{"id":18650,"date":"2014-05-05T19:35:04","date_gmt":"2014-05-05T23:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=18650"},"modified":"2014-05-06T10:13:11","modified_gmt":"2014-05-06T14:13:11","slug":"toronto-classical-concert-and-opera-picks-for-may-6-to-may-10-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2014\/05\/05\/toronto-classical-concert-and-opera-picks-for-may-6-to-may-10-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto classical concert and opera picks for May 6 to May 10, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_18660\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18660\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/p10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18660\" alt=\"Tafelmusik, Nov 2004\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/p10.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/p10.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/p10-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tafelmusik, Nov 2004<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Toronto picks up this week with a number of events that will satisfy almost every taste, from opera to new music. Be sure to come out and enjoy what this abundant city has to offer.<\/p>\n<h3>6 Tuesday<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Allyson McHardy, mezzo; Andrew Haji, tenor; Liz Upchurch, piano at Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. Noon. Free<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is a great opportunity to hear some of the COC\u2019s talent up close. Canada\u2019s own mezzo-soprano, Allyson McHardy &#8211; currently performing in COC\u2019s <em>Roberto Devereux<\/em> &#8211; will join pianist Liz Upchurch, tenor Andrew Haji and COC principal violist Keith Hamm for a few songs by Brahms, Britten, and Robert Fleming. More details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coc.ca\/performancesandtickets\/FreeConcertSeries\/May.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>7 Wednesday<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18653\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18653\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Thibaudet-1-credit-IMG-Artists.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-18653\" alt=\"Jean-Yves Thibaudet \u00a9 Decca Kasskara\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Thibaudet-1-credit-IMG-Artists-1024x828.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Thibaudet-1-credit-IMG-Artists-1024x828.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Thibaudet-1-credit-IMG-Artists-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Thibaudet-1-credit-IMG-Artists.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18653\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jean-Yves Thibaudet \u00a9 Decca Kasskara<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Toronto Symphony Orchestra with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Peter Oundjian, conducting at Roy Thomson Hall. 8 p.m. $33\u2013145.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Decca recording artist Jean-Yves Thibaudet is a pianist known for his flair and sensitivity. He will be in Toronto this week to perform Tchaikovsky\u2019s classic Symphony 6 &#8220;Path\u00e9tique&#8221;, and Rossini\u2019s Overture to La scala di seta. The program will also include the Canadian premiere of Scottish composer James MacMillan\u2019s Piano Concerto No.3 &#8220;Mysteries of Light&#8221;, a work composed especially for Thibaudet. The concert will repeat on Wednesday, May 7<sup>th<\/sup> and Thursday May 8<sup>th<\/sup>. They will also present the concert over the weekend (May 10-11) with some minor differences: Saturday will replace MacMillan\u2019s concerto with Shostakovich\u2019s Piano Concerto No. 1, and omit the Rossini overture. Sunday\u2019s concert will be held at George Weston Hall in North York. Details <a href=\"http:\/\/tso.ca\/en-ca\/Home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a video of James MacMillan discussing his Piano Concerto No.3 &#8220;Mysteries of Light&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Part 1:<\/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\/NfQO5ttxmZA?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<p>Part 2:<\/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\/eUwJTh64aOc?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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>8 Thursday<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18654\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18654\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Celebration-Jeanne-Lamon_revised-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18654\" alt=\"Jeanne Lamon\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Celebration-Jeanne-Lamon_revised-1.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Celebration-Jeanne-Lamon_revised-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Celebration-Jeanne-Lamon_revised-1-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18654\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeanne Lamon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Tafelmusik at Trinity-St. Paul&#8217;s Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall 8 p.m. $29-89<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tonight marks the first of six concerts celebrating Jeanne Lamon\u2019s time as Music Director of the legendary Tafelmusik. The concert features Lamon\u2019s personally selected favourites from the past 33 seasons at Tafelmusik. She writes, \u201cI want to share my favourite music with you \u2013 Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, Monteverdi \u2013 at my last Toronto concert as full-time Music Director. It would mean so much to me to have you join us for this very special occasion!\u201d Earlier this week, John Terauds wrote a touching tribute to Jeanne <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicaltoronto.org\/2014\/05\/01\/john-terauds-on-jeanne-lamon-the-woman-who-led-tafelmusik-to-the-house-of-dreams\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There will be an audience-choice portion of the concert, pre-selected by you! Definitely a huge event and not to be missed. Show repeats May 9-11, 14 at Trinity-St. Paul\u2019s Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall. May 13 at George Weston Recital Hall. More details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tafelmusik.org\/concert-calendar\/concert\/celebration-jeanne-lamon\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a short video of Jeanne Lamon\u00a0introducing the event:<\/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\/tyxEHwGDJQI?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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thin Edge New Music Collective at Array Space. 8 p.m. $15-20<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Onomatopoeia is a concert exploring the nature of spoken and musical language, and will feature Toronto-based chamber choir GREX, and Montreal-based Jason Sharp (bass saxophone) and Kaie Kellough (word sound systemizer). They will be performing two compositions by Toronto-based composers Elisha Denburg and Tova G. Kardonne as well as works by Moondog, Meredith Monk, Simon Steen-Andersen, and Udo Kasemets. Sounds like a very strong premise for a show. Details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thethinedgenewmusiccollective.com\/events\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>9 Friday<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18655\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18655\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-05-at-7.04.32-PM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-18655\" alt=\"DON QUICHOTTE: John Relyea (centre, on horse) as Don Quichotte in the Seattle Opera production of Don Quichotte. Photo Credit: Rozarii Lynch \u00a9 2011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-05-at-7.04.32-PM-1024x676.png\" width=\"1024\" height=\"676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-05-at-7.04.32-PM-1024x676.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-05-at-7.04.32-PM-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-05-at-7.04.32-PM.png 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18655\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DON QUICHOTTE: John Relyea (centre, on horse) as Don Quichotte in the Seattle Opera production of Don Quichotte.<br \/>Photo Credit: Rozarii Lynch \u00a9 2011<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Canadian Opera Company Massenet&#8217;s Don Quichotte at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts 7:30 p.m. Prices vary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This has been a big season for the COC, with <em>Hercules<\/em>, <em>Roberto Devereux<\/em>, and now opening tonight is Massenet&#8217;s chivalrous <em>Don Quichotte<\/em>. The production and cast look strong with Italian Bass Ferruccio Furlanetto in the signature role, Georgian mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili, returning from Carmen at the COC two years ago, and Hawaiian baritone Quinn Kelsey, also returning to the COC from his stint in Rigoletto. Music will be directed by the able hand of Johannes Debus. This is a five-act opera full of swanky melodies and Spanish dance rhythms that conjure up medieval Spain at the end of the age of chivalry. (A lot of) info <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coc.ca\/PerformancesAndTickets\/1314Season\/DonQuichotte.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Show repeats:<\/p>\n<p>Sun. May 11, 2014 at 2 p.m.; Wed. May 14, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.; Sat. May 17, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.;\u00a0Tues. May 20, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.;\u00a0Thurs. May 22, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.;\u00a0Sat. May 24, 2014 at 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a preview:<\/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\/yTgl4oK8BwY?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<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18656\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18656\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/jpadams-articleLarge.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18656\" alt=\"composer, John Luther Adams\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/jpadams-articleLarge.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/jpadams-articleLarge.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/jpadams-articleLarge-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18656\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">composer, John Luther Adams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>TorQ Percussion Quartet at the Church of the Holy Trinity. 8 p.m. $10-20<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>TorQ will be concluding their 2013-2014 Generations and Geographies concert series with the Canadian premiere of John Luther Adams\u2019 <em>Strange and Sacred Noise<\/em> for percussion quartet. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicaltoronto.org\/2014\/04\/14\/john-luther-adams-wins-2014-pulitzer-prize-in-music\/\" target=\"_blank\">Announced<\/a> just last month, \u00a0John Luther Adams is this year\u2019s winner of the Pulitzer Prize in music. The piece is a powerful, evening-length work that explores JLA\u2019s Alaskan sonic geography &#8211; and the idea of sound as place. If you have never experienced his works live, you really should drop what you&#8217;re doing and go. I had the honour of hearing the premiere of his <em>The Light Within<\/em> by the Seattle Chamber Players in 2008, and I will never forget it. Tickets <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torqpercussion.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>10 Saturday<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Stacie Dunlop, soprano, Andrea Neumann, violin, Peter Lutek, clarinet, bassoon and electronics at Gallery 345. 8 p.m. $10-20<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For a more intimate affair, Gallery 345 will present a concert of contemporary chamber music. The program will begin with improvisation on clarinet, bassoon and electronics, and lead to Gy\u00f6rgy Kurt\u00e1g\u2019s deeply thoughtful <em>Kafka Fragments<\/em>. Each of these performers are top-notch, so for those interested in contemporary sounds, this concert is sure to be worth your while. More details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gallery345.com\/performances.php\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Michael Vincent<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toronto picks up this week with a number of events that will satisfy almost every taste, from opera to new music. Be sure to come out and enjoy what this abundant city has to offer. 6 Tuesday Allyson McHardy, mezzo; Andrew Haji, tenor; Liz Upchurch, piano at Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":18660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[117,3895,63],"tags":[4624,4623,1718,3223,4625,4410],"yst_prominent_words":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/p10.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9bakr-4QO","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18650"}],"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\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18650"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18686,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18650\/revisions\/18686"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18650"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=18650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}