Orchestra Toronto

Orchestra Toronto presents an afternoon centered on three remarkable works composed in 1899, a pivotal year at the threshold of a new century. The program opens with Elgar's Enigma Variations, a masterful series of fourteen character sketches, each revealing a friend or colleague, tied together by a still-unsolved "hidden theme." Anya Alexeyev then brings to life Amy Beach's Piano Concerto, a work of lyricism and virtuosity that showcases the bold voice of one of America's first internationally recognized female composers. The concert concludes with Sibelius's Finlandia, a stirring tone poem whose melodies and dramatic climaxes evoke both the Finnish landscape and the fervor of a people yearning for freedom. Join us for a journey through intimate portraits, virtuosic brilliance, and nationalist grandeur, at the dawn of the twentieth century.

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