Toronto 
Events Description
ROOM OF KEYS, a new play by David James Brock
Directed by Tom Diamond
Starring Adam Sherkin, pianist and actor
In ROOM OF KEYS, David James Brock adapts Bela Bartok’s opera, Bluebeard’s Castle with music from Bartok and original compositions by Adam Sherkin. The play explores a man discovering his father’s secret and abandoned music shop. Once there, their shared history unravels through seven memories and instruments – from a child’s toy to a Bösendorfer Grand – where the music is not always beautiful.
RECITAL PROGRAMME (Bartok’s Opera-adjacent works for solo piano)
Béla Bartók (1881 – 1945):
Allegro barbaro, BB 63 (Sz. 49, composed 1911)
From: Seven Sketches, Op. 9b; BB 54 (“Vázlatok,” Sz. 44, composed 1908-10) 5. No. 5 Romanian Folk Melody and No. 3 Lento
From: Four Dirges, Op. 9a, Nos. 1 and 2, BB 58 (Sz. 45, composed 1909-10)
Three Burlesques, Op. 8c, BB 55 (Sz. 47, composed 1908-11)
Adam Sherkin (b. 1982):
Allegro Civile (After Bartok), Op. 45* by
*World premiere
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Who is it for?
All ages
HOW MUCH
Tickets : $25
General Admission: $25
How to get tickets?
Email: info@pianolunaire.org
At the door: At the door, cash preferred but major credit cards taken
WHEN & WHERE
Date: Thursday April 9, 2026 to Saturday April 11, 2026
Thursday, April 9, 2026 | 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Friday, April 10, 2026 | 8:00 PM – 9:00PM
Saturday, April 16, 2026 | 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
50 minutes (no intermission)
Venue & Address
The nanoSTAGE, 1001 R Bloor Street West, Toronto
Wheelchair accessible
Street Parking
Paid Parking
Accessible by Public Transport
Ossington or Dufferin Stations on Line 2
