{"id":66619,"date":"2020-02-17T10:31:07","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T15:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=66619"},"modified":"2020-02-17T10:31:07","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T15:31:07","slug":"critics-picks-12-concerts-absolutely-need-see-week-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2020\/02\/17\/critics-picks-12-concerts-absolutely-need-see-week-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC’S PICKS | 12 Concerts You Absolutely Need To See This Week In Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"

Classical music and opera events happening in and around Toronto for the week of February 17 to 23.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Classical music and opera events happening in and around Toronto for the week of February 17 to 23.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Critic\u2019s Picks (February 17 \u2013 23) <\/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\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>here<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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

Music Toronto<\/strong> | Francesco Piemontesi. 8 p.m. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. $47.50-$52.00\/$10(st)<\/p>\n

Italian pianist Francesco Piemontesi, a former student of Arie Vardi, is the winner of major competitions including the 2007 Queen Elisabeth Competition. He presents a program of works by Schubert, Debussy and Liszt. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Canadian Opera Company<\/strong> | Hansel and Gretel. 7:30 p.m. Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W. $45-$350. Repeats Feb. 21 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Last two performances of Hansel and Gretel<\/em>, in a new production directed by Joel Ivany set in modern day Toronto. Emily Fons, mezzo (Hansel); Simone Osborne, soprano (Gretel); Russell Braun, baritone (Peter); Krisztina Szab\u00f3, mezzo (Gertrude); Michael Colvin, tenor (Hexe); Anna-Sophie Neher, soprano (Sandman\/Dew Fairy); Johannes Debus, conductor. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Toronto Symphony Orchestra<\/strong> | Beethoven Pastoral with OSM. 8 p.m. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. $41-$154.<\/p>\n

The Orchestre symphonique de Montreal is back in town, with conductor Kent Nagano in his final Toronto appearance as Music Director of the OSM. On the program is Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 \u201cPastoral;\u201d<\/em> Berlioz: \u201cRoyal Hunt and Storm\u201d from Les Troyens<\/em>; and Pascal Dusapin: Waves, Duo for Organ and Orchestra<\/em> with organist Olivier Latry (an OSM Commission). | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Tapestry Opera<\/strong> | Jacqueline. 8 p.m. \u00a0Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis St., Toronto. \u00a0$50-$95. Repeats, Feb. 20, 21, 22 at 8 p.m., Feb. 23 at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

The legendary cellist Jacqueline du Pr\u00e9 immortalized in new opera Jacqueline<\/em>, with music by Luna Pearl Woolf and libretto by Royce Vavrek. \u201cWritten specifically for and performed by American soprano Marnie Breckenridge and cellist Matt Haimovitz, who was the final prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of du Pr\u00e9.\u201d An intriguing show for anyone interested in the art and life of Jacqueline du Pr\u00e9. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n