The TSYO performs concerts in Vancouver, Nanaimo and Victoria, May 20 – 23, 2012.

April 23, 2012 – This May, the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra (TSYO) will perform in Western Canada on a three-concert tour to British Columbia. Led by conductor Alain Trudel, the 83-member orchestra will perform in Vancouver (May 20, 2:30pm at the Chan Centre), Nanaimo (May 22, 7:30pm at the Port Theatre) and Victoria (May 23, 7:30pm at the Royal Theatre).

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April 3, 2012

THE TORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTS THE HOCKEY SWEATER

Composed by Abigail Richardson

Roch Carrier, Narrator • Ken Dryden, Host

Alain Trudel, Conductor

World Première May 12 @ Roy Thomson Hall

 

"The winters of my childhood were long, long seasons. We lived in three places – the school, the church and the skating rink – but our life was on the skating rink."

Roch Carrier, “The Hockey Sweater”

Published in 1979 and instantly beloved by all, Roch Carrier’s "The Hockey Sweater" is as quintessentially Canadian as the game of hockey itself. Originally published in French, the story, which is often seen as a parable about French and English relations in Canada, became an instant classic of Canadian literature.

 

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Music Director Peter Oundjian joins his mentor to perform Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins.

March 19, 2012 – World renowned conductor and violinist Itzhak Perlman joins the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for a residency from April 25 – 28, 2012. During his extended visit, Mr. Perlman will perform alongside his former student and long-time collaborator, TSO Music Director Peter Oundjian as soloists in J. S. Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins (April 28, 2012). In a second concert progamme, Perlman performs Beethoven’s Violin Concerto and conducts the Orchestra (April 25 & 26, 2012). Offstage, Perlman will meet with Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra musicians for an inspirational question-and-answer session.

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