# Event Details - **Event Name**: GRAND ROMANCE - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 31 May, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sun, 31 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: A Complete Tour de Force- four, then six, then Eight strings in an ecstatic journey from the classical to complete Romantic rapture!About this Event https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/0c54e620-9cf0-11f0-b674-89084c2d94ed-rimg-w1089-h740-dcf5f3f2-gmir.jpg Joseph Haydn- String Quartet Op. 33 No. 1The Op. 33 string quartets, of which there are six, are often dubbed the “Russian” quartets, because they are dedicated to the Grand Duke Paul of Russia. No. 1 is the only one in a minor key and exhibits the freedom of form that Haydn had already adopted in his Op. 20 set. The ten-year gap between the two sets were spent directing the music for 50 operas at the Esterhazy palace in Vienna, 5 of which were his own compositions; there was also a young Italian singer named Luigia Polzelli who may have served as a distraction! In any case, Haydn announced the Op. 33 quartets as “written in a new and special way, for I have not composed any for ten years”, and they are considered to be works of yet more masterful confidence.Richard Strauss- String Sextet from CappriccioThe string septet is from Strauss’s last work for the stage, the opera Cappricio, composed in 1942. The opera takes the form of a series of elegant salon conversations that explore the question of what is more important, the words or the music to an opera. The septet begins the opera as both a prelude to the action and as the first topic of conversation, and is written in the late Romantic style of the 1880s and 1890s.George Enescu- Octet for Strings in C Major, Op. 7Enescu wrote his Octet for strings in C major, Op. 7, over a span of a year and a half, completing it in 1900. He wrote of the challenge of its huge form, “I wore myself out trying to work a piece of music divided into four segments of such length that each of them was likely at any moment to break. An engineer launching his first suspension bridge over a river, could not feel more anxiety than I felt when I set out to darken my paper.”The Octet is considered one of the few works that is a worthy successor to Mendelssohn’s celebrated Octet Op. 20.Tickets - $40*Sunday, May 18, 2024 at 3:00 PMTrinity St. Paul's Centre, Jeanne Lamon HallTickets will be for general seating.Out of respect for our guests, our performance is a scent-free environment.Questions?Please contact admin@arkelchamberconcerts.com .Not available to enjoy our performance? Please consider a donation in support of our work bringing music to our communities. A tax receipt will be available upon request - please contact admin@arkelchamberconcerts.com for more information.Season 13 is generously sponsored by https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/0c97bb80-9cf0-11f0-a408-27fbc2ff383f-rimg-w1200-h222-dcffffff-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/toronto/grand-romance/100001545605029249 - **Event Categories**: contests, music, nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 40, max: 40, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Toronto - **state**: ON - **country**: Canada - **location**: Trinity-St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts - **lat**: 43.66616919999999 - **long**: -79.4055455 - **full address**: Trinity-St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts, 427 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: GRAND ROMANCE - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/9b30a53c37657dcf5ee2813f875336256776f529b1f2630ff34eb6abb813fd7d-rimg-w1200-h1200-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1759121537 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is GRAND ROMANCE being held? - **A:** GRAND ROMANCE takes place on Sun, 31 May, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Sun, 31 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm at Trinity-St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts, 427 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Canada. - **Q**: Who is organizing GRAND ROMANCE? - **A:** GRAND ROMANCE is organized by Trio Arkel. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** GRAND ROMANCE is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Toronto, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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