2011-12 Sunday Showcase

2011-12 Sunday Showcase

Once again, the Edmonton Symphony’s unique Sunday matinée series presents four afternoons featuring guest soloists from both the ranks of the orchestra, as well as deserving rising stars on the classical scene.

Join us at 1:15pm in the Third Level (Upper Circle) Lobby for Sunday Prelude, a casual, informative half-hour examination of the works and composers to be heard that afternoon.

Thank you to our series sponsor, the RBC Foundation. rbc foundation
Sunday Showcase Pricing
(4 Sundays at 2 PM)
CATEGORY A B C D F
Adult Subscription $232 $188 $128 $92  
Student/Senior Subscription $232 $176 $108 $88  
Youth Subscription (under 18 years of age) $72 $72 $72 $72  
Single Ticket Price* $65 $53 $39 $25 $20
Youth (under 18) Single Ticket Price* $20 $20 $20 $20 $20
*Service charges apply to single ticket purchases.

Subscriptions are no longer available for the 2011/12 Sunday Showcase. If you are interested in attending multiple performances, check out our Sampler Pass.
  • Sunday, November 20, 2011, 2:00 pm
  • Dvořák’s Violin Concerto
  • Two charming romantic opera overtures set the stage for two superlative and seldom-heard works for soloist and orchestra. Among his many accomplishments, American violinist Benjamin Beilman makes his Edmonton debut with the too often overlooked charm of Dvořák’s enchanting Violin Concerto. One of Edmonton’s finest musicians, Jeremy Spurgeon, gets a well deserved spotlight in Respighi’s melodic and virtuosic work for organ and strings.
  • Sunday, January 22, 2012, 2:00 pm
  • Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto
  • Franz Liszt revolutionized the art of piano performance, and wrote works to showcase his dazzling virtuosity. Young Scott MacIsaac takes on the challenge of Liszt’s Second Piano Concerto, following wins at the 2010 Shean Piano Competition, and two consecutive Grand Prize wins at the Canadian Music Competition. Robin Doyon presents one of the best-loved works for trumpet and orchestra, the beloved and vivacious concerto of “Papa” Haydn. Also featured is Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony.
  • Sunday, March 4, 2012, 2:00 pm
  • A Symphonic Guide to New Music
  • The ESO’s Sunday Showcase has put the spotlight on rising young performers, but this time, it focuses on a noted young composer, and his bold new work. Canadian Brian Current will be the narrator in his own witty and engaging A Symphonic Guide to New Music. Other music for this afternoon comes from two of Hollywood’s legends. Member of the ESO cello section since 1991, Victor Pipkin presents a miniature gem – Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s delightful Cello Concerto. The Orchestra also plays music from the 1950 Billy Wilder melodrama Sunset Boulevard, composed by the great Franz Waxman.
  • Sunday, May 27, 2012, 2:00 pm
  • Beethoven’s Pastorale Symphony
  • Robert Schumann’s Cello Concerto is one of the most treasured examples of the form, and the ESO is pleased to present much sought-after David Requiro as guest soloist. After joining the ESO as a violinist, Stefan Jungkind became Principal Viola of the orchestra in 1997. He presents Romanian master Georges Enesco’s Concertpiece for Viola. The concert also includes one of the most famous celebrations of the marvels of nature, Beethoven’s “Pastorale” Symphony.