Event listing: Cirque de la Symphonie | Roy Thomson Hall | Wed 16 Oct 2013 at 20:00

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Roy Thomson Hall Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2H5, Canada

Dates/times in Toronto time zone

Programme

Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975)	Festive Overture in A major for orchestra, Op.96
Khachaturian, Aram Ilyich (1903-1978)	Gayaneh: Ayesha's Dance
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay Andreyevich (1844-1908)	Capriccio espagnol, Op.34 (mvmts IV & V)
Bizet, Georges (1838-1875)	Carmen: Chanson Bohème
Respighi, Ottorino (1879-1936)	La boutique fantasque: Tarantella
Giménez, Gerónimo (1854-1923)	La boda de Luis Alonso (intermedio)	Libretto by Javier de Burgos
Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921)	Samson et Dalila: Bacchanale
Abreu, Zequinha de (1880-1935)	Tico Tico
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)	Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries
Khachaturian, Aram Ilyich (1903-1978)	Gayaneh: Sabre Dance
Strauss II, Johann (1825-1899)	Unter Donner und Blitz (Thunder and Lightning Polka), Op.324
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)	Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893)	Swan Lake: Waltz
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)	Finlandia, symphonic poem for orchestra, Op.26

Performers

Cirque de la Symphonie
Steven Reineke	Conductor
Toronto Symphony Orchestra

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The story of Finlandia

Danny Riley, 4th December

Celebrating 100 years of Finnish independence, we look at the story of Sibelius's Finlandia.

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Cirque de la Symphonie comes to Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto

Sasha Drozzina, 16th October

As the audience assembled in Roy Thomson Hall on Wednesday, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Members of the orchestra were taking their seats on the stage, getting ready to tune their instruments. However, anyone paying close attention to the setting would have seen a fixture hanging high above the stage.

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