Volume 30 Issue 5 | April & May 2025

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LIVE OR ONLINE | Apr 1 to Jun 7, 2024and Portraits. Debussy: Prélude à l’aprèsmidid’un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of aFaun); Bartók: Piano Concerto No.1; Shostakovich:Symphony No.7. Dmitri Levkovich, piano;Daniel Vnukowski, host; Kristian Alexander,conductor. Meridian Arts Centre - GeorgeWeston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416-733-9388. - (adult) - (senior) - (youth). 7:10pm: Prélude (pre-concertrecital). 7:20pm: Pre-concert talk. Intermissiondiscussion and Q&A with Dmitri Levkovichand Daniel Vnukowski.presents:MAY 10, 8:00 PMCharles Cozens, conductorIsabel Bader TheatreTickets -45, www.gtpo.ca● 8:00: Greater Toronto PhilharmonicOrchestra. Movie Magic. Pirates of the Caribbean,Star Wars Suite, Selections from ET,Harry Potter Suite, Cinema Paradiso, Themefrom Star Trek. Charles Cozens, conductor.Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles St. W. www.gtpo.ca or 647-238-0015. From .● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. EliadesOchoa. Royal Conservatory of Music -TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St.W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance.From .● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique. See May 7.Sunday May 11● 2:00: Unbridled Theatre Collective. TheThreepenny Opera. See May 8. Also May 13,14, 15, 16, 17. Start time is 7:30pm unlessotherwise indicated.● 3:00: Gallery Players of Niagara. MusicFrom Earth and Beyond: Tom Allen andFriends. Exploring the rhythm of the seasons,the nature of time, and the mysteriesof the skies. Works by Caroline Lizotte, Piazzolla,Pärt, and others. Tom Allen, story teller;Sheila Jaffé, violin; Lori Gemmell, harp & guitar.Silver Spire United Church, 366 St. PaulSt., St. Catharines. Call 905-468-1525 oremail info@galleryplayers.ca. From (Live);(Virtual).● 3:00: Royal Conservatory of Music.String Concerts: James Ehnes with OrionWeiss. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUSCentre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance.From .SUNDAY 11 MAY AT 4Choral Evensongfor King Charles IIIfollowed byWORDS & MUSIC FORROYAL OCCASIONSwith St. Olave’s Arts Guild● 4:00: St. Olave’s Anglican Church. Wordsand Music for Royal Occasions. Opens withChoral Evensong for King Charles III, a religiousservice marking the second anniversaryof His Majesty’s Coronation followedat 4:45pm by an illustrated feature with St.Olave’s Arts Guild coordinated by Donna Morrison-Reed.St. Olave’s Anglican Church,360 Windermere Ave. www.YouTube.com/StOlavesAnglicanChurch or 416-769-5686.Contributions appreciated.Monday May 12● 7:30: Apocryphonia. Faignient: Musicand War in Antwerp 1568–1598. Music fromRenaissance Antwerp’s Golden Age includingworks by Noë Faignient, Orlando Lassus,Clemens non Papa, and others. Diapente RenaissanceVocal Quintet: Jane Fingler, soprano;Peter Koniers, countertenor; JonathanStuchbery, tenor & theorbo; Alexander Cappellazzo,tenor; Martin Gomes, bass; St. Basil’sSchola Cantorum; John Paul Farahat,director & organ. University of Toronto - St.Michael’s College - St. Basil’s Church, 50 St.Joseph St. www.apocryphonia.com/apocryphonia-concerts/.Pay What You Want: Suggested; (st).● 8:00: Summerhill Orchestra. Vivaldi &Bruch. Brahms: Symphony No.1 in c Op.68;Bruch: Romanze for Viola Op.85. Sarah deNiverville, viola; Sarah John, conductor. CalvinPresbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Ave. 905-808-9998. .Tuesday May 13● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation.Lunchtime Chamber Music. Eleanor Song,flute. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church,1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167 or www.yorkminsterpark.com.Free. Donations welcome.● 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday OrganRecital. Joshua Duncan Lee, organ. CathedralChurch of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364-7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals.Free. Donations encouraged.● 7:30: Unbridled Theatre Collective. TheThreepenny Opera. See May 8. Also May 14,15, 16, 17. Start time is 7:30pm unless otherwiseindicated.● 8:00: Massey Hall. Nils Frahm.178 Victoria St. 416-872-4255 or www.ticketmaster.ca.From .● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Pops: La Vida Loca. Jackie Mendez, vocalist;Ender Thomas, vocalist; Jose Sibaja, trumpet;Luisito Quintero, percussion; EnricoLopez-Yañez, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375 or www.tso.ca.From . Also May 14(2pm & 8pm).Wednesday May 14● 7:00: Upper Canada Choristers/Cantemos.Choral Workshop. Workshop endsat 9:30pm. Workshop for the Upper CanadaChoristers, Cantemos, and La Petite Musicale.Other choirs and choristers are invitedto attend. César Alejandro Carrillo, workshoppresenter. Grace Church on-the-Hill,300 Lonsdale Rd. Registration via Eventbriteat www.bit.ly/43xr4hl. . Includes a ticketto the May 16 performance.● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Wozzeck.See Apr 25. Also May 16. At 7:30pm unlessotherwise noted.● 7:30: Unbridled Theatre Collective. TheThreepenny Opera. See May 8. Also May 15,16, 17. Start time is 7:30pm unless otherwiseindicated.● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Pops: La Vida Loca. Jackie Mendez, vocalist;Ender Thomas, vocalist; Jose Sibaja, trumpet;Luisito Quintero, percussion; EnricoLopez-Yañez, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375 or www.tso.ca.From . Also May 13(8pm), 14(2pm).Thursday May 15● 12:00 noon: Metropolitan United Church.Vocal Concert. Alexander Cappellazzo, tenor.Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E.416-363-0331 x226. Freewill donation.● 7:30: Bravo Niagara! Festival of the Arts.Samara Joy. Central Niagara, 680 York Rd.,Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.bravoniagara.org or www.admitone.com. From .● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. EugeneOnegin. See May 2. Also May 17, 24(4:30pm).At 7:30pm unless otherwise noted.● 7:30: Unbridled Theatre Collective. TheThreepenny Opera. See May 8. Also May 16,17. Start time is 7:30pm unless otherwiseindicated.● 8:00: Massey Hall. Classic Albums Live:Michael Jackson - Thriller. 178 Victoria St.416-872-4255 or www.tickets.mhrth.com.From .● 8:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Alessia Cara.60 Simcoe St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. 6.● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music.Rhiannon Giddens & The Old-Time Revue.Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre -Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From. Also May 16.Friday May 16● 12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. NoontimeRecital. Laura Nashman, flute. St. Andrew’sPresbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x220 or www.standrewstoronto.org.Free. Donations welcome.● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Wozzeck.See Apr 25.● 7:30: Kashamara Productions. MarvelStudio’s Infinity Saga Concert Experience.Toronto Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Hicks,conductor. Meridian Hall, 1 Front St. E. www.ticketmaster.ca. From 1. Also May 17.● 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Beethoven’s Fifth with the National ArtsCentre Orchestra. Keiko Devaux: ListeningUnderwater; Mozart: Piano Concerto No.22in E-flat K.482; Beethoven: Symphony No.5 inc Op.67. Yeol Eum Son, piano; National ArtsCentre Orchestra; Alexander Shelley, conductor.Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375 or www.tso.ca. From .● 7:30: Unbridled Theatre Collective.The Threepenny Opera. See May 8. AlsoMay 17. Start time is 7:30pm unless otherwiseindicated.● 7:30: Upper Canada Choristers/Cantemos.Venezuela Viva: A Celebration ofVenezuelan Choral Music. Highlighting elementsof vibrant African, Spanish, Caribbean,and Indigenous cultural influences in themusic of Venezuela and neighbouring Trinidadand Tobago. César Alejandro Carrillo:Missa sine nomine; César Alejandro Carrillo:El pajaro que espero (The Bird I Await); CésarAlejandro Carrillo: La rosa de los vientos (TheWind Rose); Pedro Elías Gutiérrez: Alma llanera(Soul of the Plains). Guest artists: LaPetite Musicale of Toronto (Lindy Burgess,director); César Alejandro Carrillo, composer;Laura Morales Balza, poet. Upper CanadaChoristers; Cantemos; Hye Won (Cecilia)Lee, piano; Laurie Evan Fraser, conductor.Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd.www.uppercanadachoristers.org or info@uppercanadachoristers.org. ; Free(under16 when accompanied by an adult). LIVE &STREAMED.● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music.Rhiannon Giddens & The Old-Time Revue.Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre -Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From. Also May 15.● 8:00: Vesuvius Ensemble. Le Tarantelle:Spiders’ Night! Heliconian Hall, 35 HazeltonAve. www.bemusednetwork.com/events/detail/1029. .Saturday May 17● 3:00: 5 at the First Chamber Concerts.Sextet Extravaganza XIII. Yolanda Bruno &Csaba Koczo, violins; Caitlin Boyle & TheresaRudolph, violas; Rachel Desoer & Rachel Mercer,cellos. First Unitarian Church of Hamilton,170 Dundurn St. S., Hamilton. https://www.universe.com/events/sextet-extravaganza-xiii-tickets-5TCRZH.; (sr); $(st/unwaged); Free(under 12).● 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Chicago Brass Quintet. Worksby Piazzolla, Copland, and others. TrilliumLutheran Church, 22 Willow St., Waterloo.www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms. ; (st).● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. EugeneOnegin. See May 2. Also May 24(4:30pm). At7:30pm unless otherwise noted.● 7:30: Kashamara Productions. MarvelStudio’s Infinity Saga Concert Experience.Toronto Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Hicks,conductor. Meridian Hall, 1 Front St. E. www.ticketmaster.ca. From 1. Also May 16.● 7:30: Unbridled Theatre Collective. TheThreepenny Opera. See May 8.Sunday May 18● 2:00: Heliconian Hall. Raise the Roof! Afundraising concert to replace the Heliconian42 | April & May 2025 thewholenote.com

Hall Roof. Kye Marshall, cello; Dan Ionescu,guitar. 35 Hazelton Ave. www.torontoheliconianclub.wildapricot.org/event-6116746.From .● 3:00: Arkel Chamber Concerts. Undera Veil of Stars. Schubert: Piano Trio No.2 inE-flat for piano, violin, and cello D.929; KevinLau: Piano Trio. Guest artist: Philip Chiu,piano. Marie Bérard, violin; Winona Zelenka,cello. Trinity St. Paul’s United Church. JeanneLamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. www.eventbrite.ca or admin@arkelchamberconcerts.com or647-229-6918. .● 7:00: One-of-a-Kind Concerts. Piazzolla& Tango. An homage to the Argentiniancomposer Astor Piazzolla. Argentiniantango dancers; Catherine Sulem, violin;Janusz Borowiec, cello; Maya Vasserman,piano; Alina Grunina, guitar; Boris Thlobushevsky,piano. Lawrence Park CommunityChurch, 2180 Bayview Ave. 416-357-8345or www.eventbrite.ca/e/piazzolla-tango-tickets-1246368193819..● 8:00: Massey Hall. Samara Joy.178 Victoria St. 416-872-4255 or www.tickets.mhrth.com. From .Tuesday May 20● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation.Lunchtime Chamber Music: Ragtime! AngusSinclair, piano and Autumn Debassige, mezzo.Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 YongeSt. 416-922-1167 or www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations welcome.● 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday OrganRecital. Ying Qan, organ. Cathedral Churchof St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364-7865or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals. Free.Donations encouraged.Wednesday May 21● 7:00: Toronto Chamber Choir. SpringFundraiser: A Mysterious Teen Prodigy - TheMusic of Maria Francesca Nascinbeni. HeliconianHall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-923-9030 orwww.torontochamberchoir.ca. Free admission.RSVP required.● 8:00: TD Music Hall. Amanda Rheaume.178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com..50.Thursday May 22● 12:00 noon: Metropolitan United Church.Vocal Concert. Michelle Simmons, mezzo.Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E.416-363-0331 x226. Freewill donation.● 7:00: Magisterra Soloists. Magisterraat the Museum: Masterworks - MagisterraPiano Trio. Martin: Trio on Irish Folktunes;Chausson: Trio in g; Beethoven: Piano Trio inB-flat Op.97 “Archduke Trio”. Guests: Annette-Barbara Vogel, violin; Mehdi Ghazi, piano;Tom Landschoot, cello. Museum London,421 Ridout St. N., London. www.magisterra.com. ; (sr); (st); (under 10).NEW DATE.● 7:00: SweetWater Music Festival. PhilipChiu & Friends. Chabrier: Bourrée fantasque;Debussy: La soirée dans Grenade; Ginastera:Sonata No.1; Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flatOp.44. Philip Chiu, piano; Edwin Huizinga, violin;Sheila Jaffé, violin; Keith Hamm, viola; JulieHereish, cello. L.E. Shore Memorial Library(The Blue Mountains Public Library), 173 BruceSt. S., Thornbury. www.eventbrite.ca/e/sweetwater-presents-philip-chiu-and-friendstickets.General admission: .● 7:00: Estonian Music Week. Launch Party.Mix and mingle with your friends and fellowcommunity members, VIP guests as youenjoy appetizers and an open bar. Say helloto the artists and get a taste of the festivalprogramming all set against the backdropof the magnificent ROM. Gardiner Museum,111 Queen’s Park. www.piletikeskus.ee/en/select-ticket/5wghbh. From .● 7:00: TD Music Hall. Four Chords and theTruth. 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. .● 7:30: Against the Grain Theatre. Identity:A Song Cycle. Music by Dinuk Wijeratne.Poetry by Shauntay Grant. Elliot Madore, baritone;Nick Halley, percussion; Tyler Emond,bass; Joel Ivany, stage director. El Mocambo,464 Spadina Ave. www.atgtheatre.com/upcoming/identity-song-cycle. From .Also May 23 & 24.● 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. FilmWith Live Orchestra - Star Wars: The EmpireStrikes Back in Concert. John Williams: StarWars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.Nicholas Buc, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375 or www.tso.ca.From . Also May 23(7:30pm), 24(7:30pm),25(2pm).● 8:00: Centre in the Square. Jeans ‘NClassics: An Evening of Pink Floyd – The Wall& Dark Side of the Moon. 101 Queen St. N.,Kitchener. 519-578-1570 or www.centreinthesquare.com.From .50.● 8:00: Massey Hall. Chilliwack. 178 VictoriaSt. 416-872-4255 or www.tickets.mhrth.com.From .Friday May 23● 12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. NoontimeRecital. Romance of the Violin. Works by Falla,Rachmaninoff, and Beethoven. Andrew Sords,violin; Cheryl Duvall, piano. St. Andrew’s PresbyterianChurch, 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600x220 or www.standrewstoronto.org. Free.Donations welcome.● 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Chamber Music Concert.Details to be announced. First United Church,16 William St. W., Waterloo. www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms.; (st).● 7:00: SweetWater Music Festival. Sweet-Water Springtime Live. Sarah Slean: JohnPippy; Lekeu: Piano Quartet; Schumann:Piano Quintet in E-flat Op.44; and otherworks. Historic Leith Church, 419498 TomThomson Ln., Leith. www.eventbrite.ca/e/sweetwater-springtime-live-at-leith-churchtickets..● 7:30: Against the Grain Theatre. Identity:A Song Cycle. Music by Dinuk Wijeratne.Poetry by Shauntay Grant. Elliot Madore, baritone;Nick Halley, percussion; Tyler Emond,bass; Joel Ivany, stage director. El Mocambo,464 Spadina Ave. www.atgtheatre.com/upcoming/identity-song-cycle. From .Also May 22 & 24.● 7:30: Avenue Road Music & PerformanceAcademy. Marbin Matinees Series:Chopin, Schubert, and Pletnev. Chopin:Four Mazurkas Op.30; Tchaikovsky: Suitefrom The Nutcracker (arr. Mikhail Pletnev);and works by Schubert. Maxime Alberti,piano. Avenue Road Music and PerformanceAcademy - Gordon Lightfoot ConcertHall, 460 Avenue Rd. www.avenueroadmusic.com/events/2025/05/23/chopin-shubertand-pletnev-maxime-alberti-piano-marbin-fridays-series.Register online for freeadmission. Reception to follow.● 7:30: Guelph Musicfest 2025. BénédicteLauzière, Violin & Ken Gee, Piano. Openingconcert of the 2025 five-concert serieson consecutive Friday evenings. Tchaikovsky:Mélodie in E-flat Op.42; Amy Beach: ViolinSonata Op.34; Debussy: Clair de lune(arr. Roelens); Brahms: Violin Sonata No.2in A Op.100; Chopin: Nocturne in c-sharp(arr. Milstein). Bénédicte Lauzière, violin;Ken Gee, piano. Guelph Youth Music Centre,75 Cardigan St., Guelph. Visit www.guelphmusicfest.caor 519-993-7591. From .● 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. FilmWith Live Orchestra - Star Wars: The EmpireStrikes Back in Concert. John Williams: StarWars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.Nicholas Buc, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375 or www.tso.ca.From . Also May 22(7:30pm), 24(7:30pm),25(2pm).SAMUELMARIÑOAT THEOPERABologne& MozartDirected by Julia WedmanMAY 23–25Koerner Hall, TELUS Centrefor Performance and Learningtafelmusik.org● 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.Samuel Mariño at the Opera: Bologne & Mozart.Considered the world’s rarest voice type,the male soprano sound defies categorization.Opera arias & orchestral sinfonias byMozart, Bologne, Salieri, Haydn & Gluck. JuliaWedman, director; Samuel Mariño, sopranosoloist. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUSCentre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.tafelmusik.org. -4.Also May 24 & 25.● 8:00: Estonian Music Week. Curly Strings,The Crosslegs, Les Rats d’Swompe. Mix andmingle with your friends and fellow communitymembers, VIP guests as you enjoy appetizersand an open bar. Say hello to the artists andget a taste of the festival programming all setagainst the backdrop of the magnificent ROM.Revival Bar, 783 College St. www.piletikeskus.ee/en/select-ticket/wtt9ty. From .● 8:00: Old Mill Toronto. Jazz Lounge: FifthElement. 21 Old Mill Rd. 416-207-2020 orwww.oldmilltoronto.com. cover. Minimum food & beverage spend. Restrictedto ages 19+. Dinner reservations open at6pm. Show at 8pm.● 11:30: Estonian Music Week. EMW OfficialAfterparty: Dumai Dunai. Drom Taberna,458 Queen St. W. Tickets at the door. .Saturday May 24● 2:00: Estonian Music Week. EstonianVoices & Countermeasure. A cappella jazzinnovators blending folk, pop, and jazz intoethereal vocal harmonies. Innis Town Hall,2 Sussex Ave. www.sviby.com/en/e/152jk0..79; .29(st).● 4:00: The Edison Singers. Choral Mystics.Works by Palestrina, Byrd, Ešenvalds,Whitacre, and Arvo Pärt. St. Mark’s AnglicanChurch, 41 Byron St., Niagara-on-the-Lake.226-384-9300 or www.theedisonsingers.com/performances/. ; (ages 13-21);(ages 12 & under). 80 minutes. No intermission.Also May 31(Church of St. Peter andSt. Simon-the-Apostle, Toronto), Jun 1(Basilicaof Our Lady Immaculate, Guelph).● 4:30: Canadian Opera Company. EugeneOnegin. See May 2.● 7:00: Estonian Music Week. Tuulikki Bartosikx Sander Mölder, Caracol. Sculptors offolktronic soundscapes. St. Anne’s Parishthewholenote.com April & May 2025 | 43