{"id":60004,"date":"2019-04-15T11:25:57","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T15:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=60004"},"modified":"2019-04-15T11:25:57","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T15:25:57","slug":"critics-picks-8-concerts-you-absolutely-need-to-see-in-toronto-this-week-april-15-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2019\/04\/15\/critics-picks-8-concerts-you-absolutely-need-to-see-in-toronto-this-week-april-15-21\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC’S PICKS | 8 Concerts You Absolutely Need To See In Toronto This Week (April 15 \u2013 21)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Classical music and opera events happening in and around Toronto for the week of April 15 \u2013 21.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Critic\u2019s Picks (April 15 \u2013 21)<\/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><\/span>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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

Living Arts Centre\u00a0<\/strong>| Gordon Lightfoot in Concert. 8:00 p.m. Hammerson Hall, Living Arts Centre, Mississauga. $46.75-$136. Repeats Apr. 16 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

No, he\u2019s not a classical music artist, but this legendary Canadian is \u201cclassical\u201d in every other way. A good change of pace on this Easter Week. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Canadian Opera Company<\/strong> | Chamber Music Series: Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky. 12:00 p.m. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre. Free! Limited Seating.<\/p>\n

Artists of the COC Orchestra perform Prokofiev\u2019s Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 56<\/em> and Tchaikovsky\u2019s Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70<\/em>. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Canadian Opera Company<\/strong> | La boh\u00e8me. 7:30 p.m. Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W.\u00a0 Nine additional performances to May 22. $45-$350. Check listings<\/a> for dates, times, and casting.<\/p>\n

The COC\u2019s spring season opens with a perennial favourite, Puccini\u2019s La boh<\/em>\u00e8me<\/em>. Opening night features a great cast \u2013 soprano Angel Blue (Mimi), Andriana Chuchman (Musetta), Atalla Ayan (Rodolfo), Lucas Meachem (Marcello), Brandon Cedel (Colline), Phillip Addis (Schaunard), and Donato Di Stefano (Benoit\/Alcindoro). The principals are double cast so be sure to check the COC website for details. John Caird directs and Paolo Carignani conducts. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Toronto Mendelssohn Choir<\/strong> | Sacred Music for a Sacred Space. 7:30 p.m. St. Anne\u2019s Anglican Church, 270 Gladstone Ave. $35-$60. Repeats Apr. 19.<\/p>\n

A concert of contemplative a cappella<\/em> music from the 20th century in the beautiful St. Anne\u2019s Anglican Church, featuring works by Messiaen, Poulenc, Martin, Kodaly, Rachmaninov, Penderecki and Schnittke. David Fallis, conductor. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Toronto Symphony Orchestra<\/strong> | Mahler Resurrection Symphony. 8 p.m. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. $40.75-$154. Repeats Apr. 18 & 20.<\/p>\n

Spanish maestro Juanjo Mena returns to lead the TSO forces in Mahler Symphony No. 2 \u201cResurrection.\u201d<\/em> Soprano Joelle Harvey and contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux are the soloists, joining the Amadeus Choir and Elmer Iseler Singers. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday 18<\/span><\/h3>\n

Canadian Opera Company<\/strong> | Vocal Series: Collaborations. 12:00 p.m. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre. Free! Limited Seating.<\/p>\n

The annual joint concert given by members of the two young artists programs at the COC and Montreal Opera. COC Ensemble soprano Anna Sophie Neher and mezzo Simona Genga join Atelier lyrique of Montreal singers (Rose Naggar Tremblay, Rocco Rupolo, Sebastian Haboczki, and Scott Brooks) in arias by Mozart, Gounod, Tchaikovsky, Strauss and Puccini. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Music Toronto<\/strong> | Ariel Quartet. 8:00 p.m. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre, 27 Front St. E. $47.50-$52.<\/p>\n

The Ariel Quartet performs a program of chamber pieces by Schumann, Beethoven, Webern, and Brahms. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday 19<\/span><\/h3>\n

Piano Moderna<\/strong> | The Piano Lunaire: Pink Moon. 7:00 \u2013 8:30 p.m. Brockton Nanostage, 710 Brock Ave. $5-$10 Suggested Donation.<\/p>\n

The seventh instalment of the new Piano Lunaire, a performance event that takes place on the full moon of every month. This month, we celebrate the Pink Moon, with Tristan Durie (flute) in a revival premiere of The Pink Sketches<\/em> by Toronto composer Njo Kong Kie. Pianist Adam Sherkin performs Phrygian Gates<\/em> by John Adams.\u00a0 | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

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