Ensemble Made In Canada won the 2021 JUNO for their Mosaique project, which MusicTORONTO presented in 2018. EMIC is Canada’s premier piano quartet; its members have outstanding individual careers and combine a wealth of experience. EMIC is known for its rich, homogeneous sound, and the confidence and conviction of its impressive, elegant interpretations.   PROGRAMME: Beethoven – Piano Quartet in E-flat, Op. 16 Stewart Goodyear – Piano Quartet – – – Saint-Saëns – Piano Quartet —————————————————– Call the box office…

The Miro Quartet won two major competitions, the Banff and the Naumberg, and has built an enduring career. Since 2003, the Miro has served as Quartet-in-Residence at the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas in Austin. To celebrate Beethoven’s 250th year and their own 25th in 20-21, the Miro recreated programmes from the past. January 9, 2020 was Program 1 of the Archive Project, a programme from 1910 played originally by the Kneisel Quartet. MusicTORONTO liked that…

Formed in 2016 at the Hochschule fur Musik und Tanz in Cologne, Germany, the Esme Quartet has rapidly gained a reputation as a chamber ensemble of exceptional achievement and promise. The ensemble takes its name from an Old French word meaning “loved” or “esteemed”. Soo Yeon Lyuh is a master of the haegeum (a traditional Korean two-stringed instrument), a composer and an improvisor currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area.   PROGRAMME: Soo Yeon Lyuh – Yessori, A Fantasia…

“There’s no disputing the remarkable finish, control and sheer beauty characterizing Benjamin Grosvenor’s pianism.” – Gramophone Born in 1992, Benjamin first came to prominence as the outstanding winner of the Keyboard Final of the 2004 BBC Young Musician Competition; he was invited to perform with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the First Night of the Proms in 2011. The same year he signed to Decca Classics. He was the inaugural recipient of The Ronnie and Lawrence Ackman Classical Piano Prize…

SOARING Fly with us on the melodies of a radiant new concerto performed by virtuoso violinist Marc Djokich , one of Mozart’s own favourite piano concertos performed by the stellar Daniel Vnukowski, and the glorious gliding lines of our Maestro’s custom orchestration of Haydn’s “Lark” quartet.   PROGRAM ROBERT RIVAL Violin Concerto world premiere MOZART Piano Concerto No. 12 HAYDN “The Lark”   To learn more about the program and the performers from Sinfonia Toronto’s website, CLICK HERE >> —————————————————–…

Marc-André Hamelin is known worldwide for his unrivaled blend of consummate musicianship and brilliant technique. An exclusive recording artist for Hyperion Records, his impressive discography numbers more than 60 recordings. Mr Hamelin is also a composer, with nearly 30 compositions to his name. Born in Montreal, Marc-André Hamelin is an Officer of the Order of Canada, a Chevalier de l’Ordre du Quebec, and a member of the Royal Society of Canada. Twelve previous recitals for MusicTORONTO since his debut in…

In July 1986, four young musicians performed together for the first time as the Lafayette String Quartet, then in 1988 they won the Cleveland String Quartet Competition and launched their international career. Today the LSQ continues to flourish with its original personnel. Since 1991, the LSQ has been Artists-in-Residence at the University of Victoria’s School of Music in BC. The LSQ has performed across Canada, the United States, Mexico and Europe, including five previous concerts for MusicTORONTO. MusicTORONTO celebrates their…