Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra

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The Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra (TSYO) is an orchestral training programme for musicians under 22, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [1] The TSYO is led by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra's RBC Resident Conductor, Trevor Wilson, and coached by TSO musicians Shane Kim (Violin), Peter Seminovs (Violin), Ivan Ivanovich (Viola), Emmanuelle Beaulieu Bergeron (Cello), Christopher Laven (Double Bass), Miles Haskins (Woodwinds), Nicholas Hartman (Brass), and Joseph Kelly (Percussion). [2] Previous conductors include Alain Trudel, who conducted the orchestra from 2004 to 2012, and Shalom Bard. [3]

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Founded in 1974 by Victor Feldbrill, the TSYO has a close partnership with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. [4] A collaborative on-stage performance by the two orchestras named "Side-by-Side" is held annually at Roy Thomson Hall. [5] Additionally, all TSYO members are encouraged to compete in an annual concerto competition. [6] The prize of this competition is the opportunity to perform as a soloist for one of the TSO's young people concerts or with the TSYO. [6]

Through their affiliation with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the TYSO has worked with guest artists and conductors including: Henning Kraggerud,[ citation needed ] Vadim Gluzman,[ citation needed ] James Ehnes, Colin Carr,[ citation needed ] Pinchas Zukerman, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg,[ citation needed ] Pekka Kuusisto, Yo-Yo Ma, Richard Stoltzman,[ citation needed ] Wynton Marsalis, Christian Lindberg, Colin Currie,[ citation needed ] Jukka-Pekka Saraste,[ citation needed ] Günther Herbig,[ citation needed ] Maxim Vengerov, Andrew Davis, Peter Oundjian, Alison Balsom, Alisa Weilerstein, James Gaffigan, and Stéphane Denève.

The group has toured within Canada and abroad. In 1999, the TSYO represented Canada at the Banff International Festival of Youth Orchestras. [3] In 2012, the TSYO traveled to British Columbia with performances in Vancouver, Nanaimo, and Victoria. [3] Other destinations have included Quebec, Texas, Massachusetts, California, Japan, and Europe. [5]

History

In June 1974, a proposal by Toronto Symphony board member John McDougall for a youth orchestra under the Toronto Symphony received funding and support from the board. During its first season, Victor Feldbrill was chosen as the first music director of the TSYO. On February 2, 1975, the inaugural concert of the TSYO was performed in the MacMillan Theatre at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music. [7] [3]

In the summer of 1985, the TSYO toured in Europe. The orchestra performed in the Netherlands, England, and Scotland; the tour began at the International Festival of Youth Orchestras in Aberdeen, Scotland. The tour ended at the London Youth Festival, where the TSYO was the only non-British youth orchestra invited to the festival. The tour was planned to coincide with the United Nations' International Year of Youth. [8] [3]

List of conductors

*Denotes TSYO alumni.

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Faculty". Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "TSYO Alumni Association". Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  4. ↑ "The Toronto Symphony Orchestra Mourns the Loss of Conductor Victor Feldbrill". Toronto Symphony Orchestra. June 18, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "About the Program". Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Concerto Competition & Award Winners". Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  7. ↑ Warren, Richard (2016). Begins with the Oboe : A History of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. University of Toronto Press. ISBN   978-1-4426-7123-2. OCLC   1013946629.
  8. ↑ TSYO TOUR 1985. Document. From Internal Toronto Symphony Archives (accessed June 21, 2022).
  9. ↑ Organizational History - TSYO (2021). Document. From Internal Toronto Symphony Archives (accessed June 21, 2022).
  10. ↑ Read, Tat (February 22, 2024). "Toronto Symphony Orchestra's 2024/25 Season Announcement Invites Audiences to "Symphony With Us"". Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
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