Festival Focus

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2025 edition coming starting June 30!

2024


August 12, 2024       Read

  • Opera Returns to the Wheeler with Mozart's Figaro
  • A Monumental Conclusion to 75th Anniversary Season
  • McDuffie Reminisces on a Decades-Long Aspen Dream
  • A Look Back at the 75th Anniversary Season in Photos

 


August 5, 2024       Read

  • Bach's Mass in B Minor Promises ‘A Spiritual Experience’
  • Giving Voice to Untold Legacies of Powerful Black Women
  • Bronfman Embodies Spirit of Beethoven
  • A Viola Evening and Two Young Stars in Recital

 


July 29, 2024       Read

  • Dorothy DeLay: Celebrating a Legacy of Mentorship
  • Gil Shaham, James Conlon Shine in Chamber Symphony
  • Alumni Spotlight: Conductor Roderick Cox
  • Boundary-Defying Sharon Isbin Plays Jewels of Guitar Rep

 


July 22, 2024       Read

  • Jennifer Koh and Missy Mazzoli
  • Free Community Mariachi Celebration Returns July 24
  • Shaham, Anthony, and Friends - An Aspen Reunion
  • Percussion Ensemble Plays Zappa

 


July 15, 2024       Read

  • Collaboration Brings Fiddler on the Roof to the Tent Stage
  • Hansel and Gretel: A (Literally) Delicious Opera
  • Alumni Spotlight: Leonard Slatkin, 60 Years Later
  • A Palooza of Pianos: A Game of Musical Chairs

 


July 8, 2024       Read

  • Starry Alumni Return for Unforgettable Performances
  • Tao Celebrates Centennial of Rhapsody in Blue 
  • Media Partnership with medici.tv Reignited for Anniversary 
  • AMFS Engages Valley Youth with Free Family Concert

 


July 1, 2024       Read

  • McGegan Returns, Slobodeniouk Debuts
  • Weilerstein Gives Bach a Twist with FRAGMENTS I and II
  • Celebrating a Comedic Composer's Aspen Roots
  • Partnership with Carnegie Hall+ Brings Bernstein's Classic Young People's Concert to the Wheeler
  • Fragments: Spontaneous Enjoyment of Music

 


June 24, 2024       Read

  • Festival's 75th Anniversary: A Love Story
  • Matthew Aucoin: Music for New Bodies 
  • Multi-Hyphenate Chris Thile Demands ATTENTION!
  • Trifonov to Perform with Long-Time Teacher Babayan
  • Superstar Renée Fleming Premieres Three American Songs



2023

  • August 14, 2023
    • Emerson String Quartet Plays Harris Hall One Last Time
    • Tenor Matthew Polenzani Stars in Mozart's Idomeneo
    • Haydn's Creation to Close 2023 Festival Season
    • Măcelaru, Bronfman, McDuffie Join Forces for Final ACS
  • August 7, 2023
    • Music by the Women of Chicago's Black Renaissance
    • Guitarist Sharon Isbin Joins Pacifica Quartet for Recital
    • British "Rock Star" Saxophonist Gillam in Aspen Debut
    • Robertson Conducts French Romantics, Delay Winner
  • July 31, 2023
    • McDonald Sings Broadway; Sondheim, Porter, Gershwin
    • Gil Shaham, Steven Banks Return for Weekend Concerts
    • Appalachian Springs and More in Two American Evenings
    • John Luther Adams Brings World Premier to Aspen
  • July 24, 2023
    • Spano, O'Connor Bring Mahler's Third to Aspen
    • Free Community Mariachi Celebration Returns July 26
    • Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Misha and Cipa Dichter, in Recital
    • Conlon's Recital Brings Music of Jewish Composers to Light
  • July 17, 2023
    • Opera Program Brings Pachett's Bel Canto to Life
    • JAS, AMFS Collaborate to Bring Big Bass to the Stage
    • Free Family Event Designed with Kids in Mind
  • July 10, 2023
    • Grand Musical Spectacle with Hadelich, The Ring
    • Fresh Artistry at Annual Baroque Evening with McGegan
    • Beethoven's "Emperor" with Osorio and Spano
    • Student Spotlight: Daniel Gurevich
  • July 3, 2023
    • Anton Nel Celebrates 25 Years in Aspen
    • Phylicia Rashad to Star in Terrence McNally's Master Class
    • Schubert, Mendelssohn for Friday's Chamber Symphony
    • Barnatan's Fascinating Take on Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances
  • June 26, 2023
    • 53 Days of Music Start June 29
    • Tour de Force, Rite of Spring, on Opening Sunday
    • Malofeev, Martínez Return for Harris Recitals
    • Free Livestreams Return; New Tiered Ticket Prices



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