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Authentic brutalism opens Toronto Symphony's 101st season

Gustavo Gimeno conducts the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
© Gerard Richardson
Gustavo Gimeno conducts the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
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“more Fred Astaire than Gene Kelly; more evening-dress ballet than streetwise tap”
Reviewed at Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto on 21 September 2023
Boulanger, D'un matin de printemps
Gershwin, Piano Concerto in F
Stravinsky, Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)
Gustavo Gimeno, Conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Piano
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
The art of connection: the Toronto Symphony visits Vienna
****1
Toronto Symphony kicks off season with an effective double bill
****1
A satisfying melange of Classic and Caribbean with the Toronto SO
***11
Springtime in Toronto: touring programme needs some rethinking
***11
Music of the Spheres: stars align for Thomas Adès’ TSO debut
****1
John Adams trumps Trump in Toronto
****1
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