Fantasy
ESO New Music

Fantasy

Curated by Dinuk Wijeratne
Friday, January 31, 2025 8:00 PM

About The Concert

Triple-threat composer, conductor, and pianist Dinuk Wijeratne makes his ESO debut. A JUNO Award-winner who made his Carnegie Hall debut while still a student in 2004, Wijeratne has performed with everyone from Yo-Yo Ma to tabla legend Zakir Hussain. Experience a provocative program featuring Wijeratne’s Fantasy Variations for Piano and Strings, recent music by Kareem Roustom and Luis Ramirez, and Chris Brubeck’s colourful Bass Trombone Concerto.

Program to Include

DINUK WIJERATNE The Spirit and the Dust Two Pop Songs on Antique Poems Gajaga Vannama - Fantasy Variations on a Traditional Theme
KAREEM ROUSTOM Dabke
LUIS RAMIREZ Chido
CHRIS BRUBECK Concerto for Bass Trombone

Program subject to change.

This concert will not include an intermission.

Featured Artists

Dinuk Wijeratne, Curator, Conductor & Piano
Tyler Cairns, ESO Bass Trombone
Jacob Kryger, Marimba

Hear music from this concert

100 - New Music Series Description

About New Music

Our New Music Series offers a captivating and thought-provoking concert experience, showcasing groundbreaking compositions from living composers. These performances feature innovative works that span from cutting-edge to lush neo-romanticism to hypnotic minimalism – music that reflects the ideas and emotions of today’s generation. Expertly curated, these concerts offer a rare opportunity to hear new compositions performed live, long before these emerging composers become a household name. Don’t miss this engaging, one-of-a-kind experience – your chance to discover the next Mozart!