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Toronto, December 8, 2022 –
“As an orchestra of worldwide stature, the Toronto Symphony is trying ahead to resuming touring actions, and as soon as once more carrying the torch for Canadian music overseas,” stated Mark Williams, the TSO’s Chief Government Officer. “This celebratory go to to 2 of essentially the most culturally wealthy cities within the US, along with Canada’s capital, can be an thrilling worldwide début, sharing the deep partnership between Music Director Gustavo Gimeno and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.”
“Over the course of 100 years, the Orchestra has come to epitomize all that’s finest about Toronto: It’s a cosmopolitan enterprise, welcoming numerous concepts and influences from many views. The Toronto Symphony Orchestra embraces innovation whereas respecting custom. And it fosters creativity, each musically and thru engagement with our group. In brief, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra has earned its place on the world stage, and you may anticipate to see us at esteemed live performance halls throughout the globe as we enter the subsequent chapter in our historical past.”
For these extremely anticipated performances, Gustavo Gimeno has devised a program that tells the story of the Twenty first-century TSO—a mix of recent music, sensible soloists, and timeless favourites of the classical repertoire, together with a piece chosen for its proximity to Valentine’s Day: Prokofiev’s ballet Romeo and Juliet, in a particular suite compiled by Maestro Gimeno himself. The live performance opens with Canadian composer Samy Moussa’s texturally wealthy Symphony No. 2, which the TSO commissioned and premièred final spring. And rounding out this system is Lalo’s virtuosic Symphonie espagnole, with the extraordinary 19-year-old Spanish violin prodigy and Menuhin Competitors winner María Dueñas as soloist. The complete program is as follows:
Samy Moussa: Symphony No. 2 (TSO Fee)
Lalo: Symphonie espagnole for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 21 (María Dueñas, violin)
Prokofiev: Suite from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Compiled by Gustavo Gimeno)
“For a lot of causes, I’ve been anticipating my very first tour as TSO Music Director,” stated Gustavo Gimeno. “Not solely will it mark my Carnegie Corridor début, however it should additionally present us with the chance to deliver inspiring Canadian music throughout the border. I’m additionally delighted to function music paying homage to my house nation, carried out by my fellow Spaniard, the extraordinary violinist María Dueñas. Above all, I can’t wait to see the bonds of this Orchestra develop even stronger. Touring enhances the non-public {and professional} connections between gamers, enabling your entire ensemble to flourish creatively. There actually is nothing prefer it.”
Honouring Toronto audiences, the identical program will preview at Roy Thomson Corridor on February 8 and 9, in a live performance entitled Gimeno Conducts Romeo and Juliet. On February 11, the tour formally commences with the TSO’s annual orchestra alternate with the Nationwide Arts Centre Orchestra (NACO), who will carry out in Toronto whereas the TSO performs in Ottawa. The American leg of the tour begins on February 13, because the Orchestra travels to New York Metropolis and performs on the legendary Carnegie Corridor. Whereas the TSO has appeared there quite a few occasions—most not too long ago in 2011 and initially in 1963—this live performance can be Maestro Gimeno’s introduction to the enduring venue. The efficiency will even mark the US Première of Samy Moussa’s Second Symphony. The tour then concludes on a romantic notice on February 14, when the TSO visits Chicago, Toronto’s sister metropolis, for the primary time in its historical past, taking part in a Valentine’s Day live performance on the storied Symphony Centre.
