{"id":30497,"date":"2015-09-23T13:54:04","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T17:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=30497"},"modified":"2015-09-23T14:04:29","modified_gmt":"2015-09-23T18:04:29","slug":"critics-picks-eight-musical-outings-you-should-do-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2015\/09\/23\/critics-picks-eight-musical-outings-you-should-do-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC\u2019S PICKS | Eight Musical Outings You Should Do This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: Phillip Grondin (via Flickr)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After a summer break, Musical Toronto\u2019s Critic\u2019s Picks are back! Our weekly 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 our concert listings in the Musical Toronto Datebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thursday 24<\/h3>\n

TSO |<\/span> Opening Night: Pinchas Zukerman at Roy Thomson Hall. 7:00 p.m. $50-182.50<\/p>\n

Announced yesterday<\/a>, violinist Itzhak Perlman canceled\u00a0his scheduled appearance at the TSO season gala due to emergency gallbladder surgery. We wish him well, but no mind, Pinchas Zukerman has gracefully agreed to step in. You’ll hear Dukas\u2019 warmhearted symphonic poem The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Grieg\u2019s Suite No.1 from Peer Gynt, and Bruch\u2019s Violin Concerto No.1. See you there. | DETAILS<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday 25<\/h3>\n

TSO |<\/span> Beethoven Symphony 5 at Roy Thomson Hall. 7:30 p.m. $33.75-148 (repeats Sept. 26-27 *start times and venues vary)<\/p>\n

With the standard three B\u2019s: Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms, you could call this program the hits of solid-gold. On the bill is Beethoven\u2019s Fifth Symphony, Bach\u2019s Toccata and Fugue in d BWV565, and Brahms\u2019 Double Concerto, with in-house soloists Jonathan Crow (violin) and Joseph Johnson (cello). The program repeats over three days, so pick your poison. | DETAILS<\/p>\n

Saturday 26<\/h3>\n

CANADIAN MUSIC CENTRE\/THE MUSIC GALLERY |<\/span> \u201cConversations with Post World War II Pioneers of Electronic Music\u201d (Book Launch) at The Canadian Music Centre. 4:00 p.m. Free!
\nOshawa-born composer Norma Beecroft has been on a lifelong search for novel sounds. A pioneer in early tape music, she has collided with crucial figures from the 20th century, including John Cage, Pierre Schaeffer, and Iannis Xenakis. Join the Music Gallery\u2019s Artistic Director David Dacks for a conversation with Beecroft as she launches her new e-book, \u201cConversations with Post World War II Pioneers of Electronic Music\u201d. For fans of electroacoustics, (or the curious) you\u2019ll want to see this. | DETAILS<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday 27<\/h3>\n

OFF CENTRE MUSIC SALON |<\/span> Russia Cast Adrift at Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall. 3:00 p.m. $15-50.<\/p>\n

Now entering their 21st season, Off Centre Music Salon are exploring Russia tonight with Rachmaninoff, Gavrilin, and Scriabin. Performers including Emilia Boteva, soprano; Nathalie Paulin, soprano; Ernesto Ramirez, tenor; and Geoffrey Sirett, baritone. Note, Off Centre will be performing in their new home at Jeanne Lamon Hall. | DETAILS<\/a><\/p>\n

MOOREDALE CONCERTS |<\/span> Stewart Goodyear at Walter Hall. 3:15 p.m. $20-40.<\/p>\n

Proclaimed \u201cone of the best pianists of his generation\u201d by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Stewart Goodyear will be in Toronto for a special afternoon of Beethoven\u2019s Diabelli variations, and all thirty Bach Goldberg Variations. The event marks the season premiere for Moordale Concerts. Not-to-be-missed. | DETAILS<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday 29<\/h3>\n

COC |<\/span> Chamber Music and Vocal Series: Love Shards of Sappho at Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. Noon. Free!<\/p>\n

The Canadian Opera Company continues with the ever-popular noon hour concert series. What better way to spend your lunch hour than to head over to the Four Seasons Centre for a chance to hear a free concert? Arraymusic will present works by women composers and the female voice, including Monk Feldman: The Love Shards of Sappho; Smith: Hieroglyphs. Performers are Ilana Zarankin, soprano; Brook Dufton, soprano. Seats fill up fast so make sure to come early. | DETAILS<\/a><\/p>\n

SOUNDSTREAMS |<\/span> Adrianne Pieczonka: Beyond the Aria at Koerner Hall. 8:00 p.m. $37.50-67.50.<\/p>\n

Our friends at Soundstreams are jumping into the 2015\/16 season with a concert lead by phenomenal soprano Adrianne Pieczonka. \u00a0The concert will include George Crumb\u2019s Ancient Voices of Children, a world premiere by Analia Llugdar, selections from Crumb\u2019s American Songbook, and Luciano Berio\u2019s arrangements of Beatles Songs by Lennon and McCartney. Toronto-based mezzo Krisztina Szab\u00f3 will also be on hand backed by a chamber orchestra. Don\u2019t miss it. | DETAILS<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday 30<\/h3>\n

TSO |<\/span> Gershwin Piano Concerto in F at Roy Thomson Hall. 6:30 p.m. $29.50-83.75<\/p>\n

Pianist Kirill Gerstein is in Toronto this week to perform under the baton of guest conductor James Gaffigan and the Toronto Symphony. On the bill is Gershwin\u2019s jazz-inflected Piano Concerto in F. The Concerto marked Gershwin\u2019s first real classical music commission and prompted him to run out and seek out help to write it from figures like Henry Cowell, Wallingford Riegger and Arnold Schoenberg. The concert also includes Shostakovich\u2019s swinging Suite for Variety Orchestra. Especially suited to jazz lovers, this concert is well worth attending. |\u00a0DETAILS<\/a><\/p>\n

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