Volume 29 Issue 3 | December 2023 & January 2024

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ALL CONCERTS
START AT $21
THE 21C MUSIC FESTIVAL IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
GENEROUS SUPPORT OF MICHAEL AND SONJA KOERNER
Fazıl Say and Friends
FRI., JAN. 19, 8PM KOERNER HALL
Turkish pianist Fazıl Say performs an
evening of his own works for solo piano,
voice, and chamber ensemble featuring
Turkish-Canadian mezzo-soprano Beste
Kalender, Lara and Scott St. John (violins),
Barry Shiffman (viola), and Winona
Zelenka (cello).
Lara St. John: ☥ she/her/hers
SAT., JAN. 20, 8PM
MAZZOLENI CONCERT HALL
Canadian violinist and musical maverick
Lara St. John performs solo violin pieces
composed by 12 leading composers,
including Laurie Anderson, Valerie
Coleman, Gabriela Lena Frank, and more.
Concert generously supported by Judith Gelber
21C Afterhours: Indígena
SAT., JAN. 20, 10PM TEMERTY THEATRE
Curated and conducted by Brian Current,
the students of The Glenn Gould School
perform ground-breaking works by
contemporary composers.
Bridget Kibbey with the
Calidore String Quartet and
Mervon Mehta, narrator
SUN., JAN. 21, 3PM KOERNER HALL
The “Yo-Yo Ma of the harp” (Vogue),
Bridget Kibbey joins the acclaimed
Calidore String Quartet and Mervon
Mehta for an eclectic evening including
a new commission for harp and quartet
by Sebastian Currier and Edgar Allen
Poe/André Caplet’s The Masque of the
Red Death.
Brad Mehldau: 14 Reveries
SAT., JAN. 27, 8PM KOERNER HALL
“The most influential jazz pianist of
the last 20 years” (The New York Times)
Brad Mehldau plays a solo night of new
jazz works commissioned by The Royal
Conservatory, Wigmore Hall (London),
Carnegie Hall, and Cal Performances
(UC Berkeley).
Laurie Anderson
FRI., APR. 5, 8PM KOERNER HALL
One of America’s most renowned and
daring creative pioneers returns for
another magical night.
Kronos Quartet: Five Decades
THURS., MAY 9, 8PM KOERNER HALL
Celebrate the legacy and impact of one
of the most illustrious and influential
groups of our time.
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Taylor Academy
Showcase Concert
SAT., FEB. 3, 4:30PM
MAZZOLENI CONCERT HALL
FREE (TICKET REQUIRED)
The Phil and Eli Taylor Performance
Academy for Young Artists presents
a concert by the leading young
classical musicians in Canada.
Hear the stars of tomorrow!
Free tickets available starting
from 10am on Fri., Jan. 26, 2024.
Joshua Weilerstein conducts
the Royal Conservatory
Orchestra Kanon Shibata, cello
FRI., FEB. 9, 8PM KOERNER HALL
TICKETS START AT ONLY $25
Joshua Weilerstein will lead cellist
Kanon Shibata and the Royal Conservatory
Orchestra in a program of works by
Edward Elgar and Gustav Mahler.
Part of the Temerty Orchestral Program
Los Angeles Master Chorale,
staged by Peter Sellars
Music to Accompany a Departure
WED., FEB. 7, 8PM KOERNER HALL
TICKETS START AT ONLY $65
A deeply personal yet uplifting
meditation on what it means to say
goodbye to those we love.
Series generously supported by an anonymous donor
Concert generously supported In memory of Robert Calvin
With generous support from The Michael and Sonja Koerner Fund
for Classical Programming
Isabelle Faust, violin,
Alexander Melnikov, piano,
and Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello
SAT., FEB. 10, 8PM KOERNER HALL
TICKETS START AT ONLY $40
Violinist Isabelle Faust, cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras,
and pianist Alexander Melnikov take us on a fascinating
journey through a thrilling repertory of piano trio ‘hits’
by Beethoven, Brahms, and Elliott Carter.
Generous support provided from The Michael and Sonia Koerner
Fund for Classical Programming
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