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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
University of Toronto Opera |<\/span> Brush Up Your Shakespeare at Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building. 5:00 p.m. $10-30<\/p>\n Fans of William Shakespeare will want to head over to Walter Hall to check out U of T Opera\u2019s final concert of the season: Brush Up Your Shakespeare<\/em>. You\u2019ll hear works inspired by \u201cthe Bard\u201d, including Reynaldo Hahn\u2019s The Merchant of Venice, West Side Story and many others. To go, or not to go, that is the question. | DETAILS<\/a><\/p>\n Gallery 345 |<\/span>\u00a0The Art of the Piano: John Stetch at 345 Sorauren Ave. 8:00 p.m. $10-20<\/p>\n Now that April is here it\u2019s time to expand your musical horizons with the CD launch of Juno Award Nominated pianist John Stech. Off With The Cuffs<\/em> will include music that combines classical works with improvisation and jazz. Cool stuff. | DETAILS<\/a><\/p>\n Toronto Symphony Orchestra |\u00a0<\/span>Tchaikovsky Symphony 4<\/em> at Roy Thomson Hall. 8:00 p.m. $33-145 (repeats Thursday Apr 2, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.)<\/p>\n Grab a seat at Roy Thomson Hall to hear conductor James Conlon and violinist Vilde Frang perform Tchaikovsky\u2019s magnetic Symphony No.4, Korngold\u2019s Violin Concerto and highlights from Wagner\u2019s Lohengrin<\/em>. After the success of Frang\u2019s debut with the TSO in 2013, they just had to ask her back. Come see why. DETAILS<\/a><\/p>\n Canadian Opera Company |<\/span>\u00a0Chamber Music Series at Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. Noon. Free!<\/p>\n Grab yourself an afternoon coffee and head over to the COC\u2019s free noon hour concerts at the beautiful Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre on Queen St. West. You\u2019ll hear Brahms\u2019 Trio for horn, violin and piano in E-flat, performed by Cordelia Paw (violin), Mikailo Babiak (horn) and Jean-S\u00e9lim Abdelmoula (piano). Now that\u2019s our kind of lunch hour. | DETAILS<\/a><\/p>\n Stereo Live |<\/span> Edwin Huizinga-Keith Hamm: Seven Last Words at Campbell House Museum. 3:00 p.m. $20-25 (SOLD OUT)<\/p>\n This is your last chance to hear the third and final inaugural Stereo Live series with Violin\/Viola duo EdwinHuizinga and Keith Hamm. \u201cHuizinga and Hamm are committed to making the events unforgettable,\u201d and will be performing\u00a0Seven Last Words<\/em> by Haydn. Special guests include Christopher Verrette (violin) and Rachel Desoer (cello). | DETAILS<\/a><\/p>\n Toronto Mendelssohn Choir |<\/span> Sacred Music for a Sacred Space<\/em> at St. Paul\u2019s Basilica. 7:30 p.m. $35-50<\/p>\n It\u2019s Good Friday which means Easter Sunday is just around the corner and what better time to hear Thomas Tallis\u2019 40-part Renaissance motet Spem in alium<\/em> \u2013 one of most important works in the English Tudor music tradition. It will be in the good hands of Noel Edison\u2019s Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, with\u00a0guest baritone David Roth and organist Michael Bloss. Also on the bill are Tavener\u2019s Song for Athene and The World is Burning, and Faur\u00e9\u2019s Requiem. A heavy program for sure. Tickets are selling fast. | DETAILS<\/a><\/p>\n New Music Concerts |<\/span> The Ukrainian-Canadian Connection<\/em> at Betty Oliphant Theatre. 8:00 p.m. $10-35<\/p>\nWednesday 1<\/h3>\n
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