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We throw open the doors to the holiday season with a journey to the Land of Sweets in Act II of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. The beloved ballet classic comes to life with familiar favourites including “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” and “Waltz of the Flowers”. Adding to the revelry, Rachmaninoff’s dazzling Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini highlights the virtuosic brilliance of both composers, and the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra joins side by side with your TSO in a thrilling rendition of Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor.
Gustavo Gimeno, conductor
Trevor Wilson, TSO RBC Resident Conductor & TSYO Conductor
Behzod Abduraimov, piano
Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor*
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Tchaikovsky: Act II from The Nutcracker
*Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra performs side by side with the TSO.
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Date
Thursday, November 28, 2024 8:00PM
Location
Roy Thomson Hall
Name
Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker: Land of Sweets
Description
We throw open the doors to the holiday season with a journey to the Land of Sweets in Act II of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. The beloved ballet classic comes to life with familiar favourites including “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” and “Waltz of the Flowers”. Adding to the revelry, Rachmaninoff’s dazzling Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini highlights the virtuosic brilliance of both composers, and the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra joins side by side with your TSO in a thrilling rendition of Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor.
Gustavo Gimeno, conductor
Trevor Wilson, TSO RBC Resident Conductor & TSYO Conductor
Behzod Abduraimov, piano
Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor*
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Tchaikovsky: Act II from The Nutcracker
*Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra performs side by side with the TSO.
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