“A Born Communicator” (Le Temps), Joshua Weilerstein is the Artistic Director of the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne and enjoys a flourishing guest conducting career. He has been praised for “intense, eloquently moving, and spectacularly knife-edge” performances.
Part of the Temerty Orchestral...
The Royal Conservatory starts the new Koerner Hall concert season by honouring the lives and knowledge of Indigenous people. Dancer, storyteller, and activist Sarain Fox guides an evening that includes Juno Award nominee Nimkii; then Rebecca Cuddy sings a song cycle by composer Ian Cusson and poe...
Canada’s blues music all-star concert and annual awards is back! The 2022 event, hosted by Angelique Francis, will feature performances by some of the hottest blues musicians from across the country, including Sue Foley, Crystal Shawanda, Kat Danser, and Bobby Dean Blackburn, all backed by the il...
Conducted by Saleem Abboud Ashkar, the 35-musician Galilee Chamber Orchestra broke ground as the first professional orchestra in Israel comprised of equal Jewish and Palestinian members. Ashkar came to prominence as a soloist with Daniel Barenboim’s West East Divan Orchestra. This concert marks t...
Easily one of the most versatile and soulful musicians in jazz, Louisiana drummer and composer Brian Blade has played with everyone from Joni Mitchell to Seal to Wayne Shorter.
This incredible concert showcases him performing with The Fellowship Band at Koerner Hall in March 2016, as part of th...
Friday, November 10, 2017
Barbara Hannigan, soprano
Reinbert de Leeuw, piano
PROGRAM
Arnold Schönberg: Vier Lieder, op. 2
“Erwartung”
“Schenk mir deinen goldenen Kamm”
“Erhebung”
“Waldsonne”
Anton Webern: Fünf Lieder nach Gedichte von Richard Dehmel
“Ideale Landschaft”
“Am Ufer”
“Himmelfahrt”
...
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Kronos Quartet
David Harrington, violin
John Sherba, violin
Hank Dutt, viola
Sunny Yang, cello
Tanya Tagaq, vocals
PROGRAM
Nicole Lizée: The Golden Age of the Radiophonic Workshop [Fibre-Optic Flowers] (Canadian premiere) *
Mark Applebaum: Darmstadt Kindergarten (Cana...
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Paul Hoffert, keyboards, percussion & vocals
Ralph Cole, guitar & vocals
Dan Clancy, vocals, guitar & percussion
Jamie Prokop, drums & vocals
Doug Moore, bass & vocals
Don Paulton, keyboards & vocals
Russ Little, trombone & vocals
Chris Howells, trumpet & vocals
Simon Walli...
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Rhiannon Giddens, vocals, fiddle & banjo
Francesco Turrisi, piano, percussion, lavta & accordion
Jason Sypher, bass
Program Notes
The “Order of Canada” Band
Jens Lindemann, trumpet & Artistic Director
Tommy Banks, piano & conductor
Guido Basso, flugelhorn & trumpet
Terry Clarke, drums
Phil Dwyer, saxophone
Phil Nimmons, clarinet
Don Thompson, bass, piano & vibes
Dave Young, bass
Joseph Macerollo, accordion
Yamaha All Star...
Tom Allen, host
Joe Sealy, piano & Music Director
Justin Bacchus, vocals
Brent Carver, vocals
Matt Forbes, vocals
Barbra Lica, vocals
Jackie Richardson, vocals
Retrocity
Dylan Bell, piano & bass
Jenn Hadfield, vocals
Aaron Jensen, vocals
Art Mullin, vocals
Suba Sankaran, vocals & piano
Lanie T...
Featuring Damien Sneed and Toronto Mass Choir.
We Shall Overcome showcases repertoire from across the African American music traditions that electrified generations of civil rights activists and defenders with interwoven spoken word from Dr. King’s recorded speeches.
From Aretha Franklin to Wyn...
Recorded July 21, 2021 at Koerner Hall
Thompson Egbo-Egbo Trio (2:05)
Thompson Egbo-Egbo, piano
Randall Hall, bass
Jeff Halischuk, drums
Joanna Majoko, vocals (36:30)
Andrew Marzotto, guitar
Selçuk Suna Quartet (1:11:20)
Selçuk Suna, clarinet
Demetrios Petsalakis, oud & guitar
Tyler Emond, bas...
JazzinToronto Live: A Community Celebration is a free digital festival set to livestream from some of the city’s most beloved venues. The four-day digital event will run from July 20 - 23, 2021 and features an exciting roster teeming with the diverse talent the City of Toronto has to offer. The e...
Simon Shaheen, Musical Director, oud & violin
Nidal Ibourk, vocals
Juan Pérez Rodríguez, piano, guitar & vocals
Auxi Fernandez, dance
Qantara
Najib Shaheen, oud
Tariq Rantisi, percussion
Bassam Saba, flutes
Tony Barhoum, qanun
Nassim Al Atrash, cello
Layth Al Rubaye, violin
PROGRAM NOTES
Recorded at Koerner Hall on March 18, 2021
Broadcast on Thursday, April 22, 2021
Duo Holz
Aysel Taghi-Zada, violin
Michael Murphy, marimba & vibraphone
VC2 Cello Duo
Amahl Arulanandam, cello
Bryan Holt, cello
Wesley Shen, piano
Morgan-Paige Melbourne, piano
Ryan Davis, viola & electronics
...
Heather Bambrick, vocals
Kellylee Evans, vocals
Gavin Hope, vocals
Marc Jordan, vocals
Jeff Madden, vocals
Shelley McPherson, vocals
Patricia O’Callaghan, vocals
Jackie Richardson, vocals
Nick Settimi, vocals
Denzal Sinclaire, vocals
Aaron Walpole, vocals
Don Breithaupt, piano & Musical Director
...
After Hours #1
Friday, May 23, 2014 at 10:00 pm
Conservatory Theatre
Trichy Sankaran, mrdangam
21C Ensemble
Luri Lee, violin
Hezekiah Leung, viola
Jonathon Lo, cello
Tim Crouch, flute
Mike Dassios, clarinet
Gurpreet Chana, tabla
PROGRAM
Trichy Sankaran: Hamsa (world premiere commissioned by ...
Friday, January 24, 2020 at the 21C Music Festival
Zane Dalal, conductor
Zakir Hussain, tabla
John Patitucci, bass
Danilo Pérez, piano
Brian Blade, drums
Royal Conservatory Orchestra
PROGRAM
Improvisation with Zakir Hussain, John Patitucci, Danilo Peréz & Brian Blade
John Patitucci: Hypocrisy...
Program Notes
ARC Ensemble: Ottoman Treasures
Broadcast date Thursday, April 15, 2021
Filmed in Koerner Hall
ARC Ensemble (Artists of The Royal Conservatory)
Marie Bérard, violin
Erika Raum, violin
Emily Kruspe, violin
Steven Dann, viola
Julien Altmann, viola
Tom Wiebe, cello
Kevin Ahfat, piano...
Sunday, December 4, 2016
Stewart Goodyear, piano
PROGRAM
Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829
I. Praeambulum
II. Allemande
III. Corrente
IV. Sarabande
V. Tempo di Minuetto
VI. Passepied
VII. Gigue
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111
I. Maestoso: A...
Friday, January 18, 2019
Tracy Silverman, electric violin
Terry Riley, piano, vocals, synthesizer & melodica
Gyan Riley, electric guitar
Program Notes
Recorded in Koerner Hall on December 19, 2020
Broadcast on Friday, March 12, 2021
ARC Ensemble (Artists of The Royal Conservatory)
Marie Bérard, violin
Erika Raum, violin
Steven Dann, viola
Julien Altmann, viola
Tom Wiebe, cello
Kevin Ahfat, piano
Monica Whicher, soprano
ALL LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVE...
Saturday, May 4, 2019
Tim Ries, saxophone
Randy Brecker, trumpet
Robi Botos, piano
Mike Downes, bass
Larnell Lewis, drums
Program Notes
