Commissioned by the Polish Radio for the Composers Forum in 1980, Concerto for harpsichord and string orchestra by Henryk Górecki is a relentless raging tempest in musical form. Choreographed by the ballet impresario Balanchine, Paul Hindemith evokes the basic human moods, sanguine (bright and happy), choleric (quick to anger), melancholic (gloomy and dejected) and phlegmatic (slow moving and apathetic) in his work for piano and strings, The Four Temperaments. Written and performed in 1941-1942, Honegger’s Symphony No. 2 for strings alone (with trumpet ad libitum finale,) depicts the bleak state of mind of not just the composer but of a world caught in war. Kristian Alexander | conductor
Antonia de Wolfe | pianist
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THE LAST FIVE YEARS
The Terminal Theatre (1/20 - 1/25) | |
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A Doll’s House
Canadian Stage (1/17 - 2/1) | |
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FROZEN: The Broadway Musical
Showplace Performance Centre (3/13 - 3/21) | |
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A Beautiful Noise
Ed Mirvish Theatre (4/28 - 6/7) | |
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OPERATIC RHAPSODIES
Flato Markham Theatre (2/7 - 2/7) | |
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Common Ground
Theatre Orangeville (2/5 - 2/22) | |
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Swan Lake: International Ballet Stars in Brockville, ON! On January 30, 2026
Brockville Arts Centre (1/30 - 1/30) | |
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Swan Lake: International Ballet Stars in St. Catharines, ON! On January 26, 2026
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre (1/26 - 1/26) | |
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BOOM X
Theatre Aquarius (1/21 - 2/7) | |
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