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Today in Toronto: Fauré Quartett, Dachshund UN, and more

Fauré Quartett The Fauré has recorded prize- winning takes on Brahms, but has no problem looking farther afield. Strauss’s Piano Quartet in C minor, completed when he was barely out of his teens, gets an airing, but the concert’s novelty item is an arrangement of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Find out more »

Dachshund UN Australian installation artist Bennett Miller stages a meeting of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights with dachshunds standing in for the world’s human delegates. Find out more »

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February 27, 2013 | 8:00 am

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Today in Toronto: And Slowly Beauty and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

And Slowly Beauty After an unassuming desk drone goes to see Chekhov’s Three Sisters, elements of the play—its characters, their battle with boredom and unhappiness— begin to infiltrate his life, forcing him to make a change. Find out more »

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra This institution, despite its notorious sexism—no women were admitted until 1997, and very few are there even today—still rates among the world’s best symphonies, particularly for its lustrous string sound. Find out more »

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February 26, 2013 | 8:00 am

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Today in Toronto: Jason Marsalis Quartet and Spotlight Japan

Jason Marsalis Quartet Marsalis, the youngest member of New Orleans’ first family of jazz, began his musical career as a virtuoso drummer with a philosophical bent. Lately, he’s been concentrating his outsized talents on the vibraphone, attacking the instrument with experimental fervour. Find out more »

Spotlight Japan A pair of Japanese stars mount two shows apiece at Canadian Stage this month. Avant-garde hip-hop dancer and digital composer Hiroaki Umeda demonstrates his hypnotic use of video, lighting and sound inHaptic and Holistic Strata, while playwright and director Oriza Hirata offers Sayonara and I, Worker,both of which feature human and android actors. Find out more »

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February 25, 2013 | 8:00 am

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Today in Toronto: DJ Skate Night

DJ Skate Night Most of the city’s outdoor rinks are lousy with toddlers learning to stay upright and shinny-hungry teens in Leafs jerseys. Saturday nights at the Natrel Rink have a whole other vibe. Find out more »

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February 22, 2013 | 8:00 am

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Today in Toronto: La Clemenza di Tito, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and more

La Clemenza di Tito Mozart’s final opera, set in ancient Rome, is a heady brew of conflicting loves and loyalties, plots and counterplots. Find out more »

Ladysmith Black Mambazo This all-male South African choral group made their biggest mark in the 1980s while backing up Paul Simon on his Graceland album and tour. Their new album features collaborations with artists such as Sarah MacLachlan, Emmylou Harris and, of course, Simon. Find out more »

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February 21, 2013 | 8:00 am

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Today in Toronto: Diana Krall and Mozart Requiem

Diana Krall There’s still something freshly girl next door about this frequent Grammy and Juno Award winner— must be the Nanaimo background. It’s there even when she’s working her sultry magic on songs imbued with a late-night vibe. Find out more »

Mozart Requiem Ivars Taurins leads Tafelmusik’s impeccable chorus and orchestra in a heartfelt reading of Mozart’s deeply mournful deathbed work, bolstered by soloists Nathalie Paulin, Laura Pudwell, Lawrence Wiliford and Nathaniel Watson. Find out more »

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February 20, 2013 | 8:00 am

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Today in Toronto: Hannah Moscovitch Double Bill

Hannah Moscovitch Double Bill A two-for-one from Tarragon’s always-remarkable playwright in residence. Little One follows a pair of adopted siblings whose love for one another is fraught, to say the least, while Other People’s Children,which gets its premiere here, examines the startling bond that forms between a baby and her nanny—to the distress of the mother. Find out more »

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February 19, 2013 | 8:00 am

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Today in Toronto: Maroon 5 and Sem Mim and Ímã

Maroon 5 On their latest tour, the L.A. sex-soul popsters aim to prove they really do have moves like Jagger. Find out more »

Sem Mim and Ímã The dance company Grupo Corpo returns with a double bill from its considerable repertoire. In Sem Mim,tattooed figures flit and flow across the stage to strains of medieval Portuguese music; the performers inÍmã push, pull, attract and repel (the title means “magnet”). Find out more »

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February 15, 2013 | 8:00 am

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Today in Toronto: Canadian International AutoShow and Loveloss

Canadian International AutoShow Celebrating its 40th birthday, this mega-show packs in devotees eager to be within touching distance of drool-worthy four-wheeled fetish objects with names like Ferrari, Lamborghini and Aston Martin. Find out more »

Loveloss Created by the same Michael Trent– led team that put together last year’s retrospective Adaptation Project, Loveloss is about the emotional and physical power of love and how we behave under its influence. Find out more »

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February 14, 2013 | 8:00 am

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Today in Toronto: The Tragically Hip

The Tragically Hip The Hip promoted their newest album, Now for Plan A, at a pop-up concert in Kensington Market last fall, proving they’re still populists despite their god-like status in some parts of Canada. Plan A adds a new-wave sheen to the band’s familiar four-on-the-floor chug, while singer and front man Gord Downie remains as charismatic as ever. Find out more »

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February 13, 2013 | 8:00 am

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Today in Toronto: Beethoven’s Ninth

Beethoven’s Ninth The ninth is the kind of classical staple you just assume you never have to hear again—until you do, and discover new depths and the pleasure of its familiar musical peaks. Find out more »

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February 12, 2013 | 8:00 am

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Today in Toronto: Clybourne Park and Gabriela Montero

Clybourne Park There goes the neighbourhood—again. For its second-stage series, Mirvish has picked up Studio 180’s hit production of Bruce Norris’s Pulitzer winner about race and real estate. Find out more »

Gabriela Montero The ability to improvise on a musical theme was once considered an essential skill for a classical virtuoso, though these days it’s mostly relegated to the rock and jazz worlds. The Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero relishes showing off her improvisational chops. Find out more »

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February 8, 2013 | 8:00 am

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Today in Toronto: CIBC LunarFest, Lady Gaga and more

CIBC LunarFest The festival of contemporary Asian arts and culture helps attendees slither into the Year of the Snake with kid-friendly programming such as puppet shows, workshops and games. Find out more »

Lady Gaga Never one for subtlety, Lady Gaga is one part performance artist, one part cultural saboteur and many parts attention-hungry pop star. Find out more »

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