{"id":73066,"date":"2021-11-22T08:59:45","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T13:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=73066"},"modified":"2021-11-22T08:59:45","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T13:59:45","slug":"critics-picks-classical-events-absolutely-need-see-week-nov-22-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2021\/11\/22\/critics-picks-classical-events-absolutely-need-see-week-nov-22-28\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: Nov. 22 \u2013 28"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Classical music and opera events for the week of November 22 to 28.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is a list of amazing concerts we are attending, wishing we could attend, or thinking about attending between November 22\u201328, 2021. For more details on what’s happening from our trusted partners, visit our calendar here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto<\/strong><\/h3>\n

? Wednesday \u2014 November 24, 2021, 8 p.m. ET (repeats Nov. 25, 27 & 28)
\n?\u00a0LINK<\/a>
\n? $35<\/p>\n

Celebrate with Peter Oundjian as he makes his first appearance as Conductor Emeritus with the TSO. The program includes standards from Beethoven, R. Strauss, plus a work by the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer, Florence Price. The young violin powerhouse Timothy Chooi is the soloist du jour for Tchaikovsky\u2019s Violin Concerto<\/em>. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Music in the Afternoon | Beverley Johnston & Friends<\/strong><\/h3>\n

? Thursday \u2014 November 25, 2021, 1:30 p.m. ET
\n?\u00a0LINK<\/a>
\n? $45<\/p>\n

Thursday afternoon is all about percussion with the infectious Beverley Johnston with Aiyun Huang, and Russell Hartenberger Susan Hoeppner (flutes) Marc Djokic (violin). This concert includes Bach on Marimba, plus works by Lou Harrison and Astor Piazzolla. Russell Hartenberger will also be premiering his new work Eagles<\/em>, commissioned by the WMCT. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

U of T Opera | The Barber of Seville (Online)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

? Thursday \u2014 November 25, 2021, 7:30 p.m. ET (repeats Nov. 26, 27, 28)
\n?\u00a0LINK<\/a>
\n? Free!<\/p>\n

U of T Opera’s production of The Barber of Seville<\/em> will be livestreamed on the Faculty of Music YouTube channel<\/a>. Michael Patrick Albano directs and Russell Braun conducts. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Tafelmusik | A Tafelmusik Christmas (in-person)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

? Thursday \u2014 November 25, 2021, 8 p.m. ET (repeats Nov. 26 & 27)
\n?\u00a0LINK<\/a>
\n? $55+<\/p>\n

No one does Christmas quite like Tafelmusik. Curated by Ivars Taurins, this festive program brings together the choir and orchestra for the first time in 2021. You\u2019ll hear selections from Handel\u2019s Messiah<\/em>, works by Bach and Charpentier, and some baroque arrangements of Christmas carols. If you can\u2019t make it in person, this event will also be broadcast online starting Thursday, December 16. Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Canadian Opera Company\/Against the Grain | Mozart\u2019s Requiem (online)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

? Saturday \u2014 November 27, 2021, 1:30 p.m. ET
\n?\u00a0LINK<\/a>
\n? Free!<\/p>\n

Canadian Opera Company and Against the Grain present a multidisciplinary presentation that invites us to reckon with the impact of the pandemic through Mozart\u2019s Requiem<\/em>. With interviews with front-line medical workers and community members directly affected by the pandemic, this sounds like an intensely moving experience. The project features artists from the COC Ensemble Studio training program, as well as Kwagiulth and St\u00f3:lo First Nations mezzo-soprano Marion Newman. Not-to-be-missed. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Guitar Society of Toronto | Canadian Guitar Quartet<\/strong><\/h3>\n

? Saturday \u2014 November 27, 2021, 7:30 p.m. ET
\n?\u00a0LINK<\/a>
\n? $35<\/p>\n

If it\u2019s been a while since you heard some classical guitar, or if you\u2019ve never heard a guitar quartet concert before, you\u2019re in for a real treat. The Toronto-based Canadian Guitar Quartet welcomes two new members with a fresh new program at beautiful St. Andrew’s Church. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Royal Conservatory | Jean-Yves Thibaudet<\/strong><\/h3>\n

? Sunday \u2014 November 28, 2021, 3 p.m. ET
\n?\u00a0LINK<\/a>
\n? $50<\/p>\n

This should be your Sunday afternoon no-brainer. In fact, if you\u2019re a piano lover and only going to see one show this month, you really can\u2019t go wrong with Jean-Yves Thibaudet. He will be playing Debussy\u2019s Pr\u00e9ludes, Book 1 and 2<\/em>. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

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