{"id":59552,"date":"2019-03-25T12:05:52","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T16:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=59552"},"modified":"2019-03-25T12:05:52","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T16:05:52","slug":"critics-picks-10-concerts-absolutely-need-see-toronto-week-mar-25-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2019\/03\/25\/critics-picks-10-concerts-absolutely-need-see-toronto-week-mar-25-31\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC’S PICKS | 11 Concerts You Absolutely Need To See In Toronto This Week (Mar. 25 \u2013 31)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Classical music and opera events happening in and around Toronto for the week of March 25 \u2013 31.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Critic\u2019s Picks (Mar. 25 \u2013 31)<\/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<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Wednesday 27 <\/span><\/h3>\n

Toronto Symphony Orchestra<\/strong> | Schubert\u2019s Unfinished. 8 p.m. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. Repeats Mar. 28, 8 p.m. $40.75-$107<\/p>\n

G\u00fcnther Herbig, former music director of the TSO (1989-1994), makes a welcome return to the Orchestra, for an evening of Schubert (Unfinished Symphony<\/em>) and Bruckner (Symphony No. 9), the kind of repertoire that shows the esteemed Maestro at his best. If you are fond of the Germanic standard repertoire, don\u2019t miss this show. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

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

University of Toronto Faculty of Music<\/strong> | Jim and Charlotte Norcop Prize Winners\u2019 Recital. 12:10 p.m. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen\u2019s Park. Free.<\/p>\n

Winners this year of the Jim and Charlotte Norcop Prize in Song & Gwendolyn Williams Koldofsky Prize in Accompanying are baritone Korin Thomas-Smith and pianist Joy Lee. Program details not available. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Toronto City Opera<\/strong> | La Traviata. 7:30 p.m. Al Green Theatre, Miles Nadal Community Centre, 750 Spadina Ave. Repeats Mar. 29, 31 (2 p.m.) $40\/$30(st)<\/p>\n

Toronto City Opera presents staged performances of Verdi\u2019s La Traviata<\/em>, with sets, costumes, and piano accompaniment. Soprano Beth Hagerman sings Violetta, tenor Kijong Wi is Alfredo, and Handaya Rusli is Germont. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

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

University of Toronto Faculty of Music<\/strong> | U of T Opera: Glancing Back, Looking Ahead. 5 p.m. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen\u2019s Park. $20\/$10(st)<\/p>\n

U of T Opera presents a program of costumed and staged operatic scenes. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Trio Arkel plays Into the Fire, a new piece by Jake Heggie, plus the Dvo\u0159\u00e1k String Quartet No. 12 in F. Guest artists are soprano Monica Whicher, violinist Sheila Jaff\u00e9, and violist Jethro Marks. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Tapestry Opera<\/strong> | Songbook IX. 8 p.m. Ernest Balmer Studio, Distillery District, 9 Trinity St. Repeats Mar. 30 (4 and 8 pm) $25<\/p>\n

Young Canadian artists perform alongside soprano Jacqueline Woodley and pianist Andrea Grant, featuring highlights from Tapestry\u2019s repertoire. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Met Live in HD\/Cineplex Cinemas<\/strong> | Die Walk\u00fcre 12 p.m. Select Cineplex Cinemas. $28 Check website for locations.<\/p>\n

American dramatic soprano Christine Goerke sings her first Met Br\u00fcnnhilde, the start of three cycles of the Robert Lepage Ring. Greer Grimsley (Wotan), Eva-Maria Westbroek (Sieglinde), Stuart Skelton (Siegmund). Philippe Jordan conducts. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert<\/strong> | The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny. 8 p.m. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. Repeats Mar. 31 2:30 p.m. $32-$75<\/p>\n

Kurt Weill\u2019s \u201cAmerican\u201d opera, a satirical and potent social-political commentary, receives a concert performance by OIC. Elizabeth DeGrazia, soprano; Beste Kalender, mezzo; Michael Barrett, tenor; Joshua Clemenger, tenor; Danlie Rae Acebuque, baritone. Narmina Afandiyeva (piano), Robert Cooper (music director). | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Canadian Sinfonietta<\/strong> | Rivka Golani. 8 p.m. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. $40\/$35(sr)\/$20(st)<\/p>\n

A rare Toronto appearance by veteran violist Rivka Golani, in an evening of Britten, Elgar, Copland, and others, including a world premiere piece by David Jaeger, The Raven Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra<\/em>. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday 31<\/span><\/h3>\n

Pax Christi Chorale<\/strong> | Miziwe\u2026(Everywhere\u2026) 3 p.m. Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. $20-$60.<\/p>\n

The world premiere of a newly commissioned oratorio by Barbara Croall. Krisztina Szab\u00f3, mezzo-soprano; Justin Welsh, baritone; Rod Nettagog, singer, dancer; Barbara Croall, voice, cedar flute; Toronto Mozart Players; David Bowser, conductor. Krisztina Szab\u00f3, mezzo-soprano. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Amici Chamber Ensemble<\/strong> | Mystical and the Macabre. 3 p.m. Mazzoleni Hall, Royal Conservatory of Music, 273 Bloor St. W. $50\/$45(sr)\/$30(under 30)\/$15(st).<\/p>\n

According to Amici\u2019s website: \u201cA unique program featuring the mystical juxtaposed with the macabre and an exploration of the overwhelming opposite feelings that come to all of us on a daily basis, expressed in a musical way.\u201d Works by Malcolm Forsyth, George Gurdjieff, Olivier Messiaen, Sarah Hopkins, and Liszt.\u00a0 Mark Fewer, violin; Aiyun Huang, percussion; Joaquin Valdepe\u00f1as, clarinet; David Hetherington, cello; and Serouj Kradjian. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

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