Of Note: Winter 2025 Edition

Supporting Success | Learn & Play | Teacher PD | Performances | Free @273!

Supporting Student Success

The Journal of Hélène Berr – begins January 21 | 7:30PM (3 performances) 

• Bernard Foccroulle’s moving portrait of a Parisian Jewish student deported to Auschwitz is brought to life by alumni and students of The Royal Conservatory’s Glenn Gould School. Tickets starting from $21. 

Jan 25 | 7:30PM: The Glenn Gould School Vocal Showcase 

• A wonderful opportunity to see The Glenn Gould School’s talented voice students present an evening of art songs and opera excerpts. Tickets from $20. 

Feb 19: May/June Examination Deadline - United States​

• Register here for May/June RCM Certificate Program examinations in the United States. Click here for the latest exam news. 

Mar 4: May/June Examination Deadline - Canada

• Register here for May/June RCM Certificate Program examinations in Canada. Click here for the latest exam news. 

Learn and Play at the Oscar Peterson School of Music! 

Register Now: March Break Camps (ages 4 to 17) 

• March 10 – 14: our March break camps are a fun and enriching experience for children focusing on activity-based learning and delivered by faculty specializing in teaching music to children and youth. Learn more. 

Jan 11 onward: SmartStart™ for Babies and Toddlers 

• Smart Start™ combines the latest research in neuroscience with traditional early childhood learning methods. Weekly participation provides a solid musical foundation, setting the stage for cognitive development, increased confidence, and creativity in babies and toddlers. Learn more. 

Adult Learning – Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Come True! 

• Our classes fit a variety of skill levels across a variety of disciplines and instruments. From beginner to advanced, and from piano and cello, to voice, guitar, theory, and more, there is something for everyone! Winter session starts late January/early February. Learn more. 

Professional Development for Music Teachers! 

Jan 22: Teaching Elementary Violin – Winter Session Enrollment Deadline 

• Designed to refine teaching techniques for teaching elementary-level violin students, learn from the comfort of your own home or anywhere with internet access, at any time! Learn more. 

Jan 22: Piano Teacher Courses – Winter Session Enrollment Deadline 

• Offered for teaching students at the Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced levels, learn from the comfort of your own home or anywhere with internet access, at any time! Learn more. 

Free Workshops and Webinars  

• Our workshops and webinars for music teachers are offered for a variety of topics! Visit these pages often as new events are added on an on-going basis!  

Wintering in Koerner Hall! 

Jan 24 | 8:00PM: Measha Brueggergosman-Lee 

• The Canadian soprano brings to life composer Aaron Davis’s Zombie Blizzard, a song cycle of seven concert arias for voice, jazz trio, and brass orchestra, based on Margaret Atwood’s 2020 book of poetry, Dearly. Tickets starting from $21. 

Feb 7 | 8:00PM: Royal Conservatory Orchestra with conductor Naomi Woo and soloist Jerry Hu, piano 

• Canadian conductor and pianist Naomi Woo is a widely sought-after symphonic and operatic conductor, an educator, and the 2022 winner of the Canada Council’s prestigious Virginia Parker Prize.  Jerry Hu, BMus ’27 (GGS), currently enrolled in The Ihnatowycz Piano Program, is also a winner of The Robert W. and G. Ann Corcoran Concerto Competition. Tickets from $25. 

Feb 28 | 8:00PM: Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano 

•  Considered a “brilliant musician and an extraordinary visionary” (The Wall Street Journal) and a master performer of Beethoven, French pianist Aimard enjoys an internationally celebrated career. Tickets starting at $50. 

Mar 19 & 21 | 7:30PM: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) 

• Considered one of the greatest operas ever written, Mozart’s timeless classic is about love, truth, and the pursuit of enlightenment. Sung in German with English surtitles. Tickets from $25. 

Mar 25 | 8:00PM: Angélique Kidjo 

• Five-time Grammy Award-winning Kidjo has cemented her status as one of the most singular and extraordinary voices in international music. Tickets starting at $65. ​

Free at 273! 

Jan 22 | 7:00PM: The Robert W. and G. Ann Corcoran Concerto Competition Finals 

• Students of The Glenn Gould School compete for the opportunity to perform a concerto with the Royal Conservatory Orchestra during the 2025.26 concert season. This event takes place in Koerner Hall and free tickets will be available on January 15, 10AM. 

Recitals by The Taylor Academy 

• As part of their formal music training, students at The Taylor Academy, a one-of-a-kind extracurricular program for gifted musicians ages 8 – 18, perform free recitals throughout the academic year.  

  • Feb 1 | 4:30PM: Showcase Concert 
  • Mar 8 | 4:30PM: Showcase Concert 
  • Mar 20 | 7:30PM: Taylor Academy: Stars of Tomorrow 

Mar 26 | 7:00PM: The Glenn Gould School Chamber Competition Finals 

• Chamber ensembles from the Glenn Gould School perform before a celebrated jury, competing for over $11,000 in awards. This event takes place in Koerner Hall and free tickets will be available on March 19, 10AM. 

Master Classes of The Glenn Gould School 

• Our master class program is one of the finest in North America where musical artists of the highest calibre work with our students. Some of this winter’s master class artists include pianists Ronan O'Hora (January 10), Jeremy Denk (February 7), Sewart Goodyear (February 14), percussionist, Matt Strauss (March 28)! Classes take place in either Mazzoleni Hall or Temerty Theatre. 

RoyalConservatory.Live  is the RCM’s free video-on-demand platform featuring concerts filmed at The Royal Conservatory’s Koerner Hall!