{"id":67407,"date":"2020-03-09T09:49:37","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T13:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=67407"},"modified":"2020-03-09T09:49:37","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T13:49:37","slug":"critics-picks-10-concerts-you-absolutely-need-to-see-in-toronto-this-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2020\/03\/09\/critics-picks-10-concerts-you-absolutely-need-to-see-in-toronto-this-week-2\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC’S PICKS | 10 Concerts You Absolutely Need To See In Toronto This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Classical music and opera events happening in and around Toronto for the week of March 9 \u2013 15.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Critic\u2019s Picks (March 9 – 15)<\/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 9<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Piano Lunaire<\/strong> | Worm Moon with Jana Luksts 7:30 p.m. Bunker Lane Press, 1001 Bloor St. W. (rear entrance) Suggested donation: $18\/$10(st)<\/p>\n

New music specialist Jana Luksts plays works by Karlheinz Stockhausen, Cassandra Miller and Esthir Lemi. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday 10<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Canadian Opera Company<\/strong> | Rolston String Quartet 12 p.m. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W. Free. Arrive early to secure a spot.<\/p>\n

The Rolston String Quartet (Luri Lee and Emily Kruspe, violin; Hezekiah Leung, viola; Jonathan Lo, cello) plays a program of Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, and Erwin Schulhoff. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Music Toronto<\/strong> | Andre Laplante 8 p.m. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. $47.50-$52\/$10(st)<\/p>\n

Canadian pianist Andr\u00e9 Laplante plays Bach\/Busoni Adagio in a minor,<\/em> from Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major,<\/em> BWV 564<\/em>; Mozart Piano Sonata in E-flat Major K.282<\/em>; Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 26, in E-flat Major, Op. 81a (Les Adieux)<\/em>; Fran\u00e7ois Morel Deux \u00c9tudes de Sonorit\u00e9;<\/em> and Schubert Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat Major, D 960<\/em>. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday 11<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

National Ballet of Canada<\/strong> | Romeo and Juliet 7:30 p.m. Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W. $65-$245. Thirteen performances to March 22. Check website for time and casting details.<\/p>\n

Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky created this version of Romeo and Juliet,<\/em> set to the magnificent score by Prokofiev, for the National Ballet of Canada in 2011 in celebration of the Company\u2019s 60th anniversary season. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday 12<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

St. Michael\u2019s Concerts<\/strong> | Sacred Elegies 7 p.m. St. Michael\u2019s Cathedral, 65 Bond St. Freewill offering.<\/p>\n

Stabat Mater<\/em> \u2013 Gregorian Chant; Handel\u2019s Saul (Dead March)<\/em>; and the Mozart Requiem<\/em> (soprano Teri Dunn, mezzo Krisztina Szabo, tenor Michael Colvin, and bass Robert Pomakov). Schola Cantorum of the St. Michael\u2019s Choir School; Schola Cantorum Orchestra (S. Bryan Priddy, conductor). | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

University of Toronto Faculty of Music<\/strong> | Mansfield Park 7:30 p.m. MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen\u2019s Park. $40\/$25(sr)\/$10(st) Opera Talk half hour before each performance. Repeats Mar. 13, 14, 15<\/p>\n

Tim Albery directs the Canadian premiere of Jonathan Dove\u2019s Mansfield Park<\/em>, based on the Jane Austen novel. Anyone familiar with the book will know the story is extremely complex. I understand the opera is much pared down plot-wise. Production designed by Michelle Tracey with lighting by Jason Hand. Sandra Horst conducts. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday 13<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Toronto Symphony Orchestra<\/strong> | Pictures At An Exhibition. 7:30 p.m. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. $41-$154. Repeats March 14 (8 p.m.) & 15 (3 p.m.)<\/p>\n

Italian conductor Jader Bignamini, who led Trio Magnifico with the late Dmitri Hvorostovsky and is slated to conduct the COC A\u00efda<\/em> this spring, conducts the TSO in Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no. 1<\/em> with pianist Sergei Babayan, Mussorgsky\u2019s Pictures At An Exhibition<\/em>, and Capriccio concertante<\/em> by Russian-born Canadian composer Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatt\u00e9. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday 14<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Met Live in HD\/Cineplex Canada<\/strong> | Der fliegende Hollander. Select Cineplex Canada locations. Check website for details. $28.<\/p>\n

This new production of Der fliegende Hollander<\/em> is by Canadian stage director Francois Girard, whose much acclaimed production of Parsifal<\/em> will open the COC\u2019s 2020-21 season. Russian bass Evgeny Nikitin is Dutchman, and German soprano Anja Kampe sings Senta. It opened last week to mixed reviews, but go see it and decide for yourself! | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Toronto Chamber Choir<\/strong> | Rosenm\u00fcller @ 400 8 p.m. Calvin Presbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Ave. $12.50-$30 Pre-concert chat at 7:15 p.m.<\/p>\n

Now in its 51st season, the Toronto Chamber Choir celebrates the 400th birthday of German composer Johann Rosenm\u00fcller by performing his works. No program details available on website. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday 15<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Royal Conservatory of Music<\/strong> | John O\u2019Conor and Beethoven. 2 p.m. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. $30. It\u2019s listed as sold out, but do contact the box office for possible returns.<\/p>\n

As part of the Beethoven 250 celebrations, renowned Irish pianist John O\u2019Conor returns to the RCM to perform an all-Beethoven program of Piano Sonatas No. 30 in E Major, op. 109;<\/em> No. 31 in A flat Major, op. 110<\/em>; and No. 32 in C Major, op. 111<\/em>. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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