Saturday, 4 April 2026 @ 19:00 – 20:30 – Step into a world where light and dance intertwine in this breathtaking retelling of Sleeping Beauty. As dancers glide across the stage, their illuminated costumes create a dazzling display of color and light, making every twirl and leap feel otherworldly. This isn’t just a ballet show—it’s a magical experience that brings a beloved classic to […]
Saturday, 4 April 2026 @ 17:00 – 18:30 – Step into a world where light and dance intertwine in this breathtaking retelling of Sleeping Beauty. As dancers glide across the stage, their illuminated costumes create a dazzling display of color and light, making every twirl and leap feel otherworldly. This isn’t just a ballet show—it’s a magical experience that brings a beloved classic to […]
Saturday, 28 March 2026 @ 14:30 – 16:00 – Poor Jacob Two-Two. Not only must he say everything twice to be heard over his older brothers and sisters, but he also finds himself the prisoner of the dreaded Hooded Fang. What did he do to deserve such a punishment? The worst crime of all – insulting a grown-up! Join the Kingston Symphony as we […]
Sunday, 22 March 2026 @ 14:30 – 16:00 – For this performance, two renowned Canadian pianists perform a repertoire for two pianos by Mozart, Chopin, Medtner, Chaminade, and Gershwin. “A performer of near-superhuman technical prowess” (The New York Times), Marc-André Hamelin is known worldwide for his musicianship and technique. Silver medalist and laureate of the Krystian Zimerman Prize at the 2015 International Chopin Piano […]
Friday, 20 March 2026 @ 19:30 – 21:30 – The Israeli Chamber Project returns to the Isabel with the celebrated violinist Antje Weithaas in their first joint North American tour. At the centre of the program is Yuval Shapiro’s chamber arrangement of Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony, commissioned by the ensemble. Bernard Herrmann, renowned composer of several of Alfred Hitchcock’s most beloved film scores, opens the […]
Sunday, 15 March 2026 @ 14:30 – 16:00 – A powerful journey of hope told through stories of healing, resilience, and light. Featuring a dramatic oratorio by Kim André Arnesen for voice and strings, this work explores urgent ecological and emotional themes. The program Includes, “The Wound in the Water” by Kim André Arnesen, “The Lighthouse Keeper” by Jake Runestad, and “Light of a […]
Friday, 13 March 2026 @ 20:00 – 21:30 – Christina Foster, Savannah Shea and Anna Sudac grew up in very different families, each filled with music and laughter, and each producing a sensitive, perceptive, expressive daughter with excellent pitch and impeccable taste. These performers’ respective careers span decades, cities, bands, ensembles, solo projects, private trials, and public triumphs. As a trio they have found […]
Sunday, 8 March 2026 @ 14:30 – 16:00 – Be captivated by an afternoon of staggering musical genius featuring one true masterwork after another. Montgomery’s Starburst is a call to honour the composers of orchestral music’s Romantic Golden Age. Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto alongside Brahms’ Fourth Symphony represent two titans at the peak of their power and artistry. It doesn’t get any better than […]
Friday, 6 March 2026 @ 19:30 – 21:30 – Winner of the 2024 Leeds International Piano Competition, Canadian pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko has been celebrated by audiences, critics and composers alike for his communicative power, refined technical command and artistic maturity. Also in 2024, Jaeden became the first Canadian Grand Prize Laureate in the piano edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal. Jaeden has […]
Friday, 27 February 2026 @ 19:30 – 21:30 – Rising star in vocal jazz and double JUNO Award winner, Dominique Fils-Aimé is a Montreal singer-songwriter who puts the history of African-American musical culture into the heart of her work. She will perform a show that invites the audience to delve into the roots of her soul with a strong desire to connect with one’s […]
Thursday, 26 February 2026 @ 20:00 – 22:00 – Legendary Canadian pop-punk pioneer Bif Naked has been a dynamic force in music, film, and TV since the 90s. BIF NAKED, directed by Polyanna Hardwicke-Brown and Jennifer Abott, tells the story of the extraordinary life and career of one of Canada’s most fearless artists. With unprecedented access and Bif’s raw honesty, the film captures the […]
Friday, 20 February 2026 @ 20:30 – 21:30 – Step into a world where light and dance intertwine in this breathtaking retelling of Sleeping Beauty. As dancers glide across the stage, their illuminated costumes create a dazzling display of color and light, making every twirl and leap feel otherworldly. This isn’t just a ballet show—it’s a magical experience that brings a beloved classic to […]
Friday, 20 February 2026 @ 18:00 – 19:00 – Step into a world where light and dance intertwine in this breathtaking retelling of Sleeping Beauty. As dancers glide across the stage, their illuminated costumes create a dazzling display of color and light, making every twirl and leap feel otherworldly. This isn’t just a ballet show—it’s a magical experience that brings a beloved classic to […]
Sunday, 15 February 2026 @ 14:30 – 16:00 – Genius! Stardom! Betrayal! Scandalous Romantics is a hilarious tabloid take on stories behind the most celebrated music stars across genres—and their spectacular lapses in judgement! Co-written with CBC’s Tom Allen, this family-friendly show tells stories around some of the greatest music ever written. Michael Bridge, digital accordion, and Kornel Wolak, clarinet and piano, dazzle with […]
Friday, 13 February 2026 @ 19:30 – 21:00 – Founded in 1997 by Baroque scholar and harpsichordist Andrea Marcon, the Venice Baroque Orchestra is recognized as one of the premier ensembles in the world devoted to period instrument performance. This performance titled Vivaldi, Tartini, Veracini, Locatelli: A Bow’s Duel in Venice, features violinist Chouchane Siranossian, one of the leading virtuosos on the international Baroque scene […]
Sunday, 8 February 2026 @ 14:30 – 16:00 – A symphony concert can represent an opportunity to be entertained, lifted up, bathed in music, or simply to make a deep connection. Sometimes, music can also sweep you away, and that is the intention with this program. Richardson-Schulte’s Step Up sets the tone, Bach’s immaculate Orchestral Suite No. 3 brings wonder and heartache with its […]
Thursday, 5 February 2026 @ 19:30 – 21:00 – Founded in 2009 by Brad Wells, Roomful of Teeth was incubated at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. As the world rapidly changes, the group is cultivating deeper relationships with technology, continuing to expand the capabilities of the human voice, aiming to be unburdened by physical limitations. Roomful of Teeth is known for new collaborative […]
Saturday, 31 January 2026 @ 19:30 – 21:00 – Pianists Philip Chiu and Janelle Fung celebrate fifteen years of artistic collaboration, exploring the past, present, and future of the revolutionary The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky. The program of Rites Reclaimed will offer visions of a future that is based in ancient rites and includes a magnificent new work by Ian Cusson, who “plays with […]
Sunday, 25 January 2026 @ 14:30 – 16:00 – This performance features violinist Chloe Kim and baritone Jonathon Adams, who will be joined by a stellar group of musicians in a program titled Out of the Deep. The program is inspired by the text of Bruhns’s lament, De Profundis (“Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord…”). Vancouver-based Chloe Kim has performed […]
Friday, 23 January 2026 @ 20:00 – 21:30 – Abby Stewart is a Kingston native, country singer, and songwriter. She’s opened for Hunter Hayes on his Tattoo Your Name Canadian Tour dates along with Dan + Shay, and has had the privilege of singing duets with Dean Brody, Dallas Smith, Aaron Pritchett and the Hunter Brothers. Stewart has opened for many Canadian talents, most […]
Sunday, 18 January 2026 @ 14:30 – 16:00 – At twenty, in his first job as an organist and still barely beginning life as a composer, J.S. Bach got into such trouble that the only thing he could do was to walk away. J.S. Bach’s Long Walk in the Snow takes you on that trip: a 400 km odyssey from Lübeck to the northern […]
Sunday, 11 January 2026 @ 14:30 – 16:00 – Raise your spirits with an afternoon of uplifting music! Optimism is one of our Maestro’s favourite emotions to express through performance. Join us for three incredible works which speak to the best in all of us: Kingston’s own Marjan Mozetich’s hopeful Postcards from the Sky, Felix Mendelssohn’s joyous masterpiece for the violin, and Vasily Kalinnikov’s […]
Wednesday, 17 December 2025 @ 19:30 – 21:00 – Ring in the season with the joy of live music! The Kingston Symphony joins forces with the Kingston Choral Society to bring you one of Kingston’s favourite musical holiday traditions. Enjoy music written to celebrate the season with cherished Christmas classics and fun holiday tunes. These concerts sell out every year, so be sure to […]
Friday, 19 December 2025 @ 20:00 – 21:30 – The Good Lovelies’ much-loved Christmas tour returns this December, bringing holiday classics, winter favourites and a sprinkle of the band’s original songs that you’ve come to love. Caroline Brooks, Kerri Ough, and Susan Passmore are JUNO award-winning songwriters and multi-instrumentalists, known for their rich harmonies and nostalgic sound. Blending folk-roots, old-time swing, bluegrass, pop, and […]
Tuesday, 16 December 2025 @ 19:30 – 21:00 – Ring in the season with the joy of live music! The Kingston Symphony joins forces with the Kingston Choral Society to bring you one of Kingston’s favourite musical holiday traditions. Enjoy music written to celebrate the season with cherished Christmas classics and fun holiday tunes. These concerts sell out every year, so be sure to […]
Monday, 15 December 2025 @ 19:30 – 21:00 – Ring in the season with the joy of live music! The Kingston Symphony joins forces with the Kingston Choral Society to bring you one of Kingston’s favourite musical holiday traditions. Enjoy music written to celebrate the season with cherished Christmas classics and fun holiday tunes. These concerts sell out every year, so be sure to […]
Sunday, 7 December 2025 @ 14:30 – 16:00 – Handel’s Messiah is one of the most beloved pieces in all of music history, performed year after year to audiences the world over. This December, the Kingston Symphony takes on Handel’s magnum opus alongside the Isabel Voices. Our intention, having not performed the Messiah for quite some time, is to return to this great tradition […]
Friday, 5 December 2025 @ 19:30 – 21:00 – Throughout Emily Fennell’s career as a singer, songwriter, and performer, the Christmas season has always been a time that unites her favourite themes—community, generational love, and family. A Miss Emily Christmas combines sleigh rides and candy canes with soul music and glittery pink accents. It’s a fun and welcoming celebration that will have you up […]
Saturday, 29 November 2025 @ 19:30 – 21:00 – Our beloved candlelit concert returns. Join us and bask in the warm glow as voices, harp, string ensemble, and piano unite in a radiant program that weaves together winter stillness, warmth, and light—capturing the true spirit of the season. This gorgeous repertoire includes “The Road” by Ola Gjeilo, featuring string orchestra, piano and harp, a […]
Saturday, 29 November 2025 @ 14:30 – 16:00 – Our beloved candlelit concert returns. Join us and bask in the warm glow as voices, harp, string ensemble, and piano unite in a radiant program that weaves together winter stillness, warmth, and light—capturing the true spirit of the season. This gorgeous repertoire includes “The Road” by Ola Gjeilo, featuring string orchestra, piano and harp, a […]
Friday, 21 November 2025 @ 20:00 – 21:30 – Luella is the musical project of twenty-year-old Kingston artist, Liv Whitfield. Her soulful dream-pop sound is the product of a unique collaboration with her producer and father, Zane Whitfield, known for his work with The Blue Stones, The Glorious Sons, and Kathleen Edwards. In June 2024 she released and toured her album, Summer Bummer, a […]
Friday, 14 November 2025 @ 19:30 – 21:00 – The Elmer Iseler Singers is a JUNO Award-winning choir based in Toronto and led by Artistic Director Lydia Adams since 1998. Marking their 47th Concert Season, they will present a program of music by J.S. Bach, Caroline Shaw, Franz Schubert, Peter Togni, and Queen’s Alumna Eleanor Daley’s beautiful Requiem. The esteemed 20-voice professional ensemble, founded […]
Wednesday, 12 November 2025 @ 19:30 – 21:00 – Conceived for two exceptional musicians—Aiyun Huang, percussionist, and Mark Fewer, violinist—this project examines how clocks respond to one another, to the passage of time, to stress, and to emotions. The two instruments embody distinct yet complementary temporalities, symbolizing the diversity of human experiences. Each scene is an exploration of a key theme: memory, stress, love, […]
Saturday, 31 May 2025 @ 19:00 – 20:30 – Join Kingston’s amazing, 100 voice Open Voices Community Choir for a celebration of 23 years of fun and beautiful music. Guest artists Multi Juno winner David Francey, Canadian Folk Music Award winner and Juno Nominee Peter Katz, and our own Kingston favourite Anna Sudac will help us put on a show for the ages. All […]
Saturday, 31 May 2025 @ 14:00 – 15:30 – Join Kingston’s amazing, 100 voice Open Voices Community Choir for a celebration of 23 years of fun and beautiful music. Guest artists Multi Juno winner David Francey, Canadian Folk Music Award winner and Juno Nominee Peter Katz, and our own Kingston favourite Anna Sudac will help us put on a show for the ages. All […]
Tuesday, 6 May 2025 @ 19:30 – 21:00 – This program by a signature Canadian ensemble and friend of the Isabel features wonderful examples of baroque concertos, including Bach’s Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C Minor, Telemann’s Concerto for 3 Violins in F Major, and Corelli’s Concerto Grosso no. 1 in D Major. Tafelmusik’s vibrant colours combine in Vivaldi’s vivacious Chamber Concerto in […]
Friday, 2 May 2025 @ 19:30 – 21:00 – Following the sold-out success of last year’s “A Night on Broadway” concert that concluded its acclaimed inaugural season, The Isabel Voices returns to the stage with another stunning evening of singing, dancing, and spectacular show tunes, backed by a phenomenal band. Don’t miss this exuberant celebration of all things Broadway!
Thursday, 1 May 2025 @ 19:30 – 21:00 – One of the most internationally successful Finnish string quartets, Meta4 creates music that exists in a timeless dimension where folk, early, and contemporary blur their boundaries and engage in mutual interaction. First prize winners of the International Shostakovich Quartet Competition in Moscow, the International Joseph Haydn Chamber Music Competition in Vienna, and a BBC New […]
Sunday, 27 April 2025 @ 14:30 – 16:00 – We finish our season in the most remarkable way we can, with a tribute to one of history’s greatest composers, Maurice Ravel. Our composer festival examines Ravel’s brilliance, from the clarity and innovation of his Tombeau de Couperin to the stunning beauty of his Piano Concerto in G Major courtesy of Avan Yu, and Ravel’s […]
Thursday, 17 April 2025 @ 19:30 – 21:00 – A concert by the Ukulele Orchestra is an unforgettable experience. A witty, quirky, irreverent, joyful, foot-stomping combination of rock and roll and melodious light entertainment, all played on the “bonsai guitar.” Add to this a menagerie of voices, eccentric humour and post-punk energy, a wonderful night of entertainment is guaranteed. There are no pianos, backing […]
Saturday, 12 April 2025 @ 14:30 – 15:30 – Love Letters, by A.R. Gurney, explores the themes of love, memory, and friendship through a series of heartfelt letters exchanged over the years. Proceeds from this performance will support various activities and initiatives at the DAN School.
Saturday, 12 April 2025 @ 14:30 – 15:30 – Splash’N Boots are a beloved Canadian children’s music duo consisting of Nick Adams (Splash) and Taes Leavitt (Boots). With 20 years of experience, Splash’N Boots have become a household name, creating music and concert experiences that bring happiness and joy to children of all ages.
Friday, 14 July 2023 @ 19:30 – 21:00 – The National Youth Orchestra of Canada (NYO Canada) embarks this summer on its 2023 Aurora Tour with stops in Ontario, Québec, and a return to the East Coast after six long years. Join us as over 80 of today’s brightest young classical musicians take to the stage under the baton of world-renowned conductor Maestro Sascha […]
