{"id":101582,"date":"2024-02-05T10:47:12","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T15:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=101582"},"modified":"2024-02-05T10:48:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T15:48:28","slug":"critics-picks-classical-music-events-absolutely-need-see-week-february-5-february-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2024\/02\/05\/critics-picks-classical-music-events-absolutely-need-see-week-february-5-february-11\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC\u2019S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: February 5 \u2013 February 11"},"content":{"rendered":"
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L-R (clockwise): Isabelle Faust (Photo: Felix Broede); Alexander Melnikov (Photo: Julien Mignot); Toronto Consort: (BACK ROW) Paul Jenkins, David Fallis, Laura Pudwell, Esteban La Rotta, John Pepper, Cory Knight (FRONT ROW) Katherine Hill, Michele DeBoer, Alison Melville, Ben Grossman (Photo: Bruce Zinger)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is a list of concerts we are attending, wishing we could attend, or thinking about attending between Feb. 5 and Feb. 11, 2024. For more of what\u2019s happening around Toronto, visit our calendar here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Katya Poplyansky: The Stanislavski Method and Soviet Musicianship Applied to Violin Performance<\/h3>\n

Tuesday Feb. 06 at 7:30 p.m.
\nWalter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto. Free.<\/p>\n

Are Musicians and actors more alike than we thought? Violinist Katya Poplyansky, familiar to Toronto audiences through her participation in the Toronto Summer Music Festival and RCM\u2019s Rebanks Fellowship, presents a lecture-recital, discussing Stanislavsky\u2019s systematic approach to theatre training in relation to violin performance. \u00a0Solo violin repertoire of Bach, Panagnini, Ysa\u00ffe and Canadian composer Ana Sokolovi\u0107. A rare opportunity to look into a musician’s insight in performance and its preparation. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Master Chorale: Music to Accompany a Departure<\/h3>\n

Wednesday Feb. 07 at 8 p.m.
\nKoerner Hall. $65.+<\/p>\n

Renowned director Peter Sellars collaborates with Los Angeles Master Chorale, in a lumination on the theme of farewell based on music of Heinrich Sch\u00fctz \u2014 a poignant reflection in this time of post-COVID. Baroque organ and viol da gamba to accompany this stunning ensemble of 24 singers. Sung in German with English supertitles. Read our interview with director Grant Gershon here<\/a><\/strong>. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Toronto Consort: Songs of the Palace<\/h3>\n

Friday Feb. 09 at 8pm.; Saturday Feb. 10 at 8 p.m.
\nJeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity St. Paul\u2019s Centre, 427 Bloor St. West, Toronto. $20+.<\/p>\n

The tempestuous time of Spanish conquistadors brought drastic changes to Europe and the \u2018New World,\u2019 and the Toronto Consort explores music from the Spanish manuscripts Cancionero de Palacio and the Codex Segovia, featuring works of Encina, Enriquez, Triana, Agricola, Brumel, Obrecht, and Josquin De Prez. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Joshua Weilerstein conducts the Royal Conservatory Orchestra<\/h3>\n

Feb 09 at 8 p.m.
\nKoerner Hall. $25+.<\/p>\n

Weilerstein and the RCO presents the perennial favourite, Elgar\u2019s Cello Concerto, featuring Canon Shibata, Grand Prize winner of The Robert W. and G. Ann Corcoran Concerto Competition \u2014\u00a0an annual tradition for the Glenn Gould School students; Mahler\u2019s brooding symphony 5 rounds the program. Additional offerings include pre-concert performance (6:45pm), and pre-concert talk (7:30pm) in the Leslie & Anna Dan Galleria. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Melnikov-Faust-Queyras: Piano Trios<\/h3>\n

Saturday Feb.10 at 8pm.
\nKoerner Hall. \u00a0$40+\u2028\u2028Violinist<\/p>\n

Isabelle Faust, cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras, and pianist Alexander Melnikov bring an intriguing piano trio program \u2014 an exciting prospective, as these stellar players, each known for their mastery and commitment to stylistic authenticity, bring together their wide range of knowledge and experience, from early music to contemporary. Repertoire includes Schumann, Brahms, and the American great Elliott Carter. \u00a0This is Jean-Guihen Queyras\u2019s Koerner Hall debut. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Grimaud<\/h3>\n

Sunday Feb. 11 at 3 p.m.
\nKoerner Hall. $50+.<\/p>\n

Acclaimed pianist-polymath Grimaud returns to Toronto her fourth Koerner Hall concert, presenting Beethoven, Brahms, and the Bach-Busoni transcription of the Chaconne from Partita No. 2 for Violin, BWV 1004. Her combination of superb technical mastery and emotional maturity promises a very special evening. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Toronto Symphony Orchestra: SingSong Concert<\/h3>\n

Sunday Feb. 11 at 11am (Relaxed Performance), 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m.
\n$22 (11 a.m.), $30+ (1:30 p.m., 4 p.m.)<\/p>\n

Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser conducts TSO, presenting mixed favourites for young persons, age 5-10, including audience sing-along led by Midori Marsh and Todd Jang, of “Let it Go” from Frozen, Queen of the Night aria from The Magic Flute, and Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire.” Winner of the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra competition 22\/23, Yelin Youn, will present the first movement of the Ibert flute concerto. The 11am concert is a Relaxed Performance, designed to welcome neurodiverse audiences, including patrons on the autism spectrum, those with sensory and communication disorders, ADHD, learning or developmental disabilities, dementia, all members of the disability community, or those who simply want a more relaxed concert experience. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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