{"id":100225,"date":"2023-11-05T20:53:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T01:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=100225"},"modified":"2023-11-05T20:53:50","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T01:53:50","slug":"critics-picks-classical-music-events-absolutely-need-see-week-nov-6-nov-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2023\/11\/05\/critics-picks-classical-music-events-absolutely-need-see-week-nov-6-nov-12\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC\u2019S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: Nov. 6 \u2013 Nov. 12"},"content":{"rendered":"
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L-R (clockwise): Sir Andrew Davis (Photo courtesy of the TSO); composer Cecilia Livingston (Photo courtesy of the artist); The Ligeti Quartet (Photo: Ed Miles)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is a list of concerts we are attending, wishing we could attend, or thinking about attending between Nov. 6 and Nov. 12, 2023. For more of what\u2019s happening around Toronto, visit our calendar here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Tafelmusik\/Mods & Rockers<\/h3>\n

Tuesday Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. El Mocambo (464 Spadina Ave.). $20\/$25 at the door<\/p>\n

Tafelmusik players in their Haus Musik incarnation join vocalist Alex Samaras in the famed road house with a program of baroqued-up pop hits including Petula Clark\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Sleep in the Subway,\u201d the Beatles\u2019s \u201cAcross the Universe\u201d and David Bowie\u2019s \u201cLife on Mars.\u201d Oldies by Henry Purcell and John Dowland are also promised. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Toronto Symphony Orchestra\/Faur\u00e9 Requiem<\/h3>\n

Wednesday Nov. 8, Thursday Nov. 9 and Saturday Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. Roy Thomson Hall. $42+<\/p>\n

Sir Andrew Davis returns to the TSO podium to lead the Amadeus Choir in Faur\u00e9\u2019s peaceful Requiem, programmed to coincide with Remembrance Day. Nardus Williams is the soprano soloist. The baritone, Ed Frazier Davis \u2014 the conductor\u2019s son and also a composer \u2014 contributes a nine-minute piece making its Canadian premiere. Mozart\u2019s Symphony No. 40 completes the program. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

New Music Concerts\/Ligeti String Quartet<\/h3>\n

Thursday Nov. 9 at 8 p.m. St. George on the Grange (30 Stephanie St.). $30, seniors $22, students $13<\/p>\n

The British quartet honours the centennial of its namesake with performances of Ramifications (1968), the Po\u00e8me symphonique for 100 Metronomes (1962) and String Quartet No. 2 (1968), plus works by Ana Sokolovi\u0107, Nicole Liz\u00e9e and others. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Soundstreams\/The Bright Divide<\/h3>\n

Friday Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. TD Music Hall (178 Victoria St.). $29+<\/p>\n

The contemporary collective mounts a double bill of Morton Feldman\u2019s 1971 minimalist classic Rothko Chapel (Steven Dann, viola) and a new work by Cecilia Livingston, also based on the paintings of Mark Rothko. There is a staging by Tim Albery. David Fallis conducts. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Music at Metropolitan\/Bach Cantatas<\/h3>\n

Sunday Nov. 12 at 3 p.m. Metropolitan United Church (56 Queen St. E.). $25<\/p>\n

Veteran bass-baritone Daniel Lichti takes the solo role in Bach\u2019s Cantatas No. 56 (Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen) and No. 82 (Ich habe Genug). John Abberger, oboe. The choir and period chamber ensemble are led by Jonathan Oldengarm. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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