{"id":74088,"date":"2022-02-07T11:06:53","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T16:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=74088"},"modified":"2022-02-13T19:38:28","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T00:38:28","slug":"critics-picks-classical-events-absolutely-need-see-week-feb-6-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2022\/02\/07\/critics-picks-classical-events-absolutely-need-see-week-feb-6-13\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: Feb. 6 \u2013 13"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Classical music and opera events for the week of February 7 to 13<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is a list of amazing concerts we are attending, wishing we could attend, or thinking about attending between February 7 to 13, 2022. For more details on what’s happening around Toronto, visit our calendar here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In-Person<\/h2>\n

Royal Conservatory | Stewart Goodyear with the Penderecki String Quartet & Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (Online & In-person)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

? Wednesday \u2014 February 9, 2022, 8 p.m. ET
\n?\u00a0LINK<\/a>
\n? $20 (online) \/ $45+ (in-person)<\/p>\n

If you were to see one event this week, you could do worse than three heavy hitters like this on the same bill. The program features the premiere of keyboard phenom Stewart Goodyear\u2019s Piano Quintet<\/em> and Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, op. 125<\/em> (trans. Franz Liszt, S. 464\/9), for solo piano, choir, and singers. It may be hard to get a ticket with the capacity limits, but there\u2019s always online. |\u00a0Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Royal Conservatory | Tania Miller conducts the Royal Conservatory Orchestra<\/strong><\/h3>\n

? Friday \u2014 February 11, 2022, 8 p.m. ET
\n?\u00a0LINK<\/a>
\n? $25+<\/p>\n

Conductor Tania Miller is in town to lead the Royal Conservatory Orchestra. As one of the best training orchestras in North America, it\u2019s an excellent chance to see the faces of tomorrow\u2019s orchestra players today. They will be playing works by Copland, Liszt and Dvo\u0159\u00e1k. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Valentine\u2019s Soundtrack<\/strong><\/h3>\n

? Saturday \u2014 February 12, 2022, 7:30 p.m. ET
\n?\u00a0LINK<\/a>
\n? $39<\/p>\n

For the lovers out there looking to make plans for Valentine’s Day, we highly recommend a surprise concert with the Toronto Symphony. The program is full of romance: \u201cMy Heart Will Go On\u201d, \u201cI Will Always Love You\u201d, \u201cAll of Me\u201d, and tunes from The Phantom of the Opera<\/em>, West Side Story<\/em>, La La Land<\/em>, and the iconic \u201cLove Theme\u201d from Tchaikovsky\u2019s Romeo and Juliet<\/em>. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Online<\/h2>\n

Canadian Music Centre | 7X Picanto Festival<\/strong><\/h3>\n

? Tuesday \u2014 February 7, 2022, 12:00 p.m. ET
\n?\u00a0LINK<\/a>
\n? Free<\/p>\n

With the pandemic putting the proverbial stick on the wheels for live events, the folks at Picanto launched an online festival with music across Canada last week. Manitoba, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, British Columbia represent. Today is all about SHHH!! Ensemble, and the Ottawa New Music Creators. Every day is something new, so be sure to see the full lineup by clicking here: |\u00a0Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Musical Stage Company | Musical Theatre Passport<\/strong><\/h3>\n

? Tuesday \u2014 February 8, 2022, 6:30 p.m. ET
\n?\u00a0LINK<\/a>
\n? $15<\/p>\n

This event is part of the Musical Theatre Passport: an online event where you travel around the world to see a new musical from the comfort of your couch. Tonight you can take a virtual trip to Southwark Playhouse (UK)\u2019s to see their production of hit musical John & Jen<\/em> by Andrew Lippa, lyrics by Tom Greenwald. In this two-person musical, the focus is on a brother and sister, and later, her son of the same name. The 1995 Off-Broadway premiere of the musical was followed by a 2015 Off-Broadway revival. |\u00a0Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Bach’s Brandenburg & More<\/strong><\/h3>\n

? Wednesday \u2014 February 9, 2022, 8 p.m. ET
\n?\u00a0LINK<\/a>
\n? Free!<\/p>\n

Members of the TSO present an online performance of selections from Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto<\/em> plus a few other Bach classics. This event also includes a performance of the winner of the Play-Along with Jonathan Crow All-Star Award, Chelsea Gu, violin. Looking forward to this one + it\u2019s free! |\u00a0Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Confluence Concerts\/Amplified Opera.\u00a0The Butterfly Project: The Ballade of Ch\u014d-Ch\u014d San<\/strong><\/h3>\n

? Friday \u2014 February 11, 2022, 7 p.m. ET
\n?\u00a0LINK<\/a>
\n? Free!<\/p>\n

One of Toronto\u2019s most fascinating sopranos, Teiya Kasahara \u7b20\u539f\u8c9e\u91ce, will present a film examining Puccini\u2019s Madama Butterfly<\/em> from a racial and cultural lens. The following day they will give a two-day symposium, Grappling with<\/em> Madama Butterfly Today: Representation, Reclamation, and Re-imagination<\/em>. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

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