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Symphonie Fantastique SEP 20 SEP 21

Romantic Rachmaninoff SEP 26 SEP 29 SEP 29

Mahler Symphony 5 OCT 3 OCT 4

Dvořák New World Symphony OCT 13 OCT 14

Debussy La Mer OCT 18 OCT 20

Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty

OCT 24 OCT 25 OCT 27 OCT 28

Britten War Requiem NOV 8 NOV 10

Boléro NOV 21 NOV 23 NOV 24

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Sibelius Symphony 2 JAN 10 JAN 12 JAN 13

Mozart with Zukerman JAN 16 JAN 18

Brahms & Dvořák FEB 6 FEB 7

Barbara Hannigan Conducts Gershwin

FEB 13 FEB 14

Alisa Weilerstein FEB 20 FEB 21

Romantic Chopin FEB 23

Shostakovich Symphony 5 MAR 9 MAR 10

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Schubert's Unfinished MAR 27 MAR 28

Beethoven Eroica Symphony APR 10 APR 12 APR 13

Mahler Resurrection Symphony

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Beethoven Symphony 5 MAY 12 MAY 11

Mahler Symphony 7 MAY 15 MAY 16

Pines of Rome MAY 24 MAY 25 MAY 25

Denk Plays Mozart MAY 29 MAY 30

Brahms Symphony 4 JUN 5 JUN 6 JUN 8

Carmina Burana JUN 19 JUN 20 JUN 22

The Firebird JUN 29 JUN 30

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Masterworks at a glance

Symphonie Fantastique T1 F1

September 20 & 22 at 8:00 pmSeptember 21 at 7:30 pm

Sir Andrew Davis, conductorToronto Mendelssohn Choir

Berlioz: Fantasy on Shakespeare’s The Tempest from Lélio, or The Return to LifeHétu: Variations concertantes (TSO Commission)Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique

Romantic W1 S2 S3 RachmaninoffSeptember 26 & 29 at 8:00 pmSeptember 27 at 8:00pm—includes a pre-concert performance by The TSO Chamber Soloists at 6:45pm

Kirill Karabits, conductor Nicola Benedetti, violin

Valentin Silvestrov: Serenade for String Orchestra Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3

Mahler Symphony 5 W3 T2

October 3 & 4 at 8:00 pm

Han-Na Chang, conductorJavier Perianes, piano

Ravel: Piano Concerto in GMahler: Symphony No. 5

Dvořák New World CE CM SymphonyOctober 13 at 7:30pmOctober 14 at 3:00pm

Aziz Shokhakimov, conductorGeorge Li, piano

Beethoven: Overture to FidelioRachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of PaganiniJosé Evangelista: Symphonie minuteDvořák: Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”

Debussy La Mer T3 S2 October 18 & 20 at 8:00pm

Thomas Søndergård, conductorBaiba Skride, violin

Thomas Adès: Dances from Powder Her FaceBritten: Violin ConcertoPoulenc: Les animaux modèlesDebussy: La mer

Tchaikovsky's W2 T1 S1 GW

Sleeping BeautyOctober 24, 25 & 27 at 8:00pmOctober 28 at 3:00pm—at George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Centre for the Arts

Andrey Boreyko, conductorAlina Ibragimova, violin

Nikolai Korndorf: The Smile of Maud LewisMendelssohn: Violin ConcertoTchaikovsky/arr. Andrey Boreyko: Suite from The Sleeping Beauty

Britten War Requiem T2 S3

November 8 at 8:00 pmNovember 10 at 8:00 pm—includes a pre-concert performance by The TSO Chamber Soloists at 6:45pm

Bramwell Tovey, conductorTatiana Pavlovskaya, sopranoToby Spence, tenor Russell Braun, baritone Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Toronto Children’s Chorus

Britten: War Requiem

Boléro W1 F1 S1

November 21 & 24 at 8:00 pmNovember 23 at 7:30 pm

John Storgårds, conductorKirill Gerstein, piano

John Adams: City Noir (TSO Co-commission)Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 Ravel: Boléro

Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker & MoreNovember 28 & 29 at 8:00 pmNovember 30 at 7:30 pmDecember 2 at 3:00 pm

Earl Lee, conductor

Tchaikovsky: Selections from The NutcrackerTchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

MessiahDecember 17, 18, 19 & 22 at 8:00 pmDecember 21 at 7:30 pmDecember 23 at 3:00 pm

Johannes Debus, conductorSoloists include: Claire de Sévigné, sopranoAndrew Haji, tenorToronto Mendelssohn Choir

Handel: Messiah

Sibelius Symphony 2 T2 S1 GW

January 10 & 12 at 8:00 pmJanuary 13 at 3:00 pm—at George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Centre for the Arts

David Robertson, conductorLeila Josefowicz, violin

Weill: Suite from The Threepenny Opera Stravinsky: Violin ConcertoSibelius: Symphony No. 2

Mozart with Zukerman W3 F1

January 16, 17, 18 & 19 at 8:00pm

Pinchas Zukerman, conductor & violin

Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5, K. 219 “Turkish”Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3, K. 216Mozart: Symphony No. 35, K. 385 “Haffner”

Sir Andrew Davis Conducts WagnerJanuary 31 at 8:00pmFebruary 2 at 8:00pm

Sir Andrew Davis, conductorLise Davidsen, soprano Simon O’Neill, tenor Brindley Sherratt, bass

Berg: Three Pieces for OrchestraWagner: Act I of Die Walküre

Brahms & Dvořák W2 T3

February 6, 7 & 9 at 8:00pm

Sir Andrew Davis, conductor Jonathan Crow, violin Joseph Johnson, cello

Morawetz: Carnival Overture*Brahms: Double Concerto Dvořák: Symphony No. 6

* Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra performs with the TSO

Sir Andrew Davis

Nicola Benedetti

Benjamin Britten

Claire de Sévigné

Pinchas Zukerman

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Barbara Hannigan W1 T1

Conducts GershwinFebruary 13 at 8:00pmFebruary 14 at 8:00pm—includes a pre-concert performance by The TSO Chamber Soloists at 6:45pm

Barbara Hannigan, conductor & sopranoKelly Zimba, flute

Debussy: Syrinx for Solo FluteSibelius: Luonnotar for Soprano and Orchestra Haydn: Symphony No. 86 Berg: Suite from Lulu Gershwin/arr. Bill Elliot: Suite from Girl Crazy

Alisa Weilerstein W3 T2

February 20 & 21 at 8:00pm

Thomas Dausgaard, conductor Alisa Weilerstein, cello

Langgaard: Prelude to AntikristShostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 2 Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra

Romantic Chopin S2

February 23 at 8:00pm

Alexander Shelley, conductor David Fray, pianoYosuke Kawasaki, violinJessica Linnebach, violin

Jocelyn Morlock: Cobalt Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 Schumann: Symphony No. 1 “Spring”

Shostakovich CE CM Symphony 5March 9 at 7:30pm March 10 at 3:00pm

Gemma New, conductorKelly Zimba, fluteHeidi Van Hoesen Gorton, harp

Abigail Richardson-Schulte: GO! for OrchestraMozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp, K. 297cShostakovich: Symphony No. 5

Schubert's Unfinished W2 T1

March 27 & 28 at 8:00pm

Günther Herbig, conductor

Schubert: Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” Bruckner: Symphony No. 9

Beethoven Eroica W3 F1 S1

SymphonyApril 10 & 13 at 8:00 pmApril 12 at 7:30 pm—includes a pre-concert performance by The TSO Chamber Soloists at 6:15pm

Louis Langrée, conductorChristian Tetzlaff, violin

Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un fauneSzymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 1Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”

Mahler Resurrection W2 T3 S2 S3

SymphonyApril 17 & 18 at 8:00 pmApril 20 at 7:30 pm

Juanjo Mena, conductorJoélle Harvey, sopranoMarie-Nicole Lemieux, contraltoAmadeus ChoirElmer Iseler Singers

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”

Beethoven Symphony 5 CE GW

May 11 at 8:00pmMay 12 at 3:00pm—at George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Centre for the Arts

Nicholas Collon, conductorShai Wosner, piano

Program includes:Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21, K. 467Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

Mahler Symphony 7 W1 T1

May 15 & 16 at 8:00pm

Sir Andrew Davis, conductorLouis Lortie, piano

Chan Ka Nin: My Most Beautiful, Wonderful, Terrific, Amazing, Fantastic, Magnificent Homeland: Sesquie for Canada’s 150th (TSO Co-commission)Franck: Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra Mahler: Symphony No. 7

Pines of Rome F1 S1 S3

May 24 & 25 at 8:00pm

Sir Andrew Davis, conductorLouis Lortie, piano

Rossini: Overture to William TellSaint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 4Jordan Pal: New Work (World Première)Respighi: Pines of Rome

Denk Plays Mozart W3 T3

May 29 & June 1 at 8:00pm May 31 at 7:30pm May 30 at 8:00pm—includes a pre-concert performance by The TSO Chamber Soloists at 6:45pm

Jeremy Denk, leader & piano

Program includes:Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 19, K. 459Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25, K. 503

Brahms Symphony 4 W2 T2 S2

June 5, 6 & 8 at 8:00pm

Karl-Heinz Steffens, conductorJan Lisiecki, piano

Schumann: Overture to ManfredMendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1Brahms: Symphony No. 4

Carmina Burana W1 T3 S3

June 19, 20 & 22 at 8:00pmJune 23 at 3:00pm

Donald Runnicles, conductorSoloists include:James Ehnes, violin Nicole Haslett, soprano Sunnyboy Dladla, tenorToronto Mendelssohn ChoirToronto Children’s Chorus

Korngold: Violin ConcertoOrff: Carmina Burana

The Firebird CE CM

June 29 at 7:30pmJune 30 at 3:00pm

Gustavo Gimeno, conductorJonathan Crow, violin

Sibelius: Violin ConcertoProkofiev: Classical SymphonyStravinsky: Suite from The Firebird (1945 revision)

MASTERWORKS

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Barbara Hannigan

Alisa Weilerstein Christian Tetzlaff

Jan Lisiecki

Sunnyboy Dladla

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Sir Andrew DavisInterim Artistic Director

Peter OundjianConductor Emeritus

Steven ReinekePrincipal Pops Conductor

Gary Kulesha Composer Advisor