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TORONTO SUMMER<br />
MUSIC FESTIVAL<br />
<strong>2017</strong><br />
I’m delighted to welcome you to our <strong>2017</strong> TSM Festival,<br />
my first as Artistic Director! This summer, in celebration<br />
of Canada’s Sesquicentennial, we will explore the music<br />
of Canada and feature the very best of Canada’s many<br />
world-renowned classical performers.<br />
Please join me in welcoming many of my friends to our<br />
<strong>Toronto</strong> stage this summer. Our season includes a<br />
one-week residency by superstar Canadian violinist<br />
James Ehnes; acclaimed soprano Soile Isokoski in recital;<br />
a tribute to beloved Canadian pianist Anton Kuerti;<br />
cherished leading ensembles such as the St. Lawrence<br />
and Rolston String Quartets; our own National Youth<br />
Orchestra of Canada; and festive TSM traditions A Night<br />
At The Opera, and the Last Night of the Festival, eh!<br />
I invite you to join us and celebrate the vibrant tradition<br />
of music in Canada!<br />
Jonathan Crow,<br />
Artistic Director<br />
reGENERATION CONCERTS<br />
TSM Academy Fellows, some of the most talented musicians of their generation, are joined by their<br />
mentors to perform compelling chamber music repertoire and art song masterpieces in Walter Hall.<br />
Teng Li<br />
Antonio Lysy<br />
Andrew Wan<br />
Nikki Chooi<br />
Saturday, July 15<br />
1:00pm<br />
Art Song<br />
4:00pm<br />
Chamber <strong>Music</strong><br />
7:30pm<br />
Chamber <strong>Music</strong><br />
Saturday, July 22<br />
1:00pm<br />
Art Song<br />
4:00pm<br />
Chamber <strong>Music</strong><br />
7:30pm<br />
Chamber <strong>Music</strong><br />
Saturday, July 29<br />
4:00pm<br />
Chamber <strong>Music</strong><br />
7:30pm<br />
Chamber <strong>Music</strong><br />
Saturday, August 5<br />
7:30pm<br />
Chamber <strong>Music</strong><br />
With special guests from<br />
the TSM Community<br />
Academy<br />
Repertoire and full details to be announced in June.
OPENING NIGHT!<br />
ST. LAWRENCE STRING QUARTET<br />
Thursday, July 13, 7:30pm<br />
Koerner Hall<br />
“Modern...dramatic...superb...wickedly attentive...with a hint<br />
of rock ‘n roll energy...” are a few ways critics describe the<br />
musical phenomenon that is the St. Lawrence String Quartet.<br />
Haydn: Quartet in C Major, Op.20, No.2<br />
Schafer: Quartet #3<br />
Beethoven: Quartet Op.131<br />
Martin Beaver<br />
MARTIN BEAVER<br />
& FRIENDS<br />
Friday, July 14<br />
7:30pm<br />
Walter Hall<br />
Martin Beaver, violin<br />
Lesley Robertson, viola<br />
Christopher Costanza, cello<br />
Angela Park, piano<br />
Mozart: Duo No.1 in G Major<br />
for Violin and Viola, K.423<br />
Beethoven: Sonata No.7 for<br />
Piano and Violin in c minor,<br />
Op.30 No.2<br />
Arensky: Piano Trio No.1<br />
in d minor, Op.32<br />
JAMES EHNES IN RECITAL<br />
Monday, July 17, 7:30pm<br />
Koerner Hall<br />
Manitoba’s own superstar violinist performs<br />
a solo recital of Bach, Ysaye, and Cabena.<br />
Mark Fewer<br />
SOILE ISOKOSKI<br />
IN RECITAL<br />
Tuesday, July 18<br />
7:30pm<br />
Walter Hall<br />
Soile Isokoski, soprano<br />
Martin Katz, piano<br />
One of the most celebrated sopranos<br />
to emerge from Finland, Isokoski<br />
has captivated audiences and critics<br />
alike across the world. Don’t miss<br />
this program of songs by Wolf,<br />
Schumann, R. Strauss, and Sibelius.<br />
BACH<br />
CELEBRATION<br />
Wednesday, July 19<br />
7:30pm<br />
Church of the Redeemer<br />
James Ehnes, violin<br />
Jonathan Crow, violin<br />
Andrew Wan, violin<br />
TSM Festival Orchestra<br />
Three of Canada’s favourite<br />
violinists join forces for this special<br />
performance which will include the<br />
famous Double Concerto in d minor<br />
for Two Violins. Meet the artists after<br />
the concert at a celebratory reception<br />
for the entire audience.<br />
Limited tickets available<br />
MARK FEWER TRIO<br />
Thursday, July 20<br />
7:30pm<br />
Walter Hall<br />
Mark Fewer, violin<br />
David Braid, piano<br />
Joseph Phillips, bass<br />
Classics old and new with jazz charts<br />
from Ellington and Strayhorn, to<br />
Canadian works by Jan Jarcyzk, Jodi<br />
Proznick, and Phil Dwyer. Described<br />
as “genre-bending” by the National<br />
Post, and “intrepid” by the Globe and<br />
Mail, Mark Fewer has performed<br />
around the world to critical acclaim<br />
in virtually every role asked of a<br />
violinist – and then some.
David Harding<br />
CHAMBER NIGHT<br />
IN CANADA<br />
Friday, July 21, 7:30pm<br />
Walter Hall<br />
Andrew Wan, violin<br />
Mark Fewer, violin<br />
David Harding, viola<br />
Antonio Lysy, cello<br />
Stéphane Lemelin, piano<br />
Mozart: String Quartet No.4<br />
in C Major, K.157<br />
Jordan Pal: Octet<br />
(World Première/TSM Commission)<br />
Milton Barnes: Lamentations of<br />
Jeremiah for Solo Viola<br />
Dvořák: Piano Quintet No.2<br />
in A Major, Op.81<br />
ROLSTON STRING QUARTET<br />
Monday, July 24, 7:30pm<br />
Walter Hall<br />
If you missed the suspenseful and exhilarating<br />
2016 Banff International String Quartet<br />
Competition, this is your opportunity to hear<br />
the program that captured first prize for Canada’s<br />
own Rolston String Quartet. Now performing<br />
internationally, join this outstanding ensemble as<br />
they perform their superb competition-winning<br />
program: Ravel String Quartet, Di Castri Quartet<br />
No.1, and Beethoven String Quartet Op.59, No.2<br />
NATIONAL YOUTH<br />
ORCHESTRA OF<br />
CANADA<br />
Tuesday, July 25<br />
7:30pm<br />
Koerner Hall<br />
Jonathan Darlington, conductor<br />
The Unsilent Project<br />
A special Canada 150 Signature<br />
multi-disciplinary project<br />
tackling issues of Truth and<br />
Reconciliation. This<br />
performance will include<br />
works by Borodin and Strauss.<br />
Free (not available on Flex 5<br />
or 10 Passes)<br />
Angela Park<br />
Julie Nesrallah<br />
Joseph Johnson<br />
DVOŘÁK PIANO TRIO<br />
Wednesday, July 26<br />
7:30pm<br />
Walter Hall<br />
Jonathan Crow, violin<br />
Andrew Wan, violin<br />
Steven Dann, viola<br />
Joseph Johnson, cello<br />
Desmond Hoebig, cello<br />
Angela Park, piano<br />
Uriel Vanchestein: Les Veuves<br />
Morawetz: Sonata No.3 for<br />
Violin and Piano<br />
Dohnanyi: Serenade for<br />
String Trio, Op.10<br />
Dvořák: Piano Trio in f minor, Op.65<br />
A NIGHT AT THE OPERA<br />
Thursday, July 27, 7:30pm<br />
Koerner Hall<br />
Julie Nesrallah, mezzo-soprano and host<br />
Andrew Haji ,tenor<br />
Danika Lorèn, soprano<br />
Gary Relyea, bass<br />
Robert Kortgaard, piano<br />
Nikki Chooi, violin<br />
Don’t miss some of Canada’s most talented singers<br />
performing arias and duets from the great operas of<br />
Puccini, Mozart, Verdi, and of course, Bizet’s Carmen!<br />
Featuring Canada’s own Nikki Chooi, the newly minted<br />
concertmaster of the Met Opera Orchestra.<br />
STRING<br />
EXTRAVAGANZA<br />
Friday, July 28<br />
7:30pm<br />
Walter Hall<br />
Andrew Wan, violin<br />
Nikki Chooi, violin<br />
Steven Dann, viola<br />
Desmond Hoebig, cello<br />
Joseph Johnson, cello<br />
Gary Kulesha: String Trio<br />
Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Cello<br />
Schubert: String Quintet in<br />
C Major, D.956
Sarah Jeffrey<br />
Jane Coop<br />
JONATHAN CROW<br />
Monday, July 31<br />
7:30pm<br />
Walter Hall<br />
Jonathan Crow, violin<br />
Philip Chiu, piano<br />
Join our Artistic Director for a<br />
special Sesqui program by French,<br />
British, and Canadian composers<br />
including Debussy, Willan, Elgar,<br />
and Ravel.<br />
TSO CHAMBER<br />
SOLOISTS<br />
Wednesday, August 2<br />
7:30pm<br />
Walter Hall<br />
Jonathan Crow, violin<br />
Shane Kim, violin<br />
Teng Li, viola<br />
Joseph Johnson, cello<br />
Sarah Jeffrey, oboe<br />
Kelly Zimba, flute (<strong>Toronto</strong> début)<br />
Gabriel Radford, horn<br />
Guest Artist: Jane Coop, piano<br />
Works by Mozart, Debussy, and<br />
Brahms, plus a special world première<br />
by Carmen Braden.<br />
A TRIBUTE TO<br />
ANTON KUERTI<br />
Thursday, August 3<br />
7:30pm<br />
Walter Hall<br />
Featuring Jane Coop, piano<br />
Laura Pudwell, mezzo-soprano<br />
Barry Shiffman, violin<br />
Douglas McNabney, viola<br />
Joseph Johnson, cello<br />
Beethoven: 7 Bagatelles Op. 33<br />
Brahms: Two Songs Op.91 for<br />
Alto, Viola, and Piano<br />
Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano<br />
in e minor K.304<br />
Schumann: Piano Quartet Op.47<br />
LAST NIGHT OF<br />
THE FESTIVAL, EH!<br />
Friday, August 4, 7:00pm<br />
Koerner Hall<br />
National Academy Orchestra of Canada<br />
Boris Brott, conductor<br />
Emily D’Angelo, mezzo-soprano<br />
Kerson Leong, violin<br />
TSM LATE<br />
NIGHT ENCORE<br />
Friday, August 4<br />
10:30pm<br />
Koerner Hall<br />
Jonathan Crow, violin<br />
Emily D’Angelo, mezzo-soprano<br />
TSM Academy Fellows<br />
Schubert:<br />
Death and the Maiden<br />
Join us for a special flag-waving Canadian version of Last<br />
Night of the Proms. Program includes Maxime Goulet’s<br />
Chocolate Symphony, as well as proms favourites such as<br />
Rule Brittania, Land of Hope and Glory, and Jerusalem.
NEW!<br />
KIDS<br />
CONCERTS<br />
Wednesday at 10:00am<br />
July 19, 26, and August 2<br />
Walter Hall<br />
Introduce your children to the beautiful<br />
world of classical music through these<br />
engaging, one hour concerts specially<br />
designed for children ages 5-12.<br />
Free<br />
SHUFFLE<br />
CONCERTS<br />
One hour casual concerts featuring<br />
Festival artists and next generation stars!<br />
Tuesday-Thursday at 5:00pm<br />
Heliconian Hall<br />
Pay What You Can<br />
FESTIVAL INSIDERS<br />
EVENTS<br />
Tuesday-Friday at 2:00pm<br />
Edward Johnson Building, U of T<br />
Free<br />
ACADEMY<br />
CONCERTS<br />
Various dates<br />
12:00pm<br />
Heliconian Hall<br />
Free<br />
PUBLIC<br />
MASTERCLASSES<br />
Sunday<br />
July 16: James Ehnes, violin<br />
July 23: Soile Isokoski, soprano<br />
July 30: Jane Coop, piano<br />
Full Festival Schedule to be announced in June.<br />
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Koerner Hall (273 Bloor St W)<br />
Walter Hall (80 Queen’s Park)<br />
Heliconian Hall (35 Hazelton Ave)<br />
Church of the Redeemer (162 Bloor St W)<br />
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