Gimeno Conducts Beethoven 5

Wed Mar 22 2023 at 08:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Roy Thomson Hall | Toronto

Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Publisher/HostToronto Symphony Orchestra
Gimeno Conducts Beethoven 5
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The most famous four notes in music usher in a towering masterpiece for the ages in Beethoven’s timeless and immortal Fifth Symphony. Intrepid Canadian cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras reveals the brooding, introspective beauty of Schumann’s concerto, then invites us on an adventure into the avant-garde with music of Ligeti. Two contemporary works round out the program: a world-première Celebration Prelude from Canadian Brian Harman; and Iranian-Canadian composer Iman Habibi’s Jeder Baum spricht (Every Tree Speaks), a musical meditation on climate change inspired by Beethoven's love of nature.

Gustavo Gimeno, conductor
Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello (2022/23 TSO Spotlight Artist)
Brian Harman: Madrigal: Celebration Prelude (World Première/TSO Commission)
R. Schumann: Cello Concerto
Ligeti: Cello Concerto
Iman Habibi: Jeder Baum spricht
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
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Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe Street,Toronto,ON,Canada

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