{"id":18775,"date":"2014-05-13T05:30:14","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T09:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=18775"},"modified":"2014-05-13T10:37:24","modified_gmt":"2014-05-13T14:37:24","slug":"toronto-classical-concert-and-opera-picks-for-may-13-to-may-18-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2014\/05\/13\/toronto-classical-concert-and-opera-picks-for-may-13-to-may-18-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto classical concert picks for May 13 to May 18, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_18776\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18776\" style=\"width: 1254px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-12-at-9.43.56-PM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18776\" alt=\"Toronto weather forecast, May 13-18, the Weather Newwork\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-12-at-9.43.56-PM.png\" width=\"1254\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-12-at-9.43.56-PM.png 1140w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-12-at-9.43.56-PM-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-12-at-9.43.56-PM-1024x605.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1254px) 100vw, 1254px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18776\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toronto weather forecast, May 13-18, the Weather Newwork<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>13 Tuesday<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18777\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18777\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Russell-Braun-001.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-18777\" alt=\"Russell Braun. Photo: \u00a9Johannes Ifkovits\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Russell-Braun-001-1024x1024.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Russell-Braun-001-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Russell-Braun-001-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Russell-Braun-001-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Russell-Braun-001.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Russell Braun. Photo: \u00a9Johannes Ifkovits<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Baritone Russell Braun and pianist Carolyn Maule with Marie B\u00e9rard and artists of the COC Orchestra at Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. Noon. Free admission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Come get up-close and personal with COC <i>Roberto Devereux<\/i> principal Russell Braun and his wife Carolyn Maule, performing Barber\u2019s emotional <i>Dover Beach<\/i> and Gabriel Faur\u00e9\u2019s beautiful song cycle, <i>La bonne chanson, Op. 61<\/i>. What a perfect way to spend your lunch hour.\u00a0 Details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coc.ca\/performancesandtickets\/FreeConcertSeries\/May.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18778\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18778\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Elaine.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18778\" alt=\"Elaine at the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre performing Moritz Eggert\u2019s \u201cOne Man Band 2\u2033 (Photography by Chris Hutcheson\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Elaine.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Elaine.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Elaine-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18778\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elaine at the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre performing Moritz Eggert\u2019s \u201cOne Man Band 2\u2033 (Photography by Chris Hutcheson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Elaine Lau, pianist at the Canadian Music Centre. 5:30 p.m. $15-20<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One of the founding members of the junctQ\u00edn Keyboard Collective will be dazzling with an amazing set of pieces inspired by water, including Southam, Dutilleux, Vincent Ho and Jordan Nobles. Lau will be performing Henri Dutilleux\u2019s <i>Au gr\u00e9 des ondes<\/i>, which is worth the price of admission alone. Details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musiccentre.ca\/node\/75787\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>14 Wednesday<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Toronto Symphony Orchestra with Michael Francis, conductor, Tom Allen, host. Roy Thomson Hall 6:30 p.m. $29-82<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The TSO will present some German and British fare with Mendelssohn\u2019s <i>Scottish Symphony<\/i> (No. 3) and Purcell\u2019s lovely <i>Dances from The Fairy Queen<\/i>. Don\u2019t worry if you can\u2019t fit in dinner, they will be serving complimentary hors d\u2019oeuvres before the show. Details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tso.ca\/en-ca\/Subscriptions\/Subscription-Series\/Afterworks\/2014-2015-Season\/Afterworks-Series.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the 15<sup>th<\/sup>, the concert repeats with a special matin\u00e9e performance starting at 2 p.m. The programme will also include Alberto Ginastera\u2019s Harp Concerto, performed by TSO Principal Harpist Heidi Van Hoesen Gorton as soloist. Show also repeats on the Saturday the 17th\u00a0at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>15 Thursday<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18785\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18785\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Sasha_Djihanian.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-18785\" alt=\"soprano, Sasha Djihanian\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Sasha_Djihanian-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Sasha_Djihanian-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Sasha_Djihanian-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Sasha_Djihanian.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18785\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">soprano, Sasha Djihanian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Artists of the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra and Ensemble Studio at Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. Noon. Free admission<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As part of the COC chamber music series, the \u00fcber talented soprano Sasha Djihanian and COC orchestra members will perform some Handel and Albinoni. Djihanian will sing two arias from Handel&#8217;s Giulio Cesare \u2013 \u2018Da tempeste\u2019 and \u2018Piangero\u2019, plus \u2018Moriro, ma vendicata\u2019. Orchestra members include violinists Liz Johnson and Paul Zevenhuizen, violist Keith Hamm and Brandon Chui, cellist Alastair Eng and harpsichordist Paul Jenkins. As always make sure to arrive early. Info <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coc.ca\/performancesandtickets\/FreeConcertSeries\/May.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can hear Sasha Djihanian\u2019s marvellous rendition of \u2018Da tempeste\u2019 at the 2011 Cardiff Singer of the World<\/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\/enNuRtbPmak?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 with Jason Doell and Germaine Liu at the Music Gallery. 8:00 p.m. $8-12<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Music Gallery\u2019s ever popular Emergents series closes tonight with Toronto composers Jason Doell and Germaine Liu teaming up with the Thin Edge New Music Collective. They will be exploring electronics, Persian music and improvisations in what they call a Post-genre meltdown! The event is curated by Nick Storring. Details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicgallery.org\/emergents-iv-thin-edge-new-music-collective-jason-doell-germaine-liu\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>16 Friday<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18779\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18779\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/group-of-27-header.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-18779\" alt=\"Group of 27\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/group-of-27-header-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/group-of-27-header-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/group-of-27-header-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/group-of-27-header.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Group of 27<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Group of 27 at Trinity-St. Paul\u2019s Centre. 8 p.m. Pay-what-you-can<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Toronto\u2019s all-star classical band returns with a programme of Haydn, Mozart, Schubert and Beethoven. But tonight is a little different: the audience will get to choose each movement the orchestra plays using on the spot voting with smart-phones, clapping and hand-raising. The concert will conclude with a rousing rendition of Beethoven\u2019s Symphony number 7. Sounds like a lot of fun. Details <a href=\"http:\/\/groupof27.com\/may-16-diy-symphony\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>17 Saturday<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18780\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18780\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-12-at-9.53.20-PM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-18780\" alt=\"I FURIOSI photo by Cylla von Tiedemann\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-12-at-9.53.20-PM-1024x679.png\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-12-at-9.53.20-PM-1024x679.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-12-at-9.53.20-PM-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-12-at-9.53.20-PM.png 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I FURIOSI photo by Cylla von Tiedemann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>I FURIOSI at Windermere United Church. 8 p.m. $10-20<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The fiery I FURIOSI baroque ensemble brings a program titled <i>Orphans &amp; Orphanages: A Musical History<\/i>, from the girls of the Pieta, through Oliver Twist and Harry Potter. \u201cPlease Sir, I Want Some More\u201d \u2013 indeed!\u00a0Guests include Marco Cera, oboe and guitar; Lucas Harris, lute and theorbo. Not to be missed. <a href=\"http:\/\/ifuriosi.com\/concerts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Details<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>18 Sunday<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ton Beau String Quartet at Gallery 345. 3 p.m. $10-20<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This afternoon the Ton Beau String Quartet will perform an interesting mix including Mendelssohn\u2019s String Quartet Op.13 and Schoenberg\u2019s <em>Verkl\u00e4rte Nacht<\/em>. Looks like a great way to spend an afternoon. Info at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gallery345.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gallery 345<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Michael Vincent<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>13 Tuesday Baritone Russell Braun and pianist Carolyn Maule with Marie B\u00e9rard and artists of the COC Orchestra at Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. Noon. Free admission. 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