{"id":101904,"date":"2024-02-26T09:58:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T14:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=101904"},"modified":"2024-02-26T09:58:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T14:58:49","slug":"critics-picks-classical-music-events-absolutely-need-see-week-february-26-march-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2024\/02\/26\/critics-picks-classical-music-events-absolutely-need-see-week-february-26-march-3\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC\u2019S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: February 26 \u2013 March 3"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"L-R
L-R (clockwise): Wesley Shen (Photo courtesy of the artist); Measha Brueggergosman-Lee (Photo courtesy of the artist); Amahl Arulanandam (Photo courtesy of the artist)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is a list of concerts we are attending, wishing we could attend, or thinking about attending between February 26 and March 03, 2024. For more of what\u2019s happening around Toronto, visit our calendar here.https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/events<\/p>\n

Cathedral Church of St. James: Organ Recital: Manuel Piazza<\/h3>\n

Tuesday Feb. 08 at 1p.m.
\nCathedral Church of St. James. Free<\/p>\n

The Cathedral of St. James\u2019s organ was first built in 1863-89 by S.R. Warren, and went through a few transformations since, including a few major uphaul by the internationally celebrated Casavant Fr\u00e8res company, based in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. Featuring 87 ranks, 67 speaking stops over four manuals and six divisions, it has 5,101 pipes: the instrument, in the glorious acoustics of St. James is quite something to behold. This Tuesday\u2019s concert features Manuel Piazza, a Toronto native and winner of the Royal Canadian College of Organists\u2019 National Competition, bringing his musicality and incredible dexterity, to resonate this beautiful building with the music of French master Durufle, and English composer Herbert Howell. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Canadian Opera Company: Vocal Series: The Colour of Joy<\/h3>\n

Wednesday Feb. 28 at Noon
\nRichard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. Free<\/p>\n

With deep commitment in reviving and creating new art song repertoire by Canadian composers and artists, Canadian Art Song Project presents music of Black Canadian Composers in celebration of the Black History Month. Local favourite Jonelle Sills- a familiar face (you may have seen her at La boh\u00e8me at the COC, and the Against the Grain Theatre), and American baritone Jorell Williams, will be joined by Steven Philcox at the piano, featuring music of R. Nathaniel Dett, and a new CASP commission premiere: The Colour of Joy by Maria Thompson Corley. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Toronto Symphony Orchestra: Spanish Reflections<\/h3>\n

Wednesday Feb. 28 at 8 p.m., Thursday Feb. 29 at 8 p.m.
\nRoy Thomson Hall. $46+<\/p>\n

Gustavo Gimeno and TSO present music of de Falla and Francisco Coll. Coll, a Spanish composer-conductor, writes fiendishly difficult, yet luminous and dramatic music, and his works have been featured by major international orchestras and chamber ensembles, including a double concerto commission for Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Sol Gabetta. Both of Coll\u2019s works featured in this week’s program, Ciudad sin sue\u00f1o (Sleepless City), with Spanish piano giant Javier Perianes, and Fantasia Baetica- de Falla’s piano work arranged for symphony orchestra- are receiving their North American premieres. Perianes opens the concert with de Falla’s original piano solo version of Baetica. The familiar classic, de Falla’s The Three-Cornered Hat, promises an exciting evening of pulsing rhythms and brilliant harmonies from Spain. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Freesound: Patterns in a Chromatic Field<\/h3>\n

Thursday Feb. 29 at 8 p.m., Friday Mar.01 at 8 p.m.
\nArray Music, 155 Walnut Avenue, Toronto. $20.<\/p>\n

Morton Feldman, a key figure in the indeterminate music of the New York School, expanded the boundaries of contemporary music through nonstandard notations, the introduction of chance and indetermination and arrhythmic and asymmetric rhythmic patterns. His works, often stretching over extreme durations, require a different listening and performing experience for both the audience and performers. Freesound presents his one-hour-long work, Patterns in a Chromatic Field (1981) for cello and piano, featuring Amahl Arulanandam and Wesley Shen, familiar faces in both traditional and contemporary classical music scenes in-town. This is a rare chance to experience Feldman\u2019s music live, and tickets are selling fast with Feldman fans. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

NACO+ OSQ: Two Orchestras, One Symphony<\/h3>\n

Saturday Mar.02 at 8 p.m.,
\nRoy Thomson Hall. $43+.<\/p>\n

Two out-of-town orchestras, National Arts Centre Orchestra, and Orchestre symphonique de Qu\u00e9bec, step into Roy Thomson Hall, presenting music of Kelly-Marie Murphy, Jacques H\u00e9tu, and Saint-Sa\u00ebns. A good chance to see how the \u2018other\u2019 Canadian orchestras play, without lengthy travel. Toronto Mendelssohn Choir will grace the ending of H\u00e9tu\u2019s last work, Symphony No. 5, in the symphonic-choral setting of Paul \u00c9luard’s poem, Libert\u00e9- \u00e0 la Beethoven\u2019s 9th. 18-year-old soloist Kevin Chen, who\u2019s been busy winning numerous international competitions including Arthur Rubinstein Piano Master Competition (2023), Concours de Gen\u00e8ve (2022), and Franz Liszt International Competition (2021), promises to dazzle the audience with Saint-Sa\u00ebns\u2019s Piano Concerto No. 2. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Toronto Symphony Orchestra: Young People\u2019s Concert: Dan Brown\u2019s Wild Symphony<\/h3>\n

Sunday Mar. 03 at 1:30 p.m., and 4 p.m.
\nRoy Thomson Hall. $30+<\/p>\n

Dan Brown, the writer of the Da Vinci Code, surprises us with his new musical and literary work: Wild Symphony, a proper adventure where the audience will follow a lovely mouse through an exploration in an animal menagerie. Designed for young audience members, (age 4-8), the work\u2019s companion book, Wild Symphony, will be available for purchase. There\u2019s a slew of pre-concert experiences planned, starting an hour before each show, featuring a real-life bird of prey and experts from the University of Guelph\u2019s \u2018Wild Ontario\u2019, and a performance of an arrangement of Saint-Sa\u00ebns\u2019 Carnival of the Animals by Brampton\u2019s youth orchestra, the Rosebuds. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Hannaford Street Silver Band\/Measha Brueggergosman-Lee: Zombie Blizzard<\/h3>\n

Sunday Mar. 03 at 3 p.m.
\nJane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts. $35+<\/p>\n

Zombie Blizzard: a new song-cycle for soprano, brass ensemble, and rhythm section, receives its premiere by HSSB and Canadian soprano Measha Brueggergosman-Lee. Using Margaret Atwood\u2019s texts, Torontonian pianist-composer Aaron Davis focuses on issues of sexism, humour, gender inequality, and grief. This long-awaited project will be released on March 01 \u2014 be there to see it come live on stage this Sunday afternoon. Read our interview with Measha and Aaron here<\/a><\/strong>. Info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

#LUDWIGVAN<\/b><\/em><\/h3>\n

Get the daily arts news straight to your inbox.<\/em><\/p>\n

Sign up for the Ludwig Van Toronto e-Blast! \u2014 local classical music and opera news straight to your inbox <\/em>
\nHERE<\/a>.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Classical music and opera events in Toronto for the week of February 26 to March 3, 2024. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":101905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[40967,76,18,19,3895,32,38,43,63],"tags":[41061,40497,4434],"yst_prominent_words":[8345,14729,6616,12857,14728,6843,6674,6826,6683,6825],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Copy-of-CRITICS-PICKS-8.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9bakr-qvC","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101904"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101904"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101906,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101904\/revisions\/101906"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101904"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=101904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}