From October 28 to November 13, the Calgary Philharmonic – and, from the looks of things, the entire city of Calgary – will celebrate Mozart, “the quintessential rock star of classical composers!” The CPO’s Mozart Festival encompasses orchestral, choral, operatic and chamber music, features such distinguished performers as Jon Kimura Parker, Brett Polegato, David Shifrin, Karen Gomyo and the Shanghai String Quartet, features a screening of Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus, and includes pre-concert lectures, and post-concert parties. The festival is under the leadership of CPO Music Director Roberto Minczuk, and the CPO Chorus has been prepared by Chorus Master Timothy Shantz.

And if the twelve “official” events of the festival weren’t enough, the CPO is also partnering with Tourism Calgary to create Classical Calgary, using the festival as a springboard for related programming and menu development at some of Calgary’s best restaurants, galleries and theatres.

For more information on the festival and the partnerships that surround it, please click here.