The exceptionally accomplished German violinist Frank Peter Zimmerman stars in this breathtaking concert from Toronto Symphony Orchestra, with Zimmerman displaying his magnificent skill during a performance of Brahms' fervent Violin Concerto. Also joining the orchestra are the players of the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra to perform Tchaikovsky's rousing Fourth Symphony, while two TSO commissions from Julia Mermelstein and Christina Volpini will be premiered.

The Grammy- and Emmy Award-winning Israeli-American is renowned as the pre-eminent violinist of the 20th century after coming to prominence at the tender age of 13 on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1958. Despite losing the use of his legs due to polio, he has overcome the odds to become one of the most successful violin virtuosos in the world and his haunting music work has featured in movies including Schindler's List and Memoirs of a Geisha.

Mamoru Fujisawa, perhaps best known by the professional alias of Joe Hisaishi, is a master of multiple genres including European classical, Japanese traditional, ambient electronic and minimalist music, yet brings them all together under a truly distinctive signature sound. Since 1984, his unique style has become synonymous with the films of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli, having composed the soundtrack for all but one of the revered studio's feature film animations.

Toronto Symphony Orchestra joins forces with the enigmatic Australian dancer, actor and cabaret artist, Meow Meow, in a performance of true artistic audacity! With an eclectic and irreverent style, Meow Meow, real name Melissa Madden Gray, has earned accolades for her mesmerizing, avant-garde and sometimes shocking show!