Alex Irvin
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Thursday, June 25
6:00
An Evening with Marc-André Hamelin piano ($50) Friday, June 26
Aspen Chamber Symphony ($69)
6:00
Michael Stern conductor Jeremy Denk piano
Program to include: BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, op. 15
Sunday, June 28
Aspen Festival Orchestra ($72)
4:00
8:00
Sunday, July 19
Wednesday, July 8
6:00
Recital by the Takács Quartet ($46) Sinfonia ($20)
James Feddeck conductor Cho-Liang Lin violin
Aspen Concert Orchestra ($20)
6:00
Christopher Seaman conductor Stefani Collins violin
Thursday, July 2
Recital by Yuja Wang piano ($46) Friday, July 3
Aspen Chamber Symphony ($69)
8:00 6:00
Nicholas McGegan conductor Edward Dusinberre violin Geraldine Walther viola Cyndia Sieden soprano Program to include: MOZART: Sinfonia concertante in E-flat major, K. 364 (K. 320d) “Der Hölle Rache” from The Magic Flute HAYDN: Symphony No. 100 in G major, Hob. I/100, “Military”
Sunday, July 5
Aspen Festival Orchestra ($72)
4:00
Lawrence Foster conductor Lynn Harrell cello
Program to include: ELGAR: Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85 RAVEL: Bolero
David Robertson conductor Orli Shaham piano Richard Woodhams oboe
8:00
Thursday, July 9
6:00
Tuesday, July 21
8:00
Wednesday, July 22
6:00
An Evening with Janine Jansen violin ($50) Friday, July 10
Aspen Chamber Symphony ($69)
6:00
Andrey Boreyko conductor Michael Rusinek clarinet Vladimir Feltsman piano
Saturday, July 11
Wednesday, July 1
4:00
Recital by Alisa Weilerstein cello ($46)
Tuesday, June 30
8:00
Aspen Festival Orchestra ($72)
Wednesday, July 8
MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 211 MAHLER: Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor
Recital by the Takács Quartet ($46)
Starving artists, Paris’s revolution-era cafes, and an unforgettable love affair. Don’t miss one of the most popular operas of all time in this spectacular evening to benefit the Aspen Music Festival and School. July 16.
Program to include: RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini CHRISTOPHER ROUSE: Oboe Concerto RESPIGHI: Pines of Rome
ALAN FLETCHER: Clarinet Concerto MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491 SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759, “Unfinished”
David Zinman conductor Gil Shaham violin
La bohème
Look for the full calendar in April with more than 400 events!
Tuesday, July 7
Recital by David Finckel cello and Wu Han piano ($46) Sunday, July 12
Aspen Festival Orchestra ($72)
8:00
4:00
David Zinman conductor Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano Nathan Gunn baritone Janine Jansen violin
Program to include: JOHN HARBISON: Symphony No. 5 TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35
Wednesday, July 15
Aspen Concert Orchestra ($20)
David Robertson conductor
Friday, July 17
Aspen Chamber Symphony ($69)
6:00
6:00
Jeffrey Kahane conductor Simon Trpčeski piano
Program to include: BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60
Friday, July 17
8:30
Recital by Joseph Kalichstein piano ($46) Saturday, July 18
Recital by Adele Anthony and Gil Shaham violins ($46)
8:00
Recital by John O’Conor piano ($46) Sinfonia ($20)
Andrey Boreyko conductor
Wednesday, July 22
8:30
Recital by the Jupiter String Quartet ($46) Thursday, July 23
An Evening with Nadja SalernoSonnenberg violin ($60) Friday, July 24
Aspen Chamber Symphony ($69)
6:00
6:00
Program to include: SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 3 in D major, D. 200 BEETHOVEN: Music from Egmont
8:00
Recital by the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Winner ($46) Sunday, July 26
Aspen Festival Orchestra ($72)
4:00
James Conlon conductor Joyce Yang piano
RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, op. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, op. 74, “Pathétique”
Wednesday, July 29
Aspen Concert Orchestra ($20)
6:00
Kirill Karabits conductor John O’Conor piano
Wednesday, July 29
8:30
Recital by Dawn Upshaw soprano ($46) Thursday, July 30
An Evening with the Jupiter String Quartet ($50) Thursday, July 30
Friday, July 31
Aspen Chamber Symphony ($69)
6:00
8:30
Recital by the American Brass Quintet ($46)
6:00
James Conlon conductor Lise de la Salle piano
Program to include: RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G major (de la Salle) MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, op. 56, “Scottish”
Saturday, August 1
8:00
Recital by Simone Dinnerstein piano ($46) Sunday, August 2
Aspen Festival Orchestra ($77)
4:00
Peter Oundjian conductor Yefim Bronfman piano
Program to include: PETER LIEBERSON: Suite from Ashoka’s Dream (World Premiere) BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83
Wednesday, August 5
Aspen Concert Orchestra ($20)
David Zinman conductor Dawn Upshaw soprano
Saturday, July 25
Operas Aspen Opera Theater Center Productions
Season Benefit
6:00
Leonidas Kavakos conductor and violin Thursday, August 6
6:00
An Evening with Robert McDuffie violin ($60) Friday, August 7
6:00
Sinfonia ($69)
Peter Oundjian conductor Angela Chun, Jennifer Chun violins
GEORGE TSONTAKIS: Concerto for Two Violins (World Premiere) BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92
Sunday, August 9
Aspen Festival Orchestra ($77)
4:00
James DePreist conductor Sarah Chang violin
Program to include: BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D major, op. 77
Tuesday, August 11
8:00
Wednesday, August 12
8:30
Friday, August 14
6:00
Recital by Sergey Khachatryan violin ($46)
Recital by the American String Quartet ($46) Aspen Chamber Symphony ($69)
John Nelson conductor Ingrid Fliter piano
Program to include: HAYDN: Piano Concerto in D major, Hob. XVIII/11 Symphony No. 86 in D major, Hob. I/86
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Puccini: La bohème
July 16, 18, and 20 Conducted by George Manahan
Britten: The Rape of Lucretia
Directed by Edward Berkeley
July 30, August 1 Conducted by Jane Glover Alex Irvin
60th anniversary season
Aspen Music Festival and School
Saturday, August 15
8:00
Sunday, August 16
4:00
Recital by Sharon Isbin guitar and Mark O’Connor violin ($46) Aspen Festival Orchestra ($72)
David Zinman conductor Jeffrey Kahane piano
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595 BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 7 in E major
Tuesday, August 18
Sinfonia ($20)
8:30
Thursday, August 20
6:00
Friday, August 21
6:00
Murry Sidlin conductor Darrett Adkins cello Jamie Barton mezzo-soprano Ryan McKinney bass-baritone
MENDELSSOHN: Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 21 HAYDN: Cello Concerto in C major, Hob. VIIb:5 BERNSTEIN/BRUCE COUGHLIN: Arias and Barcarolles
Sunday, August 23
Aspen Festival Orchestra ($77)
Natalie Cole: Still Unforgettable
With Christian McBride and orchestra
Presented in association with
6:00
A special re-creation of some of the AMFS’s first events, with selections from the 1949 song recitals with Herta Glaz and Jerome Robbins.
Aspen Chamber Symphony ($69)
Saturday, June 27
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos I (Nos. 1, 3, 5)
Song Recital by Jamie Barton mezzosoprano and Ryan McKinney bassbaritone ($46)
An Evening with Misha and Cipa Dichter pianos ($60)
Special Events AND COLLABORATIONS
Jazz Aspen Snowmass
Fabien Gabel conductor
Wednesday, August 19
August 18, 20, and 22 Conducted by James Gaffigan
8:00
Recital by the American String Quartet ($46) Wednesday, August 19
Mozart: Don Giovanni
4:00
Leonard Slatkin conductor Indra Thomas soprano Michelle DeYoung mezzo-soprano Vinson Cole tenor Morris Robinson bass-baritone Colorado Symphony Orchestra Chorus Duain Wolfe chorus director
Tuesday, July 14
Nicholas McGegan conductor Wednesday, July 15
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos II (Nos. 2, 4, 6) Nicholas McGegan conductor Adele Anthony violin Gil Shaham violin Tuesday, July 28
Yefim Bronfman piano Wednesday, August 5
Sarah Chang violin Monday, August 10
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet in the Tent
Tom Mossbrucker artistic director Thursday, August 13
Edgar Meyer bass
Jerry Douglas dobro Sam Bush mandolin and violin
VERDI: Messa da Requiem
Don’t miss the AMFS’s artist-faculty chamber music series. Most Saturdays at 4 pm, and Mondays at 6 pm.
Monday, August 17
Punch Brothers
Featuring Chris Thile mandolin Saturday, August 22
Vladimir Feltsman piano
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