Toronto Symphony Orchestra 2011-2012 Season

Concerts & Tickets

2009.2010 Season

Ehnes Plays Prokofiev

  • Wed. Nov. 25, 2009 at 6:30 PM
    Roy Thomson Hall
  • Thu. Nov. 26, 2009 at 2:00 PM
    Roy Thomson Hall
  • Sat. Nov. 28, 2009 at 8:00 PM
    Roy Thomson Hall
  • Sun. Nov. 29, 2009 at 3:00 PM
    George Weston Recital Hall
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James Ehnes, violin
James Ehnes,
violin
Supernova violinist James Ehnes, the recent winner of the Grammy, Juno and Gramophone magazine awards, headlines this virtuosic all-Russian programme. Ehnes summons all the energy and the twinkling wit of Prokofiev's Concerto No. 2. Conductor Stéphane Denève makes another welcome guest appearance, leading Shostakovich's best-known symphony, the gripping No. 5.
  • Stéphane Denève, conductor
  • James Ehnes, violin
Prokofiev: Suite from Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33a (Nov. 26, 28 and 29 only)
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63 (Nov. 26, 28 and 29 only)
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47