The Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra Expands Its Skill Set This Season
The TSO’s 89-member youth orchestra attracts some of the most talented students in the province. Anna Maria Moubayed, an 18-year-old TSYO member and a journalism student at Ryerson, shares her perspective on this unusual season of learning and performing. This is her second season in the TSYO.
Toronto Symphony Orchestra Starts 2021 with Two New TSO On Demand Concerts: Beethoven Septet and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) continues its 2020/21 season of TSO On Demand concerts with two Masterworks programs: Beethoven Septet (February 12–March 4) and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons (March 12–April 1).
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra in the News!
News about the Toronto Symphony Orchestra was fast and furious over the holidays. In case you missed some of the bigger stories, we’ve compiled a few so you can catch up!
Be Inspired to Play Along with Concertmaster Jonathan Crow!
Get inspired by some of the entries we've received so far to our #PlayAlongwithJonathanCrow challenge with Toronto Summer Music—and submit your own!
Q&A with TSO Musicians
We invited some of our Orchestra members to share their perspectives on musician life during this unusual year, and how they have been adapting to new ways of presenting music.
An Unexpected Holiday Gift
When TSO Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke began planning this season’s Holiday Pops concert over a year ago, he could never have imagined that he would be hosting the annual audience favourite remotely from his home in upstate New York.
Toronto Symphony Orchestra Brings Its Holiday Concert Online
One of Toronto’s most beloved holiday musical traditions, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s annual Holiday Pops concert, will be available from the safety and comfort of patrons’ homes this year.
Raise a Glass with our Annual Fine Wine Auction
For the first time in its 30-year history, the TSO Fine Wine Auction, organized by the Toronto Symphony Volunteer Committee, will be held online from November 17–24, 2020.
Against the Grain Theatre Presents Messiah/Complex
Premièring this December, the multi-award-winning innovative team at Against the Grain Theatre (AtG) is proud to present a bold interpretation of Handel’s Messiah, accompanied by and in partnership with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO), and co-directed by Joel Ivany, the Founding Artistic Director of AtG, and Reneltta Arluk, Director of Indigenous Arts at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.
More Women Conductors Needed
Tapestry Opera has invited the TSO to be its Orchestral Partner in an initiative aimed at ending the gender imbalance in conducting roles.