and tell us about the inspiration, the songwriting process, and the stories behind the songs. Each concert will feature a different lineup of distinguished musicians.

Tickets are only $25 Presented in partnership with the Songwriters Association of Canada.

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Invesco Piano Concerts FIVE-CONCERT PIANO SERIES SUBSCRIPTION STARTS AT ONLY $142 OR MIX WITH CONCERTS FROM OTHER SERIES TO CREATE YOUR IDEAL SUBSCRIPTION

Rafał Blechacz

Richard Goode

Sunday, October 19, 2014 at 3 pm | KH

Sunday, November 16, 2014 at 3pm | KH

Gilmore Artist Award-winning Blechacz is an interpreter of “engaging lucidity ... he builds long melodic phrases, tells stories of a great emotional range” (Der Tagesspiegel ), with “a gorgeous gift for the keyboard.” (Corriere della Sera ) Program: Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8, “Pathétique” Fryderyk Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E Major, Op. 62; 3 Waltzes, Op. 64; 3 Mazurkas, Op. 56; and Polonaise in F-sharp Minor

According to The New York Times, “It is virtually impossible to walk away from one of Mr. Goode’s recitals without the sense of having gained some new insight, subtly or otherwise, into the works he played or about pianism itself.”The New Yorker writes,“What one remembers most from Goode’s playing is not its beauty – exceptional as it is – but his way of coming to grips with the composer’s central thought, so that a work tends to make sense beyond one’s previous perception of it.”

Jeremy Denk

Program: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio in B Minor Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 27 Johannes Brahms: 8 Klavierstücke Claude Debussy: Children’s Corner Robert Schumann: Humoreske

Sunday, November 9, 2014 at 3pm | KH

Tickets start at only $35

Jeremy Denk has established himself as one of America’s most thought-provoking, multi-faceted, and compelling artists.“Mr. Denk, clearly, is a pianist you want to hear no matter what he performs.”

(The New York Times ) He is the recipient of a 2013 MacArthur “genius” Award and has been named Musical America ’s 2014 Instrumentalist of the Year.

Program includes works by Janácˇek, Schubert, Mozart, and Schumann.

Presented in association with Music TORONTO.

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Richard Goode

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Rafał Blechacz

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Marc-André Hamelin

Hélène Grimaud

Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 3pm | KH A musician of broad musical interests and curiosity, Hamelin is renowned in equal measure for his fresh readings of the established repertoire and for his exploration of lesser known works of the 19th and 20th centuries. “Hamelin’s legend will grow – right now there is no one like him.” (The New Yorker ) Program: John Field: Andante inédit Marc-André Hamelin: Chaconne Claude Debussy: Images, Book II Ronn Yedidia: Sonata No. 3,“Outcries” Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 21

Tickets start at only $30 Presented in association with Music TORONTO.

Hélène Grimaud Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 3pm | KH French pianist Hélène Grimaud could be called a Renaissance woman of our times. She is not only a deeply passionate musical artist whose pianistic accomplishments, poetic expression, and peerless technical control are proven, she has also established herself as a committed wildlife conservationist, a compassionate human rights activist, and a writer. “Grimaud liberated the music from the page.

It soared free. It was one of the most wondrous things I have heard.” (The Herald ) For her return visit to Koerner Hall she has devised a program titled Water Music, consisting of works by Liszt, Schubert, Ravel, Debussy, Takemitsu, Berio, Janácˇek, Fauré, and Albéniz.

Tickets start at only $35 Marc-André Hamelin

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Chamber Music

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Zukerman ChamberPlayers Sunday, November 30, 2014 at 3pm | KH The Royal Conservatory celebrates internationally acclaimed violinist, conductor, and educator, Pinchas Zukerman, and his tenure as Music Director of the National Arts Centre Orchestra. Joining him is the Zukerman ChamberPlayers comprised of his first-chair string players and pianist Angela Cheng. “Elevated by an uncommon passion.”

(The Chicago Tribune ) Program: Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet Johannes Brahms: Piano Quintet Tickets start at only $45 Pinchas Zukerman will also perform with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra this season.

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 8pm | KH Bold, lush, and exquisite piano quartets highlight this unforgettable program. The all-star cast includes CMSLC Co-Artistic Directors David Finckel (cello) and Wu Han (piano), along with Daniel Hope (violin) and Paul Neubauer (viola).

Program: Passionate Piano Quartets Gustav Mahler: Piano Quartet Movement in A Minor Robert Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet No.1 Tickets start at only $30

Chilly Gonzales Canadian Brass

Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 8 pm | KH

Friday, December 5, 2014 at 8pm | KH The tradition continues! Our beloved brass ensemble comes home to perform holiday favourites that celebrate the season. “These are the men who put brass music on the map.” (The Washington Post ) Tickets start at only $45

Chilly Gonzales has worked with Drake, Feist, Daft Punk, and has plied his trade in classical, pop, hip hop, electronic music, and rock. Producer, arranger, composer, raconteur, pianist, provocateur, and Conservatory graduate, Gonzales returns to Koerner Hall to perform an entire evening of his new works written for piano and the Kaiser Quartett.

Kahane Swensen Brey Trio

Tickets start at only $35

Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 3pm | KH The virtuosi musicians of the Kahane Swensen Brey Trio have reunited in 2012 after a 25-year hiatus!

Program: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Trio No. 4 Robert Schumann: Piano Trio No. 1 Maurice Ravel: Piano Trio in A Minor Paul Schoenfield: Café Music Jeffrey Tickets start at only $30 Kahane

Chilly Gonzales

Zukerman ChamberPlayers

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Tito Muñoz conducts the Royal Conservatory Orchestra with Emily Kruspe, violin Friday, October 24, 2014 at 8pm | KH Increasingly recognized as one of the most gifted conductors of his generation, Tito Muñoz was recently appointed Music Director of The Phoenix Symphony. In this performance, he leads a program that includes Shostakovich Symphony No.10 and Bartók Violin Concerto No. 2 featuring Emily Kruspe, winner of The Glenn Gould School’s concerto competition.

Tickets start at only $25

Tito Muñoz

Leon Fleisher conducts the Royal Conservatory Orchestra Friday, November 28, 2014 at 8pm | KH Legendary pianist and conductor Leon Fleisher represents the highest standard of musicianship and continues to impart his life-affirming artistry throughout the world. Mr. Fleisher holds the Ihnatowycz Chair in Piano at The Royal Conservatory. The evening’s program features Mozart Symphony No. 39, Walton Partita for Orchestra, and Brahms Symphony No. 3.

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Nathan Brock conducts the Royal Conservatory Orchestra with Sijing Ye, piano Friday, February 13, 2015 at 8 pm | KH Resident Conductor of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Brock is well regarded for his “ferocious intensity” (Chronicle Herald ) and his “deeply felt interpretations.” (La Presse ) The program includes John Weinzweig Edge of the World, Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, and Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 played by Sijing Ye, winner of The Glenn Gould School concerto competition.

Nathan Brock Tickets start at only $25

La belle Hélène by Jacques Offenbach conducted by Uri Mayer THE GLENN GOULD SCHOOL OPERA 2015 Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 7:30 pm | KH Friday, March 20, 2015 at 7:30pm | KH This fun and melodic opera parodies the story of Helen of Troy’s elopement with Paris, which set off the Trojan War. Offenbach’s witty political and cultural satire finds the perfect heroine to poke fun at many of the conventions of the past and present. Conducted by Uri Mayer and directed by Joel Ivany.

Tickets start at only $25

Sir Roger Norrington conducts the Royal Conservatory Orchestra Friday, April 10, 2015 at 8pm | KH “One of the great innovators of our musical life...

It is difficult to think of anyone who has had a greater influence on orchestral playing styles today.” (The Guardian ) Over a revolutionary career, Sir Roger Norrington has changed the very way we hear the music of the Classical period.

He will lead a performance of Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 5 and Beethoven Symphony No. 5.

Tickets start at only $25

Prelude Recitals Each Royal Conservatory Orchestra concert is preceded by a short performance care of talented students of The Glenn Gould School. Prelude Recitals start at 6:45pm in Koerner Hall.

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Faculty& Student Concerts Mazzoleni Masters: Faculty & Visiting Artists Generously supported by Doug Bodley.

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ARC Ensemble Sunday, September 28, 2014 at 7:30pm | KH The Royal Conservatory’s flagship ensemble and the institution’s cultural ambassador abroad, the twice Grammy Award nominated ARC Ensemble (Artists of The Royal Conservatory) perform with “passion, polish and vitality.” (The New York Times ) For this concert, ARC presents “The Hell Where Youth and Laughter Go,” a commemoration of the start of WWI featuring Ian Deakin narrating contemporary writings.

Program to include: George Butterworth: Suite for String Quartet Edward Elgar: Piano Quintet in A Minor Free Culture Days performance (ticket required) Presented in association with The Stratford Festival.

William VerMeulen Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at 7:30pm | MCH In Tune Magazine says, “the horn playing of William VerMeulen is miraculous!” In addition to solo works, VerMeulen will perform Brahms Horn Trio with special guests Erika Raum and David Louie.

Tickets: $32

Alice Giles Sunday, November 2, 2014 at 2pm | MCH “A fluent technique and a prismatic sense of tonal color” was how The New York Times described international harpist Alice Giles. For her Toronto performance, she will perform Bach Lute Suite, Saint-Saëns Fantaisie for Harp, Whitehead Toccata, and two Salzedo works: Ballade for Harp and Turkey Strut, Concert Fantasy on “Turkey in the Straw.”

Tickets: $32

Musicians from Marlboro Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at 7:30pm | MCH The Musicians from Marlboro touring program is an extension of Vermont’s acclaimed Marlboro Music Festival. Mentored and led by violist Hsin-Yun Huang, this season’s ensemble features Emilie-Anne Gendron and Danbi Um, violins; Gabriel Cabezas and Angela Park, cellos; and Ieva Jokubaviciute, piano.

Program: Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio in E-flat Minor, “Jacob’s Dream” Benjamin Britten: String Quartet No. 3 Gabriel Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 2 in G Minor Tickets: $32 Presented with the support of Dr. Günes N. Ege-Akter.

Frank Morelli & Friends Sunday, November 9, 2014 at 1 pm | MCH

Bassoonist Frank Morelli plays chamber works by Schumann, Villa-Lobos, and Weber, along with the Beethoven Quintet in E-flat Major for piano and woodwinds. Special guests include Susan Hoeppner, Joaquin Valdepeñas, Sarah Jeffrey, Gabriel Radford, James Anagnoson, and Jeannie Chung.

Tickets: $32

Adi Braun presents Speak Low Saturday, December 6, 2014 at 7:30pm | CT Join vocalist Adi Braun, pianist Dave Restivo, bassist Pat Collins, and drummer Daniel Barnes as they trace the musical and personal journey of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya from Berlin to Broadway in songs and words. Familiar songs include “Speak Low ”and “September Song ,” and Braun’s unique interpretations of such cabaret gems as “Schickelgruber ” and “Nanna’s Lied.”

Tickets: $32

Presented in association with the Toronto Harp Society.

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Afiara String Quartet

John O’Conor & Desmond Hoebig

John O’Conor

Sunday, December 7, 2014 at 2pm | MCH The Glenn Gould School proudly presents two newly appointed, internationally known faculty members in recital: pianist John O’Conor and cellist Desmond Hoebig. The program includes a set of solo piano Nocturnes by John Fields and Fryderyk Chopin, and Beethoven Cello Sonata No. 3. After intermission, they will be joined by other faculty members in Schumann’s Piano Quintet.

Tickets: $32

David Louie & Véronique Mathieu Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 2pm | MCH ARC Ensemble and GGS faculty member, pianist/harpsichordist David Louie, joins violinist Véronique Mathieu in a program of three Bach sonatas for violin and harpsichord. The program will also include Händel Harpsichord Suite No. 5 and selected Scarlatti sonatas for solo harpsichord.

Tickets: $32 David Louie

Afiara String Quartet Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 7:30pm | MCH The Afiara String Quartet, known for its “remarkable sonic blend and heartbeat-synced ensemble attack,” (The Georgia Straight ) continues its Fellowship at The Glenn Gould School. The evening’s program will include Haydn String Quartet in C Major, Op. 50, No. 2, and Schumann String Quartet in A Minor Tickets: $32 Presented in honour of R.S. Williams & Sons Company Ltd.

Véronique Mathieu

The Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists

An Afternoon of Brass Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 2pm | MCH Toronto Symphony Orchestra Principal Trombone Gordon Wolfe and colleagues TSO Principal Trumpet Andrew McCandless and TSO Associate Principal Horn Christopher Gongos perform solo and brass ensemble pieces including Haskins’s arrangement from Gershwin Piano Concerto for Piano and Brass Trio, and the world premiere of Ian McDougall Angels and Devils, Cherubs and Imps for trombone and piano.

Tickets: $32

Andrés Díaz & Friends Sunday, March 15, 2015 at 2pm | MCH Alexandra Koerner Yeo Chair in Cello and Artist-inResidence at The Glenn Gould School, internationally renowned cellist Andrés Díaz leads a solo and chamber program, including Schubert’s String Quintet in C Major with the Arkadas String Quartet.

Tickets: $32

Taylor Academy Showcase Concerts Saturdays, October 18 & November 15, 2014 & February 7 & March 14, 2015 at 4:30 pm | MCH The Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists presents concerts by the leading young classical musicians in Canada. Following in the steps of lauded alumni such as Stewart Goodyear, Jan Lisiecki, Barry Shiffman, and Martin Beaver, hear these stars of tomorrow perform favourite works in this free series.

Free (ticket required)

Academy Chamber Orchestra Saturday, December 13, 2014 at 7:30 pm | MCH Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 7:30 pm | MCH 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)

Andrés Díaz

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Faculty& Student Concerts Discovery Series Postcard from Morocco

by Dominick Argento Friday, November 21, 2014 at 7:30 pm | MCH Saturday, November 22, 2014 at 7:30 pm | MCH Students from The Glenn Gould School’s vocal program present their annual fall opera. Peter Tiefenbach serves as Music Director.

Tickets: $15

Joaquin Valdepeñas Conducts

The Glenn Gould School New Music Ensemble Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 7:30 pm | CT Brian Current directs The GGS New Music Ensemble in a program of cutting-edge contemporary music.

Free (ticket required)

The Glenn Gould School Chamber Competition Finals

Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 7:30pm | MCH Toronto Symphony Orchestra Principal Clarinet and Royal Conservatory Orchestra Resident Conductor Joaquin Valdepeñas conducts chamber works including Olivier Messiaen’s Oiseaux exotiques and Antonín Dvorák’s Serenade for Wind Instruments.

Tickets: $15

The Glenn Gould School Chamber Competition Finals

The Glenn Gould School Vocal Showcase

Free (ticket required)

Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 7:30 pm | MCH A wonderful opportunity to see The The Glenn Gould School’s talented voice students present an evening of art songs and opera arias.

Tickets: $15

Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 7:30pm | 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 preceding a Royal Conservatory Orchestra performance.

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

Rebanks Family Fellowship Concert Series

The Glenn Gould School Concerto Competition Finals

Rebanks Family Fellowship Concert Series

Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 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 2015-16 season.

Free (ticket required)

Tuesdays, March 31 & April 14, 2015 at 7:30 pm | MCH The Glenn Gould School presents two outstanding concerts featuring artists on the cusp of major careers.

Each concert features solo and chamber works performed by Rebanks Fellows enrolled in the special one-year Rebanks Family Fellowship and International Performance Residency Program.

Epperson & Goldberg Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 7:30pm | MCH ARC Ensemble member and Principal Cello of the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Bryan Epperson, leads two of The Glenn Gould School’s top string players in Dmitry Sitkovetsky’s benchmark transcription of Johann Sebastian Bach’s the Goldberg Variations.

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Music on Film In partnership with Hot Docs, we present music documentaries with special guest chats at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema (506 Bloor St. W.) on the following Tuesdays at 6:30 pm: Oct. 28, Nov. 25, Jan. 27, Feb. 24 and Mar. 31. Check performance.rcmusic.ca for details of upcoming films.

Postlude Performances After many Koerner Hall performances, ticket holders are invited to enjoy a cocktail, socialize, and hear more wonderful music in the Leslie and Anna Dan Galleria, Lower Level, located directly outside of Koerner Hall.

Artist Chats Get inside the music as Executive Director of Performing Arts, Mervon Mehta, talks with international artists on stage after intermission. Packed with anecdotes, musical insight, and more than a few laughs – you never know where the conversation will go!

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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. For more information visit www.rcmusic.ca/ggs.

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Every Seat Tells a Story SYLVIA’S STORY Jenifer Hosack McDonald’s mother, Sylvia Cockram Hosack, sang her way through life.

During the 1940s, Sylvia studied at The Royal Conservatory under the tutelage of Healey Willan, also known as the “Dean of Canadian composers.” After she passed away, Jenifer and her husband, Stephen, decided to make a gift that would allow them to permanently remember her life and acknowledge her love of music by naming four seats in Koerner Hall in her memory.

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Jenifer Hosack McDonald and Stephen McDonald were photographed in Koerner Hall by Lisa Sakulensky.

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