{"id":66068,"date":"2020-01-27T11:02:02","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T16:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=66068"},"modified":"2020-01-29T09:08:25","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T14:08:25","slug":"critics-picks-10-concerts-absolutely-need-see-toronto-week-january-27-february-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2020\/01\/27\/critics-picks-10-concerts-absolutely-need-see-toronto-week-january-27-february-2\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC’S PICKS | 11 Concerts You Absolutely Need To See In Toronto This Week (January 27 \u2013 February 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Classical music and opera events happening in and around Toronto for the week of January 27 to February 2.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Critic\u2019s Picks (January 27 \u2013 February 2)<\/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 27<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

University of Toronto Faculty of Music<\/strong> | Complete Beethoven Sonatas for Piano and Violin (Part 2). 7:30 p.m. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen\u2019s Park. $40\/$25(sr)\/$10(st)<\/p>\n

This is second of a two concert series on Beethoven\u2019s sonatas for violin and piano, performed by U of T Music faculty members Mark Fewer and James Parker. The first, a free concert, took place on Jan. 9. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday 28<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Mississauga Symphony Orchestra<\/strong> | La Traviata. 8 p.m. Living Arts Centre, Hammerson Hall, 4141 Living Arts Dr. Mississauga. $50-$90 (50% discount)<\/p>\n

This is the second and last performance of a staged La Traviata<\/em>, with soprano Cristina Pisani as Violetta and tenor Keith Klassen as Alfredo, directed by David Ambrose. Denis Mastromonaco conducts the Mississauga Symphony Orchestra. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday 29<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Canadian Opera Company<\/strong> | Meet the Orchestra Academy: Songs of Travel. 12 p.m. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W. Free.<\/p>\n

Five young musicians in this year\u2019s Orchestra Academy (Isabel Lago and Ah Young Kim, violin; John Sellick, viola; Mansur Kadirov, cello; and Peter Eratostene, bass) play Ralph Vaughan Williams\u2019 Songs of Travel<\/em> (with baritone Vartan Gabrielian), plus Dvorak\u2019s String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 77<\/em>. Rachael Kerr, piano. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday 30<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Canadian Opera Company<\/strong> | The Barber of Seville. 7:30 p.m. Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W. Remaining tickets $125-$350. Five performances continue to Feb. 7. Check website for other start times.<\/p>\n

Opened to rave reviews, the Rossini blockbuster continues. Emily D’Angelo, mezzo (Rosina); Vito Priante, baritone (Figaro); Santiago Ballerini, tenor (Almaviva); Renato Girolami, bass (Bartolo); Brandon Cedel, bass (Basilio); Speranza Scappucci, conductor. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Music Toronto<\/strong> | St. Lawrence Quartet with Stephen Prutsman. 8 p.m. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre, 27 Front St. E. $53.75-$58.25\/$10(st). Pre-concert talk at 7:15 p.m.<\/p>\n

Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the St Lawrence Quartet (Geoff Nuttall and Owen Dalby, violins; Lesley Robertson, viola; Christopher Costanza, cello) makes its annual appearance with Music Toronto, in a program of Haydn, Franck, and R. Murray Schafer, joined by pianist Stephen Prutsman. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Soundstreams<\/strong> | The Lost Karaoke Tapes. 8.p.m. The Great Hall, 1087 Queen W. $44\u201377.<\/p>\n

Any chance to see Canadian composer Nicole Liz\u00e9e is a treat. Working on the cutting edge (literally) Juno-nominated Nicole Liz\u00e9e applied her mash up technique to nostalgic pop hits from Australian and Canadian icons backed by the intrepid Australian Art Orchestra. For new music buffs, this is not-to-be-missed. For a chance to win free tickets, see here<\/a><\/span>. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Toronto Symphony Orchestra<\/strong> | Dvorak and Mendelssohn. 8 p.m. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. $61-$134. Repeats Feb. 1.<\/p>\n

Conductor Aziz Shokhakimov leads theTSO in Smetana: \u201cThe Moldau,\u201d<\/em> Dvorak Cello Concerto<\/em> (Joseph Johnson, TSO Principal Cello), and Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 \u201cScottish.\u201d<\/em> | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday 31<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Linus Entertainment<\/strong> | The Mozart Effect: Live! A Symphony for the Senses. 8 p.m. Meridian Hall (formerly Sony Centre), 1 Front St. E. $47-$150.<\/p>\n

Billed as \u201ca sensory enhanced symphonic aural and visual experience, with moments of intimate performance nuance and powerful climactic peaks,\u201d this show, The Mozart Effect Live!<\/em> is his music played by the Ontario Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Cozens, combined with high definition large format video and visual effects. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday 1<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
Met Opera Live in HD \/ Cineplex Canada<\/strong> | Porgy and Bess. 12:55 p.m. Select Cineplex cinemas in the GTA. $28. Check website<\/a> for locations<\/div>\n
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Returning to the Met in nearly 30 years, George Gershwin’s iconic Porgy and Bess has a truly great ensemble cast led by Eric Owens as Porgy and Angel Blue as Bess, in a beautiful new production by James Robinson. I was first premiered in London in 2018. Also in the cast are Janai Brugger, Latonia Moore, and Denyce Graves. David Robertson conducts. It will be a memorable afternoon at Catfish Row. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n

University of Toronto Faculty of Music<\/strong> | U of T Symphony Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen\u2019s Park. $30\/$20(sr)\/$10(st)<\/p>\n

Uri Mayer conducts the University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra in a program of Sibelius Finlandia, Op. 26<\/em>; Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 107<\/em> (Christopher Chan, cello); Respighi Fontane di Roma<\/em>, and Bartok The Miraculous Mandarin Suite<\/em>. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Royal Conservatory of Music<\/strong> | Power Corporation Vocal Concerts Series: Lagrime di San Pietro. 8 p.m. Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. $50-$105. Pre-curtain talk 7 p.m. Repeats Feb. 2 (3 p.m.)<\/p>\n

Lagrime di San Pietro (The Tears of St. Peter)<\/em>, a 75-minute piece of 27 madrigals by the Renaissance master Orlando di Lasso, here sung a capella in seven parts by 21 singers of the Los Angeles Master Chorale. It\u2019s directed by renowned stage director Peter Sellars, reimagined for a contemporary audience. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

[Updated: Jan. 29, 2020. 9 am.]<\/em><\/p>\n

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