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October 30 2012

TSO TOURS TO BROCKVILLE, OTTAWA, AND MONTREAL

TSO Music Director Peter Oundjian leads the TSO in a programme which includes Shostakovich’s Twelfth Symphony.

Toronto, October 30, 2012 – TSO Music Director Peter Oundjian leads the TSO and three Canadian soloists in a programme featuring the works of Beethoven, Shostakovich, and Canadian composer Pierre Mercure. Joining the TSO for Beethoven’s “Triple Concerto” are pianist André Laplante, TSO Concertmaster Jonathan Crow, and cellist Shauna Rolston. Following two concerts at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto (November 14 & 15), the TSO takes the programme on tour to Brockville (November 17, 7:30pm at Brockville Arts Centre), Montreal (November 18, 2:30pm at Maison Symphonique de Montreal) and Ottawa (November 19, 8pm at the National Arts Centre).

TORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

October 22, 2012 – Today at the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) Annual General Meeting, TSO Board Chair M. George Lewis reported that the 2011.2012 90^th season, led by TSO Music Director Peter Oundjian, was marked by extraordinary programming and attracted a record level of attendance with an organizational high in ticket revenue. A special feature of the season was a series of three residencies showcasing some of the greatest artists performing today. The Orchestra was widely acclaimed as performing better than ever, and Jonathan Crow was appointed with great enthusiasm to fill the Tom Beck Concertmaster Chair.

THE TSO BRINGS THE HOCKEY SWEATER TO NORTH BAY AND TIMMINS

The TSO will perform for over 10,000 students and adults in its eighth annual Northern Residency.

August 23, 2012 – The Toronto Symphony Orchestra embarks on its eighth annual Northern Residency, September 10 – 14, 2012, presenting both student concerts and public concerts in North Bay and Timmins. 64 artists are travelling on the Northern Residency, including TSO Music Director Peter Oundjian who will lead the public concerts, newly-appointed RBC Resident Conductor Shalom Bard who will lead student concerts, and Roch Carrier who will narrate The Hockey Sweater in student concerts. Three Canadian composers will join the TSO and meet with local students during the Residency: Composer Advisor Gary Kulesha, whose Northern Lights Overture will be performed on the public concerts; Abigail Richardson, whose TSO-commissioned The Hockey Sweater will be performed on the student concerts; and the TSO’s newly-appointed RBC Affiliate Composer Kevin Lau.