Opening Night Mark O’Connor & Mahler 1
SEPTEMBER 24, 25 · 8:00 PM
Acclaimed in classical, country, bluegrass and indigenous American realms, virtuoso violinist and composer Mark O’Connor performs his Double Violin Concerto.
O’Connor: Double Violin Concerto
Fialkowska Plays Chopin
OCTOBER 29, 30 · 8:00 PM
We celebrate Chopin’s 200th anniversary with Janina Fialkowska, one of Canada’s leading pianists. Fialkowska has enchanted audiences with her lyrical sound, sterling musicianship and profound sense of musical integrity.
Beethoven Mass in C
DECEMBER 3, 4 · 8:00 PM
World-renowned Acadian soprano Suzie LeBlanc makes her WSO debut with Mozart’s Exsultate, jubilate. A jewel of a piece with its high spirits and wit, Mozart wrote this in 1773, elated and confident from the success his opera-house had brought him.
Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony
JANUARY 21, 22 · 8:00 PM
Acclaimed Mexican conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto appears in his WSO debut. Saint-Saëns’ most popular orchestral work, Organ Symphony, is one of the most entertaining orchestral works by a French composer.
Beethoven Violin Concerto
MARCH 4, 5 · 8:00 PM
WSO concertmaster Gwen Hoebig performs Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. Composed for the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1943, Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra is a 20th century orchestral classic.
All Tchaikovsky
APRIL 29, 30 · 8:00 PM
Our season closes with Manitoba’s gift to the world of pre-eminent violinists in James Ehnes. Born in Brandon, James has risen to the top, performing with the world’s great orchestras and winning awards with nearly every new recording he releases.
