Rolling into our 30th year of publishing, a teensy bit of retrospection for openers; Tafelmusik revamps their artistic directorship; Elaine Choi's take on choirs as community; VIA says all aboard to artists on its trains again; where jazz students get to play for real; two contrasting operatic forays; a triple take on music theatre at Shaw; a full slate of record reviews and tracks from 16 new albums in our Listening Room. All this and more!
“The British goddess
“The British goddess of the gut-stringed violin” — The Times Directed by Rachel Podger MOZART JUPITER 2024/25 SEASON OPENER Be among the first to welcome Tafelmusik’s new Principal Guest Director, violinist Rachel Podger, in our all-Mozart season opener. Experience the brilliance of Mozart, with entractes from Thamos, King of Egypt, the charming Violin Concerto no. 2 in D Major, and the revolutionary Symphony no. 41, “Jupiter.” September 27–29, 2024 Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre tafelmusik.org/mozart
An agency of the Government of Ontario Un organisme du gouvernement de l’Ontario FEAST FOR THE SENSES: Lalande & Rameau Directed by Amandine Beyer Savour the multi-layered subtleties of French baroque music with Amandine Beyer. Her highly anticipated return features Lalande’s Symphonie pour le souper du roi, Muffat’s musical bouquets, chamber music by Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, and a vibrant suite of dances by Rameau, evoking the elegance and grandeur of Versailles and Paris. October 18–20, 2024 Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre tafelmusik.org/feast Images by Betty Shin Binon / Rachel Podger by Broadway Studios / Amandine Beyer by Óscar Vázquez “majestic, gossamer, hypnotic” — Le Monde
