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It is a checklist of concert events we’re attending, wishing we may attend, or fascinated by attending between April 22 to twenty-eight, 2024. For extra particulars on what’s occurring round Toronto, go to our calendar right here.
Glenn Gould College New Music Ensemble
Tuesday, April 23, 7:30 p.m.
Temerty Theatre, The Royal Conservatory, Free, tickets required.
GGS New Music Ensemble beneath the path of Brian Present, presents a blended bag of recent and newer. Xenakis, whose face was partially blown off by navy shell shrapnel, drew from all sounds and varieties in life — whether or not it’s mathematical, architectural mastery of construction, the explosive extremities of vitality of warfare and terror, or early synthesizer and computer-driven music, and continues to amuse/amaze the listener. Phlegra (1975), written for 11 devices, avoids melody, however attracts the viewers into the creation and decay of chordal and textural morphosis — this improvement is additional highlighted by the entire absence of vibrato. This stark music is balanced with the music of Linda Catlin Smith’s Minimize Flowers (2009); identified for her lyricism and shaping of the movement of time. LCS took a sentence from every of 44 sonnets by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, making a deep exploration of shades of ideas and emotions, for a big ensemble and soprano. A well-known title to Torontonians, Samy Moussa’s Kammerkonzert (2006, rev. 2008) for giant ensemble opens this live performance. Information right here.
Daniel Hope: Irish Roots
Wednesday, April 24, 8 p.m.
Koerner Corridor. $55+
Daniel Hope and his AIR ensemble brings music from Eire, and Eire-inspired music from the late Renaissance-Baroque interval. South African born, Hope grew to become deeply eager about his Irish roots, which he explores within the documentary movie, Celtic Goals, lately aired on PBS. A grasp of curation and presentation of each reside and recorded performances, Hope’s concert events are at all times extremely polished, and the Irish music — from its deeply melancholic to explosive, infectious vitality — with assist from the AIR ensemble, guarantees a terrific night out. Learn our interview with Daniel Hope right here. Information right here.
Toronto Symphony Orchestra: Good Bach
Wednesday, April 24, 8 p.m., Thursday, April 25, 8 p.m., Saturday, April 27, 8 p.m. Roy Thomson Corridor
Sunday, April 28, 3 p.m., George Weston Recital Corridor. $56+
In distinction to final week’s bombastic music of Star Wars, TSO goes intimate this week, with an all-Bach concerti program. 4 violinists from TSO: Jonathan Crow, Yolanda Bruno, Eri Kosaka, and Clare Semes, are featured as soloists in Bach’s double and triple violin concerti. The 2 Brandenburg Concerti: No. 2 and No. 4, involving flutes (Julie Ranti and Leonie Wall) and trumpet (Andrew McCandless), and the Oboe Concerto (Sarah Jeffrey), spotlight the sweetness and intricacy of the Baroque chamber ensemble. Information right here.
Esprit Orchestra: Sonic Universe
Thursday, April 25, 8 p.m.
Koerner Corridor. $20+
Esprit Orchestra presents the final live performance of the 23/24 season: Sonic Universe. R. Murray Schafer’s ‘Adieu Robert Schumann’, a piece that appears intently at Schumann’s final days — his personal accounting of messages from the angels, to Clara Schumann’s letters to Robert — attracts from Schumann’s vocal and piano compositions, constructing an exquisite, however tragic drama. John Adams’ ‘Harmonielehre’ is well-loved for its large-scale scope and wonderful rhythmic pulsation that drives the piece from the primary E chord drop to the final huge triumphant arrival again once more to E. Such music deserves a live-listening expertise, as no recording and audio system can do justice. Pre-concert chat at 7:15pm. Information right here.
Canadian Opera Firm: Don Pasquale
Friday, April 26, Could 2, Could 4, Could 8, Could 10, 7:30 p.m.; Could 12, 2 p.m.; Could 18, 4:30 p.m.
4 Seasons Centre for Performing Arts. $55+
So far as opera plots go, Don Pasquale shouldn’t be too loopy; for present sensibilities, it’s merely a bit nuts. The aged bachelor Don Pasquale is sad that his nephew, Ernesto, the only real inheritor, isn’t going via the organized marriage; Ernesto is in love with poor however stunning Norina. Don’s buddy, Malatesta, presents Pasquale his sister, ‘Sofronia,’ in order that he can punish Ernesto, out of anger. ‘Sofronia,’ who actually is Norina, is completely tremendous to dupe Pasquale so long as she’ll get along with Ernesto on the finish. Don marries ‘Sofronia’, and she or he turns into proprietor of half of Don’s wealth. ‘Sofronia’ begins to spend Don’s cash, and treats him badly — you get the thought. Donizetti’s music, shiny in buffa model, retains this bizarre story of dishonest, mendacity, and serving to others to cheat and lie common on the worldwide stage. Will you be satisfied of this work’s greatness or would you be left puzzled? Information right here.
Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra: Titan — A Celebration of the TSYO’s fiftieth Anniversary!
Saturday, April 27, 3 p.m.
Roy Thomson Corridor, $22+
The gifted kids of Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra have fun their golden jubilee season with Shostakovich Competition Overture and Mahler 1. The true draw is Kalevi Aho’s Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra, that includes Cian Bryson (2022/23 TSYO Concerto Competitors winner). The bassoon nonetheless stays considerably obscure to most of the people, apart from the opening of Dukas’ ‘Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ maybe — however it’s able to a lot extra. And Aho’s exploration of all devices is spectacularly displayed in his phenomenal orchestral writing — what a terrific mixture of contemporary soundscapes! Information right here.
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir: Verdi’s Requiem
Saturday, April 27, 8 p.m., George Weston Recital Corridor, $25+
Tuesday, April 30, 8 p.m., Koerner Corridor, $25+
TCM and Jean-Sébastien Vallée, with soloists Teiya Kasahara 笠原 貞野, Rose Naggar-Tremblay, Andrew Haji, and Geoffrey Sirett, convey hellfire and everlasting sorrow to George Weston and Koerner Corridor. Composer of 26 operas, Verdi spared no drama in penning this requiem. It was by no means supposed for liturgical use, and moderately than consoling the survivors, Verdi explores the psych of the residing dealing with loss of life and everlasting damnation, unleashing the darkish facet of loss of life: concern, judgment, grief, of their full terrifying glory. The tightness of the liturgical textual content, with out the clumsy plot-building of typical opera, heightens the drama — extra operatic than opera. Learn our interview with Jean-Sébastien Vallée right here. Information right here.
New Music Live performance: Future Resonance Competition: Swara Sutras Goes Electrical
Saturday, April 27, 8 p.m.
St. George by the Grange, 30 Stephanie St. $16.95+
We’re very proud of what we already know. Predictability is reassuring and scrumptious. Guzheng, Tabla, Bamboo Flute, Erhu, Sarode, Fiddle and Bass are devices pretty frequent in business and humanities music, even when we could also be unfamiliar with their title. Inside the first few seconds, we click on into the acquainted sound with ease — however can we? On this live performance, NMC mixes up these devices with know-how — amplifying, morphing and remodeling into one thing new. This system consists of 4 world premieres, and it’s at all times value a shot to go hear one thing that we can not predict. 7:30 p.m. pre-concert chat. Information right here.
Dover Quartet & Leif Ove Andsnes
Sunday, April 28, 3 p.m.
Koerner Corridor, $60+
Dover quartet and Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes current a day of chamber music: a string quartet by Turina, and two piano quintets: Dohnányi No. 2, and Brahms. Each events are on the peak of their sport, no extra intro is required. Information right here.
Amici Chamber Ensemble: Diasporic Bridges
Sunday, April 28, 3 p.m.
Jeanne Lamon Corridor, Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, $30+
Amici brings music from shut and much — from residence, and away from residence — on this homage to diaspora, an integral a part of Toronto and lots of Torontonians’ identities. Music of Ana Sokolović, Gideon Klein, Florence Value, Roberto Sierra, Christos Hatzis, Antoine Gérin-Lajoie, Alexina Louie, Paco de Lucia, and Serouj Kradjian can be performed by Amici members and a big group of pals. A promise for a significant afternoon of story sharing, together with a movie screening. Learn our interview with composer/co-artistic director Serouj Kradjian right here. Information right here.
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Cecilia tumbled into ‘critical’ music examine when she determined to keep away from attending medical college. At the moment working within the area of classical music, recording, and Korean-English interpretation, she tends to get her nostril soiled in many various issues within the metropolis. Cecilia holds a DMA in Piano Efficiency from the College of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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