Led by Paavo Järvi, the Toronto Symphony will perform two North American premieres Oct. 30-Nov. 2: Tõnu Kõrvits’ Dances: Concerto for Accordion and Orchestra (soloist Ksenija Sidorova) and George Morton’s orchestral arrangement of Pēteris Vasks’ The Fruit of Silence, originally a choral work. Sibelius’ Symphony No. 5 concludes the program. https://www.tso.ca/concerts-and-events/events/debussy-and-sibelius
Joseph Tawadros plays the lute-like Middle Eastern instrument call the oud; his Concerto for Oud will be performed by the Montreal Symphony Nov. 5-6. Lawrence Renes conducts this program, which includes Ravel’s Shéhérazade, ouverture de féerie and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7. https://www.osm.ca/en/concert/a-musical-journey-with-joseph-tawadros/
In “True North” on Nov. 8, the Saskatoon Symphony celebrates Canadian composers. Karl Hirzer conducts this program with works by Zosha di Castri, Sonny Ray Day Rider, Jean Coulthard, and Samy Moussa. Soloist Bede Hanley plays Gary Kulesha’s Oboe Concerto. https://saskatoonsymphony.org/event/true-north/
The Montreal Symphony’s Nov. 21 program focuses on Ravel: his neo-Baroque Le tombeau de Couperin and Rudolf Escher’s latter-day response, Le tombeau de Ravel. Flutist Christoper James will open the program with a new work by Caroline Lizotte for flute and harp. https://www.osm.ca/en/concert/immortal-ravel/
Longstanding Baroque ensemble Tafelmusik will perform Nov. 21-22, presented by Calgary Pro Musica. The program includes music of Handel, Avison, Purcell, and Bach, among others. https://calgarypromusica.ca/master-series-2/
The Calgary Philharmonic will play three works by Samuel Barber on Nov. 21: Adagio for Strings, Symphony in One Movement, and the Violin Concerto (with Amaryn Olmeda). Two female American composers are also in the lineup: Jessie Montgomery and Missy Mazzoli. Anthony Parnther conducts. https://calgaryphil.com/events/best-of-barber-adagio-more-2025-11-21-730-pm/
Three composers from the Toronto Symphony’s NextGen Composer program will enjoy world premieres on Nov. 27-30 (one per day): Sophie Dupuis, Darren Xu, and Jesse Plessis. Grieg’s Piano Concerto will feature Denis Kozhukhin, and the program ends with music from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. Gustavo Gimeno conducts. https://www.tso.ca/concerts-and-events/events/tchaikovskys-swan-lake