Pianist

Kate Atkinson is one of the best-loved storytellers of the 21st century – creator of Jackson Brodie, and a Whitbread and Costa Prize-winning writer whose novels turn a playful but always intensely perceptive eye on life, love and loss.

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Kate Atkinson and the BBC Symphony Orchestra: Normal Rules Don't Apply

Barbican Centre

UTNMF: University of Toronto Wind Ensemble: Anniversaries and Acknowledgements

York University

All programs and performers are subject to change.

U of T students admitted free with a valid TCard, space permitting.

U of T presents University of Toronto New Music Festival: “Anniversaries”

University of Toronto Faculty of Music

Gryphon Trio are violinist Annalee Patipatanakoon, cellist Roman Borys and pianist Jamie Parker.

UTNMF: Gryphon Trio @ UTNMF

University of Toronto

One of the world’s preeminent piano trios, they have garnered acclaim for decades with their refined, dynamic and memorable performances.

Gryphon Trio

Sunset Center Theater

Featuring works by Brahms, Dvořák, Iradier, Lehár, Kálmán, Yvain and Gilbert  Soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian has been a highly sought‑after performer at major opera houses and concert halls the world over including New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, London, Paris, Vienna, Florence and Salzburg. She has toured the globe to appear with the premier orchestras, performing under the batons of renowned conductors like Seiji Ozawa, James Conlon, David Zinman, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Alan Gilbert to name a few. She was also the featured vocalist on the Grammy® Award‑winning soundtrack from the blockbuster film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Her newest recording, Armenian Songs for Children, was released in 2021 by AVIE Records, and received critical acclaim. In 2020 she also collaborated with the Grammy®‑nominated Canadian rock band Glass Tiger singing a track on their first‑ever Christmas album Songs for a Winter’s Night. When she’s not singing, Ms. Bayrakdarian teaches others how to sing at the University of California, Santa Barbara where she serves as Professor of Voice in the Music Department. She is joined by extraordinary Canadian chamber musicians Mark Fewer and Jamie Parker for this not‑to‑be‑​missed concert!

“Glorious and Free” Romani‑inspired Songs and Operetta Arias

Lobero Theatre

Soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian has been a highly sought-after performer at major opera houses and concert halls the world over including New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, London, Paris, Vienna, Florence and Salzburg. She has toured the globe to appear with the premier orchestras, performing under the batons of renowned conductors like Seiji Ozawa, James Conlon, David Zinman, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Alan Gilbert to name a few. She was also the featured vocalist on the Grammy® Award-winning soundtrack from the blockbuster film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Her newest recording, Armenian Songs for Children, was released in 2021 by AVIE Records, and received critical acclaim. In 2020 she also collaborated with the Grammy®-nominated Canadian rock band Glass Tiger singing a track on their first-ever Christmas album Songs for a Winter’s Night. When she’s not singing, Ms. Bayrakdarian teaches others how to sing at the University of California, Santa Barbara where she serves as Professor of Voice in the Music Department. She is joined by extraordinary Canadian chamber musicians Mark Fewer and Jamie Parker for this not-to-be​-missed concert!

Isabel Bayrakdarian Soprano

Canada’s endlessly inventive Gryphon Trio has impressed international audiences and the press for the past twenty-five years with its highly refined, dynamic performances, and has firmly established itself as one of the world’s preeminent piano trios. With a repertoire that ranges from the traditional to the contemporary and from European classicism to modern-day multimedia, the Gryphons are committed to redefining chamber music for the 21st century.

Mercy Center Burlingame

Acclaimed by international audiences and press for their highly refined, dynamic performances, the Gryphon Trio has firmly established itself as one of the world's preeminent piano trios. For nearly 30 years, the Trio has earned acclaim and impressed international audiences with its highly refined, dynamic, and memorable performances. The Trio’s repertoire ranges from traditional to contemporary, and from European classicism to modern-day multimedia. It is committed to redefining chamber music for the 21st century.

Sunset Center

Whether you’re a seasoned classical music enthusiast or just beginning to explore its depths, Rob Kapilow’s What Makes It Great? presentations will captivate and enlighten you. With his infectious enthusiasm and profound knowledge, Rob delves into Beethoven’s music, offering fresh insights and perspectives that will forever change the way you listen.

Jamie Parker

Pianist

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 24, 2024

Gryphon Trio · Music At Kohl Mansion

Mar 9, 2025

Gryphon Trio · Carmel Music Society

Apr 13, 2025

What Makes It Great? with Rob Kapilow and Gryphon Trio · TO Live

Past events

Apr 26, 2024

Kate Atkinson and the BBC Symphony Orchestra: Normal Rules Don't Apply · BBC Symphony Orchestra

Feb 3, 2024

UTNMF: University of Toronto Wind Ensemble: Anniversaries and Acknowledgements · University of Toronto Faculty of Music

Future and recently performed repertoire

Piano in Piano Trio by Ravel

Carmel Music Society

Singer in Powder her Face Suite by Adès

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Singer in Sinfonietta No. 1 by Perkinson

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Piano in Piano Trio No. 2 by Brahms

Carmel Music Society

Singer in Promenade (Walking the Dog) by Gershwin

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Piano in Piano Trio in C major by Haydn

Music At Kohl Mansion

Singer in Someone to Watch Over Me by Gershwin

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Piano in Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin

University of Toronto Faculty of Music

Singer in The Creation by Haydn

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Piano in Piano Trio No. 2 by Mendelssohn

Music At Kohl Mansion

Singer in Il segreto di Susanna by Wolf-Ferrari

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Piano in Piano Trio in B flat by Beethoven

TO Live

Singer in A Comedy Overture by Madetoja

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Singer in Devil's Galop by Williams

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Singer in Fractured Time by Clyne

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Piano in Piano Trio by Wiancko

Music At Kohl Mansion

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