Cirque de la Symphonie comes to Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto

By Sasha Drozzina, 21 October 2013

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Reviewed at Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto on 16 October 2013

Shostakovich, Festive Overture in A major for orchestra, Op.96

Khachaturian, Gayaneh: Ayesha's Dance

Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio espagnol, Op.34 (mvmts IV & V)

Bizet, Carmen: Chanson Bohème

Respighi, La boutique fantasque: Tarantella

Giménez, La boda de Luis Alonso (intermedio)

Saint-Saëns, Samson et Dalila: Bacchanale

Abreu, Tico Tico

Wagner, Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries

Khachaturian, Gayaneh: Sabre Dance

Strauss II, Unter Donner und Blitz (Thunder and Lightning Polka), Op.324

Debussy, Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune

Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake: Waltz

Sibelius, Finlandia, symphonic poem for orchestra, Op.26

Cirque de la Symphonie

Steven Reineke, Conductor

Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Chanda VanderHart, 9th February

On their European tour, the Toronto Symphony calls in at the Wiener Konzerthaus for a diverse program conducted by Gustavo Gimeno.

****1

John Gilks, 18th September

The Toronto Symphony kicks off the 2025-26 season with an intriguing and exciting double bill of the very new and the very familiar.

****1

John Gilks, 28th May

Kristiina Poska makes a successful Toronto debut with solid Beethoven and some spicy Caribbean fireworks from Stewart Goodyear.

***11

Michelle Assay, 20th March

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s latest concert, tipped for European touring next year, fails to convince.

***11

Michelle Assay, 26th February

Thomas Adès serves up an astronomical programme, pairing his Piano Concerto and Paradiso with Holst’s crowd favourite, The Planets.

****1

John Gilks, 6th November

John Adams returns to Toronto to conduct the TSO in an exciting and varied programme marked also by the debut of Spotlight Artist Anna Prohaska.

****1