Avant-garde

The musicians of NOVUS interposed works by contemporary American composers between movements of Dvořák's "American" String Quartet.

"'Kanata' is an important piece in my career – it reflects my love for this country and my evolving understanding of its history and landscapes."

Parlando explored the music of the night, from peaceful to panicky, through Mozart, Bartók, Fauré, and Takemitsu.

Trigos combines contemporary and Indigenous influences in works like his new 'Simetrías Prehispánicas' (Pre-Hispanic Symmetries), winner of the 2024 Azrieli Commission for International Music.

Klartag's new work for choir and four double basses, the winner of the Azrieli Foundation's Commission for Jewish Music for 2024, investigates the limits of logic and reason in explaining reality and the metaphysical.

Symbiont Climate change is arguably the biggest challenge we face. Everyone from politicians to the person on the street have an opinion on whether it exists or what should be done about it. So this is a topic that’s ripe for artistic expression. With Symbiont Jake Blount and Mali Obomsawin …

With a sound that mixed plangency and purity, and an almost palpable fearlessness, the Fourth Wall Ensemble did this wonderful music justice.

With 'Amelia' Laurie Anderson has created a beautiful and compelling recounting of the last voyage of Amelia Earhart.

Shabaka Hutchings focuses on the flute and related instruments such as the shakuhachi on these meditative, jazz-inflected tracks, while Timo Andres offers impactful concertos for piano and cello.

Heyward led the Festival Orchestra in classical and contemporary music inspired by the outdoors.