Concerts and Events
2010 | 11 Season
Concerts
Israelievitch plays Beethoven
Saturday, November 6, 2010 at 8:00 P.M.
CBC Glenn Gould Studio
$25 | $15 Buy Tickets
Celebrate the Holiday Season with the KSO
Friday, December 17, 2010 at 8:00 P.M.
Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts
$25 | $15 Tickets GO ON SALE ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2010
Haydn's Cello Concerto
Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 8:00 P.M.
CBC Glenn Gould Studio
$25 | $15 Buy Tickets
Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony
Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 8:00 P.M.
CBC Glenn Gould Studio
$25 | $15 Buy Tickets
Mozart's
"Coronation" Mass
Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 8:00 P.M.
CBC Glenn Gould Studio
$25 | $15 Buy Tickets
special Events
North York Music
Festival Gala
Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 8:00 P.M.
Lawrence Park Church
$25 | $15 Tickets GO ON SALE ON MAY 1, 2011
North York Music Festival
Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 2:00 P.M.
Cadillac-Fairview Shops at Don Mills
Free Admission Map
Israelievitch plays Beethoven
Saturday, November 6, 2010 at 8:00 P.M.
CBC Glenn Gould Studio
KSO Music Director Maestro Kristian Alexander opens the season with Beethoven`s light-hearted and cheerful Symphony No. 8. Internationally renowned violinist Jacques Israelievitch performs Beethoven`s famous Violin concerto. A sparkling evening not to be missed!
Kristian Alexander, conductor
Jacques Israelievitch, violin
Alexa Petrenko, host
| Beethoven, Prometheus creatures overture, Op. 43 | View Notes | Listen |
| Beethoven, Concerto for violin and orchestra, Op. 61 | View Notes | Listen |
| Beethoven, Symphony No. 8, Op. 93 | View Notes | Listen |
$25 | $15
Celebrate the Holiday Season with the KSO
Friday, December 17, 2010 at 8:00 P.M.
Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts
Open Dress rehearsal^
Monday, December 13, 2010 at 7:30 P.M.
Unionville Old Library Centre
Dazzling holiday favourties by Handel, Bach,
and Vivaldi surround a Canadian premiere of Two
Hanukkah Songs by the American composer Adam Grossman and the
lamenting Voice for Hope by
Larysa Kuzmenko. Share a glass of Champagne with Maestro Alexander and
the KSO musicians after the concert.
Kristian Alexander, conductor
Katerina Tchoubar, soprano
Cheryl Campbell, soprano
Marta Herman, mezzo soprano
Loralie Kirkpatrick, mezzo soprano
The Village Voices Choir
Joanne Andrews,
director
| Handel, Overture to Messiah | View Notes | Listen |
| J.S. Bach, Kleines Magnificat BWV Anh. 21 | View Notes | Listen |
| Handel, Pifa (from Messiah) | View Notes | Listen |
| Kuzmenko, Voice of hope | View Notes | Listen |
| Grossman, Two Hanukkah Songs* | View Notes | Listen |
| Vivaldi, Gloria RV 589' |
View Notes | Listen |
*Canadian premiere
' December 17 only
$25 | $15
TicketS GO ON SALE ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2010
^Limited number of $10 tickets (general admission) for the Open Dress rehearsal are available through the International Music Academy Box Office. To book your seats, call 905.489.4620. Join Maestro Kristian Alexander, KSO Musicians, and Members of the KSO Board of Directors for a glass of Champaign and hors-d'oeuvres after the concert.
Haydn's Cello concerto
Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 8:00 P.M.
CBC Glenn Gould Studio
Maestro Kristian Alexander leads Kindred Spirits Orchestra in Beethoven’s most spontaneous Symphony, the Seventh, that Richard Wagner depicted as an "apotheosis of the dance". Samuel Bisson performs Haydn’s virtuosic and emotionally intense Concerto for cello and orchestra. An evening of sheer joy and delight.
Kristian Alexander, conductor
Samuel Bisson, cello
Alexa Petrenko, host
| Mozart, Così fan tutte overture, K. 588 | View Notes | Listen |
| Haydn, Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1 | View Notes | Listen |
| Beethoven, Symphony No. 7, Op. 92 | View Notes | Listen |
$25 | $15
Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony
Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 8:00 P.M.
CBC Glenn Gould Studio
Beethoven’s bucolic “Pastoral” Symphony No. 6 is paired with one of Mozart’s greatest piano concerti, performed by Darett Zusko. Mozart’s Overture to The Abduction from Seraglio opens a marvelous evening of passion and excitement.
Kristian Alexander, conductor
Darett Zusko, piano
Alexa Petrenko, host
| Mozart, Die Entführung aus dem Serail overture, K. 384 | View Notes | Listen |
| Mozart, Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 24, K. 491 | View Notes | Listen |
| Kulesha, Divertimento | View Notes | Listen |
| Beethoven, Symphony No. 6, Op. 86 | View Notes | Listen |
$25 | $15
Mozart's "Coronation" Mass
Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 8:00 P.M.
CBC Glenn Gould Studio
Mozart, Mozart, and Mozart. Three astounding jewels of the composer’s
craft: the powerful overture to “Don Giovanni”, his last symphony,
No. 41 (“Jupiter”), and the majestic “Coronation” Mass
featuring a stellar cast and the celebrated Voices Choir.
Kristian Alexander, conductor
Julia Morgan, soprano
Claudia Lemcke, mezzo soprano
Stanislav Vitort, tenor
Mark Hamilton, bass
Voices Choir
Ron Cheung, choir director
Alexa Petrenko, host
| Mozart, Don Giovanni overture, K. 527 | View Notes | Listen |
| Mozart, Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter”, K. 551 | View Notes | Listen |
| Mozart, Mass in C ("Coronation"), K. 317 | View Notes | Listen |
$25 | $15
North York Music Festival Gala
Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 8:00 P.M.
Lawrence Park Church
Programme to be announced in April 2011.
Kristian Alexander, conductor
TBA, soloist
TBA, soloist
TBA, soloist
$25 | $15 Tickets GO ON SALE ON MAY 1, 2011
North York Music Festival
Winners of the 2011 Concerto competition
Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 2:00 P.M.
Cadillac-Fairview Shops at Don Mills
Programme to be announced in April 2011.
TBA, conductor
TBA, soloist
TBA, soloist
TBA, soloist