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TSO Holiday Pops
TSO Holiday Pops
12/10 - 12/11/2025


Jingle all the way with your Toronto Symphony Orchestra! This year’s festive spectacular is led by guest conductor Sarah Hicks, joined by the radiant Mikaela ...



Sarah Kirkland Snider to Release New Orchestral Album 'Forward Into Light'


by Josh Sharpe - December 04, 2025

Sarah Kirkland Snider’s fifth full-length LP, a new, all-orchestral album titled Forward Into Light, will be released on February 27, 2026. Listen to two new tracks here....

Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra Opens Applications For Resident Conductor & Mentorship Programs


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 06, 2025

Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra has opened a call for applications for its Resident Conductor and Mentorship programs. Learn ...

Violinist Timothy Chooi Honored With Stradivari Loan From Nippon Music Foundation in Japan


by Stephi Wild - October 06, 2025

International violinist Timothy Chooi has recently been honored with the loan of the Stradivarius 1714 “Dolphin” violin from the Nippon Music Foundation in Tokyo, Japan....

NYO Canada Names Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser As Music Director To Bridge Youth Training


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 25, 2025

The National Youth Orchestra of Canada has appointed Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser as Music Director for the 2026 and 2027 seasons. Learn more here!...

ELDEN RING Symphonic Adventure To Be Presented At Roy Thomson Hall


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 09, 2025

Roy Thomson Hall will present ELDEN RING Symphonic Adventure. The ELDEN RING Symphonic Adventure will feature montages from the multi-award-winning video game accompanied by the beautiful sounds of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra....

Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra Appoints John Storgårds as Next Music Director


by Stephi Wild - September 03, 2025

Canada's National Arts Centre (NAC) announced today that the internationally acclaimed Finnish conductor John Storgårds will become the NAC Orchestra's eighth music director, beginning in the 2026-2027 season. ...

Toronto Tech CEO Pays $400,000 to Conduct the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in Mahler’s Resurrection


by Joshua Wright - June 27, 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....

Toronto Tech CEO Pays $400,000 to Conduct the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in Mahler’s Resurrection


by Joshua Wright - June 27, 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....

CAPA to Present The Second City 65th Anniversary Show At Southern Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 29, 2025

CAPA will present The Second City live on the Southern Theatre stage. The Second City is celebrating 65 years of legendary laughs! Showcasing some of the audience's favorite songs, sketches, and characters. Learn more!...

Interview: Theatre Life with Steven Reineke


by Elliot Lanes - May 16, 2025

Today’s subject Maestro Steven Reineke is currently living his theatre and music life to the max as the Principal Pops Conductor for YOUR National Symphony Orchestra (NSO.) He has held that position since 2011 after debuting with the symphony the year before. His upcoming appearances with the NSO at...

Past Shows

Disco! Bee Gees & Beyond
Disco! Bee Gees & Beyond
6/17 - 6/18/2025


Rajaton returns, joining Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke and your TSO for a brand-new show that will make you boogie oogie oogie ’til you just ...

La Vida Loca
La Vida Loca
5/13 - 5/14/2025


Get on your feet, and let’s get loud with the greatest hits of the ‘90s and ‘00s! La Vida Loca celebrates artists including Jennifer Lopez, ...

Pops Goes to the Movies: The Music of Hans Zimmer


Discover the unparalleled musical genius of legendary film composer and record producer Hans Zimmer—a GRAMMY®, Golden Globe, and Academy Award® winner who has captivated Hollywood ...

21st-Century Broadway
21st-Century Broadway
3/4 - 3/5/2025


Join your TSO and a star-studded Broadway cast featuring Aisha Jackson, Derek Klena, Javier Muñoz, and Tony Award® winner Ali Stroker for an extravaganza of ...

21st-Century Broadway
21st-Century Broadway
3/4 - 3/5/2025


Join your TSO and a star-studded Broadway cast featuring Hailey Kilgore ( Once on This Island ), Derek Klena ( Jagged Little Pill, Anastasia ), ...

Simply the Best: A Tina Turner Tribute with Adrienne Warren


Tony Award® winner Adrienne Warren ( Tina: The Tina Turner Musical ) joins Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke and your TSO for an electrifying tribute ...

Broadway Blockbusters with Ramin Karimloo & Mikaela Bennett


Acclaimed Broadway star and Toronto native Ramin Karimloo joins celebrated Canadian vocalist Mikaela Bennett for a journey through the blockbusters of musical theatre, from the ...

FREEDOM! A Tribute to Aretha Franklin


From singing at age 10 for her father’s church in the City of Detroit to performing on the world stage for six decades, the Queen ...

A Spoonful of Sugar with Ashley Brown


Ashley Brown débuted on Broadway as Belle in Disney’s theatrical production of Beauty and the Beast , before originating the title role in Mary Poppins ...

Messiah
Messiah
12/17 - 12/23/2023


Dame Jane Glover leads your Toronto Symphony Orchestra; the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, prepared by Artistic Director Jean-Sébastien Vallée; and four outstanding soloists in Handel’s cherished ...

TSO Holiday Pops
TSO Holiday Pops
12/11 - 12/13/2023


Make your holidays merry and bright with a musical celebration for family and friends! Toronto Symphony Orchestra Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke welcomes legendary Canadian ...

Home Alone in Concert
Home Alone in Concert
12/7 - 12/9/2023


Celebrate the holidays with the return of a seasonal favourite, Home Alone in Concert. Macaulay Culkin stars as an inventive eight-year-old, accidentally left alone over ...

The Music of ABBA
The Music of ABBA
6/28 - 6/29/2022


Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! Finnish vocal ensemble Rajaton pays tribute to the Swedish pop supergroup that soared to stardom in the 1970s. You'll hear all your ...

Gimeno + Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”


A triumphant rallying cry to hope, humanity, and universal fellowship, Beethoven's eternal and transcendent Symphony No. 9culminating in the ecstatic and uplifting Ode to Joy ...

Gimeno Conducts Grieg & Mahler


Lose yourself in the mythic, cosmic world of Mahler's Symphony No. 1, an absorbing, all-embracing epic on the grandest scale from it's ethereal opening to ...

Oundjian Conducts Brahms (GWRH)


Small phrases blossom into statements of grand, poetic power in Brahms's fourth and final symphony, a monument to the composers mastery that incorporates intricate techniques ...

Oundjian Conducts Brahms
Oundjian Conducts Brahms
6/1 - 6/4/2022


Small phrases blossom into statements of grand, poetic power in Brahms's fourth and final symphony, a monument to the composers mastery that incorporates intricate techniques ...

Gimeno Conducts “Emperor”


Massive in scale, sweeping in scope, Beethoven's Emperor Concerto elevated the art form to towering new heights unsurpassed to this day. Plus, be there for ...

Gimeno + Hannigan
Gimeno + Hannigan
5/19 - 5/21/2022


Fairy-tale magic springs from every moment of Stravinsky's The Firebird, from the spine-tingling opening to the pounding Infernal Dance to the glittering finale. Experience the ...


Experience all the feels as Barrett Principal Education Conductor & Community Ambassador Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser leads the Orchestra in a program designed to showcase how a ...

Relaxed Performance: mad.sad.glad


Experience all the feels as Barrett Principal Education Conductor & Community Ambassador Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser leads the Orchestra in a program designed to showcase how a ...

The Best of John Williams
The Best of John Williams
5/10 - 5/13/2022


From Jaws to Jurassic Park, and Star Wars to Schindlers List, John Williams's film scores have the power to warm hearts and make them beat ...

Gimeno + Dvořák’s “New World”


A convergence of old and new worlds inspired something truly special in Dvoks soul-stirring New World Symphony, in which he drew upon the musical traditions ...

Gimeno, Lisiecki & Tchaikovsky 5


Gustavo Gimeno leads one of Tchaikovskys best-loved works, the impassioned and immense Fifth Symphony. Ever the rebel, Prokofiev packed his Second Piano Concerto with blistering ...

Peter, the Wolf & the Kiwi


Delight in a musical menagerie as the TSO and Barrett Principal Education Conductor & Community Ambassador Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser bring two animal adventures vividly to life ...

Totally ’80s
Totally ’80s
4/12 - 4/13/2022


Prepare for orchestral awesomeness! Put on some neon, straighten your shoulder pads, and slip into those acid-wash jeansbecause the TSO is totally rewinding to, like, ...

Celebrate 100: Maestros’ Special Homecoming


Five esteemed conductors, one unforgettable night! Celebrate the Toronto Symphony Orchestras storied past, vibrant present, and thrilling future as former TSO music directors Sir Andrew ...

Ehnes Plays Beethoven
Ehnes Plays Beethoven
4/6 - 4/7/2022


The extraordinary James Ehnesa violinist in a class of his own (The Times)performs one of the supreme treasures of the repertoire, Beethovens Violin Concerto. Conductor ...

Rachmaninoff’s Second
Rachmaninoff’s Second
4/1 - 4/2/2022


The always-impressive Karen Gomyo brings finesse to Mozarts sweet and singing Violin Concerto No. 3. And acclaimed conductor Eun Sun Kim makes her TSO dbut ...

Truth in Our Time with NACO


Canadas National Arts Centre Orchestra and Music Director Alexander Shelley return to Toronto to explore the theme of Truth in our Times with the World ...

Saraste + Sibelius
Saraste + Sibelius
3/23 - 3/26/2022


Experience the power and grandeur of Sibeliuss monumental Fifth Symphony, under the baton of eminent Finnish conductor and former TSO Music Director Jukka-Pekka Saraste. From ...

Screen to Stage: Appalachian Spring & More


Marking two years since the stage first went dark in response to COVID-19, the TSO presents live performances of works that were shared digitally with ...

Screen to Stage: Appalachian Spring & More


Marking two years since the stage first went dark in response to COVID-19, the TSO presents live performances of works that were shared digitally with ...

The Princess Bride In Concert


Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles - what more could you wish for! Experience one of the most beloved films ...

FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Orchestra World Tour


The FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Orchestra World Tour, presented by AWR Music Productions, is an electrifying new concert based entirely on the highly anticipated and ...

Find Your Dream: The Songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein


Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke takes the Orchestra and a pair of sensational singers back to Broadway in a captivating concert dedicated to the unforgettable ...

Hewitt Plays Bach & Mozart
Hewitt Plays Bach & Mozart
2/16 - 2/19/2022


Canadian Angela Hewitt is internationally recognized as one of the greatest Bach interpreters in the world today (BBC Music raves: I know of no musician ...

Valentine’s Soundtrack


Its music you love, with the one you love! Bring your sweetheart-or your pals-to beautiful Roy Thomson Hall for a night to remember as the ...

Gimeno + Schumann’s “Spring”


Breathe in fresh meadow air and envision flower buds bursting into full bloom with Schumann's revitalizing Spring Symphony, music that positively brims with optimism and ...

CANCELLED - Gimeno Conducts Beethoven


Due to provincial regulations, all in-person TSO concerts through January 30 are cancelled. Sun, January 30, 2022 at 3:00pm...

CANCELLED -Gimeno Conducts Beethoven


Due to provincial regulations, all in-person TSO concerts through January 30 are cancelled. Fri, January 28, 2022 at 7:30pm Sat, January 29, 2022 at 8:00pm...

TSO Live Stream—Gimeno Conducts Beethoven


Back by popular demand! TSO Live Streams bring you music in the moment, as members of the Orchestra perform from the stage of our own ...

Beethoven’s Fourth
Beethoven’s Fourth
2/26 - 1/27/2022


Under the baton of acclaimed Chinese-American conductor Xian Zhang, Principal Flute Kelly Zimba Lukic shares a concerto by Danish composer Carl Nielsen, a masterful showcase ...

CANCELLED- Mendelssohn’s “Reformation”


Due to provincial regulations, all in-person TSO concerts through January 26 are cancelled. Wed, January 19, 2022 at 8:00pm Thu, January 20, 2022 at 8:00pm ...

CANCELLED- Moussa, Wagner & Dvořák


Due to provincial regulations, all in-person TSO concerts through January 26 are cancelled. Wed, January 12, 2022 at 8:00pm Thu, January 13, 2022 at 8:00pm ...

CANCELLED - Bach’s Brandenburg & More


Due to provincial regulations, all in-person TSO concerts through January 26 are cancelled. Fri, January 7, 2022 at 7:30pm Sat, January 8, 2022 at 8:00pm ...

CANCELLED -Tribute to Louis Armstrong


Due to provincial regulations, all in-person TSO concerts through January 26 are cancelled. Tue, January 4, 2022 at 8:00pm and Wed, January 5, 2022 at ...

TSO Live Stream—Tribute to Louis Armstrong


Back by popular demand! TSO Live Streams bring you music in the moment, as members of the Orchestra perform from the stage of our own ...

Messiah
Messiah
12/15 - 12/19/2021


Rejoice greatly as this glorious holiday tradition returns! RBC Resident Conductor Simon Rivard leads four acclaimed soloists, the Orchestra, and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir in ...

TSO Holiday Pops
TSO Holiday Pops
12/7 - 12/9/2021


Do you hear what I hear? Its the joyful and triumphant return of TSO Holiday Pops! Jingle all the way to Roy Thomson Hall for ...

Home Alone
Home Alone
12/3 - 12/4/2021


This beloved holiday favourite features renowned composer John Williamss charming and delightful score performed live to picture by the TSO. Macaulay Culkin stars as Kevin ...

TSO Live Stream—Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto


Back by popular demand! TSO Live Streams bring you music in the moment, as members of the Orchestra perform from the stage of our own ...

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
11/24 - 11/28/2021


Surging with ardent passion and calling for virtuoso feats of the highest order, Tchaikovskys Violin Concerto is one of classical musics most thrilling live concert ...

Winds, Brass & Percussion Spotlight


The TSOs majestic brass, woodwind, and percussion sections are featured in a vibrant musical potpourri including Joan Towers Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, No. 1 ...

String Showcase
String Showcase
11/17 - 11/18/2021


Some of the most stunningly beautiful works in all of classical music will stir the soul as the TSOs fabulous strings and harp take centre ...

A Welcome Return: Gimeno & Your TSO


Gustavo Gimenos long-anticipated in-person dbut as Music Director promises to be an emotional concert experience remembered for years to come as audiences return to Roy ...

TSO Live Stream—A Welcome Return: Gimeno & Your TSO


Back by popular demand! TSO Live Streams bring you music in the moment, as members of the Orchestra perform from the stage of our own ...

TSO Live Stream: Gimeno’s Homecoming


As a surprise gift to its community, the TSO presents a special FREE digital event, TSO Live Stream: Gimenos Homecoming, conducted by Music Director Gustavo ...

Sarah Jeffrey Plays Mozart
Sarah Jeffrey Plays Mozart
6/22 - 6/29/2021


Available to view June 2229, 2021: Concertmaster Jonathan Crow leads the Orchestra in an exquisite all-Mozart program, which features a dazzling concerto by TSO Principal ...

TSO On Demand: Vivaldi's Four Seasons


TSO On Demand: Vivaldis Four Seasons Available to view Mar 26– Apr 15, 2021 Concertmaster Jonathan Crow performs as soloist and leads his TSO colleagues ...

Messiah/Complex
Messiah/Complex
4/1 - 4/13/2021


Messiah/ComplexStreaming April 1 to 13, 2021 This Easter season, Messiah/Complex returns for an encore presentation. The multi-award-winning innovative team at Against the Grain Theatre (AtG) ...

TSO Live Streams: All Mozart


TSO Live Streams: All MozartWednesday, Mar 31 at 7:30pmBask in the magnificence of Mozart, from the overture to an early comic opera, to his revered ...

TSO On Demand: Beethoven Septet


TSO On Demand: Beethoven Septet Available to view Feb 12-Mar 4, 2021 Members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra will perform Beethovens most crowd-pleasing contribution to ...

TSO On Demand: Holiday Pops
TSO On Demand: Holiday Pops
12/18 - 1/3/2021


TSO On Demand: Holiday PopsA part of our TSO On Demand concert series.Available to view Dec 18, 2020Jan 3, 2021Toronto Symphony Orchestra is streaming to ...

Buffy Sainte-Marie


With a revolutionary career spanning more than five decades and 20 albums, the legendary Academy Award–winning singer-songwriter and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie brings her consummate artistry ...

The Second City Guide to the Symphony


Back by popular demand! The legendary Second City comedy theatre and the TSO team up once again to bring back this hit show, filled with ...

The Second City Guide to the Symphony


Back by popular demand! The legendary Second City comedy theatre and the TSO team up once again to bring back this hit show, filled with ...

Music of John Williams


Enjoy a full concert of glorious selections by John Williams, the undisputed king of film music! Steven Reineke leads a program that will fill you ...

Music of John Williams


Enjoy a full concert of glorious selections by John Williams, the undisputed king of film music! Steven Reineke leads a program that will fill you ...

Peter and the Wolf


Without upsetting the maestro, three musicians and a conductor’s assistant must outwit a fearsome wolf that threatens both the orchestra and audience. The concert hall ...

Alligator Pie


The Orchestra is ecstatic to bring to music the beloved children’s poetry collection Alligator Pie by Toronto poet Dennis Lee. Composed by Abigail Richardson (The ...

On Broadway


It's an irresistible panorama of Broadway show-stoppers—classic melodies and recent hits alike—as Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke and sensational vocal soloists bring you the finest ...

On Broadway


It's an irresistible panorama of Broadway show-stoppers—classic melodies and recent hits alike—as Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke and sensational vocal soloists bring you the finest ...

Let's Dance!


It’s Dancing with the Stars—without the judges! Pops maestro Jeff Tyzik and a cast of vocalists and dancers present an evening of great music and ...

Let's Dance!


It’s Dancing with the Stars—without the judges! Pops maestro Jeff Tyzik and a cast of vocalists and dancers present an evening of great music and ...

Science @ the Symphony


Science: Ficton or Fact? The TSO and the Ontario Science Centre present an intriguing exploration of sound, technology, space, and mind-blowing science experiments! All budding ...

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