The latest news on performances of Classical Music in Toronto.
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra announced four new Special Performances for its 2026/27 season, featuring cellist Yo-Yo Ma, jazz vocalist Samara Joy, K-pop artist Wendy from Red Velvet, and a live orchestral screening of Ocean with David Attenborough.
Celebrating Steve Reich at 90 will be presented at Koerner Hall, featuring the North American premiere of 'In All Your Ways' and the 50th anniversary of 'Music for 18 Musicians.
Indo-Canadian percussionist and composer Agneya has been named the recipient of the Toronto Arts Foundation's Breakthrough Jazz Artist Award, which carries a $10,000 cash prize and was presented at the Toronto Jazz Festival.
Juno Award-winning Canadian vocal harmony trio Good Lovelies will perform their annual Christmas Concert at Toronto's Massey Hall, marking 20 years as a band with holiday classics and original music.
Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Samara Joy will perform with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at Roy Thomson Hall in her first appearance with the ensemble, spotlighting her interpretations of jazz standards.
Roy Thomson Hall will present HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS IN CONCERT, with a live orchestra performing John Williams' score as the full film screens in high-definition on a 40-foot screen.
The Canadian Opera Company will host a one-night-only concert at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, featuring the COC Orchestra, COC Chorus, and an all-Canadian lineup of soloists performing Beethoven's Symphony No.
Tapestry Opera and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra announced a masterclass for emerging women and non-binary conductors, hosted at Roy Thomson Hall with mentor Maestro Gustavo Gimeno and full orchestral forces.
Tafelmusik will close its 2025/26 season with 'BEETHOVEN EROICA & BOLOGNE: THE WINDS OF CHANGE' at Koerner Hall in Toronto, featuring works by Beethoven and composer Joseph Bologne.
Canadian Opera Company has released rehearsal footage of BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE/ERWARTUNG, a pair of one-act psychological thrillers now playing through May 16, 2026 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.
The Canadian Opera Company has released a first look trailer for its upcoming double bill of Bluebeard's Castle and Erwartung, directed by acclaimed Canadian stage director Robert Lepage.
Soundstreams will present its 44th season starting October 2026, featuring a celebration of Steve Reich, the North American premiere of James MacMillan's 'Angels Unawares', and performances linked to the Pacific Ocean.
Tafelmusik will present 'RAMEAU AND THE ART OF DANCE' in collaboration with Juilliard415, featuring Baroque dancers Caroline Copeland and Julian Donahue.
Tafelmusik will return with its annual performances of HANDEL’S MESSIAH at Koerner Hall and the SING-ALONG MESSIAH at Massey Hall.
Roy Thomson Hall will present the 28th Annual Choir & Organ Concert Series beginning December 19, offering audiences a free noon-hour opportunity to hear performances by some of Canada’s leading choral ensembles and organists.
The National Youth Orchestra of Canada (NYO Canada) will restructure its renowned summer training program beginning in 2026, introducing a new four-week intensive format that combines concurrent chamber and orchestral study.
The Urban Orchestra will present a new concert partnership with Toronto’s Old Mill on November 10, 2025, under the direction of Greg Hawco and Murray Foster.
Roy Thomson Hall has announced three Spring 2026 concerts: the Peking Acrobats (April 10), violin legend Itzhak Perlman (April 20), and piano virtuoso Hayato Sumino (May 2).
This October, Tafelmusik launches its home season at Jeanne Lamon Hall with a program that bridges 18th-century drama and modern pop culture.
Roy Thomson Hall and the Toronto Children’s Chorus will present Songs of the Season: Nostalgic Movie Moments on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
Tapestry Opera, Canada’s leading producer of new Canadian opera, has announced its 2025–26 season, the first full season in its new downtown home, the Nancy & Ed Jackman Performance Centre.
Canadian Brass brings their festive concert Home for the Holidays to Roy Thomson Hall on December 22, 2025.
Mandle Cheung, a 78-year-old technology CEO and amateur conductor, paid nearly $400,000 to lead the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony at Roy Thomson Hall.
The Azrieli Music, Arts and Culture Centre is launching its annual international call for proposals for the Azrieli Music Prizes Performance Fund.
Soundstreams has revealed the company's 43rd season, opening this November with Sarah Kirkland Snider's poignant choral work Mass for the Endangered.
Acclaimed British violinist Rachel Podger wraps up her inaugural season as Tafelmusik's Principal Guest Director with Concerti Virtuosi: Vivaldi & Telemann on May 2 & 3 at 8 PM and May 4, at 3 PM at Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St.
Japanese pianist/composer Satoko Fujii and her Tokyo Trio stop in Massachusetts for three concerts as part of a spring tour of North America celebrating the March release of Dream a Dream, the ensemble's first studio recording.
Classical music's favorite viral duo, TwoSet Violin, will return to Toronto for a special one-night-only performance with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra on November 5.
April concerts have been announced at at The Royal Conservatory Of Music.
The COC’s 2025 production of this masterpiece seamlessly blends performance practice tradition with a contemporary perspective on the story’s timeless themes.
March concerts at The Royal Conservatory of Music include performances from Jane Bunnett, Orlando “Maraca” Valle and the Magic Sax Quartet, Angélique Kidjo, Rosanne Cash, and Los Lobos and more!
A new date has been announced for Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason at The Royal Conservatory.
Now in its fifth installment, OPUS will present OPUS V: Change It Up, happening SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8 at 7:00PM @ Citadel+Compagnie, an evening of newfound creativity & ecstatic energy.
The Collingwood Music Festival announced a new Youth Masterclass Initiative and concert, offering young musicians the opportunity to learn from industry professionals and showcase their talents.
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) has announced a landmark $15 million gift from the Barrett Family Foundation, marking the largest pledge in the orchestra's history and the most significant commitment ever made to support programming at a Canadian performing arts organization.
Honens, home of Canada's international piano competition, announces CADENCE, an event where the boundaries between music and spoken word dissolve.
The Toronto Consort has appointed Daniel Taylor, O.
The Royal Canadian College of Organists will present the INTERSTELLAR 10 concert tour featuring Roger Sayer's solo organ arrangements of Hans Zimmer's 'Interstellar' soundtrack, marking Sayer's first performances in Canada.
The Canadian Opera Company has announced the cast for its first-ever production of NABUCCO, for 7 performances only.
Soundstreams has revealed its 2024/2025 season, featuring innovative performances and exploring themes of regeneration through music.
