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Saturday, August 3, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The 2024 Festival concludes with our finale concert, featuring Academy Fellows, Festival Artist Mentors, and Community Program participants. Also featured will be a world première by award-winning Iranian Canadian composer Iman Habibi.

Friday, August 2, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Don’t miss this thrilling performance on the penultimate night of the festival, featuring Beethoven’s beloved Septet in E-flat Major, and Chausson’s Concert for Violin, Piano and String Quartet!

Thursday, August 1, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Superstar violinist Kerson Leong displays a masterfully compelling rendition of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto under the commanding baton of Simon Rivard with the TSM Festival Orchestra. The night concludes with a sensational performance of Beethoven’s celebrated “Eroica” Symphony.

Wednesday, July 31, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 2, Op.13 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 68 Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, B. 179, “American” Grammy Award-winning Pacifica Quartet lights up the stage with their charming interpretation of chamber music classics you’ll be sure to recognize.

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – First Prize Winner of the Canadian Opera Company’s Centre Stage Competition, Innu Soprano Elisabeth St-Gelais shares her powerful and resonant voice through a collection of songs by Strauss, Menotti, Ian Cusson, Verdi, and Duparc.

Monday, July 29, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – No festival is complete without the iconic duo of Jonathan Crow and Philip Chiu! Join them on a journey of discovery through the works of their dreams and shadows, featuring works by Elizabeth Raum, Kaija Saariaho, Brahms, and Prokofiev.

Saturday, July 27, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – ReGeneration concerts feature our TSM Academy Fellows — the rising stars of classical chamber music and Art Song — performing on stage with their Mentors, the top pedagogues and performers of today. Repertoire and artists for all ReGeneration Concerts will be announced in June.

Saturday, July 27, 2024 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – ReGeneration concerts feature our TSM Academy Fellows — the rising stars of classical chamber music and Art Song — performing on stage with their Mentors, the top pedagogues and performers of today. Repertoire and artists for all ReGeneration Concerts will be announced in June.

Friday, July 26, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Jocelyn Morlock: Halcyon for Cello and Piano Jessie Montgomery: Musings for Two Violins Dvořák: Terzetto, Op. 74 Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44

Thursday, July 25, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Known as the “gold standard” of brass quintets with an international reputation as one of the most popular brass ensembles today, Canadian Brass returns to Toronto, where it all began, for a spectacular showcase in Koerner Hall.

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Winners of the 2023 Canada Council Musical Instrument Bank Competition David Baik (violin) and Gregory Lewis (violin) join Artistic Director Jonathan Crow, harpsichordist Christopher Bagan, and Academy Fellows from the Chamber Music Institute for an evening of Baroque music gems by Bach and Vivaldi. Enjoy a post-performance reception with the artists. Reception with the artists […]

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Schmaltz & Pepper is a spellbinding Yiddish music ensemble playing klezmer inspired by jazz, Roma, classical, and European folk music. This powerhouse group’s members include acclaimed Toronto Symphony principal clarinetist Eric Abramovitz, a passionate and gifted klezmer musician, and Grammy-nominated Drew Jurecka on violin/accordion/mandolin. Joined by Juno-winning pianist Jeremy Ledbetter, award-winning bassist Michael Herring, and […]

Monday, July 22, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Breathings is a celebration of our intimate relationship with nature. It is a concert that places the breath at the centre of the musical act, in which Constantinople’s musicians and their guests from indigenous communities are guided by the pulsing of a heartbeat and the human voice in all its forms.

Saturday, July 20, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – ReGeneration concerts feature our TSM Academy Fellows — the rising stars of classical chamber music and Art Song — performing on stage with their Mentors, the top pedagogues and performers of today. Repertoire and artists for all ReGeneration Concerts will be announced in June.

Saturday, July 20, 2024 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – ReGeneration concerts feature our TSM Academy Fellows — the rising stars of classical chamber music and Art Song — performing on stage with their Mentors, the top pedagogues and performers of today. Repertoire and artists for all ReGeneration Concerts will be announced in June.

Saturday, July 20, 2024 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – ReGeneration concerts feature our TSM Academy Fellows — the rising stars of classical chamber music and Art Song — performing on stage with their Mentors, the top pedagogues and performers of today. Repertoire and artists for all ReGeneration Concerts will be announced in June.

Friday, July 19, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Schubert: Rondo in B minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 70, D. 895 “Rondeau brillant” Schubert: Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899 Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 “Trout”

Thursday, July 18, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Gold Medal winner of the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Ukrainian pianist Vadym Kholodenko is praised as “a passionate musician with an inherent muscularity and weight to his touch” who “plays with great colour, poetry, and verve.” (New York Classical Review). You won’t want to miss Vadym’s riveting program of piano masterpieces in Koerner […]

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The critically acclaimed Trio Zimbalist brings their lively energy to Toronto for a performance of tempestuous piano trios bound to keep you on the edge of your seat. Featuring works by Auerbach, Mieczyslaw, and Beethoven.

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Most recently awarded The King’s Medal for Music, Dame Sarah Connolly is recognized across the globe as one of the most influential singers of our time. She is joined by renowned pianist Joseph Middleton for a not-to-be-missed performance of Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder, as well as songs by Barber, Berg, Schönberg, and more.

Monday, July 15, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Calling all string quartet fans! The New Orford String Quartet returns to the TSM stage with a passionate program of quartets in D minor, along with an exciting world premiere by Ian Cusson.

Saturday, July 13, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – ReGeneration concerts feature our TSM Academy Fellows — the rising stars of classical chamber music and Art Song — performing on stage with their Mentors, the top pedagogues and performers of today. Repertoire and artists for all ReGeneration Concerts will be announced in June.

Saturday, July 13, 2024 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – ReGeneration concerts feature our TSM Academy Fellows — the rising stars of classical chamber music and Art Song — performing on stage with their Mentors, the top pedagogues and performers of today. Repertoire and artists for all ReGeneration Concerts will be announced in June.

Saturday, July 13, 2024 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – ReGeneration concerts feature our TSM Academy Fellows — the rising stars of classical chamber music and Art Song — performing on stage with their Mentors, the top pedagogues and performers of today. Repertoire and artists for all ReGeneration Concerts will be announced in June.

Friday, July 12, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Brahms: Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36 Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4

Thursday, July 11, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Conducted by William Christie and Paul Agnew, alongside choreographer Mourad Merzouki-who makes his operatic directorial debut – this Fairy Queen is an opportunity to discover the latest laureates of Le Jardin des Voix, Les Arts Florissants’ academy for young singers. These eight soloists, selected from all over the world and already the focus of attention […]

Thursday, August 1, 2019 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – An amazing group of Canada’s leading musical forces (including mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb, tenor Mario Bahg, violinist Jonathan Crow, conductor Gemma New) will join the Toronto Summer Music Festival Orchestra for a breath-taking performance of one of Mozart’s exhilarating violin concertos, and Mahler’s soul-stirring Song of the Earth.

Monday, July 29, 2019 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Embark on a peaceful musical journey across Europe and the New World as celebrated violinist Jonathan Crow and pianist Philip Chiu join forces for an artfully varied concert that will cross works by German, Belgian/French, and American composers. Taking place on July 29 at Walter Hall, as part of the 2019 Toronto Summer Music Festival, […]

Thursday, July 25, 2019 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Acclaimed singer-songwriters Sarah Slean and John Southworth will join the Art of Time Ensemble’ for their ‘From Franz Schubert to Freddie Mercury’ #TSM2019 show on July 25 at Toronto’s Koerner Hall. The celebrated vocalists will breathe a new voice into classical works by Schubert all the way to popular by Queen. For one night only, […]

Wednesday, July 24, 2019 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Prepare yourself for a unique semi-staged performance by the Toronto-based ensemble Collectif, co-founded by past TSM Art of Song Fellow, Danika Loren. With selections from Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder and brand new Canadian folk arrangements, they share ghost stories from around the world and look at how people across the globe experience the paranormal.

Monday, July 22, 2019 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Toronto Summer Music Festival will welcome Montreal’s Kleztory on July 22 at Walter Hall! The ensemble will energize the crowd with their unique style of music that is inspired by klezmer (a musical tradition founded by nomadic Jewish musicians, which largely consists of lively dance tunes performed at weddings). Drawing from klezmer – along with […]

Tuesday, July 16, 2019 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Four-time Grammy Award-winning American tenor Anthony Dean Griffey and acclaimed pianist Warren Jones perform an outstanding recital featuring music of English and American composers including Dowland, Ives, and Beach. Griffey has captured critical and popular acclaim on the opera, concert, and recital stages around the world through a combination of a beautiful and powerful lyric […]

Monday, July 15, 2019 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – For five years, the musicians of Montreal’s middle eastern/early music group, Constantinople, have been touring the stages of the world with Ablaye Cissoko – a West African storyteller, known as a griot. On July 15, #TSM2019 invites you to join Ensemble Constantinople for a unique musical journey across land and sea, from East to the […]

Thursday, July 11, 2019 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – A rich banquet of cross-cultural music will give the 2019 Toronto Summer Music Festival and its “Beyond Borders” theme a spectacular launch. Hosted by CBC’s Tom Allen, the evening will showcase soprano Adrianne Pieczonka, pianist Jon Kimura Parker, violinist Kerson Leong, pianist Steven Philcox, and the New Orford String Quartet – with performances of works […]