Other featured performers and ensembles performing during the festival include The Borodin String Quartet; Gerald Finley & Stephen Ralls; The Zukerman Chamber Players featuring Pinchas Zukerman; The Gryphon Trio; National Youth Orchestra of Canada; Cecilia String Quartet with Georgy Tchaidze; and The Nash Ensemble with Colin Ainsworth.
There will be a series at Hart House called Friday Late Nights, and Mentors & Fellows Concerts performed jointly by the mentors and participants in the Academy. Outreach Concerts take place throughout the city and are free of charge.
The festival also hosts a series of masterclasses in which the public can attend the instruction of some already-advanced performers being tutored by seasoned professionals. This is always enlightening and you can immediately hear the difference that small changes can make.
The 7th Toronto Summer Music Festival continues to August 4 at Koerner Hall and various locations around Toronto.
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Opening Night featuring André Laplante
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
7:30 pm | Koerner Hall
Bach/Busoni: Organ Toccata
Ravel: Oiseaux tristes
Ravel: La vallée des cloches
Ravel: Sonatine
Morel: Deux études de sonorité
Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, Première année: Suisse (selections)
Colourful and atmospheric impressions by Ravel and Liszt anchor master pianist André Laplante’s Opening Night recital. Ravel drew on his imagination for these portraits of sad birds and a valley echoing with bells, while Liszt gathered his picturesque sketches during the ‘year of pilgrimage’ that he spent traveling through Switzerland. Ravel’s neo-classical Sonatine, and Busoni’s inventive transcription of a mighty Bach organ toccata complete the program.
Join us after the concert for a champagne reception with the artist!
Gerald Finley & Stephen Ralls | Songs of Europe
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
7:30 pm | Koerner Hall
Carl Loewe: Four Songs
Schumann: Liederkreis
Grieg: Six Songs
Sir Arthur Sullivan: The Lost Chord
Cyril Scott: Lord Randall
Britten: Four Folk Songs
Hailed by the New York Times as “a recitalist of rare versatility, a concert artist of the first rank, and an opera singer of distinction in a broad repertory,” Canadian bass-baritone Gerald Finley performs an absorbing program of songs from across Europe. The program traces the development of national romantic styles, many of them echoing folk traditions, from the Germany of Schumann and Loewe, to the Norway of Grieg, and the British Isles of Sullivan, Scott and Britten.
Seoul Spring Festival Ensemble | Music of France
Thursday, July 19, 2012
7:30 pm | Koerner Hall
Dong-Suk Kang, violin; Stephan Picard, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola;
Young-Chang Cho, cello; Youngho Kim, piano
Timothy Ying, violin
Françaix: String Trio
Fauré: Piano Quartet no. 1
Chausson: Concert for piano, violin, and string quartet
An ensemble representing one of Korea’s foremost musical institutions, the Seoul Spring Festival Ensemble brings together world-renowned artists from Korea, Germany, France, and the USA. On this evening’s French programme, they perform Chausson’s richly-textured homage to the Baroque period, as well as Fauré’s glorious Piano Quartet no. 1, and the tart, cheeky String Trio by Françaix.
6:15 pm at Koerner Hall: Rick Phillips will present a pre-concert lecture entitled “French Chamber Music – balanced, proportioned, clear…and profound.” (Open only to July 19 ticket-holders.)
Masterclass with Gerald Finley
Thursday, July 19, 2012
10:00 am | Walter Hall
Be a fly on the wall as Bass-Baritone Gerald Finley shares insights and techniques with Toronto Summer Music Academy Fellows.
The Borodin String Quartet | Music of Russia
Friday, July 20, 2012
7:30 pm | Walter Hall
Borodin: String Quartet no.2
Rachmaninoff: Romance (String Quartet no. 1)
Tchaikovsky: String Quartet no.3
The definitive performers of Russian chamber music for more than 65 years, the members of the renowned Borodin Quartet bring their unsurpassed authority to this program. Composed as a gift to his wife on the twentieth anniversary of their first meeting, Quartet no. 2 by Borodin is an aptly warm and melodious work. In contrast, Tchaikovsky’s Quartet no. 3 is a dark-hued piece, composed as a memorial tribute to a violinist who had helped promote the two previous quartets. You’ll also enjoy an early work by Rachmaninoff, the Romance from the unfinished Quartet no. 1.
6:15 pm at Walter Hall: Rick Phillips will present a pre-concert lecture entitled “The Russian Soul – melancholic or misunderstood?” (Open only to July 20 ticket-holders.)
Friday Late Night with Music and Video from Louis Dufort & Friends
Friday, July 20, 2012
10:00 pm | Hart House Great Hall
The music and videos of Montreal-based electroacoustic composer Louis Dufort
will transport in another realm, where sound and light are fused with elements drawn from cinema, dance and painting.
TSMF Mentors & Fellows Concerts
Chamber Music of Brahms and Fauré
Saturday, July 21, 2012
4:00 pm & 7:30 pm | Walter Hall
Featuring members of the Seoul Spring Festival Ensemble and TSMF Academy Fellows
A runaway hit at last year's Festival, these concerts feature Master guest artists of the Festival sharing the stage with TSMF Academy Fellows – an elite group of incredible young musicians on the threshold of their careers. The resulting performances are electric. The evening's two performances will showcase different Mentors and Fellows, with two separate programs featuring the chamber music of Brahms and Fauré. Visit torontosummermusic.com in June for more details!
Masterclass with Craig Rutenberg
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
10:00 am | Walter Hall
Be a fly on the wall as Pianist and Director of Music Administration for the Metropolitan Opera House Craig Rutenberg shares insights and techniques with Toronto Summer Music Festival Academy Fellows.
The Zukerman Chamber Players
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
7:30 pm | Koerner Hall
Pinchas Zukerman,violin; Jessica Linnebach, violin;
Jethro Marks, viola; Amanda Forsyth, cello
Angela Cheng, piano
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet
Schumann: Piano Quintet
The illustrious Pinchas Zukerman and his world-class ensemble perform two masterpieces of the piano quintet repertoire: the exuberant piece that Robert Schumann composed for his gifted pianist wife, Clara, and the dramatic and witty work that Shostakovich composed in the Soviet Union during the darkest days of World War II.
6:15 pm at Koerner Hall: Ryan McLelland will present a pre-concert lecture entitled “Cyclicism and Historicism in Schumann's and Shostakovich's Piano Quintets” (Open only to July 24 ticketholders.)
The Vienna Piano Trio | Music of Germany and Austria
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
7:30 pm | Walter Hall
Haydn: Piano Trio no. 18
Brahms: Piano Trio no. 2
Schumann: Piano Trio no. 1
The outstanding Vienna Piano Trio, praised by Fanfare magazine as a group that “plays with near perfection from the technical standpoint and with exemplary coherence, lucidity, and focus,” performs gems from the core of the Austro-German school. Substantial works by Brahms and Schumann share the bill with a playful piece by Haydn.
6:15 pm at Walter Hall: Ryan McLelland will present a pre-concert lecture entitled “Two Joyous Journeys of Schumann and Brahms” (Open only to July 25 ticket-holders.)
The Gryphon Trio with Scott St. John & Steven Dann
Music of Bohemia
Thursday, July 26, 2012
7:30 pm | Koerner Hall
Dvořák: Sonatina for violin and piano
Smetana: Piano Trio
Dvořák: Piano Quintet no. 2
Coloured by the earthy folk music of the composers’ homeland, Bohemia (now the Czech lands), this richly emotional program by the celebrated Gryphon Trio and their distinguished guests offers genuine enjoyment. In their first appearance at Koerner Hall, the trio will perform two pieces by Dvořák – the heartening Piano Quintet no. 2, and the charming Sonatina for violin and piano – that bookend the urgent energy of Smetana’s Piano Trio.
6:15 pm at Koerner Hall: Ryan McLelland will present a pre-concert lecture entitled “Can Chamber Music for Strings and Piano be Czech?” (Open only to July 26 ticket-holders.)
Friday Late Night from Belgium with Comboio
Friday, July 27, 2012
10:00 pm | Hart House Great Hall
An accordion player, classically-trained violinist, and guitar player from Belgium combine with a Brazilian percussionist to explore acoustic latin jazz.
Masterclass with Wolfgang Redik
Friday, July 27, 2012
10:00 am | Walter Hall
Violinist Wolfgang Redik of the Vienna Piano Trio shares insights with TSMF Academy Fellows.
The Toronto Reunion
Music of Germany and Russia
Friday, July 27, 2012
7:30 pm | Walter Hall
Mark Fewer, violin; Scott St. John, violin; Steven Dann, viola
Sharon Wei, viola; Mathias Gredler, cello; Shauna Rolston, cello
Brahms: Sextet no. 1
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence
Luxuriate in the sounds of six string instruments! We reunite long-time friends, among the finest string players in the country, around a glorious program of sextets by Brahms and Tchaikovsky.
6:15 pm at Walter Hall: Ryan McLelland will present a pre-concert lecture “Towards the Limits of Chamber Music: Sextets of Brahms & Tchaikovsky” (Open only to July 27 ticket-holders.)
TSMF Mentors & Fellows Concerts
Chamber Music of Brahms and Schumann
Saturday, July 28, 2012
4:00 pm & 7:30 pm | Walter Hall
Featuring members of the Vienna Piano Trio, Mark Fewer, Scott St. John, Steven Dann, Sharon Wei, and TSMF Academy Fellows
A runaway hit at last year's Festival, these concerts feature Master guest artists of the Festival sharing the stage with TSMF Academy Fellows – an elite group of incredible young musicians on the threshold oftheir careers. The resulting performances are electric.
The evening's two performances will showcase different Mentors and Fellows, with two separate programs featuring the chamber music of Brahms and Schumann.
Masterclass with Ian Brown
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
10:00 am | Walter Hall
Be a fly on the wall as Pianist Ian Brown of The Nash Ensemble shares insights and techniques with Toronto Summer Music Festival Academy Fellows.
National Youth Orchestra of Canada
Music of Russia, Italy, and Hungary
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
7:30 pm | Koerner Hall
National Youth Orchestra of Canada
Alain Trudel, conductor
Respighi: Fontana di Roma
Prokofiev: Suite from Romeo and Juliet
Nicolas Gilbert: New Work
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
The professionals-in-waiting of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada meet every challenge that theirprogram of brilliant, highly appealing music has to offer. It ranges from the passions of Prokofiev’s classic Shakespearean ballet, to Respighi’s glittering evocations of the “eternal city,” Bartók’s dazzling showpiece for every section of the orchestra, and an impressive new work by Canadian composer Nicolas Gilbert.
Cecilia String Quartet with Georgy Tchaidze
Music of Bohemia and Hungary
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
7:30 pm | Walter Hall
Dvořák: String Quartet “Cypresses”
Janáček: String Quartet no. 1 “Kreutzer Sonata”
Dohnányi: Piano Quintet no. 1
Pianist Georgy Tchaidze, winner of the 2009 Hohnen competition, is paired with Canada’s up-and-coming Cecilia String Quartet in a program featuring two fascinating, autobiographical works inspired by love. The young Dvořák wrote a cycle of songs called Cypresses as a portrait of the woman he loved, later transcribing some for string quartet. The aging Janáček’s first quartet was inspired by Tolstoy’s story, TheKreutzer Sonata. The story deals with an unhappy marriage, like the one in which Janáček’s much younger beloved was trapped.
6:15 pm at Walter Hall: Robin Elliot will present a pre-concert lecture entitled “Love Songs from Eastern Europe.” (Open only to Aug 1 ticket-holders.)
The Nash Ensemble with Colin Ainsworth
Music of England
Thursday, August 2, 2012
7:30 pm | Koerner Hall
Frank Bridge: Phantasie Piano Quartet
Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge for piano, tenor and string quartet
Elgar: Piano Quintet
Praised as “an ensemble of the highest quality” by the Ottawa Citizen, London’s Nash Ensemble, the first ensemble-in-residence at London’s legendary Wigmore Hall, presents artfully varied chamber works by three highly accomplished English composers: Elgar’s expansive, deeply Romantic Piano Quintet; On Wenlock Edge, Vaughan Williams’ achingly beautiful song-cycle setting poems by A. E. Housman; and an attractive, one-movement piano quartet by Benjamin Britten’s gifted teacher, Frank Bridge.
6:15 pm at Koerner Hall: Robin Elliot will present a pre-concert lecture entitled “W.W. Cobbett and the British Chamber Music Revival.” (Open only to Aug 2 ticket-holders.)
The Nash Ensemble | Music of France
Friday, August 3, 2012
7:30 pm | Walter Hall
Debussy: Cello Sonata
Ravel: Piano Trio
Franck: Piano Quintet
The Nash Ensemble’s French program opens with one of Debussy’s final works, the fanciful Cello Sonata; continues with the refined beauties and exotic colours of Ravel’s Piano Trio; and concludes with the Piano Quintet by César Franck, a big, heatedly emotional work which he composed while in the grips of a powerful infatuation with one of his students.
6:15 pm at Walter Hall: Robin Elliot will present a pre-concert lecture entitled “Paris, 1915.” (Open only to Aug 3 ticket-holders.)
Friday Late Night from Montreal with Warhol Dervish
Friday, August 3, 2012
10:00 pm | Hart House Great Hall
Based out of Montreal, Warhol Dervish is an unorthodox chamber music collective of early-music HIPsters, new music specialists, ardent 19th century romantics, pop collaborators, rockstar wannabes, meditators and yogis! The members of the ensemble move the chamber music concert experience into the 21st century with an eclectic program of works by Nico Muhly, Richard Parry (of Arcade Fire), rounded out by a set of Klezmer music!
The Festival Grand Finale!
TSMF Mentor & Fellows Concerts
Chamber Music of Brahms, Dvořák, and Strauss
Saturday, August 4, 2012
4:00 pm & 7:30 pm | Walter Hall
Featuring members of The Nash Ensemble and TSMF Academy Fellows
A runaway hit at last year's Festival, these concerts feature Master guest artists of the Festival sharing the stage with TSMF Academy Fellows – an elite group of incredible young musicians on the threshold of their careers. The resulting performances are electric.
The evening's two performances will showcase different Mentors and Fellows, with two separate programs featuring the chamber music of Brahms and Dvořák and highlighted by a performance of Richard Strauss's iconic Metamorphosen for 23 solo strings. Visit torontosummermusic.com in June for more details!
Friday Late Nights
Friday nights at 10:00 pm in the Hart House Great Hall. Summer nights in Toronto stretch long past sundown as the city comes alive with a new energy. Join in the fun with our Late Night concerts at Hart House Great Hall. These eclectic events are informal and infectious, with a cash bar and plenty of vibe. Soak in the experience with a drink in hand, as the lively sounds of great music drift out into the hot summer night. It will be an evening you won’t soon forget.
Friday, July 20 at 10:00 pm: Music and Video from Louis Dufort & Friends
Friday July 27 at 10:00 pm: Comboio
Friday, August 3 at 10:00 pm: Warhol Dervish
Mentors & Fellows Concerts
Saturday evenings at 4:00 pm and 7:30 pm at Walter Hall
The Toronto Summer Music Festival not only provides Toronto music-lovers with top tier classical performances in the middle of the summer, it also hosts an annual TSMF Academy. This professional training program provides access to mentoring by some of classical music’s most acclaimed artists for an elite group of talented musicians at the start of their professional careers. The Academy is tightly woven into the fabric of the Festival, and guest artists join us not only to perform, but also to teach and mentor Academy Fellows.
As part of both Academy training and Festival programming, six unique performances featuring Academy Mentors and Fellows are presented at Walter Hall. These incredible concerts are alive with an energy only such a collaboration can create. They embody the spirit of the Festival and the timeless tradition of passing on the craft of
music-making. Make sure your Festival experience includes at least one of these special concerts.
Saturday, July 21 at 4:00 pm & 7:30 pm:
Members of the Seoul Spring Festival Ensemble and TSMF Academy Fellows Saturday, July 28 at 4:00 pm & 7:30 pm:
Members of the Vienna Piano Trio, Mark Fewer, Scott St. John, Steven Dann, Sharon Wei, and TSMF Academy Fellows
Saturday, Aug 4 at 4:00 pm & 7:30 pm:
Members of The Nash Ensemble and TSMF Academy Fellows
Masterclasses
10:00 am at Walter Hall
You can enjoy behind-the-scenes access as the greats of classical music pass on the tricks of their trade to TSMF Academy Fellows. As you listen to their words of advice, watch them demonstrate their techniques, and observe as they reveal the mountain of work and commitment behind each magical performance, you may develop a whole new appreciation for the art of music-making.
Thursday, July 19: Bass-Baritone Gerald Finley
Tuesday, July 24: Pianist and Director of Music Administration for the Metropolitan Opera House Craig Rutenberg
Friday, July 27: Violinist Wolfgang Redik
Tuesday, July 31: Pianist Ian Brown
Outreach Concerts
The Toronto Summer Music Festival aims to bring the summer alive with beautiful music, and reach as many ears as possible. The FREE Outreach concerts, on top of the Festival’s roster of events, provide opportunities for audiences to enjoy the magic of a live performance. They also give our gifted TSMF Academy Fellows a chance to put their new learnings into practice and to showcase their incredible talent.
Wednesday, July 25 at 12:00pm - The North York Central Library
Thursday, July 26 at 12:00pm - The Church of the Redeemer
Wednesday, August 1 - Barrie Colours of Music Festival
Wednesday, August 1 at 12:00pm - The North York Central Library
Thursday, August 2 at 12:00pm - The Church of the Redeemer
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