{"id":32820,"date":"2016-01-04T10:32:21","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T15:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=32820"},"modified":"2016-01-05T19:53:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T00:53:00","slug":"critics-picks-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2016\/01\/04\/critics-picks-3\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC’S PICKS | Five Musical Outings You Should Do This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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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 our concert listings in the\u00a0Musical Toronto Datebook<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Tuesday 5<\/h3>\n

MUSIC TORONTO |<\/span>\u00a0Pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin\u00a0<\/em>at the\u00a0Jane Mallett Theatre. 8 p.m. $10-55.<\/p>\n

This being the first full week of January, most music presenters are yet to gear up for the new year. The Toronto Symphony Orchestra is currently on a tour of Florida – how lovely! \u2013\u00a0and the Canadian Opera Company is in rehearsal for its first winter season production of\u00a0Siegfried<\/em>. \u00a0That said, there are a few events that have caught my eye. \u00a0Top on my list is the welcome return to Toronto of the great pianist\u00a0Marc-Andre Hamelin<\/strong>, under the auspices of\u00a0Music Toronto<\/strong>, on Tuesday 8 pm at its usual venue of\u00a0Jane Mallett Theatre<\/strong>, St. Lawrence Centre. According to the Music Toronto website, this is the 10th time Mr. Hamelin has appeared with them, an enviable record. \u00a0Known for his incredible virtuosity as well as his musicality, for years Hamelin wowed audiences with his playing of Medtner, Godowsky, Sorabji, Alkan, and Kapustin, most if not all were pianist-composers, collectively and affectionately known as the Finger Breakers! \u00a0In recent years, Hamelin has returned to the more classical repertoire of Haydn, Mozart, and Schumann. \u00a0A Hamelin recital is a great way to bring in the new year. If you are not familiar with this artist, I found an awesome Japanese made documentary on Youtube that is worth watching \u00a0(Sorry \u2013 Japanese subtitles only!)<\/p>\n