It is a checklist of live shows we’re attending, wishing we might attend, or fascinated about attending between Nov. 21 and Nov. 27, 2022. For extra particulars on what’s taking place round Toronto, go to our calendar right here.
Toronto Symphony Orchestra/Dalia Stasevska/Sergei Babayan
Wednesday Nov. 23 at 8 p.m. at Roy Thomson Corridor (repeats Thursday Nov. 24 at 8 p.m., Friday Nov. 25 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday Nov. 26 at 8 p.m.). $35+
The repertoire is greater than a bit of acquainted — Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique” — however the Ukrainian-born Finnish conductor Dalia Stasevska is an up-and-comer and the Armenian-American pianist Sergei Babayan is an underrated powerhouse. This system is accomplished by Birds of Paradise II, a compendium of birdsong by the Swedish composer Andrea Torrodi. Extra data and tickets right here.
U of T Opera/A Comedic Trilogy
Thursday Nov. 24 at 7:30 p.m. (repeats Friday Nov. 25 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday Nov. 26 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday Nov. 27 at 2:30 p.m.). MacMillan Theatre. $40 (seniors $25; college students $10)
The opera college mounts a bound-to-amuse triple invoice of Hindemith’s Hin und Züruck, Offenbach’s Monsieur Choufleuri and Douglas Moore’s Gallantry. Michael Patrick Albano directs and the equally dependable Sandra Horst conducts. How are the children within the solid? Just one technique to discover out. Extra data and tickets right here.
Royal Conservatory Orchestra/Tania Miller
Friday Nov. 25 at 8 p.m. Koerner Corridor. $25+
The B.C.-based conductor leads a program of Valentin Silvestrov (The Messenger, a neo-Mozartian piano concerto), Beethoven (Piano Concerto No. 1) and Shostakovich (Symphony No. 5). Conservatory scholar Chelsea Ahn is soloist. Extra data and tickets right here.
Tafelmusik Choir/Reflections of Mary
Friday Nov. 25 at 8 p.m. (repeats Saturday Nov. 26 at 2 p.m.). Jeanne Lamon Corridor. $25+
A program specializing in music devoted to the Virgin Mary options Charpentier’s substantial Missa Assumpta est Maria as its fundamental occasion. Poulenc is also promised, together with a premiere by the Canadian composer Tawnie Olson. Extra data and tickets right here.
Mooredale Live shows/Ensemble Caprice
Sunday, Nov. 27 at 3:15 p.m. Walter Corridor. $30+
Mooredale presents the ingenious Montreal baroque group in a Vivaldi program that includes The 4 Nations, a cycle of concertos principally reconstructed from fragments. France, Spain, England and India are represented. Extra data and tickets right here.
Esprit Orchestra/Violinissimo
Sunday, Nov. 27 at 8 p.m. Koerner Corridor. $25+
Three concertmasters (Marie Bérard, Aaron Schwebel, Stephen Sitarski) be part of forces in Alexina Louie’s Triple Concerto. Additionally heard are violin concertos by Jose Evangelista, John Rea and Andrew Staniland. Alex Pauk conducts. Arrive at 7:15 p.m. for a pre-concert chat. Extra data and tickets right here.
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Arthur Kaptainis has been the classical music critic of the Montreal Gazette since 1986 and wrote for the Nationwide Publish 2010-2016. His articles have appeared in Classical Voice North America and La Scena Musicale in addition to Ludwig Van. Arthur holds an MA in musicology from the College of Toronto.
