Among his generation’s most honoured artists, special guest Elmar Oliveira performs Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto.
 

 

A selection of moving music spanning four centuries will be presented by the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra in their upcoming Masters series of concerts. Elmar Oliveira, one of the most distinguished violinists in the world today, joins Music Director William Eddins in a showcase of impeccable artistry in Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. ESO Principal Oboe Lidia Khaner is also featured in an effusive double concerto by Bach in a program that includes works by renowned Canadian composers John Estacio and Malcolm Forsyth.

 

ESSO Symphony for Kids

 

In the first ESSO Symphony for Kids concert of the season, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and Platypus Theatre welcome children of all ages to lend their hand in helping Emily to save all aspects of beautiful music. In this theatrical introduction to instruments of the orchestra and the basic elements of music, a colourful cast of characters join Enbridge Resident Conductor Lucas Waldin at the Francis Winspear Centre for Music to tell the story of a brave and determined young girl.

 

Enter a world of mind-blowing illusions with the world’s best magical artists. Your Edmonton Symphony Orchestra brings a madcap musical production to the Francis Winspear Centre for Music that will leave you spellbound. This Halloween, Pops Maestro Jack Everly will bewitch you with a concert of hypnotic music, and special guests bring unbelievable magic acts and laugh-out-loud comedy to centre stage.

 

The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra welcomes one of the most intriguing young conductors on the scene today, and an artist of rare distinction, back to the Francis Winspear Centre for Music. On October 15th & 16th, Estonian conductor Anu Tali takes the helm of the orchestra, bringing fresh musical ideas to the post with her creative power. Canadian pianist Janina Fialkowska, critically-acclaimed as a champion of music of 20th-century Polish composers, takes centre stage to perform a technically demanding concerto by Chopin.
 

 

The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra will premiere one local student’s original score for more than 2,000 Edmontonians at Symphony Under the Sky 2011. As part of the Young Composers Project, the ESO invites high school students passionate about composing to apply for the rare opportunity to receive compositional mentorship.

 

This year’s Young Composer can look forward to working with former ESO Composer-in-Residence and one of Canada’s most commissioned and performed composers, Allan Gilliland. Over a period of six months, the student will create a musical work for his/her current instrument of study, and working alongside Mr. Gilliland, will orchestrate the piece for the ultimate showcase of the new work.