Toronto Symphony Orchestra

• Toronto Symphony Orchestra forgoes classics for video game music

  The Toronto Symphony Orchestra forgoes the usual classical staples by the likes of Mozart and Beethoven this weekend for a radically different repertoire drawn from video games.

  Entertainment

  May 25, 2024
  
• Conductor Andrew Davis, who headed Toronto Symphony Orchestra for 13 years, dies

  Andrew Davis, an acclaimed British conductor who served as music director at orchestras on three continents, including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for 13 years, has died.

  Canada

  Apr 22, 2024
  
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• Toronto Symphony Orchestra names new CEO

  In a press release issued Wednesday, the TSO said Mark Williams has been appointed CEO. 

  Entertainment

  Jan 12, 2022
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• Toronto Zoo collaborates with Toronto Symphony Orchestra on digital concert

  The Toronto Zoo and Toronto Symphony Orchestra have joined forces to produce a concert inspired by the sounds of animals.

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2021
• Toronto Symphony Orchestra musicians perform pop-up concerts

  "In times like these when live music is scarce, we are grateful to have this outlet for musical expression and connection."

  Canada

  May 26, 2021
• Judge orders Toronto woman to pay musician ex $350K over ‘unthinkable’ email sabotage

  In a decision this week, an Ontario Superior Court justice lambasted Jennifer Lee for 'despicable conduct' that harmed Eric Abramovitz, an aspiring professional musician.

  Canada

  Jun 15, 2018
• 5 things to do in Toronto this weekend (June 26-28)

  With so many events in and around Toronto, it’s hard to keep track of what’s happening and what’s worth venturing out for. Here are five things we recommend doing in the city this weekend.

  Jun 25, 2015
• TSO cancels Rachmaninoff concerto after Ukrainian pianist let go

  The Toronto Symphony Orchestra says Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 will not be performed tonight and Thursday after it cancelled performances by a Ukrainian-born pianist.

  Apr 8, 2015
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• TSO pulls Ukrainian pianist from concerts over ‘offensive’ comments

  The Toronto Symphony Orchestra's decision to cancel performances by a Ukrainian-born pianist over what it calls her "deeply offensive language" is part of a troubling phenomenon that could lead artists to self-censor, civil rights advocates said Tuesday.

  Apr 7, 2015
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• The Crowd Sourced Symphony: An Aural Tribute to Toronto

  Tod Machover is considered the most wired composer in North America. Working out of the media lab at MIT in Boston, he was approached by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra a year ago to create an entirely new kind of music, a symphony that would be written by, for, and about the City of Toronto.

  Apr 8, 2013