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Tami Nielson brings her sound all the way from New Zealand while Greenlandic band Nive and the Deer Children and Sara Ajnnak from Sweden bring a Nordic fire!

Holy Hum performs on our Stage in the Park bringing an eclectic sound to our campus.

Allison Russell and Layla McCalla perform on our concert stage! McCalla brings a New Orleans and Haitian influence while JUNO award winner Russell picks up on Folk and Americana roots.

JUNO nominees Desirée Dawson and Madison Violet perform on our Stage in the Park, both bringing a familiar-yet-new folk sound to our campus.

First, traditional Sámi yoiks are pushed up against present-day pop with Sámi band VILDÁ, followed by an electronic response in ISÁK. Chart-topping and JUNO award winner Begonia finishes the evening with intimate lyrics and her signature bold pop style.

JUNO Award winner Celeigh Cardinal joins us on the concert stage as one of the great Canadian voices making up the fabric of the roots music scene. Following closely behind is Francaphone idol and JUNO Award winner Cœur de pirate, known for her success as one of the few Quebec artists to become popular in […]

Jenie Thai, blues piano and tender ballads come to our Stage in the Park, followed by opinionated feminist indie band Housewife and their counter-genre approach to performance.

Åland musician leoblu wraps us in velvety dream pop at the Stage in the Park, while The Cliks frontman Lucas Silveira intertwines piano and guitar soundscapes as the first transgender man signed to a major record label.

Nastasia Y blends her history of Eastern-European folk song with jazz in electronic experiments in a number of different languages on our Stage in the Park, followed by Taiwanese-Canadian pop/R&B favourite Chynna Lewis with a big sound, completed by the soul-filled Adria Kain, embracing her identity as a Queer, masc presenting Black Woman with influences […]

Serena Ryder returns to the Harbourfront Centre Concert Stage 20 years to the date of her debut, winning six JUNO awards and capturing the hearts of millions in the time between. Ryder is joined by high energy – cross genre rock, gospel and country artist Tanika Charles!

PhoeNX Ensemble and soloist Lawrence Wiliford join to bring a new cross-cultural offering of Alec Roth’s deeply moving Songs in Time of War, breathing new life into the poetry of Du Fu (ca. 750 CE) as set by Vikram Seth.  Through music and song, we are exposed to a world in which conflict, turmoil and […]

Taktus Marimba Duo (Greg Harrison and Jonny Smith) is a Canadian marimba duo known for its fresh and unstarched classical and contemporary music interpretations. This concert, their first live performance since the release of their acclaimed album Mirrored Glass in 2020, will feature the bright, playful melodies of Ann Southam’s music, contrasted by the darker […]

Celebrating the musical life and legacy of master drummer Trichy Sankaran at age 80, Autorickshaw Trio presents a program of world-fusion music with deep roots in India alongside the master drummer himself. This program features innovative arrangements and original compositions by both Autorickshaw and Trichy Sankaran.

From mysterious Sufi devotional love songs and Arabic verses to Turkish folk tunes and rousing Thracian dance music, each of the four members of Turkwaz bring their own distinct vocals, instruments and unique cultural experiences. The love and respect they have for the traditions they draw from are clear, but they are not afraid to arrange […]

Quatuor Despax is an all-sibling quartet from Quebec who will take us through music that brought together, shaped and made them the musical force that they are today. The program will finish with the piece that their late father, the conductor and composer Emmanuel Despax, wrote for them in 2005.  Haydn, Quartet No. 2 in D Minor, […]

With their fresh approach and willingness to try anything (twice), Amahl Arulanandam and Bryan Holt (VC2) are always discovering new sonic possibilities in the two-cello medium. They present a program of 21st Century works, including music by Kelly-Marie Murphy, Kati Agocs, Chris Paul Harman and an excerpt from a brand new Harbourfront Centre commission by […]

This performance showcases Allison Au (alto saxophone) in a pared-down, intimate musical setting. Featuring Dan Fortin (bass) and Ernesto Cervini (drums), the trio will perform a repertoire of curated original compositions and standard jazz classics. This unusual “chord-free” trio format allows the musicians to stretch out and roam free, allowing flexibility that breathes new life […]

24-year-old cellist Bryan Cheng is fast-becoming internationally renowned, having already won second prize and Audience Choice at the Geneva International Music Competition. His Toronto solo recital debut includes an energetic program that pays homage to the magical intersection of music, dance, and nature at the Toronto Music Garden. Through the voice of the prized ‘Bonjour’ […]

Angela Schwarzkopf weaves storytelling and lyricism into the ringing strings of her harp. She will start the program with selections from her JUNO award-winning 2020 classical music album detach, including Kevin Lau’s Castles in the Sand. Schwarzkopf will be joined by the silvery murmurs of flautist Kaili Maimets, with whom she forms The Topaz Duo. […]

When R. Murray Schafer passed away in 2021, Canada arguably lost its most important composer. His music, thoughts, ideas and writings proved to be infectious, transformative, dangerous, sacred, irreverent and breathtaking.   Friends, new and old, gather to lift up his sounds from the ground into the air and across the water.  The Aria of the […]

Experience a tasting menu of great quartet music from the past 400 years from one of Canada’s most celebrated chamber ensembles, the Penderecki String Quartet. This concert, full of PSQ gems, includes the premiere of acclaimed Toronto composer Alice Ho’s new work The Plight of Small Wonders, the JUNO award-winning Lament in the Trampled Garden […]

With their voices moving together in tight harmony or intertwining in a whirling tempo, the highly acclaimed “Folk’appella” vocal group Kongero draws traditional Swedish music out of the past and into the present, taking the listener on a fabulous Scandinavian folk musical journey. Blue notes and amazing vocal polyphony make for groovy, powerful and intimate […]

This program explores manifestations of Métis identity from the early 1800s to the present. Mezzo-soprano Rebecca Cuddy and the Wood and Wire Quartet perform music by T. Patrick Carrabré, Ian Cusson and Neil Weisensel, charting the complex challenges faced by the Métis in their struggle for recognition as a unique people.  This concert will include […]

VILDÁ is an original blend of Indigenous Sámi yoiks, grooving rhythms and improvisation. Finding inspiration in the Sámi people’s strong connection to nature, present-day pop and Finnish folk traditions result in a unique dialogue that takes the listener through a fascinating journey to the Sámi land and the vast landscapes under the arctic hills and […]