Calendar of Events

Fr   Feb   19
Harris Concert Hall
Yefim Bronfman piano
BEETHOVEN: 32 Variations on an Original Theme in C minor, WoO 80
SCHUMANN: Faschingsschwank aus Wien, op. 26
PROKOFIEV: Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, op. 14
Intermission
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Sonata in G major, op. 37
We   Feb   24
Wheeler Opera House
We   Mar   3
Wheeler Opera House
Sa   Mar   13
Harris Concert Hall
James Ehnes violin
Orion Weiss piano
SCHUMANN: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, op. 105
J. S. BACH: Partita No. 3 for Unaccompanied Violin in E major, BWV 1006
Intermission
BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, op. 47, “Kreutzer”
We   Mar   17
Wheeler Opera House
Th   Mar   18
Harris Concert Hall
Adam Schoenberg
Sa   Apr   17
6:30 pm Music and M.O.R.E. (Free)
Harris Concert Hall
Brad Richter guitar
Th   Jul   1
Benedict Music Tent
Emerson String Quartet
Eugene Drucker violin
Philip Setzer violin
Lawrence Dutton viola
David Finckel cello
DVORÁK: from Cypresses, B. 152
DVORÁK: String Quartet in E-flat major, B. 92, op. 51
Intermission
BARBER: Adagio from String Quartet, op. 11
SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet No. 9 in E-flat major, op. 117
Fr   Jul   2
Benedict Music Tent
12:30 pm Listener's Master Class (Free)
Crossroads Church
Harris Concert Hall
6:00 pm Aspen Chamber Symphony ($70)
Benedict Music Tent
Aspen Chamber Symphony
David Zinman conductor
Gil Shaham violin
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 1 in C major, op. 21
CHRISTOPHER ROUSE: Odna Zhizn
Intermission
BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D major, op. 77
Sa   Jul   3
10:00 am Opera Scenes Master Class ($40)
Wheeler Opera House
Edward Berkeley
Aspen Opera Theater Center Artist-Faculty
4:30 pm Chamber Music ($46)
Harris Concert Hall
Aspen Contemporary Ensemble
Sydney Hodkinson conductor
Program to Include:
MICHAEL GANDOLFI: As Above
Su   Jul   4
Benedict Music Tent
3:00 pm Prelude: Preconcert Talk (Free)
Harris Concert Hall
4:00 pm Aspen Festival Orchestra ($74)
Benedict Music Tent
Aspen Festival Orchestra
Murry Sidlin conductor
Jeffrey Siegel piano
COPLAND: El salón México
GERSHWIN: Piano Concerto in F major
Intermission
DVORÁK: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, op. 95, "From the New World"
7:30 pm Fourth of July Concert (Free)
Benedict Music Tent
Lawrence Isaacson conductor
Mo   Jul   5
6:00 pm Chamber Music ($46)
Harris Concert Hall
6:00 pm AMFS Piano Competition (Free)
Music Hall, Castle Creek Campus
Tu   Jul   6
Harris Concert Hall
Benedict Music Tent
American Academy of Conducting Orchestra
BARBER: The School for Scandal Overture, op. 5
STRAVINSKY: The Firebird Suite (1919)
Intermission
DVORÁK: Symphony No. 8 in G major, B. 163, op. 88
Harris Concert Hall
Takács Quartet
Edward Dusinberre violin
Károly Schranz violin
Geraldine Walther viola
András Fejér cello
James Dunham viola
HAYDN: String Quartet in B-flat major, Hob. III/69, op. 71, no. 1
SCHUMANN: String Quartet in F major, op. 41, no. 2
Intermission
BRAHMS: String Quintet No. 2 in G major, op. 111
We   Jul   7
12:00 pm High Notes (Free)
Location to be announced
6:00 pm Aspen Concert Orchestra ($20)
Benedict Music Tent
Aspen Concert Orchestra
Christopher Seaman conductor
Adele Anthony violin
DVORÁK: Violin Concerto in A minor, B. 96/108, op. 53
Intermission
DELIUS: Brigg Fair: An English Rhapsody
ELGAR: In the South (Alassio), op. 50
Harris Concert Hall
Gil Shaham violin
Lynn Harrell cello
Akira Eguchi piano
BRAHMS: Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, op. 99
BRAHMS: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, op. 100
Intermission
BRAHMS: Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, op. 101
Th   Jul   8
4:15 pm Chapel Chamber Music (Free)
Aspen Chapel
6:00 pm AMFS Violin Competition (Free)
Castle Creek 1, Castle Creek Campus
Harris Concert Hall
Ingrid Fliter piano
Anton Dressler clarinet
Program to Include:
SCHUMANN: 12 Symphonic Etudes
Intermission
CHOPIN: Waltzes
SCHUMANN: Fantasiestücke, op. 73
BERG: Four Pieces, op. 5
9:00 pm String Showcase (Free)
Music Hall, Castle Creek Campus
Fr   Jul   9
Benedict Music Tent
10:00 am Piano Master Class ($25)
Harris Concert Hall
12:00 pm Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Community Church
12:30 pm Listener's Master Class (Free)
Crossroads Church
Harris Concert Hall
6:00 pm Aspen Chamber Symphony ($75)
Benedict Music Tent
Aspen Chamber Symphony
Nicholas McGegan conductor
Joshua Bell violin
MENDELSSOHN: The Legend of the Fair Melusine Overture, op. 32
MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64
Intermission
MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 5 in D major, op. 107, “Reformation”
Sa   Jul   10
10:00 am Opera Scenes Master Class ($40)
Wheeler Opera House
Edward Berkeley
Aspen Opera Theater Center Artist-Faculty
4:30 pm Chamber Music ($46)
Harris Concert Hall
Aspen Contemporary Ensemble
Sydney Hodkinson conductor
Program to Include:
JULIAN ANDERSON: Khorovod
Harris Concert Hall
Takács Quartet
Edward Dusinberre violin
Károly Schranz violin
Geraldine Walther viola
András Fejér cello
JOHN PSATHAS: A Cool Wind
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 127
Intermission
BRAHMS: Piano Quintet in F minor, op. 34
Su   Jul   11
Benedict Music Tent
4:00 pm Aspen Festival Orchestra ($79)
Benedict Music Tent
Aspen Festival Orchestra
David Zinman conductor
Julia Fischer violin
Program to Include:
MOZART: Violin Concerto
Intermission
MAHLER: Symphony No. 9
Music Hall, Castle Creek Campus
Mo   Jul   12
6:00 pm Chamber Music ($46)
Harris Concert Hall
Tu   Jul   13
Harris Concert Hall
Benedict Music Tent
American Academy of Conducting Orchestra
Piano Competition Winner
SMETANA: Overture to The Bartered Bride
SCHUMANN: Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54
Intermission
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 73
Harris Concert Hall
Nicholas McGegan conductor and harpsichord
Gil Shaham violin
Adele Anthony violin
Nicholas McGegan conductor
Cho-Liang Lin violin
Herbert Greenberg violin
Michael Mermagen cello
Naoko Tanaka violin
Stephanie Jeong violin
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
Intermission
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
We   Jul   14
12:00 pm High Notes (Free)
Paepcke Auditorium
3:00 pm Spotlight Recital (Free)
Harris Concert Hall
Private residence to be announced
6:00 pm Aspen Concert Orchestra ($20)
Benedict Music Tent
Aspen Concert Orchestra
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
Intermission
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op. 36
Harris Concert Hall
David Finckel cello
Wu Han piano
BEETHOVEN: Cello Sonata in F major, op. 5, no. 1
BEETHOVEN: Cello Sonata in G minor, op. 5, no. 2
Intermission
BEETHOVEN: Cello Sonata in A major, op. 69
BEETHOVEN: Cello Sonata in C major, op. 102, no. 1
BEETHOVEN: Cello Sonata in D major, op. 102, no. 2
Th   Jul   15
10:00 am Piano Master Class ($25)
Harris Concert Hall
12:00 pm Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Community Church
4:15 pm Chapel Chamber Music (Free)
Aspen Chapel
Benedict Music Tent
Julia Fischer violin
J. S. BACH: Partita No. 1 for Unaccompanied Violin in B minor, BWV 1002
J. S. BACH: Partita No. 2 for Unaccompanied Violin in D minor, BWV 1004
J. S. BACH: Partita No. 3 for Unaccompanied Violin in E major, BWV 1006
Wheeler Opera House
Aspen Opera Theater Center
Josep Caballé-Domenech conductor
Edward Berkeley director
ROSSINI: The Barber of Seville
8:30 pm String Showcase (Free)
Music Hall, Castle Creek Campus
Fr   Jul   16
Benedict Music Tent
12:00 pm Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Community Church
12:30 pm Listener's Master Class (Free)
Crossroads Church
Harris Concert Hall
6:00 pm Aspen Chamber Symphony ($70)
Benedict Music Tent
Aspen Chamber Symphony
David Zinman conductor
HONEGGER: Pastorale d’été
RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G major
Intermission
STEVEN STUCKY: Chamber Concerto
KODÁLY: Dances of Marosszék
Music Hall, Castle Creek Campus
Sa   Jul   17
10:00 am Opera Scenes Master Class ($40)
Wheeler Opera House
Edward Berkeley
Aspen Opera Theater Center Artist-Faculty
4:30 pm Chamber Music ($46)
Harris Concert Hall
Aspen Contemporary Ensemble
Sydney Hodkinson conductor
Program to Include:
STEPHEN HARTKE: Meanwhile
Wheeler Opera House
Aspen Opera Theater Center
Josep Caballé-Domenech conductor
Edward Berkeley director
ROSSINI: The Barber of Seville
Harris Concert Hall
Marina Piccinini flute
Brasil Guitar Duo
Douglas Lora guitar
João Luiz guitar
J. S. BACH: Flute Sonata in G minor, BWV 1020
J. S. BACH: Flute Sonata in E major, BWV 1035
J. S. BACH: Flute Sonata in B minor, BWV 1030
Intermission
MILHAUD: Sonatina, op. 76
VILLA-LOBOS: Bachianas brasileiras no. 5
PIAZZOLLA: Whisky from Suite Troileana
PIAZZOLLA: Zita from Suite Troileana
PIAZZOLLA: Escualo from Suite Troileana
DOUGLAS LORA: Choro pra Je
JACOB DO BANDOLIM: Doce de Coco
PIXINGUINHA: Um a Zero
Su   Jul   18
Benedict Music Tent
3:00 pm Prelude: Preconcert Talk (Free)
Harris Concert Hall
4:00 pm Aspen Festival Orchestra ($74)
Benedict Music Tent
Aspen Festival Orchestra
Michael Stern conductor
John O'Conor piano
NIELSEN: Overture to Maskarade, op. 39
GRIEG: Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16
Intermission
BARTÓK: Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123
Castle Creek 1, Castle Creek Campus
Mo   Jul   19
6:00 pm Chamber Music ($46)
Benedict Music Tent
Wheeler Opera House
Aspen Opera Theater Center
Josep Caballé-Domenech conductor
Edward Berkeley director
ROSSINI: The Barber of Seville
8:00 pm Film Scoring Showcase (Free)
Harris Concert Hall
Tu   Jul   20
12:00 pm Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Community Church
Harris Concert Hall
Benedict Music Tent
American Academy of Conducting Orchestra
Winds/Harp Competition Winner
HINDEMITH: Symphonic Metamorphosis after Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Intermission
BERLIOZ: Royal Hunt and Storm from Les Troyens
BRITTEN: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34
Harris Concert Hall
Harris Concert Hall
Ann Schein piano
SCHUMANN: Davidsbündlertanze, op. 6
Intermission
CHOPIN: 24 Preludes, op. 28
We   Jul   21
12:00 pm High Notes (Free)
Paepcke Auditorium
3:00 pm Spotlight Recital (Free)
Harris Concert Hall
6:00 pm Aspen Concert Orchestra ($20)
Benedict Music Tent
Aspen Concert Orchestra
Miguel Harth-Bedoya conductor
Jason Issokson violin
BERG: Violin Concerto
Intermission
SORO: Danza fantástica
MEJÍA: Pequeña suite
CELSO GARRIDO-LECCA: Retablos sinfónicos
Harris Concert Hall
Asadour Santourian host
Th   Jul   22
10:00 am Piano Master Class ($25)
Harris Concert Hall
12:00 pm Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Community Church
4:15 pm Chapel Chamber Music (Free)
Aspen Chapel
6:00 pm Piano Extravaganza ($55)
Benedict Music Tent
Harris Concert Hall
Robert McDuffie violin
Program to Include:
PHILIP GLASS: Violin Concerto No. 2, "American Four Seasons" (U.S. Premiere)
Fr   Jul   23
Benedict Music Tent
12:00 pm Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Community Church
Harris Concert Hall
6:00 pm Aspen Chamber Symphony ($70)
Benedict Music Tent
Aspen Chamber Symphony
Andrey Boreyko conductor
Valeriy Sokolov violin
BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61
Intermission
GRIEG: Symphony in C minor
Harris Concert Hall
Music Hall, Castle Creek Campus
Sa   Jul   24
10:00 am Opera Scenes Master Class ($40)
Wheeler Opera House
Edward Berkeley
Aspen Opera Theater Center Artist-Faculty
4:30 pm Chamber Music ($46)
Location TBA
Harris Concert Hall
Audra McDonald soprano
Su   Jul   25
Benedict Music Tent
3:00 pm Prelude: Preconcert Talk (Free)
Harris Concert Hall
4:00 pm Aspen Festival Orchestra ($74)
Benedict Music Tent
Aspen Festival Orchestra
James Conlon conductor
Michelle DeYoung mezzo-soprano
SCHREKER: Nachtstück from Der Ferne Klang
MAHLER: Kindertotenlieder
Intermission
RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 1 in D minor, op. 13
Mo   Jul   26
6:00 pm Chamber Music ($46)
Harris Concert Hall
Music Hall, Castle Creek Campus
Tu   Jul   27
12:00 pm Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Community Church
Harris Concert Hall
Benedict Music Tent
American Academy of Conducting Orchestra
WAGNER: Siegfried Idyll
STRAVINSKY: Suite from The Soldier’s Tale
Intermission
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring
DVORÁK: Serenade for Strings, B. 52, op. 22
8:30 pm A Recital by TBA ($46)
Harris Concert Hall
We   Jul   28
12:00 pm High Notes (Free)
Paepcke Auditorium
3:00 pm Spotlight Recital (Free)
Harris Concert Hall
Private residence to be announced
6:00 pm Aspen Concert Orchestra ($20)
Benedict Music Tent
Aspen Concert Orchestra
Jane Glover conductor
Brass/Percussion Competition Winner
ERIC NATHAN: Icarus Dreamt (2010 Jacob Druckman Competition Prize Winner)
Intermission
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92
Harris Concert Hall
American Brass Quintet
David Wakefield horn
Raymond Mase trumpet
Kevin Cobb trumpet
Michael Powell trombone
John D. Rojak bass trombone
Th   Jul   29
10:00 am Piano Master Class ($25)
Harris Concert Hall
12:00 pm Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Community Church
4:15 pm Chapel Chamber Music (Free)
Aspen Chapel
Benedict Music Tent
Misha Dichter piano
Cipa Dichter piano
SCHUMANN/DEBUSSY: Six studies in canon form
RACHMANINOFF: Suite No. 2, op. 17
Intermission
BRAHMS: from Hungarian Dances, Books 1–4, WoO 1
RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances, op. 45
Harris Concert Hall
8:30 pm String Showcase (Free)
Music Hall, Castle Creek Campus
Fr   Jul   30
Benedict Music Tent
12:00 pm Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Community Church
12:30 pm Listener's Master Class (Free)
Crossroads Church
Harris Concert Hall
6:00 pm Aspen Chamber Symphony ($70)
Benedict Music Tent
Aspen Chamber Symphony
Robert Spano conductor
Sol Gabetta cello
BUSONI: Berceuse élégiaque (Elegie No. 1), op. 42
LALO: Cello Concerto in D minor
Intermission
FAURÉ: Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, op. 80
STRAVINSKY: Symphony in Three Movements
Sa   Jul   31
10:00 am Opera Scenes Master Class ($40)
Wheeler Opera House
Robert Spano conductor
Edward Berkeley director
Aspen Opera Theater Center Artist-Faculty
American Academy of Conducting Orchestra
4:30 pm Chamber Music ($46)
Harris Concert Hall
Thomas Meglioranza baritone
Aspen Contemporary Ensemble
Sydney Hodkinson conductor
Program to Include:
PETER MAXWELL DAVIES: Eight songs for a Mad King
Wheeler Opera House
Aspen Opera Theater Center
James Gaffigan conductor
Edward Berkeley director
MOZART: The Marriage of Figaro
Harris Concert Hall
Jeffrey Kahane piano
SCHUMANN: Waldszenen (Forest Scenes), op. 82
SCHUMANN: Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, op. 11
Intermission
CHOPIN: Etude No. 6 in E-flat minor from 12 Etudes, op. 10
CHOPIN: Nocturne in E-flat major, op. 55 , no. 2
CHOPIN: Polonaise-Fantasy in A-flat major, op. 61
CHOPIN: Mazurka in B-flat minor, op. 24, no. 4
CHOPIN: Mazurka in C minor, op. 56, no. 3
CHOPIN: Mazurka in C-sharp minor, op. 63, no. 3
CHOPIN: Scherzo No. 4 in E major, op. 54
Su   Aug   1
Benedict Music Tent
3:00 pm Prelude: Preconcert Talk (Free)
Harris Concert Hall
4:00 pm Aspen Festival Orchestra ($74)
Benedict Music Tent
Aspen Festival Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin conductor
Joyce Yang piano
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23
Intermission
R. STRAUSS: Symphonia domestica, op. 53
Mo   Aug   2
Harris Concert Hall
Jonathan Haas conductor
Wheeler Opera House
Aspen Opera Theater Center
James Gaffigan conductor
Edward Berkeley director
MOZART: The Marriage of Figaro
7:00 pm AACA Piano Competition (Free)
Music Hall, Castle Creek Campus
Tu   Aug   3
12:00 pm Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Community Church
Harris Concert Hall
Benedict Music Tent
American Academy of Conducting Orchestra
Low Strings Competition Winner
HAYDN: Symphony No. 87 in A major, Hob. I/87
Intermission
MOZART: Symphony No. 41 in C major, K.551, "Jupiter"
Harris Concert Hall
Inon Barnatan piano
BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31, no. 3
BRITTEN/RONALD STEVENSON: Peter Grimes Fantasy
RAVEL: La valse
Intermission
SCHUBERT: Piano Sonata in A major, D. 959
We   Aug   4
12:00 pm High Notes (Free)
Paepcke Auditorium
3:00 pm Spotlight Recital (Free)
Harris Concert Hall
Private residence to be announced
6:00 pm Aspen Concert Orchestra ($20)
Benedict Music Tent
Aspen Concert Orchestra
Peter Oundjian conductor
Wheeler Opera House
Aspen Opera Theater Center
James Gaffigan conductor
Edward Berkeley director
MOZART: The Marriage of Figaro
Harris Concert Hall
Steven Osborne piano
BEETHOVEN: Seven Bagatelles, op. 33
BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, op. 53, "Waldstein"
Intermission
RAVEL: Valses nobles et sentimentales
RACHMANINOFF: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, op. 42
Th   Aug   5
10:00 am Piano Master Class ($25)
Harris Concert Hall
12:00 pm Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Community Church
4:15 pm Chapel Chamber Music (Free)
Aspen Chapel
Harris Concert Hall
Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano
GERSHWIN: ’I Got Rhythm’ Variations
Intermission
GERSHWIN/WHITEMAN: Rhapsody in Blue
8:30 pm String Showcase (Free)
Music Hall, Castle Creek Campus
Fr   Aug   6
Benedict Music Tent
12:00 pm Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Community Church
Harris Concert Hall
6:00 pm Aspen Chamber Symphony ($70)
Benedict Music Tent
Aspen Chamber Symphony
Jeffrey Kahane conductor and piano
Bil Jackson clarinet
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503
Intermission
KEVIN PUTS: Clarinet Concerto
BRAHMS: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, op. 56a
Sa   Aug   7
10:00 am Opera Scenes Master Class ($40)
Wheeler Opera House
Nicholas Kraemer conductor
Edward Berkeley
Aspen Opera Theater Center Artist-Faculty
American Academy of Conducting Orchestra
4:30 pm Chamber Music ($46)
Harris Concert Hall
Aspen Contemporary Ensemble
Sydney Hodkinson conductor
Program to Include:
SCHOENBERG: Six Orchestral Songs, op. 8
Harris Concert Hall
Sharon Isbin guitar
Aspen Concert Orchestra
Nicholas Kraemer conductor
ALBÉNIZ: Asturias (Leyenda)
ALBÉNIZ: Mallorca, barcarolle, op. 202
VIVALDI/PUJOL/SHARON ISBIN: Guitar Concerto in A major, RV 82
VIVALDI/PUJOL/SHARON ISBIN: Guitar Concerto in D major, RV 93
Intermission
RODRIGO: Fantasía para un gentilhombre
Su   Aug   8
Benedict Music Tent
3:00 pm Prelude: Preconcert Talk (Free)
Harris Concert Hall
4:00 pm Aspen Festival Orchestra ($79)
Benedict Music Tent
Aspen Festival Orchestra
James DePreist conductor
Sarah Chang violin
SHOSTAKOVICH: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, op. 77
Intermission
RESPIGHI: Fountains of Rome
RESPIGHI: Roman Festivals
Mo   Aug   9
6:00 pm Chamber Music ($46)
Benedict Music Tent
Music Hall, Castle Creek Campus
Harris Concert Hall
Time for Three
Zachary Du Pue violin
Nicolas Kendall violin
Ranaan Meyer bass
Tu   Aug   10
12:00 pm Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Community Church
Harris Concert Hall
Benedict Music Tent
American Academy of Conducting Orchestra
Academy Piano Competition Winner
R. STRAUSS: Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, op. 28
PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, op. 26
Intermission
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 in F major, op. 68, "Pastoral"
Harris Concert Hall
American String Quartet
Peter Winograd violin
Laurie Carney violin
Daniel Avshalomov viola
Wolfram Koessel cello
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in G major, op. 18, no. 2
GEORGE TSONTAKIS: String Quartet No. 4, "Beneath Thy Tenderness of Heart"
Intermission
DVORÁK: String Quartet in F major, B. 179, op. 96, "American"
We   Aug   11
12:00 pm High Notes (Free)
Paepcke Auditorium
3:00 pm Spotlight Recital (Free)
Harris Concert Hall
Private residence to be announced
Harris Concert Hall
Sarah Chang violin
Program to Include:
BRAHMS: Scherzo in C minor, WoO posth. 2, from F.A.E. Sonata
FRANCK: Violin Sonata in A major, M. 8
Th   Aug   12
10:00 am Piano Master Class ($25)
Harris Concert Hall
12:00 pm Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Community Church
4:15 pm Chapel Chamber Music (Free)
Aspen Chapel
Benedict Music Tent
Yuja Wang piano
SKRYABIN: Selections of Poems, Preludes and Etudes
Intermission
SCHUMANN: Drei Fantasiestücke, op. 111
PROKOFIEV: Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major, op. 82
8:30 pm String Showcase (Free)
Music Hall, Castle Creek Campus
Fr   Aug   13
Benedict Music Tent
12:00 pm Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Community Church
Harris Concert Hall
6:00 pm Aspen Chamber Symphony ($70)
Benedict Music Tent
Aspen Chamber Symphony
David Zinman conductor
Marc-André Hamelin piano
SCHREKER: Chamber Symphony
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, op. 58
Intermission
THOMAS ADÈS: Overture, Waltz, and Finale from Powder Her Face
SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 4 in D minor, op. 120
Harris Concert Hall
Music Hall, Castle Creek Campus
Sa   Aug   14
10:00 am Opera Scenes Master Class ($40)
Wheeler Opera House
Edward Berkeley
Aspen Opera Theater Center Artist-Faculty
4:30 pm Chamber Music ($46)
Harris Concert Hall
Aspen Contemporary Ensemble
Sydney Hodkinson conductor
Program to Include:
SYDNEY HODKINSON: Serenata Oscura (Dark Serenade): "...cinque immagini delle notti tenebrose..."
Harris Concert Hall
Simone Dinnerstein piano
Aspen Concert Orchestra
J. S. BACH: Piano Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056
Intermission
J. S. BACH: Piano Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
Su   Aug   15
Benedict Music Tent
3:00 pm Prelude: Preconcert Talk (Free)
Harris Concert Hall
4:00 pm Aspen Festival Orchestra ($74)
Benedict Music Tent
Aspen Festival Orchestra
Mark Wigglesworth conductor
Stephen Hough piano
BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, op. 15
Intermission
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 43
Mo   Aug   16
6:00 pm Chamber Music ($46)
Harris Concert Hall
Benedict Music Tent
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
Tom Mossbrucker artistic director
Aspen Concert Orchestra
Trace of You, choreographed by Helen Pickett
GYÖRGY LIGETI: from Musica ricercata
RACHMANINOFF: from 13 Preludes, op. 32
RACHMANINOFF: from Ten Preludes, op. 23
Intermission
Mozart à 2, choreographed by Thierry Malandain
MOZART: from Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, K. 39
MOZART: from Piano Concerto No. 3 in D major, K. 40
MOZART: from Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
MOZART: from Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, K. 41
MOZART: from Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467
Tu   Aug   17
12:00 pm Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Community Church
Harris Concert Hall
Benedict Music Tent
American Academy of Conducting Orchestra
DEBUSSY/BÜSSER: Petite suite
TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35
Intermission
BIZET: L’arlésienne, Suite No. 1
BIZET: L’arlésienne, Suite No. 2
Harris Concert Hall
Alisa Weilerstein cello
We   Aug   18
12:00 pm High Notes (Free)
Paepcke Auditorium
Benedict Music Tent
Béla Fleck banjo
Zakir Hussain tabla
Edgar Meyer bass
Harris Concert Hall
Asadour Santourian host
Th   Aug   19
10:00 am Piano Master Class ($25)
Harris Concert Hall
12:00 pm Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Community Church
4:15 pm Chapel Chamber Music (Free)
Aspen Chapel
Benedict Music Tent
Vladimir Feltsman piano
Wheeler Opera House
Aspen Opera Theater Center
Aspen Concert Orchestra
Michael Christie conductor
Edward Berkeley director
JOHN CORIGLIANO: The Ghosts of Versailles
Harris Concert Hall
Music Hall, Castle Creek Campus
8:30 pm Guitar Recital (Free)
Aspen Community Church
Fr   Aug   20
Benedict Music Tent
12:00 pm Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Community Church
Harris Concert Hall
6:00 pm Aspen Chamber Symphony ($70)
Benedict Music Tent
Aspen Chamber Symphony
Edo de Waart conductor
Leila Josefowicz violin
Program to Include:
THOMAS ADÈS: Concentric Paths, op. 23
Sa   Aug   21
10:00 am Opera Scenes Master Class ($40)
Wheeler Opera House
Edward Berkeley
Aspen Opera Theater Center Artist-Faculty
4:30 pm Chamber Music ($46)
Harris Concert Hall
Aspen Contemporary Ensemble
Sydney Hodkinson conductor
Program to Include:
KENNETH HESKETH: Dei destini incrociati
Wheeler Opera House
Aspen Opera Theater Center
Aspen Concert Orchestra
Michael Christie conductor
Edward Berkeley director
JOHN CORIGLIANO: The Ghosts of Versailles
Benedict Music Tent
American String Quartet
Peter Winograd violin
Laurie Carney violin
Daniel Avshalomov viola
Wolfram Koessel cello
HAYDN: String Quartet in D major, Hob. III/79, op. 76, no. 5
BARTÓK: String Quartet No. 6, BB 119
Intermission
SCHUBERT: String Quartet in D minor, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden”
Su   Aug   22
Benedict Music Tent
3:00 pm Prelude: Preconcert Talk (Free)
Harris Concert Hall
4:00 pm Aspen Festival Orchestra ($74)
Benedict Music Tent
Aspen Festival Orchestra
David Zinman conductor
Isabel Bayrakdarian soprano
Stephen Powell baritone
MAHLER: Selections from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Intermission
BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, "Romantic"
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