{"id":58622,"date":"2019-02-11T09:44:44","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T14:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=58622"},"modified":"2019-02-11T13:52:21","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T18:52:21","slug":"critics-picks-11-concerts-you-absolutely-need-to-see-in-toronto-this-week-feb-11-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2019\/02\/11\/critics-picks-11-concerts-you-absolutely-need-to-see-in-toronto-this-week-feb-11-17\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC’S PICKS | 11 Concerts You Absolutely Need To See In Toronto This Week (Feb. 11 \u2013 17)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Classical music and opera events happening in and around Toronto for the week of February 11 \u2013 17.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Critic\u2019s Picks (Feb. 11- 17)<\/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 11<\/span><\/h3>\n

Canadian Opera Company<\/strong> | Vocal Series: The Christina and Louis Quilico Awards. 5:30 p.m. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. Free. Limited Seating.<\/p>\n

Artists of the COC Ensemble Studio (Simone McIntosh, Lauren Margison, Samuel Chan, Simona Genga, Joel Allison, Lauren Eberwein, Anna-Sophie Neher) compete in the biennial Christina and Louis Quilico Awards. Each artist will perform an aria of his or her own choosing and a second aria will be selected by the panel of judges (Alexander Neef, Tracy Dahl, Russell Braun). Pianists are Rachael Kerr and Stephane Mayer. | Details<\/a> (program\/PDF)<\/p>\n

Tuesday 12<\/span><\/h3>\n

Roy Thomson Hall<\/strong> | Joshua Bell. 8 p.m. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. $39.50-$129.50<\/p>\n

Violinist Joshua Bell returns to Toronto to perform a program of Beethoven, Prokofiev, and Grieg, plus additional works to be announced from the stage. Pianist is Sam Haywood.\u00a0| Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Canadian Opera Company<\/strong> | Elektra. 7:30 p.m. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. $35-$350.<\/p>\n

This run of Elektra<\/em> continues to Feb. 22. Directed by James Robinson and conducted by Johannes Debus. Great cast in American soprano Christine Goerke, British soprano Susan Bullock, Canadian soprano Erin Wall, Canadian tenor Michael Schade, and German baritone Wilhelm Schwinghammer.\u00a0| Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday 13<\/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. Repeats Feb. 15, 17 (2 p.m.)<\/p>\n

The COC\u2019s Cosi fan tutte<\/em> continues this week. The colourful and whimsical Atom Egoyan production is entertaining and has excellent singing. \u00a0Kirsten 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.\u00a0| Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Toronto Symphony Orchestra <\/strong>| Barbara Hannigan Sings and Conducts. 8 p.m. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. $40.75-$96.75. (Repeats Feb. 14 with a special pre-show performance of The TSO Chamber Soloists at 6:45 p.m.)<\/p>\n

The astonishingly versatile Barbara Hannigan returns to the TSO to conduct music ranging from Haydn to Gershwin, as well as singing a Gershwin medley and Berg\u2019s Lulu Suite<\/em> and Sibelius Luonnotar<\/em>.\u00a0 | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Nathaniel Dett Chorale<\/strong> | Voices of Diaspora: Hosea & Friends. 8 p.m. Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. $50\/$46(sr)\/$20(st)<\/p>\n

The Nathaniel Dett Chorale\u2019s 20th Anniversary Gala Concert and Alumni Reunion features the world premiere of ‘Hosea’ – a unique fusion of jazz, gospel and classical music by Dr. Stephen Newby, 2018-19 Composer-in-Residence. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday 14 <\/span><\/h3>\n

Music Toronto<\/strong> | Julliard Quartet with Marc-Andre Hamelin. 8 p.m. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre, 27 Front St. E. $53.50-$58.<\/p>\n

Few presenters would want to compete head to head with Valentine\u2019s Day, but Music Toronto has a very strong draw in the Julliard Quartet and the great Quebec pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin, in a program of Beethoven, Dvo\u0159\u00e1k, and a newly commissioned work by Lembit Beecher.\u00a0| Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday 15<\/span><\/h3>\n

Toronto Symphony Orchestra <\/strong>| Casablanca: Film with Live Orchestra 7:30 p.m. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. $42-$112. Repeats Feb. 16.<\/p>\n

The TSO\u2019s contribution to Valentine\u2019s Day is playing the music to Casablanca, composed by Max Steiner. A legendary Hollywood movie and enduring love story, a must-see for fans of Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. Evan Mitchell conducts. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Toronto Consort <\/strong>| Love, Remixed. 8 p.m. Trinity-St. Paul\u2019s Centre. $15-$69. Repeats Feb. 16.<\/p>\n

The Toronto Consort\u2019s Valentine concert is a program of 20th and 21st-century music written for early instruments and voice \u2014 James Rolfe\u2019s Breathe<\/em> with text by Hildegard of Bingen, and David Fallis\u2019 Eurydice Variations<\/em>, the story Monteverdi\u2019s Orfeo told from the point of view of Eurydice. Artistic Direction by David Fallis and Katherine Hill. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday 16<\/span><\/h3>\n

Mississauga Living Arts Centre<\/strong> | Toronto Mass Choir with Ben Heppner. 8 p.m. Hammerson Hall, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. $40-$95.95 (dinner and show package).<\/p>\n

Canadian tenor Ben Heppner joins the Toronto Mass Choir, Canada’s premier gospel choir, in a celebration of traditional and contemporary gospel music.\u00a0| Details<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Toronto Symphony Orchestra<\/strong> | TSYO Winter Concert 3 p.m. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. $31.25<\/p>\n

RBC Resident Conductor and TSYO Conductor Simon Rivard leads the young musicians in a program of Morawetz\u2019s Carnival Overture<\/em>, Sibelus Violin Concerto<\/em> (First Movement, Hannah Corbett violin), and Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2<\/em>. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

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