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Symphonie Fantastique Dvořák New World Britten War Requiem Home Alone in Concert* September 20 & 22 at 8:00 pm Symphony November 8 at 8:00 pm December 6, 7 & 8 at 7:30 pm September 21 at 7:30 pm October 13 at 7:30pm November 10 at 8:00 pm—includes a December 8 at 2:00 pm October 14 at 3:00pm pre-concert performance by Sir Andrew Davis, conductor Constantine Kitsopoulos, conductor The TSO Chamber Soloists at 6:45pm Mendelssohn Choir Aziz Shokhakimov, conductor Resonance Youth Choir George Li, piano Bramwell Tovey, conductor Berlioz: Fantasy on Shakespeare’s Tatiana Pavlovskaya, soprano The Tempest from Lélio, or The Beethoven: Overture to Fidelio Toby Spence, tenor Return to Life Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Russell Braun, baritone Hétu: Variations concertantes (TSO Theme of Paganini Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Commission) José Evangelista: Symphonie minute Toronto Children’s Chorus Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” Britten: War Requiem Sir Andrew Davis Debussy La Mer October 18 & 20 at 8:00pm Thomas Søndergård, conductor Baiba Skride, Thomas Adès: Dances from Powder Her Face Britten: Poulenc: Les animaux modèles Debussy: La mer © 1990 TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX © 1990 TWENTIETH CENTURY

Mendelssohn & Tchaikovsky Benjamin Britten TSO Holiday Pops* Prokofiev & Rachmaninoff October 24, 25 & 27 at 8:00pm December 11, 12 & 15 at 8:00 pm September 26 & 29 at 8:00 pm October 28 at 3:00pm—at George December 12 at 2:00 pm September 27 at 8:00pm—includes Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Centre December 13 at 8:00 pm a pre-concert performance by Beethoven Piano for the Arts The TSO Chamber Soloists at 6:45pm Concerto 4 Steven Reineke, conductor Andrey Boreyko, conductor November 21 & 24 at 8:00 pm (December 11 & 12) Kirill Karabits, conductor Alina Ibragimova, violin November 23 at 7:30 pm Lucas Waldin, conductor Nicola Benedetti, violin (December 13 & 15) Nikolai Korndorf: The Smile of Maud John Storgårds, conductor Valentin Silvestrov: Serenade for Etobicoke School of the Arts Lewis Kirill Gerstein, piano String Orchestra Holiday Chorus Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 : (TSO Tchaikovsky/arr. Andrey Boreyko: Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3 Co-commission) Suite from The Sleeping Beauty Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 Messiah* Ravel: Boléro December 17, 18, 19 & 22 at 8:00 pm December 21 at 7:30 pm December 23 at 3:00 pm Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker & More Johannes Debus, conductor Soloists include: November 28 & 29 at 8:00 pm Claire de Sévigné, soprano November 30 at 7:30 pm Andrew Haji, tenor December 2 at 3:00 pm Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Nicola Benedetti Earl Lee, conductor Handel: Messiah Tchaikovsky: Selections from The Nutcracker Mahler Symphony 5 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 October 3 & 4 at 8:00 pm Han-Na Chang, conductor Javier Perianes, piano Alina Ibragimova Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Mahler: Symphony No. 5

The Mozart Experience Blue Suede Tunes November 3 at 2:00pm October 9, 10 & 11 at 8:00pm November 3 at 4:00pm October 10 at 2:00pm Sameer Patel, conductor Steven Reineke, conductor Duncan McDougall, violin Earl Lee Claire de Sévigné Frankie Moreno, vocalist Magic Circle Mime Company 2018/19 Concert Calendar 40 dazzling programs

Sibelius Symphony 2 Barbara Hannigan National Arts Centre Fred Penner January 10 & 12 at 8:00 pm February 13 at 8:00pm Orchestra March 30 at 2:00pm January 13 at 3:00 pm—at George February 14 at 8:00pm—includes February 23 at 8:00pm March 30 at 4:00pm Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Centre a pre-concert performance by Alexander Shelley, conductor Mélanie Léonard, conductor for the Arts The TSO Chamber Soloists at 6:45pm David Fray, piano Fred Penner, vocalist David Robertson, conductor Barbara Hannigan, conductor & Yosuke Kawasaki, violin Leila Josefowicz, violin soprano Jessica Linnebach, violin Kelly Zimba, Weill: Suite from The Threepenny Jocelyn Morlock: Cobalt Opera Debussy: Syrinx for Solo Flute Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 Stravinsky: Violin Concerto Sibelius: Luonnotar for Soprano and Schumann: Symphony No. 1 “Spring” Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 Orchestra Haydn: Symphony No. 86 Berg: Suite from Lulu Play It by Ear! Mozart with Zukerman Gershwin/arr: Bill Elliot: Suite from February 23 at 2:00pm January 16, 17, 18 & 19 at 8:00pm Girl Crazy February 23 at 4:00pm Pinchas Zukerman, conductor & RBC Resident Conductor violin Casablanca: Film with Live Kevin Frank, host The Second City Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Orchestra* Figaro, K. 492 February 15 & 16 at 7:30pm Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5, Evan Mitchell, conductor The Second City Guide to K. 219 “Turkish” the Symphony Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3, K. 216 March 5, 6 & 7 at 8:00pm Fred Penner Mozart: Symphony No. 35, K. 385 March 6 at 2:00pm “Haffner” Steven Reineke, conductor Colin Mochrie, host Best of Hollywood The Second City April 2, 3 & 6 at 8:00 pm April 3 at 2:00 pm Richard Kaufman, conductor

Beethoven Eroica Symphony April 10 & 13 at 8:00 pm April 12 at 7:30 pm—includes a pre-concert performance by The TSO Chamber Soloists at 6:15pm Pinchas Zukerman Louis Langrée, conductor Bartók Concerto Christian Tetzlaff, violin for Orchestra Colin Mochrie Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un Sir Andrew Davis Conducts Wagner February 20 & 21 at 8:00pm faune Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 1 January 31 at 8:00pm Thomas Dausgaard, conductor Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 “Eroica” February 2 at 8:00pm Alisa Weilerstein, Shostakovich Symphony 5 March 9 at 7:30pm Sir Andrew Davis, conductor Langgaard: Prelude to Antikrist March 10 at 3:00pm Lise Davidsen, soprano Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 2 Simon O’Neill, tenor Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra Gemma New, conductor Brindley Sherratt, bass Kelly Zimba, flute Heidi Van Hoesen Gorton, harp Berg: Three Pieces for Orchestra Wagner: Act I of Die Walküre Abigail Richardson-Schulte: GO! for Orchestra Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp, Brahms & Dvořák K. 297c February 6, 7 & 9 at 8:00pm Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 Sir Andrew Davis, conductor Jonathan Crow, violin Schubert & Bruckner Joseph Johnson, cello March 27 & 28 at 8:00pm Morawetz: Carnival Overture* Günther Herbig, conductor Brahms: Double Concerto Dvořák: Symphony No. 6 Schubert: Symphony No. 8

* Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra Alisa Weilerstein “Unfinished” Christian Tetzlaff performs with the TSO Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 Contact us to order

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Mahler Resurrection Beethoven Symphony 5 Denk Plays Mozart Modern Broadway Symphony May 11 at 8:00pm May 29 & June 1 at 8:00pm June 10, 11 & 12 at 8:00pm April 17 & 18 at 8:00 pm May 12 at 3:00pm—at George May 31 at 7:30pm June 12 at 2:00pm April 20 at 7:30 pm Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Centre May 30 at 8:00pm—includes a Steven Reineke, conductor for the Arts pre-concert performance by The Juanjo Mena, conductor Betsy Wolfe, soprano TSO Chamber Soloists at 6:45pm Joélle Harvey, soprano Nicholas Collon, conductor Jeremy Jordan, tenor Marie-Nicole Lemieux, contralto Shai Wosner, piano Jeremy Denk, leader & piano Amadeus Choir Program includes: Program includes: Betsy Wolfe Jeremy Jordan Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21, Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 19, K. 459 Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” K. 467 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25, K. 503 Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 Jeremy Denk Mahler Symphony 7 May 15 & 16 at 8:00pm Sir Andrew Davis, conductor Louis Lortie, piano Chan Ka Nin: My Most Beautiful, Wonderful, Terrific, Amazing, Fantastic, Magnificent Homeland: Carmina Burana Sesquie for Canada’s 150th (TSO June 19, 20 & 22 at 8:00pm Co-commission) June 23 at 3:00pm Franck: Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra Donald Runnicles, conductor Mahler: Symphony No. 7 Soloists include: James Ehnes, violin Nicole Haslett, soprano Marie-Nicole Lemieux Lortie Plays Saint-Saëns Sunnyboy Dladla, tenor May 24 & 25 at 8:00pm Brahms Symphony 4 Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Toronto Children’s Chorus Sir Andrew Davis, conductor June 5, 6 & 8 at 8:00pm Louis Lortie, piano Korngold: Violin Concerto Let’s Dance! Karl-Heinz Steffens, conductor Orff: Carmina Burana April 27 at 2:00 pm Rossini: Overture to William Tell Jan Lisiecki, piano April 27 at 4:00 pm Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 4 Schumann: Overture to Manfred Jordan Pal: New Work (World Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 Première) conductor Brahms: Symphony No. 4 Respighi: Pines of Rome

Queens of Soul May 7, 8 & 9 at 8:00pm May 8 at 2:00pm Jeff Tyzik, conductor Soloists include: Shayna Steele, vocalist Sunnyboy Shayna Steele Dladla

Closing Weekend Classics June 29 at 7:30pm June 30 at 3:00pm RBC Resident Conductor Louis Lortie Jan Lisiecki Program TBA

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