In mid-October, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra held its 89th annual general meeting – and by all accounts, it was a happy one. Among many accomplishments reported by TSO board chair Alan Kimberley and President and CEO Andrew R. Shaw, we’ll highlight the following:
• An average of 93% paid attendance at the season’s 107 public concerts with 219,173 tickets sold;
• 23 curriculum-based school concerts at Roy Thomson Hall for over 40,000 students, with another 15,000 students reached through the TSO’s in-school concerts;
• Better-than-plan financial performance, which saw the orchestra post a modest excess of revenues over expenses on the season;
• An expansion of out-of-town programming, including a Northern residency in Timmins and North Bay; a sold-out concert at New York’s Carnegie Hall; and a tour to Florida.

Congratulations to all for a successful season!