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MEDIA RELEASE July 19, 2010

‘FLUTE MAGIC’ OPENS SINFONIA TORONTO SEASON

One of the world’s finest flutists, Marc Grauwels will kick off Sinfonia Toronto’s 12th concert season on Friday, October 1, at 8 pm in Glenn Gould Studio. The orchestra’s Music Director Nurhan Arman will conduct the program, titled ‘Flute Magic.’

Mr. Grauwels will perform Mendelssohn’s Flute Concerto in D Minor and Canadian composer Kevork Andonian’s A Longing for Joy. Other works on the program are Turina’s La Oracion del torero and the Czech master Josef Suk’s Serenade.

With 60-plus recordings to his credit, Belgian virtuoso Marc Grauwels is among his generation's most recorded flutists. He has consistently drawn praise from critics not only for his recordings but for his concert activity as well. Grauwels typically carries an intense schedule of concerts, with more than 100 performances a year. Over 100 works have been written especially for him, including Astor Piazzolla's History of the Tango (1985) and Ennio Morricone's Cantate for Europe (1988). His recordings are available on labels including Naxos, Marco Polo, Cypres, Helios, Pavane, and Brilliant Classics.

Acclaimed as “a world-class ensemble” by Germany’s Russelsheimer Echo, Sinfonia Toronto is one of Canada’s finest chamber orchestras. Its repertoire includes all the major works for string orchestra from baroque to contemporary, and it has premiered many new works. It is based at CBC Glenn Gould Studio, where many of its concerts have been recorded for national broadcast. Other recordings include a CD of works by Mendelssohn, Shostakovich and Khachaturian; a world-premiere recording of the newly discovered J.S. Bach aria ‘Alles mit Gott,’ released by Analekta on iTunes; and the JUNO winner Flanders Field Reflections, a Marquis Classics (EMI) CD of music by John Burge.

Sinfonia Toronto’s Music Director Nurhan Arman has conducted throughout the world to great critical acclaim. His upcoming international engagements include performances with the Moscow Philharmonic, Belgrade Philharmonic and Mexico’s UANL Monterrey Symphony.

Tickets are $40 adult; $32 senior and $12 student. They can be purchased from 416-872-4255 or at http://www.roythomson.com/eventdetail?eventId=501

Subscriptions to the 7-concert Masterpiece Series are $189 adult; $169 senior and $89 by phone at 416-499-0403, or $10 off each price with the online discount at http://www.sinfoniatoronto.com/

Details at a glance:
FLUTE MAGIC
Friday, October 1, 2010; 8 pm Glenn Gould Studio (250 Front Street West)
SINFONIA TORONTO / NURHAN ARMAN, Conductor
MARC GRAUWELS, Flutist
Program
TURINA La Oracion del torero
MENDELSSOHN Flute Concerto in D Minor
ANDONIAN A Longing for Joy - world premiere
SUK Serenade
Tickets $40 adult; $32 senior; $12 student
416-872-4255 or http://www.roythomson.com/eventdetail?eventId=501

MEDIA RELEASE January 25, 2010
SINFONIA TORONTO ANNOUNCES 2010-2011 SEASON

Sinfonia Toronto and Music Director Nurhan Arman are delighted to announce their 2010-2011 concert season, featuring some of the most beautiful repertoire ever written for chamber orchestra. Next season will mark the orchestra’s 12th season. Highlights will include several premieres, a two-week tour of Spain with the renowned Belgian flutist Marc Grauwels, and the seven-concert Masterpiece Series on Friday evenings at Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front Street West.

Sinfonia Toronto’s Composer-in-Residence for the 2010-2011 will be the acclaimed Marjan Mozetich. The orchestra will perform several works by Mr. Mozetich during the season.

In announcing the new season, Maestro Arman said, “It’s going to be a great pleasure to present so many masterpieces of the repertoire, and I am also thrilled about our guest soloists for next year -- great artists like pianists André Laplante and Sara Buechner, super-talented violinists Judy Kang and Andréa Tyniec.” He added, “we are also looking forward to our second European tour and working closely with our Composer-in-Residence Marjan Mozetich. I am also excited about the range of instrumental soloists that will be performing. We’ll play with mandolin, flute and trumpet as well as violin and piano.”

Other guests appearing next season are the brilliant Italian maestro Giancarlo De Lorenzo, Belgian flutist Marc Grauwels, Spanish trumpeter Vicente Campos and Italian mandolin virtuoso Cecilia Loda.

Subscriptions for the Masterpiece Series are available online at sinfoniatoronto.com for $179 for adults, $159 for seniors and $89 for students. After May 1 or by phone at 416-499-0403 they will cost $189 for adults, $169 for seniors and $99 for students.