Former Music Director James Sommerville returns to the HPO as guest conductor and soloist

Don’t miss former HPO Music Director, James Sommerville’s return to FirstOntario Concert Hall to lead the HPO once more as the orchestra performs four fantastic works. First, the concert opens with Pierre Mercure’s vibrant work, Kaleidoscope, followed by 2x JUNO-Award Nominee Alice Ho’s, The Phantom Bird of Han. This dynamic repertoire continues with James Sommerville taking the stage also as a soloist, performing Mozart’s iconic Horn Concerto No. 3! The concert concludes with Beethoven’s beloved Symphony No. 7 — an afternoon in the concert hall you cannot miss.

On returning to the HPO, Sommerville says “I am brimming with excitement at the chance to collaborate again with the incredible musicians of the HPO. A great concert hall, a supportive and engaged audience and a brilliant orchestra – it’s great to be back! This program has a bit of everything, but the music that I’m most excited about comes from our own country. The title of Pierre Mercure’s 1948 classic, Kaleidoscope tells you what’s in store: a brilliant, ever-shifting polychromatic fantasy of harmony and melody. And Alice Ping Yee Ho’s The Phantom Bird of Han is another marvel, a brief tone poem that tells an epic mythological tale in sparkling and evocative sound.”