Divertimento for Strings Chamber Music of Oskar Morawetz Carnival

Canadian performances of Morawetz’ music to commemorate his 100th birthday...

Jan. 21 & 22, 2017 Divertimento for Strings Aisslinn Nosky, Niagara Symphony Orchestra

Jan. 23, 2017 A Multi-media Presentation of the Life and Music of Oskar Morawetz Hosted by his daughter, Claudia Morawetz

Chamber Music of Oskar Morawetz Members of the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto

Recorded by CBC for future broadcast on In Concert Read more...

Jan. 28, 2017 Carnival Overture Uri Mayer, University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Mar. 3, 2017 A Multi-media Presentation of the Life and Music of Oskar Morawetz Hosted by his daughter, Claudia Morawetz

Chamber Music of Oskar Morawetz Members of the Faculty of Music, University of British Columbia Read more... Mar. 4, 2017 Sinfonietta for Strings Nurhan Arman, Sinfonia Toronto

Mar. 11, 2017 Concerto for Harp and Chamber Orchestra Claude Lapalme, Red Deer Symphony Orchestra Gianetta Baril, harp

Mar. 11 & 13, 2017 Railway Station Bramwell Tovey, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Read more...

Mar. 13, 2017 Concerto for Bassoon and Chamber Orchestra Richard Hoenich, Ottawa Symphony Orchestra Ben Glossop, bassoon

May 3, 2017 Carnival Overture Peter Oundjian, Toronto Symphony Orchestra Read more...

In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Oskar Morawetz composed over 100 orchestral and chamber works which have been performed on ﬁve continents, and by prominent artists such as Zubin Mehta, Seiji Ozawa, Glenn Gould, Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Maureen Forrester, Louis Quilico and Ben Heppner. Many internationally acclaimed artists have commissioned works including Mstislav Rostropovich, the Orford String Quartet, Jeanne Baxtresser, Dorothy Maynor, James Campbell, Julian Milkis and Angela Hewitt. His compositions have garnered him many awards, including two Junos for Best Classical Composition. He has been bestowed the Order of Ontario, the Order of Canada, and the Golden Jubilee Medal, among many other distinctions. After emigrating from his native Czechoslovakia, he obtained his doctorate of music from the University of Toronto, where he was professor of music until his retirement in 1982. He passed away June 13, 2007 at the age of 90. To read more about Oskar Morawetz, please visit www.oskarmorawetz.com.