{"id":74120,"date":"2022-02-14T10:26:20","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T15:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=74120"},"modified":"2022-02-14T10:26:21","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T15:26:21","slug":"critics-picks-classical-events-absolutely-need-see-week-feb-14-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2022\/02\/14\/critics-picks-classical-events-absolutely-need-see-week-feb-14-20\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC&#8217;S PICKS | Classical Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: Feb. 14 \u2013 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_74121\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74121\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/CP-_Feb_14-Feature_Image.jpg\" alt=\"Classical music and opera events for the week of February 14 to 20\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-74121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Classical music and opera events for the week of February 14 to 20<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is a list of amazing concerts we are attending, wishing we could attend, or thinking about attending between February 14 \u2013 20, 2022. For more details on what&#8217;s happening around Toronto, visit our calendar <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>In-Person<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Hewitt Plays Bach &amp; Mozart<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>? Wednesday \u2014 February 16, 2022, 8 p.m. ET (Repeats Feb. 17 &amp; 19)<br \/>\n?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tso.ca\/concert\/hewitt-plays-bach-mozart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINK<\/a><br \/>\n? $29+<\/p>\n<p>It seems like ages that the legionary pianist Angela Hewitt has performed at Roy Thomson Hall. Join the master of the keyboard for an exciting program featuring program of Saint-Sa\u00ebns\u2019 <em>Wedding Cake<\/em>, Finzi\u2019s <em>Eclogue<\/em>, J. S. Bach\u2019s <em>Keyboard Concerto No. 2,<\/em> BWV 1053. It also includes Mozart\u2019s <em>Piano Concerto No. 12<\/em>. If you listen closely, you\u2019ll hear a quotation of a theme from the overture to <em>La calamita de&#8217; cuori<\/em> by Mozart\u2019s former teacher in London, Johann Christian Bach. |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/event\/tso-hewitt-plays-bach-mozart\/2022-02-16\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Details<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Opera Atelier | All Is Love<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>? Saturday \u2014 February 19, 2022, 8 p.m. ET (Repeats Feb. 20)<br \/>\n?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.operaatelier.com\/season-and-tickets\/all-is-love\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINK<\/a><br \/>\n? $49+<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qDotJ66y5FA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Opera Atelier\u2019s much-anticipated return this week is one of the highlights of the entire season. Like a Valentine for Toronto, <em>All is Love<\/em> is a thematically based work exploring the utmost heart-fluttering state of being in love. The music mixes elements from French Baroque with French 19th and 20th Century repertoire. The cast is strong: Colin Ainsworth, Mireille Asselin, Measha Brueggergosman Meghan Lindsay, Danielle MacMillan, Cynthia Smithers, Douglas Williams, and R\u00e9my Mathieu. If you\u2019re going to see just one show this week, this is it. |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/event\/opera-atelier-love\/2022-02-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Details<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Royal Conservatory | Robert McDonald &amp; Friends<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>? Sunday \u2014 February 20, 2022, 2 p.m. ET<br \/>\n?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcmusic.com\/events-and-performances\/robert-mcdonald-friends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINK<\/a><br \/>\n? $25+<\/p>\n<p>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 and Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, op. 125 (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. |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcmusic.com\/events-and-performances\/robert-mcdonald-friends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Details<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Orchestra Toronto | Carmen<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>? Sunday \u2014 February 20, 2022, 3 p.m. ET<br \/>\n?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/orchestratoronto.ca\/orchestra\/sunday-feb-20-2022-carmen-with-julie-nasrallah-mezzo-soprano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINK<\/a><br \/>\n? $45+<\/p>\n<p>With winter in full swing, come warm up with a red-hot Spanish-inspired program from Orchestra Toronto featuring mezzo-soprano Julie Nesrallah. You\u2019ll hear works by Elizabeth Raum, Manuel de Falla. Nesrallah will perform some of her favourite selections from Bizet\u2019s Carmen as a special treat. It should be lots of fun. |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/event\/orchestra-toronto-carmen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Details<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Trio Arkel | Quintessence<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>? Sunday \u2014 February 20, 2022, 3 p.m. ET<br \/>\n?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/trioarkel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINK<\/a><br \/>\n? $45+<\/p>\n<p>Chamber music lovers take note! Trio Arkel, one of Toronto\u2019s favourite groups, will be at Trinity St. Paul\u2019s this week to perform string quintets by Mozart and Mendelssohn. For the music nerds out there, notice the incredible contrasts between these two string quintets, written just 40 years apart. Sheila Jaff\u00e9 (viola) and Amanda Goodburn (violin) join as special guests. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/event\/orchestra-toronto-carmen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Details<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Online<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Harbourfront Centre\/Digidance | Via Kanana<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>? Wednesday \u2014 February 16, 2022, 8 p.m. ET (runs through Mar. 5, 2022)<br \/>\n?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/harbourfrontcentre.com\/event\/via-kanana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINK<\/a><br \/>\n? PWYC<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve never experienced gumboot dancing, you\u2019re in for a treat. Streaming from South Africa, Kathlehong Dance and choreographer Gregory Maqoma bring a work based on a popular dance of street and protest of South Africa. |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/event\/harbourfront-centre-digidance-via-kanana-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Details<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>New Music Concerts | 50th Anniversary Distanced Commissions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>? Thursday \u2014 February 17, 2022, 8 p.m. ET<br \/>\n?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newmusicconcerts.com\/concert\/50th-anniversary-distanced-commissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINK<\/a><br \/>\n? Free!<\/p>\n<p>John Oswald is one of those composers who defy categorization. Listening to his music reveals an artist with an intense curiosity and clever ideas that help us see the world differently. New Music Concerts will be presenting an online performance with a distanced ensemble for John Oswald\u2019s <em>re-FUSE<\/em>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/event\/new-music-concerts-50th-anniversary-distanced-commissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Details<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tafelmusik | The Gull, The Raccoon, And The Last Maple<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>? Thursday \u2014 February 17, 2022, 8 p.m. ET (Runs online through Feb. 21, 2022)<br \/>\n?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tafelmusik.org\/concert-calendar\/concert\/gull-raccoon-and-last-maple\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINK<\/a><br \/>\n? $10+<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for a musical experience for the whole family, this is a good bet. It\u2019s described as a contemporary fable for Baroque orchestra and narrator. The creative team behind it Tafelmusik\u2019s music director Elisa Citterio, actress Amanda Cordner (<em>Slo Pitch<\/em> and <em>Baroness Von Sketch Show<\/em>), composer Abigail Richardson-Schulte (<em>The Hockey Sweater<\/em>), playwright Alexis Diamond, and director Jordan Laffrenier (Then They Fight Theatre). | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/event\/tafelmusik-gull-raccoon-last-maple\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Details<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><em><b>#LUDWIGVAN<\/b><\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"western\"><em>Get the daily arts news straight to your inbox.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><em>Sign up for the Ludwig van Daily \u2014 classical music and opera in five minutes or less <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/ludwig-van.us9.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4f785cb3f9058f2393ccad035&amp;id=57cdb68eac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>HERE<\/em><\/a>.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Classical music and opera events for the week of February 14 to 20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":74121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[39907,74,76,19,3895,38,43,63],"tags":[2494,3927,3222,5094],"yst_prominent_words":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/CP-_Feb_14-Feature_Image.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9bakr-jhu","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74120"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74120"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74122,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74120\/revisions\/74122"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74120"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=74120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}