CLASSICAL SPOTLIGHTS
Roy Thompson Hall (Gould studio): There is a 13-year-old piano sensation growing up in our midst. Anastasia
Rizikov will get a moment in the local spotlight at a concert by Sinfonia Toronto at the Gould studio on Nov. 16.
Also at the Gould is young Canadian baritone Phillip Addis. He sings on Oct. 28 with pianist Emily Hamper, to open this season’s Canadian Voices Series.
The big star of the fall schedule at Roy Thomson is violin legend Itzhak
Perlman, with a solo recital Nov. 18.
Tafelmusik: Nearly everyone has heard “O Sole Mio” or one of the dozens of other classic folksongs of Naples. But few of us have experienced the folk tunes and legends that inspired their composers. Tafelmusik has invited
Vesuvius Ensemble to recreate the very special music of the hills surrounding the storied southern Italian city, Oct. 11 to 14 at Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre.
New music: It’s purely coincidental that two of Toronto’s most prominent presenters of new music celebrate their 30th anniversaries this season.
Soundstreams is the first to light candles on the musical cake, at Koerner Hall on Oct. 11, with a gala celebration that includes three world premieres and pieces by the great composers of our time.
The Esprit Orchestra, the country’s only orchestra dedicated to the performance of the music of our time, and founding conductor Alex Pauk take the Koerner stage on Oct. 14.