The Germany-based Gropius Quartet makes its debut with Friends of Chamber Music (Vancouver) on Oct. 15. They will play Haydn’s Op. 33, No. 2 (the Joke), Shostakovich’s Quartet No. 8, and Mendelssohn’s Quartet No. 6. https://friendsofchambermusic.ca/concert/gropius-quartet/
To celebrate Bruckner’s 200 birthday, the Calgary Philharmonic will play his Symphony No. 8 on Oct. 18-19, under the baton of Rune Bergmann. For the first half of the program, violinist solos in Leonard Bernstein’s Serenade. https://calgaryphil.com/events/bernsteins-serenade-with-karen-gomyo-2024-10-18-730-pm/
Quartetto di Cremona will open Music Toronto’s 2024-25 season on Oct. 24 (replacing the previously announced Juilliard Quartet). Cremona’s program includes quartets by Gian Francesco Malipiero, Ravel, and Schumann. https://musictorontoconcerts.com/concerts/juilliard-quartet
Jeremy Dutcher, two-spirit song carrier, composer, activist, and ethnomusicologist from Tobique First Nation, joins Symphony Nova Scotia on Oct. 25-26 with an all-new, boundary-pushing orchestral performance. https://symphonynovascotia.ca/concerts-and-tickets/concerts/rebecca-cohn-auditorium/jeremy-dutcher-2024/
The world premiere of a new work by Stephanie Orlando, commissioned through the Maria Anna Mozart Award, will be presented by Symphony Nova Scotia on Oct. 31. Santiago Cañón Valencia will be on hand to play Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1, and the program, conducted by Holly Mathieson, will conclude with Copland’s Appalachian Spring. https://symphonynovascotia.ca/concerts-and-tickets/concerts/rebecca-cohn-auditorium/shostakovich-coplands-appalachian-spring/