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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 April is a prime concert month in Toronto, with plenty of mouth-watering choices. \u00a0There are more concerts than I can possibly feature here, so please consult the complete listings<\/a>:<\/p>\n U of T<\/span>\u00a0| Cecilia String Quartet at Walter Hall. 7:30 p.m. $10-40<\/p>\n On Monday, April 4 7:30 pm, the Cecilia String Quartet, on the music faculty of University of Toronto, is giving a recital at Walter Hall in a program of Mendelssohn and Brahms, plus a newly commissioned work, Tantric Variations<\/em>, by Kati Ag\u00f3cs. James Campbell is the solo clarinet in the Brahms Clarinet Quintet Op. 115<\/em>. Full details found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n MUSIC TORONTO<\/span> | DuoTergeon at Jane Mallett Theatre. 8:00 p.m. $10-55<\/p>\n Canadian pianists Anne Louise-Turgeon and Edward Turgeon, on the faculty of Algoma University in Sault Ste Marie, is in town on April 5 8 pm for a duo piano recital under the auspices of Music Toronto. Their eclectic program, to be played on matching Steinway pianos, includes works by Lutoslawski, Gavrilin, Charke, Valera, Ravel and Brahms. \u00a0As usual, the venue is Jane Mallett Theatre. See here<\/a> for more info.<\/p>\n TAFELMUSIK<\/span>\u00a0|\u00a0Goldberg Variations<\/em> at Koerner Hall. 8:00 p.m. $56-79<\/p>\n Tuesday, April 5 at 8 pm is the last of five concerts given by Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra featuring the brilliant French harpsichordist Benjamin Alard in Bach\u2019s Goldberg Variations<\/em>. This one takes place at the George Weston Recital Hall in North York. Info here<\/a>.<\/p>\n TSO<\/span>\u00a0| Beethoven Piano Concerto 4 with\u00a0Thomas S\u00f8nderg\u00e5rd (conductor) at Roy Thomson Hall. 8:00 p.m. $33.75 -148 (Repeats April 8, 7:30 p.m.)<\/p>\n Wednesday, April 6 marks the debuts of Danish conductor Thomas S\u00f8nderg\u00e5rd and Swiss pianist Francesco Piemontesi with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. It opens with Perpetual Summer<\/em>, a contemporary piece by Kati Ag\u00f3cs, who incidentally has a world premiere this week by the Cecilia String Quartet. Piemontesi is the soloist in the Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4<\/em>. Rounding out the program is the Symphony No. 1<\/em> by Jean Sibelius, a piece full of youthful impetuosity that gives one the shivers.\u00a0 A second performance on Friday, April 8th<\/sup> 7:30 p.m. You’ll find all the details, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n OPERA ATELIER<\/span>\u00a0|Lucio Silla<\/em> at the Elgin Theatre. 8:00 p.m. $38 -191 (Repeats April 9, 10, 12, 15 and 16)<\/p>\n Of major interest to voice fans on Thursday, April 7th<\/sup> is the opening night of Opera Atelier\u2019s Lucio Silla <\/em>at the Elgin Theatre.<\/em> This is the OA production that wowed audiences in Salzburg \u2013 with the redoubtable Rolando Villazon no less! \u2013 and later at La Scala, with tenor Kresimir Spicer. Spicer reprises the title role here at OA, joined by Inga Kalna, Meghan Lindsay, Peggy Kriha Dye and Mireille Asselin. Also on April 9, 10, 12, 15 and 16. \u00a0Details found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n THE WOMEN’S MUSICAL CLUB OF TORONTO\u00a0<\/span>|\u00a0Dannthology<\/em> at Walter Hall. 1:30 p.m.\u00a0$45<\/p>\n The Women\u2019s Musical Club of Toronto is presenting Dannthology<\/em> on Thursday, April 7th<\/sup> 1:30 p.m. at Walter Hall. If the title seems a bit cryptic, it\u2019s a reference to this concert featuring not only violist Steven Dann but also members of his family (Nico Dann, percussion; Robin Dann, voice, Lucas Dann, piano), plus soprano Ilana Zarankin, double-bass Joel Quarrington and pianist James Parker. This sterling group of musicians will perform pieces by Schumann, Brahms, as well as Peter Lieberson, Zosha Di Castri, and Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber. Info here<\/a>.<\/p>\n ADAM SHERKIN\u00a0<\/span>|\u00a0Write Off the Keyboard Noon Hour Series<\/em> at St. Lawrence Centre. 12:00 p.m. Free!<\/p>\n Composer\/pianist Adam Sherkin is giving one of his Write Off the Keyboard Noon Hour Series<\/em> recitals on April 7th<\/sup>.\u00a0 He\u2019s playing Chopin Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 39<\/em> and the Fantasy in F minor, Op. 49<\/em>, and one of his own compositions. This event takes place at the lobby of the St. Lawrence Centre, and it is free! For more details, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY<\/span>\u00a0|\u00a0Steinway Piano Fundraising Concert at Church of the Holy Trinity. 7:30 p.m. $25<\/p>\n Two elder statesmen of the Canadian music world, flautist Robert Aitken and pianist William Aide, join forces in a fund-raising concert on Thursday, April 7th<\/sup> 7:30 p.m. at the Church of the Holy Trinity, next to the Toronto Eaton Centre. The proceeds of this event will help defray the cost of the newly acquired Steinway at the Church. $25 at the door. On the program are works by Schubert, Chopin, Debussy and others. \u00a0Info here<\/a>.<\/p>\n RCM<\/span> | Mazzoleni Masters: Musicians from Marlboro at Mazzoleni Hall. 7:30 p.m. $25<\/p>\n Musicians from Marlboro\u2019s touring program is an extension of Vermont\u2019s Marlboro Music Festival. They\u2019ll be at Mazzoleni Hall at the RCM for a program of Haydn, Berg, and Dvorak, on Thursday, April 7 7:30 p.m. Info found right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n SOUNDSTREAMS SALON 21<\/span> | Clapping Music\u00a0at the Gardiner Museum. 7:00 p.m. PWYC<\/p>\n Contemporary composer Steve Reich is coming to TO next week to celebrate his 80th<\/sup> birthday in a concert at Massey Hall, but before that, you can get into the mood by learning how to perform his Clapping Music<\/em>, taught by Dan Morphy and Jamie Drake, on Friday, April 8\u00a0at the Gardiner Museum. However, you need to register for this Salon 21 event beforehand.\u00a0See here<\/a>, for details.<\/p>\n RCM<\/span> | Leon Fleisher conducts the Royal Conservatory Orchestra at Koerner Hall. 8:00 p.m. $25-55<\/p>\n Another eminent musician, the great pianist, and conductor Leon Fleisher is in town to conduct the RCM Orchestra on Friday, April 8th<\/sup> in a great program – Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major Op. 77<\/em> with soloist Alexander Volkov. Also\u00a0on the program is Strauss\u2019 Don Juan, Op. 20<\/em> and Ravel\u2019s La valse<\/em>. Info here<\/a>.<\/p>\n ESSENTIAL OPERA<\/span>\u00a0|\u00a0She\u2019s the One<\/em> at Heliconian Hall. 7:30 p.m. $20-25<\/p>\n Essential Opera, founded by sopranos Erin Bardua and Maureen Batt, is one of several small, independent, performers-driven groups that offer interesting \u201cconcept\u201d programs that the big companies are unlikely to tackle. On Friday, April 8th<\/sup> 7:30 p.m. at the Heliconian Hall in Yorkville, Essential Opera is presenting She\u2019s the One<\/em>, a show that explores all facets of women\u2019s lives. It\u2019s \u201ca collage of contemporary Canadian and American operas\u201d featuring works by Leslie Uyeda, Anna Pidgorna, Anna H\u00f6stman, Fiona Ryan, Elizabeth Raum, John Estacio and Jake Heggie. \u00a0More details found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n SINFONIA TORONTO<\/span> |\u00a0Elements<\/em>\u00a0at the Glenn Gould Studio. 8:00 p.m. $15-42<\/p>\n The Sinfonia Toronto, a chamber orchestra under the direction of Nurhan Arman, is presenting Elements<\/em> \u2013 a \u201chomage to earth, fire, air, and water.\u201d On the program are works by Mozart, Beethoven, and Glazunov. Elements <\/em>is a violin concerto by Michael McLean, with violinist Brian Lewis. Concert on Friday, April 8th<\/sup> 8 p.m. at the Glenn Gould Studio. See here<\/a>, for more info.<\/p>\n U of T<\/span>\u00a0| The University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra at MacMillan Theatre. 7:30 p.m. $10-30<\/p>\n The University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra is playing a very attractive (and ambitious) program featuring two great works \u2013 Brahms Symphony No. 3 Op. 90<\/em> and Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 Op. 47<\/em> on Saturday, April 9th<\/sup> 7:30 p.m. at the MacMillan Theatre, under the baton of Uri Mayer. Info here<\/a>.<\/p>\n TSO<\/span>\u00a0|\u00a0A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em> at Roy Thomson Hall. 7:30 p.m. $33.75 -107 (Repeats April 9, 3:00 p.m.)<\/p>\n The Toronto Symphony Orchestra\u2019s second program this week is a potpourri of several very popular pieces \u2013 Mendelssohn\u2019s A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em>, Elgar\u2019s Enigma Variations<\/em>, Wagner\u2019s Ride of the Valkyries<\/em>, and the Harp Concerto<\/em> by Handel with harpist Heidi Van Hoesen Gorton.\u00a0 The concert is repeated on April 10th<\/sup>. James Feddeck makes his TSO debut with these two performances. Full details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n OFF CENTRE MUSIC SALON<\/span>\u00a0| 21st Annual Schubertiad: Beyond The Brook at Trinity St. Paul\u2019s Centre. 3:00 p.m. $5-50<\/p>\n It\u2019s impressive that Off Centre Music Salon, under the co-direction of pianists Boris Zarankin and Inna Perkis, is presenting the 21st<\/sup> Annual Schubertiad<\/em>. In a world where art song is an endangered species, this is enviable longevity. The program description is a touch cryptic, but it appears to combine Die sch\u00f6ne Mullerin<\/em> with Der Hirt auf dem Felsen<\/em> (Shepherd on the Rock). Soloists are tenor Jeffrey Ollarsaba, soprano Ilana Zarankin, and pianists Boris Zarankin and Inna Perkis. April 10th<\/sup> 3 p.m. at the Trinity St. Paul\u2019s Centre. \u00a0Details found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n RCM<\/span> | Valentina Lisitsa\u00a0at Koerner Hall. 3:00 p.m. $35-85<\/p>\n At exactly the same time as the Schubertiad<\/em> is the return of pianist Valentina Lisitsa to Toronto, for a recital at Koerner Hall. Readers may remember her appearance with the TSO last year was cancelled by the TSO following political protests.\u00a0 She\u2019s playing Scriabin, Tchaikovsky, and Rachmaninoff. 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