The great Romanian composer, conductor and performer made his American debut in January 1923, but did not visit Canada until his 1931-1932 tour, when he played Montreal.
Years later (in January 1937) the Women’s Musical Club finally had him arrive to Toronto, and the locals loved it!
He may be under-represented in today’s local recital programs, but during his life George Enescu was well known and welcomed to Toronto. The George Enescu Festival lands in Canada for the