March 2021
PASSION AND DRAMA
Concert streamed live from the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts Fervorous melodies of the Roma people captivate through violin pyrotechnics in Pablo de Saratsate’s Zigeunerweisen. Lost during the plight of the Russian Revolution, Prokofiev reconstructed by memory his Piano Concerto No. 2, adding ten years of musical maturity and sophisticated compositional skill in this brilliant and evocative work. In 1829, Felix Mendelssohn made his first trip to London for the première of his own Symphony No. 1, which…
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IN SINISTRIS MANIBUS
Join the Kindred Spirits Orchestra in celebrating the opening concert of the season featuring music that conveys the deepest of emotions. French composer Paul Dukas calls the audience to attention with his Fanfare introduction to the Persian inspired “poème dansé”, La Péri. Pianist Dong Xu returns to the limelight to perform a stunning rare work for the left hand alone: Piano Concerto No. 4 by Sergei Prokofiev. Written during the turmoil of the Second World War, Symphony in Three Movements…
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Kindred Spirits Orchestra performs: Capriccio Italien
Under the direction of Maestro Kristian Alexander, the Kindred Spirits Orchestra performs a night of exceptional and evocative music. Tchaikovsky’s poignant Capriccio Italien is a musical travelogue painting the landscape of the composer’s journey to Rome. Internationally acclaimed violinist Conrad Chow commands the stage with Korngold’s romantic film-score inspired Violin Concerto. From seemingly inconsequential playful musical quotes to deeply profound phrases, Shostakovich’s ultimate Symphony No. 15 embodies a range of musical emotion analogous to the composer and his life. Intermission…
Find out more »October 2022
RHCPA Fall Open House 2022
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts presents Fall Open House! This event has been made possible by the Government of Canada. FREE ADMISSION The Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts invites you to join us for our Fall Open House on Sunday, October 30, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST. A fun-filled day of outdoor live music, food vendors, wine and beer sampling, kids activities, flash ticket deals, community booths, and more. RSVP today and you could…
Find out more »August 2023
The Village of Richmond Hill’s 150th Anniversary Celebration & Sidewalk Sale
10 more days till the Village of Richmond Hill BIA's 150th Anniversary Celebration Party and Sidewalk Sale!! 🤩🥳 Today's event highlight is our CRAFTS ZONE 👩🎨🎨! Get your creativity caps on and let's get craftin' 🧢🖌! The event is absolutely free so come one, come all! 🎫🎟
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