Fast Facts

• At 90, the TSO is one of Canada’s longest-standing symphonic ensembles
• The TSO has an esteemed roster of 88 musicians, many of whom are acclaimed solo and chamber ensemble artists, as well as teachers in music faculties across North America
• When appointed Music Director in 2004, Toronto-born Peter Oundjian established festival based programming, including the annual New Creations and Mozart Festivals
• In its 2012.2013 season, the TSO presents 37 artists making their TSO début and performs works by eight Canadian composers
• In its 2012.2013 season, the TSO performs three world premières, two North American premières, and seven Canadian premières
• In its 2012.2013 season, the TSO performs four commissions and three co-commissions
• In its 2012.2013 season, the TSO features 31 Canadian guest artists
• In its 2012.2013 season, the TSO performs 55 unique programmes in 106 performances, and 23 curriculum-based Student Concerts
• Six recordings on tsoLIVE, the TSO’s self-produced record label of live concerts, have been released since the label’s inception in 2008
• Over 80,000 young people participate in the TSO’s curriculum-based education progammes each season
• The TSO performs concerts and education programmes in Northern Ontario during its annual Northern Residency Tour
• The TSO manages one of Canada's largest youth orchestras, the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra
• The tsoundcheck ticket programme for young audiences between the ages of 15 and 35, is a pioneering audience development initiative that has been duplicated by arts organizations around the world
• tsoundcheck members make up more than 10% of the TSO audience
• The TSO is a not-for-profit, charitable organization