Toronto Symphony Orchestra - Scheherazade

🎼 Experience an unforgettable evening of classical music when the Toronto Symphony Orchestra presents Scheherazade at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto on March 4, 2027. Led by dynamic conductor and pianist Maxim Emelyanychev, this concert brings together vibrant contemporary music, Mozart’s dramatic piano writing and one of Rimsky-Korsakov’s most celebrated orchestral works.

✨ The program opens with Jay Capperauld’s The Origin of Colour, receiving its North American Première. The performance continues with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s stormy Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466, featuring Maxim Emelyanychev as conductor and pianist.

🌙 The evening culminates in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, a richly orchestrated symphonic suite inspired by the legendary tales of One Thousand and One Nights. Its expressive violin “storyteller” and colorful orchestral textures create an atmospheric musical journey filled with drama, adventure, danger and desire.

🎻 Classical music enthusiasts can expect powerful orchestral performances, detailed instrumental colors and a program that connects contemporary composition with masterpieces from the classical and Romantic traditions.

👥 This event is ideal for orchestra lovers, classical music fans, Toronto cultural explorers, students, visitors and anyone looking to experience live symphonic music in one of Toronto’s renowned concert halls.

📍 Join the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at Roy Thomson Hall for an evening celebrating musical storytelling, virtuosity and orchestral brilliance.