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2010 SEASON CALENDAR
Alan Fletcher president and CEO Christopher Rouse, Sydney Hodkinson, Steven Stucky, and George Tsontakis composers-in-residence
MONDAY, JULY 5
6:00 Chamber Music ($46) Harris Concert Hall Barber: Souvenirs, op. 28
Wu Han, Sloan
Week 2
NIELSEN: Wind Quintet, op. 43 Sparks, Woodhams, Oien, Hannevold, Zirbel MARTINŮ: Piano Quartet No. 1, H. 287 Arado, Chiang, Mermagen, Sloan
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6:00 Chamber Music ($46) Benedict Music Tent BÖHME: Brass Sextet in E-flat minor, op. 30 American Brass Quintet, Blair SCHUBERT: String Trio in B-flat major, D. 471 Kantor, Dunham, Adkins KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI: String Trio Kantor, Dunham, Adkins Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115 Valdepeñas, Heard, Tanaka, Thatcher 7:00 Aspen Opera Theater Center performs Rossini’s The Barber of Seville ($82; $25 obstructed view) Wheeler Opera House Aspen Opera Theater Center Edward Berkeley AOTC director Josep Caballé-Domenech conductor Garnett Bruce director The ebullient barber Figaro leads the Count and future Countess in a farcical romp about love, marriage, freedom—and shaving! ROSSINI: The Barber of Seville 8:00 Film Scoring Showcase (free) Harris Concert Hall
MONDAY, JULY 26
6:00 Chamber Music: Beth Newdome Memorial Concert ($46) Harris Concert Hall GYÖRGY KURTÁG: Signs, Games, and Messages Rosenberg BERG/REINBERT DE LEEUW: Seven Early Songs Michelle DeYoung, Sparks, Valdepeñas, D. Halen, Carroll, Laszlo DEBUSSY: Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp Asin, Allen DVOŘÁK: Piano Quintet in A major, B. 155, op. 81 Greenberg, Arado, Lilleslåtten, Adkins, Sloan
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 7
FRIDAY, JULY 9
Edward Berkeley Aspen Opera Theater Center Artist-Faculty 1:00 Music on the Mountain (free) Top of Aspen Mountain (gondola ticket required) 4:30 Chamber Music ($46) Harris Concert Hall MICHAEL GANDOLFI: As Above Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, Hodkinson SCHNITTKE: Moz-Art Arado, Lilleslåtten TAKEMITSU: Air Asin GERSHWIN: An American in Paris Nel, Wu Han Associate Sponsor: Melani and Rob Walton
SUNDAY, JULY 11
4:15 Chapel Chamber Music (free) Aspen Chapel 8:00 A Recital by Ingrid Fliter piano ($46) Harris Concert Hall Anton Dressler clarinet SCHUMANN: Symphonic Etudes – CHOPIN: Waltz in A-flat major, op. 34, no. 1 Waltz in C-sharp minor, op. 64, no. 2 Waltz in D-flat major, op. 64, no. 1 SCHUMANN: Fantasiestücke, op. 73 POULENC: Clarinet Sonata CHOPIN: Waltz in A minor, op. 34, no. 2 Grand valse brilliante in E-flat major, op. 18 Waltz in A-flat major, op. 42 9:00 String Showcase (free) Music Hall, Castle Creek Campus
9:30 Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal ($15) Benedict Music Tent 10:00 Piano Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall Anton Nel 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 12:30 Listener’s Master Class: The Baroque Concerto (free) Crossroads Church Tom Buesch 4:45 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music ($10, free with same day ACS ticket) Harris Concert Hall Herbert Greenberg violin Rita Sloan piano BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, op. 12, no. 2 6:00 Aspen Chamber Symphony ($75) Benedict Music Tent Nicholas McGegan conductor Joshua Bell violin MENDELSSOHN: The Legend of the Fair Melusine Overture, op. 32 Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64 – Symphony No. 5 in D major, op. 107, “Reformation” Premier Sponsor: Mary E. and Erik Giese Corporate support provided by Holland & Hart
10:00 Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) Wheeler Opera House
9:30 Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($15) Benedict Music Tent Volunteer Sunday: Free admission to volunteers for non-profits in the Roaring Fork Valley 3:00 Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) Harris Concert Hall Asadour Santourian 4:00 Aspen Festival Orchestra ($79) Benedict Music Tent Jaap van Zweden conductor Andreas Haefliger piano MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414 (K. 385p) – MAHLER: Symphony No. 9 Premier Sponsor: Naava and Sanford Grossman
TUESDAY, JULY 13
1:00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall David Finckel cello Wu Han piano 4:00 American Academy of Conducting at Aspen Orchestra (free) Benedict Music Tent Piano Competition Winner SMETANA: Overture to The Bartered Bride SCHUMANN: Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54 – BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 73 Associate Sponsor: Marcia and John Donnell 8:00 Special Event: A Baroque Evening with Nicholas McGegan conductor ($65) Harris Concert Hall Not to be missed! Outstanding AMFS artists play timeless music from the height of the Baroque Era. Nicholas McGegan conductor and harpsichord Bittar, Glynn, Hannevold, Zirbel, Oswald, Tanaka, Shaham, Anthony, Lin, Jeong, Mermagen, Greenberg, Zhou VIVALDI: Concerto for Two Oboes, Bassoon, Two Horns, and Violin in F major, RV 569 TELEMANN: Concerto for Three Violins in F major from Tafelmusik, Part 2 VIVALDI: Concerto for Two Violins and Cello in D minor, RV 565, op. 3, no. 11 – CORELLI: Concerto grosso in D major, op. 6, no. 4 VIVALDI: Concerto for Two Violins in G major, RV 516 TELEMANN: Concerto for Two Horns in F major VIVALDI: Concerto for Four Violins in B minor, RV 580, op. 3, no. 10 Local business support provided by The Aspen Times
WEDNESDAY, JULY 14
12:00 High Notes (free) Paepcke Auditorium Alan Fletcher and Asadour Santourian give a lively, engaging overview of the AMFS’s magical sixty-first season. 3:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Harris Concert Hall 3:30 Chamber House Music ($70) Private residence to be announced 6:00 Aspen Concert Orchestra ($20) Benedict Music Tent Case Scaglione conductor Violin Competition Winner VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218 – TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op. 36 Associate Sponsor: Marion and Don Weiss 8:30 Beethoven Marathon: A Recital by David Finckel cello and Wu Han piano ($46) Harris Concert Hall This husband-and-wife duo bring the Beethoven sonata cycle to life. Concert runs until 11:15 pm. BEETHOVEN: Cello Sonata in F major, op. 5, no. 1 Cello Sonata in G minor, op. 5, no. 2 – Cello Sonata in A major, op. 69 Cello Sonata in C major, op. 102, no. 1 Cello Sonata in D major, op. 102, no. 2 Gold Premier Sponsor: Sarah and Martin Flug
TUESDAY, JULY 20
12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 1:00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall Michelle DeYoung mezzo-soprano 5:30 Family Concert (free, for ages 6 and over with an adult) Benedict Music Tent Wind/Harp Competition Winner The whole family will be thrilled by this concert featuring Britten’s quintessential The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra and more. Silver Associate Sponsor: Elle and Phil Winn Local business support provided by Alpine Bank of Aspen 5:30 Peanut Butter & Jam Session (free, for ages 6 and under with an adult) Harris Concert Hall 7:00 Opera Aria Master Class ($40) Wheeler Opera House James Conlon 8:30 A Recital by Ann Schein piano ($46) Harris Concert Hall SCHUMANN: Davidsbündlertanze, op. 6 – CHOPIN: 24 Preludes, op. 28
TUESDAY, JULY 27
12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 1:00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall Robert McDuffie violin 4:00 American Academy of Conducting at Aspen Orchestra (free) Benedict Music Tent WAGNER: Siegfried Idyll STRAVINSKY: Suite from The Soldier’s Tale – COPLAND: Appalachian Spring DVOŘÁK: Serenade for Strings, B. 52, op. 22 Associate Sponsor: Harriett and Richard E. Gold 8:30 A Recital by James Ehnes violin ($46) Harris Concert Hall Andrew Armstrong piano KREISLER: Praeludium and Allegro MOZART: Violin Sonata in E minor, K. 304 (K. 300c) BARTÓK: Violin Sonata No. 2, BB 85 — ELGAR: Violin Sonata in E minor, op. 82 RAVEL: Tzigane
WEDNESDAY, JULY 21
12:00 High Notes (free) Paepcke Auditorium Robert McDuffie joins Alan Fletcher to discuss Philip Glass’s new Violin Concerto No. 2, “American Four Seasons,” before its July 22 U.S. premiere. 3:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Harris Concert Hall 6:00 Aspen Concert Orchestra ($20) Benedict Music Tent Miguel Harth-Bedoya conductor Jason Issokson violin BERG: Violin Concerto – SORO: Danza fantástica MEJÍA: Pequeña suite CELSO GARRIDO-LECCA: Retablos sinfónicos Platinum Premier Sponsor: Mr. and Mrs. Sid R. Bass 8:30 A String Showcase Recital ($46) Harris Concert Hall Asadour Santourian host
WEDNESDAY, JULY 28
12:00 High Notes (free) Paepcke Auditorium Robert Spano joins Alan Fletcher to discuss the upcoming Aspen Chamber Symphony concert. 3:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Harris Concert Hall 3:30 Opera House Music ($70) Private residence to be announced 6:00 Aspen Concert Orchestra ($20) Benedict Music Tent Jane Glover conductor Brass/Percussion Concerto Competition Winner ERIC NATHAN: Icarus Dreamt (2010 Jacob Druckman Competition Prize Winner) – BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92 Associate Sponsor: Merle C. Chambers and Hugh A. Grant 8:30 A Recital by the American Brass Quintet ($46) Harris Concert Hall SIMMES, WARD, COPERARIO/RAYMOND MASE: Three English Fancies TREVOR GURECKIS: Fixated Nights (World Premiere) ROBERT DENNIS: Il ritorno GABRIELI/RAYMOND MASE: Venetian Canzoni
THURSDAY, JULY 15
10:00 Piano Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall Wu Han 10:30 Tunes and Tales Storytime (free, for ages 4–9 with an adult) Pitkin County Library 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 4:15 Chapel Chamber Music (free) Aspen Chapel 6:00 An Evening with Julia Fischer violin ($60) Benedict Music Tent A truly multi-dimensional musician, Julia Fischer presents a brilliant solo program. J. S. BACH: Partita No. 1 for Unaccompanied Violin in B minor, BWV 1002 Partita No. 2 for Unaccompanied Violin in D minor, BWV 1004 Partita No. 3 for Unaccompanied Violin in E major, BWV 1006 Associate Sponsor: Monique and Barry Lefkowitz Local business support provided by The Little Nell 8:00 2010 Opera Benefit: The Barber of Seville in Aspen ($1,000; $150) Wheeler Opera House Aspen Opera Theater Center Edward Berkeley AOTC director Josep Caballé-Domenech conductor Garnett Bruce director The Beaumarchais Opera Trilogy kicks off with Rossini’s rollicking tale of the Count and Figaro as bachelors. Don’t miss this opening night benefit performance featuring dinner at the Caribou Club and a fabulous champagne reception. ROSSINI: The Barber of Seville Benefit Chair: Richard Edwards
THURSDAY, JULY 22
FRIDAY, JULY 16
Edward Berkeley Aspen Opera Theater Center Artist-Faculty 1:00 Music on the Mountain (free) Top of Aspen Mountain (gondola ticket required) 4:30 Chamber Music ($46) Harris Concert Hall TAKEMITSU: Masque Asin, Aarons JULIAN ANDERSON: Khorovod Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, Hodkinson BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio in D major, op. 70, no. 1, “Ghost” Lin, Finckel, Wu Han Associate Sponsor: Leslie and Mac McQuown 8:00 A Recital by the Takács Quartet ($46) Harris Concert Hall Alexander Kerr violin Anton Nel piano BRAHMS: Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, op. 26 – Piano Quintet in F minor, op. 34 Associate Sponsors: Audrey J. Walton, Nancy and Henry Lowe
9:30 Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal ($15) Benedict Music Tent 10:30 Gotta Move! (free, for ages 2–7 with an adult) Classroom 1, Castle Creek Campus 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 12:30 Listener’s Master Class: The Classical Symphony (free) Crossroads Church Tom Buesch 4:45 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music ($10, free with same day ACS ticket) Harris Concert Hall Alexander Kerr violin Anton Nel piano BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, op. 30, no. 2 6:00 Aspen Chamber Symphony ($70) Benedict Music Tent Emmanuel Krivine conductor Julia Fischer violin KHACHATURIAN: Violin Concerto – BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, op. 98 Premier Sponsor: Elaine and Rob LeBuhn 8:30 Open Door Recital, Violin Evening (free) Music Hall, Castle Creek Campus
FRIDAY, JULY 23
9:30 Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal ($15) Benedict Music Tent 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 12:30 Listener’s Master Class: The Romantic Tone Poem (free) Crossroads Church Tom Buesch 4:45 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music ($10, free with same day ACS ticket) Harris Concert Hall Sylvia Rosenberg violin Anton Nel piano BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, op. 96 6:00 Aspen Chamber Symphony ($70) Benedict Music Tent Andrey Boreyko conductor Valeriy Sokolov violin BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61 – GRIEG: Symphony in C minor Gold Premier Sponsor: Nancy and Charles Wall 8:30 Composition Master Class Recital (free) Harris Concert Hall 8:30 Open Door Recital, Piano Evening (free) Music Hall, Castle Creek Campus
10:00 Piano Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall
Misha Dichter 10:30 Tunes and Tales Storytime (free, for ages 4–9 with an adult) Pitkin County Library 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 4:15 Chapel Chamber Music (free) Aspen Chapel 5:00 Anderson Ranch Recital Series (free) Anderson Ranch Arts Center 6:00 An Evening with Misha and Cipa Dichter pianos ($60) Benedict Music Tent SCHUMANN/DEBUSSY: Six studies in canon form RACHMANINOFF: Suite No. 2, op. 17 – BRAHMS: from Hungarian Dances, Books 1–4, WoO 1 RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances, op. 45 Silver Associate Sponsor: Martha and David Yocum 8:00 Advanced Quartet Studies Recital (free) Harris Concert Hall 8:30 String Showcase (free) Music Hall, Castle Creek Campus
FRIDAY, JULY 30
9:30 Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal ($15) Benedict Music Tent 10:30 Gotta Move! (free, for ages 2–7 with an adult) Classroom 1, Castle Creek Campus 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 12:30 Listener’s Master Class (free) Crossroads Church Graeme Boone 4:45 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music ($10, free with same day ACS ticket) Harris Concert Hall Espen Lilleslåtten violin Rita Sloan piano BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, op. 24, “Spring” 6:00 Aspen Chamber Symphony ($70) Benedict Music Tent Robert Spano conductor Sol Gabetta cello BUSONI: Berceuse élégiaque (Elegie No. 1), op. 42 LALO: Cello Concerto in D minor – FAURÉ: Pelléas et Mélisande, Suite, op. 80 STRAVINSKY: Symphony in Three Movements Premier Sponsor: Barbara Koval and Michael Solheim
TUESDAY, AUGUST 3
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4
12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 1:00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall Robert Lipsett violin 4:00 American Academy of Conducting at Aspen Orchestra (free) Benedict Music Tent Low Strings Competition Winner HAYDN: Symphony No. 87 in A major, Hob. I/87 – MOZART: Symphony No. 40 in G major, K. 550 Local business support provided by members of the Aspen Board of realtors 8:00 A Recital by Inon Barnatan piano ($46) Harris Concert Hall BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31, no. 3 BRITTEN/RONALD STEVENSON: Peter Grimes Fantasy RAVEL: La valse – SCHUBERT: Piano Sonata in A major, D. 959 Premier Sponsor: The Simms/Mann Family Foundation
12:00 High Notes (free) Paepcke Auditorium Bil Jackson, Jeffrey Kahane, and Kevin Puts discuss Puts’s new Clarinet Concerto with Alan Fletcher. 3:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Harris Concert Hall 3:30 Chamber House Music ($70) Private residence to be announced 6:00 Aspen Concert Orchestra ($20) Benedict Music Tent Peter Oundjian conductor Nancy Allen harp RACHMANINOFF: The Isle of the Dead, op. 29 DEBUSSY: Danses sacrée et profane – SCHUMANN/MAHLER: Symphony No. 2 in C major, op. 61 Silver Associate Sponsor: Steve Marcus 7:00 Aspen Opera Theater Center performs Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro ($82; $25 obstructed view) Wheeler Opera House Aspen Opera Theater Center Edward Berkeley AOTC director James Gaffigan conductor Mary Duncan director MOZART: The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492 Premier Sponsor: Jane B. and Michael Eisner 8:30 A Recital by Steven Osborne piano ($46) Harris Concert Hall BEETHOVEN: Seven Bagatelles, op. 33 Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, op. 53, “Waldstein” – RAVEL: Valses nobles et sentimentales RACHMANINOFF: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, op. 42
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10
12:00 High Notes (free) Paepcke Auditorium What makes a successful music student? Alan Fletcher, Dean Joan Gordon, and a panel of AMFS artist-faculty discuss. 3:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Harris Concert Hall 3:30 Opera House Music ($70) Private residence to be announced 8:30 A Special Event with Sarah Chang violin and Andrew von Oeyen piano ($65) Harris Concert Hall BERG: Piano Sonata, op. 1 BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, op. 57, “Appassionata” – BRAHMS: Scherzo in C minor, WoO posth. 2, from F.A.E. Sonata FRANCK: Violin Sonata in A major, M. 8 Premier Sponsor: Ann Ziff
10:00 Piano Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall Ann Schein 10:30 Tunes and Tales Storytime (free, for ages 4–9 with an adult) Pitkin County Library 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 4:15 Chapel Chamber Music (free) Aspen Chapel 5:00 Anderson Ranch Recital Series (free) Anderson Ranch Arts Center 8:00 A Special Event with Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano ($65) Harris Concert Hall Wind Ensemble Joaquin Valdepeñas clarinet and conductor Case Scaglione conductor The celebrated French pianist plays the original jazz band version of Rhapsody in Blue. BERNSTEIN: Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs GERSHWIN/GROFÉ: Piano Concerto in F major – GERSHWIN/GROFÉ: Rhapsody in Blue Gold Premier Sponsor: Kelli and Allen Questrom 8:30 String Showcase (free) Music Hall, Castle Creek Campus
THURSDAY, AUGUST 12
10:00 Piano Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall
Rita Sloan 10:30 Tunes and Tales Storytime (free, for ages 4–9 with an adult) Pitkin County Library 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 4:15 Chapel Chamber Music (free) Aspen Chapel 8:30 String Showcase (free) Music Hall, Castle Creek Campus
Week 7
12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 1:00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall Simone Dinnerstein piano 4:00 American Academy of Conducting at Aspen (free) Benedict Music Tent AACA Piano Competition Winner R. STRAUSS: Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, op. 28 PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, op. 26 – BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 in F major, op. 68, “Pastoral” Associate Sponsor: Caryn and Rudi Scheidt 8:00 A Recital by the American String Quartet ($46) Harris Concert Hall BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in G major, op. 18, no. 2 GEORGE TSONTAKIS: String Quartet No. 4, “Beneath Thy Tenderness of Heart” – DVOŘÁK: String Quartet in F major, B. 179, op. 96, “American”
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11
THURSDAY, AUGUST 5
TUESDAY, AUGUST 17
12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 1:00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall Alisa Weilerstein cello 4:00 American Academy of Conducting at Aspen Orchestra (free) Benedict Music Tent DEBUSSY/BÜSSER: Petite suite TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35 – BIZET: L’arlésienne, Suite No. 1 BIZET/GUIRARD: L’arlésienne, Suite No. 2 8:00 A Recital by Alisa Weilerstein cello ($46) Harris Concert Hall Michael Ward-Bergeman hyper-accordion Jamey Haddad percussion Keita Ogawa percussion Premier Sponsor: Joan Fabry and Michael Klein
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18
12:00 High Notes (free) Paepcke Auditorium Edward Berkeley, Michael Christie, John Corigliano, Alan Fletcher, and the creative team behind Corigliano’s The Ghosts of Versailles give a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at this stunning production. 3:30 Opera House Music ($70) Private residence to be announced 5:30 The Met: Live in HD Bizet’s Carmen ($25) Wheeler Opera House Get the Metropolitan Opera experience right here in Aspen. The stunning Elīna Garan˘ca stars as Bizet’s seductive gypsy in this high-definition broadcast of the Met’s 2009 production. 6:00 A Recital with Béla Fleck banjo, Zakir Hussain percussion, and Edgar Meyer bass ($55) Benedict Music Tent The brilliant Edgar Meyer is back, bringing a mindbending program with Béla Fleck and Zakir Hussain. Premier Sponsor: Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Bass 8:30 A String Showcase Recital ($46) Harris Concert Hall Fred Child and Asadour Santourian hosts
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 19
10:00 Piano Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall John O’Conor 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 4:15 Chapel Chamber Music (free) Aspen Chapel 6:00 An Evening with Vladimir Feltsman piano ($60) Benedict Music Tent David Halen violin Andrew Shulman cello The Russian virtuoso plays a program of masterworks. SCHUMANN: Piano Quintet in E-flat major, op. 44 — CHOPIN: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, op. 23 Ballade No. 2 in F major, op. 38 Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, op. 47 Ballade No. 4 in F minor, op. 52 Associate Sponsor: Ellen and Irv Hockaday 7:00 Aspen Opera Theater Center performs John Corigliano’s The Ghosts of Versailles ($50; $25 obstructed view) Wheeler Opera House Aspen Opera Theater Center Aspen Concert Orchestra Michael Christie conductor Edward Berkeley director Intrigue reigns in this caper-filled, comedic operawithin-an-opera. Figaro, Susanna, the Count, and the Countess reunite in Versailles—with enough twists and turns to make everyone dizzy. JOHN CORIGLIANO: The Ghosts of Versailles 8:30 Individual Composition Studies Recital (free) Harris Concert Hall 8:30 Open Door Recital, Piano Evening (free) Music Hall, Castle Creek Campus 8:30 Guitar Recital (free) Aspen Community Church
FRIDAY, AUGUST 6
Edward Berkeley Aspen Opera Theater Center Artist-Faculty 1:00 Music on the Mountain (free) Top of Aspen Mountain (gondola ticket required) 4:30 Chamber Music ($46) Harris Concert Hall BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, op. 47, “Kreutzer” Adele Anthony, O’Conor STEPHEN HARTKE: Meanwhile Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, Hodkinson SCHUMANN: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, op. 63 Rosenberg, Mermagen, Nel 7:00 Aspen Opera Theater Center performs Rossini’s The Barber of Seville ($82; $25 obstructed view) Wheeler Opera House Aspen Opera Theater Center Edward Berkeley AOTC director Josep Caballé-Domenech conductor Garnett Bruce director The ebullient barber Figaro leads the Count and future Countess in a farcical romp about love, marriage, freedom—and shaving! ROSSINI: The Barber of Seville Premier Sponsor: Linda and Alan Englander 8:00 A Recital by Marina Piccinini flute and the Brasil Guitar Duo ($46) Harris Concert Hall J. S. BACH: Flute Sonata in G minor, BWV 1020 Flute Sonata in E major, BWV 1035 Flute Sonata in B minor, BWV 1030 – MILHAUD: Sonatina, op. 76 VILLA-LOBOS: Bachianas brasileiras no. 5 PIAZZOLLA: from Suite Troileana DOUGLAS LORA: Choro pra Je JACOB DO BANDOLIM: Doce de Coco PIXINGUINHA: Um a Zero Local business support provided by Carl’s Pharmacy and Miners’ Building
10:00 Piano Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall Yoheved Kaplinsky 10:30 Tunes and Tales Storytime (free, for ages 4–9 with an adult) Pitkin County Library 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 4:15 Chapel Chamber Music (free) Aspen Chapel 6:00 A Piano Extravaganza ($55) Benedict Music Tent Anton Nel piano Rita Sloan piano Virginia Weckstrom piano Program to include music by Dvořák, Mozart, and Schumann Associate Sponsor: Sam Brown and Alison Teal – Centennial Partners 8:30 A Recital by Robert McDuffie violin ($46) Harris Concert Hall BARTÓK: from 44 Duos for Two Violins, BB 104 MOSZKOWSKI: Suite for Two Violins and Piano, op. 71 – PHILIP GLASS: Violin Concerto No. 2, “American Four Seasons” (U. S. Premiere) Premier Sponsor: Anne and Arny Porath
THURSDAY, JULY 29
SATURDAY, JULY 17
10:00 Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) Wheeler Opera House
SATURDAY, JULY 24
10:00 Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) Wheeler Opera House Edward Berkeley Aspen Opera Theater Center Artist-Faculty 1:00 Music on the Mountain (free) Top of Aspen Mountain (gondola ticket required) 4:30 Chamber Music (free) Aspen Chapel BRAHMS: Trio for Viola, Cello, and Piano in A minor, op. 114 Chiang, Mermagen, Sloan TAKEMITSU: Toward the Sea Aarons, Hoffman BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 6 in A major, op. 30, no. 1 Valeriy Sokolov
SATURDAY, JULY 31
10:00 Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) Wheeler Opera House
Robert Spano Edward Berkeley Aspen Opera Theater Center Artist-Faculty American Academy of Conducting Orchestra 1:00 Music on the Mountain (free) Top of Aspen Mountain (gondola ticket required) 4:30 Chamber Music ($46) Harris Concert Hall BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio in B-flat major, op. 97, “Archduke” Carlyss, Adkins, Schein PETER MAXWELL DAVIES: Eight Songs for a Mad King Thomas Meglioranza Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, Hodkinson Silver Associate Sponsor: Mary and Patrick Scanlan 7:00 Aspen Opera Theater Center performs Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro ($82; $25 obstructed view) Wheeler Opera House Aspen Opera Theater Center Edward Berkeley AOTC director James Gaffigan conductor Mary Duncan director In this richly human comedy, it’s Figaro’s time to marry Susanna. Sublime music plus merry pranks: a true love story and perhaps the perfect opera. MOZART: The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492 Premier Sponsor: Noël and Tom Congdon 8:00 A Recital by Jeffrey Kahane piano ($46) Harris Concert Hall SCHUMANN: Waldszenen (Forest Scenes), op. 82 Fantasy in C major, op. 17 – CHOPIN: Etude No. 6 in E-flat minor from 12 Etudes, op. 10 Nocturne in E-flat major, op. 55 , no. 2 Polonaise-Fantasy in A-flat major, op. 61 Mazurka in B-flat minor, op. 24, no. 4 Mazurka in C minor, op. 56, no. 3 Mazurka in C-sharp minor, op. 63, no. 3 Scherzo No. 4 in E major, op. 54
SATURDAY, AUGUST 7
9:30 Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal ($15) Benedict Music Tent 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 4:45 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music ($10, free with same day ACS ticket) Harris Concert Hall Earl Carlyss violin Ann Schein piano BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, op. 30, no. 3 6:00 Aspen Chamber Symphony ($70) Benedict Music Tent Jeffrey Kahane conductor and piano Bil Jackson clarinet Kevin Puts wrote this Clarinet Concerto for AMFS artist-faculty member Bil Jackson. Don’t miss its Aspen premiere! MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503 – KEVIN PUTS: Clarinet Concerto BRAHMS: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, op. 56a Premier Sponsor: Richard Edwards, in memory of Harley Baldwin
10:00 Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) Wheeler Opera House
FRIDAY, AUGUST 13
SUNDAY, JULY 18
9:30 Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($15) Benedict Music Tent 3:00 Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) Harris Concert Hall Murry Sidlin 4:00 Aspen Festival Orchestra ($74) Benedict Music Tent Michael Stern conductor John O’Conor piano NIELSEN: Overture to Maskarade, op. 39 GRIEG: Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16 – BARTÓK: Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123 Premier Sponsor: Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr.
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SUNDAY, JULY 25
9:30 Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($15) Benedict Music Tent 3:00 Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) Harris Concert Hall Shelby Murphy 4:00 Aspen Festival Orchestra ($74) Benedict Music Tent James Conlon conductor Michelle DeYoung mezzo-soprano SCHREKER: Fantastic Overture, op. 15 MAHLER: Kindertotenlieder – RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 1 in D minor, op. 13 Platinum Premier Sponsor: Mr. and Mrs. Sid R. Bass
6:00 Season Benefit: A Special Evening with Audra McDonald ($1,000; $750; $150) Harris Concert Hall Broadway star Audra McDonald is a unique force, blending a luscious, classically-trained soprano with an incomparable dramatic gift. The Grammy Award–winning singer presents an intimate evening of standards, show tunes, classic movie songs, and original pieces written just for her. A spectacular dinner on the illuminated Tent stage follows. Artist Sponsor and Honorary chair: Toby Devan Lewis Honorary Co-chair: Gael Neeson
Week 8
6:00 Chamber Music ($46) Harris Concert Hall GEORGE TSONTAKIS: Gymnopedies Asin, Arbogast, Wakefield, Haas, Friend, Allen, Kantor, Adkins, Tsontakis LOWELL LIEBERMANN: Trio No. 1 for Flute, Cello and Piano, op. 83 Boyd, Shulman, Friend SCHUMANN/ARIBERT REIMANN: Six Songs, op. 107 Hae Ji Chang Associate Sponsor: Margaret M. and Doyle Hartman 8:00 A Special Event with the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet ($65) Benedict Music Tent Tom Mossbrucker artistic director Aspen Concert Orchestra Case Scaglione conductor The spectacular Aspen Santa Fe Ballet takes the Tent stage with repertoire featuring music of Ligeti and Rachmaninoff in Trace of You, choreographed by Helen Pickett, and piano concertos of Mozart in Mozart à 2, choreographed by Thierry Malandain. Premier Sponsor: M & W Properties: Mona Look-Mazza and Tony Mazza, Tamara and Frank Woods Additional support by Barbara and John Gold Presented in association with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
SATURDAY, JULY 10
12:00 High Notes (free) Christ Episcopal Church Edward Berkeley, Josep Caballé-Domenech, Alan Fletcher, and the Aspen Opera Theater Center artistic team bring the audience into the world of the Beaumarchais Opera Trilogy. 3:30 Opera House Music ($70) Private residence to be announced 6:00 Aspen Concert Orchestra ($20) Benedict Music Tent Christopher Seaman conductor Adele Anthony violin DVOŘÁK: Violin Concerto in A minor, B. 96/108, op. 53 – DELIUS: Brigg Fair: An English Rhapsody ELGAR: In the South (Alassio), op. 50 Associate Sponsor: Jane and Bill Frazer Corporate support provided by Aspen Skiing Company 8:30 A Special Event with Gil Shaham violin, Lynn Harrell cello, and Akira Eguchi piano ($65) Harris Concert Hall BRAHMS: Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, op. 99 Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, op. 100 – Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, op. 101 Premier Sponsor: Betty and Lloyd Schermer
Celebrate Renée Fleming soprano ($3,000; $2,000; $1,000 per couple) Join Renée Fleming in a special day featuring a voice master class and a screening of her 2008 Metropolitan Opera Opening Night Gala performance, followed by a benefit dinner. Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Sid R. Bass. For tickets and details, please contact Kat Berg, 970-205-5061.
MONDAY, AUGUST 16
SUNDAY, JULY 4
1:00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall Sylvia Rosenberg violin 4:00 American Academy of Conducting at Aspen Orchestra (free) Benedict Music Tent BARBER: Overture to The School for Scandal, op. 5 STRAVINSKY: The Firebird Suite (1919) – DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 8 in G major, B. 163, op. 88 Associate Sponsor: The Blitt Family 8:00 A Recital by the Takács Quartet ($46) Harris Concert Hall Alexander Kerr violin James Dunham viola MOZART: Duo for Violin and Viola in G major, K. 423 BEETHOVEN: String Trio in G major, op. 9, no. 1 – BRAHMS: String Quintet No. 2 in G major, op. 111
Week 6
MONDAY, AUGUST 9
9:30 Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($15) Benedict Music Tent 4:00 Aspen Festival Orchestra ($74) Benedict Music Tent Murry Sidlin conductor Jeffrey Siegel piano COPLAND: El salón México GERSHWIN: Piano Concerto in F major – DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, op. 95, “From the New World” Premier Sponsor: Lisa and Will Mesdag 7:30 Fourth of July Concert (free) Benedict Music Tent Lawrence Isaacson conductor The annual free Fourth of July celebration brings the AMFS band to the Tent stage with stirring patriotic favorites. A beloved tradition. Silver Associate Sponsor: Marcy and Leo Edelstein Special thanks to the City of Aspen
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MONDAY, AUGUST 2
SATURDAY, JULY 3
10:00 Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) Wheeler Opera House
Beaumarchais Opera Trilogy
6:00 Chamber Music ($46) Benedict Music Tent SCHOENBERG: Verklärte Nacht, op. 4 D. Halen, Eberle, Wyrczynski, Carroll, Aaron SCHUBERT: Piano Trio in E-flat major, D. 929, op. 100 Tanaka, Adkins, A. Perry 8:00 A Recital by Time for Three ($46) Harris Concert Hall This genre-redefining string trio plays classics with a twist in a not-to-be-missed evening.
THURSDAY, JULY 8
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6:00 A Recital by the Percussion Ensemble ($35) Harris Concert Hall Jonathan Haas conductor CAGE: First Construction (in Metal) TAKEMITSU: Ame no ki (Rain Tree) MANFRED MENKE: Eine kleine Tischmusik ZAPPA/JONATHAN HAAS: The Black Page — STRAVINSKY/PAUL FRUCHT: The Soldier’s Tale 7:00 Aspen Opera Theater Center performs Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro ($82; $25 obstructed view) Wheeler Opera House Aspen Opera Theater Center Edward Berkeley AOTC director James Gaffigan conductor Mary Duncan director In this richly human comedy, it’s Figaro’s time to marry Susanna. Sublime music plus merry pranks: a true love story and perhaps the perfect opera. MOZART: The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492
FRIDAY, JULY 2
9:30 Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal ($15) Benedict Music Tent 12:30 Listener’s Master Class: The Enduring Elements: The Building Blocks of Music (free) Crossroads Church Tom Buesch 4:45 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music ($10, free with same day ACS ticket) Harris Concert Hall Masao Kawasaki violin Anton Nel piano BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, op. 12, no. 1 6:00 Aspen Chamber Symphony ($70) Benedict Music Tent Hans Graf conductor Gil Shaham violin BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 1 in C major, op. 21 CHRISTOPHER ROUSE: Odna Zhizn – BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D major, op. 77 Gold Premier Sponsor: Kay and Matthew Bucksbaum
8:30 String Showcase (free) Music Hall, Castle Creek Campus
Week 5
TUESDAY, JULY 6
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6:00 Chamber Music ($46) Harris Concert Hall roussel: Deux poèmes de Ronsard, op. 26 Kasahara, Asin BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio in E-flat major, op. 7, no. 2 Lin, Finckel, Wu Han FaurÉ: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, op. 15 Kantor, Dunham, Adkins, Weckstrom Silver Associate Sponsor: Jane and Gerald Katcher
6:00 An Evening with the Emerson String Quartet ($60) Benedict Music Tent DVOŘÁK: from Cypresses, B. 152 String Quartet in E-flat major, B. 92, op. 51 – BARBER: Adagio from String Quartet, op. 11 SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet No. 9 in E-flat major, op. 117 Gold Premier Sponsor: Sarah and Martin Flug
Week 1
Aspen Music Festival and School
THURSDAY, JULY 1
SUNDAY, AUGUST 1
9:30 Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($15) Benedict Music Tent 3:00 Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) Harris Concert Hall Graeme Boone 4:00 Aspen Festival Orchestra ($74) Benedict Music Tent Leonard Slatkin conductor Joyce Yang piano CINDY MCTEE: Tempus Fugit TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 – R. STRAUSS: Symphonia domestica, op. 53 Premier Sponsor: Jane and Larry Sherman
SUNDAY, AUGUST 8
Nicholas Kraemer Edward Berkeley Aspen Opera Theater Center Artist-Faculty American Academy of Conducting Orchestra 1:00 Music on the Mountain (free) Top of Aspen Mountain (gondola ticket required) 4:30 Chamber Music ($46) Harris Concert Hall brahms: Clarinet Sonata in E-flat major, op. 120, no. 2 Valdepeñas, A. Perry SCHOENBERG: from Six Orchestral Songs, op. 8 Wingland Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, Hodkinson SCHUBERT: Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667, op. posth. 114, “Trout” Wang, Wyrczynski, Mermagen, Bransby, Steven Osborne 8:00 A Special Event with Sharon Isbin guitar and the Aspen Concert Orchestra ($65) Harris Concert Hall Nicholas Kraemer conductor The Grammy Award–winning guitar virtuoso presents a luminous program. TELEMANN: Orchestral Suite in B minor, TWV 55:h4 VIVALDI/PUJOL/SHARON ISBIN: Guitar Concerto in A major, RV 82 Guitar Concerto in D major, RV 93 – RODRIGO: Fantasía para un gentilhombre Premier Sponsor: Susan Beckerman
SATURDAY, AUGUST 14
9:30 Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($15) Benedict Music Tent 3:00 Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) Harris Concert Hall Murry Sidlin 4:00 Aspen Festival Orchestra ($79) Benedict Music Tent James DePreist conductor Sarah Chang violin SHOSTAKOVICH: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, op. 77 – RESPIGHI: Fountains of Rome Roman Festivals Gold Premier Sponsor: Gael Neeson and Stefan Edlis
SUNDAY, AUGUST 15
9:30 Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal ($15) Benedict Music Tent 10:30 Gotta Move! (free, for ages 2–7 with an adult) Classroom 1, Castle Creek Campus 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 12:30 Listener’s Master Class: Rhythms of the 20th Century (free) Crossroads Church Tom Buesch 4:45 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music ($10, free with same day ACS ticket) Harris Concert Hall Naoko Tanaka violin Antoinette Perry piano BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-flat major, op. 12, no. 3 6:00 Aspen Chamber Symphony ($70) Benedict Music Tent Hugh Wolff conductor Marc-André Hamelin piano STEVEN STUCKY: Chamber Concerto BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, op. 58 – SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, op. 38, “Spring” Premier Sponsor: Patricia Papper, in memory of Manny Papper Local business support provided by members of the Aspen Board of REALTORS 8:30 Individual Composition Studies Recital (free) Harris Concert Hall 8:30 Open Door Recital, Violin Evening (free) Music Hall, Castle Creek Campus
10:00 Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) Wheeler Opera House Edward Berkeley Aspen Opera Theater Center Artist-Faculty 1:00 Music on the Mountain (free) Top of Aspen Mountain (gondola ticket required) 4:30 Chamber Music ($46) Harris Concert Hall KODÁLY: Duo for Violin and Cello, op. 7 Greenberg, Shulman SYDNEY HODKINSON: Serenata Oscura (Dark Serenade): “...cinque immagini delle notti tenebrose...” Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, Hodkinson PETER EÖTVÖS: Sonata per sei A. Perry, Sloan, Haas, Stubbs Silver Associate Sponsor: Judy and Werner Neuman 6:00 An Evening with Yuja Wang piano ($60) Benedict Music Tent SKRYABIN: Selections of Preludes, Etudes. and Poems Three Pieces, op. 2 SCHUMANN: Drei Fantasiestücke, op. 111 – SCHUBERT/LISZT: from 12 Lieder by Schubert, LW A42 PROKOFIEV: Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major, op. 82 Premier Sponsor: Ruth and Martin Carver 8:30 A Recital by Simone Dinnerstein piano and the Aspen Concert Orchestra ($55) Harris Concert Hall Case Scaglione conductor J. C. BACH: Grand Overture in D major, op. 18, no. 6, W. XC1 J. S. BACH: Piano Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052 – English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 Piano Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056
9:30 Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($15) Benedict Music Tent 3:00 Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) Harris Concert Hall Asadour Santourian 4:00 Aspen Festival Orchestra ($74) Benedict Music Tent Mark Wigglesworth conductor Stephen Hough piano BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, op. 15 – SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 43 Premier Sponsor: Melva Bucksbaum and Raymond Learsy
FRIDAY, AUGUST 20
9:30 Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal ($15) Benedict Music Tent 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 4:45 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music ($10, free with same day ACS ticket) Harris Concert Hall Paul Kantor violin Virginia Weckstrom piano BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, op. 23 6:00 Aspen Chamber Symphony ($70) Benedict Music Tent Larry Rachleff conductor Leila Josefowicz violin Adventurous and groundbreaking, violin star Leila Josefowicz takes on Adès’s intriguing work. R. STRAUSS: Serenade in E-flat major, op. 7 THOMAS ADÈS: Concentric Paths, op. 23 (Violin Concerto) – MOZART: Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551, “Jupiter” Premier Sponsor: Dana and Gene Powell
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 21
10:00 Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) Wheeler Opera House
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Edward Berkeley Aspen Opera Theater Center Artist-Faculty 4:30 Chamber Music ($46) Harris Concert Hall KENNETH HESKETH: Dei destini incrociati Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, Hodkinson DVOŘÁK: Bagatelles, B. 79, op. 47 Cowan, Heard, Grubb Associate Sponsor: Mr. and Mrs. John Madigan 7:00 Aspen Opera Theater Center performs John Corigliano’s The Ghosts of Versailles ($50; $25 obstructed view) Wheeler Opera House Aspen Opera Theater Center Aspen Concert Orchestra Michael Christie conductor Edward Berkeley director Intrigue reigns in this caper-filled, comedic operawithin-an-opera. Figaro, Susanna, the Count, and the Countess reunite in Versailles—with enough twists and turns to make everyone dizzy. JOHN CORIGLIANO: The Ghosts of Versailles 8:00 A Recital by the American String Quartet ($46) Benedict Music Tent HAYDN: String Quartet in D major, Hob. III/79, op. 76, no. 5 BARTÓK: String Quartet No. 6, BB 119 – SCHUBERT: String Quartet in D minor, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden”
SUNDAY, AUGUST 22
9:30 Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($15) Benedict Music Tent 3:00 Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) Harris Concert Hall Harlow Robinson 4:00 Aspen Festival Orchestra ($74) Benedict Music Tent Marin Alsop conductor Isabel Bayrakdarian soprano Stephen Powell baritone The AMFS’s sixty-first season closes with this resounding concert led by renowned AMFS alumna Marin Alsop. MAHLER: from Des Knaben Wunderhorn RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2 – STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring Platinum Premier Sponsor: Mr. and Mrs. Sid R. Bass Premier Sponsor: Eva and Marc Stern
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