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Musical Toronto\u2019s weekly Critic\u2019s Picks are a fully curated list of some 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 Wholenote Magazine.<\/p>\n
Tafelmusik<\/span> \u2013 House of Dreams<\/em> at Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall. 7:00 p.m. $20-91<\/p>\n From the fertile mind of Tafelmusik\u2019s Alison Mackay, comes a revisited House of Dreams, <\/em>which can be described as a magical journey to the heart of baroque art and music. Music by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi and Marais are played entirely by memory against the scrim of paintings by Vermeer, Canaletto, and Watteau. If you haven\u2019t seen it yet, drop everything and\u00a0go;\u00a0thank us later. Show continues through Sunday. More details here.<\/a><\/p>\n Junction Trio<\/span> \u2013 Flutissimo<\/em> at St. Anne’s Anglican Church. 7:30 p.m. $20<\/p>\n The Junction Trio have been going strong for over five seasons now, and have established themselves apart from the crowd with programming that incorporates improvisation and a wide range of guest artists. They also just welcomed some new blood with violinist, Aysel Taghi-Zada. Tonight, they join Toronto\u2019s YueFang Ensemble in a program celebrating the Chinese New Year (the year of the Goat!) Info and more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Toronto Symphony Orchestra<\/span> \u2013\u00a0Masterworks: Carnival of the Animals<\/em> at Roy Thomson Hall. 8:00 p.m. $33-145.<\/p>\n As part of the ten-day festival organized by piano master, Emanuel Ax, the TSO presents a masterworks concert featuring a little bit of everything. Starting with some Mozart (Concerto for Two Pianos K316a\/365), the concert also includes a premiere by outgoing RCB composer Kevin Lau (Foothills of Heaven<\/em>). If that weren\u2019t enough, audiences will also be treated to a performance of Saint-Sa\u00ebns: Carnival of the Animals with pianist Jan Lisiecki. Not to be missed. You\u2019ll find all the details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Off Centre Music Salon<\/span> \u2013\u00a0All Folked Up\u2013Hobson’s Choice at the <\/em>Music Gallery. 8:00 p.m. $15-25.<\/p>\n Celebrating their 20th<\/sup> anniversary season, the Off Centre Music Salon is all Folked up with a concert that touches upon the universality of music from love found, love lost, and love found again. The event will be hosted by ethnomusicologist and guitarist Nate Renner. Pre-concert reception at 6:30. Some more info here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Music Toronto<\/span> \u2013 Discovery Series <\/em>at Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts. 8:00 p.m. $10-21.50<\/p>\n Italian-born, and now Ottawa based pianist, Mauro Bertoli, is a force behind the keyboard and has been gaining much attention for his razzle-dazzle style of playing. He joins cellist Paul Marleyn, an equally dynamic performer, in a concert featuring old and new. One particular highlight is a\u00a0performance of Chan Ka Nin’s\u00a0Soulmate<\/em> for solo cello, which was originally written for his figure skating music project \u201cPoetry On Ice\u201d (1995). Tickets and program info here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Organix Concerts<\/span> \u2013\u00a0Opening performance of Organix 2015 festival<\/em> at the Timothy Eaton Memorial Church. 7:30 p.m. $25-35<\/p>\n For all the organ music fans out there (you can count Musical Toronto among them), \u00a0Organix opens its organ festival with a concert featuring saxophonist Daniel Rubinof, and organist Christopher Dawes. Repeats Feb 15, (in Oakville). Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Royal Conservatory<\/span> \u2013 Nathan Brock Conducts the Royal Conservatory Orchestra<\/em> at Koerner Hall. 8:00 p.m. $25-55<\/p>\n Montreal Symphony resident conductor Nathan Brock will be in Toronto tonight to lead a program of works by John Weinzweig, Beethoven, and Bart\u00f3k. The winner of The Glenn Gould School concerto competition, pianist Sijing Ye, will be on hand to perform Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.1 in C Op. 15. There will be a special pre-concert recital at 6:45 with students from the The Glenn Gould School. More info here<\/a>.<\/p>\n New Music Concerts<\/span> \u2013\u00a0New Works from East and West <\/em>at the Betty Oliphant Theatre. 8:00 p.m. $10-35<\/p>\n Heat up your Valentine’s Day with a contemporary music concert with compositions by Scime, Fuhong Shi, Radford, Yan Qiao Wang, Palej and others. Toronto-based soprano Stacie Dunlop\u2013one of Canada\u2019s finest contemporary music voices\u2013will join violinist V\u00e9ronique Mathieu, and the New Music Concerts Ensemble with Robert Aitken, conductor. We recommend you plan a nice dinner to go along with the show\u2026 Cupid’s arrow and all. Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Canadian Music Centre<\/span> \u2013 Brocade<\/em> at 20 St. Joseph St. 7:30 p.m. $25-30<\/p>\n Taking their name from the majestic Rocky Mountains of Canada, the\u00a0rocKeys duo<\/em> is a unique collaboration between harpsichordist Katelyn Clark and pianist Luciane Cardassi. After meeting at the Banff Centre during several artist residencies, the duo gradually took shape. They are now in Toronto to perform an eclectic program of works by Works by Ceccarelli, LeBlanc, L.S. Smith, Pidgorna and Ribeiro. Advance tickets can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Music Toronto<\/span> \u2013 D\u00e9nes V\u00e1rjon, pianist<\/em> at the Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts. 8:00 p.m. $10-55<\/p>\n The Hungarian pianist D\u00e9nes V\u00e1rjon,<\/em> (familiar collaborator with Steven Isserlis and others), is a musician\u2019s musician, and well worth your while to hear. This will be a good\u00a0concert for those looking to hear keyboard\u00a0masterworks by\u00a0Beethoven, Schumann, Ravel, and Bart\u00f3k, played to perfection. You\u2019ll find all the details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Musical Toronto\u2019s weekly Critic\u2019s Picks are a fully curated list of some 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. 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