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Pulcinella, ballet with song in one act, K034: XVII. Gavotta con due variazioniToronto Symphony Orchestra & Gustavo Gimeno

Pulcinella, ballet with song in one act, K034: XIV. TarantellaToronto Symphony Orchestra & Gustavo Gimeno

Listen to Turangalîla Symphonie: Joie Du Sang Des Étoiles by Seiji Ozawa, Yvonne Loriod, Jeanne Loriod & Toronto Symphony Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Turangalîla Symphonie: Joie Du Sang Des ÉtoilesSeiji Ozawa, Yvonne Loriod, Jeanne Loriod & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Thaïs, Act II, Premier Tableau, Chez Thaïs: Méditation by Sir Andrew Davis & Toronto Symphony Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Thaïs, Act II, Premier Tableau, Chez Thaïs: MéditationSir Andrew Davis & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Listen to A Somerset Rhapsody by Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Norman Del Mar & Toronto Symphony Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

A Somerset RhapsodyBournemouth Sinfonietta, Norman Del Mar & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Listen to The Planets: I. Mars, the Bringer of War by Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Peter Oundjian & Women of the Elmer Iseler Singers and the Amadeus Choir (Lydia Adams, Artistic Director and Conductor), see lyrics, music video & more!

The Planets: I. Mars, the Bringer of WarToronto Symphony Orchestra, Peter Oundjian & Women of the Elmer Iseler Singers and the Amadeus Choir (Lydia Adams, Artistic Director and Conductor)

Listen to Oboe Concerto: I. Rondo Pastorale. Allegro moderato by Peter Oundjian, Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Sarah Jeffrey, see lyrics, music video & more!

Oboe Concerto: I. Rondo Pastorale. Allegro moderatoPeter Oundjian, Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Sarah Jeffrey

Listen to The Planets: VII. Neptune, the Mystic by Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Peter Oundjian & Women of the Elmer Iseler Singers and the Amadeus Choir (Lydia Adams, Artistic Director and Conductor), see lyrics, music video & more!

The Planets: VII. Neptune, the MysticToronto Symphony Orchestra, Peter Oundjian & Women of the Elmer Iseler Singers and the Amadeus Choir (Lydia Adams, Artistic Director and Conductor)

Listen to Brook Green Suite: Dance by Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Norman Del Mar & Toronto Symphony Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Brook Green Suite: DanceBournemouth Sinfonietta, Norman Del Mar & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Listen to The Planets: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity by Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Peter Oundjian & Women of the Elmer Iseler Singers and the Amadeus Choir (Lydia Adams, Artistic Director and Conductor), see lyrics, music video & more!

The Planets: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of JollityToronto Symphony Orchestra, Peter Oundjian & Women of the Elmer Iseler Singers and the Amadeus Choir (Lydia Adams, Artistic Director and Conductor)

Upcoming Concerts for Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Toronto Symphony Orchestra currently has 6 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Sunday, January 11, 2026 at Meridian Arts Centre in North York, ON, Canada.

Latest Release

ALBUMStravinsky: Pulcinella, Le Baiser de la fée (Divertimento)Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Gustavo Gimeno, Isabel Leonard, Paul Appleby & Derek Welton

More albums from Toronto Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMMessiaen: Turangalîla-SymphonyToronto Symphony Orchestra, Gustavo Gimeno, Marc-André Hamelin & Nathalie Forget

Listen to Massenet: Thaïs by Sir Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Erin Wall, Joshua Hopkins, Andrew Staples, Nathan Berg & Liv Redpath

ALBUMMassenet: ThaïsSir Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Erin Wall, Joshua Hopkins, Andrew Staples, Nathan Berg & Liv Redpath

Listen to Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique & Fantaisie sur la Tempête de Shakespeare by Sir Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

ALBUMBerlioz: Symphonie Fantastique & Fantaisie sur la Tempête de ShakespeareSir Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

Listen to Handel: Messiah by Sir Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Erin Wall, Elizabeth DeShong, Andrew Staples, John Relyea & Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

ALBUMHandel: MessiahSir Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Erin Wall, Elizabeth DeShong, Andrew Staples, John Relyea & Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

Listen to Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade, Op. 35 by Peter Oundjian, Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Jonathan Crow

ALBUMRimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade, Op. 35Peter Oundjian, Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Jonathan Crow

Listen to Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances - Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring by Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Peter Oundjian

ALBUMRachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances - Stravinsky: The Rite of SpringToronto Symphony Orchestra & Peter Oundjian

Listen to 3 Concerti by Christina Petrowska Quilico, National Arts Centre Orchestra, Alex Pauk, CBC Vancouver Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Jukka-Pekka Saraste

ALBUM3 ConcertiChristina Petrowska Quilico, National Arts Centre Orchestra, Alex Pauk, CBC Vancouver Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Jukka-Pekka Saraste

Listen to Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11, “The Year 1905” by Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Peter Oundjian

ALBUMShostakovich: Symphony No. 11, “The Year 1905”Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Peter Oundjian

Listen to Brian Cherney: Like Ghosts from an Enchanter Fleeing, String Quartet No. 3, In the Stillness of September (Canadian Composers Portraits) by Brian Cherney, Antonio Lysy, Rena Sharon, Lloyd Carr-Harris Quartet, Cary Ebli, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Judy Loman, Christopher Seaman & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMBrian Cherney: Like Ghosts from an Enchanter Fleeing, String Quartet No. 3, In the Stillness of September (Canadian Composers Portraits)Brian Cherney, Antonio Lysy, Rena Sharon, Lloyd Carr-Harris Quartet, Cary Ebli, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Judy Loman, Christopher Seaman & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Godfrey Ridout: Orchestral Works by Victor Feldbrill, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Joanne Kolomyjec & Steven Dann

ALBUMGodfrey Ridout: Orchestral WorksVictor Feldbrill, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Joanne Kolomyjec & Steven Dann

Listen to Norma Beecroft: Improvvisazioni Concertanti No. 1, From Dreams of Brass, Collage '76, Jeu II, Accordion Play (Canadian Composers Portraits) by John Weinzweig, Norma Beecroft, Robert Aitken, Harry Somers, Harry Freedman, Mary Morrison, David Jaeger, Helen Weinzweig, Eitan Cornfield, Gordon Burwash, Stuart Beecroft, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Victor Feldbrill, John Avison, CBC Chorus, CBC Symphony Orchestra, Barry Morse, New Music Concerts, Rivka Golani, George Morgan, Joseph Petric, Bill Brennan & Accordes String Quartet

ALBUMNorma Beecroft: Improvvisazioni Concertanti No. 1, From Dreams of Brass, Collage '76, Jeu II, Accordion Play (Canadian Composers Portraits)John Weinzweig, Norma Beecroft, Robert Aitken, Harry Somers, Harry Freedman, Mary Morrison, David Jaeger, Helen Weinzweig, Eitan Cornfield, Gordon Burwash, Stuart Beecroft, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Victor Feldbrill, John Avison, CBC Chorus, CBC Symphony Orchestra, Barry Morse, New Music Concerts, Rivka Golani, George Morgan, Joseph Petric, Bill Brennan & Accordes String Quartet

Listen to Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony Nos. 4 & 5 by Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Peter Oundjian

ALBUMRalph Vaughan Williams: Symphony Nos. 4 & 5Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Peter Oundjian

Listen to Gustav Holst: The Planets by Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Peter Oundjian

ALBUMGustav Holst: The PlanetsToronto Symphony Orchestra & Peter Oundjian

Listen to A Retrospective, Vol. 1 by NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Hermann Michael, Steven Staryk, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink, CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra, John Avison, Douglas Gamley, London Festival Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMA Retrospective, Vol. 1NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Hermann Michael, Steven Staryk, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink, CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra, John Avison, Douglas Gamley, London Festival Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad" by Peter Oundjian & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMShostakovich: Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad"Peter Oundjian & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 - Martinu: Symphony No. 5 by Karel Ančerl & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMBeethoven: Symphony No. 6 - Martinu: Symphony No. 5Karel Ančerl & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Schafer: Flute Concerto - Harp Concerto - the Darkly Splendid Earth - the Lonely Traveller by Robert Aitken, Kazuyoshi Akiyama, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Judy Loman, Sir Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Jacques Israelievitch & Gunther Herbig

ALBUMSchafer: Flute Concerto - Harp Concerto - the Darkly Splendid Earth - the Lonely TravellerRobert Aitken, Kazuyoshi Akiyama, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Judy Loman, Sir Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Jacques Israelievitch & Gunther Herbig

Listen to Mahler: Symphony No. 4 by Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Peter Oundjian & Barbara Hannigan

ALBUMMahler: Symphony No. 4Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Peter Oundjian & Barbara Hannigan

Listen to Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 by Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Peter Oundjian

ALBUMBruckner: Symphony No. 4Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Peter Oundjian

Listen to Portraits - Elgar: Enigma Variations & Mussorgsky: Pictures At an Exhibition (TSO Live) by Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Peter Oundjian

ALBUMPortraits - Elgar: Enigma Variations & Mussorgsky: Pictures At an Exhibition (TSO Live)Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Peter Oundjian

Listen to Adeste Fideles: Christmas Music from Around the World by Judy Loman, Gino Quilico, Louis Quilico, Toronto Children's Chorus, Jean Ashworth Bartle & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMAdeste Fideles: Christmas Music from Around the WorldJudy Loman, Gino Quilico, Louis Quilico, Toronto Children's Chorus, Jean Ashworth Bartle & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Anton Kuerti Plays Beethoven, Vol. 1 by Anton Kuerti, Sir Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

ALBUMAnton Kuerti Plays Beethoven, Vol. 1Anton Kuerti, Sir Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

Listen to Anton Kuerti Plays Beethoven, Vol. 2 by Anton Kuerti, Sir Andrew Davis & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMAnton Kuerti Plays Beethoven, Vol. 2Anton Kuerti, Sir Andrew Davis & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Anton Kuerti Plays Beethoven, Vol. 3 by Anton Kuerti, Sir Andrew Davis & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMAnton Kuerti Plays Beethoven, Vol. 3Anton Kuerti, Sir Andrew Davis & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Ben Heppner Sings Richard Strauss by Ben Heppner, Sir Andrew Davis & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMBen Heppner Sings Richard StraussBen Heppner, Sir Andrew Davis & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Highlights of the Millenium Opera Gala by Tracy Dahl, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Mario Bernardi, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Isabel Bayrakdarian, Catherine Robbin, Michael Schade, Russell Braun, Richard Bradshaw, Brett Polegato, Jean Stilwell, Robert Pomakov, Gino Quilico, Richard Margison, Adrianne Pieczonka, Measha Brueggergosman, James Westman, Frances Ginzer & Ben Heppner

ALBUMHighlights of the Millenium Opera GalaTracy Dahl, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Mario Bernardi, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Isabel Bayrakdarian, Catherine Robbin, Michael Schade, Russell Braun, Richard Bradshaw, Brett Polegato, Jean Stilwell, Robert Pomakov, Gino Quilico, Richard Margison, Adrianne Pieczonka, Measha Brueggergosman, James Westman, Frances Ginzer & Ben Heppner

Listen to Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland by Yves Prin, Orchestre National de France, Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan, Jerome Pernod, Luca Pfaff, Canada Quartet, Toronto Festival Singers, Elmer Iseler, Steven Staryk, John Avison, CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra, Chia Chou, Musici di Montreal, I, Yuli Turovsky, Marion Ross, Robert Aitken, Serge Garant, Quebec Contemporary Music Society, Lyric Arts Trio, Canada Festival Singers, Mario Bernardi, Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra, Norma Beecroft, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Hannaford Street Silver Band, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Colin Tilney, CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Victor Feldbrill, The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, Tsung Yeh, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Angela Hewitt, Barbara Pentland, Robert Rogers, Arthur Polson, James Hunter, Erica Goodman & Days Months and Years to Come

ALBUMOvation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and PentlandYves Prin, Orchestre National de France, Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan, Jerome Pernod, Luca Pfaff, Canada Quartet, Toronto Festival Singers, Elmer Iseler, Steven Staryk, John Avison, CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra, Chia Chou, Musici di Montreal, I, Yuli Turovsky, Marion Ross, Robert Aitken, Serge Garant, Quebec Contemporary Music Society, Lyric Arts Trio, Canada Festival Singers, Mario Bernardi, Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra, Norma Beecroft, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Hannaford Street Silver Band, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Colin Tilney, CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Victor Feldbrill, The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, Tsung Yeh, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Angela Hewitt, Barbara Pentland, Robert Rogers, Arthur Polson, James Hunter, Erica Goodman & Days Months and Years to Come

Listen to Classic Library Series - Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony by Seiji Ozawa & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMClassic Library Series - Messiaen: Turangalîla SymphonySeiji Ozawa & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Baker - Barnes - Eccles: Works for Double Bass by Joel Quarrington, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Timothy Vernon, Steven Dann & Andrew Burashko

ALBUMBaker - Barnes - Eccles: Works for Double BassJoel Quarrington, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Timothy Vernon, Steven Dann & Andrew Burashko

Listen to Chaconne - Music for Viola and Orchestra by Rivka Golani, Sir Andrew Davis & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMChaconne - Music for Viola and OrchestraRivka Golani, Sir Andrew Davis & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Handel: Messiah (Highlights) by Sir Andrew Davis, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Kathleen Battle & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMHandel: Messiah (Highlights)Sir Andrew Davis, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Kathleen Battle & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Holst - The Planets & Orchestral Music by Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Norman Del Mar & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMHolst - The Planets & Orchestral MusicBournemouth Sinfonietta, Norman Del Mar & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Rachmaninov - Willan: Piano Concertos by Arthur Ozolins, Mario Bernardi & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMRachmaninov - Willan: Piano ConcertosArthur Ozolins, Mario Bernardi & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 1 - Dohnanyi: Variations On A Nursery Song by Arthur Ozolins, Mario Bernardi & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMRachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 1 - Dohnanyi: Variations On A Nursery SongArthur Ozolins, Mario Bernardi & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Redemption - Koprowski: Flute Concerto, Accordion Concerto & Viola Concerto by Robert Aitken, Jukka-Pekka Saraste & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMRedemption - Koprowski: Flute Concerto, Accordion Concerto & Viola ConcertoRobert Aitken, Jukka-Pekka Saraste & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Symphonic Spectaculars by Sir Andrew Davis & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMSymphonic SpectacularsSir Andrew Davis & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Along the Road to Bethlehem by Toronto Children's Chorus, Jean Ashworth Bartle, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Ben Heppner, Katie Wylde, Richard Dorsey, Ruth Watson Henderson & David Kent

ALBUMAlong the Road to BethlehemToronto Children's Chorus, Jean Ashworth Bartle, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Ben Heppner, Katie Wylde, Richard Dorsey, Ruth Watson Henderson & David Kent

Listen to Glenn Gould Edition - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, Strauss: Burleske by Glenn Gould, Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Vladimir Golschmann

ALBUMGlenn Gould Edition - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, Strauss: BurleskeGlenn Gould, Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Vladimir Golschmann

Listen to Handel: Messiah by Sir Andrew Davis, Elmer Iseler & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMHandel: MessiahSir Andrew Davis, Elmer Iseler & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Handel: Messiah by Sir Andrew Davis, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMHandel: MessiahSir Andrew Davis, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Toru Takemitsu: Works for Orchestra by Seiji Ozawa & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMToru Takemitsu: Works for OrchestraSeiji Ozawa & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

About Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Hometown

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Formed

1922

Genre

Classical

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra is generally ranked among the finest Canadian orchestras. In 1906, conductor Frank Welsman established an ensemble called the Toronto Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, renamed the Toronto Symphony Orchestra two years later. It disbanded after the 1918 armistice, but in 1922, a new Toronto Symphony Orchestra under conductor Luigi von Kunits. Ernest MacMillan succeeded von Kunits in 1931. He remained conductor until 1956 and is still the group's longest-serving conductor. MacMillan led the orchestra's first recordings. Various conductors held the podium until Andrew Davis was appointed music director in 1975. Davis led the orchestra on multiple tours and several critically acclaimed recordings. Since 1982, the Toronto Symphony has presented its concerts in Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall. In 2020, Gustavo Gimeno became the music director. He led the orchestra in a 2024 recording of Messiaen's Turangalîla Symphonie.