{"id":83165,"date":"2022-10-17T10:37:22","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T14:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=83165"},"modified":"2022-10-17T10:37:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T14:37:22","slug":"critics-picks-classical-events-absolutely-need-see-week-oct-17-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2022\/10\/17\/critics-picks-classical-events-absolutely-need-see-week-oct-17-23\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: Oct. 17 \u2013 23"},"content":{"rendered":"
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L-R (clockwise): Artists of Opera Atelier in \u2018Dido and Aeneas\u2019(Photo courtesy of Opera Atelier); Yuja Wang (Photo: Kirk Edwards); TorQ Percussion Quartet (Photo: Bo Huang)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is a list of amazing concerts we are attending, wishing we could attend, or thinking about attending between Oct. 17 \u2013 23, 2022. For more details on what\u2019s happening around Toronto, visit our calendar\u00a0here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Toronto Symphony Orchestra\/Yuja Wang<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Thursday Oct. 20, 8 p.m. (repeats Saturday Oct. 22 at 8 p.m.). Roy Thomson Hall, $35+<\/p>\n

Gustavo Gimeno leads Bruckner\u2019s mighty Fourth Symphony in a program including the Canadian premiere (the world premiere happened last week in San Francisco) of the Piano Concerto No. 3<\/em> by Magnus Lindberg, a formerly hardboiled modernist who has adopted a more accessible style. Still not interested? The soloist is Yuja Wang. Tickets and more info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Dido and Aeneas\/Opera Atelier<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Thursday Oct. 20 (repeats Saturday Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday Oct. 23 at 2:30 p.m.). Elgin Theatre. $55+<\/p>\n

Back live in the Elgin, the Baroque company revives a 2016 production of the Purcell opera that started it all in 1986. Running time is a little over an hour. The cast of Atelier veterans includes Measha Brueggergosman-Lee as the Sorceress. David Fallis conducts the Tafelmusik orchestra. Tickets and more info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Orpheus in the Underworld\/Toronto Operetta Theatre<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Friday Oct. 21 at 8 p.m. (repeats Saturday Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. and Sunday Oct. 23 at 3 p.m.). Jane Mallett Theatre. $86+<\/p>\n

Jacques Offenbach\u2019s light masterpiece of Can-Can fame comes staged with a cast of nine, and two pianists under the baton of Larry Beckwith. Tickets and more info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

TorQ Percussion Quartet\/Soundstreams<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Saturday Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. (limited availability) and 9:30 p.m. Universal Music (80 Atlantic Ave.). $65, students and artists $30<\/p>\n

Six premieres by newcomers are on this program by the percussion ensemble, along with Donnacha Dennehy\u2019s Surface Tension<\/em>. The venue is Universal Music, a space in Liberty Village. Tickets and more info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Louise Bessette\/Canadian Music Centre<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Sunday Oct. 23 at 3 p.m. Canadian Music Centre. $15 (advance), $20 (door), students $10<\/p>\n

Well known in Quebec, this fine pianist visits the CMC with a recital made of music by Fran\u00e7ois Dompierre, Jose Evangelista, Paul Frehner, Anthony Rozankovic and the late Gilles Tremblay. Tickets and more info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Cheng\u00b2 Duo\/Mooredale Concerts<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Sunday Oct. 23 at 3:15 p.m. Walter Hall. $45, seniors $40, under 30 $30<\/p>\n

The acclaimed brother\/sister cello\/piano duo play Arvo P\u00e4rt (Fratres<\/em>), Brahms (Sonata Op. 78<\/em>), Prokofiev (Sonata Op. 119<\/em>) and Piazzolla (Le Grand Tango<\/em>). Tickets and more info here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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