{"id":52526,"date":"2018-04-16T11:43:30","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T15:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=52526"},"modified":"2018-04-16T11:43:30","modified_gmt":"2018-04-16T15:43:30","slug":"critics-picks-ten-concerts-you-should-absolutely-see-this-week-apr-16-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2018\/04\/16\/critics-picks-ten-concerts-you-should-absolutely-see-this-week-apr-16-22\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC’S PICKS | Ten Concerts You Should Absolutely See This Week (Apr. 16 \u2013 22)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Classical music and opera events happening in and around Toronto for the week of April 16 \u2013 22.<\/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

Tuesday 17<\/span><\/h3>\n

Toronto Symphony Orchestra<\/strong> | TSYO\u2019s Spring Concert. 7:30 p.m. Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. West $23<\/p>\n

Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra and conductor Earl Lee perform Ravel\u2019s Mother Goose Suite<\/em> and Bartok\u2019s Concerto for Orchestra<\/em>.\u00a0| Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday 18<\/span><\/h3>\n

Canadian Opera Company<\/strong> | Vocal Series: Opera Out of the Box. 12 p.m. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W. Free. Show up early to ensure a seat.<\/p>\n

COC Ensemble Studio soprano Danika Lor\u00e8n and pianist St\u00e9phane Mayer present \u201ca program of original compositions, unique arrangements, and out-of-the-box interpretations.\u201d There\u2019s a note stating that \u201cExplicit language, sexual themes, and a toy gun will be present\u2026more suitable for an adult audience,\u201d \u2013 a first for an RBA noon hour concert!\u00a0| Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Royal Conservatory of Music<\/strong> | Max Raabe and Palast Orchester. 8 p.m. Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. $45-$100.<\/p>\n

The popular Max Raabe and his Palast Orchester regularly sells out Koerner Hall. He and his band are returning for the fourth time in a concert of music from the Golden Age of Berlin in the 1920s. | Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday 19<\/span><\/h3>\n

Opera Atelier<\/strong> | Monteverdi: The Return of Ulysses. 7:30 p.m.\u00a0 Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge St. $39-$157. Repeats Apr 21, 22, 24, 27, 28. Check listing for start times.<\/p>\n

OA presents Monteverdi\u2019s The Return of Ulysses<\/em>. Croatian tenor Kre\u0161imir \u0160picer returns to OA in the title role, and Quebec mezzo Mireille Lebel is Penelope. Also features Carla Huhtanen ( Fortuna\/Melanto), Isaiah Bell (Eurimaco), and Christopher Enns (Telemaco).\u00a0 David Fallis leads the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. | Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday 20 <\/span><\/h3>\n

Royal Conservatory of Music<\/strong> | Royal Conservatory Orchestra. 8 p.m. Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. $25-$55.<\/p>\n

COC Music Director Johannes Debus leads the Royal Conservatory Orchestra in a program of Berlioz, Poulenc, and Bernstein. Soloists are Linda Ruan and Charissa Vandikas, piano duo. | Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday 21<\/span><\/h3>\n

Tafelmusik<\/strong> | Close Encounters \u2026 in Vienna and Madrid. 2 p.m. Temerty Theatre at the Telus Centre. $45 Repeats Apr. 25 11 a.m. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave.<\/p>\n

Musicians of the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (John Abberger, oboe; Christina Zacharias, violin; Patrick Jordan, viola; Margaret Gay, cello) play a program of works by Vanhal, Boccherini and Mozart. | Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Soundstreams<\/strong> | Freddy\u2019s Tune. 8 p.m. Trinity-St. Paul\u2019s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. $22-$67.50<\/p>\n

Scott Good (trombone), Annalee Patipatanakoon (violin), Roman Borys (cello), James Parker (piano), Roberto Occhipinti (bass), Dafnis Prieto (drums), and Cheldon Paterson (turntables) perform a program of \u201cChamber Jazz at its Hottest.\u201d | Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday 22<\/span><\/h3>\n

Canadian Opera Company<\/strong> | The Nightingale and Other Short Fables. 2 p.m. Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W. $50-$350. Seven more performances to May 19. Check website for start times.<\/p>\n

A revival of the innovative and visually striking Robert Lepage production. It\u2019s not every day that the orchestra pit is filled with water while the musicians are onstage, with much of the action involving puppets! It is best to have a seat not too far away, given the peculiarity of the staging. Jane Archibald (Nightingale), Owen McCausland (Fisherman), Oleg Tsibulko (Emperor). Johannes Debus conducts. | Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Royal Conservatory of Music<\/strong> | Gerald Finley with Julius Drake. 3 p.m. Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. $40-$95. 2 p.m. pre-concert talk with Rick Phillips.<\/p>\n

The great Canadian baritone Gerald Finley and pianist Julius Drake in a recital of\u00a0 Schubert, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, and English\/American folk songs.\u00a0| Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Roy Thomson Hall<\/strong> | Itzhak Perlman. 3 p.m. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. $39.50-$149.50. Stage seating tickets start at $199.50.<\/p>\n

Legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman returns to play a program of Schubert, Beethoven and Dvorak, with Rohan De Silva at the piano. | Listing<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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