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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, cello 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 Online: By phone: In person: TSO.CA/Subscribe 416.598.3375 TSO Patron Services Centre (500-145 Wellington St. W.) 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 Elmer Iseler Singers 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.
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