{"id":35357,"date":"2016-03-21T09:04:22","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T13:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=35357"},"modified":"2016-03-21T09:07:06","modified_gmt":"2016-03-21T13:07:06","slug":"critics-picks-four-shows-you-should-see-this-week-march-21-to-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2016\/03\/21\/critics-picks-four-shows-you-should-see-this-week-march-21-to-27\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC’S PICKS | Four Shows You Should See This Week (March 21 to 27)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Critic\u2019s Picks for the Week of March 21 to 27, including the U of T\u00a0Faculty Artist Ensemble,\u00a0Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, the TSO with\u00a0Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and\u00a0Metropolitan Festival Choir, Orchestra and Soloists.<\/h2>\n
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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>.<\/p>\n

The Toronto concert scene is very quiet for the second week in a row.\u00a0 The unusual combination of March Break immediately followed by Easter Week means concert programmers are holding off for just a little bit longer. In years past, there were large-scale oratorios by major presenters such as St. Matthew Passion, B Minor Mass and the like, but there\u2019s noticeably fewer this year. For comparison, I\u2019ve spent Easter in Vienna and Munich on several occasions, and each time the musical cup truly runneth over in those places. Everything in town was closed except for the churches, opera houses and concert halls!\u00a0 That said, here are a few events worth attending in T.O.:<\/p>\n

Monday 21<\/h2>\n

U of T Music<\/span> | Chamber Music Series: Faculty Artist Ensemble with Guest Artists<\/em> at Walter Hall. 7:30 p.m. $10-40<\/p>\n

March 21st 7:30 p.m. at Walter Hall. The University of Toronto Chamber Music Series presents an evening of Mahler and Schoenberg. Mezzo Megan Quick sings Lied der Waldtaube<\/em> excerpted from Schoenberg\u2019s Gurrelieder<\/em>, a wonderful early work with exquisite post-Romantic sensibilities. It\u2019s rarely performed due to its massive scale \u2013 the last time I saw it locally was the TSO with Ben Heppner and Andrea Gruber. I think the Waldtaube was Lilli Passikivi.\u00a0 The centerpiece of this concert is Mahler\u2019s Das Lied von der Erde<\/em> in the chamber version arranged by Schoenberg. Megan Quick and tenor Andrew Haji are the soloists. Haji is a former member of the COC Ensemble, and Quick is joining the Ensemble next season. This is a concert not- to-be-missed. More info here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Wednesday 23<\/h2>\n

Toronto Mendelssohn Choir<\/span> | Sacred Music For A Sacred Space<\/em> at St. Paul\u2019s Basilica. 7:30 p.m. $20-50 (Repeats March 25)<\/p>\n

Toronto Mendelssohn Choir under Noel Edison is presenting Sacred Music for a Sacred Space<\/em>. The program includes Byrd\u2019s Mass for Four Voices<\/em>, Corlis\u2019 God So Loved the World<\/em>, Whitacre\u2019s Her Sacred Spirit Soars<\/em>, plus a TMC commission, Enns\u2019 I will lift up mine eyes<\/em>. The concert takes place at the beautiful St. Paul\u2019s Basilica on Power St south of Queen Street East and east of Parliament St. Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

TSO<\/span>\u00a0|\u00a0Scenes of the Mediterranean<\/em>\u00a0with Jean-Yves Thibaudet at Roy Thomson Hall. 8:00 p.m. $33.75-148 (Repeats March 24)<\/p>\n

For those interested in secular programming, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra is offering Scenes of the Mediterranean<\/em>. French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet returns to Toronto for Saint Sa\u00ebns Piano Concerto No. 5<\/em>. Also\u00a0on the program are Respighi\u2019s famous Pines of Rome<\/em> and Berlioz\u2019s Roman Carnival Overture<\/em>. Stephane Den\u00e8ve conducts. Full details found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Friday 25<\/h2>\n

Metropolitan United Church<\/span> |\u00a0Requiem: In a Time of Sorrow<\/em> at Metropolitan United. 7:30 p.m. $10-30<\/p>\n

Requiem: In a Time of Sorrow<\/em> is the annual Good Friday concert at Metropolitan United, with the Metropolitan Festival Choir, Orchestra and Soloists in music by Bach and Brahms. The Brahms Requiem<\/em> features soprano Gisele Kulak and baritone Jordan Scholl. The soloist in Alto Rhapsody<\/em> is mezzo Laura Pudwell. Also on the program is Bach\u2019s Cantata No. 78<\/em> with Alison Campbell, Claudia Lemcke, Charles Davidson and Jordan Scholl. For details, see here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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