{"id":55849,"date":"2018-09-24T08:50:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T12:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=55849"},"modified":"2018-09-24T08:50:00","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T12:50:00","slug":"critics-picks-9-concerts-you-should-absolutely-see-this-week-sept-24-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2018\/09\/24\/critics-picks-9-concerts-you-should-absolutely-see-this-week-sept-24-30\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC’S PICKS | 9 Concerts You Should Absolutely See This Week (Sept. 24 \u2013 30)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Classical music and opera events happening in and around Toronto for the week of September 24 \u2013 30.<\/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>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Critic\u2019s Picks (September 24 \u2013 30)<\/h3>\n

Tuesday 25<\/span><\/h3>\n

Canadian Opera Company<\/strong> | Vocal Series. 12 p.m., Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W. Free. Be sure to show up early for a seat.<\/p>\n

\u201cMeet the Young Artists,\u201d a noon hour free concert gives COC fans an opportunity to hear the new roster of the COC Ensemble. The artists this year are sopranos Lauren Eberwein, Lauren Margison and Anna-Sophie Neher; mezzo Simone McIntosh and Simona Genga; baritone Samuel Chan; bass-baritone Joel Allison; pianists Rachael Kerr and Stephane Mayer. No program details at press time. | LISTING<\/a><\/p>\n

Voicebox\/Opera in Concert<\/strong> | Little Mahagonny: A Tribute to Kurt Weill. 7:30 p.m. Gallery 345, 345 Sorauren Ave. $45. Repeats Sept. 29, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Artists in this fundraising evening of Kurt Weill are soprano Caitlin McCaughey, mezzo Alida Doornburg, tenors Cian Horrobin and Edward Larocque, and pianist Suzy Smith. This \u201cLittle Mahagonny\u201d is a sneak peek of the complete Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny<\/em>, scheduled for next March. | LISTING<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Toronto Symphony Orchestra<\/strong> | Romantic Rachmaninoff. 8 p.m. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. Repeats Saturday, Sept. 29, 8 p.m. $35.50-$131.75.<\/p>\n

Violin virtuoso Nicola Benedetti returns to the TSO for Prokofiev\u2019s Violin Concerto No. 2<\/em>. Kirill Karabits, the Ukrainian-born chief conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, makes his TSO debut, in Rachmaninoff\u2019s Symphony No. 3<\/em>.\u00a0 Serenade for String Orchestra<\/em> by Valentin Silvestrov opens the proceedings. | LISTING<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Trio Arkel<\/strong> | Harpstrings. 7:30 p.m., Trinity-St. Paul\u2019s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 35\/$20(sr)\/$10(st).<\/p>\n

With violist Teng Li now the new Principal Viola of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, her availability to concertize with Trio Arkel is likely limited. For this season opener, we have two guest artists \u2013 harpist Heidi Van Hoesen Gorton, and violist Theresa Rudolph, Assistant Principal of the TSO. On the program are music by Debussy, Reni\u00e9, and Fran\u00e7aix. | LISTING<\/a><\/p>\n

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

In this season opener, Hungarian conductor G\u00e1bor Tak\u00e1cs-Nagy conducts the RCO and violinist Orin Laursen in works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and Dvo\u0159\u00e1k. This is a free event. Prelude Recitals start at 6:45 p.m. and Pre-concert Talks at 7:15 p.m. | LISTING<\/a><\/p>\n

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

University of Toronto Faculty of Music<\/strong> | University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen\u2019s Park. $30\/$20(sr)\/$10(st).<\/p>\n

To mark its 100th<\/sup> Anniversary season, conductor Uri Mayer and the U of T Symphony Orchestra open with Fanfare for a Centennial and England: An Ode Overture<\/em>, composed by conductor and former Dean of the Faculty Sir Ernest Macmillan. Elsewhere on the program are Rodrigo\u2019s Concierto de Aranjuez,<\/em> and Symphonie fantastique<\/em> by Berlioz. Soloist is harpist Myriam Blardone, a 2017-18 UTSO Concerto Competition winner.\u00a0 | LISTING<\/a><\/p>\n

Toronto Chamber Choir<\/strong> | Music and Friendship 8 p.m. Trinity-St. Paul\u2019s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. $30\/$25(sr)\/$12.50(<30)<\/p>\n

TCC, a choral ensemble that specializes in Baroque and Renaissance music, celebrates its 50th<\/sup> anniversary season with a reunion of former choir members, directors, section leads, and other friends for a special performance featuring all-time favourites by Bach, Purcell, Monteverdi, Sch\u00fctz, Willan, plus the premiere of David Barber\u2019s Gaudeamus<\/em>. Conductors are Lucas Harris, Elizabeth Anderson, David Fallis, and March Vuorinen. Stephanie Martin is the chamber organist. | LISTING<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Canadian Opera Company<\/strong> | Eugene Onegin. 2 p.m. Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W. $35-$225. Repeats Oct. 4, 10, 18, 20, 26, 30, Nov. 3. Start times vary.<\/p>\n

The Canadian Opera Company opens its season with Tchaikovsky\u2019s most popular opera, Eugene Onegin<\/em>, in a Robert Carsen production originally staged at the Met. Baritone Gordon Bintner sings the title role, and soprano Joyce El-Khoury is Tatiana. Joining them are tenor Joseph Kaiser (Lensky), mezzo Varduhi Abrahamyan (Olga), bass Oleg Tsibulko (Gremin), mezzo Helene Schneiderman (Madame Larina), and mezzo Margaret Lattimore (Filipevna). COC Music Director Johannes Debus conducts. The pageant-loving Met audience was at first cool to this \u201cpsychological production,\u201d but it has since become a widely praised classic. Not to be missed. | LISTING<\/a><\/p>\n

Mooredale Concerts<\/strong> | Calidore String Quartet. 3:15 p.m. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen\u2019s Park. $30\/$20(<30). Music and Truffles (Kids Concert Series) at 1:15 p.m.<\/p>\n

New York-based Calidore String Quartet performs works from their debut album (to be released in October) for Signum Records, including Prokofiev\u2019s String Quartet in F Major, Op. 92<\/em>, Mendelssohn\u2019s String Quartet in F minor, Op. 80<\/em>, and Golijov\u2019s Tenebrae<\/em>. | LISTING<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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