Alessia Disimino, violin
MMus (Hons.), ARCT, BMus (Hons.)
Performances
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sunday October15, 2023 - 8:00PM
Esprit Orchestra: X Marks The Spot
Koerner Hall
273 Bloor St W,
Toronto, ON M5S 1V6
Tickets available here.
Iannis Xenakis "Pour les baleines" and "Jonchaies," amongst other works, with Alex Pauk, conductor.
Saturday October 21, 2023 - 8:00PM
War & Peace: Kindred Spirits Orchestra
Flato Markham Theatre
171 Town Centre Blvd,
Markham, ON L3R 8G5
Tickets available here.
Scherzo Fantastique (Stravinsky), Concerto for piano and orchestra (Lutoslawsky) with pianist Christina Petrowska Quilico,, and Symphony No. 3 "Liturgique" (Honegger),
with Kristan Alexander, conductor.
Sunday November 12, 2023 - 3:00PM
Pictures at an Exhibition: North York Concert Orchestra
Prince Ballroom, Pan Pacific Toronto
900 York Mills Road
North York, ON M3B 3H2
Tickets available here.
The Moldau (Smetana), Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2 (Villa-Lobos), Pictures at an Exhibition (Mussorgsky), with Rafael Luz, conductor.
Saturday December 2, 2023 - 7:30PM
Holiday Memories: Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra
Salvation Army Scarborough Citadel
2021 Lawrence Avenue East
Toronto, ON M1R2Z2
Tickets available here.
Johannes Brahms: Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Alex Sandoval: New Work (New Gen Composer) (SPO commission and premiere)
Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11
Hindemith: March from Symphonic Metamorphosis, of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
John Williams: The Raiders March from Raiders of the Lost Ark
Howard Cable, arranger: A Merry Christmas Medley
John Rutter: Star Carol
John Williams (Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse): Somewhere in My Memory, from Three Holiday Songs from Home Alone.
Brandon Walker: New Holiday Piece (SPO commission and premiere)
David Willcocks: “O Come, All Ye Faithful”
Kevin Lau, arranger: Jingle Bells
Traditional – We Wish You a Merry Christmas, audience sing-along.
With Ronald Royer, conductor, Bel Canto Choir, Michael Morgan, Conductor, SPO Women’s Choir, Yiping Chao, Conductor.
Sunday December 17, 2023 - 7:00PM
St. Joseph the Worker Christmas Concert
191 Wade Gate,
Thornhill, ON L4J 5Y4
Tickets available by donation at the door.
Fundraising concert featuring Christmas and Seasonal music and performances.
Saturday February 3, 2024
University of Toronto New Music Festival: Bedford Trio & Bridge-Wolak Duo
Featuring the winner of the U of T Piano Trio composition competition, hosted by the Bedford Trio and Professor Norbert Palej. Other works on the programme highlight the Cosmos and connections to the human experience.
Friday, February 9, 2024 - 8:00PM
Joshua Weilerstein Conducts the Royal Conservatory Orchestra
Koerner Hall
273 Bloor St W,
Toronto, ON M5S 1V6
Tickets available here.
Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, op. 85, Canon Shibata, cello
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp Minor.
Saturday March 16, 2024 - 8:00PM
Myths and Legends: Kindred Spirits Orchestra
Meridian Arts Centre
5040 Yonge Street,
North York, ON M2N 6R8
Tickets available here.
Pal: "On the double," Xinghai: Piano concerto “Yellow River with pianist Li Wang, and Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade, with Kristan Alexander, conductor.
Sunday March 17, 2024 - 4:00PM
Hart House Singers: Mozart Requiem
Great Hall Hart House, University of Toronto
230 St Clair Ave W,
Toronto, ON M4V 1R5
Tickets available here.
Mozart's Requiem and Fantasia in C minor K. 475, and Schubert's Stabat Mater, with David Arnot-Johnston, conductor.
Sunday April 21, 2024 - 7:00PM
Bedford Trio x Unionville Music Competition Winners
Timothy Eaton Memorial Church
273 Bloor St W,
Toronto, ON M5S 1V6
Tickets available here.
Featuring Unionville Competition winners Colin Zhang (piano) and Ho Mei (Edith) Suen (piano) side-by-side with the Bedford Trio. Excerpts from Beethoven Piano Trio No. 4 in B flat Major, Clara Schumann Piano Trio in G minor, Schubert Piano Trio No. 2, and Piazzolla's Four Seasons.
Friday June 7, 2024 - 7:30PM
Skyky Foundation Fundraising Concert for SickKids Hospital
Roy Thomson Hall
60 Simcoe St,
Toronto, ON M5J 2H5
Tickets available here.
Featuring Beethoven's Triple Concerto, ii. Largo.
Sunday June 9, 2024
Bedford Trio: IMMERSED 3.0 with Friends
918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media and Education
918 Bathurst St,
Toronto, ON M5R 3G5
Tickets available here.
Highly anticipated IMMERSED 3.0 celebrates the work of new and emerging Canadian composers and artists alongside newly created original digital art, lighting design, and dance. Featuring the winning piece of the 2023-2024 University of Toronto Piano Trio Composition Competition, Anthony Gunadi's "Maker of the World." This is the third season of the IMMERSED project.
Wednesday June 19, 2024
Duo Dances: Empowered by Friendship Series
Arts & Letters Club of Toronto (Private Performance)
14 Elm St,
Toronto, ON M5G 1G7
Sunday, June 23, 2024
Duo Dances: Empowered by Friendship Series
More information to come.
RECENT EVENTS
June 25 - August 6, 2022
Bowdoin International Music Festival: Chamber and Solo Fellowship
Various online and in-person performances. Tickets available soon here.
July 15, 2022 - 7:30PM
Orli Shaham plays Mozart
Crooker Theatre,
116 Maquoit Rd,
Brunswick, ME 04011
Tickets available here.
Acclaimed pianist Orli Shaham plays Ludwig van Beethoven's Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20 and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466, with Jayce Ogren, conductor, and the Festival Orchestra (Alessia Disimino, concertmaster).
July 20, 2022 - 7:30PM
Saint-Saëns, Thomas, & Brahms: Faculty Concert
Studzinski Recital Hall
12 Campus Rd S,
Brunswick, ME 04011
Tickets available here, livestream here.
Faculty concert featuring Saint-Saëns's Fantasie for Violin and Harp in A Major, Op. 124 (Aaron Berofsky, violin; June Han, harp), Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964) Stardust (2021) (Kamilla Dancsa, flute; Lauren Conroy, Alessia Disimino, violin; Aditi Prakash, viola; Dana Rath, cello), Johannes Brahms' Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8 (Sergiu Schwartz, violin; Edward Arron, cello; Tao Lin, piano).
August 5, 2022 - 7:30PM
Zlatomir Fung plays Elgar
Crooker Theatre,
116 Maquoit Rd,
Brunswick, ME 04011
Tickets available here.
Faculty and Fellows play Beethoven's Sextet for Two Horns and Strings in E-flat Major, Op. 81b, Festival Fellows perform Derek Bermel's Intonations, and Zlatomir Fung performs Elgar's Concerto in E Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 85, with conductor Angel Gil-Ordóñez and the Festival Orchestra.
Saturday March 25, 2023 - 7:30PM
Hart House Singers: Beethoven Symphony No. 9 with orchestra and Benjamin Smith, piano
Free concert, donations accepted.
Symphony no. 9 (3rd and 4th movements), "Gloria" from Mass in C, Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight" (Beethoven)
Sunday March 26, 2023 - 3:00PM
A Visit to Spain: North York Concert Orchestra
Tickets available here.
Concierto de Aranjuez (Joaquin Rodrigo), The Three-Cornered Hat Suites 1 & 2 (Manuel de Falla). With Drew Henderson, guitar.
Sunday April 2, 2023 - 7:00PM
IMMERSED 2.0 : Bedford Trio in Recital
Tickets available soon (here.)
918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media and Education
918 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON M5R 3G5
Highly anticipated IMMERSED 2.0 celebrates the work of new and emerging Canadian composers and artists. Also featuring the winning piece of the 2022-2023 University of Toronto Piano Trio Composition Competition. This is the second season of the IMMERSED project.
Saturday June 4, 2023 - 3:00PM
Unforgettable & Unfinished: North York Concert Orchestra
Tickets available here.
"Come Closer" (Ryan Trew), Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished" (Franz Schubert). With With Rachel Krehm, soprano.
Sunday June 25, 2023 - 7:00PM
1914: Bedford Trio in Recital
918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media and Education
918 Bathurst St,
Toronto, ON M5R 3G5
Featuring works written in 1914, before the outbreak of World War II.
Tickets available soon (here.)
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