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FESTIVAL
CONCERTS
2007
WELCOME!
The 2007 Festival transports you into
THE MAGICAL WORLD OF MUSIC,
the theme of this year’s program.
Experience the multi-faceted language
of music, a world of fantasy, of grief
and pain, of drama and humour,
of unexpected harmonic turns and
changes of atmosphere, of fascinating
structures and unending variations.
Every program of our 2007 Festival
touches on a magical aspect of musical
expression.
Our opening concert, a piano recital
by Anton Kuerti, brings us to a
world of Fantasies. The vast range of
expression in the world of German
Lieder is transmitted to us by Lorna
MacDonald and pianist Cameron
Stowe; the emotional world of string
music by the St. Lawrence String
Quartet and Shauna Rolston; the world
of the golden sound of winds by the
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet;
the transparent and colourful world
of French music by Karina Gauvin with
Michael McMahon in a recital of French
melodies; the world of “Hausmusik”
in André Laplante’s piano recital;
and the world of classical and early
Romantic string quartets with the
Leipzig String Quartet who will be
joined by the incomparable Menahem
Pressler for the Brahm’s Quintet in f
minor. A concert of string trios played
by Mayumi Seiler, Teng Li and Anthony
Elliott features one of Mozart’s
sublime creations for this combination
and the world of improvisation to
silent movies is explored by NEXUS.
Finally, the Festival will close with
the flamboyant humour of Rossini’s
masterpiece The Barber of Seville sung
by Canada’s best young singers staged
by Michael Patrick Albano and played
by musicians of the National Academy
Orchestra under my direction.
I hope you will join us this summer to
celebrate music-making of the highest
calibre at this exciting Summer Festival
in Toronto!
Agnes Grossmann
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Tuesday, July 24
8:00pm MacMillan Theatre
FESTIVAL OPENING CONCERT
PIANO RECITAL: ANTON KUERTI
Wednesday, July 25
12:30pm Walter Hall
ACADEMY STUDENT CONCERT
Thursday, July 26
6:45pm Room 330
Pre-Concert Lecture with Dr. Tim McGee
8:00pm MacMillan Theatre
BERLIN PHILHARMONIC WIND QUINTET
Friday, July 27
7:30pm Walter Hall
ACADEMY STUDENT CONCERT
Saturday, July 28
6:45pm Room 330
Pre-Concert Lecture with Dr. David Beach
8:00pm MacMillan Theatre
LEIPZIG STRING QUARTET & MENAHEM PRESSLER
Tuesday, July 31
8:00pm Walter Hall
VOCAL RECITAL: LORNA MACDONALD with
CAMERON STOWE
Wednesday, August 1
12:30pm Walter Hall
ACADEMY STUDENT CONCERT
Thursday, August 2
6:45pm Room 330
Pre-Concert Lecture with Stephen Clarke
8:00pm Walter Hall
VOCAL RECITAL: KARINA GAUVIN
with MICHAEL MCMAHON
Friday, August 3
7:30pm Walter Hall
ACADEMY STUDENT CONCERT
Saturday, August 4
6:45pm Room 330
Pre-Concert Lecture with Dr. Robin Elliott
8:00pm Walter Hall
STRING TRIO: MAYUMI SEILER, TENG LI &
ANTHONY ELLIOTT
Tuesday, August 7
6:45pm Room 330
Pre-Concert Lecture with Dr. David Beach
8:00pm MacMillan Theatre
ST. LAWRENCE STRING QUARTET & SHAUNA
ROLSTON
Wednesday, August 8
12:30pm Victoria University Chapel
ACADEMY STUDENT CONCERT
7:30pm Walter Hall
RISING STARS BENEFIT CONCERT
Thursday, August 16
6:15pm Room 330
Pre-Concert Lecture with Iain Scott
7:30pm MacMillan Theatre
OPERA: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
Thursday, August 9
8:00pm MacMillan Theatre
PIANO RECITAL: ANDRÉ LAPLANTE
Friday, August 17
6:15pm Room 330
Pre-Concert Lecture with Iain Scott
7:30pm MacMillan Theatre
OPERA: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
Friday, August 10
7:30pm Walter Hall
ACADEMY STUDENT CONCERT
Saturday, August 11
8:00pm Walter Hall
NEXUS PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
Tuesday, August 14
6:45pm Room 330
Pre-Concert Lecture with Dr. Robin Elliott
8:00pm Walter Hall
GRYPHON TRIO
Wednesday, August 15
12:30pm Walter Hall
ACADEMY STUDENT CONCERT
Saturday, August 18
2:00pm Walter Hall
ACADEMY STUDENT CONCERT
6:15pm Room 330
Pre-Concert Lecture with Iain Scott
7:30pm MacMillan Theatre
OPERA: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
Sunday, August 19
9:30am Walter Hall
A DAY AT THE OPERA
2:00pm MacMillan Theatre
OPERA: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
All Festival events are at the Edward Johnson Building, Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park
Crescent, Toronto. Information in this brochure is correct at the time of printing, but dates, artists, repertoire and
productions are subject to change without notice.
FESTIVAL EVENTS
FESTIVAL OPENING CONCERT
A WORLD OF FANTASIES
ANTON KUERTI, piano
“one of the truly great pianists of this century”
with HOWARD DYCK, narrator
W.A. Mozart: Fantasy in C minor, K. 475
R. Schumann: Fantasy in C major, op.17
L. van Beethoven: Fantasy in G minor, op.77
F. Chopin: Polonaise Fantasy in A major, op.61
F. Mendelssohn: Fantasy in F minor, op.28
Tuesday, July 24 at 8:00pm
MacMillan Theatre
Join us after the concert for a reception
to celebrate the opening of the 2007 Festival!
THE GOLDEN SOUND OF WINDS
BERLIN PHILHARMONIC WIND QUINTET
“the best ensemble of its kind in the world”
W.A. Mozart: Fantasy in F minor, K.608 für eine Orgelwalze
F. Danzi: Quartet in G minor, op.56/2
P. Hindemith: Kleine Kammermusik für Bläser, op.24/2
G. Ligeti: Six Bagatelles
C. Nielsen: Quartet, op. 43
Pre-concert lecture by Dr. Timothy McGee
FROM STREET TO CHAMBER: THE CHANGING ROLES OF WIND INSTRUMENTS
The instruments that make up a Woodwind Quintet were not always associated with
sophisticated chamber music. We will take a look at the roles they originally played in
society and see how this unusual mixture of instruments evolved into a standard ensemble.
Thursday, July 26
Lecture 6:45pm, Room 330, Edward Johnson Building
Concert 8:00pm, MacMillan Theatre
FESTIVAL EVENTS
PASSIONATE STRING MUSIC
LEIPZIG STRING QUARTET
“one of the towering and most versatile
quartets of our time”
with MENAHEM PRESSLER, piano
“Menahem Pressler is a musician who
breathes joy into every phrase.”
L. van Beethoven: Quartet in F minor, op.95
F. Mendelssohn: Quartet in A minor, op.13
J. Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, op.34
Pre-concert Lecture by Dr. David Beach
BRAHMS’ PIANO QUINTET IN F MINOR
– A CLOSER LOOK
The lecture provides an introduction and
listening guide to this dramatic work. Comments
focus largely on the third movement, the Scherzo.
Saturday, July 28
Lecture 6:45pm, Room 330
Edward Johnson Building
Concert 8:00pm, MacMillan Theatre
GERMAN SONGS AND LETTERS
LORNA MACDONALD, soprano
“…an absolute jewel of a performer!”
CAMERON STOWE, piano
with BARRY MACGREGOR, narrator
Songs by W.A. Mozart, R. Schumann,
F. Schubert, R. Strauss
Tuesday, July 31 at 8:00pm
Walter Hall
IN A FRENCH ATMOSPHERE
GEMS FOR STRING TRIOS
KARINA GAUVIN, soprano
“merely enthralling, spine-tingling”
with MICHAEL MCMAHON, piano
MAYUMI SEILER, violin
TENG LI, viola
ANTHONY ELLIOTT, violoncello
Songs by G. Fauré, C. Debussy, H. Duparc and F. Poulenc
J.S. Bach (Mozart arrangement):
Three Preludes and Fugues
E. von Dohnanyi: Serenade in C major, op. 10
W. A. Mozart: Divertimento in E major, K.563
Pre-concert lecture by Stephen Clarke
WHY FRENCH SONG IS SO DIFFERENT FROM GERMAN SONG
Thursday, August 2
Lecture 6:45pm, Room 330, Edward Johnson Building
Concert 8:00pm, Walter Hall
Pre-concert lecture by Dr. Robin Elliott
WHERE DID THE SECOND VIOLINIST GO?
What are the challenges and attractions, for
the composer, the performer, and the listener,
of the medium of the string trio? Is it just a
string quartet minus the second violinist?
Examine the history and characteristics of the
string trio, and a musicological controversy
that arose recently over the Mozart
Divertimento, K. 563.
Saturday, August 4
Lecture 6:45pm, Room 330
Edward Johnson Building
Concert 8:00pm, Walter Hall
A STIRRING WORLD OF
EMOTIONS
ST. LAWRENCE STRING QUARTET
“St. Lawrence gives impassioned
performances full of operatic lyricism
and structural insight.”
SHAUNA ROLSTON, violoncello
with R. H. THOMSON, narrator
D. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8
in C minor op. 110
F. Schubert: Quintet in C major, D. 956
Pre-concert lecture by Dr. David Beach
EMOTION AND MEANING IN SCHUBERT’S
C MAJOR STRING QUARTET
This lecture focuses on the dramatic contrast
between the two parts of the second movement of
the Schubert Quintet and the means by which the
composer creates the dramatic shift from serenity,
yet with an inner strength, to agitation and despair.
Tuesday, August 7
Lecture 6:45pm, Room 330
Edward Johnson Building
Concert 8:00pm, MacMillan Theatre
RISING STARS
BENEFIT CONCERT
Hosted by
MEASHA BRUEGGERGOSMAN, soprano
AGNES GROSSMANN, Artistic Director
Come and be amazed by Canada’s finest up-and-coming
young musicians. A benefit concert to support the
Toronto Summer Music Academy program.
Wednesday, August 8 at 7:30pm
Walter Hall
A CELEBRATION OF
PIANISTIC
MASTERPIECES
ANDRE LAPLANTE, piano
“Everything he plays is
intensely musical.”
A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES
NEXUS
“NEXUS remains one of the great
percussion groups in the world”
“…outstanding...simply the best”
M. Ravel: Menuet antique
Menuet sur le nom de Haydn
J. Haydn: Variations in F minor
L. van Beethoven: Sonata in C major,
op.53 “Waldstein”
F. Schubert: Three Moments musicaux
D.780
F. Chopin: Sonata in B minor, op. 35
“Funeral March”
Experience the art of improvisation
live as NEXUS makes music to these
silent films.
Thursday, August 9 at 8:00pm
MacMillan Theatre
Saturday, August 11 at 8:00pm
Walter Hall
A Page of Madness (1926)
by Teinosuke Kinugasa
Teddy at the Throttle by Mack Senett
BOHEMIAN TREASURES
GRYPHON TRIO
“[The Gryphon Trio] is one of the best
ensembles of its kind in the world,
consistently making music of rare
excellence.”
with COLIN FOX, narrator
A. Dvorak: Piano Trio in E minor, op. 90
“Dumky”
B. Smetana: Piano Trio in G minor,
B.104, op. 15
Pre-concert lecture by Dr. Robin Elliott
DVORAK, SMETANA AND THE IDEA OF
CZECH MUSIC
Smetana and Dvorak are arguably the two
leading composers of Czech music. Explore
the idea of ‘Czechness’ in music. What
elements are characteristic of “Czech music”,
and how are they realized in these two piano
trios? Learn about the programmatic elements
of the Smetana trio, which memorializes the
composer’s daughter, who died at the age
of four.
Tuesday, August 14
Lecture 6:45pm Room 330
Edward Johnson Building
Concert 8:00pm Walter Hall
HE OPERA STUDIO PRESENTS
G
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SSIN
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Witness the delightful unfolding of comic
opera at its best: unrequited love, mistaken
identities, a plot that turns and twists—all
wrapped up in Rossini’s timeless music.
Rossini wrote The Barber of Seville in just
14 days. Opening Night was a fiasco—one of
the most resounding disasters in all operatic
history. Now, the sparkling music, virtuosic
bel canto singing and brilliant comedy
combine to make it the most popular opera
buffa ever written.
MUSICAL DIRECTION AGNES GROSSMANN
STAGE DIRECTION MICHAEL PATRICK ALBANO
Watch tomorrow’s stars hit dramatic heights!
Featuring Canada’s best young singers with
the National Academy Orchestra.
Thursday, August 16 at 7:30pm
Friday, August 17 at 7:30pm
Saturday, August 18 at 7:30pm
Sunday, August 19 at 2:00pm
MacMillan Theatre
PRE-OPERA TALKS WITH IAIN SCOTT
Thursday, August 16 at 6:15pm
Friday, August 17 at 6:15pm
Saturday, August 18 at 6:15pm
Room 330, Edward Johnson Building
A DAY AT THE OPERA
Spend an inspiring day exploring Rossini’s The
Barber of Seville, an opera that enchants music
lovers of all ages!
EXPLORE THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
WITH CLAYTON SCOTT
Walter Hall
Clayton Scott’s lively and amusing presentation
will immerse you in the madcap world of
Figaro, the barber who boasts that he can do
anything. Not a girl in Seville can find a husband
without his help. Learn how this inventive
barber rescues the wealthy young Rosina from
the clutches of her bad-tempered and miserly
guardian, Doctor Bartolo, and unites her with
her one true love.
CREATE YOUR OWN BARBER OF SEVILLE
TOUR AND WORKSHOP
The Gardiner Museum
Step back in time! The Gardiner Museum’s
Commedia dell’arte ceramic figures will
inspire you to recreate the characters of The
Barber of Seville in a hands-on clay workshop.
Professional ceramic artists will introduce you
to the art of expressing character through clay
as you create your own unique figure based on
Rossini’s opera.
EXPERIENCE THE MUSIC
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE OPERA MATINEE
MacMillan Theatre
After understanding the story, the music, the
people—the world—of Figaro, see the opera live
in performance!
A DAY AT THE OPERA SCHEDULE
9:15am
9:30am
11:30
12:00
2:00pm
Registration Walter Hall lobby,
lower basement
Opera Presentation
(Clayton Scott)
Lunch
Clay Workshop
(Gardiner Museum)
Matinee performance
Sunday, August 19
$50
Includes workshops, lunch
and one opera ticket
(Recommended for young people ages 8 to 16)
STUDENT CONCERT SERIES
Emerging artists in concert!
Musicians of the the 2007 Toronto Summer Music Academy
program perform in concert on the following dates.
Wednesday, July 25 at 12:30pm
Friday, July 27 at 7:30pm
Wednesday, August 1 at 12:30pm
Friday, August 3 at 7:30pm
Wednesday, August 8 at 12:30pm
Friday, August 10 at 7:30pm
Wednesday, August 15 at 12:30pm
Saturday, August 18 at 2:00pm
Walter Hall
Walter Hall
Walter Hall
Walter Hall
Victoria University Chapel
Walter Hall
Walter Hall
Walter Hall
Sponsored in part by the Lou Applebaum Summer Music Festival at the
University of Toronto.
Student concerts are free to the public.
AUDIT THE ACADEMY PROGRAMS
Most master classes of the Toronto Summer Music
Academy are open to auditors. Auditors can register
to attend, but not participate in, master classes,
coaching sessions and rehearsals.
Academy programs open to auditors are as follows:
ACADEMY MASTER CLASSES
Offered daily from 9:30am – 12:30pm and 2 – 5pm
Jul 23 – 28
Jul 30 – Aug 4
Aug 6 – 11
Anton Kuerti / Menahem Pressler, piano
Mayumi Seiler, violin / viola
Janos Starker, violoncello
Toronto Wind Quintet
André Laplante, piano
Mayumi Seiler, violin / viola
Anthony Elliott, violoncello
James Parker, piano
Annalee Patipatanakoon, violin
Terence Helmer, viola
Joel Quarrington, bass
Shauna Rolston, violoncello
NEXUS, percussion
Aug 13 – 18
Marietta Orlov, piano
Lydia Wong, piano
Terence Helmer, viola
Annalee Patipatanakoon, violin
Roman Borys, violoncello
VOCAL MASTER CLASSES
Opera Studio singers have the opportunity to
participate in four vocal master classes as follows:
Note: All of the Faculty teach both solo instrumentalists and
pre-formed chamber music groups.
Lorna MacDonald
Darryl Edwards
Russell Braun
Edith Wiens
SPECIAL CHAMBER MUSIC MASTER CLASSES
In addition to our Faculty program, special master
classes for pre-formed chamber music groups are
offered as follows:
PACKAGES
One Day Package
$25
Includes admission to a three-hour master class
and one concert ticket.
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
July 25
9:30am – 12:30pm
Leipzig String Quartet
Jul 27 & 29
2:30pm – 5:30pm
St. Lawrence String Quartet
August 7
9:30am – 12:30pm
July 25
July 30
August 1
August 6
7 – 9pm
7 – 9pm
7 – 9pm
7 – 9pm
One Week Package $250
Includes admission to one week of master classes
and two concert tickets.
To register as an auditor, please visit our website
at www.torontosummermusic.ca and complete the
registration form or call our office at 416-585-4464.
GET TO THE FESTIVAL!
Festival Location
Edward Johnson Building
Faculty of Music, University of Toronto
80 Queen’s Park Crescent, Toronto
MacMillan Theatre is located on the main floor.
Walter Hall is located in the lower basement.
Public Transportation
The Edward Johnson Building is located right at
the TTC’s Museum subway station.
Parking
Limited parking is available in
Yorkville area hotel and public
lots.
Edward Johnson Building
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FESTIVAL CONCERTS
Festival Opening Concert
Piano Recital: Anton Kuerti
Jul 24
$35
$25
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
Jul 26
$35
$25
Leipzig String Quartet & Menahem Pressler
Jul 28
$35
$25
Vocal Recital: Lorna MacDonald & Cameron Stowe
Jul 31
$35
$25
Vocal Recital: Karina Gauvin & Michael McMahon
Aug 2
$35
$25
String Trio: Mayumi Seiler, Teng Li & Anthony Elliott
Aug 4
$35
$25
St. Lawrence String Quartet & Shauna Rolston
Aug 7
$35
$25
Piano Recital: André Laplante
Aug 9
$35
$25
NEXUS
Aug 11
$35
$25
Gryphon Trio
Aug 14
$35
$25
Opera: Rossini’s The Barber of Seville
Aug 16
$50
$30
Opera: Rossini’s The Barber of Seville
Aug 17
$50
$30
Opera: Rossini’s The Barber of Seville
Aug 18
$50
$30
Opera: Rossini’s The Barber of Seville
Aug 19
$50
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TORONTO SUMMER MUSIC ACADEMY STUDENT CONCERTS
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$50
Admission is free. Refer to page 13 for details.
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Stars Benefit Concert) $25 Adults /$20 Seniors & Students
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TICKET PRICES
All ticket prices include GST. All preconcert lectures and Student Concerts
are free. Tickets purchased are nonrefundable.
ORDERING TICKETS
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seating applies to all performances and
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basis. Advance ticket orders will be
processed on or after June 1.
RECEIVING TICKETS
All tickets purchased before July 20, 2007
will be sent by mail to the ticket purchaser.
Tickets purchased after July 20 will be held
for pick up at the box office at the Edward
Johnson Building. The Box Office will be
open Monday to Friday, 1-7pm, and on
concert days, 1-8pm.
SENIOR/STUDENT DISCOUNT
Discounted tickets are available to
seniors and students. Senior discounts
are available to patrons 65 years or older.
Proof of age may be required at the time of
purchase. A valid student ID is required at
the time of purchase to receive the student
discount.
GROUP DISCOUNTS
Groups of 10 or more receive discounted
tickets to festival concerts. For more
details, call Alicia White at 416-585-4464.
Information in this brochure is correct at
the time of printing, but dates, artists,
repertoire and productions are subject
to change. When time allows, program
changes will be announced ahead of time.
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