Organization

Conductor

Gustavo Gimeno

Instrumentalist

Jean-Guihen Queyras

Cello

Orchestra

Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Gimeno Conducts Beethoven 5

Toronto

Canada

George Weston Recital Hall

Roy Thomson Hall

Gimeno Conducts Beethoven 5: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op.67 Beethoven (+4 More)

Public

Symphony No. 5

Madrigal: Celebration Prelude

Cello concerto

Concerto for Cello and Orchesta

Jeder Baum Spricht

Approved

The most famous four notes in music usher in a towering masterpiece for the ages in Beethoven’s timeless and immortal Fifth Symphony. Intrepid Canadian cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras reveals the brooding, introspective beauty of Schumann’s concerto, then invites us on an adventure into the avant-garde with music of Ligeti. Two contemporary works round out the program: a world-première Celebration Prelude from Canadian Brian Harman; and Iranian-Canadian composer Iman Habibi’s Jeder Baum spricht (Every Tree Speaks), a musical meditation on climate change inspired by Beethoven's love of nature.

The performances of Gimeno Conducts Beethoven 5 are collectively supported by our generous Maestro's Club donors.

Supported by Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Ensemble