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Welcome to the 2026 Toronto Summer Music Festival!

Welcome to the 2026 Toronto Summer Music Festival! This summer marks my first season as Artistic Director. As a Canadian artist shaped by chamber music, mentorship, and a few spirited fiddle tunes along the way, stepping into TSM feels both like coming home and setting out on a bold new adventure. My hope is clear: that TSM 2026 affirms Canada’s place on the global stage — a festival where artistry, imagination, and excellence meet at the highest level.

At its heart, TSM is about connection — artists listening deeply, audiences leaning in, and a city gathering around something meaningful. This season brings together extraordinary voices, including Les Arts Florissants, Yura Lee, Philip Chiu, Jon Kimura Parker, Élisabeth Pion in her Toronto debut, and Erin Morley and Lawrence Brownlee with their celebrated Golden Age programme — one of the top 25 albums of 2025 by the New York Times and winner of the prestigious Oper! Award for best solo album. Alongside them, our Academy Fellows bring fearless creativity and fresh energy to every stage. From intimate chamber music to opera and the sweep of orchestral sound in Koerner Hall, each week invites discovery and celebration.

And yes — for one evening, we’ll tip our hats to my roots, where classical tradition meets the joy and spontaneity of fiddle. Whether in a grand hall or around a kitchen table, great music is ultimately about belonging. Thank you for being part of this new chapter. Here’s to an unforgettable summer.

Festival Passes are now on sale, and single tickets will be available for purchase on March 13th. We can't wait to see you at #tsm2026!
- William Fedkeneheuer (@williamfed), Artistic Director

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INTRODUCING: violinist Andrew Wan! "Andrew Wan

INTRODUCING: violinist Andrew Wan!

"Andrew Wan has been Concertmaster of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal since 2008, while pursuing an acclaimed international career as soloist, chamber musician, and recording artist. He has performed with leading orchestras across North America, Europe, and Asia, appearing under conductors including Rafael Payare, Kent Nagano, Maxim Vengerov, Vasily Petrenko, Bernard Labadie, Carlo Rizzi, Peter Oundjian, Xian Zhang, Michael Stern, and James DePreist. A dedicated chamber musician, Wan is a founding member of the New Orford String Quartet, one of Canada’s most acclaimed ensembles, noted for its dynamic performances and award-winning discography. He has also collaborated with the Juilliard Quartet, Vadim Repin, Marc-André Hamelin, Daniil Trifonov, Menahem Pressler, Jörg Widmann, Emanuel Ax, Johannes Moser, Arabella Steinbacher, James Ehnes, and Gil Shaham."

You can read more about Andrew on our website, and stay tuned to hear about his performances at the 2026 Festival!
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INTRODUCING: cellist Rachel Mercer! "Describe

INTRODUCING: cellist Rachel Mercer!

"Described as a “pure chamber musician” (Globe and Mail) creating “moments of pure magic” (Toronto Star), Canadian cellist Rachel Mercer has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician across five continents. Grand prize winner of the 2001 Vriendenkrans Competition in Amsterdam, Rachel is Principal Cello of the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa and Co-Artistic Director of the “5 at the First” Chamber Music Series in Hamilton. With a first love of chamber music, Rachel regularly collaborates with her longtime duo partner, pianist Angela Park, and was cellist of JUNO award-winning piano quartet Ensemble Made In Canada (2008-2020), the AYR Trio (2010-2020), and the Aviv Quartet (2002-2010). Rachel has given masterclasses across North America, South Africa and in Israel and has given talks on performance, careers and the music business. An advocate for new Canadian music, Rachel has commissioned and premiered works including cello concerti by Stewart Goodyear and Kevin Lau, as well as solo and chamber work by Vivian Fung, Andrew Downing, Alice Ho, Abigail Richardson-Schulte, John Burge and Jocelyn Morlock. Rachel can be heard on the Naxos, Naxos Canadian Classics, Centrediscs, Analekta, Atma, Dalia Classics and EnT-T record labels, and released a critically acclaimed album of the Bach Suites on Pipistrelle in March 2014, recorded on the 1696 Bonjour Stradivarius Cello from the Canada Council for the ArtsMusical Instrument Bank. Rachel plays a 17th-century cello from Northern Italy."

You can read more about Rachel on our website, and stay tuned to hear about her performances at the 2026 Festival!
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The countdown is on! As we prepare to announce our

The countdown is on! As we prepare to announce our 2026 lineup of concerts and artists two weeks from now, we are excited to give you — our TSM Family — a sneak peek of Mainstage Artists for the 2026 Festival. Can you guess who they might be? Stay tuned for our lineup announcement on February 26 at 6:00 PM!

Photo 1: This world-renowned early music ensemble returns to TSM for the second time with a new production in the brilliant acoustic of Koerner Hall.

Photo 2: A pianist known for crystalline articulation and long-arc thinking, especially in Classical and early Romantic repertoire. He's been hailed as “One of the most admired pianists of his generation” by the New York Times.

Photo 3: This harpist is a product of the French conservatory tradition and is known for exceptionally clean articulation and rhythmic drive. He built an international solo career after serving as the principal harp of a major American orchestra.

Photo 4: This pairing is a bel canto dream team, with their most recent album being named one of the top 25 albums of 2025 by the New York Times. Both are internationally active opera singers in major houses with extensive Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini roles.

Photo 5: This Canadian pianist was named Gold Laureate at one of the highest-calibre piano competitions, after her performance in chamber repertoire and concerto with orchestra.

Photo 6: This American cellist performs internationally as a soloist and chamber musician and regularly appears with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

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INTRODUCING: pianist Orion Weiss! "One of the mo

INTRODUCING: pianist Orion Weiss!

"One of the most sought-after soloists and chamber music collaborators of his generation, Orion Weiss is widely regarded as a “brilliant pianist” (The New York Times) with “powerful technique and exceptional insight” (The Washington Post). With a warmth to his playing that outwardly reflects his engaging personality, Weiss’s “delicate, even fingerwork” (Washington Classical Review) and “head-spinning range of colors” (Chicago Tribune) have dazzled audiences around the world. He has performed with all of the major orchestras of North America, including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the New York Philharmonic. "

You can read more about Orion on our website, and stay tuned to hear about his performances at the 2026 Festival!
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INTRODUCING: violinist/violist Yura Lee! "Violin

INTRODUCING: violinist/violist Yura Lee!

"Violinist/violist Yura Lee is a multifaceted musician, as a soloist and as a chamber musician, and one of the very few that is equally virtuosic on both violin and viola. Her career spans through various musical mediums, captivating audiences with music from baroque to modern, and enjoying a career that spans three decades that takes her all over the world. She has performed with major orchestras including those of New York, Chicago, Baltimore, Cleveland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. She has given recitals in London’s Wigmore Hall, Vienna’s Musikverein, Salzburg’s Mozarteum, the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. "

You can read more about Yura on our website, and stay tuned to hear about her performances at the 2026 Festival!
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REMINDER: Applications for the Chamber Music Insti

REMINDER: Applications for the Chamber Music Institute & Art of Song Programs are due in TWO DAYS! Be sure to submit your application by 11:59 PM on Friday, January 30th, to be considered for the 2026 Emerging Artist Program.

You can find the application requirements on our website.
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INTRODUCING: pianist Philip Chiu! "Winner of the

INTRODUCING: pianist Philip Chiu!

"Winner of the 2023 JUNO Award for Solo Classical Album of the Year, Canadian pianist Philip Chiu offers pianistic brilliance, engaging storytelling, and a welcoming stage presence that favours openness, authenticity, and connection with audiences. Described as “a pianist-painter who transforms each musical idea into a beautiful array of colours” (La Presse), Philip has become one of Canada’s leading musicians through his infectious love of music and passion for creation and communication."

You can read more about Philip on our website, and apply for the Emerging Artist Program at Toronto Summer Music by January 30, 2026.
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