{"id":58472,"date":"2019-02-04T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T13:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=58472"},"modified":"2019-02-04T08:00:51","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T13:00:51","slug":"critics-picks-10-concerts-absolutely-need-see-toronto-week-feb-4-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2019\/02\/04\/critics-picks-10-concerts-absolutely-need-see-toronto-week-feb-4-10\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC’S PICKS | 10 Concerts You Absolutely Need To See In Toronto This Week (Feb. 4 \u2013 10)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Classical music and opera events happening in and around Toronto for the week of February 4 \u2013 10.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Critic\u2019s Picks (Feb. 4 \u2013 10)<\/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

Tuesday 5<\/span><\/h3>\n

Canadian Opera Company<\/strong> | Cosi fan tutte. 7:30 p.m. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. $35-$350. Seven performances to Feb. 23. Start times vary.<\/p>\n

The second of two operas in the COC Winter Seasons opens with the Atom Egoyan production of Mozart\u2019s Cosi fan tutte<\/em>, last seen five years ago. It is a colourful and whimsical show designed by Debra Hanson with images based on Frida Kahlo\u2019s painting The Two Fridas<\/em>. Kirsten MacKinnon (Fiordiligi), Emily D\u2019Angelo (Dorabella), Ben Bliss (Ferrando), Johannes Kammler (Guglielmo), Tracy Dahl (Despina), and Russell Braun (Alfonso).\u00a0 Mozart specialist Bernard Labadie at the helm. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Tapestry Opera<\/strong> | Hook Up. 7:30 p.m. Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace Theatre, 16 Ryerson Ave. 11 performances to Feb. 9. $25\/$55(VIP) Start times vary.<\/p>\n

Hook Up<\/em>, a Tapestry Opera production in partnership with Theatre Passe Muraille, continues this week. It\u2019s the story of the lives of three friends at university \u2013 \u201cno parents, new friends, new rules, and a new normal. Hook Up raises questions of consent, shame, and power in the lives of young adults navigating uncharted waters on their own.\u201d Emily Lukasik, Alicia Ault, Nathan Carroll, Alexis Gordon and Jeff Lillico. Music by Christ Thornborrow and libretto by Julie Tepperman. Adult content. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Music Toronto<\/strong> | Juho Pohjonen. 8 p.m. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. $53.50-$58.<\/p>\n

Finnish pianist Juho Pohjonen plays a program of Rameau, Mozart, and Beethoven.\u00a0| Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday 6<\/span><\/h3>\n

Canadian Opera Company<\/strong> | Elektra. 7:30 p.m. Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W. $45-$350.<\/p>\n

This revival of Elektra<\/em> received uniform praise when it opened last week. Directed by James Robinson and conducted by Johannes Debus. American soprano Christine Goerke, British soprano Susan Bullock, Canadian soprano Erin Wall, Canadian tenor Michael Schade, and German baritone Wilhelm Schwinghammer. Five more performances to Feb. 22.\u00a0| Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Toronto Symphony Orchestra<\/strong> | Brahms and Dvo\u0159\u00e1k. 8 p.m. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. $40.75-$154. Repeats Feb. 7 & 9.<\/p>\n

TSO Concertmaster Jonathan Crow and Principal Cello Joseph Johnson join forces in Brahms\u2019s Double Concerto<\/em>, paired with Dvorak\u2019s Symphony No. 6<\/em>. The concert opens with Czech-Canadian composer Oskar Morawetz\u2019s Carnival Overture<\/em>, with the TSO joined by the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra.\u00a0| Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday 7<\/span><\/h3>\n

University of Toronto Faculty of Music<\/strong> | Plagiarism and Theft with pianist Younggun Kim. 12:10 p.m. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen\u2019s Park. Free.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t let the provocative title fool you \u2014 it\u2019s a recital program of musical creations inspired by pieces that precede it.\u00a0 The talented pianist Younggun Kim presents a recital of works based on other works, including Bach-Busoni Chaconne<\/em>, Godowsky’s Studies on Chopin’s Etudes, and Ravel’s La Valse<\/em>.\u00a0| Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Tafelmusik<\/strong> | The Tempestuous Violin 8 p.m. Trinity-St. Paul\u2019s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. $30-$99. Repeats Feb. 8, 9, 10(mat), 12 (George Weston Recital Hall).<\/p>\n

Baroque violinist Enrico Onofri, frequent collaborator and former teacher of Tafelmusik\u2019s Elisa Citterio, plays a program that \u201cexplores music\u2019s role in inciting human passions and unleashing the power of Mother Nature.\u201d\u00a0 Works by Kapsberger, Gabrieli, Scheidt, Castello, Legrenzi, Corelli, Locke, and Vivaldi.\u00a0| Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Mississauga Symphony Orchestra<\/strong> | La boh\u00e8me 8 p.m. Hammerson Hall, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga. $50-$95. Repeats Feb. 9.<\/p>\n

Mississauga Symphony Orchestra puts on a fully staged La boheme, starring a youthful cast led by tenor Romulo Degado (Rodolfo) and soprano Shantelle Przybylo (Mimi).\u00a0 Denis Mastromonaco conductors, and David Ambrose is the stage director.\u00a0| Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday 8<\/span><\/h3>\n

Royal Conservatory of Music<\/strong> | Johannes Debus Conducts the Royal Conservatory Orchestra. 8 p.m. Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. $25-$60.<\/p>\n

COC Music Director Johannes Debus conducts the RCM Orchestra in a program of Mozart and Tchaikovsky. Emily Phernambucq is the soloists in the Mozart Flute Concerto No. 1.\u00a0| Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday 10<\/span><\/h3>\n

Amici Chamber Ensemble<\/strong> | Mozart\u2019s Party: Serenades of a Master. 3 p.m. Mazzoleni Hall, Royal Conservatory of Music, 273 Bloor St. W. $50\/$40(sr)\/$30(under 30)\/$15(st).<\/p>\n

In this Mozart\u2019s month, the Amici Chamber Ensemble presents Mozart\u2019s Party: Serenades of a Master<\/em>, featuring many of Amici\u2019s long-time collaborators and friends from the TSO Wind Section and students from the Glenn Gould School.\u00a0 Program includes Mozart\u2019s Serenade No. 10 for winds in B flat Major, K. 361\/370a (“Gran Partita\u201d), Piano Trio in C Major, K. 548<\/em>, as well as Young Composers Program Compositions.\u00a0| Details<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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