The Calgary Philharmonic blends a classic and a Canadian icon with Tchaikovsky X Drake on Sept. 7. It’s an innovative fusion of Tchaikovsky’s epic Fifth Symphony and over 20 songs by Canadian superstar rapper Drake. Conducted by Steve Hackman. https://calgaryphil.com/events/tchaikovsky-x-drake-2024-09-07-730-pm/
The Montreal Symphony will open its season Sept. 11-13 in an unusual fashion: Music director Rafael Payare will conduct Schoenberg’s Gurre-Lieder. Written for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, this musical saga narrates the ill-fated romances of King Waldemar at the Gurre Castle, unfolding against a backdrop of jealousy, demise, and damnation. Featuring soprano Dorothea Röschmann and […]
Sept. 18-19 will see the world premiere of Canadian composer Michael Oesterle’s new Orchestre symphonique de Montréal commission. The program, conducted by Rafael Payare, also features Daniil Trifonov playing Schumann’s A minor Piano Concerto, plus Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique. https://www.osm.ca/en/concert/berliozs-symphonie-fantastique
The Saskatoon Symphony opens its classical season Sept. 21 with the debut of Sara Davis Buechner playing Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1. Tania Miller conducts this program, which also includes Elgar’s Enigma Variations. https://saskatoonsymphony.org/event/enigma/
In the Toronto Symphony season opener, Gustavo Gimeno conducts the Canadian premiere of Carlos Simon’s Concerto for Orchestra, Wake Up! Then pianist Jan Lisiecki joins concertmaster Jonathan Crow and principal cellist Joseph Johnson for Beethoven’s captivating Triple Concerto. This Sept. 25-28 program concludes with the Gorchakov orchestration of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. https://www.tso.ca/concerts-and-events/events/pictures-at-an-exhibition/
