Great Chamber Music Concerts | Music in the Afternoon
2025-26 Season | Get 5 Concerts for the Price of 4!
Oct 9, 2025 | Karoline Podolak, soprano, Rachael Kerr, piano
A program of sparkling gems from the operatic repertoire, and enchanting songs from her Slavic heritage, by Chopin, Rachmaninoff and Nowowiejski.
“…an award-winning Polish-Canadian soprano, who has followed a unique career path.”
“Karoline’s coloratura is spectacular!” operaramblings
Nov. 13, 2025 | Maxwell Quartet
Haydn | Quartet in D major Op. 20, No. 4, Hob. III:34
Brahms | Quartet No.2 in A minor, Op.51 No.2
and some of their “striking arrangements of Scottish Traditional Folk Music.”
March 5, 2026 | VC2 Cello Duo, with Amy Hillis, violin
Their own chamber music arrangements of Bach and Beethoven, plus works written for them by Canadian composers Andrew Staniland, Fjóla Evans, and Dinuk Wijeratne.
April 2, 2026 | Stéphane Tétreault, cello, Denis Plante, bandoneon, Chloé Dumoulin, piano
A laureate of the CDA returns with a twist
A diverse program from Bach to Piazzolla to Plante, exploring the ear-tickling possibilities of this new instrumental partnership.
May 7, 2026 | Fierbois: Caitlin Broms-Jacobs, oboe and Madeline Hildebrand, piano
At the heart of their concert is Oscar Peterson’s jazz-infused Canadiana Suite, a musical exploration of the True North.
A generous program beginning with Mozart and Vivaldi, and featuring a new work written for them by David Braid, a WMCT Scholarship winner in 1995, and this season’s Commissioned Composer!
Venue: Walter Hall
Lower Level
Edward Johnson Building – Faculty of Music
University of Toronto
80 Queens Park
Toronto, ON M5S 2C5