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To Celebrate the Unveiling of One of the World's Finest Concert Halls, I've Put Together This Grand Opening Festival And January 29, 2019 • Please include in your listings/announcements THE ROYAL CONSERVATORY PREVIEWS THE 11TH CONCERT SEASON IN KOERNER HALL 24 CLASSICAL AND 9 JAZZ CONCERTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2019-20 SEASON Koerner Hall turns 10 years old on September 29, 2019, Glenn Gould’s birthday Season Gala: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Peter Sellars stages the ground-breaking production of Renaissance master Orlando di Lasso’s Lagrime di San Pietro with Los Angeles Master Chorale The world premier of Oscar Peterson’s AFRICA featuring Benny Green, Christian McBride, Jeff Hamilton, and an all-star big band The Royal Conservatory’s two-season Beethoven 250 Festival featuring Sir András Schiff, Yefim Bronfman, Louis Lortie, Daniil Trifonov, Takács Quartet, Pamela Frank with Emanuel Ax, Matthias Goerne with Jan Lisiecki, and Bomsori Kim with Rafał Blechacz Chucho Valdés returns to Koerner Hall with Jazz Batá All Johann Sebastian Bach programs performed by Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt All Ludwig van Beethoven programs played by pianists Yefim Bronfman and Louis Lortie as well as Matthias Goerne with Jan Lisiecki Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain makes its Koerner Hall debut Both Wynton and Branford Marsalis appear in Koerner Hall during the concert season /2 -2- The music of the Breithaupt Brothers is brought to life by Jackie Richardson, Kellylee Evans, Denzal Sinclaire, Heather Bambrick, and an all-star band Amici Chamber Ensemble with Russell Braun, Elmer Iseler Singers, and Toronto Children's Chorus celebrate 150th birthday of Armenian composer Komitas Chick Corea Trio featuring Christian McBride and Brian Blade opens jazz season Canadian songstress Holly Cole celebrates the holiday season in December Canadian baritone Philippe Sly & Le Chimera Project present a staged version of Schubert’s masterpiece, Winterreise Danilo Pérez brings his Global Messengers from Palestine, Greece, Jordan, and Panama Orbert Davis and the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic celebrate 100 years of the “Great Migration” from the southern USA to Chicago Royal Conservatory Orchestra is conducted by Tania Miller, Andrei Feher, Johannes Debus, and Gábor Takács-Nagy The entire 2019-20 concert season of 100+ concerts will be announced in early June 2019 /3 -3- Dr. Peter Simon, Michael and Sonja Koerner President & CEO of The Royal Conservatory of Music, and Mervon Mehta, Executive Director of Performing Arts, today revealed programming details of some of the classical and jazz concerts for the 2019-20 season, as Koerner Hall celebrates the 10th anniversary of its opening in September of 2019. The full season of more than 100 concerts, including pop, world music, and new special series, will be released in June. Mervon Mehta stated, “We are overjoyed to announce some of the world’s finest recitalists, singers, choirs, and jazz artists who will serve as the backbone of our 11th season of concerts in Koerner Hall. In the fall, we begin a two-season dive into the world of Beethoven on his 250th birthday. The spring brings us two stellar events: the world premiere of Oscar Peterson’s AFRICA and Peter Sellars’s exquisite staging of Lagrime di San Pietro (The Tears of St. Peter). In June, we bring you all of the pop, world music, singer-songwriters, films, and student and faculty concerts. Of course, none of this would be possible without our season sponsors, BMO Financial Group and the Toronto Star, and all of our individual, corporate, and government funders, to whom we are most grateful.” “The extraordinary group of artists Mervon has assembled for our 2019-20 concert season affirms Koerner Hall’s growing reputation as one of the world’s greatest concert halls and the venue of choice of a wide range of the world’s most internationally celebrated artists,” says Dr. Peter Simon, Michael and Sonja Koerner President & CEO. Season Gala Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis – “Big Band Holidays” On November 30, an extra-special jazz concert in support of The Royal Conservatory’s Fund for Koerner Hall kicks off the most wonderful time of the year. Featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, “Big Band Holidays” brings soulful arrangements of songs both sacred and secular in addition to swinging instrumentals and special guest vocalists Alexis Morrast and Toronto’s own Denzal Sinclaire. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, led by Wynton Marsalis, comprises 15 of the finest soloists, ensemble players, and arrangers in jazz music today. In the spirit of swing, the mission of Jazz at Lincoln Center is “to entertain, enrich, and expand a global community for jazz through performance, education, and advocacy. Jazz at Lincoln Centre believes jazz is a metaphor for democracy. Because jazz is improvisational, it celebrates personal freedom and encourages individual expression. Because jazz is swinging, it dedicates that freedom to finding and maintaining common ground with others. Because jazz is rooted in the blues, it inspires us to face adversity with persistent optimism.” Gala dinner and concert packages are available by calling 416.408.2824 x 447. Classical Concerts Piano Recitals Sir András Schiff Awarded Knighthood by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 2014, Hungarian-born Sir András Schiff is world-renowned and critically acclaimed as a pianist, conductor, pedagogue, and lecturer, whose piano performances continually awe and inspire: “He [finds] song where others find formula; he [conveys] song where others play scales,” The Los Angeles Times raves. In his sixth appearance in Koerner Hall, he will play Schumann’s Piano Sonata No. 1 in F sharp Minor, op. 11 and Fantasy in C Major, op. 17, as well as Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Nos. 12 and 21 (“Waldstein”). This concert is part of The Royal Conservatory’s two-season Beethoven 250 Festival. Yefim Bronfman Uzbekistan-born classical pianist, Yefim Bronfman, is internationally recognized as one of today's most acclaimed and admired pianists for his commanding technique, power, and exceptional lyrical gifts. Mr. Bronfman returns to Koerner Hall, after his debut in 2010, with an all-Beethoven program of Piano Sonatas Nos. 5, 6, 7, and 23 (“Appassionata”). “Listening to Bronfman play Beethoven’s familiar concerto /4 -4- is like being in a crowded room when suddenly a profound conversationalist begins to speak and everyone just steps back to listen with rapt attention … He can roar, but he also can whisper. He can conjure a multitude of dynamics, shifting quickly from one extreme to another – making little fuss with the simple opening chords of that first movement, and later grabbing hold of great solo interludes with such force that by the end of the first movement even the sophisticated audience broke an unspoken taboo and erupted into spontaneous applause.” (Chicago Sun Times) This concert is part of The Royal Conservatory’s two-season Beethoven 250 Festival. Louis Lortie The highly-esteemed French-Canadian pianist Louis Lortie, who made his Royal Conservatory debut in April of 2010, during Koerner Hall’s inaugural season, also returns to Koerner Hall for his sixth appearance, this time with an all-Beethoven program that features Piano Sonatas Nos. 27, 28, and 29 (“Hammerklavier”). The London Times has identified his “combination of total spontaneity and meditated ripeness that only great pianists have.” A prolific recording artist, he boasts a discography of over 45 recordings for Chandos, covering repertoire from Mozart to Stravinsky, including a set of the complete Beethoven sonatas and the complete Liszt Années de pèlerinage, which he performed in Koerner Hall in 2011. This concert is part of The Royal Conservatory’s two-season Beethoven 250 Festival. Daniil Trifonov Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov – who made his Koerner Hall debut in 2013 – has made a spectacular ascent of the classical music world as a solo artist; champion of the concerto repertoire; chamber and vocal collaborator; and composer. Combining consummate technique with rare sensitivity and depth, his performances are a perpetual source of wonder. “He has everything and more … tenderness and also the demonic element. I never heard anything like that,” marveled pianist Martha Argerich. Trifonov recently added a first Grammy Award to his already considerable string of honours, winning Best Instrumental Solo Album of 2018 with Transcendental, a double album of Liszt’s works that marks his third title as an exclusive Deutsche Grammophon artist. His program will include works by Beethoven and Schumann, as well as Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 8. This concert is part of The Royal Conservatory’s two-season Beethoven 250 Festival. Hélène Grimaud Renaissance woman, Hélène Grimaud, is a deeply passionate and committed musical artist whose pianistic accomplishments play a central role in her life, but whose talents extend far beyond the instrument she plays with such poetic expression and peerless technical control. Her deep dedication to her musical career, both in performances and recordings, is reflected and reciprocally amplified by the scope and depth of her environmental, literary, and artistic interests. Her prodigious contribution to and impact on the world of classical music were recognised by the French government when she was admitted into the Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur (France’s highest decoration) at the rank of Chevalier (Knight). The program for her third Koerner Hall appearance includes works by Chopin, Debussy, Satie, Silvestrov, and Rachmaninov Sonata No. 2. Angela Hewitt One of the world’s leading pianists, Canadian Angela Hewitt appears in recital and as soloist with major orchestras throughout Europe, the Americas, Australia, and Asia. Her interpretations of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach have established her as one of the composer’s foremost interpreters of our time. She has been awarded an OBE from Queen Elizabeth II and was promoted to a Companion of the Order of Canada. She was Artist of the Year at the 2006 Gramophone Awards, Instrumentalist of the Year at the 2010 MIDEM Classical Awards in Cannes, and, in 2018, received the Governor General’s Lifetime Achievement Award in Ottawa.
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