WED. JULY 4
Goodyear Plays Gershwin Dofasco Centre for the Arts, Hamilton | 7:30 pm tickets: $25 | $20 Stewart Goodyear, piano It’s all-Gershwin! Goodyear’s returns to our Festival stage after 18 years, when he debuted as an eight year old --
in our second season! Now an international superstar, he performs Gershwin’s beloved Rhapsody In Blue and Piano Concerto in F. And no
Gershwin celebration would be complete without Boris &
The NAO performing An American In Paris. A stunning tribute to a musical genius!
SAT. JULY 7
Mozart Meets Beethoven St. Christopher's Anglican Church, Burlington | 7:30 pm tickets: $25 | $20 Sara Davis Buechner, piano A celebration of two composers at the pinnacle of their musical achievement. Mozart’s monumental Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter” joins two of the most magnificent opera overtures ever composed – Don Giovanni and Magic Flute. Buechner makes her Festival debut with the scintillating Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1. Amazing!
WED. JULY 11
Musical Fireworks with Anantawan Dofasco Centre for the Arts, Hamilton | 7:30 pm tickets: $25 | $20 Adrian Anantawan, violin Violin phenomenon Anantawan earned a spontaneous standing ovation last year and returns to perform the poignant
and passionate Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor. Boris & the NAO showcase their virtuosity in the Bartok Concerto for Orchestra.
2007 Artistic Advisor Kulesha conducts his Symphony No. 3
"Serenissima." Remarkable!
FRI. JULY 13
Open Dress Rehearsal: Brahms Symphony No. 1 St. Christopher's Anglican Church, Burlington | 7:30 pm tickets: FREE!
THUR. JULY 19
A French Fantasy Dofasco Centre for the Arts, Hamilton | 7:30 pm tickets: $25 | $20 Elliott Cairns, piano No other performance will showcase the talents of the young and exuberant NAO like this! From Debussy's La Mer to
Ravel's Bolero to Martin Foster's new Piano Concerto, there is one musical summit after another. Ancaster's rising star pianist Cairns
performs the vivacious and jazzy Ravel Piano Concerto in G.
Stupendous!
SAT. JULY 21
Windermere Pops with Michael Burgess Windermere House, Muskoka | 3:00 pm tickets: FREE! Michael Burgess, tenor This year marks our 11th visit to Windermere House in Muskoka for our annual unforgettable performance on the
resort's front lawn. It's worth the trek!
WED. JULY 25
Summer Evening At The Proms Dofasco Centre for the Arts, Hamilton | 7:30 pm tickets: $25 | $20 Brian Jackson, guest conductor & pianist | 48th Highlanders Pipes & Drums The ever-popular British-born Maestro returns with a selection of favourite British film music, including the
Cornish Rhapsody featured in 1973's Love Story. And yes, the Pipes and Drums from the 48th Highlanders are back. And so is Rule
Britannia, Jerusalem and all the favourites you've come to expect in
this always sold-out performance!
SAT. JULY 28
Tchaikovsky Goes To The Ballet Dofasco Centre for the Arts, Hamilton | 7:30 pm tickets: $25 | $20 Chan Hon Goh, dancer | Aleksandar Antonijevic, dancer An evening of Tchaikovsky's greatest hits! National Ballet dancers Goh and partner TBA delight in the composer's
exqusite pas de deux from Nutcracker and Swan Lake. Boris & The NAO perform Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique" and go out with everyone's
favourite classical bang, the 1812 Overture. A must-see
concert!
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