2017 Season Calendar by Aspen Music Festival and School

THURSDAY JUNE 29

FRIDAY JUNE 30

SATURDAY JULY 1

SUNDAY JULY 2

4:15

Chapel Chamber Music (free) Aspen Chapel

9:30

Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal ($20) Benedict Music Tent

10:00 Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) Wheeler Opera House

9:30

Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($20) Benedict Music Tent

7:00

A Recital by Arnaud Sussmann violin, David Finckel cello, and Wu Han piano ($60) Harris Concert Hall BRAHMS: Cello Sonata in E minor, op. 38 DVOŘÁK: Sonatina in G major, B. 183, op. 100 MENDELSSOHN: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, op. 66

4:45

Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music ($10, or free with same-day ACS ticket) Harris Concert Hall

2:00

Walking Tour to the Tent (free) Hotel Jerome

3:00

Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) Harris Concert Hall Asadour Santourian speaker

4:00

Aspen Festival Orchestra ($82) Benedict Music Tent

Wu Han piano Derek Wang piano Sooah Kim piano CHOPIN: N octurne in B-flat minor, op. 9, no. 1 Nocturne in E-flat major, op. 9, no. 2 Nocturne in B major, op. 9, no. 3

With special thanks to Jane and Larry Sherman

6:00

2017 SEASON CALENDAR

Aspen Chamber Symphony ($80) Benedict Music Tent Ludovic Morlot conductor Simone Porter violin R. STRAUSS: from Dance Suite after Couperin, TrV 245 MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216 — STRAVINSKY: Monumentum pro Gesualdo di Venosa (ad CD annum) BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 8 in F major, op. 93

With special thanks to Becky and Mike Murray

4:30

8:30

FRIDAYS | 5:15–5:45 PM

Robert Spano conductor Garrick Ohlsson piano MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K. 271, “Jeunehomme” — MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 in D major With special thanks to the John P. and Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation and Betty and Lloyd Schermer

Special Event: Ella at 100, Direct from the Apollo ($375*, $90, $60) Benedict Music Tent

* $375 tickets include an on-site preconcert VIP dinner at 6 pm with gourmet catered hors d’oeuvres, dinner and dessert, full open bars, and premium floor seating for the concert.

Join us before each week’s Aspen Chamber Symphony concert for tastings of Clarendelle wines, sponsored by Clarence Dillon Wines. Complimentary with same-day ACS ticket.

WEEK 1

Aspen Contemporary Ensemble Donald Crockett conductor Sarah Vautour soprano Elizabeth Buccheri piano James Dunham viola Anton Nel piano Robert Chen violin Cornelia Heard violin Jonathan Haas percussion

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of beloved American jazz and pop singer Ella Fitzgerald at this tour de force event featuring the Count Basie Orchestra, vocalists Patti Austin, Lizz Wright, and Andra Day, and comedian David Alan Grier.

WEEKLY WINE TASTING

ROBERT SPANO Music Director ALAN FLETCHER President and CEO

Chamber Music ($45) Harris Concert Hall

HYLA: Polish Folk Songs WEILL: Selected Songs HINDEMITH: Viola Sonata, op. 11, no. 4 MILHAUD: La création du monde, op. 81

With special thanks to Mary Giese, in memory of Erik Giese

JUNE 29–AUGUST 20, 2017

Edward Berkeley Aspen Opera Center Artist-Faculty

Presented in association with Jazz Aspen Snowmass With special thanks to Kelli and Allen Questrom

JOIN US EVERY SUNDAY AT 4 PM FOR

The Allison and Warren Kanders Sunday Concert Series

MONDAY JULY 3

TUESDAY JULY 4

WEDNESDAY JULY 5

THURSDAY JULY 6

FRIDAY JULY 7

SATURDAY JULY 8

SUNDAY JULY 9

10:15 Guided Tour of the Bucksbaum Campus (free) Bucksbaum Campus

4:00

Fourth of July Concert (free) Benedict Music Tent Lawrence Isaacson conductor

10:00 Piano Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall

2:30

Spotlight Recital (free) Harris Concert Hall

9:30 Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal ($20) Benedict Music Tent

9:30

Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($20) Benedict Music Tent

The annual free Fourth of July celebration brings the AMFS band to the Tent stage with stirring patriotic favorites. A beloved tradition.

12:00 High Notes: Alan Fletcher, Robert Levin, and Nicholas McGegan (free) Paepcke Auditorium

4:15

Chapel Chamber Music (free) Aspen Chapel

12:30 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church

10:00 Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) Wheeler Opera House Edward Berkeley Aspen Opera Center Artist-Faculty

2:00

Walking Tour to the Tent (free) Hotel Jerome

8:00

A Recital by Marina Piccinini flute and Anneleen Lenaerts harp ($55) Harris Concert Hall Darrett Adkins cello Cornelia Heard violin Beth Guterman Chu viola J. S. BACH: Flute Sonata in G minor, BWV 1020 YUKO UEBAYASHI: New Work (World Premiere) RAVEL/SALZEDO: Sonatine en trio — JONGEN: Concert à cinq, op. 71 CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS: One Thing at a Time (World Premiere) JONGEN: Valse, op. 73 BARTÓK: Hungarian Peasant Suite

12:30 Listener's Master Class (free) Crossroads Church

3:00

Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) Harris Concert Hall Asadour Santourian speaker

4:00

Aspen Festival Orchestra ($90) Benedict Music Tent

String Showcase (free) Edlis Neeson Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

6:00

12:00 Guided Backstage Tour of Benedict Music Tent and Harris Concert Hall (free) Benedict Music Tent Plaza 4:00

Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra (free) Benedict Music Tent Percussion Competition Winner VERDI: Overture to La forza del destino WILLIAM KRAFT: Timpani Concerto No. 1 — BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 73

With special thanks to the Rob and Melani Walton Foundation

Join AMFS President and CEO Alan Fletcher for a conversation with pianist, composer, and polymath Robert Levin and conductor Nicholas McGegan.

In recognition of the City of Aspen

3:30

In memory of Mary Crouch Lilly

7:00

6:00

Chamber Music ($45) Harris Concert Hall

Masao Kawasaki violin Wu Han piano Mane Galoyan soprano Kenneth Merrill piano Dongxu Jin piano Youlan Ji piano BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, op. 96 RACHMANINOFF: Selected songs DUKAS: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Robert Levin

House Musics (Opera) presented by Mountain Living ($100) Private residence Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra ($25) Benedict Music Tent Federico Cortese conductor Zeynep Alpan violin (2017 Dorothy DeLay Prize Winner) KHACHATURIAN: Selections from Masquerade MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218 — DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, B. 141, op. 70

8:30

With special thanks to Marianne and Sheldon Lubar Local business support provided by Woody Creek Distillers

2:00 4:45

8:30 A Recital by the Takács Quartet ($60) Harris Concert Hall James Dunham viola HAYDN: String Quartet in D major, Hob. III/34, op. 20, no. 4 RAVEL: String Quartet in F major — DVOŘÁK: String Quintet in E-flat major, B. 180, op. 97

WEEK 2

With special thanks to Becky and Mike Murray

12:30 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church Tom Buesch speaker

Chapel Piano Recital (free) Aspen Chapel

1:00

Music on the Mountain (free) Top of Aspen Mountain (gondola ticket required)

4:30

Chamber Music ($45) Harris Concert Hall

Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music ($10, or free with same-day ACS ticket) Harris Concert Hall Harmony Zhu piano Ray Ushikubo piano Maxim Lando piano CHOPIN: N octurne in F major, op. 15, no. 1 Nocturne in F-sharp major, op. 15, no. 2 Nocturne in G minor, op. 15, no. 3 Aspen Chamber Symphony ($80) Benedict Music Tent Nicholas McGegan conductor Robert Chen violin Robert Levin piano MOZART: Overture to The Magic Flute, K. 620 MOZART/ROBERT LEVIN: Concerto for Violin and Piano in D major, K. 315f (K. Anh. 56) MOZART: Rondo in D major, K. 382 — SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944, “The Great”

Aspen Contemporary Ensemble Donald Crockett conductor Paul Kantor violin Joaquin Valdepeñas clarinet Per Hannevold bassoon Kevin Cobb trumpet Masao Kawasaki violin Beth Guterman Chu viola Michael Mermagen cello Marc-André Hamelin piano DONALD CROCKETT: Whistling in the Dark GIANCARLO LATTA: Watch and Learn SUTERMEISTER: Serenade No. 1 SCHUMANN: Piano Quartet in E-flat major, op. 47

8:00

With special thanks to Janet and Tom O'Connor, and Dana and Gene Powell

Michael Stern conductor Yefim Bronfman piano BRITTEN: Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20 RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2 — BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83 With special thanks to Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr. Local business support provided by The Aspen Times

6:30

Salon Signature Event: Sing for Your Life ($75, free for Salon and SoF members) Location to be announced Inspirational bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green performs and joins a panel discussion with ArtistYear’s Margo Drakos and others. Reception to follow. Learn more at www.aspenmusicfestival.com/salon.

A Recital by Conrad Tao piano ($55) Harris Concert Hall FELIPE LARA: Injust Intonations (World Premiere) MOZART: Prelude and Fugue in C major, K. 394 (383a) BOULEZ: une page d’éphéméride MOZART: Piano Sonata in A major, K. 331 (K. 300i) PHILIP GLASS: Etude No. 16 — LISZT: Piano Sonata in B minor, LW A17

Presented in association with The Aspen Institute Society of Fellows

With special thanks to Steve Marcus

MONDAY JULY 10

TUESDAY JULY 11

WEDNESDAY JULY 12

THURSDAY JULY 13

FRIDAY JULY 14

SATURDAY JULY 15

SUNDAY JULY 16

10:15 Guided Tour of the Bucksbaum Campus (free) Bucksbaum Campus

10:30 Tunes and Tales (free, for ages 9 and under with an adult) Basalt Regional Library

10:00 Piano Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall

10:30 Tunes and Tales (free, for ages 9 and under with an adult) Pitkin County Library

9:30

10:00 Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) Wheeler Opera House

9:00

10:30 Gotta Move! (free, for ages 5 and under with an adult) Meadows Hospitality Tent

1:00

Composition Program Readings I (free) Harris Concert Hall Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra

9:30

Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($20) Benedict Music Tent

2:00

Walking Tour to the Tent (free) Hotel Jerome

3:00

Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) Harris Concert Hall Harlow Robinson speaker

4:00

Aspen Festival Orchestra ($82) Benedict Music Tent

12:00 Guided Backstage Tour of Benedict Music Tent and Harris Concert Hall (free) Benedict Music Tent Plaza

David Kim violin

4:00

Physics Center Piano Recital Series (free) Aspen Center for Physics

5:00

Winds Competition (free) Hurst Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra (free) Benedict Music Tent ACA Violin Competition Winner TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47 — STRAVINSKY/JONATHAN MCPHEE: The Rite of Spring

6:00

Chamber Music ($45) Benedict Music Tent

Local business support by Carl's Pharmacy and Miners' Building Hardware

Naoko Tanaka violin Victoria Chiang viola Michael Mermagen cello Orion Weiss piano Alexander Kerr violin Desmond Hoebig cello Anton Nel piano Yefim Bronfman piano Arie Vardi piano CHAUSSON: Piano Quartet in A major, op. 30 SMETANA: Piano Trio in G minor, op. 15 SCHUBERT: Rondo in A major, D. 951, op. 107

7:30

WEEK 3

4:00

Harris Concert Hall Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall

6:00 Music with a View (free) Aspen Art Museum 7:30

Finckel-Wu Han Chamber Music Studio Recital (free) Harris Concert Hall

A Recital by Anna Polonsky piano and Orion Weiss piano ($55) Harris Concert Hall FAURÉ: Dolly, op. 56, no. 1 BRAHMS: Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, op. 23 — BARBER: Souvenirs, op. 28 SAINT-SAËNS: Variations on a Theme of Beethoven in E-flat major, op. 35

Hung-Kuan Chen

12:00 High Notes: Alan Fletcher, Patrick Summers, Stephen Hartke, and Sarah Chang (free) Christ Episcopal Church Join AMFS President and CEO Alan Fletcher for a conversation with conductor Patrick Summers, composer Stephen Hartke, and violinist Sarah Chang.

2:30

Spotlight Recital (free) Harris Concert Hall

4:15

Chapel Chamber Music (free) Aspen Chapel

8:00

A Baroque Evening with Nicholas McGegan ($65) Harris Concert Hall Nicholas McGegan conductor William Hagen violin Alexander Kerr violin Nadine Asin flute Anton Nel piano LECLAIR: Suite from Scylla et Glaucus, op. 11 J. S. BACH: Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 — Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 HANDEL: Suite from Water Music in G major, HWV 350 PURCELL: Suite from The Fairy Queen

12:30 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 3:30

House Musics (Chamber) presented by Mountain Living ($65) Private residence

6:00

Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra ($25) Benedict Music Tent Ludovic Morlot conductor Marc-André Hamelin piano BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, op. 15 — FRANCK: Symphony in D minor, M. 48 With special thanks to June and Paul Schorr III Local business support by Hotel Jerome

8:30

With special thanks to the Bishop Family Foundation

With special thanks to Linda and Alan Englander

8:30

String Showcase (free) Edlis Neeson Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

A Recital by Stefan Jackiw violin ($55) Harris Concert Hall Anna Polonsky piano BRAHMS: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, op. 100 Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, op. 108 — Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, op. 78

Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal ($20) Benedict Music Tent 12:30 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 12:30 Listener's Master Class (free) Crossroads Church Harlow Robinson speaker 2:00 Chapel Piano Recital (free) Aspen Chapel 4:45 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music ($10, or free with same-day ACS ticket) Harris Concert Hall Virginia Weckstrom piano CHOPIN: N octurne in C-sharp minor, op. 27, no. 1 Nocturne in D-flat major, op. 27, no. 2 6:00 Aspen Chamber Symphony ($85) Benedict Music Tent Patrick Summers conductor Sarah Chang violin STEPHEN HARTKE: Pacific Rim VITALI/CHARLIER: Chaconne in G minor RAVEL: Tzigane — WAGNER: Prelude to Act I from Lohengrin PROKOFIEV: Symphonic Suite from The Love for Three Oranges, op. 33bis

Edward Berkeley Aspen Opera Center Artist-Faculty

With special thanks to Becky and Mike Murray

12:30 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 1:00 Music on the Mountain (free) Top of Aspen Mountain (gondola ticket required) 4:30 Chamber Music ($45) Harris Concert Hall Aspen Contemporary Ensemble Donald Crockett conductor Darrett Adkins cello Robert Spano piano Sylvia Rosenberg violin James Dunham viola Michael Mermagen cello Anton Nel piano OLIVER KNUSSEN: Ophelia Dances, Book I BEETHOVEN: Cello Sonata in A major, op. 69 BRAHMS: Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, op. 60 7:00 Verdi's La traviata ($75, $25 obstructed) Wheeler Opera House Aspen Opera Center George Manahan conductor, Edward Berkeley director

With special thanks to Nancy and Charles Wall

With special thanks to Barbara Koval

8:00

With special thanks to Richard Edwards, in memory of Harley Baldwin In recognition of the members of the AMFS National Council

With special thanks to Deborah and Richard Felder

Larry Rachleff conductor Nikolai Lugansky piano DEBUSSY: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun LUTOSŁAWSKI: Concerto for Orchestra — BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73, “Emperor”

A Recital by Hung-Kuan Chen piano ($55) Harris Concert Hall SCHUMANN: Gesänge der Frühe, op. 133 Fantasy in C major, op. 17 — SKRYABIN: Piano Sonata No. 10, op. 70 RACHMANINOFF: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 36 With special thanks to Ruth Carver

MONDAY JULY 17

TUESDAY JULY 18

WEDNESDAY JULY 19

THURSDAY JULY 20

FRIDAY JULY 21

SATURDAY JULY 22

SUNDAY JULY 23

10:15 Guided Tour of the Bucksbaum Campus (free) Bucksbaum Campus

10:30 Tunes and Tales (free, for ages 9 and under with an adult) Basalt Regional Library 1:00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall Anneleen Lenaerts harp 4:00 Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra (free) Benedict Music Tent BERLIOZ: Roman Carnival Overture, op. 9 Winds Competition Winner — BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique, op. 14

10:00 Piano Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall Arie Vardi 12:00 High Notes: Alan Fletcher and Pacifica Quartet (free) Christ Episcopal Church 12:30 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 3:30 House Musics (Opera) presented by Mountain Living ($100) Private residence 6:00 Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra ($25) Benedict Music Tent George Manahan conductor, Jennifer Koh violin R. STRAUSS: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration), op. 24 ANNA CLYNE: The Seamstress — PROKOFIEV: Scythian Suite, op. 20

9:00

9:30

10:00 Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) Wheeler Opera House Edward Berkeley, Aspen Opera Center Artist-Faculty

9:30

Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($20) Benedict Music Tent

1:00

Aspen Chamber Music Series (free) Scanlan Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

2:00

Walking Tour to the Tent (free) Hotel Jerome

3:00

Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) Harris Concert Hall

4:00

Aspen Festival Orchestra ($82) Benedict Music Tent Andrey Boreyko conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano ANDERS HILLBORG: Cold Heat LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, LW H6 — ZEMLINSKY: The Mermaid, Symphonic Fantasy

12:00 Guided Backstage Tour of Benedict Music Tent and Harris Concert Hall (free) Benedict Music Tent Plaza 4:00 5:00

Physics Center Piano Recital Series (free) Aspen Center for Physics Piano Competition (free) Hurst Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

6:00 Chamber Music ($45) Harris Concert Hall Colin Davin guitar, Mehrdad Gholami flute, Andrew Stock viola Paul Kantor violin, Espen Lilleslåtten violin, Victoria Chiang viola Michael Mermagen cello, Virginia Weckstrom piano Wind Ensemble, Patrick Summers conductor and harpsichord LEO BROUWER: Paisajes, retratos y mujeres for Flute, Viola, and Guitar SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 57 HANDEL: Selections from Water Music in D major, HWV 349 and Water Music in F major, HWV 348 8:00 Verdi's La traviata ($75, $25 obstructed) Wheeler Opera House Aspen Opera Center George Manahan conductor, Edward Berkeley director

Local business support provided by members of the Aspen Board of REALTORS

6:00

Music with a View (free) Aspen Art Museum 7:00 Verdi's La traviata ($75, $25 obstructed) Wheeler Opera House Aspen Opera Center George Manahan conductor, Edward Berkeley director With special thanks to Toby D. Lewis

14TH ANNUAL OPERA GALA JULY 17 | 5 PM | $1000 Caribou Club and Wheeler Opera House

WEEK 4

Aspen’s only black-tie gala features an exclusive dinner at the Caribou Club and a full performance of Verdi’s La traviata. Benefit Chairs: Richard Edwards, Denise Monteleone, and Jim Martin

7:30 A Recital by Nikolai Lugansky piano ($65) Harris Concert Hall TCHAIKOVSKY: from Les saisons, op. 37b CHOPIN: Mazurka in B major, op. 56, no. 1 Mazurka in D-flat major, op. 30, no. 3 Mazurka in A-flat major, op. 41, no. 4 Mazurka in C-sharp minor, op. 50, no. 3 Polonaise-Fantasy in A-flat major, op. 61 — RACHMANINOFF: from Ten Preludes, op. 23 from Thirteen Preludes, op. 32

With special thanks to Stephen Brint and Mark Brown

With special thanks to Cathy and Jonathan Koplovitz

10:30 Tunes and Tales (free, for ages 9 and under with an adult) Pitkin County Library 1:00

8:30

Intimate Artist Dinner with Nikolai Lugansky ($500) Private residence Special Event: Sarah Chang in Vivaldi’s Four Seasons ($75) Harris Concert Hall Festival Strings, Mahan Esfahani harpsichord J. S. BACH: Harpsichord Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052 Harpsichord Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056 — VIVALDI: Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione, op. 8, nos. 1–4, “The Four Seasons”

Spotlight Recital (free) Harris Concert Hall

4:15

Chapel Chamber Music (free) Aspen Chapel

5:00

Family Concert I (free, for all ages) Harris Concert Hall Ingmar Beck conductor

Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal ($20) Benedict Music Tent

12:30 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 12:30 Listener's Master Class (free) Crossroads Church

With special thanks to Becky and Mike Murray

Tom Buesch speaker

2:00

Chapel Piano Recital (free) Aspen Chapel

4:45

Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music ($10, or free with same-day ACS ticket) Harris Concert Hall

Presented in association with The Aspen Institute

2:30

Felicia He piano Jeffrey Zhang piano CHOPIN: N octurne in B major, op. 32, no. 1 Nocturne in A-flat major, op. 32, no. 1

6:00

A lively, short concert featuring Bernard Rogers’s The Musicians of Bremen. Also join us at 4 pm for free, kid-friendly refreshments and activities.

5:15

Basalt Regional Library Recital (free)

8:00

A Recital by the American Brass Quintet ($55) Harris Concert Hall Program to include works by Morley, Dowland, Wilbye, Brade, Ewald, Anders Hillborg, Jay Greenberg, Steven Franklin (World Premiere), and Gabrieli

With special thanks to Carrie and Joe Wells

8:30

The Concerto: Why Is It So Irresistible? Location to be announced AMFS President and CEO Alan Fletcher chairs a panel including composers Stephen Hartke, Anders Hillborg, Jonathan Leshnoff, Andrew Norman, Christopher Theofanidis, and AMFS Music Director Robert Spano.

Corporate support provided by Aspen Skiing Company

6:00

Composition Program Readings II Harris Concert Hall Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra

Aspen Chamber Symphony ($80) Benedict Music Tent Robert Spano conductor Gil Shaham violin Singers from Aspen Opera Center Edward Berkeley director RAVEL: Mother Goose Suite JONATHAN LESHNOFF: Chamber Concerto for Violin and Orchestra — RAVEL: L'enfant et les sortilèges With special thanks to Judith Z. Steinberg and Paul J. Hoenmans

12:30 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 12:30 Chamber Music Showcase (free) Scanlan Hall, Bucksbaum Campus 1:00 Music on the Mountain (free) Top of Aspen Mountain (gondola ticket required) 4:30 Chamber Music ($45) Harris Concert Hall Aspen Contemporary Ensemble Timothy Weiss conductor Anneleen Lenaerts harp Spencer Lang tenor Dan K. Kurland piano Alexander Kerr violin Eric Kim cello ANDREW NORMAN: Try FAURÉ: Impromptu in D-flat major, op. 86 SCHOENBERG: The Book of the Hanging Gardens, op. 15 RAVEL: Sonata for Violin and Piano 8:00 A Recital by Daniel Hope violin ($55) Harris Concert Hall Anton Nel piano ENESCU: Impromptu concertant ELGAR: Violin Sonata in E minor, op. 82 — RAVEL: Kaddisch from Deux mélodies hébraïques FRANCK: Violin Sonata in A major, M. 8

With special thanks to Dorothy and Aaron Podhurst

Brass Bash I (free) Scanlan Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

8:30

Andrew Ralston speaker

With special thanks to Lisa and Will Mesdag

With special thanks to Caryn and Rudi Scheidt, Jr.

String Showcase (free) Edlis Neeson Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

MONDAY JULY 24

TUESDAY JULY 25

WEDNESDAY JULY 26

THURSDAY JULY 27

FRIDAY JULY 28

SATURDAY JULY 29

SUNDAY JULY 30

10:15 Guided Tour of the Bucksbaum Campus (free) Bucksbaum Campus 10:30 Gotta Move! (free, for ages 5 and under with an adult) Meadows Hospitality Tent 12:00 Guided Backstage Tour of Benedict Music Tent and Harris Concert Hall (free) Benedict Music Tent Plaza 4:00 Physics Center Piano Recital Series (free) Aspen Center for Physics 5:00 Brass Competition (free) Hurst Hall, Bucksbaum Campus 6:00 Chamber Music ($45) Benedict Music Tent Members of Flute Class, Nadine Asin flute Ingmar Beck conductor, Paul Kantor violin Virginia Weckstrom piano, Seo Hee Min violin Richard Narroway cello, Tengku Irfan piano Richard Woodhams oboe, Joaquin Valdepeñas clarinet Per Hannevold bassoon, John Zirbel horn, Kiyoko Takeuti piano STEVE REICH: Vermont Counterpoint RESPIGHI: Violin Sonata in B minor JUDITH SHATIN: Gregor's Dream MOZART: Piano and Wind Quintet in E-flat major, K. 452 8:00 Special Event: Rufus Wainwright ($75) Harris Concert Hall Festival Strings Johannes Debus conductor

10:30 Tunes and Tales (free, for 9 and under with an adult) Basalt Regional Library

10:00 Piano Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall

10:00 Special Event: Master Class with Renée Fleming soprano ($40) Harris Concert Hall

9:30

10:00 Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) Wheeler Opera House

9:30

Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($20) Benedict Music Tent

2:00

Walking Tour to the Tent (free) Hotel Jerome

3:00

Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) Harris Concert Hall

4:00

Aspen Festival Orchestra ($90) Benedict Music Tent

1:00

5:30

Salon Signature Event: A Conversation with Rufus Wainwright and Jim Hodges (Salon members only) Location to be announced Two internationally accomplished artists join moderator Richard Edwards for a wide-ranging conversation. Purchase Salon memberships at www.aspenmusicfestival.com/salon.

6:00

Music with a View (free) Aspen Art Museum

7:30

A Recital by Michelle DeYoung mezzo-soprano ($55) Harris Concert Hall William Billingham piano Altius Quartet Gloucester String Quartet TIMOTHY COLLINS: Desdemona (World Premiere) PROKOFIEV: String Quartet No. 1 in B minor, op. 50 — DUPARC: Selected Songs MAHLER: Rückert-Lieder

The inimitable Rufus Wainwright returns for an intimate concert showcasing his music in new arrangements for string orchestra.

WEEK 5

Harris Concert Hall Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall James Dunham viola

Yoheved Kaplinsky

12:00 High Notes: Alan Fletcher, Christopher Theofanidis, and Daniel Kellogg (free) Paepcke Auditorium Join AMFS President and CEO Alan Fletcher for a conversation with composers Christopher Theofanidis and Daniel Kellogg, two leading melodists writing for today's audiences.

10:30 Tunes and Tales (free, for ages 9 and under with an adult) Pitkin County Library 2:30 Spotlight Recital (free) Harris Concert Hall

Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal ($20) Benedict Music Tent

12:30 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 12:30 Listener's Master Class (free) Crossroads Church

Tom Buesch speaker

4:15

Chapel Chamber Music (free) Aspen Chapel

2:00

Chapel Piano Recital (free) Aspen Chapel

12:30 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church

5:15

Basalt Regional Library Recital (free) Basalt Regional Library

4:45

3:30

House Musics (Chamber) presented by Mountain Living ($65) Private residence

8:00

A Recital by Adele Anthony violin and Gil Shaham violin ($65) Harris Concert Hall

Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music ($10, or free with same-day ACS ticket) Harris Concert Hall Jiaying Ding piano CHOPIN: N octurne in G minor, op. 37, no. 1 Nocturne in G major, op. 37, no. 2

6:00

Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra ($25) Benedict Music Tent Ingmar Beck conductor Piano Competition Winner piano MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503 — RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade, op. 35

Anton Nel piano PROKOFIEV: Sonata in C major for Two Violins, op. 56 BARTÓK: from 44 Duos for Two Violins, BB 104 — WIENIAWSKI: Etudes-Caprices, op. 18, no. 1 MOSZKOWSKI: Suite for Two Violins and Piano, op. 71 JULIAN MILONE: En Couliss for 12 violins With special thanks to Sam Brown and Alison Teal Centennial Partners

8:30 A Recital by the Pacifica Quartet ($55) Harris Concert Hall Esther Heideman soprano HAYDN: String Quartet in G major, Hob. III/75, op. 76, no. 1 SCHOENBERG: String Quartet No. 2 in F-sharp minor, op. 10 — BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in F major, op. 135

With special thanks to Barbara and Jonathan Lee

6:00

Aspen Chamber Symphony ($80) Benedict Music Tent Markus Stenz conductor Paul Lewis piano Andrè Schuen baritone BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, op. 15 — MAHLER: Songs of a Wayfarer SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 4 in D minor, op. 120 With special thanks to Jane and Gerald Katcher, and the Patricia M. and Emanuel M. Papper Foundation Local business support provided by members of the Aspen Board of REALTORS

8:30

With special thanks to Jane and Bill Frazer

Patrick Summers Edward Berkeley Aspen Opera Center Artist-Faculty Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra

With special thanks to Becky and Mike Murray

12:30 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 1:00

Music on the Mountain (free) Top of Aspen Mountain (gondola ticket required)

4:30

Chamber Music ($45) Harris Concert Hall

Robert Spano conductor Inon Barnatan piano Renée Fleming soprano CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS: Dreamtime Ancestors ALAN FLETCHER: Piano Concerto (World Premiere) — MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS: Selections from Poems of Emily Dickinson BJÖRK: Selected songs STRAVINSKY: The Firebird Suite (1919)

Aspen Contemporary Ensemble Timothy Weiss conductor Pacifica Quartet Renata Arado violin Darrett Adkins cello Julian Martin piano CHRISTOPHER CERRONE: The Night Mare DANIEL KELLOGG: String Quartet No. 1 (World Premiere) BRAHMS: Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, op. 87

6:00

Carbondale Library Recital (free) Carbondale Branch Library

8:00

A Recital by Andrè Schuen baritone and Andreas Haefliger piano ($55) Harris Concert Hall BERG: Piano Sonata, op. 1 SCHUBERT: from Schwanengesang, D. 957 — BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, op. 101 SCHUBERT: from Schwanengesang, D. 957

First Glimpse: Composition Program Recital I (free) Harris Concert Hall Aspen Contemporary Ensemble Timothy Weiss conductor

Frances Atkins speaker

With special thanks to the Stern Family Foundation

7:00

Fellowship Brass Quintet Recital (free) Hurst Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

With special thanks to Marcy and Leo Edelstein

MONDAY JULY 31

TUESDAY AUGUST 1

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 2

THURSDAY AUGUST 3

FRIDAY AUGUST 4

SATURDAY AUGUST 5

SUNDAY AUGUST 6

10:15 Guided Tour of the Bucksbaum Campus (free) Bucksbaum Campus

10:30 Tunes and Tales (free, for ages 9 and under with an adult) Basalt Regional Library

10:00 Piano Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall

10:30 Tunes and Tales (free, for ages 9 and under with an adult) Pitkin County Library

9:30

10:00 Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) Wheeler Opera House

9:30

Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($20) Benedict Music Tent

12:00 Guided Backstage Tour of Benedict Music Tent and Harris Concert Hall (free) Benedict Music Tent Plaza

1:00

2:30

12:30 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church

1:00

Aspen Chamber Music Series (free) Scanlan Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

Physics Center Piano Recital Series (free) Aspen Center for Physics

4:00

2:00

4:00

Walking Tour to the Tent (free) Hotel Jerome

3:00

5:00

Low Strings Competition (free) Hurst Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) Harris Concert Hall

6:00

Chamber Music ($45) Harris Concert Hall

4:00

Aspen Festival Orchestra ($82) Benedict Music Tent Joshua Weilerstein conductor Augustin Hadelich violin BEETHOVEN: Overture to Egmont, op. 84 CHRISTOPHER ROUSE: Symphony No. 5 — BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D major, op. 77

David Halen violin Darrett Adkins cello Ann Schein piano Adele Anthony violin Brinton Smith cello David Coucheron violin Inon Barnatan piano CHOPIN: Piano Trio in G minor, op. 8 CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: Sonata for Violin and Cello, op. 148 (World Premiere) BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio in B-flat major, op. 97, “Archduke”

Harris Concert Hall Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall Robert McDuffie violin Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra (free) Benedict Music Tent COPLAND: Appalachian Spring Brass Competition Winner — BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92 Local business support provided by the Gant Condominium Association

7:30

Jonathan Biss plays Beethoven Sonatas IV ($65) Harris Concert Hall BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, op. 28, “Pastoral” Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, op. 49, no. 2 Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, op. 2, no. 3 — Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, op. 90 Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, op. 101

First Glimpse: Composition Program Recital II (free) Harris Concert Hall Aspen Contemporary Ensemble Timothy Weiss conductor

12:30 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church

4:15

3:30

House Musics (Opera) presented by Mountain Living ($100) Private residence

5:15 Basalt Regional Library Recital (free) Basalt Regional Library

Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra ($25) Benedict Music Tent Christian Arming conductor, Kirill Gerstein piano RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, op. 1 — SMETANA: Selections from Má vlast (My Fatherland)

8:00

6:00

Local business support provided by The Little Nell

8:30

With special thanks to the Betty R. McGowin Charitable Trust by Bettie McGowin Miller

8:30

Jonathan Biss

12:00 High Notes: Alan Fletcher and pianists Joyce Yang, Jonathan Biss, and Inon Barnatan (free) Paepcke Auditorium

String Showcase (free) Edlis Neeson Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

WEEK 6

A Recital by Inon Barnatan piano ($65) Harris Concert Hall J. S. BACH: Toccata in E minor, BWV 914 HANDEL: Allemande from Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV 430 RAMEAU: Courante from Suite in A minor COUPERIN: L’Atalante from Second livre de pièces de clavecin, 12e ordre RAVEL: Rigaudon from Le tombeau de Couperin ADÈS: Variations for Blanca LIGETI: Musica ricercata BARBER: Fugue from Piano Sonata, op. 26 BRAHMS: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by G. F. Handel in B-flat major, op. 24

Chapel Chamber Music (free) Aspen Chapel

A Recital by Robert McDuffie violin ($65) Harris Concert Hall Elizabeth Pridgen piano Kevin Rivard horn PHILIP GLASS: from Violin Concerto No. 1 from Violin Concerto No. 2, "The American Four Seasons" GEORGE TSONTAKIS: Dust, Trio for Horn, Violin, and Piano — BRAHMS: String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major, op. 18

Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal ($20) Benedict Music Tent

12:30 Listener's Master Class (free) Crossroads Church

Tom Buesch speaker

2:00

Chapel Piano Recital (free) Aspen Chapel

4:45

Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music ($10, or free with same-day ACS ticket) Harris Concert Hall Anton Nel piano Ishan Loomba piano CHOPIN: N octurne in C minor, op. 48, no. 1 Nocturne in F-sharp minor, op. 48, no. 2

6:00

With special thanks to Soledad and Robert Hurst, and Gillian and Robert Steel

This program will be performed without intermission

Aspen Chamber Symphony ($80) Benedict Music Tent Johannes Debus conductor Nadine Asin flute Elaine Douvas oboe Michael Rusinek clarinet Nancy Goeres bassoon John Zirbel horn Kevin Cobb trumpet Brian Wendel trombone Jonathan Haas timpani Joyce Yang piano MARTIN: Concerto for Seven Wind Instruments and Timpani LISZT/BUSONI: Rhapsodie espagnole, LW A195 — BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3 in F major, op. 90

With special thanks to Becky and Mike Murray

12:30 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 1:00

Music on the Mountain (free) Top of Aspen Mountain (gondola ticket required)

4:30

Luke Bedford's Seven Angels (U.S. Premiere; Concert Performance) ($25, open to passholders) Harris Concert Hall Aspen Opera Center Aspen Contemporary Ensemble Yves Abel conductor With special thanks to Noël and Tom Congdon

6:00

Carbondale Library Recital (free) Carbondale Branch Library

8:00

Special Event: A Recital by Sharon Isbin guitar ($75) Harris Concert Hall Scott Terrell conductor HOWARD SHORE: Billy's Theme from The Departed CHRIS BRUBECK: Affinity: Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra — RODRIGO: Concierto de Aranjuez

With special thanks to Martin Carver

With special thanks to Gail and Alfred Engelberg

Markus Stenz Edward Berkeley Aspen Opera Center Artist-Faculty Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra

Andrew Ralston speaker

With special thanks to Edward P. Bass, Jane and Michael Eisner, the Eisner Foundation, and Leonard and Judy Lauder

With special thanks to Susan Beckerman

MONDAY AUGUST 7

TUESDAY AUGUST 8

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 9

THURSDAY AUGUST 10

FRIDAY AUGUST 11

SATURDAY AUGUST 12

SUNDAY AUGUST 13

10:15 Guided Tour of the Bucksbaum Campus (free) Bucksbaum Campus

1:00

Harris Concert Hall Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall Donald Weilerstein violin

10:00 Piano Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall

10:30 Tunes and Tales (free, for ages 9 and under with an adult) Pitkin County Library

9:30

9:00

9:30

Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($20) Benedict Music Tent

4:00

Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra (free) Benedict Music Tent MESSIAEN: Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum Low Strings Competition Winner — BARTÓK: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, BB 114

12:00 High Notes: Alan Fletcher and trio Augustin Hadelich, Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, and Martin Helmchen (free) Paepcke Auditorium

2:30

Spotlight Recital (free) Harris Concert Hall

12:30 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church

1:00

Aspen Chamber Music Series (free) Scanlan Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

4:15

Chapel Chamber Music (free) Christ Episcopal Church

12:30 Listener's Master Class (free) Crossroads Church

2:00

Walking Tour to the Tent (free) Hotel Jerome

2:30

Ice Cream Social (free) David Karetsky Music Lawn

3:00

Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) Harris Concert Hall Asadour Santourian speaker

4:00

Aspen Festival Orchestra ($82) Benedict Music Tent

10:30 Gotta Move! (free, for ages 5 and under with an adult) Meadows Hospitality Tent 12:00 Guided Backstage Tour of Benedict Music Tent and Harris Concert Hall (free) Benedict Music Tent Plaza 4:00

Physics Center Piano Recital Series (free) Aspen Center for Physics

6:00

Percussion Ensemble ($25) Harris Concert Hall

Jonathan Haas conductor Richard Narroway cello, Vera Quartet STEVE REICH: Mallet Quartet TAN DUN: Elegy: Snow in June AUGUSTA READ THOMAS: Selene (Moon Chariot Rituals) — Solo Percussion Competition Winner GEORGE CRUMB: Winds of Destiny (American Songbook IV)

6:00

Music with a View (free) Aspen Art Museum

6:15 Violin Competition (free) Hurst Hall, Bucksbaum Campus 7:30

Jonathan Biss plays Beethoven Sonatas V ($65) Harris Concert Hall BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, op. 49, no. 1 Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, op. 31, no. 1 Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, op. 10, no. 3 — Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, op. 2, no. 2 Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110

12:30 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 3:45 6:00

5:15 Basalt Regional Library Recital (free) Basalt Regional Library

Harp Competition (free) Edlis Neeson Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

8:00

Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra ($25) Benedict Music Tent Robert Spano conductor Tengku Irfan piano MATTHEW RICKETTS: Melodia, for Piano and Orchestra (World Premiere) (2016 Jacob Druckman Prize Winner) BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, op. 68

8:30

AN ENCHANTED FEAST OF MUSIC

AUGUST 7 | 6 PM | $2000 Hurst Hall, Bucksbaum Campus Exceptional performances are paired with wine and gourmet delicacies courtesy of Hotel Jerome, in a special evening honoring Robert J. Hurst. Benefit Chairs: Mike Klein and Joan Fabry

A Recital by the American String Quartet ($55) Harris Concert Hall HAYDN: String Quartet in D major, Hob. III/79, op. 76, no. 5 ROBERT SIROTA: American Pilgrimage — BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130 String Showcase (free) Edlis Neeson Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

A Recital by Augustin Hadelich violin, Marie-Elisabeth Hecker cello, and Martin Helmchen piano ($65) Harris Concert Hall HAYDN: Piano Trio in C major, Hob. XV/27 KODÁLY: Duo for Violin and Cello, op. 7 — TAKEMITSU: Between Tides BRAHMS: Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, op. 101

Composer Showcase (free) Harris Concert Hall Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra

10:00 Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) Wheeler Opera House Edward Berkeley, Aspen Opera Center Artist-Faculty With special thanks to Becky and Mike Murray

Tom Buesch speaker

12:30 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church

2:00

Chapel Piano Recital (free) Christ Episcopal Church

1:00

Music on the Mountain (free) Top of Aspen Mountain (gondola ticket required)

4:45

Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music ($10, or free with same-day ACS ticket) Harris Concert Hall Ann Schein piano CHOPIN: N octurne in F minor, op. 55, no. 1 Nocturne in E-flat major, op. 55, no. 2

4:30

Chamber Music ($45) Harris Concert Hall

With special thanks to Beth and Ben Wegbreit

8:30

This program will be performed without intermission

Season Benefit

WEEK 7

Ann Schein

Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal ($20) Benedict Music Tent

6:00

Aspen Contemporary Ensemble Stephen Burns conductor, American String Quartet Bing Wang violin, James Dunham viola, Brinton Smith cello Bruce Bransby double bass, Joyce Yang piano HANNAH LASH: Moth Sketches Harp Competition Winner MOHAMMED FAIROUZ: New Work (World Premiere) SCHUBERT: Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667, op. posth. 114, “Trout”

Aspen Chamber Symphony ($80) Benedict Music Tent

Hans Graf conductor Martin Helmchen piano BEETHOVEN: C oriolan Overture, op. 62 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, op. 58 — Symphony No. 6 in F major, op. 68, “Pastoral” With special thanks to Mona Look-Mazza and Tony Mazza, and Alexandra Munroe and Robert Rosenkranz

8:30

Piano Project: Liszt – The Years of Pilgrimage (free) Harris Concert Hall

8:30

Woodwind Chamber Music Recital (free) Edlis Neeson Hall, Bucksbaum Campus