Sunday, October 27, 2024 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Hear the exquisite voices of soprano Karina Gauvin and contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux as they perform selected works by George Frideric Handel with the celebrated Les Violons du Roy, conducted by Music Director Jonathan Cohen.
Saturday, October 26, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Portugal’s reigning fado queen returns for her third spell-binding performance. With her vibrant, soulful voice and graceful, commanding presence, Mariza is the undisputed queen of the Portuguese art form, fado. No other Portuguese artist since Amália Rodrigues has built an international career of such breadth, accumulating success after success on the most prestigious world stages, […]
Saturday, October 19, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – The legendary pianist and composer performs music from his latest release D-Day to celebrate his 80th birthday. Local reggae legend Jay Douglas opens the show. In 2022, Monty Alexander was awarded the national honor of the Order of Jamaica for “Sterling Contributions to the Promotions of Jamaican Music and the Jazz Genre Interpretations Globally.” Recognized […]
Saturday, October 19, 2024 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm – The Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists presents a concert by the leading young classical musicians in Canada. Hear the stars of tomorrow! Free tickets available starting from 10am on Friday, October 11, 2024.
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Award-winning journalist and Chief Correspondent for MSNBC Ali Velshi offers his take on Trump, Harris, America, and the world, and discusses his recent book Small Acts of Courage, his own multi-racial family’s story.
Sunday, October 6, 2024 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – One of the most respected pianists of all time returns to Koerner Hall for his 75th birthday to perform Beethoven and Schoenberg. With a career spanning over four decades, Emanuel Ax has received numerous accolades, including multiple Grammy Awards and international recognition for his exceptional interpretations of classical masterpieces. “Ax is an extremely satisfying pianist; […]
Thursday, October 10, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – “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 […]
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – 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 […]
Monday, September 23, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Award-winning and bestselling Anishinaabe author Tanya Talaga launches her new book, The Knowing, in a special Koerner Hall event co-presented with RamsayTalks. Deeply personal and meticulously researched, The Knowing is a seminal unravelling of the centuries-long oppression of Indigenous People that continues to reverberate in these communities today. Talaga retells the history of Canada as […]
Thursday, June 6, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Three-time Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn perform Brahms Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3 with acclaimed pianist Andreas Haefliger. Hahn melds expressive musicality and technical expertise with a diverse repertoire guided by artistic curiosity. Haefliger comes from a rich tradition of music making and is acclaimed for his sensitivity, musical insights, and transcendent pianism.
Thursday, May 9, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Celebrate the legacy and impact of one of the most illustrious and influential groups of our time. To honour five decades of sound, Kronos Quartet will perform a carefully curated selection of its work, spanning brand new works and signature pieces from composers around the world. “The Kronos Quartet has broken the boundaries of what […]
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – “The most exciting British string player since Jacqueline du Pré” (The Observer), Koerner Hall favourite Daniel Hope returns with his ensemble to explore the rich world of Irish music. Through traditional Irish music from the Renaissance to the present day, Hope and his ensemble bring the beauty and magic of the Emerald Isle to life.
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Experience a captivating contemporary music concert featuring The Glenn Gould School New Music Ensemble led by conductor Brian Current, including Samy Moussa’s dynamic Kammerkonzert for a large ensemble and Iannis Xenakis’s mesmerizing Phlegra for 11 instruments. Prepare to be immersed in a diverse sonic landscape that pushes the boundaries of musical expression.
Sunday, June 2, 2024 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Tafelmusik’s 45th-anniversary season culminates with A Handel Celebration, a salute to one of the greatest musical dramatists of all time. A true humanist, Handel responded to the beauty and chaos of the world around him, creating music that explores the full spectrum of our emotional experience—from the purest joy to the most poignant sorrow. Guest soloists […]
Saturday, June 1, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Tafelmusik’s 45th-anniversary season culminates with A Handel Celebration, a salute to one of the greatest musical dramatists of all time. A true humanist, Handel responded to the beauty and chaos of the world around him, creating music that explores the full spectrum of our emotional experience—from the purest joy to the most poignant sorrow. Guest soloists […]
Friday, May 31, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Tafelmusik’s 45th-anniversary season culminates with A Handel Celebration, a salute to one of the greatest musical dramatists of all time. A true humanist, Handel responded to the beauty and chaos of the world around him, creating music that explores the full spectrum of our emotional experience—from the purest joy to the most poignant sorrow. Guest soloists […]
Saturday, May 25, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – newchoir’s triumphant return to Koerner Hall! A celebration of women singers, songwriters and performers, featuring 100+ vocalists, the newchoir band with Christina Faye at the helm, an all-female string quartet led by Liza McLellan and very special guest: Canada’s Got Talent Gold Buzzer Winner and powerhouse singer Stacey Kay!
Thursday, April 25, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Two master composers provide inspiration for this concert. Schafer’s work is concerned with the last days of Robert Schumann, from the time of his first hallucinations until his death in the Endenich asylum in 1856. Adapted selections from Clara Schumann’s diaries form the monodrama in Schafer’s work. The piece incorporates fragments of Schumann’s own vocal […]
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Join us for a thrilling evening of classical music from the Romantic era, featuring Brahms Symphony No. 1 and Beethoven Symphony No. 7. Composed in 1812, during a difficult period in Beethoven’s life, No. 7 holds a special place in the classical repertoire due to its exhilarating energy and emotional depth. One of its distinctive […]
Thursday, June 6, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Three-time Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn perform Brahms Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3 with acclaimed pianist Andreas Haefliger. Hahn melds expressive musicality and technical expertise with a diverse repertoire guided by artistic curiosity. Haefliger comes from a rich tradition of music making and is acclaimed for his sensitivity, musical insights, and transcendent pianism.
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – The Jon Cowherd Trio features three of the most imaginative, sensitive, and wide-ranging artists in modern jazz: pianist and Hammond B3 player Cowherd, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Brian Blade. Grammy Award-winning musician, composer, producer, and educator, Toronto-based Larnell Lewis has established himself among the most diverse and in-demand drummers in the world and has […]
Friday, May 10, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – The critically acclaimed Brentano String Quartet makes its Koerner Hall debut, performing Schubert’s “Trout Quintet” with virtuoso pianist Jonathan Biss and award-winning double bassist Joseph Conyers. Described as “passionate, uninhibited and spellbinding” (The Independent), the Quartet has performed across five continents in the world’s most prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the […]
Thursday, May 9, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Celebrate the legacy and impact of one of the most illustrious and influential groups of our time. To honour five decades of sound, Kronos Quartet will perform a carefully curated selection of its work, spanning brand new works and signature pieces from composers around the world. “The Kronos Quartet has broken the boundaries of what […]
Saturday, May 4, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – “Stacey Kent has practically done it all over the past twenty years, selling north of two million albums, putting her gorgeously delicate stamp on standards, intruding fresh tunes into the canon, racking up awards, and bringing her flawless voice to fans in more than fifty countries.” (All About Jazz) The award-winning American jazz singer performs […]
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – 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.
Sunday, April 28, 2024 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – The phenomenal Dover Quartet is joined by Norway’s foremost pianist Leif Ove Andsnes to perform piano quintets by Brahms, Dohnányi, and Joaquín Turina. Named one of the greatest string quartets of the last 100 years by BBC Music Magazine, the Grammy Award nominated Dover Quartet’s distinctive sound with its burnished warmth, incisive rhythms, and natural […]
Saturday, April 27, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – “A beautiful, honest storyteller of incredible depth and heart,” (DownBeat) acclaimed vocalist Lizz Wright performs music from her recently released album, Shadow. Juno Award nominated Lebanese-Canadian drummer, composer, educator, and producer Sanah Kadoura’s music traverses the modern jazz idiom with hints of neo-soul and a strong musical influence from her motherland of Lebanon.
Saturday, April 27, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The students of The Ihnatowycz Piano Program at The Glenn Gould School are featured in an evening of dazzling works for two pianos and piano four hands.
Friday, April 26, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – A double bill of soul, jazz, and Latin pop sounds, featuring two dazzling singer-songwriters and instrumentalists – the troubadour from Miami and the Cuban songsmith from Smithers, BC. Grammy, Latin Grammy, and Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter Alex Cuba’s songs are compelling exchanges that effortlessly groove through soul, funk, jazz, and pop styles. Raul Midón is also […]
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – “The most exciting British string player since Jacqueline du Pré” (The Observer), Koerner Hall favourite Daniel Hope returns with his ensemble to explore the rich world of Irish music. Through traditional Irish music from the Renaissance to the present day, Hope and his ensemble bring the beauty and magic of the Emerald Isle to life.
Sunday, April 21, 2024 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Beethoven aficionado Richard Goode has been hailed for music making of tremendous emotional power, depth, and expressiveness, and has been acknowledged worldwide as a leading interpreter of Classical and Romantic music. He will perform an all-Ludwig van Beethoven program, including the Bagatelles Nos. 6-11, the intimate Piano Sonata No. 30, and the epic Diabelli Variations. […]
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Experience a captivating contemporary music concert featuring The Glenn Gould School New Music Ensemble led by conductor Brian Current, including Samy Moussa’s dynamic Kammerkonzert for a large ensemble and Iannis Xenakis’s mesmerizing Phlegra for 11 instruments. Prepare to be immersed in a diverse sonic landscape that pushes the boundaries of musical expression.
Saturday, April 20, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Hailed as “one of the great queens of Malian music” (Rolling Stone), charismatic Grammy and UNESCO Award-winning vocalist Oumou Sangaré’s music is defiantly uplifting, full of buoyant West African grooves, hypnotic melodicism, and her joyful, soulful voice.
Monday, April 29, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – World-renowned guitarist and vocalist John Pizzarelli has been hailed by The Boston Globe for “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook.” He returns to Koerner Hall with a new album that showcases his versatility and virtuosity in exploring the timeless songs of Broadway and Hollywood. Caity Gyorgy is a two-time Juno Award-winning Canadian vocalist who is known […]
Sunday, April 7, 2024 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – The ARC Ensemble (Artists of The Royal Conservatory) performs Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s extravagantly lush Piano Quintet and works for string quartet and clarinet by his Viennese contemporary Ernest Kanitz. Comprised of the senior faculty of The Royal Conservatory’s Glenn Gould School, with special guests drawn from the organization’s most accomplished students and alumni, the three-time […]
Friday, April 5, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – The Grammy Award-winning NYC artist, filmmaker, violinist, writer, composer, and cultural icon returns to Koerner Hall for another magical night. Laurie Anderson is one of America’s most renowned – and daring – creative pioneers. Known primarily for her multimedia presentations, she has cast herself in roles as varied as visual artist, composer, poet, photographer, filmmaker, […]
Saturday, April 6, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – The Grammy Award-winning South African acapella ensemble, which blasted to stardom on Paul Simon’s album Graceland, makes its fourth appearance in Koerner Hall. They have also recorded with Stevie Wonder, Dolly Parton, Sarah McLachlan, Josh Groban, Emmylou Harris, Melissa Etheridge, and many others. Do not miss this sure to sell out appearance – they’ve “got […]
Sunday, March 10, 2024 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – One of the “most important artists of his generation,” (The New York Times) pianist Igor Levit will perform works by Beethoven, Mahler, and Hindemith at his Koerner Hall debut. Musical America’s Recording Artist of the Year 2020, his 2022 album On DSCH was awarded the Recording of the Year Award as well as the Instrumental […]
Sunday, March 24, 2024 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – An afternoon of Canadian rising stars! An alumna of The Glenn Gould School, Macedonian-Canadian mezzo-soprano Ema Nikolovska has performed with acclaimed international orchestras such as the Staatskapelle Berlin, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur conducted by Barbara Hannigan. Silver medalist and laureate of the Krystian Zimerman Prize at the 2015 International Chopin […]
Saturday, March 2, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Canada’s global orchestra teams up with Pakistani sufi superstar Meesha Shafi and ‘nuevo flamenco’ guitar virtuoso Jesse Cook for a world music extravaganza. KUNÉ fuses 11 musical traditions and 25 instruments into an ear-spinning confection of leaping melodies and luscious timbres. Singer/songwriter Meesha Shafi’s nuanced explorations of self, society, and artistic expression have given her […]
Sunday, February 25, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – The 2023 Grammy Award winner for Best New Artist and Best Jazz Vocalist makes her Koerner Hall debut. Samara Joy’s voice, rich and velvety yet precociously refined, has already earned her fans like Anita Baker and Regina King, appearances on the Today Show, and millions of likes on TikTok – cementing her status as perhaps […]
Saturday, February 10, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Violinist Isabelle Faust, cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras, and pianist Alexander Melnikov take us on a fascinating journey through a thrilling repertory of piano trio ‘hits’ by Schumann, Brahms, and Elliott Carter.
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Following their widely acclaimed collaboration on Lagrime di San Pietro (which was performed at Koerner Hall in 2020), Peter Sellars, Grant Gershon, and singers of the Los Angeles Master Chorale reunite with a deeply personal yet uplifting meditation on what it means to say goodbye to those we love. 24 singers will be accompanied by […]
Saturday, February 3, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – The Orchestra brings together the cream of Cape-Verdean musicianship and vocalists to honour the late and legendary Cesária Évora. This tribute to the “Barefoot Diva” features some of today’s greatest voices, including Elida Almeida, Teófilo Chantre, Lucibela, Lura, and Nancy Vieira.
Friday, February 2, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Widely revered as the greatest jazz saxophonist of his generation, Joshua Redman returns to Koerner Hall with a compelling new project featuring typically brilliant supporting partners and (in a first for Redman) built around a dynamic vocalist, the mesmerizing Gabrielle Cavassa. where are we is a musical journey across the United States of America, all […]
Saturday, December 9, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Oscar nominee and seven-time Grammy Award-winning trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchard and his electric ensemble are joined by the double Grammy Award-winning Turtle Island Quartet to perform arrangements of Wayne Shorter’s music along with an array of original work.
Friday, December 8, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Get in the holiday spirit with Canadian icon and acclaimed jazz songstress, Holly Cole! Her legendary Christmas concert, full of much-loved standards alongside eclectic selections of songs, returns to Koerner Hall and features her impeccable band along with string players from The Royal Conservatory.
Friday, November 24, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Multiple Grammy Award-winning conductor JoAnn Falletta is the first woman to lead a major American ensemble and was recently named one of the Fifty Great Conductors, past and present, by Gramophone magazine. She will lead Ihnatowycz Prize in Piano recipient and winner of The Robert W. and G. Ann Corcoran Concerto Competition Henry From and […]
Saturday, January 27, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – “The most influential jazz pianist of the last 20 years,” (The New York Times) Brad Mehldau plays a solo night of new jazz works commissioned by The Royal Conservatory, Wigmore Hall (London), Carnegie Hall, and Cal Performances (UC Berkeley). The pieces reflect the influences of French impressionism in 13 passages.
Sunday, January 21, 2024 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – The “Yo-Yo Ma of the harp” (Vogue), Bridget Kibbey joins the Calidore String Quartet and narrator Mervon Mehta for an eclectic evening including a haunting musical adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death, a new commission for harp and quartet by Sebastian Currier, works by Bach, Debussy, Fauré, and more.
Saturday, January 20, 2024 @ 10:00 pm – 11:59 pm – This exciting showcase of adventurous music led by conductor Brian Current features Tania León’s Indígena as a powerful highlight. Alongside the visually stunning Respire by Pierre Jodlowski, the haunting Habekhi (The Crying) by Chaya Czernowin, and the playful Ping Pong Concerto by Žibuoklė Martinaitytė, this performance immerses the audience in a twilight sound world that […]
Saturday, January 20, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Canadian-born violinist Lara St. John performs solo violin pieces composed by 12 leading composers, including Laurie Anderson, Valerie Coleman, Gabriela Lena Frank, and more. “Lara St. John happens to be a volcanic violinist with a huge, fabulous tone that pours out of her like molten lava. She has technique to burn and plays at a […]
Friday, January 19, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Turkish pianist Fazıl Say is not simply a pianist of genius, but also a master composer and improviser. He will perform his own works for solo piano, voice, and chamber ensemble with Turkish-Canadian mezzo-soprano Beste Kalender, Lara and Scott St. John (violins), Barry Shiffman (viola), and Winona Zelenka (cello). Turkish pianist Fazıl Say is not […]
