Schedule:

June 26, 2024

8:00 AM
Sing, Play, Move
Christ Episcopal Church
Through our carefully designed week-long curriculum, children will play with the AMFS 2024 season theme and explore their musical capabilities. Register for a 30-minute class at times held throughout the day. Designed for infants through Kindergarten (ages 0-6).

10:30 AM
Tunes and Tales
Basalt Regional Library
In collaboration with the children’s librarian, kids are treated to enchanting stories blended with music performed by AMFS students and local musicians. For kids under age 9, with an adult.

10:30 AM
Wheeler Opera House and AMFS History Tour
Free
Wheeler Opera House Lobby
Join us to learn about the history of Aspen, the Wheeler Opera House, and the Aspen Music Festival and School. Presented in collaboration with the Aspen Historical Society, these tours provide an insider glimpse into the fascinating and unusual history of these storied institutions, and commemorate the 40th anniversary of the reopening of the Wheeler Opera House and the AMFS’s 75th anniversary season. On Wednesdays following the tour, consider attending the free High Notes panel discussion in Bad Harriet at the nearby Hotel Jerome at noon. Walk-ups accommodated on a space-available basis.

7:30 PM
Livestream
A Recital by Harmony Zhu piano
Free
AMFS Virtual Stage
R. SCHUMANN: Fantasiestücke, op. 12
SKRYABIN: Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, op. 19, "Sonata-Fantasy"
RAVEL: Gaspard de la nuit
CHOPIN: Fantasy in F minor, op. 49
Tune in for a free broadcast, live from Harris Concert Hall.
Once one of AMFS’s youngest and most promising students, now 17, Aspen alumna Harmony Zhu returns to Aspen after many international performances for a program that will show off her technical and interpretive brilliance. She has already been recognized as "a deeply musical soul and nimble musician…with utter naturalness and probing sensitivity" (Chicago Tribune) and as "an impressive soloist, a sparkling and happy presence…unflappable." (Times Union)
RECITAL

7:30 PM
A Recital by Harmony Zhu piano
$55
Harris Concert Hall
R. SCHUMANN: Fantasiestücke, op. 12
SKRYABIN: Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, op. 19, "Sonata-Fantasy"
RAVEL: Gaspard de la nuit
CHOPIN: Fantasy in F minor, op. 49
Once one of AMFS’s youngest and most promising students, now 17, Aspen alumna Harmony Zhu returns to Aspen after many international performances for a program that will show off her technical and interpretive brilliance. She has already been recognized as "a deeply musical soul and nimble musician…with utter naturalness and probing sensitivity" (Chicago Tribune) and as "an impressive soloist, a sparkling and happy presence unflappable." (Times Union)

June 27, 2024

8:00 AM
FAMILY
Sing, Play, Move
Christ Episcopal Church
Through our carefully designed week-long curriculum, children will play with the AMFS 2024 season theme and explore their musical capabilities. Register for a 30-minute class at times held throughout the day. Designed for infants through Kindergarten (ages 0-6).

10:30 AM
FAMILY
Tunes and Tales
Pitkin County Library
In collaboration with the children’s librarian, kids are treated to enchanting stories blended with music performed by AMFS students and local musicians. For kids under age 9, with an adult.

4:00 pm
Community Pride Celebration
Karetsky Music Lawn
Free
In collaboration with the City of Aspen, Aspen One, and the Aspen Chamber Resort Association, the AMFS will host its second Community Pride Celebration—a free event celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community, friends, and families. Enjoy ice cream, fun and celebration, and visit with local partner organizations. This event will kick off a four-day celebration titled "Sounds of Pride" celebrating and honoring the legacy of LGBTQIA+ musical artists and marking the anniversary of Aspen’s landmark anti-discrimination policy protecting gays and lesbians—the first of any Colorado municipality. Everyone is welcome!

6:00 pm
Special Event: An Evening with Chris Thile mandolin and Orchestra
$65
Harris Concert Hall
COPLAND: Suite from Appalachian Spring
CHRIS THILE/ROB MOOSE: Escape from the Tuileries
CAROLINE SHAW And So
J.S. BACH: Allegro from Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra in D minor, BWV 1043
CHRIS THILE: ATTENTION! A narrative song cycle for extroverted mandolinist and orchestra

Mandolinist, singer, songwriter, composer, and radio personality Chris Thile is known for his eclectic performances ranging from Bach to bluegrass. A 2012 MacArthur Fellow and multiple Grammy winner, he’s collaborated with violinists Mark O’Connor and Hilary Hahn, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and double bass player Edgar Meyer. In 2009, he composed a mandolin concerto and premiered it with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra.
Hear this one-of-a-kind musician and entertainer in the intimate setting and stunning acoustics of Harris Concert Hall!

June 28, 2024

8:00 AM
FAMILY
Sing, Play, Move
Christ Episcopal Church
Through our carefully designed week-long curriculum, children will play with the AMFS 2024 season theme and explore their musical capabilities. Register for a 30-minute class at times held throughout the day. Designed for infants through Kindergarten (ages 0-6).

9:00 am
Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal
$20
Klein Music Tent
DEBUSSY: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K. 271, "Jeunehomme"
JOEL THOMPSON: To See the Sky (AMFS co-commission)
R. SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 4 in D minor, op. 120
See the orchestra’s musicians, conductor, choruses, and soloists work together on the evening's program.

4:30 pm
Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music
Free
Harris Concert Hall
RACHMANINOFF: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 36
AMFS artist-faculty and students play beautiful chamber music before the Friday evening orchestral concert.

5:30 pm
Chamber Symphony: Trifonov Plays Mozart $92, $75, $45
Klein Music Tent
DEBUSSY: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K. 271, "Jeunehomme"
JOEL THOMPSON: To See the Sky (AMFS co-commission)
R. SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 4 in D minor, op. 120

"Even having seen it, one cannot quite believe it. Such is the artistry of pianist Daniil Trifonov," marveled the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Trifonov has been wowing Aspen audiences with his mesmerizing concert performances and recitals for several seasons. He now brings his unique interpretive stamp to the Mozart concerto that pianist Alfred Brendel called "one of the great wonders of the world."

There is certainly much to wonder about regarding the work’s nickname. Long known as the "jeunehomme" or "young man" concerto, the dedicatee was actually Jenamy, the daughter of the Paris Opera ballet master. Although this was discovered long ago, the misspelling still sticks. It made sense that Mozart lavished extreme care into this work for the daughter of his well-connected friend at a time when he was desperately seeking a position outside of Salzburg. The inclusion of a minuet in the last movement may have even been a nod to his dancer friend.

June 29, 2024

10:00 am
Opera Encounters
$40
Wheeler Opera House
Aspen Opera Theater and VocalARTS Co-Artistic Director Renée Fleming and opera director Peter Sellars coach the program's major emerging talents in arias and scenes. Enjoy excerpts from the repertoire, ravishing voices, and insightful coaching.

1:00 pm
Music on the Mountain
Free
Top of Aspen Mountain
AMFS music students play light chamber music with the stunning Elk Mountain Range as a backdrop. Bring a picnic or purchase lunch at the Sundeck restaurant. (Gondola ticket or strenuous hike required to get to this event.)

4:30 pm
Chamber Music
$45
Harris Concert Hall
JIHYUN KIM: Once Upon a Time
MORTON SUBOTNICK: The Key to Songs
SCHUBERT: Piano Trio in B-flat major, D. 898, op. 99
AMFS artist-faculty, all top musicians from renowned orchestras, opera companies, and conservatories, come together to play their favorite chamber music works. Always a joyful and creative 75 minutes of music-making.

7:30 pm
All Rachmaninoff Evening with Pianists Daniil Trifonov and Sergei Babayan
$85
Harris Concert Hal
RACHMANINOFF: Suite No. 1 for Two Pianos, Fantaisie-tableaux, op. 5
RACHMANINOFF: Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, op. 17
RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances, op. 45

Experience the magic of a student-mentor relationship when Daniil Trifonov teams up with his former teacher, Armenian-American pianist Sergei Babayan. This all-Rachmaninoff program begins with the composer’s youthful 1st Suite for Two Pianos, with its thrilling finale reminiscent of tolling bells and Russian liturgical chant. The more mature 2nd Suite is full of rich melodies which evoke Rachmaninoff’s popular 2nd Piano Concerto, and a dazzling tarantella that had a Los Angeles audience on its feet several years ago. Topping off the program is the two-piano version of the composer’s Symphonic Dances, a tour de force sure to display the virtuosity and almost telepathic connection between these two pianistic powerhouses.

June 30, 2024

9:00 am
AMFS Architectural and History Tour
Free
Paepcke Terrace
Join us at Aspen Meadows campus, home to the Aspen Institute and the Aspen Music Festival and School performance venues. Led by guide Ann Mullins, this tour will explore the architectural delights of the Bauhaus design school, illuminate the shared history of the institutions, and give participants the opportunity to hear live orchestral rehearsals. Coffee and dress rehearsal admittance included with tour ticket. Walk-ups accommodated on a space-available basis.

9:30 am
Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal
$20
Klein Music Tent
Program to include:
R. STRAUSS: Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30

ALAN FLETCHER: Three American Songs (World Premiere, AMFS Co-Commission)
R. STRAUSS: Muttertändelei, op. 43 no. 2
R. STRAUSS: Die Zeit, die ist ein Sonderbar Ding from Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59
R. STRAUSS: Cäcilie, op. 27 no. 2
RESPIGHI: Pines of Rome
See the orchestra’s musicians, conductor, choruses, and soloists work together on the afternoon's program.

2:30 pm
75th Anniversary Party
Free
Karetsky Music Lawn
Please join us for a celebration to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Aspen Music Festival and School! Gather your family and friends to kick off the 2024 Season with fun activities and refreshments. Make sure to show your retro flair by donning AMFS spirit-wear from years past, adding some vintage charm to the festivities. This event is not to be missed as we celebrate the past, revel in the present, and anticipate the bright future ahead of the AMFS.

3:00 pm
Prelude: Preconcert Talk
Free
Harris Concert Hall
Prelude: Preconcert Talks present listeners with engaging and topical commentary on the Sunday afternoon programs. Lectures are presented by AMFS’s artistic team and special guests.

4:00 pm
Festival Orchestra: Renée Fleming, Pines of Rome $92, $75, $45
Klein Music Tent

Program to include:
R. STRAUSS: Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30
ALAN FLETCHER: Three American Songs (World Premiere, AMFS Co-Commission)
R. STRAUSS: Muttertändelei, op. 43 no. 2
R. STRAUSS: Die Zeit, die ist ein Sonderbar Ding from Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59
R. STRAUSS: Cäcilie, op. 27 no. 2
RESPIGHI: Pines of Rome

4:00 pm
Livestream
Festival Orchestra: Renée Fleming, Pines of Rome
Free
AMFS Virtual Stage
Program to include:
R. STRAUSS: Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30
ALAN FLETCHER: Three American Songs (World Premiere, AMFS Co-Commission)
R. STRAUSS: Muttertändelei, op. 43 no. 2
R. STRAUSS: Die Zeit, die ist ein Sonderbar Ding from Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59
R. STRAUSS: Cäcilie, op. 27 no. 2
RESPIGHI: Pines of Rome
Tune in to a free broadcast, live from the Klein Music Tent.

July 1, 2024

12:00 pm
Guided Backstage Tour of the Klein Music Tent and Harris Concert Hall (Free)
Klein Music Tent Plaza
Spotlight Recital

2:30 pm
Free
Pitkin County Library

7:00 pm
A Concert Presentation of Matthew Aucoin’s Music for New Bodies ($40)
Wheeler Opera House
Timothy Weiss conductor Peter Sellars director Aspen Contemporary Ensemble
Singers from Aspen Opera Theater and VocalARTS
MATTHEW AUCOIN: Music for New Bodies (AMFS CoCommission)

July 2, 2024

10:30am
Wheeler Opera House and AMFS History Tour (Free; ticket required)
Wheeler Opera House Lobby

4:00pm
Leonard Bernstein’s Young People’s Concerts Presented by Carnegie Hall+ — The Anatomy of a Symphony Orchestra
($10; Free for ages 18 and under)
Wheeler Opera House

6:00pm
Violin Competition (Free)
Hurst Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

6:00pm
Recital: FRAGMENTS I with Alisa Weilerstein A cello
($55)
Harris Concert Hall

8:00pm
Wind Orchestra ($20)
Klein Music Tent
Joaquín Valdepeñas A conductor
GIPPS: Seascape, op. 53
MOZART: Wind Serenade in B-flat major, K. 361, “Gran Partita”

July 03, 2024

10:30am
Wheeler Opera House and AMFS History Tour (Free; ticket required)
Wheeler Opera House Lobby

10:30am
Tunes and Tales (Free; for ages 8 and under with an adult)
Basalt Regional Library

10:30am
Tunes and Tales (Free; for ages 8 and under with an
adult)
Pitkin County Library

12:00pm
High Notes Discussion (Free; ticket required)
Bad Harriet, Hotel Jerome Alan Fletcher moderator
Fletcher talks with cellist Alisa Weilerstien and pianist Inon Barnatan.

5:00pm
Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra ($20)
Klein Music Tent
BRIAN RAPHAEL NABORS:
Onward
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR: Ballade in A minor, op. 33
BRITTEN: Four Sea Interludes, from Peter Grimes, op. 33a
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3 in F major, op. 90

6:00pm
Artist Dinner with Augustin Hadelich violin ($750)
Private Residence

7:30pm
Recital: FRAGMENTS II with Alisa Weilerstein A cello ($55)
Harris Concert Hall

July 4, 2024

4:00 pm
Fourth of July Concert
Free
Klein Music Tent
Lawrence IsaacsonA conductor National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland
The annual free Independence Day celebration brings the AMFS Band to the Tent stage with stirring patriotic
favorites. A beloved tradition.

6:00 pm
String Showcase
Free
Edlis Neeson Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

July 5, 2024

9:00 am
Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal ($20)
Klein Music Tent

9:00 am
AMFS Architectural and History Tour (Free; ticket required)
Paepcke Terrace

12:30 pm
The Art of Listening (Free)
Crossroads Church
Tom Buesch speaker

1:00 pm
Piping Class with The National Piping Centre of Scotland (Free)
Wheeler Opera House
Findlay MacDonald bagpipes

2:30 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Pitkin County Library 4:30
Overtures: Preconcert
Chamber Music (Free)
Harris Concert Hall
Itamar Esformes piano student of Anton Nel
RACHMANINOFF: Étudestableaux, op. 33

5:30 pm
Chamber Symphony: Inon Barnatan, Haydn Symphonies ($92, $75, $45)
Klein Music Tent

Nicholas McGegan conductor Inon Barnatan piano Stuart Stephenson A trumpet Michael Rusinek clarinet Nancy Goeres A bassoon
HAYDN: Symphony No. 31 in D major, Hob. I/31
“Hornsignal”
SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, op. 35
R. STRAUSS: DuetConcertino
HAYDN: Symphony No. 100 in G major, Hob. I/100, “Military

July 6, 2024

10:00 am
Opera Encounters: Art Song Recital ($40)
Wheeler Opera House
Myra Huang host

1:00 pm
Music on the Mountain featuring The National Piping Centre of Scotland (Free; gondola ticket required)
Top of Aspen Mountain

1:30 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Community Church

4:30 pm
Chamber Music ($45)
Harris Concert Hall
Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, Donald Crockett conductor, Laura Gamboa violin, Bing WangA violin Renata AradoA violin, Cornelia HeardA violin, Naoko TanakaA violin, Anton Nel piano Alexander Ishov flute, Victoria ChiangA viola, Emily LevinA harp, Augustin Hadelich violin
Inon Barnatan piano

JESSIE MONTGOMERY:
Concerto Grosso (AMFS Co-Commission)
LEO: Concerto for Four Violins
and Continuo
DEBUSSY: Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
CHAUSSON: Concert in D major, op. 21

6:00 pm
Low Strings Competition (Free)
Hurst Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

7:30 pm
An Evening of P. D. Q. Bach A
($65)
Harris Concert Hall

Alan Fletcher host, Piotr WaclawikA conductor Robert Spano piano, Victoria ChiangA viola, James Dunham viola , Anton Nel harpsichord, Nadine Asin flute, Elaine Douvas oboe, Andrew Brady bassoon, Billy Hunter Jr. trumpet AbelPereira horn, James Miller trombone, Soloists from Aspen Opera Theater and VocalARTS P. D. Q. BACH A: Toot Suite for Calliope Four Hands, S. 212° Sonata for Viola Four Hands and Harpsichord, S. 440 Echo Sonata for Two Unfriendly Groups of Instruments, S.99999999... “Goldbrick” Variations, S. 14 “Donna, Donna, Listen to My Plea” from The Abduction of Figaro, S. 384, 492 “Unbegun” Symphony

July 7, 2024

9:00 am
AMFS Architectural and History Tour (Free; ticket required)
Paepcke Terrace

9:30 am
Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($20)
Klein Music Tent

3:00 pm
Prelude: Preconcert Talk
(Free) Harris Concert Hall
Andrew Ralston speaker

3:30 pm
Pre-Concert Fanfare by The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland (Free)
Karetsky Music Lawn

4:00 pm
Festival Orchestra: Hadelich, Rachmaninoff’s Symphony
No. 2 ($92, $75, $45)
Klein Music Tent
Dima Slobodeniouk conductor Augustin Hadelich violin
WANG LU: Surge
PROKOFIEV: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 63
RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, op. 27

7:00 pm
A Recital by Christopher Houlihan organ (Free)
Aspen Community Church
JONATHAN DOVE: The Dancing Pipes
PIERNÉ: Trois Pièces, op. 29
BUCK: Concert Variations on “The Star-Spangled Banner”
PRICE: Suite No. 1 for Organ
VIERNE: Romance from Organ Symphony No. 4 in G minor, op. 32
Final from Organ Symphony No. 3 in F-sharp minor, op. 28

July 8, 2024

10:00 am
Guided Tour of the Bucksbaum Campus (Free)
Bucksbaum Campus

2:30 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Pitkin County Library

5:15 pm
Aspen Center for Physics Piano Recital (Free)

6:00 pm
A Reminiscences Program by the American String Quartet ($65)
Harris Concert Hall
Peter Winograd A violin Laurie Carney A violin Daniel Avshalomov A viola Wolfram Koessel A cello
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in F major, op. 135
SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat minor, op. 138
RAVEL: String Quartet in F major

July 9, 2024

10:30 am
Wheeler Opera House and AMFS History Tour (Free; ticket required)
Wheeler Opera House Lobby

1:00 pm
Harris Concert Hall Class
($25)
Steven Isserlis A cello

4:00 pm
Leonard Bernstein’s Young People’s Concerts Presented by Carnegie Hall+ — Who is Gustav Mahler? ($10; Free for ages 18 and under)
Wheeler Opera House

6:30 pm
2024 Opera Benefit:
Opera Under the Stars
$1,000+
Elegantly set on the Klein Music Tent Stage, enjoy cocktails, dinner, and a spectacularly curated evening of opera and music theater gems performed by special guest Will Liverman baritone and the dazzling young artists of Aspen’s opera program.

July 10, 2024

10:30 am
Wheeler Opera House and AMFS History Tour (Free; ticket required)
Wheeler Opera House Lobby

10:30 am
Tunes and Tales (Free; for ages 8 and under with an adult)
Basalt Regional Library

12:00 pm
High Notes Discussion (Free; ticket required)
Bad Harriet, Hotel Jerome
Alan Fletcher moderator
Fletcher talks with pianist Jeremy
Denk and cellist Stephen Isserlis.

3:00 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Harris Concert Hall

5:00 pm
Aspen Conducting
Academy Orchestra ($20)
Klein Music Tent
Violin Competition Winner
ISABELLA GELLIS A: Four Morris Interludes, from The Devil’s Den (AMFS Commission, 2023 Druckman Prize Winner)
BERNSTEIN: Serenade (after Plato’s Symposium)
SIBELIUS: Lemminkäinen
Suite, op. 22

7:30 pm
A Recital by Jeremy Denk A piano ($75)
Harris Concert Hall
BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata
No. 27 in E minor, op. 90 JOPLIN: Bethena, a concert waltz
GOTTSCHALK: The Banjo, op. 15
SIMONE: Just in Time
WILLIAM BOLCOM: The Poltergeist from Three Ghost Rags
BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata
No. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110
IVES: Piano Sonata No. 2, “Concord, Mass., 1840–60”

July 11, 2024

3:00 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Harris Concert Hall

3:00 pm
Opera House Music ($125)
Private Residence

5:00 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Chapel

6:00 pm
A Baroque Evening with Nicholas McGegan conductor and Steven Isserlis A cello ($75)
Harris Concert Hall
Soloists from Aspen Opera Theater and VocalARTS
HAYDN: Overture to Orlando paladino, Hob.
XXVIII:11
HANDEL: Selections from Orlando, HWV 31
J. S. BACH: Cantata: Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51
HAYDN: Cello Concerto in C major, Hob. VIIb:1

6:00 pm
Artist Dinner with Jeremy Denk A piano ($500)
Private Residence

7:00 pm
String Showcase (Free)
Edlis Neeson Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

July 12, 2024

9:00 am
AMFS Architectural and History Tour (Free; ticket required)
Paepcke Terrace

9:00 am
Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal ($20)
Klein Music Tent

12:30 pm
The Art of Listening (Free)
Crossroads Church
Tom Buesch speaker

2:30 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Pitkin County Library

4:30 pm
Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music (Free)
Harris Concert Hall
Dinini Lee, Yufee Chen piano
KREISLER/RACHMANINOFF: Liebesleid and Liebesfreud
MENDELSSOHN/RACHMANINOFF: Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream

5:30 pm
Chamber Symphony: Spano with Joyce Yang, Kelley O’Connor ($92, $75, $45)
Klein Music Tent
Robert Spano conductor Kelley O’Connor mezzosoprano, Joyce Yang A piano
GABRIELA LENA FRANK
Haillí-Serenata
LIEBERSON: Neruda Songs
FALLA: Noches en los jardines de España (Nights in the Gardens of Spain)
FALLA: El amor brujo (Love Bewitched)

July 13, 2024

10:00 am
Family Concert: Prokofiev’s
Peter and the Wolf (Free)
Klein Music Tent
Piotr Waclawik A conductor Graham Northrup narrator
A lively short concert for the whole family! Come early and stay after (9:15–11:15 am) for pre- and postconcert activities on the Karetsky Music Lawn. Concert open to all ages.

10:00 am
Opera Encounters: Arias
and Scenes ($40)
Wheeler Opera House
Renée Fleming A and Patrick Summers hosts

1:00 pm
Music on the Mountain (Free; gondola ticket required)
Top of Aspen Mountain

1:30 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Community Church

4:30 pm
Chamber Music ($45)
Harris Concert Hall
Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, Timothy Weiss and Donald Crockett conductors Renée FlemingA soprano Will Liverman baritone Myra Huang piano, Robert ChenA violin, Robert Spano piano, JoyceYangA piano, NadineAsinA flute, Mingjia Liu oboe, Michael Rusinek clarinet, Nancy GoeresA bassoon, Andrew Bain horn
BIRTWISTLE: Theseus Game SARAH KIRKLAND SNIDER: Everything that Ever Was
BRAHMS: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, op. 100
POULENC: Sextet

6:30 pm
Sonata Showcase (Free)
Edlis Neeson Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

7:30 pm
Special Event: A Fauré Evening with Joshua Bell violin, Steven Isserlis A cello, and Jeremy Denk A piano ($95, $75)
Harris Concert Hall
FAURÉ: Piano Quintet No. 1 in D minor, op. 89 Piano Trio in D minor, op. 120
FAURÉ: Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, op. 45

July 14, 2024

9:00 am
AMFS Architectural and History Tour (Free; ticket
required)
Paepcke Terrace

9:30 am
Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($20)
Klein Music Tent
Appreciation Sunday: Free admission and post-concert reception for Roaring Fork Valley first responders, volunteers, teachers, and nonprofit
employees. Free with registration.

3:00 pm
Prelude: Preconcert Talk (Free)
Harris Concert Hall
Katie Brill speaker

4:00 pm
Festival Orchestra: Beethoven “Triple” with Bell A, Isserlis A, Denk A ($92, $75, $45)
Klein Music Tent
Jane Glover conductor Joshua Bell A violin Steven Isserlis A cello Jeremy Denk A piano
BARTÓK: Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123
BEETHOVEN: Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in major, op. 56, “Triple”

7:00 pm
Art Song Showcase (Free)
Aspen Chapel

July 15, 2024

2:30 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Pitkin County Library

5:30 pm
Aspen Center for Physics
Piano Recital (Free)

6:00 pm
Special Event: Science of Music: The Art and Science of Musical Peak Performance ($30)
Aspen Community Church
Co-presented by the Aspen Science Center
Alan Fletcher moderator Anton Nel piano Kathleen Winkler violin Timothy Pitts double bass

6:00 pm
A Recital by Conrad Tao A piano ($75)
Harris Concert Hall
Piotr Waclawik A conductor
MILHAUD: La création du monde, op. 81
CONRAD TAOA: New Work (AMFS Co-Commission)
GERSHWIN/GROFÉ: Rhapsody in Blue (Original Jazz Band Version)

July 16, 2024

10:30 am
Wheeler Opera House and AMFS History Tour (Free; ticket required)
Wheeler Opera House Lobby

1:00 pm
Harris Concert Hall Class
($25)
Harris Concert Hall
Joyce Yang A piano

7:30 pm
A Recital by the American Brass Quintet ($55) NEW DATE/TIME
Harris Concert Hall
Kevin Cobb trumpet Brandon RidenourA trumpet Eric ReedA french horn Hillary SimmsA trombone John D. RojakA bass trombone
ANTHONY BARFIELD: Samsara
JENNIFER HIGDON: Book of Brass
DAVID SAMPSON: A Murder of Crows (World Premiere)
J.S. BACH/KING: from The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 Contrapunctus III, VII, IX

July 17, 2024

10:30 am
Tunes and Tales (Free; for ages 8 and under with an adult)
Basalt Regional Library

10:30 am
Wheeler Opera House and AMFS History Tour (Free; ticket required)
Wheeler Opera House Lobby

11:00 am
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Harris Concert Hall

12:00 pm
High Notes Discussion (Free; ticket required)
Bad Harriet, Hotel Jerome Alan Fletcher moderator Fletcher talks with conductors Jane
Glover and Leonard Slatkin.

4:00 pm
Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra ($20)
Klein Music Tent
Low Strings Competition Winner
MISSY MAZZOLI: Orpheus Undone
Low strings concerto to be announced
MOZART: Overture to Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

7:30 pm
Special Event: As We Speak—Béla Fleck banjo, Zakir Hussain tabla, Edgar Meyer A bass, featuring Rakesh Chaurasia bansuri ($75, $55)
Harris Concert Hall

July 18, 2024

10:00 am
Harris Concert Hall Piano Class ($25)
Harris Concert Hall
Hung-Kuan Chen

10:30 am
Tunes and Tales (Free; for ages 8 and under with an adult)
Pitkin County Library

12:00 pm
Woodwinds Competition (Free)
Hurst Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

3:00 pm
ABQ Seminar @Aspen Recital (Free)
Harris Concert Hall

5:00 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Chapel

5:15 pm
Basalt Regional Library
Recital (Free)

6:00 pm
Recital: Piano-Palooza ($65)
Klein Music Tent
Hung-Kuan Chen, Yoheved Kaplinsky, Anton Nel, Arie Vardi, Greg Anderson piano SHOSTAKOVICH/ARIE
VARDI: Waltz No. 2, from Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra
ARIE VARDI: Mazurka’s Day Dream
BEATLES/ARIE VARDI: Eleanor Rigby
ROSSINI/CZERNY: Overture to Semiramide
SAINT-SAËNS/GUIRAUD: Danse macabre, op. 40
FALLA/ARIE VARDI: Danza ritual del Fuego, from El amor brujo
SMETANA: Sonata in E minor for 2 Pianos, 8 hands
MILHAUD: Brazileira from Scaramouche, op. 165b
WEBER: Invitation to the Dance, op. 65
LAVIGNAC: Galop-Marche
SOUSA/GREG ANDERSON: Stars & Stripes: Fireworks for 8 pianos, 32 hands

7:00 pm
String Showcase (Free)
Edlis Neeson Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

7:30 pm
Brass Bash I (Free)
Hurst Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

8:00 pm
Recital: Quartet for the End of Time ($55)
Harris Concert Hall
Michael Rusinek clarinet, Bing WangA violin, Darrett AdkinsA cello, Robert Spano piano
MESSIAEN: Quatuor pour la fin du temps

July 19, 2024

9:00 am
Composition Program Readings (Free)
Klein Music Tent

12:30 pm
The Art of Listening (Free)
Crossroads Church
Tom Buesch speaker

2:30 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Pitkin County Library

7:45 pm
Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel ($85, $50, $30 for children 18 and under)
Klein Music Tent
Patrick Summers conductor Joanna Gleason director Colorado Children’s Chorale Emily Crile chorus director
Artists of Aspen Opera Theater and VocalARTS

July 20, 2024

10:00 am
Opera Encounters: Art Song Recital ($40)
Wheeler Opera House
Cameron Stowe host

1:00 pm
Music on the Mountain (Free; gondola ticket required)
Top of Aspen Mountain

1:00 pm
Composition Readings (Free)
Klein Music Tent

1:30 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Community Church

4:30 pm
Chamber Music ($45)
Harris Concert Hall
Aspen Contemporary Ensemble
Timothy Weiss conductor Harp Competition Winner
Kathleen Winkler violin Renata AradoA violin Mark SparksA flute Robert Spano piano Robert ChenA violin
Laura Park Chen violin Zhenwei Shi viola
Darrett AdkinsA cello

MISSY MAZZOLI: These Worlds in Us Dark with Excessive Bright
RAVEL: Introduction and Allegro
BRAHMS: Clarinet Sonata in E-flat major, op. 120, no. 2
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in D major, op. 18, no. 3

July 21, 2024

9:00 am
AMFS Architectural and History Tour (Free; ticket required)
Paepcke Terrace

9:30 am
Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($20)
Klein Music Tent

2:30 pm
Ice Cream Social (Free)
David Karetsky Music Lawn
Sponsored by Gerri Karetsky

3:00 pm
Prelude: Preconcert Talk (Free)
Harris Concert Hall
Jonathan Bellman speaker

4:00 pm
Festival Orchestra: SlatkinA Conducts Copland, Gershwin ($92, $75, $45)
Klein Music Tent
Leonard SlatkinA conductor Bruce Liu piano
COPLAND: El salón México
PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, op. 26 —
ROUSE: The Infernal Machine from Phantasmata
BARBER: Adagio for Strings, op. 11
GERSHWIN: An American in Paris

7:00 pm
A Recital by Paul Jacobs organ (Free)
Aspen Community Church
J. S. BACH: Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532 Organ Trio Sonata No. 4 in E minor, BWV 528 Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543 Arioso from Cantata, BWV 156
LISZT: Fantasie and Fugue on the Chorale ‘Ad nos, ad salutarem undam’

July 22, 2024

2:30 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Pitkin County Library

3:30 pm
Opera House Music ($125)
Hotel Jerome

5:30 pm
Aspen Center for Physics
Piano Recital (Free)

6:00 pm
Special Event: The Science of Music—Neural Notes: Music and the Brain ($30)
Harris Concert Hall
Co-presented by the Aspen Science Center
Alan Fletcher moderator

July 23, 2024

10:30
Wheeler Opera House and AMFS History Tour (Free; ticket required)
Wheeler Opera House Lobby

1:00 pm
Harris Concert Hall Class ($25)
Harris Concert Hall
Yoheved Kaplinsky piano

6:00 pm
Music with a View (Free)
Aspen Art Museum

7:00 pm
String Showcase (Free)
Edlis Neeson Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

7:30 pm
Special Event: Fiddler on the Roof in Concert ($125, $60, $30 for children 18 and under) $500 (With VIP Party)
Klein Music Tent
Presented by Theatre Aspen and the AMFS
Experience a special concert collaboration of the nine-time Tony Award winning musical classic. Starring and directed by Tony Award– winner Shuler Hensley, with musical direction by Andy Einhorn, this presentation features John Williams’s Oscar-winning score adaptation, performed by a full orchestra.

July 24, 2024

10:30 am
Wheeler Opera House and AMFS History Tour (Free; ticket required)
Wheeler Opera House Lobby

12:00 pm
High Notes Discussion (Free; ticket required)
Bad Harriet, Hotel Jerome
Alan Fletcher moderator
Fletcher talks with composers Missy Mazzoli and Christopher Theofanidis.

3:00 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Harris Concert Hall

4:00 pm
A Mariachi Celebration: Pre-Concert Fiesta (Free)
Karetsky Music Lawn

5:30 pm
A Mariachi Celebration: Community Concert (Free)
Klein Music Tent
Celebrate Mexican music and dance with Mariachi Sol de mi Tierra, local youth, and Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklórico!
With special thanks to Title Sponsor Querencia

6:30 pm
Artist Dinner with Edgar Meyer A double bass ($500)
Private Residence
To be added to the waitlist, contact Chandler Martin at 970 205 5065 or [email protected]

7:30 pm
A Recital by Jennifer Koh amplified violin and Missy Mazzoli keyboards, electronics, and piano ($65)
Harris Concert Hall
MISSY MAZZOLI: Dissolve, O my Heart A Thousand Tongues Tooth and Nail Kinski Paganini The Night Ahead and No Real Fate
MISSY MAZZOLI: A Song for Mick Kelly Hail, Horrors, Hail All I Want is All of It Procession Ascending Vespers for Violin

July 25, 2024

10:00 am
Harris Concert Hall Piano Class ($25)
Harris Concert Hall
Mikhail Voskresensky piano

10:30 am
Tunes and Tales (Free; for ages 8 and under with an adult)
Pitkin County Library

3:00 pm
Salon Showcase House Music ($90)Private Residence

3:00 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Harris Concert Hall

5:00 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Chapel

5:15 pm
Basalt Regional Library
Recital (Free)

6:00 pm
Brass Competition (Free)
Hurst Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

6:00 pm
A Reminiscences Program by Gil ShahamA violin, Adele Anthony A violin, and Friends ($75)
Harris Concert Hall
Anton Nel piano Joaquín Valdepeñas A clarinet Choong-Jin Chang viola Brinton Averil Smith A cello J.S. BACH/RICCI: Presto from Violin Sonata No. 1 in
G minor, BWV 1001 ROSS EDWARDS: Ecstatic Dance for Two Violins
JULIAN MILONE: Selections for Four Violins and Double Bass
MOSZKOWSKI: Suite for Two Violins and Piano, op. 71
BRAHMS: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115

July 26, 2024

9:00 am
Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal ($20)
Klein Music Tent

9:00 am
AMFS Architectural and History Tour (Free; ticket required)
Paepcke Terrace

12:30 pm
The Art of Listening (Free)
Crossroads Church
Tom Buesch speaker

2:30 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Pitkin County Library

4:30 pm
Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music (Free)
Harris Concert Hall
Olivia Larco, Taige Wang piano
RACHMANINOFF: Étudestableaux, op. 39

5:30 pm
Chamber Symphony: Jennifer Koh, Sibelius Symphony No. 2 ($92, $75, $45)
Klein Music Tent
Dalia Stasevska conductor Jennifer Koh violin
OUTI TARKIAINEN: The Ring of Fire and Love
MISSY MAZZOLI: Violin Concerto (Procession)
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 43

July 27, 2024

10:00 am
Opera Encounters: Arias and Scenes ($40)
Wheeler Opera House
Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra
Patrick Summers host

1:00 pm
Music on the Mountain (Free; gondola ticket required)
Top of Aspen Mountain

1:30 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Community Church

4:30 pm
Chamber Music ($45)
Harris Concert Hall
Aspen Contemporary Ensemble
Timothy Weiss conductor Kathleen Winkler violin Michael Mermagen A cello Anton Nel piano Adele Anthony A violin Brinton Averil Smith A cello ELIZABETH OGONEK: Water
Cantos
BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio in E-flat major, op. 70, no. 2 BRAHMS/ARR. BRINTON
AVERIL SMITH A: Select Hungarian Dances, WoO 1

6:30 pm
Sonata Showcase (Free)
Edlis Neeson Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

7:30 pm
A Recital by the Danish String Quartet ($65)
Harris Concert Hall
Frederik Øland violin Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen violin
Asbjørn Nørgaard viola Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin cello
HAYDN: String Quartet in G minor, Hob. III:33, op. 20, no. 3
THOMAS ADÈS: The Four Quarters TRADITIONAL/DANISH
STRING QUARTET: Folk Music

July 28, 2024

9:00 am
AMFS Architectural and History Tour (Free; ticket required)
Paepcke Terrace

9:30 am
Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($20)
Klein Music Tent

3:00 pm
Prelude: Preconcert Talk (Free)
Harris Concert Hall
Graeme Boone speaker

4:00 pm
Festival Orchestra: Mahler Symphony No. 9 ($92, $75, $45)
Klein Music Tent
Robert Spano conductor G. MAHLER: Symphony No. 9 in D major

July 29, 2024

12:00 pm
Guided Backstage Tour of the Klein Music Tent and Harris Concert Hall (Free)
Klein Music Tent Plaza

12:30 pm
DeLay Fellowship Auditions (Free)
Edlis Neeson Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

12:00 pm
Guided Backstage Tour of the Klein Music Tent and Harris Concert Hall (Free)
Klein Music Tent Plaza

2:30 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Pitkin County Library

5:30 pm
Aspen Center for Physics
Piano Recital (Free)

6:00 pm
Artist Dinner with Gil ShahamA violin ($750)
Private Residence
To be added to the waitlist, contact Chandler Martin at 970 205 5065 or [email protected]

6:00 pm
Percussion Ensemble Plays Zappa ($25)
Harris Concert Hall
Jonathan Haas A director
Program to include:
VARÈSE: Density 21.5
ZAPPA/MIKE MYERS: RDNZL
ZAPPA: Let’s Make the Water Turn Black
ZAPPA/MIKE MYERS: Regyptian Strut
ZAPPA: Revised Music for Marimba and Low-Budget Orchestra
VARÈSE: Ionisation
ZAPPA/JONATHAN
HAAS: The Black Page
ZAPPA/MIKE MYERS: Sofa #1

July 30, 2024

10:30 am
Wheeler Opera House and AMFS History Tour (Free; ticket required)
Wheeler Opera House Lobby

1:00 pm
Harris Concert Hall Class($25)
Harris Concert Hall
Gil ShahamA violin

6:00 pm
A Reminiscences Program by Sharon Isbin A classical guitar ($75)
Harris Concert Hall
George Jackson A conductor Alan Liu classical guitar
ANONYMOUS: Drewrie’s Accordes La Rossignol
DOWLAND: My Lord Willoughby’s Welcome Home
LEO BROUWER: El decamerón negro
BARRIOS MANGORÉ: Julia Florida
RODRIGO: Concierto de Aranjuez

July 31, 2024

10:30 am
Wheeler Opera House and AMFS History Tour (Free; ticket required)
Wheeler Opera House Lobby

12:00 pm
High Notes Discussion (Free; ticket required)
Wheeler Opera House Lobby
Alan Fletcher moderator
Fletcher moderates a seven-person panel discussing the legacy of Dorothy DeLay.

3:00 pm
Art Song Showcase (Free)
Harris Concert Hall

5:00 pm
Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra ($20)
Klein Music Tent
Woodwinds Competition Winner
STRAVINSKY: Concerto for Strings in D major, “Basel” Woodwind
DEBUSSY: La mer
RAVEL: La valse

7:30 pm
Special Event: A Recital by the Zukerman Trio ($95, $75)
Harris Concert Hall
Pinchas Zukerman violin Amanda Forsyth cello Shai Wosner piano
BRAHMS: Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, op. 87
JENNIFER HIGDON: Pale Yellow from Piano Trio No. 1
BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio in B-flat major, op. 97, “Archduke”

August 1, 2024

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

3:00 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Harris Concert Hall

5:00 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Chapel

5:15 pm
Basalt Regional Library
Recital (Free)

6:00 pm
A Recital by Stephen Hough piano ($65)
Harris Concert Hall
CHAMINADE: Automne from 6 Études de concert, op. 35, no. 2
Autrefois, op. 87, no. 4
LISZT: Piano Sonata in B minor, LW A179
CHAMINADE: Thème varié, op. 89 Les Sylvains, op. 60
CHOPIN: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, op. 58

7:00 pm
String Showcase (Free)
Edlis Neeson Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

August 2, 2024

9:00 am
Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal ($20)
Klein Music Tent

9:00 am
AMFS Architectural and History Tour (Free; ticket required)
Paepcke Terrace

12:30 pm
The Art of Listening (Free)
Crossroads Church
Tom Buesch speaker

2:30 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Pitkin County Library

4:30 pm
Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music (Free)
Harris Concert Hall
Joshua August Mhoon piano
RACHMANINOFF: Moments Musicaux, op. 16

5:30 pm
Chamber Symphony: Conlon A Conducts ShahamA, Mahler No. 4 ($92, $75, $45)
Klein Music Tent
James Conlon A conductor Gil ShahamA violin Erica Petrocelli soprano
MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
G. MAHLER: Symphony No. 4 in G major

August 3, 2024

10:00 am
Opera Encounters: Arias and Scenes ($40)
Wheeler Opera House
Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra
George Jackson A host

1:00 pm
Music on the Mountain (Free; gondola ticket required)
Top of Aspen Mountain

1:30 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Community Church

4:30 pm
A Recital by the Takács Quartet and Stephen Hough piano ($65)
Harris Concert Hall
Edward Dusinberre violin
Harumi Rhodes violin
Richard O’Neill viola
András Fejér cello
Stephen Hough piano
HAYDN: String Quartet in B-flat major, Hob. III/78, op. 76, No. 4, “Sunrise”
STEPHEN HOUGH: String Quartet No. 1 “Les Six Rencontres”
DVO?ÁK: Piano Quintet in A major, B. 155, op. 81

August 4, 2024

9:00 am
AMFS Architectural and History Tour (Free; ticket required)
Paepcke Terrace

9:30 am
Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($20)
Klein Music Tent

3:00 pm
Prelude: Preconcert Talk (Free)
Harris Concert Hall
Harlow Robinson speaker

4:00 pm
Festival Orchestra: Midori A, Pictures at an Exhibition ($92, $75, $45)
Klein Music Tent
Kevin John EduseiA conductor Midori A violin
DONGHOON SHIN: Upon His Ghostly Solitude
BARTÓK: Violin Concerto No. 2, BB 117
MUSORGSKY/RAVEL: Pictures at an Exhibition

August 5, 2024

10:00 am
Guided Tour of the Bucksbaum Campus (Free)
Bucksbaum Campus

12:00 pm
Guided Backstage Tour of the Klein Music Tent and
Harris Concert Hall (Free)
Klein Music Tent Plaza

2:30 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Pitkin County Library

3:00 pm
Salon Showcase House Music ($90)
The Ritz-Carlton Club, Aspen Highlands

5:30 pm
Aspen Center for Physics
Piano Recital (Free)

6:00 pm
Chamber Music ($45)
Harris Concert Hall
Aspen Contemporary Ensemble conductor
Timothy Weiss conductor
Joaquín Valdepeñas A clarinet
James Dunham viola
Anton Nel piano
Kathleen Winkler violin
Stephen Wyrczynski viola
Brinton Averil Smith A cello
Timothy Pitts double bass
NICO MUHLY: Roots, Pulses
MOZART: Trio for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano in E-flat major, K. 498, “Kegelstatt”
TCHAIKOVSKY/TIMOTHY
PITTS: Souvenir de Florence, op. 70

August 6, 2024

10:30 am
Wheeler Opera House and AMFS History Tour (Free; ticket required)
Wheeler Opera House Lobby

1:00 pm
Harris Concert Hall Class ($25)
Harris Concert Hall
Lawrence Power viola

6:00 pm
A Recital by the Takács Quartet ($65)
Harris Concert Hall
Edward Dusinberre violin
Harumi Rhodes violin
Richard O’Neill viola
András Fejér cello
DVO?ÁK: String Quartet in E-flat major, B. 92, op. 51 NOKUTHULA
NGWENYAMA: Flow
SCHUBERT: String Quartet in G major, D. 887, op. posth. 161

6:00 pm
Music with a View (Free)
Aspen Art Museum

6:00 pm
Piano Competition (Free)
Hurst Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

8:00 pm
Wind Orchestra ($20)
Klein Music Tent
Joaquín Valdepeñas A conductor
R. STRAUSS: Serenade in E-flat major, op. 7
ALWYN: Concerto for Flute and Eight Wind Instruments
RAFF: Sinfonietta, op. 188

August 7, 2024

10:30 am
Wheeler Opera House and AMFS History Tour (Free; ticket required)
Wheeler Opera House Lobby

12:00 pm
High Notes Discussion (Free; ticket required)
Bad Harriet, Hotel Jerome
Alan Fletcher moderator
Fletcher talks with conductor David
Robertson and violist Lawrence Power.

3:00 pm
National Council House
Music Private Residence (National Council Membership required)

3:00 pm
First Glimpse Composition Recital I (Free)
Harris Concert Hall

5:00 pm
Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra ($20)
Klein Music Tent
Brass Competition Winner
NICO MUHLY: Bright Idea Brass Concert
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, op. 47

5:00 pm
Anderson Ranch: AMFS Guitar Students in Recital (Free)
Anderson Ranch Arts Center

7:30 pm
African Queens: A Recital by Karen Slack soprano and Kevin Miller piano
($55)
Harris Concert Hall
Program to include new works by Jasmine Barnes, Damien Geter, Jessie Montgomery, Shawn Okpebholo, Dave Ragland, Carlos Simon and Joel Thompson A (AMFS Co-Commission)

August 8, 2024

3:00 pm
AOTVA / Composer Project Recital (Free)
Harris Concert Hall

5:00 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Chapel

5:15 pm
Basalt Regional Library
Recital (Free)

6:00 pm
Artist Dinner with Robert McDuffie violin ($750)
Private Residence
To be added to the waitlist, contact Chandler Martin at 970 205 5065 or [email protected]

6:00 pm
Bach’s Mass in B minor ($85)
Harris Concert Hall
Robert Spano conductor Seraphic Fire Patrick Dupre Quigley Seraphic Fire artistic director J. S. BACH: Mass in B minor, BWV 232

7:00 pm
String Showcase (Free)
Edlis Neeson Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

August 9, 2024

9:00 am
Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal ($20)
Klein Music Tent

9:00 am
AMFS Architectural and History Tour (Free; ticket required)
Paepcke Terrace

12:30 pm
The Art of Listening (Free)
Crossroads Church
Tom Buesch speaker

2:30 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Pitkin County Library

4:30 pm
Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music (Free)
Harris Concert Hall
Student of Julian Martin piano
RACHMANINOFF: Ten Preludes, op. 23

5:30 pm
Chamber Symphony: Bronfman Plays Beethoven ($92, $75, $45)
Klein Music Tent
David Robertson conductor Yefim Bronfman piano
STRAVINSKY: Symphonies of Wind Instruments
BARTÓK: Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celeste, BB 114
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, op. 58

August 10, 2024

10:00 am
Opera Encounters: Arias and Scenes by AMFS Composition Fellows ($40)
Wheeler Opera House
Christopher Theofanidis and Matthew Aucoin hosts

1:00 pm
Music on the Mountain (Free; gondola ticket required)
Top of Aspen Mountain

1:30 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Community Church

1:30 pm
Composer Workshop (Free)
Klein Music Tent

4:30 pm
Chamber Music ($45)
Harris Concert Hall
Aspen Contemporary Ensemble
Timothy Weiss conductor
Elaine Douvas oboe
Darryl Kubian theremin
Renata Arado A violin
Cornelia Heard A violin
Stephen Wyrczynski viola
Darrett Adkins A cello
Anton Nel piano
Alexander Kerr violin
Christian Colberg viola
Brinton Averil Smith A cello
Alexander Malofeev piano
STEVEN MACKEY: Ground Swell
MARTIN?: Fantasia for Theremin, Oboe, String Quartet, and Piano
BRAHMS: Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, op. 60

6:30 pm
Sonata Showcase (Free)
Edlis Neeson Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

7:30 pm
A Viola Evening with Lawrence Power ($75)
Harris Concert Hall
Robert Spano piano
Piotr Waclawik A conductor Yu-PingTsai violin (2023 Dorothy DeLay Winner)
GARTH KNOX: Quartet for One
THOMAS ADÈS: Three Berceuses, from The Exterminating Angel
MOZART: Sinfonia concertante in E-flat major, K. 364 (K. 320d)
SCHUBERT ARR TBD: Gesang der Geister über den Wassern, D. 714
ANDERS HILLBORG: Viola Concerto (AMFS CoCommission)

August 11, 2024

9:00 am
AMFS Architectural and History Tour (Free; ticket required)
Paepcke Terrace

9:30 am
Aspen Festival Orchestra
Dress Rehearsal ($20)
Klein Music Tent

1:00 pm
Composition House Music ($90)
Private Residence

3:00 pm
Prelude: Preconcert Talk (Free)
Harris Concert Hall
Joseph Pfender speaker

4:00 pm
Festival Orchestra: Malofeev Plays Rachmaninoff ($92, $75, $45)
Klein Music Tent
Roderick Cox A conductor Alexander Malofeev piano
RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, op. 1
R. STRAUSS: Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life), op. 40

August 12, 2024

12:00 pm
Guided Backstage Tour of the Klein Music Tent and
Harris Concert Hall (Free)
Klein Music Tent Plaza

2:30 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Pitkin County Library

5:30 pm
Aspen Center for Physics
Piano Recital (Free)

7:00 pm
Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro ($95, $65, $25 obstructed)
Wheeler Opera House
Matthew Aucoin conductor
Sara Erde director
Artists of Aspen Opera
Theater and VocalARTS
This performance includes all Act IV arias commonly cut from the score.

August 13, 2024

10:30 am
Wheeler Opera House and AMFS History Tour (Free; ticket required)
Wheeler Opera House Lobby

1:00 pm
Harris Concert Hall Class ($25)
Harris Concert Hall
Robert McDuffie A violin

6:00 pm
A Recital by Zlatomir Fung A cello and Tony Siqi Yun piano ($55)
Harris Concert Hall
C. SCHUMANN: Nocturne in F major, op. 6, no. 2
LISZT: Après une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata, LW A55, No. 7
BRITTEN: Suite No. 1 for solo cello. op. 72
RACHMANINOFF: Cello Sonata in G minor, op. 19

6:00 pm
Music with a View (Free)
Aspen Art Museum

August 14, 2024

10:30 am
Wheeler Opera House and AMFS History Tour (Free; ticket required)
Wheeler Opera House Lobby

12:00 pm
High Notes Discussion (Free; ticket required)
Bad Harriet, Hotel Jerome
Alan Fletcher moderator
Fletcher talks with music director
Robert Spano and composer and conductor Matthew Aucoin.

3:00 pm
First Glimpse Composition Recital II (Free)
Harris Concert Hall

5:00 pm
Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra ($20)
Klein Music Tent
Piano Competition Winner
RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
G. MAHLER: Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor

7:30 pm
A Reminiscences Program by Robert McDuffie A violin ($75)
Harris Concert Hall
Derek Wang A piano and harpsichord
VIVALDI: Concerto in G minor, RV 315, “Summer” from “The Four Seasons,” op. 8, no. 2
MIKE MILLS: Stardancers’ Waltz from Concerto for Violin, Rock Band, and String Orchestra
PROKOFIEV: Andante Cantabile and Allegro from Sonata in C major for Two Violins, op. 56
CHAUSSON: Sicilienne from Concert in D major, op. 21
STRAVINSKY: Tarantella from Suite italienne
BERNSTEIN: Agathon from Serenade, after Plato’s Symposium
PHILIP GLASS A: Movement IV from Violin Concerto No. 2, “The American Four Seasons”

7:30 pm
Brass Bash II (Free)
Hurst Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

August 15, 2024

3:00 pm
Spotlight Marathon (Free)
Hurst Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

3:00 pm
Guitar Recital (Free)
Harris Concert Hall

5:00 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Chapel

5:15 pm
Basalt Regional Library
Recital (Free)

6:00 pm
A Recital by Simone Dinnerstein piano ($75)
Harris Concert Hall
PHILIP LASSER: 12 Variations on a Chorale by J. S. Bach
RAMEAU: Gavotte et 6 doubles from Nouvelles suites de pieces de clavecin
J. S. BACH: 15 Sinfonias, BWV 787–801
KEITH JARRETT: Encore from Tokyo

7:00 pm
Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro ($95, $65, $25 obstructed)
Wheeler Opera House
Matthew Aucoin conductor Sara Erde director Artists of Aspen Opera Theater and VocalARTS

7:00 pm
String Showcase (Free)
Edlis Neeson Hall, Bucksbaum Campus

August 16, 2024

9:00 am
Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal ($20)
Klein Music Tent

9:00 am
AMFS Architectural and History Tour (Free; ticket required)
Paepcke Terrace

12:00 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Harris Concert Hall

2:30 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Pitkin County Library

4:30 pm
Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music (Free)
Harris Concert Hall
Jiacheng Xiong piano
Mehana Ellis piano
RACHMANINOFF: Preludes 5, 10, 11, and 12 from 13 Preludes, op. 23

5:30 pm
Chamber Symphony: Beethoven’s “Eroica” ($92, $75, $45)
Klein Music Tent
Cristian M?celaru A conductor Marina Piccinini flute
SARAH KIRKLAND SNIDER: Forward Into Light CHRISTOPHER
THEOFANIDIS: Flute Concerto (AMFS CoCommission)
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55, “Eroica”

August 17, 2024

10:00 am
Opera Encounters: Arias and Scenes ($40)
Wheeler Opera House
Christina Goerke host

1:30 pm
Spotlight Recital (Free)
Aspen Community Church

4:30 pm
Chamber Music ($45)
Harris Concert Hall
Aspen Contemporary Ensemble
TimothyWeiss conductor
JoaquínValdepeñasA clarinet
AlexanderKerr violin
VictoriaChiangA viola
MichaelMermagen celloA
BrintonAveril Smith celloA
DarrettAdkinsA cello
AUGUSTA READ THOMAS A: ABRACADABRA (World Premiere, AMFS CoCommission)
MOZART: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
VILLA-LOBOS: Bachianas brasileiras No. 1
Bachianas brasileiras No. 5

7:00 pm
Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro ($95, $65, $25 obstructed)
Wheeler Opera House
Matthew Aucoin conductor
Sara Erde director Artists of Aspen Opera Theater and VocalARTS

7:30 pm
Special Event: A Recital by Leonidas Kavakos violin and Daniil Trifonov piano ($95, $75)
Harris Concert Hall
BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, op. 23
POULENC: Violin Sonata
BRAHMS: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, op. 78
BARTÓK: Rhapsody No. 1, BB 94a

August 18, 2024

9:00 am
AMFS Architectural and History Tour (Free; ticket required)
Paepcke Terrace

9:30 am
Aspen Festival Orchestra
Dress Rehearsal ($20)
Klein Music Tent

3:00 pm
Prelude: Preconcert Talk
(Free) Harris Concert Hall
Joseph Pfender speaker

4:00 pm
Festival Orchestra: Spano Conducts Wagner, Ohlsson Plays Liszt ($100, $80, $50)
Klein Music Tent
Robert Spano conductor
Garrick Ohlsson piano
Christine Goerke soprano
Greer Grimsley bass-baritone
Tamara Wilson A soprano
Lauren Decker A contralto
Artists of Aspen Opera
Theater and VocalARTS
BERLIOZ: Royal Hunt and Storm, from Les Troyens
LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, LW H6
WAGNER: Act III from Die Walküre

Date: June 26-August 18, 2024

Location: Various Venues in Aspen, CO

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