Covering April and May 2025: Spring is busting out all over and there’s music in the air including a concert for cherry blossom time! Stages exploding with opera and music theatre from the Baroque to the brand-new. Orchestral and chamber music for every taste, in many places. The Toronto Bach Festival is coming up. “Curious about Choirs” offers tips on what to do if you’re thinking of joining a choir. Then check out our 23rd annual Canary Pages Choral directory now online. And “Homes for Music” is a significant topic on our minds. DISCoveries is a wealth of record reviews including 19 you can sample. So sit back, have a look, and make some plans!
KOERNER HALL2024.25 CONCERT SEASONThe GGS New MusicEnsembleTUESDAY, APRIL 22, 7:30PMTEMERTY THEATRECurated and conducted by BrianCurrent, the Glenn Gould SchoolNew Music Ensemble returns witha world premiere by ChristinaVolpini as well as Augusta ReadThomas’s captivating Selenefor four percussionists andstring quartet.YellowjacketsSATURDAY, APRIL 26, 8PMKOERNER HALLThe Grammy Awardwinningquartet joinsforces with a hand-pickedToronto big band to blowthe roof off Koerner Hall.Toronto Sings theBreithaupt Brothers’SongbookFRIDAY, APRIL 25, 8PM KOERNER HALLThe Breithaupt Brothers host the showas Denzal Sinclaire, Jackie Richardson,Heather Bambrick, Sarah Slean, Kellylee Evans,and Shelley McPherson are joined by anall-star band to bring their songs to life.Randall Goosby, violin,with Zhu Wang, pianoWEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 8PMKOERNER HALLAmerican rising star violinist and protégé ofthe legendary Itzhak Perlman, Randall Goosbyperforms works by Chevalier de Saint-Georges,Fauré, Chausson, and Schubert with pianistZhu Wang at his Koerner Hall debut.Generously supported by Eileen Mercier& Chuck HanthoWith generous additional support providedfrom The Michael and Sonja Koerner Fundfor Classical ProgrammingAcademy ChamberOrchestraSUNDAY, APRIL 27, 7:30PM KOERNER HALLString students from The Phil andEli Taylor Performance Academy forYoung Artists come together as theAcademy Chamber Orchestra toperform a special concert.Generously supported by Phil & Eli TaylorThe Glenn GouldSchool PianoShowcaseSATURDAY, APRIL 26, 7:30PMMAZZOLENI CONCERT HALLThe extraordinary pianists ofThe Ihnatowycz Piano Programat the GGS take centre stage.Presented in memory of Gary MilesSullivan Fortner Trioand Barbra LicaQuintetWEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 8PMKOERNER HALLCelebrate International Jazz Daywith two young artists making theirmark, a Grammy Award-winningpiano virtuoso and a swinging,Juno nominated vocalist.Royal ConservatoryOrchestra with conductorWilliam EddinsColin Mackey, baritoneFRIDAY, MAY 2, 8PM KOERNER HALLMusic Director Emeritus of theEdmonton Symphony Orchestra,conductor William Eddins leadsbaritone Colin Mackey and theRoyal Conservatory Orchestra in aprogram of works by Igor Stravinsky,Ralph Vaughan Williams, andGiuseppe Verdi.Part of the Temerty Orchestral ProgramTICKETS & SUBSCRIPTIONS ON SALE NOW! 416.408.0208 RCMUSIC.COM/PERFORMANCE273 BLOOR STREET WEST(BLOOR ST. & AVENUE RD.) TORONTO
