{"id":74588,"date":"2022-03-28T11:29:03","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T15:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=74588"},"modified":"2022-03-28T11:45:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T15:45:11","slug":"critics-picks-classical-events-you-absolutely-need-to-see-this-week-mar-28-apr-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2022\/03\/28\/critics-picks-classical-events-you-absolutely-need-to-see-this-week-mar-28-apr-3\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: Mar. 28 \u2013 Apr. 3"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Classical music and opera events for the week of March 28 to April 3.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is a list of amazing concerts we are attending, wishing we could attend, or thinking about attending between March 28 \u2013 April 2, 2022. For more details on what’s happening around Toronto, visit our calendar here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Music Toronto | Benjamin Grosvenor<\/strong><\/h3>\n

? Tuesday \u2014 March 29, 2022, 8 p.m. ET
\n?\u00a0LINK<\/a>
\n? $45+<\/p>\n

This week is a big one for concerts, so you\u2019ll need to plan ahead to avoid missing anything. First up is piano virtuoso Benjamin Grosvenor who returns for his fourth appearance at Music Toronto in a program with Franck, Liszt, Albeniz, Ravel. We first reviewed him back in 2015 when he was here and were very impressed<\/a>. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Royal Conservatory | The Glenn Gould School Chamber Competition Finals<\/strong><\/h3>\n

? Wednesday \u2014 March 30, 2022, 7 p.m. ET
\n?\u00a0LINK<\/a>
\n? Free!<\/p>\n

Everything is more exciting when there\u2019s money on the line. In this case, $11,000 in cash. Ensembles of The Glenn Gould School are competing for the Chamber Music Finals, so expect things to get heated! This event takes place both online and in person. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

National Arts Centre Orchestra | Truth in Our Time<\/strong><\/h3>\n

? Wednesday \u2014 March 30, 2022, 8 p.m. ET
\n?\u00a0LINK<\/a>
\n? $54+<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s National Arts Centre Orchestra and Music Director Alexander Shelley return to Toronto to explore the theme of \u201cTruth in our Times\u201d with the World Premi\u00e8re<\/strong> of Philip Glass\u2019s Symphony No. 13<\/em>, his ode to freedom of the press. The fact that there are tickets left to one of the biggest events of the season is a marvel. Be sure to visit Ludwig Van<\/em> on Thursday to read our review. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Music in the Afternoon | Cameron Crozman & Philip Chiu<\/strong><\/h3>\n

? Thursday \u2014 March 31, 2022, 1:30 p.m. ET
\n?\u00a0LINK<\/a>
\n? $45+<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve raved about cellist Cameron Crozman and pianist Philip Chiu before. Today, they unite to present a sun-soaked menu of Spanish and Hispanic-American works. There will also be a new WMCT commission<\/strong> by Juno Award-winning composer Allan Gordon Bell. Note, this concert is available both in-person and online. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Toronto Symphony | Rachmaninoff\u2019s Second<\/strong><\/h3>\n

? Friday \u2014 April 1, 2022, 7:30 p.m. ET (repeats April 2)
\n?\u00a0LINK<\/a>
\n? $29+<\/p>\n

From Mozart\u2019s sweet and singing Violin Concerto No. 3<\/em> to Rachmaninoff\u2019s \u201cRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini\u201d, soloist Karen Gomyo joins the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) to perform some of the most joyous pieces in the classical repertoire. You\u2019ll also hear a short chamber work by composer Samy Moussa, and the overture to Mozart\u2019s comic opera The Marriage of Figaro<\/em> open the program. Eun Sun Kim makes her TSO debut conducting what looks like a great night out. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Sinfonia Toronto | Mozart Haydn Rival<\/strong><\/h3>\n

? Friday \u2014 April 1, 2022, 8 p.m. ET
\n?\u00a0LINK<\/a>
\n? $15+<\/p>\n

This week, violinist Marc Djokic is in Toronto to join Sinfonia Toronto in a program including a new arrangement of Mozart\u2019s Piano Concerto No. 12<\/em>, Haydn\u2019s The Lark<\/em>, and the premiere<\/strong> of a violin concerto by composer Robert Rival. Check out a Q&A<\/a> we did with Djokic just last week. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Royal Conservatory | Miles from India: A Celebration of the Music of Miles Davis<\/strong><\/h3>\n

? Saturday \u2014 April 2, 2022, 8 p.m. ET
\n?\u00a0LINK<\/a>
\n? $45+<\/p>\n

This one is for all the cool cats in Toronto. Tonight, you\u2019ll hear a compilation of tunes inspired by Miles Davis from an album originally released in April 2008. The tracks are performed in new arrangements by American jazz musicians and performers from India. The album reached a peak position of number six on Billboard’s Top Jazz Albums chart. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Tafelmusik | A Tafelmusik Tribute to Jeanne Lamon<\/strong><\/h3>\n

? Saturday \u2014 April 2, 2022, 2 p.m. ET (repeats on the same day at 8 p.m. + digital-only on June 2, 2022)
\n?\u00a0LINK<\/a>
\n? $84+<\/p>\n

Toronto\u2019s music community is gathering in tribute to Jeanne Lamon, who passed away<\/a> last year. The program will feature projections of images from Jeanne\u2019s life. Jeanne\u2019s partner and former Tafelmusik principal cellist, Christina Mahler, and baritone Brett Polegato join the orchestra and choir for this tribute. The award-winning Canadian filmmaker\u00a0Barbara Willis Sweete\u00a0will direct the film version of the concert, to be broadcast online on June 2.\u00a0| Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Esprit Orchestra | Esprit Live 2022: Act 1<\/strong><\/h3>\n

? Sunday \u2014 April 3, 2022, 8 pm ET
\n?\u00a0LINK<\/a>
\n? $20+<\/p>\n

After a two-year hiatus, Esprit Orchestra is returning for the start of a new concert series this Sunday at Koerner Hall. Act 1 includes Alexina Louie\u2019s The Void<\/em> and River of Stars<\/em>, Andrew Norman\u2019s Sustain<\/em> and a Piano Concerto<\/em> by Christopher Goddard. This is required listening for contemporary music lovers this week, so don’t miss it. | Details<\/a><\/p>\n

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