Volume 25 Issue 7 - April 2020

Quartet No.4 in G Op.64; Bartók: String Quartet
No.2 in a Sz67; Dvořák: String Quartet No. 10
in E-flat Op.51 B92. Basquiat Quartet (Amanda
Goodburn, violin; Eri Kosaka, violin; Ivan Ivanovich,
viola; Roberta Janzen, cello). Trinity-St.
Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-221-8342.
$25; $23(sr/st). RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 15.
Tuesday April 28
❍❍12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
Vocal Series: An Afternoon of Song. Russell
Thomas, tenor; Stephen Hargreaves,
piano. 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: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation.
Lunchtime Chamber Music. Sae Yoon Chon,
piano. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church,
1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free. Donations
welcome.
❍❍8:00: Tafelmusik. Goldberg Variations.
Bach (arr. Citterio); Jeay: work for harpsichord
(world premiere). Charlotte Nediger,
harpsichord; Elisa Citterio, conductor. George
Elisa Citterio, Music Director
BACH
GOLDBERG
VARIATIONS
Apr 28, 2020
George Weston Recital Hall
tafelmusik.org
A. Concerts in the GTA
Weston Recital Hall, Meridian Arts Centre
(formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts),
5040 Yonge St. 1-855-985-2787. From $44.
Discounts for sr/under 36/under19. Also
Apr 22(7pm), 23, 24, 25, (all 8pm), 26(mat).
❍❍8:00: Tapestry Opera. Rocking Horse Winner.
Music by Gareth Williams, libretto by
Anna Chatterton. Asitha Tennekoon, tenor;
Lucia Cesaroni, soprano; Keith Klassen, tenor;
Peter McGillivray, baritone; Michael Hidetoshi
Mori, stage director; Kamna Gupta, music director.
Streetcar Crowsnest, 345 Carlaw Ave.
416-537-6066. $10-$85 Pick Your Price. Also
Apr 23, 25(4pm), 29, 30, May 2.
Wednesday April 29
❍❍12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
Vocal/Chamber Music Series: Into the
Fire. Heggie: Camille Claudel: Into the Fire;
Vaughan Williams: The House of Life. Artists
of the COC Ensemble Studio and COC Orchestra.
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.
❍❍12:30: Organix Concerts/All Saints Kingsway.
Kingsway Organ Concert Series.
Imre Olah, organ. All Saints Kingsway Anglican
Church, 2850 Bloor St. W. 416-571-3680
or organixconcerts.ca. Freewill offering
appreciated.
❍❍12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.
Noonday Organ Recital. Andrew Adair, organ.
1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.
❍❍7:00: Palais Royale/DeAngelis Entertainment.
An Intimate Evening with Elvis. Bill
Cherry, Dean Z, ultimate Elvis tribute artist
champions. Palais Royale, 1601 Lake Shore
Blvd. W. 416-533-3553 x22. $165-$220. Dinner
concert. Limited early bird $10 off tickets
available to Jan 16.
❍❍7:30: ACTA Recorder Quartet. Canadian
Quartets Plus. Works by Posch, Gervaise,
Lappi, Pentland, Fiala and others. Alison Melville,
Avery MacLean, Tatsuki Shimoda and
Colin Savage, recorders. Heliconian Hall,
35 Hazelton Ave. 416-588-4301. $10-$30.
tickets at: bemusednetwork.com/events/
detail/755.
❍❍8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. World
THE ASSOCIATES OF THE
TORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Monday, April 27, 2020, 7:30 p.m.
‘CLASH AND CALM:
A Folkloric Journey’
Joseph Haydn Quartet Op. 64 #4 in G major
Béla Bartók Quartet #2 in a minor, Sz. 67
Antonín Dvořák Quartet Op. 51 #10
in E flat major B. 92
Tickets $25, Seniors & Students $23
Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre
427 Bloor St. W.
Box Office: 416-221-8342
RESCHEDULED
Please check https://associates-tso.org for tickets and
information on potential schedule changes due to COVID-19
Music Concerts Series: Mokoomba & Wesli.
Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W.
416-408-0208. $40-$75.
❍❍8:00: Tapestry Opera. Rocking Horse Winner.
Music by Gareth Williams, libretto by
Anna Chatterton. Asitha Tennekoon, tenor;
Lucia Cesaroni, soprano; Keith Klassen, tenor;
Peter McGillivray, baritone; Michael Hidetoshi
Mori, stage director; Kamna Gupta, music
director. Streetcar Crowsnest, 345 Carlaw
Ave. 416-537-6066. $35-$70. Also Apr 23,
25(4pm), 28, 30, May 2.
❍❍8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Oundjian Conducts Mahler. Fung: Dust Devils;
Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1; Mahler: Symphony
No.5. Jonathan Crow, violin; Peter
Oundjian, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,
60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. Starting at
$35. Also May 1(7:30pm), 2(8pm). May 1 only:
6:15pm pre-concert performance by TSO
Chamber Soloists.
Thursday April 30
❍❍12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
Chamber Music Series: Best of Brahms.
Brahms: Sonata No.1 in f for clarinet and
piano, Clarinet Trio for clarinet, cello and
piano. Dominic Desautels, clarinet; Julie
Hereish, cello; Liz Upchurch, piano. 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.
❍❍7:30: Access Aloud. A Fine Bouquet:
Fauré at The Distillery. Fauré: Piano Quartet
No.1 in c; Maslanka: Tears; Gallon: Récit et
Allegro. Victor Li, violin; Rémi Pelletier, viola;
Emmanuelle Beaulieu Bergeron, cello; Fraser
Jackson, bassoon; Monique de Margerie,
piano. Ernest Balmer Studio, Distillery District,
9 Trinity St. 416-697-4743. $30; $15(sr/
st). Tickets available at the door or through
eventbrite.com.
❍❍7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Aida.
Music by Giuseppe Verdi. Tamara Wilson,
soprano (Aida); Russell Thomas,
tenor (Radames); Clémentine Margaine,
mezzo (Amneris); Roland Wood, baritone
(Amonasro); Jader Bignamini, conductor
and others. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing
Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231
or coc.ca. $35-$225. Runs Apr 18 to May 8.
Start times vary.
❍❍8:00: Tapestry Opera. Rocking Horse Winner.
Music by Gareth Williams, libretto by
Anna Chatterton. Asitha Tennekoon, tenor;
Lucia Cesaroni, soprano; Keith Klassen, tenor;
Peter McGillivray, baritone; Michael Hidetoshi
Mori, stage director; Kamna Gupta, music
director. Streetcar Crowsnest, 345 Carlaw
Ave. 416-537-6066. $35-$70. Also Apr 23,
25(4pm), 28, 29, May 2.
Friday May 1
❍❍12:00 noon: Cantala Women’s Choir. The
Infinite Beauty of Song. Britten: Missa Brevis
in D Op.63; Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine.
Cantala Women’s Choir; David Simon, organ.
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-
4255 or cantalawomenschoir.com. Free.
❍❍12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime
Recital: Baroque to the Future. Works by
Domenico Scarlatti and Frederic Chopin.
Luke Welch, piano. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian
Church (Toronto), 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-
5600 x231. Free.
WAGNER’S
MAY 1–16
416-363-8231 | coc.ca
❍❍7:30: Canadian Opera Company. The Flying
Dutchman. Music and libretto by Richard
Wagner. Vitalij Kowaljow, bass (The Dutchman);
Marjorie Wilson, soprano (Senta);
Dmitry Ulyanov, bass (Daland); Miles
Mykkanen, tenor (The Steersman); Mary Ewa
Płonka, mezzo (Mary); Michael Schade, tenor
(Erik); Johannes Debus, conductor; Christopher
Alden, stage director. Four Seasons
Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St.
W. 416-363-8231 or coc.ca. $35-$225. Runs
May 1 to 16. Start times vary.
❍❍7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Oundjian
Conducts Mahler. Fung: Dust Devils;
Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1; Mahler: Symphony
No.5. Jonathan Crow, violin; Peter
Oundjian, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,
60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. Starting at $35.
Also Apr 29(8pm), 2(8pm). May 1 only: 6:15pm
pre-concert performance by TSO Chamber
Soloists.
❍❍8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. RCO
Concerts Series: Gábor Takács-Nagy, conductor
& Yu Kai Sun, violin. Mozart: Overture
from Don Giovanni; Shostakovich: Violin Concerto
No.1 in a Op.77; Bartók: Concerto for
Orchestra Sz.116 BB123. Koerner Hall, TELUS
Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $25-
$60. Prelude Recital at 6:45pm. Pre-concert
chat at 7:15pm.
✖✖8:00: Sine Nomine Ensemble for Medieval
Music. Chominciamento di gioia: Trecento
songs and dances. A sampling of works from
the late Italian medieval manuscript now
known as British Library Add. 29987. Guests:
George Sawa & Suzanne Meyers Sawa, Middle
Eastern music specialists; Asli Rakkas,
dance. Trinity College Chapel, University of
Toronto, 6 Hoskin Ave. 416-638-9445. $20;
$15(sr/st/unwaged). POSTPONED.
Saturday May 2
❍❍1:30: Oakville Choir for Children and
Youth. True Colours. Clearview Church,
2300 Sheridan Garden Dr., Oakville. oakvillechoir.org.
$25; $20(sr); $15(12 and
under). Also 4pm.
CANCELLED/POSTPONED? Check ahead.
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