Kindred Spirits Orchestra

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The Kindred Spirits Orchestra (KSO) is a critically acclaimed, award-winning, auditioned-based civic orchestra, performing at the Meridian Arts Centre (George Weston Recital Hall), and the CBC Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto, as well as at the Flato Markham Theatre, and the Cornell Recital Hall. In addition to performing concerts, the KSO offers several educational, community outreach, professional development and international cultural exchange programmes. In 2021, the KSO became the first orchestra in Canada to migrate to an environmentally conscious business operations, implement a digital music library, and replace paper-based music parts with iPad Pro tablets, made available to all musicians.

The 2024/25 concert season under the direction of maestro Kristian Alexander includes Bruckner‘s Symphony No. 6, Verdi‘s Messa da Requiem, Shostakovich‘s Symphony No. 7, Debussy‘s La mer, and Scriabin‘s Poem of Ecstasy, as well as a world premiere of a Concerto for Piano Trio and String Orchestra by Gary Kulesha. Featured ensembles are the Gryphon trio, Orpheus and Resound choirs, as well as cellist Winona Zelenka, pianists Michael Berkovsky and Dmitri Levkovich, and violinist Heng-Han Hou.