Begins with the oboe : a history of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra / Richard S. Warren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Warren, Richard S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Toronto Symphony Orchestra--History.

Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 287 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2002]

Summary:

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra has been a part of the arts scene in Toronto for eighty years. In the making of this history, Richard Warren, the orchestra's archivist from 1976 to 2002, uncovered taped interviews, newspaper articles, programs, photographs, and much more information about the orchestra's musicians, visiting artists, music directors, and administrative personnel. The result of this work is an insider's view of the orchestra in which the history of this great cultural institution comes alive. In addition to describing the challenges, achievements, and trials of the orchestra, Warren has included stories of artists who performed with the orchestra and who then went on to join the great performers of the world stage, including Seiji Ozawa, Sir Andrew Davis, Jon Vickers, Lois Marshall, Glenn Gould, Maureen Forrester, Zara Nelsova, and Ben Heppner, among many others. He also recounts the orchestra's tours through China, the United States, Britain, Japan, Australia, and Europe, and its performances in the renowned theatres of London, New York, Sydney, Vienna, and Berlin. The symphony has become an icon of Canadian culture, and has enriched the lives of Torontonians and all Canadians as an important part of our heritage.

Contents:

1 Prelude 3

2 1922-1931: Luigi von Kunits 9

3 1931-1945: Sir Ernest MacMillan, Part 1 19

4 1945-1956: Sir Ernest MacMillan, Part 2 41

5 1956-1965: Walter Susskind 61

6 1965-1973: Seiji Ozawa and Karel Ancerl 81

7 1973-1975: Victor Feldbrill, Resident Conductor 109

8 1975-1982: Andrew Davis at Massey Hall 121

9 1982-1987: Andrew Davis at Roy Thomson Hall 145

10 1988-1994: Gunther Herbig 181

11 1994-2000: Jukka-Pekka Saraste 199

Toward the Unknown: 2001-2002 217

Afterword - The Honourable Bob Rae 223

A. Musicians of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra 229

B. Music Directors, Conductors, and Composers 249

C. Presidents/Chairmen of the Board of Directors 251

D. Canadian Works Commissioned by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra 252.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page [261]), discography (pages [255]-259) and index.

ISBN:

0802035884 :

OCLC:

50937409