upcoming events
MUSE: What Makes It Great?® with Rob Kapilow - Mendelssohn Octet
Featuring Jonathan Crow, violin · Annalee Patipatanakoon, violin · Sharon Wei, viola · Roman Borys, cello · Dior String Quartet
In What Makes It Great?®, composer, commentator, and author Rob Kapilow unlocks great music with insight, humour, and live musical examples. Explore the brilliance of Mendelssohn’s Octet as Kapilow reveals the invention and youthful genius behind one of chamber music’s most exhilarating works. His presentation is followed by a complete performance and audience Q&A.
Part of our Sunday afternoon MUSE (Music Unveiled, Stories, Explorations) series.
“Kapilow is the ideal guide—erudite, engaging, and endlessly illuminating.” — The New York Times
Duo Concertante with the Dior Quartet
One of Canada’s pre-eminent chamber ensembles, Duo Concertante—violinist Nancy Dahn and pianist Timothy Steeves—is celebrated internationally for its expressive depth and remarkable musical unity. They open the program with Luigi Dallapiccola’s Tartiniana Seconda, a brilliant reimagining of Baroque violin music, and a sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven in this Beethoven anniversary year.
Vince Ho’s playful Donut Suite adds dazzling wit before the second half, when they join the dynamic Dior Quartet for the sweeping romanticism of Ernest Chausson’s magnificent Concerto for violin, piano, and string quartet.
Celebrating Steve Reich at 90
Oct. 6, 2026, 7:30pm, Koerner Hall
In collaboration with Faculty of Music, University of Toronto
Steve Reich has been described as “our greatest living composer” (NY Times). We celebrate his 90th birthday with the North American premiere of In All Your Ways for 14 instruments, co-commissioned by Soundstreams, Carnegie Hall, Edinburgh Festival, Philharmonie de Paris and others. The program includes two legendary signature masterpieces: Music for 18 Musicians and Clapping Music, all performed by some of the world’s greatest interpreters of his music. Clapping Music features an exclusive screening with Reich performing one of the parts on film and Russell Hartenberger performing the other live on stage.
