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CRITIC'S PICKS | Classical Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: April 4 – 10

By Michael Vincent on April 4, 2022

Classical music and opera events for the week of April 4 to 10 2022.
Classical music and opera events for the week of April 4 to 10 2022.

This is a list of amazing concerts we are attending, wishing we could attend, or thinking about attending between April 4 – 10, 2022. For more details on what’s happening around Toronto, visit our calendar here.

Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Ehnes Plays Beethoven

📅 Wednesday — April 6, 2022, 8 p.m. ET (repeats April 7)
📍 LINK
💸 $29+

Violinist James Ehnes will be lending his magic to Beethoven’s first concerto and Vaughan Williams’ evocative Serenade to Music. TSO Conductor Laureate Sir Andrew Davis will also be on hand for the World Premiere of Emilie-LeBel’s Silk Road Concerto, and Strauss’ Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks). | Details

Tafelmusik |  Classical Revolution – Bologne & Mozart (online)

📅 Thursday— April 7, 2022, 8 p.m. ET
📍 LINK
💸 $19+

It’s a slow Thursday this week in Toronto, so recommend raising a glass with Tafelmusik’s latest online premiere at home. We’re especially looking forward to Mozart’s Symphony no. 39 in E-flat Major — a fun, cheeky work that works surprisingly well with period instruments. They will also be playing Bologne, Andreas Romberg, and another Mozart gem: Andante for flute & orchestra in C Major. K.315. | Details

Royal Conservatory | Eve Egoyan

📅 Friday — April 8, 2022, 8 p.m. ET
📍 LINK
💸 $20+
Contemporary piano music lovers, this one is for you. Pioneering pianist and composer Eve Egoyan returns to Koerner Hall with a truly innovative program. She will be premiering a series of works for augmented stereo piano (iPiano), designed by the celebrated French pianist Jean-Yves Fourtressier. | Details

Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Celebrate 100: Maestros’ Special Homecoming

📅 Saturday — April 9, 2022, 8 p.m. ET (repeats April 7)
📍 LINK
💸 $29+

If you’re a fan of the TSO, then you have likely been waiting for this all year. In a once in a lifetime experience, five esteemed TSO conductors are joining the orchestra to celebrate the TSO centennial season. This is one night only concert is history in the making. Be sure to return to LV to read our full review. | Details

Pax Christi Chorale | Considering Matthew Shepard

📅 Saturday — April 9, 2022, 7:30 p.m. ET
📍 LINK
💸 $25+

The Pax Christi Chorale will be performing Considering Matthew Shepard by Craig Hella Johnson. The work is based on Matthew Shepard — a name that has become a rallying cry for anti-gay discrimination. | Details

VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert | Vanessa

📅 Sunday — April 10, 2022, 8 p.m. ET
📍 LINK
💸 $38+

We recommend Voicebox’s production of Samuel Barber’s Vanessa for opera lovers out there. The plot is focused on three generations of women who confront society’s intrusions into their secluded world. The work explores a Gothic darkness that’s heavy on romanticism. | Details

Orchestra Toronto | Brahms And The Raums

📅 Sunday — April 10, 2022, 3 p.m. ET
📍 LINK
💸 $45+

Violinist Erika Raum joins Orchestra Toronto to perform a new concerto by Elizabeth Raum. It will be followed by Brahms’ Symphony No. 1. This is an excellent opportunity to see Erika Raum perform with a full orchestra. | Details

Amici Chamber Ensemble | Schubert Octet

📅 Sunday — April 10, 2022, 8 p.m. ET
📍 LINK
💸 $30+

Amici Chamber Ensemble is back this week with a range of works by Franz Schubert, including one of his greatest masterworks, the Octet in E flat Major. You can always depend on Amici for a stunning night of chamber music. | Details

New Music Concerts | Imagined Sounds Curated by Keiko Devaux

📅 Sunday — April 10, 2022, 8 p.m. ET
📍 LINK
💸 $30+

Azrieli Prize laureate composer Keiko Devaux is in town this weekend to curate a concert of exciting new works that examine our relationship with musical memory. This concert features the direction of Juliane Gallant in collaboration with Tapestry Opera’s Women in Musical Leadership Project. Details

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