Kindred Spirits Orchestra

Accessible tickets and phone/email help: 1-800-708-6754 | boxoffice@tolive.com.All patrons require a ticket of admission. To view our babies-in-arms policy and other venue details, click here.Please be aware that by entering a TO Live venue, you assume all risks, hazards, and dangers arising from or relating in any way to the risk of contracting COVID-19 or any other communicable disease or illness, and that TO Live and the Meridian Arts Centre shall not be held responsible or liable for any claims relating to such risks, hazards, and dangers.---Net Event Capacity: 998
Zoltán Kodály?s Háry János suite contains music extracted from Kodály's opera of the same name, which tells the story of Háry János, "a peasant, a veteran soldier who day after day sits at the tavern spinning yarns about his heroic exploits." The world premiere of Alice Ping Yee Ho's Concerto for piano and orchestra follows; this work is subtitled "Pictures from an Imaginary Exhibition" (a nod to Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition) and is inspired by paintings by contemporary artists Wesley Tongson and Christina Petrowska Quilico, who also performs the solo piano part. The concert concludes with Anton Bruckner's Symphony no. 8, the last symphony that Bruckner completed. The symphony begins with a subdued opening that music theorist Heinrich Schenker describes as "like the beginning of the world," before launching into the main theme proper. The final movement contains many recurrences of themes from the previous three movements, creating a uniquely unified symphonic work.

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In advance of shows, tickets can be picked up during daytime hours at any TO Live box office (Meridian Arts Centre, Meridian Hall, St. Lawrence Center for the Arts). On show days, tickets will be available for pickup from 2 hours prior to the scheduled curtain time. Please arrive early to avoid congestion and delays, and be prepared to present the actual credit card used for purchase and photo ID.

Public parking is available at nearby lots, and limited metered street parking is available on surrounding streets. For more information, please visit www.meridianartscentre.com/parking-and-ttc. Limited onsite parking is available for patrons with Accessible Needs, and must be arranged in advanced by calling 416-733-9388 ext. 6900.

Accessible Seating is available in designated areas. For assistance booking accessible seats, please contact the TO Live Box Office: Telephone Number(s): 416-366-7723 | 1-800-708-6754 Service Hours: Monday to Friday 1pm to 6pm

No smoking is permitted in the building.

All patrons including babies-in-arms require a ticket of admission. If a child has not yet celebrated their first birthday, a "babes-in-arms" ticket may be obtained, free of charge, at the box office as of 2 hours prior to the scheduled curtain time. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult , and if children are being noisy and disrupting the performance the child and guardian may be asked to step out into the lobby. Please note that individual performances may have additional age restrictions, warnings, or other arrangements than those outlined here, so please see the event page for full details.