{"id":54664,"date":"2018-06-18T08:32:55","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T12:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=54664"},"modified":"2018-06-18T08:32:55","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T12:32:55","slug":"critics-picks-11-concerts-you-should-absolutely-see-this-week-june-18-july-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2018\/06\/18\/critics-picks-11-concerts-you-should-absolutely-see-this-week-june-18-july-1\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC’S PICKS | 11 Concerts You Should Absolutely See This Week (June 18 \u2013 July 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Classical music and opera events happening in and around Toronto for the week of June 18 \u2013 July 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

Critic\u2019s Picks (June 18 \u2013 July 1)<\/h3>\n

Note: This week\u2019s Critic\u2019s Picks is the last of the 2017-18 concert season, before the summer hiatus. It will return in the third week of September to coincide with the new season. There will be the occasional reports of musical events in both the GTA and elsewhere, including the opera festivals in Munich, Germany and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Stay tuned!<\/em><\/p>\n

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

Tapestry Opera<\/strong> | Tables Turned. 7 p.m. Ernest Balmer Studio, 9 Trinity St., Distillery District. $35. Repeats June 19 at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

As part of the Luminato Festival, Tapestry\u2019s Tables Turned<\/em> opened last Saturday and continues for two more performances this week.\u00a0 It\u2019s an experimental multi-media show featuring soprano Carla Huhtanen, composer Nicole Liz\u00e9e, and percussionist Ben Reimer.\u00a0| Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Luminato Festival<\/strong> | Solo for Duet: Works for augmented piano and images. 7 p.m. Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles St. W. Repeats June 20. $39<\/p>\n

\u201cWorking with a tour-de-force of Canadian musicians, Solo for Duet<\/em> draws inspiration from the films of David Lynch, Shakespearean sonnets, technical glitches and more.\u201d\u00a0| Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Toronto Concert Orchestra<\/strong> | Symphony in the Gardens: Tenorissimo! 7:30 p.m. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. $30\/$25(yo\/sr)\/$20(c)<\/p>\n

Tenor Romulo Delgado sings songs and arias by Bizet, Verdi, Puccini, Tosti, Lara, Lehar, and Rodgers. Toronto Concert Orchestra conducted by Kerry Stratton.\u00a0| Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

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

National Ballet of Canada<\/strong> | Paz de la Jolla\/The Man in Black\/Cacti. 7:30 p.m. Repeats June 21 and 22 7:30 p.m. $39-$265.<\/p>\n

The triple-bill opened last Saturday. You can read the LvT review here<\/a>. Three 20-minute pieces combined for an eclectic experience: choreographer Justin Peck\u2019s Paz de la Jolla<\/em>, set to Bohuslav Martin\u016f\u2019s Sinfonietta la Jolla<\/em>; James Kudelka\u2019s The Man in Black,<\/em> set to six songs by John Cash; and Swedish choreographer Alexander Ekman\u2019s Cacti.<\/em> | Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Toronto Symphony Orchestra<\/strong> | Ax Plays Mozart. 8 p.m. Roy Thomson Hall. $43.90-$161.25. Repeats June 23 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Peter Oundjian conducts Mahler Symphony No. 9<\/em>, paired with Emanuel Ax playing Mozart Piano Concerto No. 17, K. 453<\/em>. | Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Toronto Symphony Orchestra<\/strong> | Thank You, Toronto Free Concert. 12:30 p.m. Roy Thomson Hall. Arrive early as it is bound to be full!<\/p>\n

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra thanks the people of Toronto for their support with this free one-hour concert of audience favourites plus a few surprises.\u00a0| Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday 23<\/span><\/h3>\n

Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival<\/strong> | The Grand Finale. 7:30 p.m. Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Road, Toronto. Free ticketed event, available at the box office on Tuesday, June 19, 10 a.m. First come, first served.<\/p>\n

The Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival concludes with this free event, directed by Jeanne Lamon and Ivars Taurins. On the program are works by Handel, Rameau, Charpentier, and Zelenka. | Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Toronto Symphony Orchestra<\/strong> | Christopher Plummer\u2019s Symphonic Shakespeare. 8 p.m. Roy Thomson Hall. $105-$205.<\/p>\n

Renowned Canadian actor Christopher Plummer narrates a stirring blend of Shakespeare’s immortal words with music by great composers who have been inspired by their magic \u2014 Wagner, Mendelssohn, Berlioz, and Walton. Peter Oundjian conducts his penultimate program as TSO Music Director.\u00a0| Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Bicycle Opera Project<\/strong> | The Llandovery Castle. 8 p.m. (Pre-concert chat at 7 p.m.) Calvin Presbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Ave. $45\/$40\/$20 Repeats June 27.<\/p>\n

A new Canadian opera, The Llandovery Castle<\/em>, with music by Stephanie Martin and libretto by Paul Ciufo. It tells the forgotten story of the fourteen nursing sisters who drowned when their hospital ship, the Llandovery Castle, was torpedoed while crossing the Atlantic in WWI. Larissa Koniuk, Allison Angelo, Owen McCausland, Keith Lam, Michael Nyby. Tom Diamond directs. | Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Kindred Spirits Orchestra<\/strong> | Love and Faith. 8 p.m. Flato Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts, 171 Town Centre Blvd, Markham. $40\/$25(sr)\/$15(yo).<\/p>\n

Kindred Spirits Orchestra under Kristian Alexander ends its 2017-18 season with a program of Ravel\u2019s Bolero<\/em>, Prokofiev Symphony No. 3<\/em>, and Elgar\u2019s Violin Concerto<\/em> with soloist Andrew Sords.\u00a0| Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Toronto Symphony Orchestra<\/strong> | Beethoven Symphony No. 9. 8 p.m. Roy Thomson Hall. $108-$238. Repeats June 29 8 p.m. and June 30 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Peter Oundjian says farewell after his 14-year tenure as TSO Music Director with this run of Beethoven Ninth, featuring an all-Canadian ensemble of soprano Kirsten MacKinnon, mezzo Lauren Segal, tenor Andrew Haji, baritone Tyler Duncan, and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir.\u00a0| Listing<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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