{"id":17393,"date":"2014-02-24T18:15:40","date_gmt":"2014-02-24T23:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=17393"},"modified":"2014-03-03T07:46:35","modified_gmt":"2014-03-03T12:46:35","slug":"toronto-classical-concert-picks-for-february-24-to-march-2-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2014\/02\/24\/toronto-classical-concert-picks-for-february-24-to-march-2-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Classical concert picks for February 24, to March 2, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/imgres-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17402\" alt=\"imgres-2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/imgres-2.jpg\" width=\"272\" height=\"185\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As we dig out from last week\u2019s strange weather, and a beautifully sunny weekend (finally), there are a number of interesting concerts to attend this week.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>25 Tuesday<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Canadian Opera Company (COC) and Ballet J\u00f6rgen at the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre. Noon. Free.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Continuing with<b> <\/b>the weekly Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre noon-hour concerts,<b> <\/b>the COC and Ballet J\u00f6rgen Canada will be presenting a diverse program of classical and contemporary ballet.\u00a0Works include\u00a0Romeo and Juliet (excerpts); Desrosiers: Bouffonia.\u00a0Bouffonia<b> <\/b>is a comedic ballet based on the antics of old world clowns, so if you have a fear of clowns, this might not be for you. Details <a href=\"www.coc.ca\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">26 Wednesday<\/span><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Yefim Bronfman<\/i>, performs with the TSO, <i>Peter Oundjian<\/i>, conducting; Tom Allan, host; at the Roy Thomson Hall. 6:30 PM. $29-$82.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Come hear two of Beethoven&#8217;s piano concertos played by the great Yefim Bronfman: powerhouse and poet in one set of fingers. If you arrive early you can also<i> <\/i>enjoy free hors d&#8217;oeuvres before the concert.<i> <\/i>More Details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tso.ca\/en-ca\/Concerts-And-Tickets\/Events\/2013-2014-Season\/Bronfman-Plays-Beethoven.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<i><\/i><\/p>\n<p>NB: Bronfman will stick around for the opening of the TSO New Creations Festival, which kicks off later this week when he performs Magnus Lindberg\u2019s Piano Concerto No. 2 on March 1st.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">27 Thursday<\/span><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Pianist <em>Stephanie Chua<\/em> at the Jane mallet Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 8:00 PM, $10-$21.50.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Music Toronto presents an evening with pianist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stephaniechua.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stephanie Chua<\/a>. She is a specialist in contemporary music, and will be performing works by Haydn, Donatoni, Sherkin Couperin, as well as a number of works by one of my favorite composers Gy\u00f6rgy Kurt\u00e1g. Details <a href=\"http:\/\/music-toronto.com\/discovery\/stephanie_chua.htm\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">28 Friday<\/span><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Violinist <em>Leonidas Kavakos<\/em> and pianist <em>Enrico Pace<\/em> at Koerner Hall. 8 PM. $30-$75.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Following their successful CD of Beethoven\u2019s violin sonatas last year on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deccaclassics.com\/en\/cat\/4783523\" target=\"_blank\">Decca<\/a> label, Greek violin Virtuoso Leonidas Kavakos and pianist Enrico Pace have been touring their program far and wide this season. Works include Sonatas No. 1, 5, 7. Details <a href=\"https:\/\/performance.rcmusic.ca\/event\/leonidas-kavakos-enrico-pacebrbeethoven-sonata-cycle-3\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kavakos provides an interesting discussion of the nuances of the Sonatas here:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rp-_cDP2t10?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u00a01 Saturday<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/John-Adams-photo-by-Margaretta-Mitchell.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17400\" alt=\"John Adams- photo by Margaretta Mitchell\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/John-Adams-photo-by-Margaretta-Mitchell-300x300.jpeg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/John-Adams-photo-by-Margaretta-Mitchell-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/John-Adams-photo-by-Margaretta-Mitchell-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/John-Adams-photo-by-Margaretta-Mitchell-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/John-Adams-photo-by-Margaretta-Mitchell.jpeg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Toronto Symphony Orchestra, <em>Peter Oundjian<\/em>, conductor and host, <em>Yefim Bronfman<\/em>, piano. Roy Thomson Hall. 7:30 PM.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This looks to be a good start to the 10th annual TSO New Creations Festival Series. The main pull for the evening will be a performance of John Adams: Doctor Atomic Symphony. The evening also brings two premi\u00e8res: Magnus Lindberg\u2019s Piano Concerto No. 2, and a new work by the TSO RBC Affiliate Composer, Kevin Lau. This will mark Lau\u2019s second work for the TSO since joining them last year. His piece is titled Down the Rivers of the Windfall Light and draws both its title and structure from Dylan Thomas\u2019s poem, Fern Hill.<\/p>\n<p>Note there will also be a pre- and post-concert performance starting at 6:45 PM. It will include the Glenn Gould School New Music Ensemble, conducted by Brian Current and featuring Toronto\u2019s Wesley Shen on piano performing \u201cMy Twentieth Century\u201d by Martin Bresnick, along with solo piano works by Ann Southam in the North Lobby. Wesley is fast becoming a popular pianist amongst Toronto\u2019s up and coming composers and for good reason. Check it out if you can.<\/p>\n<p>The post-concert will be a \u201cmix and mingle\u201d with musicians at a party in the North Lobby, with live music by the Toronto-based jazz group, the Steve Koven Trio.<\/p>\n<p>Details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tso.ca\/en-ca\/Concerts-And-Tickets\/Events\/2013-2014-Season\/Adams-Doctor-Atomic.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u00a02 Sunday<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/Stephen-Hough9_-credit-Hiroyuki-Ito-edited.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17403\" alt=\"hough20101118-01.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/Stephen-Hough9_-credit-Hiroyuki-Ito-edited-300x187.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/Stephen-Hough9_-credit-Hiroyuki-Ito-edited-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/Stephen-Hough9_-credit-Hiroyuki-Ito-edited-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/Stephen-Hough9_-credit-Hiroyuki-Ito-edited.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pianist <em>Stephen Hough<\/em>, at Koerner Hall. 3 PM. $45-$85.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Not only a fine pianist, but also a writer and composer in his own right, Stephen Hough was the first classical performing artist to win the coveted MacArthur Foundation Fellowship. He will be performing works by Strauss,\u00a0Sch\u00f6nberg, Wagner,\u00a0Brahms,\u00a0Bruckner, and Chopin. Should be a nice way to spend an afternoon. More details <a href=\"https:\/\/performance.rcmusic.ca\/event\/stephen-hough\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Mark Djokic<\/em>, violin and <em>Julien LeBlanc<\/em>, piano at Heliconian Hall. 3 PM. $20-$25.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Syrinx Concerts Toronto brings us a &#8220;Celebration of Canadian Composers.&#8221; Oddly there\u2019s only one Canadian work on the program by Papineau-Couture, but other works include Beethoven\u2019s \u201cKreutzer\u201d Sonata, Corigliano \u201cSonata.\u201d Details <a href=\"http:\/\/syrinxconcerts.ca\/1345-2\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Jean-Pierre Drouet<\/em> at the Music Gallery, 7 PM, $10-$35.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the adventurous, French-born avant-garde percussionist and composer Jean-Pierre Drouet is a familiar figure in modern European experimental music. He has worked with the likes of Luciano Berio and Karlheinz Stockhausen, and is best known for creating his own bizarre multi-media extravaganzas. He will be performing works by Vinko Globokar, Georges Aperghis, Frederic Rzewski, Giorgio Battistelli , and Mauricio Kagel. Details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicgallery.org\/a-percussive-evening-with-jean-pierre-drouet\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YWik36HyruU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Toronto City Opera with soprano <em>Tetyana Shkymba<\/em>, tenors <em>Hassan Anami<\/em> and <em>Nicolas Rhind<\/em>, and baritone <em>Jarret Wright<\/em> at the Bickford Centre Theatre. Start times vary. $15-$28.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Run in conjunction with the Toronto District School Board\u2019s Continuing Education Program, this community opera company presents two fully staged, professionally costumed operas each year. The first will be a staged production of Bizet\u2019s Carmen, and will be directed by Beatrice Carpino and Adolfo De Santis. Details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontocityopera.com\/#!carmen\/cee5\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Michael Vincent<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we dig out from last week\u2019s strange weather, and a beautifully sunny weekend (finally), there are a number of interesting concerts to attend this week. 25 Tuesday Canadian Opera Company (COC) and Ballet J\u00f6rgen at the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre. Noon. Free. 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