{"id":101806,"date":"2024-02-20T09:45:12","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T14:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=101806"},"modified":"2024-02-20T09:45:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T14:45:12","slug":"critics-picks-classical-music-events-absolutely-need-see-week-february-19-february-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2024\/02\/20\/critics-picks-classical-music-events-absolutely-need-see-week-february-19-february-25\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC\u2019S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: February 19 \u2013 February 25"},"content":{"rendered":"
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L-R (clockwise): Nadine Anyan (Photo courtesy of the artist); Aislinn Nosky (Photo courtesy of the artists); The Ying Quartet (Photo courtesy of the artists)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is a list of concerts we are attending, wishing we could attend, or thinking about attending between Feb. 19 and Feb. 25, 2024. For more of what\u2019s happening around Toronto, visit our calendar here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Canadian Opera Company: Showcase Series: Black History Month: Unyielding Roots<\/h3>\n

Thursday Feb. 22 at 12:00 p.m.,
\nRichard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. Free with pre-show registration.<\/p>\n

Rashaan Allwood, Katheryn Patricia Cobbler, and Nadine Anyan present original Caribbean and African-rooted compositions in celebration of the Black History Month. Flexing their own rich experiences of navigating the ebb and flow of immigration and diaspora in Canada, the project will explore what it means to grow up with diversity, and the continuing effort to define beauty against the residual of the North American colonial landscape. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Music Toronto: Ying Quartet<\/h3>\n

Thursday Feb. 22 at 8 p.m.
\nJane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts. $47.50+, $10 student tickets available.<\/p>\n

The Ying quartet returns to Jane Mallett Theatre for their third concert. Drawing from 36 years of experience and their dedication to expand the string quartet repertoire, the quartet presents a mix of the old and new. Dvo\u0159\u00e1k\u2019s string quartet no. 13 and selections from Cypresses (Cyp\u0159i\u0161e), for string quartet, will be contrasted with Carter Pann\u2019s Love Letters (2000: a LifeMusic commission by the Ying Quartet), and Paul Moravec\u2019s Anniversary Dances (2007). Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Toronto Symphony Orchestra: Stravinsky\u2019s Pulcinella<\/h3>\n

Friday Feb 23 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday Feb. 24 at 8 p.m.
\nRoy Thomson Hall. $38+<\/p>\n

Stravinsky, perhaps the greatest influence on the evolution of Western Ballet Music, was a true chameleon. TSO and Gimeno present a slice of romance with Le Baiser de la f\u00e9e (The Fairy\u2019s Kiss), and a nod to the past, Pulcinella, a celebration of the Baroque period. A favoured Canadian composer, Kelly-Marie Murphy\u2019s TSO commission work: Curiosity, Genius, and the Search for Petula Clark, a commemoration of Glenn Gould, opens this program. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Tafelmusik: Passions Revealed<\/h3>\n

Friday Feb.23 at 8 p.m.,Saturday Feb. 24 at 8 p.m., Sunday Feb. 25 at 3 p.m.
\nJeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul\u2019s Centre. $47+<\/p>\n

Aisslinn Nosky returns to Toronto to lead the Tafelmusik in a tempestuous Baroque ensemble music of Locatelli, Telemann, Fasch, Marais, and two concertos. Vivaldi\u2019s 39 bassoon concertos are rarely played live sadly, as they require the highest virtuosity and flexibility on the instrument \u2014 however, we are in luck this weekend \u2014 Dominic Teresi will present La Notte. Aisslinn Nosky and Johanna Novom round the program with one of the best double concertos of the canon: Bach\u2019s Concerto for 2 violins. Read our Preview here<\/a><\/strong>. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Arts of Time Ensemble: Dance to the Abyss<\/h3>\n

Friday Feb. 23 at 8 p.m., Saturday Feb. 24 at 8 p.m., Sunday Feb. 25 at 2 p.m.
\nHarbourfront Centre Theatre. $39+<\/p>\n

Art of Time Ensemble presents an intriguing collage of music from the Weimar Republic. Many works were lost into the abyss during the time of the Third Reich by the designation as degenerate art, and the program evokes the time of fusion and synthesis of clashing cultures and artistic styles, and the cumulation of creative energy against oppression that took place just before the start of WW1. Excerpts from The Threepenny Opera suite by Kurt Weill, and music of Mischa Spoliansky, Erwin Schulhoff, along with others, graces this intense program. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Amici Chamber Ensemble: Transylvanian Express<\/h3>\n

Sunday Feb. 25 at 3 p.m.
\nMazzoleni Hall, Royal Conservatory of Music Toronto. $30+<\/p>\n

The raw power of Transylvanian folk music, contrasted with the incredible lyricism drawing heavily from the gypsy virtuosity, fills out this Sunday afternoon. Guest violinist Nikki Chooi joins the Amici, in presenting the extremes of sweet to bitterness in music of Liszt, Monti, Kod\u00e1ly, Bruch and Bart\u00f3k. Read our Preview here<\/a><\/strong>. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Orchestra Toronto: Symphony of the Sea<\/h3>\n

Sunday Feb. 25 at 3 p.m.
\nGeorge Weston Recital Hall, Meridian Arts Centre. $14+<\/p>\n

Orchestra Toronto brings an ambitious program of Sibelius, Mychael Danna (\u201cLife of Pi\u201d Suite), Rautavaara, and Debussy to North York. Rautavaara brings the ambience of Nordic Arctic, a major influence in his Finnish heritage, in a wide landscape of the Arctic Ocean, accentuated with the fierce, vibrant life of birds thriving against the northern hardness in Cantus Arcticus. Danna\u2019s score invites an eclectic mix of soloists to the stage: Divyalakshmi Lyer (Voice), Joseph Macerollo (Accordion), Shawn Mativetsky (Tabla), and SUndar Viswanathan (Bansuri Flute). Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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