Concerts
Cameron Breiter's First Year ADP Recital
Come hear a blend of oldies but goodies and new music with myself and pianist Daisy Leung and the Asteri Strings!
Barnes: Anerca I for Solo String Bass
Casadesus: Adagio for Double Bass and Piano
Martín: Sueños para Contrbajo y Piano
Onslow: String Quintet No. 20 in D Minor
Schumann: Adagio and Allegro
This performance will not be live-streamed, though recordings will be available some time later!
Royal Conservatory Orchestra with Conductor William Eddins
William Eddins is the Music Director Emeritus of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and a frequent guest conductor of major orchestras throughout the world. He is also an accomplished pianist and chamber musician, and was a founding member of the New World Symphony.
Baritone Colin Mackey, ADP ’24 (GGS), is a winner of The Robert W. and G. Ann Corcoran Concerto Competition.
Program:
Giuseppe Verdi: Overture from La forza del destino
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel, IRV 77
Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka (original 1911 version)
NYO Canada 2025 65th Anniversary Tour
Tour Dates (Tix info soon!)
July 18: Toronto
July 19: Kingston
July 20: Ottawa
July 26: Vancouver
July 30: Nanaimo
August 1 -3: Victoria
Royal Conservatory Orchestra with Conductor JoAnn Falletta
Acclaimed by The New York Times as “one of the finest conductors of her generation,” multiple Grammy Award-winning conductor JoAnn Falletta serves as Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Music Director Laureate of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Brevard Music Center, and Artistic Adviser of the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra. Upon her appointment as Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic, Falletta became the first woman to lead a major American ensemble. She was recently named one of the Fifty Great Conductors, past and present, by Gramophone magazine, and has been hailed for having “Toscanini’s tight control over ensemble, Walter’s affectionate balancing of inner voices, Stokowski’s gutsy showmanship, and a controlled frenzy worthy of Bernstein” by The Washington Post.
Program:
John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, op. 37
(Jonathan Alter, winner of The Robert W. and G Ann Corcoran Concerto Competition)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, op. 35
Royal Conservatory Orchestra with conductor Mei-Ann Chen
Bold, passionate, and innovative, Taiwanese American Mei-Ann Chen is renowned as one of the most versatile and dynamic conductors on the podium today, praised for the energy and enthusiasm with which she infuses orchestras and performances. A passionate advocate for music education, Ms. Chen dedicates significant time in mentoring young conductors through various programs, including the Chicago Sinfonietta Freeman Conducting Fellowship program and the Taki Alsop Fellowship, and conducts ensembles at important educational institutions, both nationally and abroad. Highly regarded as a compelling communicator and a creative leader both on and off the podium, and a sought-after guest conductor, she has appeared with distinguished orchestras throughout the Americas, Europe, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and Scandinavia, and continues to expand her relationships with orchestras worldwide (over 150 orchestras to date).
Part of the Temerty Orchestral Program at The Glenn Gould School (GGS), the Royal Conservatory Orchestra (RCO) is widely regarded as an outstanding ensemble and one of the best training orchestras in North America. It consists of instrumental students in the undergraduate and graduate programs of The Glenn Gould School. Graduates of the RCO have joined the ranks of the greatest orchestras in the world.
Program:
Stewart Goodyear: Seasons (world premiere)
Alberto Ginastera: Harp Concerto, op. 25
(Zane Mallett, winner of The Robert W. and G Ann Corcoran Concerto Competition)
Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Royal Conservatory Orchestra with conductor Peter Oundjian
Maestro Peter Oundjian has been hailed as a masterful and dynamic presence in the conducting world and has developed a multi-faceted portfolio as a conductor, violinist, professor, and artistic advisor. He has been celebrated for his musicality, an eye towards collaboration, innovative programming, and an engaging personality.
Part of the Temerty Orchestral Program at The Glenn Gould School (GGS), the Royal Conservatory Orchestra (RCO) is widely regarded as an outstanding ensemble and one of the best training orchestras in North America. It consists of instrumental students in the undergraduate and graduate programs of The Glenn Gould School. Graduates of the RCO have joined the ranks of the greatest orchestras in the world.
Program:
Vivian Fung: Dust Devils
Fryderyk Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, op. 21
(Eric Guo, Grand Prize winner of The Robert W. and G Ann Corcoran Concerto Competition)
Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, op. 74
Royal Conservatory Orchestra with conductor Earl Lee
Earl Lee is a renowned Korean-Canadian cellist and conductor, currently Music Director of the Ann Arbor Symphony. He also served as assistant conductor of the Boston Symphony, resident conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and associate conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony. He is the 2022 recipient of The Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award.
Part of the Temerty Orchestral Program at The Glenn Gould School (GGS), the Royal Conservatory Orchestra (RCO) is widely regarded as an outstanding ensemble and one of the best training orchestras in North America. It consists of instrumental students in the undergraduate and graduate programs of The Glenn Gould School. Graduates of the RCO have joined the ranks of the greatest orchestras in the world.
Program:
Samy Moussa: Elysium
Ernest Bloch: Schelomo, Rhapsodie Hébraïque, B. 39
(Sabina Sandvoss, winner of The Robert W. and G Ann Corcoran Concerto Competition)
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D Major (“Titan”)
Springburst
Featuring the North American premiere of Norbert Palej’s new choral work Missa Super Terminos with special guests, the MacMillan Singers, directed by Dr. Jamie Hillman. The MacMillan Singers are a 45-student chamber choir from the University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Norbert Palej is Associate Professor of Composition and the artistic director of the annual New Music Festival at U of T.
Lydia Adams and the Elmer Iseler Singers welcome this special association with the Faculty of Music, U of T and Dr. Jamie Hillman, Elmer Iseler Chair in Conducting.
Royal Conservatory Orchestra with Conductor Naomi Woo
Canadian conductor and pianist Naomi Woo is a widely sought-after symphonic and operatic conductor, an educator, and the 2022 winner of the Canada Council’s prestigious Virginia Parker Prize. After a successful tenure as assistant conductor of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, she joined the Philadelphia Orchestra as assistant conductor for the 2024-25 season.
Naomi was recently announced as the National Youth Orchestra of Canada’s music director for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. Naomi is a member of Tapestry Opera’s Women in Musical Leadership program and was chosen by her mentor Yannick Nézet-Séguin as a member of the Orchestre Métropolitain’s inaugural orchestral conducting academy.
Jerry Hu, BMus ’27 (GGS), currently enrolled in The Ihnatowycz Piano Program, is also a winner of The Robert W. and G. Ann Corcoran Concerto Competition.
Program:
Zosha Di Castri: Lineage
Fryderyk Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, op. 11
Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Oakville Symphony: Passionate
Four composers inspired by passion across ages –and worlds! The pianist rising-start Victoria Wong will present her vibrant renditions of the exuberant first concerto by Chopin. Inspired by the most famous and tragic love of all times, Prokofiev explores the drama in his magnificent retelling of Shakespeare’s text. And for the first time, a Suite of Love Themes by the most popular composer of our times with the music you will recognize music from Star Wars, Superman, Indiana Jones and E.T.
Prairie Virtuosi
Join us for our annual New Years’ Day concert!
Program:
Winter from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons feat. Ava Leschyshyn, Mozart’s Symphony no. 21 in A Major, Haydn’s Divertimento in D, Rutter’s Suite for Strings, and Gluck’s of the Blessed Spirits.
Academy Chamber Orchestra
String students from The Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists come together as the Academy Chamber Orchestra to perform a special concert.
Royal Conservatory Orchestra with Conductor Earl Lee
Earl Lee is a renowned Korean Canadian cellist and conductor, currently Assistant Conductor of the Boston Symphony. He also served as the Resident Conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra from 2015 to 2018 and was the associate conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony. He is the 2022 recipient of The Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award.
Violinist Anna Štube, BMus ’27 (GGS), is a winner of The Robert W. and G Ann Corcoran Concerto Competition.
Please join us! This concert is preceded by a short performance by talented students of The Glenn Gould School. Prelude Recital starts at 6:45pm.
Program:
Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, op. 28
Benjamin Britten: Violin Concerto, op. 15
Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, op. 45
Majestic with the Oakville Symphony
Four strings and a few pieces of wood take us on an emotional journey in three movements in the hands of Stanislav Pronin – marking his highly anticipated return to Oakville. We will experience the vibrant world of the Huichol people of Mexico through Gabriela Ortiz’s rhythmic masterpiece, revealing her dynamism as one of today’s most captivating composers. Based on simple old tunes from England, Ireland and Scotland, Amy Beach’s Gaelic Symphony broke barriers in its acclaimed debut in Boston in 1896.
Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold
Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold reimagines Igor Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat in a new libretto by poet Titilope Sonuga. Through the journey of a fictional soldier attempting to enlist in WWI, this Soldier's Tale is set against the historical context of the No. 2 Construction Battalion — the only Canadian battalion composed of Black soldiers to serve in the First World War. In a psychological battle with the devil on the road to enlisting, the soldier embodies the battalion’s resilience and enduring struggle against racism, discrimination and historical erasure. Like the symbol of the Sankofa bird from which this story draws its name (a word in the Twi language of Ghana which means to go back and retrieve what was forgotten), this work blends past and future as the rhythm of Sonuga's poetry weaves through Stravinsky's original music. Sankofa is an invitation to honour a difficult history while moving toward a more promising future.
Royal Conservatory Orchestra with Conductor Tania Miller
“Wonderful control over the orchestra as if she carried a quiver of gestures that matched perfectly the mood of each musical section … While the sound of the orchestra was entertaining enough, watching Miller brought a new dimension to the performance." (Madison Capital Times)
Violinist Isabella Perron, BMus ’24 (GGS), is a Grand Prize winner of The Robert W. and G Ann Corcoran Concerto Competition.
Program:
Hector Berlioz: Le carnaval romain, op. 9
Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 77
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, op. 39
Commemorate the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation with Tanya Tagaq, Lido Pimienta, and others
To commemorate the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Indigenous artists gather to reflect, pay respect, and to give hope to survivors of residential schools.
Headlined by the internationally celebrated Inuit singer Tanya Tagaq performing with the Royal Conservatory Orchestra conducted by Jennifer Tung, the evening will include healing laughter, storytellers, testimony, traditional drum and dance, performances by Afro/Indigenous/Colombian/Canadian singer Lido Pimienta, the Manitou Mkwa Singers, Layla Staats, The Glenn Gould School soprano Emma Pennell, and others. Hosted by CBC’s Falen Johnson and curated by Denise Bolduc.
The evening may trigger unpleasant feelings or thoughts of past abuse. Please contact the 24-hour Residential School Crisis Line at 1-866-925-4419 if you require emotional support.