All Events

Use Advanced Browse to search by date range, artist or instrument, and to view past events.

START search by:

Personal Criteria
OR
OR
OR
Date Criteria

AND search:

Calendar

AND search by:

Calendar
 
  • October 18, 2010, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
  • ESO & Winspear Overture
  • The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and the Winspear Centre invite you to be our guest at a free, one-hour information session & backstage tour.
  • October 20, 2010, 7:30 pm
  • Drams & Draughts: A Festival of Fine Whisky & Beer
  • Visit some of the finest distilleries in the world in just one evening at the Winspear Centre. Broad selections of malts and draughts will stimulate your senses as well as please your palate with rich aromas and defined characteristics. Sample fine cuisine, enjoy live music, and partake in a silent auction all in support of your ESO and Winspear Centre.
  • October 29, 2010, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
  • ESO & Winspear Overture
  • The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and the Winspear Centre invite you to be our guest at a free, one-hour information session & backstage tour.
  • October 29, 2010, 8:00 pm
  • Mysterioso: Music, Magic, Mayhem, and Mirth (Fri)
  • Spend Halloween weekend being dazzled by unbelievable acts in this spooky, show-stopping production. ESO and Pops Maestro Jack Everly will bewitch you with a concert of music, magic, and comedy that will keep you laughing, yet asking "How did they do that?" Anything can happen with spectacular illusionist Joseph Gabriel, the hilarity of comic magic duo Les Arnold and Dazzle, the perplexing quick-change artists David & Dania, the unforgettable vocal artistry of Christina Bianco, and hypnotic orchestral gems that will leave you spellbound!
  • October 30, 2010, 8:00 pm
  • Mysterioso: Music, Magic, Mayhem, and Mirth (Sat)
  • Spend Halloween weekend being dazzled by unbelievable acts in this spooky, show-stopping production. ESO and Pops Maestro Jack Everly will bewitch you with a concert of music, magic, and comedy that will keep you laughing, yet asking "How did they do that?" Anything can happen with spectacular illusionist Joseph Gabriel, the hilarity of comic magic duo Les Arnold and Dazzle, the perplexing quick-change artists David & Dania, the unforgettable vocal artistry of Christina Bianco, and hypnotic orchestral gems that will leave you spellbound!
  • November 1, 2010, 7:30 pm
  • Chantal Kreviazuk
  • Fresh from the 2010 Lilith Fair festival tour celebrating women in music, one of Canada’s finest female singer/songwriters makes her ESO debut. Don’t miss your chance to hear this Juno Award-winning star surrounded by symphonic splendour.
  • November 5, 2010, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
  • ESO & Winspear Overture
  • The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and the Winspear Centre invite you to be our guest at a free, one-hour information session & backstage tour.
  • November 6, 2010, 2:00 pm
  • Platypus Theatre's "Emily Saves the Orchestra"
  • Young Emily is drawn out of her seat and onto the orchestral stage by the strains of beautiful music. However, her bold behaviour brings her much more than she bargained for. In this theatrical introduction to the instruments of the orchestra and the basic elements of music, find out how Emily battles to save music as the ESO presents works by Beethoven, Kabalevsky, Rossini, and more.
  • November 9, 2010, 7:30 pm
  • An Evening with Procol Harum and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
  • In 1971, Procol Harum joined forces with the ESO for a unique ‘rock meets the classics’ concert. At the time, few could have predicted that it would yield one of the band’s best-selling albums. Now nearly 40 years later, the British rock band returns to Edmonton to reunite with the orchestra and Da Camera Singers for the first time since the original 1971 concert.
  • November 10, 2010, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
  • ESO & Winspear Overture
  • The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and the Winspear Centre invite you to be our guest at a free, one-hour information session & backstage tour.
  • November 12, 2010, 7:30 pm
  • Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto
  • A feast of music spanning four centuries, from Handel’s regal suite celebrating the end of war, to Malcolm Forsyth’s moving musical response to 9/11, and John Estacio’s evocative and colorful musical depiction of Alberta’s northern lights. Violin virtuoso Elmar Oliveira, winner of the Tchaikovsky International Competition in 1978, performs two masterworks – one baroque and one romantic – in this, his long-overdue ESO debut.
  • November 13, 2010, 8:00 pm
  • Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto
  • Applause Series
    A feast of music spanning four centuries, from Handel’s regal suite celebrating the end of war, to Malcolm Forsyth’s moving musical response to 9/11, and John Estacio’s evocative and colorful musical depiction of Alberta’s northern lights. Violin virtuoso Elmar Oliveira, winner of the Tchaikovsky International Competition in 1978, performs two masterworks – one baroque and one romantic – in this, his long-overdue ESO debut.
  • November 17, 2010, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
  • ESO & Winspear Overture
  • The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and the Winspear Centre invite you to be our guest at a free, one-hour information session & backstage tour.
  • November 18, 2010, 8:00 pm
  • ESO Showcase
  • The outstanding musicians of the ESO step into the spotlight to share their favorite music and demonstrate their virtuosity in a fascinating mix of familiar favourites and spectacular showpieces.
  • November 21, 2010, 2:00 pm
  • Saint-Saëns’ First Cello Concerto
  • Edmonton’s David Eggert, winner of the prestigious Eckhardt-Gramatté Prize in 2006, performs the beloved First Cello Concerto by Camille Saint-Saëns. Principal Bass Trombone Christopher Taylor performs a delightful and tuneful work by Eric Ewazen, and the orchestra romps through vivacious showpieces by Emmanuel Chabrier.