Volume 17 Issue 8 - May 2012

“A Feast for the Earsand the Eyes!”- Classical 96.3FMEmanuel AxSun., May 13, 2012 3pmKoerner HallCalled “a poet of the piano,”Ax performs Variations byCopland, Haydn, andBeethoven, along withSchumann’s SymphonicEtudes. “One of Ax's greatstrengths as a performer,in fact, is his ability to blendtenderness and muscle ina single amalgam.”(San Francisco Chronicle)ChristianGerhaher withAndrás SchiffWed., May 16, 2012 8pmKoerner Hall“A baritone with a rich toneand a seemingly infallible earfor dramatic phrasing”(New York Times) and aniconic pianist performsBeethoven, Haydn, andSchumann’s Dichterliebe.SimonShaheenFriday, June 1, 2012 8pmKoerner HallVirtuoso oud and violinplayer Shaheen deftlyleaps from traditionalArabic sounds to jazzand Western classicalstyles with soaringtechnique, melodicingenuity, andunparalleled grace.StewartGoodyear:TheBeethovenMarathonSaturday, June 9, 2012Stewart Goodyearundertakes the Herculeanchallenge of playingall 32 of Ludwig vanBeethoven’s pianosonatas in a single day –in the order they werecomposed!TICKETS ON SALE NOW! rcmusic.ca 416.408.0208W O R L DT MM A S T E R C A R D273 Bloor St. W. (Bloor & Avenue Road) Toronto