SERENATA MUSIC CONCLUDES THE 2023-4 SEASON WITH PIANIST JANINA FIALKOWSKA

Internationally renowned Canadian pianist Janina Fialkowska returns to London in a concert sponsored by Serenata Music with the London Symphonia on January 27, 2024, at the Metropolitan United Church at 7:30 P.M. Recognized as the quintessential Chopin interpreter Londoners will hear her perform Chopin's piano concerto no.1 with guest conductor Rei Hotoda. The Symphony No. 2 by Louise Farrenc will complete the program. Fialkowska has performed with major orchestras and with outstanding conductors for almost 50 years. Her many accolades include the Officer of the Order of Canada and the Governor General's Lifetime Achievement Award. Her recordings have been awarded Canadian Juno as well as BBC awards. She continues her International Piano Academy in Bavaria where she resides. Of interest to music aficionados is her autobiography A Note in Time which gives us a window into her fascinating life. This concert is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Krystyna Wojakowski a long time supporter of London Symphonia. We are most fortunate to be a part of Ms. Fialkowska Ontario tour which rounds out the 2023-24 Serenata Music series.
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The Serenata Music schedule is as follows:
Saturday, November 4, 2023, 7:30 P.M. Forbidden Music with the London Symphonia String Quartet at Metropolitan United Church. With Tom Allen, Narrator.

Friday , November 10, 2023, 8 P.M. The Musicians from Marlboro, at the von Kuster Hall, Western.

Saturday, January 27, 2024, 7:30 P.M. Janina Fialkowska, piano, with the London Symphonia at Metropolitan UnitedChurch.

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Serenata Music performances are at the Wolf Performance Hall, London Public Library, 251 Dundas St. London or at the von Kuster Hall, Don Wright Faculty of Music, Western.
London Symphonia Concerts are at the Metropolitan United Church, 468 Wellington St., London.

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London Symphonia Concerts are at the Metropolitan United Church, 468 Wellington St., London.

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SERENATA MUSIC CELEBRATES AN EXCEPTIONAL NOVEMBER
The Forbidden Music concert with the London Symphonia String Quartet and Tom
Allen was an exceptional musical event held at the Metropolitan United Church. The stories of how composers such as Walter Kaufmann, Erik Korngold and Edwin Schulhoff were affected by the Third Reich was eloquently told by Mr. Allen and their music was exquisitely played by the London Symphonia String Quartet. The highlight of the evening was the Canadian premiere performance of Kaufmann’s String Quartet no.5 composed in 1935 in India which was later a gift to my father when both men were involved in the Winnipeg Symphony orchestra in the 1950s.

We are still getting rave reviews from the attending and streaming audience. Our thanks go to Joseph Lanza, Andrew Chung and the staff of the London Symphonia who brought this program to fruition.

Our second program in conjunction with the Don Wright Faculty of Music was with the Musicians From Marlboro. They are a group of senior and junior musicians who have participated in the famous Vermont summer music academy. The program included works by Haydn, Mendelssohn, Benjamin and Walker. The audience was struck by the artistry of these young musicians and rewarded them with a well deserved ovation. We will be bringing them back next year.

CONCERT NEWS LISTINGS.
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Aeolian Hall https://aeolianhall.ca/events/

2024
February
Saturday, Feb.3. 2 P.M. Paul Davenport Theatre, Western. Opera and Musical Theatre Gala with Early Music Studio.
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Saturday, Feb.3. 7:30 P.M. St. James Westminster Anglican Church. Brass Roots. Carnival!.
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Saturday, Feb. 3. Metropolitan United Church. London Youth Symphony TBA
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Tuesday,, Feb.6 .8 P.M. von Kuster Hall, Western, Horizon: Madog. Jeremy Williams, baritone and Ensemble Paramirabo
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Thursday, Feb.8. 7:30 P.M. Paul Davenport Theatre, Western. Jazz Ensemble. An Evening with Rodney Whitaker,
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Friday's Feb.9. 12:30 P.M. von Kuster Hall, Western. Jazz Bassist Rodney Whitaker, Western Jazz Combo.
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Friday, February 9. 7:30 P.M. St.John the Evangelist Church. Jeffrey Concerts. Kelly Zimba Lukic, flute, and Heidi Bearcroft, harp.
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Saturday, Feb.24. 7:30 P.M. Metropolitan United Church. London Symphonia. Freedom: The Spirit and Legacy of Black Music. Beau Dixon, curator.
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Sunday, February 25. 2 P.M. Frederick Banting SS. Encore the Concert Band. I Love the Piano. Mark Payne, piano
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Sunday, February 25, 3 PM.
Colborne Street United Church.
Organ Recital with Kennedy Kimber-Johnson.
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Friday, March 1, 12:30 PM. von Kuster Hall, Don Wright Faculty of Music. Kinton plays Beethoven
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Saturday, March 2, 7:30 P.M. Wesley-Knox United Church. Karen Schuessler Singers. Mediterranean Odyssey.
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Sunday, March 3, 3 P.M. Dundas Street Centre United Church. London Community Orchestra. Larsson. Sibelius, Bruch, Dvorak, Chad Louwerse, baritone, Jeffrey Komar, viola.
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Sunday, March 3. 2 and 7 P.M. First St. Andrews United Church. Amabile Mass Choirs
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Sunday, March 3, 2 P.M. Saunders SS. London Concert Band, Flight of Fancy, Sophia Tanaka, Flute.
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Thursday, March 7, Friday, March 8. 7:30 PM. Sunday, March 10, 2 PM. Don Wright Faculty of Music, Paul Davenport Theatre. Opera, Albert Herring.
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Thursday, March 7, 7P.M. Museum London,
Magisterra Cafe Music
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Thursday, March 7, 6:30 P.M. Aeolian Hall, El Systema.
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Saturday, March 9, 7:30 P.M. Wolf Performance Hall, Jeffrey Concerts, Isidore String Quartet.
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Saturday, March 9, Metropolitan United Church, 7:00 P.M.,
Chorus London at the Movies
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Sunday, March 10, 2 PM. Aeolian Hall,
Kathleen Gahagan, Harp.
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Friday, March 29, 7:30 P.M. St.Paul's Cathedral, Good Friday Concert. St.Paul's Cathedral choir. Faure Requiem and works by Bach, Stainer and Thallis. Arthur McGlashan conductor, Ian Sadler organ, Catherine Sadler soprano, Nicholas Gryniewski baritone, Julia MsGregor cello.
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April
Saturday, April 6. 7:30 P.M. Metropolitan United Church. London Symphonia, A Bohemian Life. Tania Miller, conductor, Midon Marsh, soprano.
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Sunday, April 7, 7:30 P.M.,
St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church. Calidore String Quartet.
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Sunday, April 14, 3 P.M. Museum London. Magisterra, Russell Braun, baritone.
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Saturday, April 27, 7:30 P.M. Wolf Performance Hall, Jeffery Concerts, Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, piano.
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May
Saturday, May 4, 7:30 P.M. Metropolitan United Church. London Symphonia, An Elegant Fire. Elinor Frey, cello and leader.
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Sunday, May 12, 3 P.M. TBA. London Community Orchestra.
Mercure,Poulenc, Ravel. Michael Kim, piano, Kyung Kim, piano.
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June

July
Thursday, July 4, 7 P.M. Museum London, Magisterra, Global Connections
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