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A celebration of 
world-class music 
in a world-class space.

 

Explore our new Space Transformation as you enjoy beautiful performances by The Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

 

 

Enjoy the music. Explore the space.

As one of the top 5 cancer centres in the world and a leader in developing breakthrough diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, we recognize the importance of taking an innovative approach to the patient experience. Our Space Transformation Project focuses on increasing the comfort and confidence of every patient who walks through our cancer centre. The design and physical attributes of a space can greatly impact the healing experience, and music can also play an important part.

We recently achieved an incredible milestone and to celebrate these new healing spaces, we’ve collaborated with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. We invite you to spend some time exploring our world-class cancer centre as you enjoy moving performances in this special video.

Musician biographies

Music in the Atrium

Yolanda Bruno

Violinist Yolanda Bruno has been praised for her "total control of her instrument with infinite variety in the sound palette" (La Presse) and was recently named one of CBC’s 30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians under 30.

Yolanda has performed across North America and Europe including solos with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, L'Orchestre Métropolitain, the Youth Orchestra of the Americas, and the London Mozart Players. She has appeared in festivals including the Montreal Chamber Music Festival, the Ottawa Chamberfest, Toronto Summer Music Festival, the BBC Proms, and the International Musicians’ Seminar Prussia Cove. Yolanda’s performances have been broadcast on CBC Radio 2, ICI Musique, and BBC Radio 3. A devoted chamber musician, she has collaborated with Pinchas Zukerman, Paul Lewis, Sandeep Das, and Menahem Pressler.

Amanda Goodburn

South African–born violinist Amanda Goodburn is a founding member of the Tokai String Quartet and a member of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

She has collaborated as a chamber musician with the Art of Time Ensemble, ArrayMusic, and the ARC Ensemble; and has performed at the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, Toronto Summer Music Festival, and the Ahuntsic en Fugue and Concerts aux Îles du Bic festivals in Québec. She has also performed as soloist with the Toronto Symphony, Cape Town Philharmonic, and KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic orchestras.

Music in the Atrium

Emmanuelle Beaulieu-Bergeron

Emmanuelle Beaulieu Bergeron, the Associate Principal cellist of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, enjoys a diverse career as a recitalist, chamber and orchestral musician, and teacher.

An accomplished chamber musician, Emmanuelle is a member of the Tokai String Quartet. She is regularly invited to perform in festivals and series across Canada. She has participated in a Debut Atlantic tour in the Maritimes; played at the Montreal Chamber Music Festival, Ahuntsic en Fugue, and Concerts aux Iles-du-Bic in Quebec; Sound at Parry Sound, Toronto Summer Music, and Stratford Music Festival in Ontario; and Music-by-the-Sea and the Pender Harbour Music Festival in British Columbia.

Building Future Care Now

Rémi Pelletier

Rémi Pelletier joined the Toronto Symphony Orchestra as Associate Principal Viola in September 2019, having served in the New York Philharmonic’s viola section from July 2013, and in the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal beginning in 2007.

Previously, he was a regular substitute with The Philadelphia Orchestra, and also performed with The Haddonfield Symphony and Orchestre Métropolitain. He served as Guest Principal Viola of the International Orchestra of Italy in the summers of 2011 and 2012, Principal Viola of Japan’s Pacific Music Festival, and Assistant Principal of the New York String Orchestra Seminar.

All filming in the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre was done after-hours and in compliance with Public Health and UHN Infection Prevention and Control guidance.