Massey Hall, Toronto, 10 Apr 1972
Second part of the concert conducted by Victor Feldbrill
Cowell Anniversary Overture (1972) (Premiere)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Dvořák Slavonic Dances Op. 46 (1878) (No. 2, 8)


Massey Hall, Toronto, 11 Apr 1972
In the presence of Otto Frank, Anne's father
Beethoven Leonore III , overture Op. 72a (1806)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Morawetz From the Diary of Anne Frank (1970) (Premiere)
Lois Marshall, soprano


Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major (1888-96)


Massey Hall, Toronto, 12 Apr 1972
Beethoven Leonore III , overture Op. 72a (1806)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Morawetz From the Diary of Anne Frank (1970)
Lois Marshall, soprano


Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major (1888-96)


Carnegie Hall, New York, 14 Apr 1972
Beethoven Leonore III , overture Op. 72a (1806)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Morawetz From the Diary of Anne Frank (1970) (US premiere)
Lois Marshall, soprano


Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major (1888-96)


Kennedy Center, Washington, 15 Apr 1972
Beethoven Leonore III , overture Op. 72a (1806)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Morawetz From the Diary of Anne Frank (1970)
Lois Marshall, soprano


Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major (1888-96) - Not recorded


Massey Hall, Toronto, 18 and 19 Apr 1972
Turner Three Episodes for orchestra (1966)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Weinzweig Wine of Peace (1957)
Mary Simmons, soprano


Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor Op. 98 (1884-1885)


Massey Hall, Toronto, 23 Apr 1972
Concert for the TS 50th Anniversary, repeat of first TS concert
Weber Der Freischütz Op. 17 (1821) (overture)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Dvořák Slavonic Dances Op. 46 (1878) (No. 8)


Brahms Hungarian Dances No. 5 and 6 (1879)


Tchaïkovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor Op. 64 (1888)


Massey Hall, Toronto, 02 and 03 May 1972
Dvořák Concerto for violin and orchestra in A minor Op. 53 (1879)
Itzhak Perlman, violin
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Shostakovich Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad" in C major Op. 60 (1941)


University of Guelph, ON, 05 May 1972
Vth Guelph Spring Festival, 28 Apr-13 May 1972
Beethoven Leonore III , overture Op. 72a (1806)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Schubert Symphony No. 3 in D major D.200 (1815)


Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major (1888-96)


Massey Hall, Toronto, 09 and 10 May 1972
Ridout Two Etudes for strings (1946)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor K. 550 (1788)


Chopin Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 1 in E minor Op. 11 (1830)
Garrick Ohlsson, piano


Ravel Daphnis et Chloé, suite No. 2 M.57 (1909-12)


Massey Hall, Toronto, 23, 24 and 26 May 1972
Verdi Messa da Requiem (1873)
Elinor Ross, soprano - Lili Chookasian, contralto - John Alexander, tenor - Bonaldo Giaiotti, bass
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir / Elmer Iseler - Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Massey Hall, Toronto, 30 and 31 May 1972
Brahms Festival, 30 May-17 Jun 1972
Brahms Concerto for violin and orchestra Op. 77 (1877)
Isaac Stern, violin
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor Op. 68 (1860-1876)


Ontario Place, Toronto, 02 and 03 Jun 1972
Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem Op. 45 (1857-68) - Not recorded
Lynne Cantlon, soprano - Victor Braun, baritone
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir / Elmer Iseler - Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Ontario Place, Toronto, 06 and 07 Jun 1972
Brahms Concerto for violin , cello and orchestra in A minor Op. 102 (1887) - Not recorded
Albert Pratz, violin - Peter Schenkman, cello
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major Op. 73 (1877) - Not recorded


Ontario Place, Toronto, 09 and 10 Jun 1972
Brahms Serenade No. 1 in D major Op. 11 (1857) - Not recorded
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Brahms Concerto for piano and orchastra No. 1 in D minor Op. 15 (1854-1858) - Not recorded
John Browning, piano


Ontario Place, Toronto, 13 and 14 Jun 1972
Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn Op. 56a (1880) - Not recorded
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Brahms Vier ernste Gesange Op. 121 (1896) - Not recorded
Maureen Forrester, alto


Brahms Alto Rhapsody Op. 53 (1869) - Not recorded
Maureen Forrester, alto
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir / Elmer Iseler
Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major Op. 90 (1883) - Not recorded


Ontario Place, Toronto, 16 and 17 Jun 1972
Brahms Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 2 in B flat major Op. 83 (1878-1881) - Not recorded
John Ogdon, piano
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor Op. 98 (1884-1885) - Not recorded


Ontario Place, Toronto, 09 Jul 1972
Cowell Anniversary Overture (1972)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Weber Der Freischütz Op. 17 (1821) (overture)


Brahms Hungarian Dances No. 5 and 6 (1879)


Tchaïkovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor Op. 64 (1888)


Ontario Place, Toronto, 13 Jul 1972
Beethoven Leonore III , overture Op. 72a (1806)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Grieg Concerto for piano and orchestra in A minor Op. 16 (1868)
Antonin Kubalek, piano


Dvořák Symphony No. 9 "From the new World" in E minor Op. 95 (1893)


Massey Hall, Toronto, 24 Oct 1972
Weber Oberon overture Op. 306 (1826)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 4 in G major Op. 58 (1806)
Ivan Moravec, piano


Stravinsky Petrushka CC. 22 (1910-11, 1947)


Massey Hall, Toronto, 07 and 08 Nov 1972
Smetana Ma Vlast ( My Country ) 1:112 (1879)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Grand Théâtre, Québec, 10 and 13 Nov 1972
Smetana Ma Vlast ( My Country ) 1:112 (1879)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Place des Arts, Montréal, 14 and 15 Nov 1972
Smetana Ma Vlast ( My Country ) 1:112 (1879)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
National Arts Centre, Ottawa, 16 and 17 Nov 1972
Last concerts outside Toronto
Smetana Ma Vlast ( My Country ) 1:112 (1879)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Massey Hall, Toronto, 05 Dec 1972
Morel L'Etoile noire (1961)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 1 in G minor Op. 25 (1861)
Anton Kuerti, piano


Strauss Burleske in D minor Op. 11 (1885-86)
Anton Kuerti, piano


Nielsen Symphony No. 3 "Espansiva" OIp. 27 (1910-11)


Massey Hall, Toronto, 06 Dec 1972
Broadcast on 16 Dec 1972
Morel L'Etoile noire (1961) - Recorded
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 1 in G minor Op. 25 (1861)
Anton Kuerti, piano


Strauss Burleske in D minor Op. 11 (1885-86)
Anton Kuerti, piano


Nielsen Symphony No. 3 "Espansiva" OIp. 27 (1910-11)


Massey Hall, Toronto, 08 Dec 1972
Weber Oberon overture Op. 306 (1826)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Glazunov Concerto for violin and orchestra in A minor Op. 82 (1904)
Albert Pratz, violin


Nielsen Symphony No. 3 "Espansiva" OIp. 27 (1910-11)


Massey Hall, Toronto, 19 Dec 1972
Beckwith Flower Variations and Wheels (1962)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Hanuš The Czech Year, excerpts Op. 24 (1949-52)
Canadian Children's Opera Chorus
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy A Midsummer Night's Dream Op. 61 (1842)


Massey Hall, Toronto, 20 Dec 1972
Broadcast on 30 Dec 1972
Beckwith Flower Variations and Wheels (1962) - Recorded
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Hanuš The Czech Year, excerpts Op. 24 (1949-52)
Canadian Children's Opera Chorus
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy A Midsummer Night's Dream Op. 61 (1842)


Massey Hall, Toronto, 13 Jan 1973
Strauss II Der Fledermaus Op. 302 (1874) (overture)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Strauss II Der Fledermaus Op. 302 (1874) (two arias)
Gwenlyn Little, soprano


Strauss II An der schonen blauen Danau, waltz Op. 314 (1867)


Strauss II Two Polkas


Strauss Till Eulenspiegel Op. 28 (1894-95)


Mozart Serenade No. 13 in G major K. 525 (1787)


Massey Hall, Toronto, 16 and 17 Jan 1973
Somers Passacaglia and Fugue for orchestra (1954)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Sibelius Concerto for violin and orchestra in D minor Op. 47 (1903-04, 1905)
Ida Haendel, violin


Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet, suite Op. 64 (1933-36)


Massey Hall, Toronto, 23 and 24 Jan 1973
Mozart Don Giovanni Overture K. 527
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for four wind instruments and orchestra K. 297b (1778)
Christopher Weaitt, bassoon - Harry Sargous, oboe - Stanley McCartney, clarinet - Eugene Rittich, French horn


Mozart Requiem in D minor K. 626 (1791) - Recorded
Gwenlyn Little, soprano - Lili Chookasian, contralto - Kenneth Riegel, tenor - Robert Hale, bass
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir / Elmer Iseler
Massey Hall, Toronto, 30 Jan 1973
Elgar Concerto for violin and orchestra in B minor Op. 61 (1909-10)
Yehudi Menuhin, violin
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E flat major Op. 55 (1802-1804)


Massey Hall, Toronto, 31 Jan 1973
Broadcast on 03 Feb 1973
Elgar Concerto for violin and orchestra in B minor Op. 61 (1909-10) - Recorded
Yehudi Menuhin, violin
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E flat major Op. 55 (1802-1804)


Massey Hall, Toronto, 27 Feb 1973
Matton L'Horoscope (1958)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Op. 43 (1934)
Arthur Ozolins, piano


Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major Op. 61 (1845-46)


Massey Hall, Toronto, 28 Feb 1973
Broadcast on 10 Mar 1973
Matton L'Horoscope (1958) - Recorded
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Op. 43 (1934)
Arthur Ozolins, piano


Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major Op. 61 (1845-46)


Massey Hall, Toronto, 06 Mar 1973
Bach Brandenburg concerto No. 4 in G major BWV1049 (1721) - Recorded
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Saint-Saens Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 5 in F major Op. 103 (1896) - Recorded
Lorin Hollander, piano (replacing Emil Gilels)


Honegger Symphonie No. 3 "Liturgique" H. 186 (1945-46) - Recorded


Masset Hall, Toronto, 09 Mar 1973
Bach Brandenburg concerto No. 4 in G major BWV1049 (1721)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Tchaïkovsky Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 23 (1874-75)
Alexis Weissenberg, piano


Honegger Symphonie No. 3 "Liturgique" H. 186 (1945-46)


Massey Hall, Toronto, 13 and 14 Mar 1973
Bartók Music for strings, percussion and celesta Sz.106 (1937)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Liszt Totentanz S.126 (1849, 1859)
Alfred Brendel, piano


Liszt Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 2 in A major S.125 (1839, 1861) (First TS performance)
Alfred Brendel, piano


Ravel Boléro M.81 (1928)


Massey Hall, Toronto, 03 and 04 Apr 1973
Bach Suite No. 1 in C major BWV 1066
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Mozart Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 24 in C minor K. 491 (4786)
André Watts, piano


Shostakovich Symphony No. 9 in E flat major Op. 70 (1945)


Massey Hall, Toronto, 10 Apr 1973
Haendel Wtaer music, suite HWV 348-350 (1741)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Vaughan-Williams Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis (1910)


Shostakovich Concerto for violoncello and orchestra No. 1 in E flat major Op. 107 (1959)
Vladimir Orloff, cello


Strauss Don Juan Op. 20 (1889)


Massey Hall, Toronto, 11 Apr 1973
For Ancerl's 65th anniversary, concert in the presence of David Crombie, Mayor of Toronto
Haendel Wtaer music, suite HWV 348-350 (1741)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Vaughan-Williams Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis (1910)


Shostakovich Concerto for violoncello and orchestra No. 1 in E flat major Op. 107 (1959)
Vladimir Orloff, cello


Strauss Don Juan Op. 20 (1889)


Massey Hall, Toronto, 24 and 25 Apr 1973
Schumann Genoveva, overture Op. 81 (1850)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Schumann Concerto for piano and orchestra in A minor Op. 54 (1845)
Radu Lupu, piano


Stravinsky Petrushka CC. 22 (1910-11, 1947)


Massey Hall, Toronto, 01, 02 and 04 May 1973
Pepin Le Rite du Soleil noir (1954)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Mozart Concerto for violin and orchestra No. 1 in B flat major K. 207 (1775)
Isaac Stern, violin


Prokofiev Concerto for violin and orchestra No. 1 in D major Op. 19 (1916-17)
Isaac Stern, violin


Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major Op. 92 (1811-1812)


Massey Hall, Toronto, 08 and 09 May 1973
Vejvanovský Sonata a 7 in C major
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Vejvanovský Sonata a 10 in C major


Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor D.759 (1822)


Brahms Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 2 in B flat major Op. 83 (1878-1881)
John Browning, piano (replacing Rudolf Serkin)


Massey Hall, Toronto, 15 and 16 May 1973
Dvořák Stabat Mater Op. 58 (1876-77) - Not recorded
Judith Blegen, soprano - Lili Chookasian, contralto - Peter Schreier, tenor - Paul Plishka, bass
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir / Elmer Iseler - Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Massey Hall, Toronto, 17 May 1973
Last concert of the season and very last concert of Karel Ancerl, dead on 03 July
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy A Midsummer Night's Dream Op. 61 (1842) (excerpts)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major Op. 92 (1811-1812)


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