At 70, Toronto conductor Mandle Cheung is proving it’s never too late to follow your dreams. The life-long orchestral music fan and philanthropist, recently founded Mandle Philharmonic, a new Toronto orchestra. Cheung told Mark Wigmore, host of the Oasis on our sister station The New Classical FM, he’s wanted to conduct a symphonic concert since he was 15.

L – R Mark Wigmore, host of the Oasis on Classical FM, Mandle Cheung, founder of Mandle Philharmonic, Terry Lim marketing manager and flutist in the orchestra. 

This weekend, the Mandle Philharmonic will perform classics by the masters including Tchaikovsky at the Toronto Centre for the Performing Arts at 7 pm. More information online  here