Gregory Oh

Here’s the new trailer for the 2023 season of Summer Music in the Garden, as assembled by myself and Associate Curator Rebecca Cuddy!

We just had to update our server, and WordPress is unhappy. Apologies for the mess!

This is going to be a fun show! Will be playing Ann Southam’s Glass Houses No. 5, Phillip Glass’ Etude No. 6, Sean Griffin’s Pattycake, Steve Reich’s Piano Phase and Frederic Rzewski’s Coming Together. Tickets here.

Here’s some video from the 2022 Newfound Music Festival, where I perform some WIlliam Grant Still – Dark Horsemen and Summerland, as well as Jerome Kitzke’s Sunflower Sutra.

This just dropped. When I read about this piece in an article by George Lewis, I immediately listened to this great recording by John Davis. I am blown away by this work. It is powerful, incredibly intense and feels like it could have been written today. It was written by a 14-year old blind virtuoso pianist in the 1860s who was a slave.

I’m pretty excited to be programming again! Harbourfront has always been one of my favourite areas of Toronto and I love the beauty and unique vibe that the Music Garden has brought to the lakeshore.

Press release below:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Summer Music in the Garden Welcomes Curator Gregory Oh

Harbourfront Centre opens a new chapter for landmark outdoor concert series

Toronto, ON, August 23, 2021 Harbourfront Centre‘s beloved music series Summer Music in the Garden welcomes genre-defying new music revolutionary Gregory Oh as its new curator for the 2022 season. The award-winning pianist, Dora-nominated music director and conductor takes the helm of this landmark summer event beginning September 2021.

“We are delighted to announce that Gregory Oh is the new Curator for Summer Music in the Garden, succeeding founding Artistic Director Tamara Bernstein. Gregory is an acclaimed Toronto-based pianist, conductor and curator with a remarkably versatile career and a deep curiosity for music programming that is relevant to today’s audiences. We look forward to Gregory’s dynamic vision and our return to the Garden in summer 2022.” “ Nathalie Bonjour, Director Performing Arts, Harbourfront Centre.

Just released this new recording of Steve Reich’s Piano Quartet on Bandcamp! With NEXUS and Midori Koga.

The piano sounds pretty good for all of its multiple broken strings and the fact that it hasn\’t felt the loving touch of a tuner for longer than Toronto has been under lockdown (a very long time). For you gear nerds, I used a pair of Line Audio CM4s – I think they sound amazing for the price. Love what Alex Samaras did with this (we recorded virtually). New tune by Juliet Palmer with text by Richard Sanger.

A fun time shooting the sh*t with a good friend, Dr. Richard Marsella. Forgot to post this when it came out, so enjoy!