{"id":56596,"date":"2018-10-29T10:25:22","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T14:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=56596"},"modified":"2018-10-29T10:25:22","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T14:25:22","slug":"critics-picks-10-concerts-you-need-to-see-in-toronto-this-week-oct-29-nov-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2018\/10\/29\/critics-picks-10-concerts-you-need-to-see-in-toronto-this-week-oct-29-nov-4\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC’S PICKS | 10 Concerts You Need To See In Toronto This Week (Oct. 29 \u2013 Nov. 4)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Classical music and opera events happening in and around Toronto for the week of October 29 \u2013 November 4.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Critic\u2019s Picks (Oct. 29 \u2013 Nov. 4)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Ludwig van Toronto\u2019s weekly Critic\u2019s Picks are a curated list of some of the best concerts happening now through the end of the week. 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 29<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

University of Toronto Faculty of Music<\/strong> | What Makes It Great? 7:30 p.m. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen\u2019s Park. $40\/$25(sr)\/$10(st)<\/p>\n

Conductor\/speaker Rob Kapilow, who usually gives analyses of musical works at the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, is the Wilma and Clifford Smith Visitor in Music at the U of T. He speaks on Schumann\u2019s Piano Quintet<\/em>, played by the Gryphon Trio. | Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday 1<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Canadian Opera Company<\/strong> | Centre Stage. 5:30 p.m. (reception); 6:30 p.m. (performance). Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W. $80<\/p>\n

In this annual event, young Canadian singers compete for a place on the COC Ensemble Studio. Candidates this year are tenor Matthew Cairns, soprano Vanessa Croome, bass-baritone Aaron Dimoff, bass-baritone Vartan Gabrielian, tenor Rucco Rupolo, mezzo Jamie Groote, soprano Andrea Lett, and soprano Noelle Slaney. The COC Orchestra conducted by Johannes Debus. | Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday 2<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Toronto Heliconian Club<\/strong> | Women Composers from the 17th Century to the Present. 7:30 p.m. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. $25. Children under 12 Free when accompanied by an adult.<\/p>\n

Songs penned by Alma Mahler and Clara Schumann, instrumental compositions by Fanny Mendelssohn, and piano works by Vitezslava Kapralova and Ann Southam. Allison Arends, soprano; Maria Soulis, mezzo; Kye Marshall, cello; Ruth Kazdan, piano; Rita Greer, clarinet; and others. | Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Opera York<\/strong> | La boheme. 7:30 p.m. Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St. $50. Repeats Nov. 4, 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

Opera York\u2019s fall production is Puccini\u2019s La boheme<\/em>. Sara Papini (Mimi); Kijong Wi (Rodolfo); Anthony Cleverton (Schaunard); and Diego Catala (Marcello). Denis Mastromonaco conducts and Penny Cookson directs. | Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Opera Atelier<\/strong> | Act\u00e9on and Pygmalion. 7:30 p.m. Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge St. $46-$192. Repeats Nov. 3 (last).<\/p>\n

OA\u2019s fall season of Charpentier\u2019s Act\u00e9on<\/em> and Rameau\u2019s Pygmalion<\/em> concludes this week. It stars tenor Colin Ainsworth, soprano Mireille Asselin, mezzo Allyson McHardy, baritone Jesse Blumberg, tenor Christopher Enns, and soprano Meghan Lindsay. David Fallis conducts the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chorus. | Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday 3<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Royal Conservatory of Music\/ Glenn Gould School<\/strong> | Martinu\u2019s The Tears of the Knife<\/em> and Hindemith\u2019s Back and Forth<\/em>. 7:30 p.m., Mazzoleni Hall, Royal Conservatory, 273 Bloor St. W. $20. Repeats Nov. 3.<\/p>\n

The students from the Glenn Gould School, the professional arm of the RCM, perform in two rarities – Paul Hindemith\u2019s Back and Forth<\/em> and Bohuslav Martin\u016f\u2019s Tears of the Knife<\/em>. Peter Tiefenbach conducts and Anna Theodosakis directs. | Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Royal Conservatory of Music<\/strong> | Daniel Hope and Friends: AIR \u2014 A Baroque Journey. 8 p.m. Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. $45-$90.<\/p>\n

British violinist Daniel Hope returns to Koerner Hall, joined by \u201cfriends\u201d \u2013 Simos Papanas, violin; Nicola Mosca, cello; Emanuele Forni, luthe; Naoki Kitaya, cembalo; and Michael Metzler, percussion \u2013 in an eclectic program of works from Handel and Vivaldi to Ortiz and Falconieri. | Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday 4<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Toronto Mozart Players<\/strong> | Mozart and Pergolesi. 2 p.m. Church of the Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. $15-$35.<\/p>\n

The Toronto Mozart Players perform Five Church Sonatas for strings and organ<\/em> K244, K245, K274, K328, K336; Two Milanese String Quartets<\/em> K157 & K160; and Pergolesi\u2019s Stabat Mater<\/em>, with soprano Megan Miceli, soprano and mezzo Lyndsay Promane. Daniel Norman, organ; David Bowser, conductor. | Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Royal Conservatory of Music<\/strong> | Danish String Quartet. 3 p.m. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. $35-$85.<\/p>\n

The Danish String Quartet (Frederik Oland, violin; Rune Tonsgaard Sorensen, violin; Asbjorn Norgaard, viola; Fredrik Schoyen Sjolin, cello) performs a program of Haydn, Abrahamsen, and Beethoven. | Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto<\/strong> | The Great War \u2013 A Commemoration. 4 p.m. Eglinton St. George\u2019s United Church, 35 Lytton Blvd. $45\/$35(sr)\/$25(under 30).<\/p>\n

The 45th season of the Amadeus Choir under Artistic Director Lydia Adams presents a program marking the 100th<\/sup> anniversary of the end of the WW1 – Faure and Vaughan Williams, featuring the Amadeus Choir and pianist\/organist Shawn Grenke. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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