Kindred Spirits Orchestra

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The Kindred Spirits Orchestra (KSO) is a critically acclaimed audition-based civic orchestra performing under the direction of Maestro Kristian Alexander 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 presenting concerts, the KSO offers several educational, community outreach, professional development and international cultural exchange programmes.

Highlights of the 2025/26 season include Tchaikovsky's enigmatic "Manfred" Symphony, Duka's colourful Symphony in C, Richard Strauss' Neo-Baroque "Le bourgeois gentilhomme”, Shostakovich‘s monumental Twelfth, Bruckner's apocalyptic Eighth, and Sibelius' expressive Second Symphony and a world premières of Concerto for piano and orchestra "Pictures from an Imagined Exhibition" by the award-winning Canadian composer Alice Ho. Italian pianist Antonio Di Stefano will make his Canadian début with Ravel's Concerto for piano and orchestra in G. The German piano duo Florian Koltun - Xin Wang will also make their Canadian début with Mozart's Concerto for two pianos and orchestra.