{"id":100807,"date":"2023-12-11T09:49:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T14:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=100807"},"modified":"2023-12-13T14:28:50","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T19:28:50","slug":"critics-picks-classical-music-events-absolutely-need-see-dec-11-dec-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2023\/12\/11\/critics-picks-classical-music-events-absolutely-need-see-dec-11-dec-24\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC\u2019S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See: Dec. 11 \u2013 Dec. 24"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is a list of concerts we are attending, wishing we could attend, or thinking about attending between Dec. 11 and Dec. 24, 2023. For more of what\u2019s happening around Toronto, visit our calendar here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Tafelmusik\/Messiah<\/h3>\n

Thursday Dec. 14, Friday Dec. 15, Saturday Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m. Koerner Hall. $50+<\/p>\n

The city’s early-music Messiah this year features soloists Rachel Redmond, Cameron Shahbazi, James Reese and Enrico Lagasca under Ivars Taurins. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Soundstreams\/Electric Messiah<\/h3>\n

Thursday Dec. 14 (7:30 p.m.), Friday Dec. 15 (7:30 p.m.), Saturday Dec. 16 (2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.), Sunday Dec. 17 (2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.). Theatre Passe Muraille (16 Ryerson Ave.). $25+<\/p>\n

Adam Scime is in charge of an amplified and staged Messiah with Midori Marsh, soprano; Rebecca Cuddy mezzo-soprano; Elizabeth Shepherd, vocals; Daniel Cabena, countertenor; and Korin Thomas-Smith, baritone. Plus a five-person band. The performances include a new piece by Ian Cusson. Read our interview with music director Adam Scime here<\/a><\/strong>. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

St. James Cathedral\/Messiah<\/h3>\n

Friday Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m. St. James Cathedral. $25<\/p>\n

Thomas Bell leads the choirs of St. James Cathedral and Trinity College (U of T) and an orchestra. Soloists: Anna Kwiatkowska, Christina Stelmacovich, Jacob Abrahamse, Dion Mazerolle. The hook: Artists from OCAD will paint canvasses as the performance inspires them. Auction follows. Read our Preview here<\/a><\/strong>. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Nathaniel Dett Chorale\/Indigo Christmas<\/h3>\n

Friday Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m. St. Andrew\u2019s Church (King and Simcoe). $45, senior $39, student $15, 12 and under free.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old choir performs the Nguzo Saba Suite by Glenn Edward Burleigh (1949-2007) as well as works in praise of the Black Madonna by Bax, Derrick Carter, Casals, Pawe\u0142 \u0141ukaszewski and Poulenc. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Toronto Symphony Orchestra\/Messiah<\/h3>\n

Sunday Dec. 17 at 3 p.m. (also Dec. 19, 20, 22, 23 at 8 p.m.). Roy Thomson Hall. $104+<\/p>\n

The British conductor and scholar Dame Jane Glover takes the reins of the TSO\u2019s annual run of Handel\u2019s greatest hit. Soloists: Lauren Snouffer, Krisztina Szab\u00f3, Colin Ainsworth, Joshua Hopkins. The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir knows the piece pretty well. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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