{"id":75052,"date":"2022-04-26T15:20:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T19:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=75052"},"modified":"2022-04-26T15:20:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T19:20:55","slug":"scoop-toronto-summer-music-back-2022-cornucopia-musical-treats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2022\/04\/26\/scoop-toronto-summer-music-back-2022-cornucopia-musical-treats\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | Toronto Summer Music Is Back For 2022 With A Cornucopia Of Musical Treats"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_75053\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75053\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-75053\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Toronto-Summer-Music-Jonathan-Crow.jpg\" alt=\"Toronto Summer Music Artistic Director Jonathan Crow (Photo courtesy of Toronto Summer Music)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-75053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toronto Summer Music Artistic Director Jonathan Crow (Photo courtesy of Toronto Summer Music)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the long pandemic-induced hiatus, Toronto Summer Music has announced their line-up for an in-person 2022 festival.<\/p>\n<p>The festival will include <strong>26 mainstage concerts<\/strong> at various venues throughout the city, and take place from <strong>July 7 to 30, 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year, we&#8217;re especially excited to be returning to in-person performances. As a musician and as an audience member, I&#8217;m excited to be able to feel the energy of live music again,\u201d says <strong>Jonathan Crow<\/strong>, Artistic Director, in a media release.<\/p>\n<p>The lineup includes an impressive roster of talent both Canadian and international, including baritone <strong>Benjamin Appl<\/strong> performing with pianist <strong>Wolfram Rieger<\/strong>, <strong>Nicholas Namoradze<\/strong>, who took top prize at the 2018 Honens International Piano Competition, soprano <strong>Karina Gauvin<\/strong>, and conductor <strong>Nicholas Ellis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_75055\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75055\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-75055\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Toronto-Summer-Music-2022.jpg\" alt=\"Nicholas Ellis (Photo: Maxime Girard Tremblay); Dover Quartet (Photo: Roy Cox); VC2 (Photo courtesy of the artists)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-75055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicholas Ellis (Photo: Maxime Girard Tremblay); Dover Quartet (Photo: Roy Cox); VC2 (Photo courtesy of the artists)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>The Concerts<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cWe all have personal experiences of being inspired\u2014whether it be through music, poetry, art; whether it be through a friend, mentor or an experience. It&#8217;s an incredibly human and deeply motivating moment that connects us to one another. This summer, we have a fantastic lineup of Canadian and international artists that explores the thread of inspiration: both as it is found in the music of our past, but also in new music that will inspire for generations to come,\u201d comments Artistic Director Jonathan Crow.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at just a handful of the concerts on offer. You can browse the full schedule <a href=\"https:\/\/torontosummermusic.com\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Opening Night: The Folk Influence<\/strong> | Thursday, July 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Koerner Hall<br \/>\nHighlights: Robert Schumann: Five Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102; Cecilia Livingston; Four Songs by Wade Hemsworth; Mykola Lysenko; Maurice Ravel; Anton\u00edn Dvo\u0159\u00e1k<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nicolas Namoradze<\/strong> | Friday, July 8 at 7:30 p.m. at Walter Hall<br \/>\nHighlights: Johann Sebastian Bach: French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812; Nicolas Namoradze; Sergei Rachmaninoff<\/li>\n<li><strong>VC2<\/strong> | Tuesday, July 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Lula Lounge<br \/>\nHighlights: The Foo Fighters (arr. VC2 Cello Duo): Everlong; Vincent Ho: Heist 2; Jacques Offenbach; Kelly-Marie Murphy &amp; others (three works commissioned by\/for VC2)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zuleykha<\/strong> | Wednesday, July 13 at 7:30 p.m. at Walter Hall<br \/>\nProgram: Afarin Mansouri: Zuleykha (With Loose Tea Music Theatre) a World Premiere of this concert opera<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dover Quartet<\/strong> | Thursday, July 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Koerner Hall<br \/>\nHighlights: string quartets by Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Maurice Ravel<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tony Yike Yang<\/strong> | Tuesday, July 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Walter Hall<br \/>\nHighlights: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in D Major, K. 311; Ravel, Prokofiev, Liszt, Chopin<\/li>\n<li><strong>Echo Chamber Toronto: Poetry In Motion<\/strong> | Thursday, July 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Isabel Bader Theatre<br \/>\nHighlights: Ralph Vaughan Wiliams: The Lark Ascending; Claude Debussy; Gabriel Faur\u00e9; Arnold<\/li>\n<li><strong>New Orford String Quartet: The Americas<\/strong> | Monday, July 26 at 7:30 p.m. at Walter Hall<br \/>\nHighlights: Astor Piazzolla: Tango Ballet for string quartet; Jessie Montgomery; Carmen Braden; Ian Cusson; Anton\u00edn Dvo\u0159\u00e1k<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gryphon Trio With Marion Newman &amp; Nordic Voices<\/strong> | Wednesday, July 27 at 7:30 p.m. at Walter Hall<br \/>\nHighlights: Lasse Thoresen: Solb\u00f8n, Op. 42 No. 1; Eliot Britton (a world premiere); Anton\u00edn Dvo\u0159\u00e1k<\/li>\n<li><strong>A Literary Affair<\/strong> | Friday, July 29 at 7:30 p.m. at Walter Hall<br \/>\nHighlights: Barbara Assiginaak: Mnidoonskaa [An Abundance of Insects]; Richard Strauss, Erich Wolfgang Korngold<\/li>\n<li><strong>TSM Finale<\/strong> | Saturday, July 30 at 7:30 p.m. at Walter Hall<br \/>\nHighlight: a new composition (World Premiere) by Nicholas Denton-Protsack<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Along with the mainstage concerts, the Toronto Summer Music Festival will also bring back its popular free concert series, and educational events. 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