Welcome to the first installment of our concert series featuring Studio Ghibli’s enchanting, iconic movie soundtracks, by legendary composer Joe Hisaishi. 

Let us take you on a symphonic journey through the magical world of Studio Ghibli. This musical tribute will guide you through new and familiar storyscapes, from the scheming monarchies in Howl’s Moving Castle to Spirited Away’s mystical spirit world. Come experience a live orchestra bring two of Hayao Miyazaki’s most beloved films to life—films that taught a generation how to be brave, how to hope, how to dream, and encouraged us all to never lose our youthful wonder.  

To wrap up this Ghibli offering, we will perform a specially commissioned piece combining Hisaishi’s evocative scores from all 13 Studio Ghibli films.  

Welcome to the first installment of our concert series featuring Studio Ghibli’s enchanting, iconic movie soundtracks, by legendary composer Joe Hisaishi. 

Let us take you on a symphonic journey through the magical world of Studio Ghibli. This musical tribute will guide you through new and familiar storyscapes, from the scheming monarchies in Howl’s Moving Castle to Spirited Away’s mystical spirit world. Come experience a live orchestra bring two of Hayao Miyazaki’s most beloved films to life—films that taught a generation how to be brave, how to hope, how to dream, and encouraged us all to never lose our youthful wonder.  

To wrap up this Ghibli offering, we will perform a specially commissioned piece combining Hisaishi’s evocative scores from all 13 Studio Ghibli films.  

Welcome to the first installment of our concert series featuring Studio Ghibli’s enchanting, iconic movie soundtracks, by legendary composer Joe Hisaishi. 

Let us take you on a symphonic journey through the magical world of Studio Ghibli. This musical tribute will guide you through new and familiar storyscapes, from the scheming monarchies in Howl’s Moving Castle to Spirited Away’s mystical spirit world. Come experience a live orchestra bring two of Hayao Miyazaki’s most beloved films to life—films that taught a generation how to be brave, how to hope, how to dream, and encouraged us all to never lose our youthful wonder.  

To wrap up this Ghibli offering, we will perform a specially commissioned piece combining Hisaishi’s evocative scores from all 13 Studio Ghibli films.  

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Academy Award®–winning feature-length film Encanto™ comes to life with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra performing the score. Encanto™ tells the tale of the Madrigals, an extraordinary family living in a magical house in the mountains of Colombia. When Mirabel, the only ordinary Madrigal, discovers the magic surrounding their home is in danger, she may be her family’s last hope. Encanto™ received an Academy Award®, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Feature. The soundtrack features original songs by Academy Award®–nominated, and Tony®-and-GRAMMY®-winning songwriter/composer Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Moana) with an original score by Academy Award®–nominated composer Germaine Franco.

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Academy Award®–winning feature-length film Encanto™ comes to life with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra performing the score. Encanto™ tells the tale of the Madrigals, an extraordinary family living in a magical house in the mountains of Colombia. When Mirabel, the only ordinary Madrigal, discovers the magic surrounding their home is in danger, she may be her family’s last hope. Encanto™ received an Academy Award®, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Feature. The soundtrack features original songs by Academy Award®–nominated, and Tony®-and-GRAMMY®-winning songwriter/composer Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Moana) with an original score by Academy Award®–nominated composer Germaine Franco.

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Academy Award®–winning feature-length film Encanto™ comes to life with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra performing the score. Encanto™ tells the tale of the Madrigals, an extraordinary family living in a magical house in the mountains of Colombia. When Mirabel, the only ordinary Madrigal, discovers the magic surrounding their home is in danger, she may be her family’s last hope. Encanto™ received an Academy Award®, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Feature. The soundtrack features original songs by Academy Award®–nominated, and Tony®-and-GRAMMY®-winning songwriter/composer Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Moana) with an original score by Academy Award®–nominated composer Germaine Franco.

Take the plunge with the Calgary Phil and conductor Kensho Watanabe into the kaleidoscopic sound world of Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, a journey into the psyche of an artist deep in the throes of unrequited love. After Maurice Ravel’s scintillating Alborada del gracioso, the Orchestra’s concertmaster Diana Cohen enthrals in Sergei Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto.

RAVEL Alborada del gracioso from Miroirs
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2
BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique

Join us in the lobby 6:35PM for our Pre-Concert chat.

Artists

KENSHO WATANABE conductor
DIANA COHEN violin
CALGARY PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Take the plunge with the Calgary Phil and conductor Kensho Watanabe into the kaleidoscopic sound world of Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, a journey into the psyche of an artist deep in the throes of unrequited love. After Maurice Ravel’s scintillating Alborada del gracioso, the Orchestra’s concertmaster Diana Cohen enthrals in Sergei Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto.

RAVEL Alborada del gracioso from Miroirs
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2
BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique

Join us in the lobby 6:35PM for our Pre-Concert chat.

Artists

KENSHO WATANABE conductor
DIANA COHEN violin
CALGARY PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Immerse yourself in a spectacular concert featuring the legendary film scores of Hans Zimmer. Renowned for his innovative and powerful compositions, Zimmer's music has resonated with audiences worldwide. This concert will showcase some of his most iconic scores, including music from Dune, The Lion King, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Interstellar. 

Hans Zimmer, a GRAMMY®, Golden Globe, and Academy Award® winner, has captivated Hollywood for decades. This program was co-curated by Trevor Wilson in collaboration with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

Immerse yourself in a spectacular concert featuring the legendary film scores of Hans Zimmer. Renowned for his innovative and powerful compositions, Zimmer's music has resonated with audiences worldwide. This concert will showcase some of his most iconic scores, including music from Dune, The Lion King, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Interstellar. 

Hans Zimmer, a GRAMMY®, Golden Globe, and Academy Award® winner, has captivated Hollywood for decades. This program was co-curated by Trevor Wilson in collaboration with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

Immerse yourself in a spectacular concert featuring the legendary film scores of Hans Zimmer. Renowned for his innovative and powerful compositions, Zimmer's music has resonated with audiences worldwide. This concert will showcase some of his most iconic scores, including music from Dune, The Lion King, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Interstellar. 

Hans Zimmer, a GRAMMY®, Golden Globe, and Academy Award® winner, has captivated Hollywood for decades. This program was co-curated by Trevor Wilson in collaboration with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

From the sprawling Venezuelan plains of Estévez’s impressionistic work to the fiery malambo of Argentinian composer Ginastera’s ballet Estancia, to Brazilian imagery in the music of Villa-Lobos, the OSM presents an exciting range of works steeped in South American colours and landscapes. Drawing from the roots of Mexican dances, Gabriela Ortiz’s radiant Trumpet Concerto will showcase OSM Principal Trumpet Paul Merkelo. 

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra, under the masterful direction of Music Director Fabio Luisi, will present an opera-in-concert version of Richard Wagner’s complete, Der Ring des Nibelungen — The Ring Cycle — with over 100 internationally renowned musicians and artists. Don’t miss your chance to experience this ambitious series of rarely-performed, world-famous operas — it is truly the opportunity of a lifetime.

Presented by Ottawa New Music Creators (ONMC) on October 17 and 18, 2024!

The ONMC Ottawa New Music Festival is two-day event showcasing the very best in new music, with a focus on Canadian and Ottawa-based artists. The 2024 edition features the world premiere of one Ottawa based work (by Michelle Gott), the world premiere of Ottawa-born (and Toronto-based) Frank Horvat's "Almost Homeless", and the entirety of the festival features 98% Canadian music by length!

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra, under the masterful direction of Music Director Fabio Luisi, will present an opera-in-concert version of Richard Wagner’s complete, Der Ring des Nibelungen — The Ring Cycle — with over 100 internationally renowned musicians and artists. Don’t miss your chance to experience this ambitious series of rarely-performed, world-famous operas — it is truly the opportunity of a lifetime.

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra, under the masterful direction of Music Director Fabio Luisi, will present an opera-in-concert version of Richard Wagner’s complete, Der Ring des Nibelungen — The Ring Cycle — with over 100 internationally renowned musicians and artists. Don’t miss your chance to experience this ambitious series of rarely-performed, world-famous operas — it is truly the opportunity of a lifetime.

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra, under the masterful direction of Music Director Fabio Luisi, will present an opera-in-concert version of Richard Wagner’s complete, Der Ring des Nibelungen — The Ring Cycle — with over 100 internationally renowned musicians and artists. Don’t miss your chance to experience this ambitious series of rarely-performed, world-famous operas — it is truly the opportunity of a lifetime.