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Symphonie Fantastique September 20 & 22 at 8:00 pmSeptember 21 at 7:30 pm

Sir Andrew Davis, conductorToronto Mendelssohn Choir

Berlioz: Fantasy on Shakespeare’s The Tempest from Lélio, or The Return to LifeHétu: Variations concertantes (TSO Commission)Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique

Romantic RachmaninoffSeptember 26 & 29 at 8:00 pmSeptember 27 at 8:00pm—includes a pre-concert performance by The TSO Chamber Soloists at 6:45pm

Kirill Karabits, conductor Nicola Benedetti, violin

Valentin Silvestrov: Serenade for String Orchestra Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3

Mahler Symphony 5October 3 & 4 at 8:00 pm

Han-Na Chang, conductorJavier Perianes, piano

Ravel: Piano Concerto in GMahler: Symphony No. 5

Blue Suede TunesOctober 9, 10 & 11 at 8:00pmOctober 10 at 2:00pm

Steven Reineke, conductorFrankie Moreno, vocalist

Dvořák New World SymphonyOctober 13 at 7:30pmOctober 14 at 3:00pm

Aziz Shokhakimov, conductorGeorge Li, piano

Beethoven: Overture to FidelioRachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of PaganiniJosé Evangelista: Symphonie minuteDvořák: Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”

Debussy La Mer October 18 & 20 at 8:00pm

Thomas Søndergård, conductorBaiba Skride, violin

Thomas Adès: Dances from Powder Her FaceBritten: Violin ConcertoPoulenc: Les animaux modèlesDebussy: La mer

Tchaikovsky's Sleeping BeautyOctober 24, 25 & 27 at 8:00pmOctober 28 at 3:00pm—at George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Centre for the Arts

Andrey Boreyko, conductorAlina Ibragimova, violin

Nikolai Korndorf: The Smile of Maud LewisMendelssohn: Violin ConcertoTchaikovsky/arr. Andrey Boreyko: Suite from The Sleeping Beauty

The Mozart ExperienceNovember 3 at 2:00pmNovember 3 at 4:00pm

Sameer Patel, conductorDuncan McDougall, violinMagic Circle Mime Company

Britten War RequiemNovember 8 at 8:00 pmNovember 10 at 8:00 pm—includes a pre-concert performance by The TSO Chamber Soloists at 6:45pm

Bramwell Tovey, conductorTatiana Pavlovskaya, sopranoToby Spence, tenor Russell Braun, baritone Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Toronto Children’s Chorus

Britten: War Requiem

BoléroNovember 21 & 24 at 8:00 pmNovember 23 at 7:30 pm

John Storgårds, conductorKirill Gerstein, piano

John Adams: City Noir (TSO Co-commission)Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 Ravel: Boléro

Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker & MoreNovember 28 & 29 at 8:00 pmNovember 30 at 7:30 pmDecember 2 at 3:00 pm

Earl Lee, conductor

Tchaikovsky: Selections from The NutcrackerTchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

Home Alone in Concert*December 6, 7 & 8 at 7:30 pmDecember 8 at 2:00 pm

Constantine Kitsopoulos, conductorResonance Youth Choir

TSO Holiday Pops*December 11, 12 & 15 at 8:00 pmDecember 12 at 2:00 pmDecember 13 at 8:00 pm

Steven Reineke, conductor (December 11 & 12)Lucas Waldin, conductor (December 13 & 15)Matt Dusk, vocalistEtobicoke School of the Arts Holiday Chorus

Messiah*December 17, 18, 19 & 22 at 8:00 pmDecember 21 at 7:30 pmDecember 23 at 3:00 pm

Johannes Debus, conductorSoloists include: Claire de Sévigné, sopranoAndrew Haji, tenorToronto Mendelssohn Choir

Handel: Messiah

Sir Andrew Davis

Nicola Benedetti

Alina Ibragimova

Benjamin Britten

Earl Lee Claire de Sévigné

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Sibelius Symphony 2January 10 & 12 at 8:00 pmJanuary 13 at 3:00 pm—at George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Centre for the Arts

David Robertson, conductorLeila Josefowicz, violin

Weill: Suite from The Threepenny Opera Stravinsky: Violin ConcertoSibelius: Symphony No. 2

Mozart with ZukermanJanuary 16, 17, 18 & 19 at 8:00pm

Pinchas Zukerman, conductor & violin

Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5, K. 219 “Turkish”Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3, K. 216Mozart: Symphony No. 35, K. 385 “Haffner”

Sir Andrew Davis Conducts WagnerJanuary 31 at 8:00pmFebruary 2 at 8:00pm

Sir Andrew Davis, conductorLise Davidsen, soprano Simon O’Neill, tenor Brindley Sherratt, bass

Berg: Three Pieces for OrchestraWagner: Act I of Die Walküre

Brahms & DvořákFebruary 6, 7 & 9 at 8:00pm

Sir Andrew Davis, conductor Jonathan Crow, violin Joseph Johnson, cello

Morawetz: Carnival Overture*Brahms: Double Concerto Dvořák: Symphony No. 6

* Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra performs with the TSO

Barbara Hannigan Conducts GershwinFebruary 13 at 8:00pmFebruary 14 at 8:00pm—includes a pre-concert performance by The TSO Chamber Soloists at 6:45pm

Barbara Hannigan, conductor & sopranoKelly Zimba, flute

Debussy: Syrinx for Solo FluteSibelius: Luonnotar for Soprano and Orchestra Haydn: Symphony No. 86 Berg: Suite from Lulu Gershwin/arr: Bill Elliot: Suite from Girl Crazy

Casablanca: Film with Live Orchestra*February 15 & 16 at 7:30pm

Evan Mitchell, conductor

Alisa WeilersteinFebruary 20 & 21 at 8:00pm

Thomas Dausgaard, conductor Alisa Weilerstein, cello

Langgaard: Prelude to AntikristShostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 2 Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra

Romantic ChopinFebruary 23 at 8:00pm

Alexander Shelley, conductor David Fray, pianoYosuke Kawasaki, violinJessica Linnebach, violin

Jocelyn Morlock: Cobalt Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 Schumann: Symphony No. 1 “Spring”

Play It by Ear!February 23 at 2:00pmFebruary 23 at 4:00pm

RBC Resident ConductorKevin Frank, hostThe Second City

The Second City Guide to the SymphonyMarch 5, 6 & 7 at 8:00pm March 6 at 2:00pm

Steven Reineke, conductorColin Mochrie, hostThe Second City

Shostakovich Symphony 5March 9 at 7:30pm March 10 at 3:00pm

Gemma New, conductorKelly Zimba, fluteHeidi Van Hoesen Gorton, harp

Abigail Richardson-Schulte: GO! for OrchestraMozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp, K. 297cShostakovich: Symphony No. 5

Schubert's UnfinishedMarch 27 & 28 at 8:00pm

Günther Herbig, conductor

Schubert: Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” Bruckner: Symphony No. 9

Fred PennerMarch 30 at 2:00pmMarch 30 at 4:00pm

Mélanie Léonard, conductor Fred Penner, vocalist

Best of HollywoodApril 2, 3 & 6 at 8:00 pmApril 3 at 2:00 pm

Richard Kaufman, conductor

Beethoven EroicaSymphonyApril 10 & 13 at 8:00 pmApril 12 at 7:30 pm—includes a pre-concert performance by The TSO Chamber Soloists at 6:15pm

Louis Langrée, conductorChristian Tetzlaff, violin

Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un fauneSzymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 1Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”

Pinchas Zukerman

Alisa Weilerstein

Colin Mochrie

Fred Penner

Christian Tetzlaff

2018/19 Concert Calendar40 dazzling programs

Mahler ResurrectionSymphonyApril 17 & 18 at 8:00 pmApril 20 at 7:30 pm

Juanjo Mena, conductorJoélle Harvey, sopranoMarie-Nicole Lemieux, contraltoAmadeus ChoirElmer Iseler Singers

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”

Let’s Dance!April 27 at 2:00 pmApril 27 at 4:00 pm

Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, conductor

Queens of SoulMay 7, 8 & 9 at 8:00pmMay 8 at 2:00pm

Jeff Tyzik, conductorSoloists include:Shayna Steele, vocalist

Beethoven Symphony 5May 11 at 8:00pmMay 12 at 3:00pm—at George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Centre for the Arts

Nicholas Collon, conductorShai Wosner, piano

Program includes:Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21, K. 467Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

Mahler Symphony 7May 15 & 16 at 8:00pm

Sir Andrew Davis, conductorLouis Lortie, piano

Chan Ka Nin: My Most Beautiful, Wonderful, Terrific, Amazing, Fantastic, Magnificent Homeland: Sesquie for Canada’s 150th (TSO Co-commission)Franck: Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra Mahler: Symphony No. 7

Pines of Rome May 24 & 25 at 8:00pm

Sir Andrew Davis, conductorLouis Lortie, piano

Rossini: Overture to William TellSaint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 4Jordan Pal: New Work (World Première)Respighi: Pines of Rome

Denk Plays MozartMay 29 & June 1 at 8:00pm May 31 at 7:30pm May 30 at 8:00pm—includes a pre-concert performance by The TSO Chamber Soloists at 6:45pm

Jeremy Denk, leader & piano

Program includes:Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 19, K. 459Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25, K. 503

Brahms Symphony 4June 5, 6 & 8 at 8:00pm

Karl-Heinz Steffens, conductorJan Lisiecki, piano

Schumann: Overture to ManfredMendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1Brahms: Symphony No. 4

Modern BroadwayJune 10, 11 & 12 at 8:00pm June 12 at 2:00pm

Steven Reineke, conductorBetsy Wolfe, soprano Jeremy Jordan, tenor

Carmina BuranaJune 19, 20 & 22 at 8:00pmJune 23 at 3:00pm

Donald Runnicles, conductorSoloists include:James Ehnes, violin Nicole Haslett, soprano Sunnyboy Dladla, tenorToronto Mendelssohn ChoirToronto Children’s Chorus

Korngold: Violin ConcertoOrff: Carmina Burana

The FirebirdJune 29 at 7:30pmJune 30 at 3:00pm

Gustavo Gimeno, conductorJonathan Crow, violin

Sibelius: Violin ConcertoProkofiev: Classical SymphonyStravinsky: Suite from The Firebird (1945 revision)

Marie-Nicole Lemieux

Shayna Steele

Louis Lortie

Jeremy Denk

Jan Lisiecki

Betsy Wolfe

Sunnyboy Dladla

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