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Our weekly Critic\u2019s Picks are a fully curated list of\u00a0some of the best concerts happening now through the end of the week. Of course this is not to say we are the provocateurs of taste, but simply seek to provide a good weekly summary. For a look at the full breadth of what\u2019s available in and around Toronto, check out the comprehensive concert listings from our friends at\u00a0Wholenote Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n Canadian Opera Company<\/span>\u00a0Chamber Music Series with Vincent Boilard<\/span>, oboe; Olivier H\u00e9bert-Bouchard<\/span>, piano at the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. Noon. Free!<\/p>\n The COC presents chamber music series: Falling for the Oboe<\/em>. The free show offers a rare opportunity to hear an intimate concert of works for oboe and piano. It includes Bach, Poulenc and others. Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Wednesday 22<\/strong><\/p>\n Toronto Symphony Orchestra<\/span>\u00a0with\u00a0Nicola Benedetti<\/span> (violin), Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra<\/span>, &\u00a0conductor St\u00e9phane Den\u00e8ve<\/span> at Roy Thomson Hall, 8:00 pm. $33-145<\/p>\n The great Scottish\u00a0violinist, Nicola Benedetti, will be performing with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in a program including Tchaikovsky\u2019s Marche Slave, Shostakovich\u2019s Violin Concerto No.1 and Prokofiev\u2019s Suite from Romeo and Juliet. The concert will open with the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra performing side-by-side with the Orchestra in Tchaikovsky\u2019s moving\u00a0Marche Slave<\/em>. Sounds like a great show. Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Concert\u00a0repeats October 23 (mat.). There will be a pre-concert chat at 7:15 p.m.<\/p>\n Canadian Opera Company<\/span>\u00a0Vocal Series with\u00a0mezzo-soprano Lauren Segal,<\/span>\u00a0bass-baritone Robert Gleadow<\/span>,\u00a0and pianist Sandra Horst<\/span> at the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. Noon. Free!<\/p>\n The COC present cast members from the current production of Falstaff to perform,\u201cAn Afternoon of Song<\/em>\u201d. Woks include Dvo\u0159\u00e1k\u2019s Gypsy Songs<\/em>, de Falla\u2019s Siete canciones populares Espa\u00f1olas<\/em>, Ibert\u2019s Chansons de Don Quichotte<\/em> and Vaughan Williams\u2019 Songs of Travel<\/em>. Make sure to come early as seats full up very quickly. Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Opera Atelier, Handel’s\u00a0Alcina<\/em><\/span> at Elgin Theatre, 7:30 pm. $38-181<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em>It\u2019s been the talk of the town for months, and with a cast featuring Meghan Lindsay, Mireille Asselin, Wallis Giunta, Allyson McHardy, Olivier Laquerre, Kre\u0161imir \u0160picer and Marshall Pynkoski, Opera Atelier’s Canadian premiere production of Handel’s Alcina<\/em>\u00a0is a do-not-miss event. Also features Tafelmusik and David Fallis, conducting. Runs October 23, 25, 26, 28, 31, November 1 (mat). Run, don’t walk. Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n For a special behind the scenes video see here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Music Toronto<\/span> presents the Belcea Quartet<\/span> at Jane Mallett Theatre, 8:00 pm. $10-55<\/p>\n The Belcea Quartet are in town tonight for just one evening, to present a sturdy program of Beethoven\u2019s Quartet in D, Op.18, No.3; Brahms\u2019 Quartet in c, Op.51, No.1 and Schubert\u2019s Quartet in a, Op.29, No.1, “Rosamunde” D.804. Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n I FURIOSI Baroque Ensemble<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0at the Calvin Presbyterian Church. 8:00 pm. $10-20<\/p>\n Tafelmusik alumni, I FURIOSI, launch their season tonight with a program titled \u201cHeigh Ho, Heigh Ho (it’s off to work we go)\u201d. Also features guest organist Stephanie Martin. Should be a fun show. (very few) Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Soprano Suzie LeBlanc<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>and countertenor\u00a0Daniel Taylor<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>at the Trinity College Chapel. 7:30 pm. $10-20<\/p>\n Suzie LeBlanc (who\u2019s CD we just reviewed<\/a> last week) and countertenor Daniel Taylor, are in town tonight to give a joint recital of Duets by Handel, Monterverdi and Manelli. The show includes early music violinist Adrian Butterfield, and narrator John Leberg. Presented by the University of Toronto Faculty of Music, this concert is a fundraising event for the Early Music\/Historical Performance Area. Highly recommenced.\u00a0Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Saturday 25<\/strong><\/p>\n Royal Conservatory<\/span> Season Gala Concert: Sir James Galway and <\/span>Lady Jeanne Galway<\/span> at Koerner Hall 8:00 pm. $60-145<\/p>\n RCM present their Season Gala Concert tonight with the\u00a0legendary\u00a0flautists, Sir James Galway. “The man with the golden flute,\u201d will be joining his wife, Lady Jeanne Galway, in a concert including works by Henry Mancini, Claude Debussy, Franz and Karl Doppler, Hamilton Harty, Marin Marais, and more. To read a recent Q&A with Sir James, \u00a0see here<\/a>. Details and tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sinfonia Toronto<\/span> with Irmina Trynkos<\/span>, violin; Nurhan Arman<\/span>, conductor at George Weston Recital Hall 8:00 pm. $19-49<\/p>\n Come have Sinfonia cajole your ears tonight with Borenstein\u2019s Poem for Violin and Orchestra (North American Premiere); Waghalter\u2019s Notturno Op.4 for Violin and Orchestra (North American Premiere); Sarasate\u2019s Gypsy Airs (Zigeunerweisen) (arr. Arman); Tchaikovsky\u2019s Sinfonia in e-flat Op.30 (String Quartet No.3 arr. Arman). Info here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Toronto International Piano Competition<\/span> at the P.C. Ho Theatre, Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto. 1:00 p.m. $10<\/p>\nTuesday 21<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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