| June 3
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Tong Wang & Maitreyi Muralidharan
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Duo Perdendosi - Dark Tales
Tong Wang, piano and Maitreyi Muralidharan, violin have
toured together extensively as Duo Perdendosi: from
their first tour, “Da Capo,” in April, 2023 across 7
cities in eastern Canada and US, to their residency at
the Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance, and the
Windwood Music Festival from August 13-27. In 2024, they
will be performing their second tour, “Dark Tales,”
Join us as Duo Perdendosi brings to life the dark side
of fairy tales with works by Sergei Prokofiev, Fazil
Say, Leoš Janáček, and Joe Hisaishi. Alongside macabre
poetry by Russian, Turkish, Czech, and Japanese writers,
in this new immersive concert experience.
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| June
10 |
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Jonathan Oldengarm
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Jonathan Oldengarm - "Sweelinck's
Report Card"
A slightly tongue-in-cheek critique--delivered by
Sweelinck himself--of works by his three most famous
students: Jacob Praetorius, Heinrich Scheidemann, and
Samuel Scheidt.
Organist and chamber musician Jonathan Oldengarm – who
bears a remarkable resemblance to Jan Pieterszoon
Sweelinck – is Minister of Music at Toronto’s
Metropolitan United Church, where he oversees an
extensive musical programme that includes multiple
ensembles, two concert series, and numerous annual
musical service highlights. He is also responsible for
maintaining and programming the church’s treasury of
instruments, including Canada’s largest pipe organ, a
54-bell carillon, and more. He maintains an active solo
performance, broadcast and recording schedule, and is a
laureate of several international competitions.
We are thrilled to welcome Jonathan to Music Mondays to
perform on Holy Trinity's superb Casavant Frères Opus
3095, 1970 tracker organ.
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| June
17
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Cardinal Consort of Viols |
Cardinal Consort of Viols - A Nest of Byrds
The Cardinal Consort of Viols has been featured in a
wide range of concert series, including Conrad
Grebel’s noon-hour series (University of Waterloo),
Toronto Early Music Centre’s Musically Speaking, and
the concert series of the Associates of the Toronto
Symphony. Cardinal Consort has also performed with
several choirs, among them the Grand Philharmonic
Chamber Singers, Toronto Chamber Choir, and Tallis
Choir.
They return to Music Mondays with "A Nest of Byrds."
This performance rounds out the consort's 2023–2024
season celebration of the 400th anniversary of William
Byrd (c. 1540–1623), a celebration which has taken the
consort to Kitchener, Hamilton, and Winnipeg, and
features music by Byrd and his colleagues, teachers,
students, and contemporaries.
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June
24
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Eri Kosaka, Rachel Mercer, Tomoko Inui
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"Harmonies Revived" - Team Japan! plays
Classical Gems
Immerse yourself in a captivating moment of classical
mastery by Team Japan!: Eri Kosaka (violin), Rachel
Mercer (cello), and Tomoko Inui (piano). Experience
the ethereal beauty of Brahms's Sextet Op. 18 No.
1, transcribed by Theodore Kirchner, a
contemporary and confidant of Brahms.
Significantly, the trio will unveil the hidden
treasures of Hisato Ohzawa's unpublished Piano
Trio, rescued from the shadows of WWII, courtesy
of the Kobe Women’s University Library.
Don't miss this extraordinary event of musical
resurrection and celebration.
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| July 1
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Shahriyar Jamshidi
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Shahriyar Jamshidi - "Pomegranate Seeds"
In "Pomegranate Seeds" Shahriyar Jamshidi takes us on
an exceptional musical journey echoing the authentic
melodies of Kurdish nomadic singers; Dengbêji
(storytelling) on Kamānche.
Shahriyar adapts and translates that musical genre by
crossing the boundaries of musical themes and modes
from the Zagros mountains to the Çiyayê Agirî (Ararat)
mountain region in improvisation.
Join us as Shahriyar Jamshidi demonstrates the
capabilities of Kamānche (spiked fiddle) as a solo
instrument while presenting a part of the musical
heritage of Kurdistan.
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| July 8
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Simon Farintosh, Adam Batstone |
Simon Farintosh & Adam Batstone:
Modern Music for Guitar
Award-winning guitarist Simon Farintosh (named one of
CBC's '30 Under 30 Classical Musicians' in 2023),
composer and educator joins Canadian guitarist Adam
Batstone ('CBC Young Artist' and DMA, U of T) in an
eclectic program of contemporary solo and duo guitar
works, including music by Aphex Twin and Takashi
Yoshimatsu.
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| July
15
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Joseph Ferretti |
Tales and Dedications
Performing has taken Canadian pianist Joseph Ferretti
throughout Canada, the USA, and Europe, as a soloist and
collaborative artist.
Joseph will perform colourful and exhilarating music by
Ravel. This will be followed by "mod for piano and
electronics: an homage à Ravel," by Toronto-based
composer Stephanie Orlando. In this work,
sonorities and harmonies inspired by Ravel’s Sonatine
are enhanced and developed in a way that will blossom in
the resonant acoustic of Church of the Holy Trinity.
Next, journey through dream-like sonic pictures in
Nauroz Tanya’s Mozaic Portrait.
And, to finish, the colourful story line in Chopin’s Ballade
No. 3 in A-flat Major.
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| July
22
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Yolanda Tapia & Camila Montefusco
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Obsidiana Duo - AIRE
AIRE is a musical tribute to the stories of our
ancestors and the never-ending search for belonging.
Living far from our ancestral homes has been a journey
of self-discovery — a pilgrimage through the
landscapes of foreign lands. In the process, we've
forged a new version of ourselves, one that helps us
stay connected to our roots.
By sharing this program with live audiences across
Canada, Yolanda Tapia, pianist (Instituto Superior de
Música, the University of Western Ontario, and Holland
America's Lincoln Center Stage) and Camila Montefusco,
mezzo soprano (Pacific Opera Victoria, Opera on the
Avalon, and Atelier Lyrique of the Opera de Montreal)
connect with people from many walks of life who can
see we are all bound by one fundamental element: our
shared humanity.
Through the music of Alice Ho, Ian Cusson, and Jeff
Smallman, they explore the tapestry of experiences
that have not just shaped Canada but resonate with our
collective human narrative.
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| July
29 |
Mary Kenedi
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A Romance on Three Legs
Mary Kenedi is a Hungarian-Canadian concert pianist who
makes Toronto her home. Devoted to the music of Bartók,
she has come to be recognized as one of the foremost
exponents of this composer in Canada and
internationally.
Her program "A Romance on Three Legs" is derived
from the title of the book “A Romance on Three Legs” by
Katie Hafner (previously of the New York Times). In this
book, Glenn Gould’s beloved piano, which he found in the
original Eaton store is described. Mary also has a
connection with that piano, which she will recount.
This program is based on romantic trends from
Beethoven to the present through Liszt, Bartok, Nino
Rota and Canadian composer Marjan Mozetich.
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| August
5 |
 
Joonghun Cho & Peter Eom
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Dialogues: Rachmaninoff & Britten Sonatas
for Cello and Piano
Pianist Joonghun Cho (BM Eastman School of Music, MM
& DMA University of Michigan, and Artistic Director
of the Gibson Centre Classical Concert Series) &
cellist Peter Eom (sole recipient of the Rockefeller
Brothers Fund and Young Arts NYC Creative Residency
2023-2024) invite the Music Mondays audience to a
mesmerizing musical dialogue as cellist and pianist pair
up to present a captivating concert featuring
Rachmaninoff's Sonata in G minor for Cello and
Piano, Op. 19 and Britten's Sonata for Cello
and Piano, Op. 65.
Listeners will experience the rich harmonies and
emotional depth of Rachmaninoff's lush melodies,
juxtaposed with the modernist brilliance of Britten's
dynamic compositions.
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August
12
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Diar
- دْيَار , Hinad Alshuhuf
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Diar - دْيَار featuring Hinad
Alshuhuf - Oud
Music Mondays is thrilled to welcome back Diar - دْيَار
: Tarek Ghriri, guitar, Hinad Alshuhuf, oud, and Nour
KDN, percussion.
Diar "Syrian band" specializes in playing Syrian and
Arabic traditional songs, infused with Flamenco music.
Their repertoire also includes Arabic Maqams, featuring
the enchanting sounds of the Fretless guitar, Raq,
Drbuka.
The program will feature one of the oldest Arabic
instruments: Oud, for a rich and culturally infused
musical experience from Spain to the beauty of the
Arabic arts and cultures.
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| August
19 |
 
Melody Chan &
Alvin Tran |
Between Worlds
Music Mondays is proud to welcome award-winning
American-Canadian pianist, Melody Chan together with
Vancouver-based, Canadian violinist Alvin Tran.
Their luscious program of mixed works is inspired by the
whole concept of exoticism - carefully selected works by
composers from various time periods, who have drawn
inspiration from cultures and musical styles outside of
their own backgrounds, and incorporated these elements
into their own musical language. From more traditional
figures - Bartok's Romanian Folk Dances, Ravel's
Violin Sonata No. 2, to Kapustin's Violin Sonata.
Finally, the brooding and sweepingly dramatic Violin
Sonata No. 2 by Toronto based composer, Kevin Lau.
This will surely be a delightfully sumptuous auditory
experience for all.
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| August
26 |
Sabatino Vacca & Lucia
Barcari |
The Bohemian Violin
Classical music as we know it today has traveled so far
from its origins that it’s easy to forget that all music
was once improvised, interwoven with the dances and
rites of everyday life.
Violinst Lucia Barcari & pianist Sabatino Vacca take
us on a musical odyssey through the primeval forests and
medieval towns of Eastern Europe, all the way home to
Canada with “Gypsy Memories” (1938) by the
Jewish-Ukrainian born Canadian violinist and composer
León Zuckert.
Other works will include Ernst's Dance alla
Zingarese, Dvorak's Slavonic Fantasie in b
minor (arr Kreisler), Dinicu's Spring Tune,
De Falla's Danse Rituelle du Feu, Liszt's Romance
oubliée, Drdla's Carmen Variations, and
Vittorio Monti's ever-popular Czardas.
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| September
2 |
Sasha Bult-Ito
& Jacob Clewell
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The Ezra Duo - Of Premier Importance
The Ezra Duo (Sasha Bult-Ito & Jacob Clewell)
returns to Music Mondays! This time they're bringing a
friend, virtuoso clarinetist Kaye Royer, for the world
premier of two thrilling works for trio by Hollywood
veteran Ronald Royer and CBC icon David Jaeger. Ezra
rounds out the program with the crown jewel of duo
repertoire: Rebecca Clarke's pivotal 1919 Sonata for
Viola and Piano.
Formed at The Glenn Gould School in 2016, Ezra has gone
on to appear in Carnegie Hall, Koerner Hall, and as
special guests at a G7 Summit event. The duo has
garnered a glowing reputation for their warm stage
demeanor, and inventive, relatable programming that
often challenges the possibilities of classical
performance.
Kaye Royer has appeared as soloist with orchestras
across Ontario and in the United States, and is a
sought-after recording artist and chamber performer. She
serves as principal clarinetist with the Canadian
Sinfonetta, Scarborough Philharmonic, and several other
orchestras, and is a regular guest with ensembles in
both classical and non-classical performances.
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