Volume 25 Issue 4 - December 2019 / January 2020

Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre
for the Arts), 5040 Yonge St., North
York. 416-872-4255. Starting at $78. Also
Jan 22(8pm, Roy Thomson Hall), 23(8pm, Roy
Thomson Hall).
●●4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers.
Colleen Allen Quartet. 1570 Yonge St.
416-920-5211. Freewill offering. Religious
service.
Monday January 27
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Chamber Music Concert Series: (Half
of) The Complete Sonatas for Piano and Violin
by Beethoven. Works of remembrance from
Handel to Sting. Mark Fewer, violin; James
Parker, piano. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson
Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s
Park. 416-408-0208. $40; $25(sr); $10(st).
U of T students admitted free with a valid
TCard, space permitting. Also see Jan 9.
Tuesday January 28
●●8:00: Mississauga Symphony Orchestra.
La Traviata. A fully staged opera. Music
by Giuseppe Verdi. Cristina Pisan, soprano
(Violetta); Keith Klassen, tenor (Alfredo);
Denis Mastromonaco, music director; David
Ambrose, stage director. Living Arts Centre,
Hammerson Hall, 4141 Living Arts Dr.,
Mississauga. 905-306-6000 or mississaugasymphony.ca.
$50-$90. Also Jan 25.
Wednesday January 29
●●10:00am: Royal Conservatory of Music.
Discovery Series: Glenn Gould School Concerto
Competition Finals. Koerner Hall,
TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-
0208. Free(ticket required). Tickets available
a week prior to concert date.
●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
Vocal/Chamber Series: Meet the Orchestra
- Songs and Dances of Death. Artists of the
COC Ensemble Studio; COC Orchestra Academy.
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four
Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,
145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free. First
come, first served. No late seating.
●●7:00: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Upper Jazz Concerts: UofT Jazz
Ensembles. Upper Jazz Studio, 90 Wellesley
St. W. 416-978-3750. Free. Open to the public.
Set 2 begins at 8pm.
●●7:30: York Region Chamber Music. Pride
& Prejudice & Song. Songs and piano works
by Handel, Mozart and Pleyel. Ellen McAteer,
soprano; Geoffrey Conquer, piano. Richmond
Hill Centre for the Performing Arts,
10268 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. 905-787-
8811. $25; $20(st). rhcentre.ca.
Thursday January 30
●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
Dance Series: Eden Planted. Zata Omm
Dance Projects; William Yong, choreographer.
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre,
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,
145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free. First
come, first served. No late seating.
●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Thursdays at Noon: DMA Competition
Winner Bryn Blackwood, solo piano. Upper
Jazz Studio, 90 Wellesley St. W. 416-978-3750.
Free. Open to the public. Set 2 begins at 8pm.
●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. The Barber
of Seville. See Jan 19. Also Feb 1, 2, 4, 7.
●●7:30: St. Anne’s Music and Drama Society.
Patience. See Jan 24. Also Jan 31, Feb 1, 2.
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Jazz Composers Concert. Edward
Johnson Building, Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s
Park. 416-978-3750. Free. Open to the public.
January 30 at 8 pm
ST. LAWRENCE
QUARTET
with STEPHEN
PRUTSMAN
●●8:00: Music Toronto. St. Lawrence Quartet
with Stephen Prutsman, Piano. Haydn: Quartet
Op.20 No.4 in D; Schafer: String Quartet
No.3 (1981); Franck: Piano Quintet in f. Geoff
Nuttall and Owen Dalby, violins; Lesley Robertson,
viola; Christopher Costanza, cello; Stephen
Prutsman, piano. Jane Mallett Theatre,
St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St.
E. 416-366-7723. $47.50-$52; $10(st). 7:15pm
pre-concert talk.
●●8:00: Soundstreams. The Lost Karaoke
Tapes. Australian Art Orchestra; Nicole Lizée,
composer. The Great Hall, 1087 Queen St. W.
416-408-0208. $25-$77.
●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Dvořák & Mendelssohn. Smetana: “The Moldau”
from Má vlast; Dvořák: Cello Concerto;
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.3 “Scottish”.
Joseph Johnson, cello; Aziz Shokhakimov,
conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St.
416-872-4255. Starting at $81. Also Feb. 1.
Friday January 31
●●7:30: St. Anne’s Music and Drama Society.
Patience. See Jan 24. Also Feb 1, 2.
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Instrumentalis. Edward Johnson
Building, Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-
978-3750. Free. Open to the public.
●●8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Quiet
Please, There’s a Lady Onstage Series: Lisa
Fischer & Grand Baton. Koerner Hall, TELUS
Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208.
$50-$100.
●●8:00: The Mozart Effect: Live! A Symphony
for the Senses. Works by Mozart. Meridian
Hall (formerly Sony Centre), 1 Front St. E. 416-
368-6161 or 1-800-708-6754. $33-$127+.
Hebreo:
ROSSI’S MANTUA
BY PROFETI DELLA
QUINTA
JAN 31, FEB 1 at 8pm
TorontoConsort.org
●●8:00: Toronto Consort. Hebreo: Rossi’s
Mantua. Works by Ralamone Rossi. Guest
Ensemble: Profeti della Quinta. Trinity-St.
Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337.
$15-$72. Also Feb 1.
Saturday February 1
●●2:00: St. Anne’s Music and Drama Society.
Patience. See Jan 24. Also Feb 2.
●●4:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Taylor
Performance Academy for Young Artists
Series: Showcase Concerts. Features classical
musicians aged 8-18. Mazzoleni Concert
Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-
0208. Free(ticket required). Tickets available
a week prior to concert date.
●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. The Barber
of Seville. See Jan 19. Also Feb 2, 4, 7.
●●7:30: Mississauga Festival Choir. Festival
of Friends. Eden United Church,
3051 Battleford Rd., Mississauga. For ticket
information: info@mississaugafestivalchoir.
com. Ticket prices: TBA.
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. U of T Symphony Orchestra. He: Four
Myths from Ancient China; Shostakovitch:
Cello Concerto No.1 Op.107 in E-flat; Respighi:
Fontane di Roma; Bartók: The Miraculous
Mandarin (Suite). Christopher Chan, cello;
Uri Meyer, conductor. MacMillan Theatre,
Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park.
416-408-0208. $30; $20(sr); $10(st). Preperformance
lecture ‘Symphony Talk’. U of T
students admitted free with a valid TCard,
space permitting.
●●8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Power
Corporation Vocal Concerts Series: Lagrime
di San Pietro. Orlando di Lasso. Los Angeles
Master Chorale; Staged by Peter Sellars.
Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W.
416-408-0208. $50-$105. Also Feb 2(3pm).
●●8:00: Toronto Consort. Hebreo: Rossi’s
Mantua. Works by Ralamone Rossi. Guest
Ensemble: Profeti della Quinta. Trinity-St.
Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337.
$15-$72. Also Jan 31.
●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Dvořák & Mendelssohn. Smetana: “The Moldau”
from Má vlast; Dvořák: Cello Concerto;
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.3 “Scottish”.
Joseph Johnson, cello; Aziz Shokhakimov,
conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St.
416-872-4255. Starting at $35. Also Jan 30.
●●9:00: Alliance Française de Toronto.
Élage Diouf, Percussion. Spadina Theatre,
24 Spadina Rd. 416-922-2014 x37. $28;
$14(members).
Sunday February 2
●●2:00: Canadian Opera Company. The Barber
of Seville. See Jan 19. Also Feb 4, 7.
●●2:00: Canzona Chamber Players. Duke
Ellington and the Suite. Colleen Allen, woodwinds;
Fern Lindzon, piano/vocals; George
Koller, bass; Ethan Ardelli, drums. St. Andrew
by-the-Lake Anglican Church, Cibola Ave.,
Toronto Island. bemusednetwork.com/
groups/member/100. $30; $50(concert +
12:30pm brunch). Also Feb 3(7:30pm, St.
George the Martyr, Toronto - concert only).
●●2:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Mazzoleni
Masters Series: Gábor Tarkövi, trumpet.
Works by Neruda, Hindemith, Glière, Hovhaness
and Hidas. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, TELUS
Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $30.
●●2:00: St. Anne’s Music and Drama Society.
Patience. See Jan 24.
●●2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Beethoven Lives Upstairs. Classical Kids
LIVE!; Simon Rivard, conductor. Roy Thomson
Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. Starting at
$22. Also 4pm.
●●2:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music.
Choirs in Concert: All Creatures Great and
Small. Works by Stanford, Tavener and others.
MacMillan Singers; Men’s Chorus; David Fallis
and Mark Ramsay, conductors. Church of the
Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $30;
$20(sr); $10(st). U of T students admitted free
with a valid TCard, space permitting.
●●3:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Power
Corporation Vocal Concerts Series: Lagrime
di San Pietro. Orlando di Lasso. Los Angeles
Master Chorale; Staged by Peter Sellars.
Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W.
416-408-0208. $50-$105. Also Feb 1(8pm).
●●4:00: Georgetown Bach Chorale. Duelling
Sopranos. Works by Mendelssohn; Opera
arias; Brahms: Neue Liebeslieder. The Piano
Hall, 157 Main St., Georgetown. 905-873-
9909. $45 in advance only. Meal to follow.
●●4:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Beethoven Lives Upstairs. Classical Kids
LIVE!; Simon Rivard, conductor. Roy Thomson
Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. Starting at
$22. Also 2pm.
Monday February 3
●●7:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Music
Mix Series: Maple Blues Awards. Koerner
Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-
0208. $35-$80.
●●7:30: Canzona Chamber Players. Duke
Ellington and the Suite. Colleen Allen,
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