HOLIDAY CHARMS - Sinfonia Toronto Masterpiece Concert December 9, 2011

‘HOLIDAY CHARMS’ LIGHT UP THE SEASON

Sinfonia Toronto’s concert will charm all this holiday season on Friday, December 9, 8 p.m. at Glenn Gould Studio. Serbian conductor Robert Bokor will conduct the program featuring dazzling violinist Sanghee Cheong in Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 1. Other works on the program include Corelli’s Christmas Concerto, Buhr’s Ricercare, and Wolf-Ferrari’s Serenade.

Currently Artistic Director of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Bokor also began his tenure as Chief Conductor of the Austrian Arpeggione Chamber Orchestra in March 2011. Praised as a strong advocate for contemporary music, Maestro Bokor has conducted concerts in many European countries, Israel, and the United States.

Korean violinist Sanghee Cheong is the winner of numerous Korean competitions, including first prize in the Brahms Competition. An avid chamber musician as well as solist, Ms. Cheong has appeared in festivals such as the Leipzig Music Festival and Nagoya Music Festival in Japan. In February 2010 Ms. Cheong was invited to perform the Beethoven Triple Concerto with the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra.

On their October 2010 to Spain, Sinfonia Toronto received calls for encores at every performance, and performed an astounding four encores at l’Auditori in Barcelona. The chamber orchestra has been praised for it’s commitment to performing works by Canadian composers. The orchestra’s repertoire includes selections from every stylistic period. Recent recordings include the JUNO winner Flanders Field Reflections, a Marquis Classics (EMI) CD of music by John Burge, and most recently Hollywood Flute, featuring acclaimed flutist Louise DiTullio.

Sinfonia Toronto’s Music Director Nurhan Arman's guest-conducting engagements for the 2011-12 season include several special-theme programs: an all-French program with Russia's Hermitage Orchestra for the Tzar's Village Festival in St. Petersburg, an all-Shostakovich program with the Kharkov Philharmonic in Ukraine and an Opera Gala in Prague's National Theatre. He will also conduct the Czech State Philharmonic in Smetana Hall in Prague and return to Brazil to lead the Sergipe Symphony Orchestra.

Tickets are $40 adult; $32 senior and $12 student. They can be purchased from 416-
872-4255 or at http://www.sinfoniatoronto.com

Subscriptions to the 7-concert Masterpiece Series are $189 adult; $169 senior and $99 students
by phone at 416-499-0403, or $10 off each price with the online discount at http://www.sinfoniatoronto.com/

Details at a glance:

HOLIDAY CHARMS
Friday, December 9, 2010; 8 pm Glenn Gould Studio (250 Front Street West)
SINFONIA TORONTO / ROBERT BOKOR, Conductor
SANGHEE CHEONG, Violinist
Program
CORELLI Christmas Concerto
BUHR Ricercare
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 1
WOLF-FERRARI Serenade
Tickets $40 adult; $32 senior; $12 student
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