{"id":51957,"date":"2018-03-26T11:31:52","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T15:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=51957"},"modified":"2018-03-26T15:20:52","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T19:20:52","slug":"51957","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2018\/03\/26\/51957\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC’S PICKS | Eleven Concerts You Should Absolutely See This Week (Mar. 26 \u2013 Apr. 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Classical music and opera events happening in and around Toronto for the week of March 26 \u2013 April 1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ludwig van 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\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Monday 26<\/span><\/h3>\n

The Associates of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra<\/strong> | The Small Concerts: The Companion\u2019s Guide to Rome. 7:30 p.m. Trinity-St. Paul\u2019s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. $22\/$20(sr,st)<\/p>\n

The chamber musicians of ATSO (Amanda Goodburn, violin; Theresa Rudolph, viola; Emmanuelle Beaulieu Bergeron, cello; Samuel Banks, bassoon) performs a program of Mozart, Francois Devienne and Andrew Norman.\u00a0\u00a0| Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday 27<\/span><\/h3>\n

Canadian Opera Company<\/strong> | Dance Series: Highlights from Anastasia<\/em> 12 p.m. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre. Free. Be sure to show up early for a seat.<\/p>\n

The 17-member Ballet J\u00f6rgen presents highlights from Anastaisa<\/em>, created by Artistic Director Bengt J\u00f6rgen, set to a score by Ivan Barbotin.\u00a0| Details<\/a> (PDF)<\/p>\n

Music Toronto<\/strong> | Pianist D\u00e9nes V\u00e1rjon. 8 p.m. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. $50-$55\/$10(fulltime st)<\/p>\n

Hungarian pianist D\u00e9nes V\u00e1rjon plays a program of Beethoven, Bartok and Liszt. | Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Canadian Stage\/Tapestry Opera<\/strong> | The Overcoat: a musical tailoring. 8 p.m. Bluma Appel Theatre. Previews Mar. 27, 28. Opens Mar. 29. Runs to April 14. $35-$99.<\/p>\n

A new opera by composer James Rolfe with libretto by Morris Panych, The Overcoat<\/em> is based on a short story by Russian author Nikolai Gogol. Co-produced by Tapestry Opera, Canadian Stage and Vancouver Opera, the cast includes Geoffrey Sirrett, Asitha Tennekoon, Peter McGillivray, Andrea Ludwig, Aaron Durand, Erica Iris, Keith Klassen, Giles Tomkins, Caitlin Wood and others. Leslie Dala conducts. | Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday 28<\/span><\/h3>\n

Toronto Mendelssohn Choir<\/strong> | Sacred Music for a Sacred Space. 7:30 p.m. St. Paul\u2019s Basilica, 83 Power St. $50-$35\/$20(30 and under) Repeats Mar. 30<\/p>\n

Given this is Easter week, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir is presenting Sacred Music for a Sacred Space<\/em>, a concert of contemplative music at St. Paul\u2019s Basilica. On the program are works by Healey Willan, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Eriks Esenvalds, Felix Mendelssohn, Pawel Lukaszewski, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Anton Bruckner, John Tavener, and Eric Whitacre. The guest conductor is David Fallis. | Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Toronto Symphony Orchestra<\/strong> | Brahms and Rachmaninoff. 8 p.m. Royal Thomson Hall. Repeats Mar. 29, 2 p.m. $40.75-$154<\/p>\n

Conductor Stephane Deneve conducts the TSO in Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2<\/em> with pianist Lars Vogt. Also on the program is Rachmaninoff\u2019s Symphonic Dances<\/em>.\u00a0| Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday 29<\/span><\/h3>\n

Canadian Opera Company<\/strong> | Highlights from Monteverdi\u2019s The Return of Ulysses<\/em>. 12 p.m. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre. Free. Be sure to arrive early for a seat.<\/p>\n

Opera Atelier\u2019s spring production of The Return of Ulysses<\/em> receives a sneak preview, with commentary by Marshall Pynkoski, and performances by artists from the Opera Atelier.\u00a0| Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Toronto Faculty of Music<\/strong> | Winner\u2019s Recital of Jim and Charlotte Norcop Prize in Song and Gwendolyn Williams Koldofsky Prize in Accompanying. 12 p.m. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building. Free.<\/p>\n

Mezzo Simona Genga and pianist Jialiang Zhu are the respective winners. Genga joins the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio this fall. No program details at press time.\u00a0| Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday 30<\/span><\/h3>\n

Music at Metropolitan<\/strong> | Bach: B Minor Mass. 7:30 p.m. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. $30\/$10(18 and under)<\/p>\n

The annual Good Friday concert this year is Bach\u2019s Mass in B Minor, featuring Ellen McAteer, Gisele Kulak, Christina Stelmacovich, Charles Davidson and Daniel Lichti. Metropolitan Festival Choir and Orchestra. | Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Kindred Spirits Orchestra<\/strong> | Tchaikovsky and Liszt. 8 p.m. Flato Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts, 171 Town Centre, Blvd., Markham. $15-$40.<\/p>\n

Pianist Ricker Choi and harpist Teresa Suen-Campbell are the soloists in this concert, with a program of Liszt\u2019s Totentanz<\/em> and Piano Concerto No. 2<\/em>. Suen is the soloist in the Concerto for harp<\/em> by Chan Wing-Wah. Also on the program is Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 3<\/em>. Kristian Alexander conducts.\u00a0| Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday 31<\/span><\/h3>\n

Met Live in HD<\/strong> | Cosi fan tutte. 12:55 p.m. Select Cineplex cinemas in the GTA. $28 Encores on May 5, 7, 9, 13, June 2.<\/p>\n

The Mozart comic opera Cosi fan tutte<\/em> receives a spanking new production, directed by Phelim McDermott, who has time and place shifted it to Coney Island in the 1950\u2019s! A fine cast starring Amanda Majeski (Fiordiligi), Serena Malfi (Dorabella), Ben Bliss (Ferrando), Adam Plachetka (Guglielmo), Kelli O\u2019Hara (Despina), and Christopher Maltman (Alfonso). David Robertson conducts.\u00a0| Details<\/a><\/p>\n

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