2012-2013 Friday Masters

2012-2013 Friday Masters

Masterful performances of spectacular music. Six Friday concerts.

There's still time to discuss the concert over drinks afterwards, so bring a friend or three and stay after the show for Afterthoughts, a casual post-concert chat with the evening's featured conductors and soloists.

Friday Masters Subscription & Single Ticket Pricing
(6 Friday evenings at 7:30 pm)
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Adult Subscription $354 $288 $246 $210 $132  
Student/Senior Subscription $354 $270 $222 $198 $126  
Single Ticket Price* $79 $69 $56 $38 $28 $20
*Service charges apply to single ticket purchases.

Subscriptions are no longer available to the Friday Masters. If you're interested in attending multiple performances, check out our Sampler Pass!
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  • Friday, October 12, 2012, 7:30 pm
  • Chi plays Chopin
  • Imaginative and youthful Romanian folk music by Ligeti, and the eternally youthful music of A Midsummer Night’s Dream fit perfectly in this showcase of masterpieces by young composers. Acclaimed pianist Katherine Chi returns to perform a popular Chopin concerto.
  • Friday, November 23, 2012, 7:30 pm
  • Elegance, Exoticism & Ecstasy
  • From the classical elegance of an 18th century concerto, to the soaring sonorities of a 19th century symphony, to a serene neo-baroque tone poem by one of Canada’s most popular composers, this concert offers a musical panorama of orchestral masterworks.
  • Friday, February 22, 2013, 7:30 pm
  • Two Violins
  • Two brothers – both rising stars – are featured alone and together in three violin masterpieces. Works inspired by water, including a world premiere by Composer in Residence Robert Rival, complete this special night.
  • Friday, March 15, 2013, 7:30 pm
  • An American in Paris
  • Don’t miss this evening of masterpieces inspired by strangers in strange lands, such as Harold in Italy, An American in Paris, and the captivating Italian Girl in Algiers.
  • Friday, April 12, 2013, 7:30 pm
  • Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony
  • Young British star Benjamin Grosvenor makes his Masters debut with Schumann’s great concerto. Alberta composer Allan Gordon Bell’s piece will take you on “a sonic journey across the prairies” and Tchaikovsky’s impassioned symphony celebrates the triumph of the human will.
  • Friday, June 14, 2013, 7:30 pm
  • The Rite of Spring
  • Almost exactly 100 years after it shocked the musical world, The Rite of Spring is at long last presented by the ESO in its full version for the first time. Join us for this monumental performance that also features acclaimed cellist Lynn Harrell and John Estacio’s Brio: Toccata and Fantasy for Orchestra.