{"id":44033,"date":"2017-03-27T11:25:03","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T15:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=44033"},"modified":"2017-03-27T12:53:01","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T16:53:01","slug":"critics-picks-classical-music-shows-you-should-absolutely-see-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2017\/03\/27\/critics-picks-classical-music-shows-you-should-absolutely-see-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC’S PICKS | 12 Classical Music Shows You Should Absolutely See This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the week of\u00a0March 27 to April 2<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\"Critic\u2019s
Critic\u2019s Picks for classical music and opera events happening in and around Toronto for the week of March 27 to April 2.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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. 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 curated concert listings here: <\/b>Musical Toronto Datebook<\/b><\/u><\/a><\/span>.<\/b><\/p>\n

Monday 27<\/h3>\n

University of Toronto Faculty of Music<\/span> | Gryphon Trio with special guest Ethan Filner, viola. Walter Hall. 7:30 p.m. $40<\/p>\n

As part of the U of T Faculty of Music Series, the Gryphon Trio (Annalee Patipatanakoon, violin; Roman Rorys, cello; James Parker, piano) performs Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat Op.11<\/em>; Wijeratne: Love Triangle<\/em>; Brahms: Piano Quartet No.1 in G Minor Op.25<\/em>. Info here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tuesday 28<\/h3>\n

Teatro Proscenium Limited Partnership\/Sousatzka Broadway Limited Partnership<\/span> | Sousatzka: A New Musical. 8 p.m. Elgin Theatre. $60-$175<\/p>\n

Marking Canadian impresario Garth Drabinsky\u2019s comeback, Sousatzka<\/em> premiered at the Elgin Theatre on Mar 23, and continues to Apr 9 before moving on to Broadway.\u00a0 Seen on opening night, I found it to be well-produced, fast-paced and high energy, if a bit uneven, mainly because it\u2019s plot-heavy and diffused. But there are enough superb performances by big name artists to make seeing it worthwhile, particularly Victoria Clark in the title role and Jordan Barrow as her prot\u00e9g\u00e9 Themba. \u00a0Tues-Sat 8 p.m.; Wed\/Sat\/Sun 2 p.m.\u00a0Full listing details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Talisker Players<\/span> | Land of the Silver Birch. Trinity-St. Paul\u2019s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 8 p.m. Pre-concert talk at 7:15 p.m. $45<\/p>\n

It was just announced the sad news that the current season of Talisker Players will be its last. This is the penultimate show and not to be missed!\u00a0 Songs of Canada\u2019s first European settlers: Beethoven: Scottish Folk Songs<\/em>; Vaughan Williams: Three Old English Folk Songs<\/em>; Kolinski: Six French Folk Songs<\/em>; MacMillan: Three French Canadian Sea Songs<\/em>; Patenaude: Six Chansons du D\u00e9troit<\/em>; Rapoport: Four Canadian Folk Songs<\/em>. Whitney O’Hearn, mezzo; Joel Allison, baritone; John Fraser, reader. Find out more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Wednesday 29<\/h3>\n

Toronto Symphony Orchestra<\/span> | Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark with Live Orchestra. Roy Thomson Hall. 7:30 p.m. From $46.<\/p>\n

TSO is presenting another pops concert, providing the John Williams score live to the ever-popular Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark<\/em>. The TSO resident pops conductor Steven Reineke is at the helm, and it\u2019s already sold out! Info here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

National Ballet of Canada<\/span> | Genus, Tarantella, Self and Soul, and The Concert. Four Seasons Centre. 7:30 p.m. $39-$265. Repeats Mar 30, 31, Apr 1 (all at 7:30 p.m.) Mar 30, Apr 1, 2 (all at 2 p.m.)<\/p>\n

The National Ballet of Canada presents a mixed program of contemporary pieces by Wayne McGregor, George Balanchine, Robert Binet, and Jerome Robbins. Check NBC website<\/a> for casting details. Listing info here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thursday 30<\/h3>\n

University of Toronto Faculty of Music<\/span> | \u00a0Joel Allison, bass-baritone; Melisande Sinsoulier, collaborative pianist. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building. 12:10 p.m. Free.<\/p>\n

The winners of this year\u2019s Jim and Charlotte Norcop Prize are bass-baritone Joel Allison (voice) and M\u00e9lisande Sinsoulier (piano). They are giving a joint winners\u2019 recital in Walter Hall. No program details available.\u00a0 I saw Allison as an excellent Imeneo<\/em> at the U of T Opera last week. His is a voice to watch. More details found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Friday 31<\/h3>\n

Royal Conservatory<\/span> | Alina Ibragimova, violin and C\u00e9dric Tiberghien, piano. Koerner Hall. 8 p.m. $35-$70. Pre-concert chat at 7:15 p.m. with Rick Phillips.<\/p>\n

Prize-winning young violinist Alina Ibragimova and pianist Cedric Tiberghien perform a program of Bach, Brahms, Schumann, and John Cage. More info found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Art of Time Ensemble<\/span> | Johannes Brahms: Portrait of a Musical Genius. Harbourfront Centre Theatre. 8 p.m. $25-$64<\/p>\n

A program celebrating the great Johannes Brahms, with selected works performed alongside readings from his letters and those of his contemporaries. Works include Intermezzi for Solo Piano<\/em> (selected); Piano Quartet No.1 Op.25; Violin Sonata No.2 in A Op.100; Lieder<\/em> (selected). Benjamin Bowman, violin; Andrew Burashko, piano; Jethro Marks, violin; Rachel Mercer, cello; Sarah Slean, singer. Full listing here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Saturday 1<\/h3>\n

Toronto Symphony Orchestra<\/span> | Beethoven Violin Concerto. Roy Thomson Hall. 7:30 p.m. $33.75-$107. Repeats Apr 2 (mat) at George Weston Recital Hall, North York.<\/p>\n

The brilliant violinist Karen Gomyo returns to the TSO to play the Beethoven Violin Concerto<\/em>. Also on the program is Stravinsky Petrouchka, <\/em>under the baton of American conductor Robert Trevino. The performance opens with a Canada 150 Commission by Cheryl Cooney: Are we not drawn onward, we few, drawn onward to (a) new era?<\/em> Saturday\u2019s concert is performed with no intermission. Info here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Canadian Sinfonietta<\/span> | Wine and Cheese Concert. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 8 p.m. $30-$20<\/p>\n

Violinist Joyce Lai, cellist Andras Weber and pianist Angela Park join forces to perform the world premiere of AnLun Huang\u2019s Piano Trio No. 2., and Passacaglia for violin and cello by Handel-Halvorsen. Rounding out the program is Rachmaninoff\u2019s Sonata for cello and piano. Info here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sunday 2<\/h3>\n

Off Centre Music Salon<\/span> | A Musical Invasion of Paris: The Mighty Four. Trinity-St. Paul\u2019s Centre. 3 p.m. $50.<\/p>\n

Off Centre Music Salon presents the music of Chopin, Wagner, Rossini, and Meyerbeer, including a piano four-hand arrangement of the Tannhauser Overture. Appearing are mezzo Michele Bogdanowicz, soprano Lucia Cesaroni, baritone Peter McGillivray, pianists La Dodds-Eden, Inna Perkis and Boris Zarankin. Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Esprit Orchestra<\/span> | Overdrive Koerner Hall. 8 p.m. Pre-concert chat at 7:15 p.m. $40-$60.<\/p>\n

A premiere new music orchestra in Canada, Esprit is presenting an evening of works by composers from England, Switzerland, Russia, USA, and Canada: Thomas Ad\u00e8s: Violin Concerto (Concentric Paths)<\/em>; Arthur Honegger: Pacific 231<\/em>; Alexander Mosolov: The Iron Foundry<\/em>; John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine<\/em>; and Chris Paul Harman: Blur<\/em>. The soloist is Veronique Mathieu violinist, under the baton of conductor Alex Pauk. Full details found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more events, visit our <\/b>DATEBOOK\u00a0CALENDAR<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/b><\/h3>\n

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