Conductor

Our 48th season begins with a celebration featuring works by notable French, Canadian and American women composers performed by Calgary’s stellar female soloists. We offer delicious tangos by Piazzolla and Hermosa and end with the celebrated and spectacular Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3, featuring the mighty Carthy Organ.

Women in Music

Arts Commons

The Civic offers the first ever North American production of Les Amateurs Virtuoses, a Paris-based organization dedicated to bringing together some of the best international amateur pianists for performances around the world. This concert will include incredible musicians from Japan, the United States, Europe, and Canada. Our friend, Thomas Yu, periodontist and pianist, will play a leading role in this remarkable assemblage of fantastic pianists who happen to have chosen other professions.

Les Amateurs Virtuoses

Each year Calgary’s brightest rising musical stars compete in the Rotary Calgary Concerto Competition to share the stage with the Civic Symphony. Four winners perform a movement from their chosen concerto and four runners-up perform in a pre-concert recital. A favourite of our loyal audiences!

Rolf Bertsch

Conductor

Events

Upcoming events

Oct 27, 2024

Women in Music · Arts Commons

Apr 13, 2025

Les Amateurs Virtuoses · Arts Commons

Jun 1, 2025

Rising Stars · Arts Commons

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