Friday, January 24, 2025, 8 pm, Trinity St-Paul's Centre, 427 Bloor Street West

PIAZZOLLA & PALEJ ~ Tears and Tango

Two exciting soloists: a violin virtuoso in a melodious showpiece, and the Canadian debut of one of the world’s top accordionist in the premiere of Toronto composer Norbert Palej’s ‘Tears of Things’ plus irresitible Piazzolla tangos

SINFONIA TORONTO / NURHAN ARMAN Conductor

MACIEJ FRACKIEWICZ Accordionist

DAVID BAIK Violinist

MOZART Divertimento K. 138 

WIENIAWSKI Fantasia on Themes from Gounod's Faust, op. 20 

PALEJ Lacrymae Rerum - tears of things world premiere

PIAZZOLLA Five Tango Sensations

Guest Artist Sponsors: Meredith MacFarquhar and Edward Thompson

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Saturday, March 1, 2025 8 pm, George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge Street 

DEATH AND THE MAIDEN ~ Playing for Peace

A concerto odyssey through dreams and prayers with one of Europe’s finest violinists, plus one of Schubert’s most famous, emotional and beautiful works

SINFONIA TORONTO / NURHAN ARMAN Conductor

HAIK KAZAZYAN Violinist 

BERLINER Jacob’s Dream Violin Concerto Canadian premiere

SCHUBERT Death and The Maiden  

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Friday, April 11, 2025, 8 pm, Trinity St-Paul's Centre, 427 Bloor Street West  

ITALIANA ~ Soaring Strings

A superb new violin concerto composed for a young Canadian star and a warm Mediterranean serenade with an Italian maestro

SINFONIA TORONTO / GIULIO MARAZIA Conductor

CHRISTINA BOUEY Violinist 

RESPIGHI Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3

MACDONALD Violin Concerto world premiere

WOLF-FERRARI Serenade  

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Saturday, May 3, 2025 8 pm, George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge Street 

SUNNY'S BEETHOVEN ~ Flowering Moon

Young superstar Sunny Ritter returns to play an all-time favourite piano concerto, Nurhan Arman conducts Barbara Assiginaak's ode to nature, and Shostakovich's awesome and only work from 1946

SINFONIA TORONTO / NURHAN ARMAN Conductor

SUNNY RITTER Pianist

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 

SHOSTAKOVICH Chamber Symphony op. 73 

Guest Artist Sponsor: Hampton Securities

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Saturday, September 28, 8 pm, George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge Street 

MOZART & MASQUERADE ~ The Stars Align

Brilliant violinist Conrad Chow plays Bach, three young competition winners play Mozart and the orchestra soars through a dazzling ballet suite

SINFONIA TORONTO / NURHAN ARMAN Conductor

CONRAD CHOW Violinist

VICTORIA ZENG, ANISSA SHE, JONATHAN WANG Pianists

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 12 

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 

BACH Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major 

KHACHATURIAN Masquerade

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Friday, November 8, 8 pm, Trinity St-Paul's Centre, 427 Bloor Street West  

CHOPIN & SHOSTAKOVICH ~ Slavic Gems

Chopin wrote songs? Yes, beautiful folk-inspired gems! Polish soprano Dominika Zamara interprets a dozen songs, and pianist Anya Alexeyev plays a Shostakovich favourite

SINFONIA TORONTO / NURHAN ARMAN Conductor

ANYA ALEXEYEV Pianist 

DOMINIKA ZAMARA Soprano

KALINNIKOV Serenade 

CHOPIN Polish Songs 

SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet in G Minor orchestra version 

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Friday, December 6, 8 pm, Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front Street East  

VIRTUOSITY ~ Keys and Reeds

Gems by Bach, Mozart, a Schumann masterpiece in the hands of a major European soloist and a Toronto composer’s poignant new oboe concerto

SINFONIA TORONTO / NURHAN ARMAN Conductor

MARIANNA SHIRINYAN Pianist

CAITLIN BROMS-JACOBS Oboist

MOZART Serenade in C Major Ganz kleine Nachtmusik K 648 Canadian premiere  

KEVIN LAU Prayer in a Green Cathedral Oboe Concerto Ontario premiere 

BACH Piano Concerto in F Minor 

SCHUMANN Piano Quintet  in E-flat major, Op. 44 orchestra version

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