Orchestra
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
- From
- Toronto, Canada
- Since
- 1922–present
- Releases
- 49
- western classical
About
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) is a Canadian orchestra based in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 1906, the TSO gave regular concerts at Massey Hall until 1982, and since then has performed at Roy Thomson Hall. The TSO also manages the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra (TSYO). Peter Oundjian was the music director from 2004 to 2018. Sir Andrew Davis, conductor laureate of the TSO, was the orchestra's interim artistic director from 2018 to 2020. Gustavo Gimeno has been the music director of the TSO since the 2020–2021 season.
Members
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David Kent timpani
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Michael Sweeney bassoon, principal
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Fraser Jackson bassoon, contrabassoon
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Angelique Toews violin
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Gabriel Radford French horn
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Teng Li viola
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Sarah Jeffrey oboe
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Gordon Wolfe principal, trombone
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Joseph Johnson cello, principal
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Nicholas Hartman French horn
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שירה מני־סרור cello
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Shalom Bard clarinet
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Jeffrey Beecher double bass, principal
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Hyung-Sun Paik violin
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Marc-André Savoie violin
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Joaquín Valdepeñas clarinet
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Winona Zelenka cello
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Marie Bérard violin
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Steven Dann principal, viola
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Marie Gélinas cello
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Leo Smith cello, principal
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Gerard Kantarjian violin
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Ralph Sauer trombone
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Harry Sargous oboe, principal
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Kathleen McLean bassoon
Discography
Albums
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Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony / Takemitsu: November Steps
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Asterism / Requiem / Green / The Dorian Horizon
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Borodin: The Three Symphonies
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The Nutcracker: The Complete Ballet
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Rossini, Respighi: La Boutique fantasque / Bizet: L'Arlésienne Suite no. 2, Jeux d'enfants
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Symphony no. 2
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Salome (Höhepunkte) / Vier letzte Lieder / Malven
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Piano Concerto no. 1 / Variations on a Nursery Theme / Scherzo
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The Planets
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Messiah
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"Chaconne": Music For Viola & Orchestra
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Don Quixote / Die Liebe der Danae
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Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no. 3 / R. Strauss: Burleske in D minor
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Ben Heppner Sings Richard Strauss
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Romeo & Juliet / Love for Three Oranges
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Der Rosenkavalier Suite / Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite, op. 60 / Die Liebe der Danae, Symphonic Fragment
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Bartók: Dance Suite; Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta; The Wooden Prince
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Messiah (Highlights)
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Lemminkäinen Suite / Night Ride and Sunrise
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Night on the Bare Mountain, Pictures at an Exhibition, Prelude to Khovanchina
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Concerto for Orchestra / Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
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Turangalîla Symphony
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String Quartet / Siegfried-Idyll
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Symphony no. 7 "Leningrad"
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The Planets
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Symphony no. 11 “The Year 1905”
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Sheherazade
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Symphonie fantastique
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Messiah
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Piano Concerto / Oboe Concerto / Serenade to Music / Flos campi
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Symphonie fantastique / Fantaisie sur la Tempête de Shakespeare
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Thaïs
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Turangalîla-Symphonie
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Pulcinella (Complete Ballet) / Le Baiser de la fée (Divertimento)
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Piano Concertos No 1 & 2
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Bach: Partita No. 5 / Sinfonias / Italian Concerto / Concerto
Live
Compilations
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Portraits
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Musically Speaking: 2004/2005 Season Highlights
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Musically Speaking 2003/2004 Season Highlights
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Scriabin: Prometheus / Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 4 / Stravinsky: Concerto for piano and wind instruments
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The Planets / A Somerset Rhapsody / Brook Green Suite
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The Planets / Simple Symphony
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Toronto Symphony Orchestra 1994/95 Season: Musically Speaking
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Holst: The Planets / Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
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Praise the Lord
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Ballet Music
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Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3 / Excerpts from "Prince Igor" / In the Steppes of Central Asia
Links
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Also known as
TSO
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 36869aa7-528f-491d-b1a0-5fc9fe141cb6
- ISNI
- 0000000113129442
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