Roy Thomson Hall Announces April 2009 Listings
By: Gabrielle Sierra Mar. 11, 2009
ROY THOMSON HALL PRESENTS GABRIELA MONTERO
Wednesday, April 1 & Thursday, April 2, 2009, both at 8 PM / GLENN GOULD STUDIO / $39.50 416 872 4255 / Roy Thomson Hall Box Office at King & Simcoe / www.roythomsonhall.com
Part virtuosic classical pianist, devilish interpreter and playful improviser, Gabriela Montero left the audience awestruck at her sold out Toronto debut in 2007. She now returns for two special nights at Glenn Gould Studio, to perform Six Piano Pieces, Op.118 by Brahms; the famous "Waldstein" Sonata by Beethoven; and Improvisations on themes or pieces suggested by audience members (who must be prepared to sing the theme if Ms. Montero does not know the piece!).
Sponsored by XM Satellite Radio at Glenn Gould Studio.
Liza Minnelli (changed from original date of March 2)
Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at 8 PM / Roy Thomson Hall / $189.50 - $59.50. A limited number of VIP tickets also available.
416 872 4255 or visit the Roy Thomson Hall Box Office at King & Simcoe / www.roythomson.com
Although singer-actress Liza Minnelli can count Academy Award-winning film roles, Tony Award-winning musical theatre performances, Emmy Award-winning television specials, and gold-selling records among her accomplishments, she is primarily a concert performer. The signature artistry, vocal finesse, pure verve and showmanship - live in concert. Liza is back, and she's fabulous! Note: tickets purchased for the March 2 date will be honoured at this date.
Wednesday, April 8 and Thursday, April 9, both at 7:30 PM / Massey Hall / $125.00 - $59.50
416 872 4255 / Roy Thomson Hall Box Office at King & Simcoe / www.masseyhalll.com
American country singer-songwriter author, poet, and actor. He reached his greatest fame during the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, but remains iconic, especially in American popular culture. Nelson has won seven Grammy Awards and nine Country Music Awards. With special guests Billy Bob Thornton and the Boxmasters.
RENÉE FLEMING with pianist Hartmut Hoell
Friday, April 17, 2009, at 8 PM / Roy Thomson Hall / $145 - $40
416 872 4255 / Roy Thomson Hall Box Office at King & Simcoe / www.roythomsonhall.com
Lucent sound; brilliant stage presence; superb artistry. A calm and transcendent mastery of her craft. Renée Fleming has it all. Revered at all the great opera houses of the world, audiences love this multi-Grammy Award-winning soprano for her creamy notes and honeyed phrasing.
Sponsored by The Sorbara Group.
MASSEY HALL PRESENTS CHARLIE HADEN QUARTET WEST
Tuesday, April 21 & Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 8 pm / GLENN GOULD STUDIO / $69.50
416 872 4255 / Roy Thomson Hall Box Office at King & Simcoe / www.masseyhalll.com
For over five decades, Charlie Haden has transcended the boundaries of modern music. A bassist and composer, Haden is considered a jazz giant and leads Quartet West featuring Ernie Watts, tenor sax; Rodney Green, drums; and Alan Broadbent, piano. "This working band sneaks up on a piece of music and gently takes it apart." -The Globe and Mail
Sponsored by XM Satellite Radio at Glenn Gould Studio.
BUDDY GUY
Thursday, April 23, 2009, at 8 PM / Massey Hall / $69.50 - $49.50
416 872 4255 / Roy Thomson Hall Box Office at King & Simcoe / www.masseyhall.com
High-energy guitar, incendiary rapid-fire fretwork, and boundless on-stage energy are his trademarks, along with a distinctive powerful blues vocal style that's unmistakably his own. Grammy Award-winning Buddy Guy returns to historic Massey Hall for another bruising blues concert. With special guest Shemekia Copeland.
DEEPAK CHOPRA
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 8 PM / Roy Thomson Hall / 69.50 - $39.50
416 872 4255 / Roy Thomson Hall Box Office at King & Simcoe / www.roythomsonhall.com
Known worldwide as the author of over 50 books translated in 35 languages with over 20 million copies sold internationally, Deepak Chopra continues to transform our understanding of the meaning of health. He is the Founder of the Chopra Center at La Costa in Carlsbad, California, where he continues to revolutionise common wisdom about the crucial connection between mind, body, spirit, and healing.
RBI Productions and Live Nation present
DIANA KRALL
Thursday, April 30 & Friday, May 1, 2009 both at 8 PM / Massey Hall / $127 - $77
416 872 4255 / Roy Thomson Hall Box Office at King & Simcoe / www.masseyhall.com
After nearly five years away from Canadian concert stages, Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist and pianist Diana Krall returns with a new tour in celebration and in support of her new Verve CD Quiet Nights, to be released imminently! To fully showcase the sumptuous arrangements of Claus Ogerman on both Quiet Nights and Krall's material from Look of Love and When I Look in Your Eyes, Ms. Krall will be accompanied in concert by her usual sidemen Anthony Wilson (guitars), Jeff Hamilton (drums), John Clayton (bass) plus a 45-piece orchestra under the direction of conductor Alan Broadbent. Please note: media contact is Rob Bennet: rob.bennett@sympatico.ca
FREE NOON HOUR CONCERT:
HAMILTON CHILDREN'S CHOIR & HIGH PARK CHOIRS OF TORONTO
Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 12 noon / Roy Thomson Hall / FREE ADMISSION
416 872 4255 / Roy Thomson Hall Box Office at King & Simcoe / www.roythomsonhall.com
The last of the Free Noon Hour Choir & Organ Concerts for the season, this performance, Ode to Youth, features conductor Zimfira Poloz and organist Shawn Grenke along with two outstanding children's choirs. The Hamilton choir was awarded First Prize in the Children's Choir Category and won the Mondial Choral Cantabile Award at the 2008 CBC National Radio Choral Competition; and the High Park choir is the Children's Choir-in-Residence at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Music.
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