The TSO Chamber Soloists
Founded in 2014, The Toronto Symphony Orchestra Chamber Soloists came together with the mission to create programming featuring a diverse and varied range of instruments. Acclaimed as an ensemble of distinguished virtuosi, The TSO Chamber Soloists’ unique combination of winds, strings, keyboard, and percussion gives it the flexibility to present a wide range of unusual and infrequently performed repertoire, along with some of the best-loved works in the chamber music literature.
The TSO Chamber Soloists perform inside the Roy Thomson Hall auditorium. Doors for the pre-concert performance open 30 minutes before the performance begins. Admission is included in the price of your TSO concert ticket. Seating is limited, and latecomers will not be admitted after the performance start time.
Programs are subject to change.
2019/20 Season
Upcoming Performances
Majestic Bruckner
Thu, February 20, 2020 at 6:45pm
Doors open at 6:15pm
No seating after 6:45pm
Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder
With special guests Krisztina Szabό, mezzo-soprano, and Donald Runnicles, piano
Oundjian Conducts Mahler
Fri, May 1, 2020 at 6:15pm
Doors open at 5:45pm
No seating after 6:15pm
Vivier: Cinq chansons pour percussion
Charles Settle, percussion
Joe Kelly, percussion
John Rudolph, percussion
All Beethoven
Sat, June 13, 2020 at 6:45pm
Doors open at 6:15
No seating after 6:45pm
Beethoven: Septet
James Ehnes, violin (special guest)
Victor Fournelle-Blain, viola
Joseph Johnson, cello
Jeffrey Beecher, bass
Joaquin Valdepeñas, clarinet
Neil Deland, horn
Michael Sweeney, bassoon
Past Performances
Gimeno Conducts Daphnis et Chloé
Wed, October 9, 2019 at 6:45pm
Ravel/arr. Skaila Kanga: Sonatine en Trio – Mvt. II
Fauré: Après un Reve
Fauré: En Prière
Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
Kelly Zimba, flute
Theresa Rudolph, viola
Heidi Elise Bearcroft, harp
All Tchaikovsky
Sun, December 1, 2019 at 1:45pm
Doors open at 1:15pm
Arensky: String Quartet No. 2
Jonathan Crow, violin
Remi Pelletier, viola
Emmanuelle Beaulieu Bergeron, cello
Winona Zelenka, cello
2020/21 Season
Upcoming Performances
Gimeno Conducts Beethoven
Fri, October 16, 2020 at 6:15pm
Doors open at 5:45pm
No seating after 6:15pm
Schubert: The Shepherd on the Rock
Beethoven: Scottish Folk Songs
Karina Gauvin, soprano (special guest)
Joaquin Valdepeñas, clarinet
Jonathan Crow, violin
Joseph Johnson, cello
Víkingur Ólafsson Plays Mozart
Wed, November 4, 2020 at 6:45pm
Doors open at 6:15pm
No seating after 6:45pm
Mozart: Flute Quartet No. 3, K. 285b
Barbara Croall: Lullaby for Pipigwan and String Quartet
Barbara Croall, composer & pipigwan (special guest)
Kelly Zimba, flute
Yolanda Bruno, violin
Rémi Pelletier, viola
Emmanuelle Beaulieu Bergeron, cello
Dvořák New World
Sun, Nov 15, 2020 at 1:45pm
Doors open at 1:15pm
No seating after 1:45pm
Beethoven: Trio in B-flat Major
Featuring Eric Abramovitz, clarinet
Romeo & Juliet
Thu, February 11, 2021 at 6:45pm
Doors open at 6:15pm
No seating after 6:45pm
Brahms: String Sextet No. 2
Jonathan Crow, violin
Victor Li, violin
Victor Fournelle-Blain, viola
Rémi Pelletier, viola
Joseph Johnson, cello
Emmanuelle Beaulieu Bergeron, cello
Gimeno + The Rite of Spring
Wed, April 7, 2021 at 6:45pm
Doors open at 6:15pm
No seating after 6:45pm
Stravinsky: Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet
Stravinsky: Pour Pablo Picasso for Solo Clarinet
Stravinsky: Lied ohne Name for Two Bassoons
Stravinsky: Octet for Wind Instruments
Kelly Zimba, flute
Eric Abramovitz, clarinet
Michael Sweeney, bassoon
Darren Hicks, bassoon
Andrew McCandless, trumpet
Steve Woomert, trumpet
Gordon Wolfe, tenor trombone
Jeffrey Hall, bass trombone
Moussa Conducts Moussa & Dvořák
Sat, April 24, 2021 at 6:45pm
Doors open at 6:15pm
No seating after 6:45pm
Samy Moussa: Frammenti dolorosi et amorosi: Eight Songs for Voice and Piano (Text: Michelangelo)
Dvořák: Terzetto for Two Violins and Viola
Artists to be announced
Sir Andrew + Symphonie Fantastique
Sun, June 20, 2021 at 1:45pm
Doors open at 1:15pm
No seating after 1:45pm
Martinů: La revue de cuisine
Eric Abramovitz, clarinet
Michael Sweeney, bassoon
Andrew McCandless, trumpet
Jonathan Crow, violin
Joseph Johnson, cello
Comprising principal players from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, The TSO Chamber Soloists have already performed around the world, from Roy Thomson Hall to the iconic Harpa Hall in Iceland, with such distinguished guest artists as Emanuel Ax, James Ehnes, Barbara Hannigan, and John Storgårds. Curated by TSO Concertmaster Jonathan Crow, The TSO Chamber Soloists seek to bring audiences closer to the musicians of the Orchestra—personally and musically. As the chamber ensemble could be seen as a microcosm of the symphony orchestra, the intimate nature of chamber music invites the audience to a close encounter with the distinct personalities and talents of the TSO’s individual musicians, while the works performed offer a different perspective into a particular composer’s craft.
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