{"id":115309,"date":"2025-06-18T14:44:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T18:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=115309"},"modified":"2025-06-19T08:00:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T12:00:02","slug":"preview-toronto-summer-music-free-concert-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2025\/06\/18\/preview-toronto-summer-music-free-concert-series\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW | Toronto Summer Music: Free Concert Series"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Toronto Summer Music Artistic Director Jonathan Crow (Photo courtesy of TSM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Toronto Summer Music has announced the details of their Free Concert Series for the 20th Anniversary Festival, which runs from July 10 to August 2. There will be 25 free events during the course of the festival, including Kids Concerts, Noon concerts, Masterclasses, a Sensory-Friendly Concert, Shuffle Concerts, and more.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are grateful to TD for their continued and generous support of Toronto Summer Music which makes it possible for us to offer this diverse series of free concerts to residents and visitors to our city,\u201d said Jonathan Crow<\/strong>, Artistic Director, Toronto Summer Music, in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we share experiences together, it can help us feel better connected to one another. Through our corporate citizenship platform, the TD Ready Commitment, we aim to help increase access to events so that more people can participate. That’s why we are proud to support music festivals like Toronto Summer Music’s Free Concert Series that can bring diverse communities together and help foster connection,\u201d comments Alicia Rose<\/strong>, AVP, Social Impact and Strategy, Canada, TD Bank Group.<\/p>\n

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Klezmer\/Yiddish music ensemble Schmaltz & Pepper (Photo courtesy of the artists)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The TSM Free Concert Series presented by TD At A Glance<\/h2>\n

Note that, while free of charge, many of these events require a ticket to reserve your seat. Please check the schedule here<\/a><\/strong> for details.<\/p>\n

KIDS CONCERTS<\/h3>\n

These free one-hour concerts are specially designed to appeal to children between the ages of five and 12, and make a great way to introduce the younger set to timeless music.<\/p>\n

Concerts take place at Walter Hall (U of T Faculty of Music) at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n

Schmaltz & Pepper (July 16)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Families and children of all ages are invited for a morning of lively klezmer and Yiddish music.<\/p>\n

Shoestring Opera\u2019s The Magic Flute (July 23)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shoestring Opera reinvents Mozart\u2019s beloved The Magic Flute for kids, with a story that emphasizes the power of music and make-believe, self-discovery and sharing. Young Allegra and Papageno set out on an adventure that involves a four-legged, two-winged, fire-breathing dragon, the scary Queen of the Night.<\/p>\n

ACADEMY NOON CONCERTS<\/h3>\n

These one-hour concerts showcase the performers from the Toronto Summer Music Academy for Emerging Artists. The intensive Academy training program runs alongside the main TSM Festival.<\/p>\n

Concerts take place at 12 noon at Heliconian Hall.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, July 16<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66, with Yoanna Haeun Jang, Juliana Moroz, Emmanuel Roberts Dugal<\/p>\n

Thursday, July 17<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beethoven: String Trio in C minor, Op. 9, No. 3 , with Anna \u0160tube, Yuri Santos, Bethany Bobbs
\nFanny Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11, with Wenqi Ke, Ellamay Mantie, Chris Yunran Peng<\/p>\n

Friday, July 18<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mozart: Duo for Violin and Viola No. 1 in G Major, K. 423, with Audrey Goodner, Remea Elisa Ines Friedrich
\nMozart: String Quintet No. 5 in D Major, K. 593, with Jasmine (Meng Jia) Lin, Sungmin Cho, Sumin Kim, Carolyn Farnand, Roman Cazal<\/p>\n

Wednesday, July 30<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dvorak: Terzetto in C Major, Op. 74, with Yoanna Haeun Jang, Sungmin Cho, Carolyn Farnand
\nMozart: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, K. 493, with Wenqi Ke, Yuri Santos, Ellamay Mantie, Emmanuel Roberts Dugal<\/p>\n

Thursday, July 31<\/strong><\/p>\n

Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D. 956, with Anna \u0160tube, Jasmine (Meng Jia) Lin, Remea Elisa Ines Friedrich, Roman Cazal, Juliana Moroz<\/p>\n

Friday, August 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

R. Strauss: Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 13, with Audrey Goodner, Sumin Kim, Bethany Bobbs, Chris Yunran Peng<\/p>\n

SENSORY FRIENDLY CONCERT<\/h3>\n

This family-friendly concert has been carefully designed to be accessible to neurodiverse and disabled people, and takes place in the Lobby of the Edward Johnson Building (U of T Faculty of Music) at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n

Xenia Concerts and Toronto Summer Music present: VC2 Saturday, July 19<\/strong><\/p>\n

VC2 Cello Duo<\/a> perform for an inclusive concert experience where all are welcome.<\/p>\n

Philip Chiu performs Ginastera: IV. Ruvido ed ostinato, Sonata op.1 no.22 on a snowy mountaintop:<\/em><\/p>\n