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NextGen Composers

As part of Music Director Gustavo Gimeno’s commitment to supporting and developing Canadian talent, three early-career composers—Matthew-John Knights, Fjóla Evans, and Luis Ramirez—will be mentored and have a five-minute piece performed in the season. The TSO RBC Affiliate Composer will work with the composers and foster an ongoing relationship that creates fertile ground for these artists who are at pivotal stages in their careers.

2022/23 NextGen Composers

Fjóla Evans

Fjóla Evans

Matthew-John Knights in a back shirt with a red bowtie standing outdoors.

Matthew-John Knights

Luis Ramirez

Luis Ramirez

Yuja Wang standing beside a piano with her arms stretched out to the side.
Hear New Works by NextGen Composers

Yuja Wang’s Rachmaninoff

June 16–18, 2023

New Works by NextGen Composers:
  Matthew-John Knights
  Fjóla Evans
  Luis Ramirez
(World Premières/TSO Commissions)
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3


Yuja Wang and “Rach 3” are a match made in piano heaven. Gustavo Gimeno conducts Shostakovich’s graduation-project-turned-international-hit, the searingly intense Symphony No. 1.