Chinese pianist Lang Lang, country music star, and pop hitmaker to join Calgary Phil in varied 70th season
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Chinese pianist Lang Lang, DJs and electronica music, Canadian country superstar Tenille Townes, former Barenaked Ladies vocalist Steven Page and singer and author Vivek Shraya will be among the highlights of the Calgary Philharmonic's eclectic 70th season, which will include 64 concerts under 29 conductors across seven venues.
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Lang Lang, one of classical music's biggest stars, will play with the Calgary Philharmonic on Sept. 27 at the Jack Singer Concert Hall. Lang has played with some of the world's biggest orchestras and has been a global draw in the classical world since he was a teenager in the 1990s.
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The 2025/2026 season will also feature the Canadian premiere of SYNTHONY: EDM Meets Orchestra on Sept. 5, which will find Calgary Phil teaming up wth DJs and vocalists for a mix of electronica and classical music at the Big Four Roadhouse. Grande Prairie country superstar Tenille Townes, who has also been in the spotlight since she was a teen, will make her CPO debut with shows at the Bella and Jack Singer concert halls on April 23 and 25.
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Other artists who will make guest appearances in the 2025/2026 season include violinist Gil Shaham, former Barenaked Ladies vocalist Steven Page and singer, actress and former University of Calgary professor Vivek Shraya. The orchestra will perform The Music of Hans Zimmer, which will feature selections from the soundtracks of The Dark Knight, Interstellar and Dune, while composer Eimear Noone will lead the orchestra for Video Games in Concert, which will include selections from the World of Warcraft soundtrack. Calgary Phil will also be playing live-to-film during screenings of The Princess Bride, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince and Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi.
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Conductor and violinist Timothy Chooi will lead Calgary Phil for Vivaldi's Four Seasons, while Verdi's Requiem will be conducted by Karen Kamensek. Music director laureate Hans Graf returns for A Midsummer Night's Dream. The annual A Traditional Christmas runs over three nights in December at Grace Presbyterian Church, and there will be a return of Handel's Messiah.
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The CPO will offer several of genre-bending treats along with dabbling in EDM, including an evening dedicated to The Music of Prince, Dance Dance Disco, La Vida Loca: Latin Pop Hits, The Music of Sting + The Police, and Revolution: The Music of The Beatles – A Symphonic Experience.
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Guest conductors will include Anthony Parnther, Yue Bao, Ramon Tebar, Jessica Cottis, Steve Hackman and Calgary's Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser. Soloists such as violinist Amaryn Olmeda (violin), pianist Stewart Goodyear and cellist Steven Isserlis will also perform with the orchestra this season.
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