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Aspen Music Festival and School
2 Music School Road
Aspen CO 81611
 
(970) 925-3254
(970) 925-9042 tickets
 
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Children & Families : Cultural Activities
Aspen Music Festival and School offers free programs that provide age-appropriate musical experiences: Peanut Butter and Jam (ages 2-5), Gotta Move! (ages 2-7 with parents), and Tunes and Tales (ages 4-9). These programs will focus on a theme of stories, myths, and fairytales. For more information, contact Director of Educational Outreach, Deborah Barnekow, at (970) 205-5027 or visit www.aspenmusicfestival.com.
 
Cultural Activities : Cultural Activities 2010
Summer: America’s premier music festival continues its tradition of offering a winter concert series showcasing world-renowned artists. The 2011 Winter Music series brings Stefan Jackiw, violin and Joyce Yang, piano (Thursday, February 3, 7:30 pm) and the Jupiter String Quartet (Thursday, February 17, 7:30 pm) to Aspen. Both performances are held in the acoustically acclaimed, 500-seat Harris Concert Hall where Grammy-winning recordings have been performed. For concert and ticket information call (970) 925-9042 or visit www.aspenmusicfestival.com. Photo by Alex Irvin.

Winter: America’s premier music festival continues its tradition of offering a winter concert series showcasing world-renowned artists. The 2010 Winter Music series brings both beloved, international artists as well as phenomenal, rising stars to Aspen in February and March. All concerts are held in the acoustically acclaimed, 500-seat Harris Concert Hall where Grammy-winning recordings have been performed. For concert and ticket information call (970) 925-9042 or visit www.aspenmusicfestival.com. Mark your calendar! Summer Festival 2010 July 1 – August 22. Photo: Alex Irvin
 
 
Calendar of Events
 
 
Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal
Friday, July 30
09:30 AM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Benedict Music Tent
980 North Third Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost -$!5.

 
 
 
Gotta Move!
Friday, July 30
10:30 AM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Classroom 1, Castle Creek Campus ,  Aspen  CO  81611

This event is Free FREE, for ages 2-7 with an adult.

 
 
 
Spotlight Recital
Friday, July 30
12:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Aspen Community Church ,  Aspen  CO  81611

This event is Free.

 
 
 
Listener's Master Class
Friday, July 30
12:30 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Crossroads Church ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Graeme Boone.

 
 
 
Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music (Free with same day Aspen Chamber Symphony ticket)
Friday, July 30
04:45 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost - $10. Free with same day Aspen Chamber Symphony ticket. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Espen Lilleslĺtten violin Rita Sloan piano. PROGRAM BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, op. 24, "Spring".

 
 
 
Aspen Chamber Symphony
Friday, July 30
06:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Benedict Music Tent
980 North Third Street ,  Aspen  CO

Cost - $70. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS 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.

 
 
 
Opera Scenes Master Class
Saturday, July 31
10:00 AM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Wheeler Opera House
320 East Hyman Avenue ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost - $40. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Robert Spano conductor Edward Berkeley director Aspen Opera Theater Center Artist-Faculty American Academy of Conducting Orchestra.

 
 
 
Music on the Mountain
Saturday, July 31
01:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Top of Aspen Mountain ,  Aspen  CO  81611

This event is Free Gondola Ticket Required.

 
 
 
Chamber Music
Saturday, July 31
04:30 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost - $46. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Earl Carlyss violin Darrett Adkins cello Ann Schein piano Thomas Meglioranza baritone Aspen Contemporary Ensemble Sydney Hodkinson conductor.

 
 
 
Aspen Opera Theater Center performs Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro
Saturday, July 31
07:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Wheeler Opera House
320 East Hyman Avenue ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $82 & $25. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Aspen Opera Theater Center James Gaffigan conductor Mary Duncan director. PROGRAM MOZART: The Marriage of Figaro.

 
 
 
A Recital by Jeffrey Kahane piano
Saturday, July 31
08:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $46. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Jeffrey Kahane piano. PROGRAM 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.

 
 
 
Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal
Sunday, August 01
09:30 AM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Benedict Music Tent
980 North Third Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $15.

 
 
 
Prelude: Preconcert Talk
Sunday, August 01
03:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Graeme Boone.

 
 
 
Aspen Festival Orchestra
Sunday, August 01
04:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Benedict Music Tent
980 North Third Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $74. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Aspen Festival Orchestra Leonard Slatkin conductor Joyce Yang piano. PROGRAM CINDY MCTEE: Tempus Fugit TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 Intermission R. STRAUSS: Symphonia domestica, op. 53.

 
 
 
A Recital by the Percussion Ensemble
Monday, August 02
06:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $35. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Jonathan Haas conductor. PROGRAM CAGE: First Construction (in Metal) TAKEMITSU: Ame no ki (Rain Tree) MANFRED MENKE: Eine kleine Tischmusik ZAPPA/JONATHAN HAAS: The Black Page Intermission STRAVINSKY/PAUL FRUCHT: The Soldier’s Tale.

 
 
 
Aspen Opera Theater Center performs Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro
Monday, August 02
07:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Wheeler Opera House
320 East Hyman Avenue ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $82 & $25. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Aspen Opera Theater Center James Gaffigan conductor Edward Berkeley director Mary Duncan director. PROGRAM MOZART: The Marriage of Figaro.

 
 
 
Spotlight Recital
Tuesday, August 03
12:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Aspen Community Church ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free.

 
 
 
Harris Concert Hall Master Class
Tuesday, August 03
01:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $25. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Robert Lipsett violin.

 
 
 
American Academy of Conducting at Aspen Orchestra
Tuesday, August 03
04:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Benedict Music Tent
980 North Third Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS American Academy of Conducting Orchestra Low Strings Competition Winner. PROGRAM HAYDN: Symphony No. 87 in A major, Hob. I/87 Intermission MOZART: Symphony No. 41 in C major, K.551, "Jupiter".

 
 
 
A Recital by Inon Barnatan piano
Tuesday, August 03
08:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $46. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Inon Barnatan piano. PROGRAM 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.

 
 
 
High Notes
Wednesday, August 04
12:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Paepcke Auditorium
1000 N. 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Alan Fletcher Bil Jackson clarinet Jeffrey Kahane conductor Kevin Puts.

 
 
 
Spotlight Recital
Wednesday, August 04
03:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free.

 
 
 
Chamber House Music
Wednesday, August 04
03:30 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- Contact the box office for pricing details (970) 925-9042. Venue- Private residence to be announced

 
 
 
Aspen Concert Orchestra
Wednesday, August 04
06:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Benedict Music Tent
980 North Third Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $20. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Aspen Concert Orchestra Peter Oundjian conductor Nancy Allen harp. PROGRAM RACHMANINOFF: The Isle of the Dead, op. 29 DEBUSSY: Danses sacrée et profane Intermission SCHUMANN/MAHLER: Symphony No. 2 in C major, op. 61.

 
 
 
Aspen Opera Theater Center performs Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro
Wednesday, August 04
07:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Wheeler Opera House
320 East Hyman Avenue ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $82 & $25. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Aspen Opera Theater Center James Gaffigan conductor Mary Duncan director. PROGRAM MOZART: The Marriage of Figaro.

 
 
 
A Recital by Steven Osborne piano
Wednesday, August 04
08:30 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $46. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Steven Osborne piano. PROGRAM 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.

 
 
 
Piano Master Class
Thursday, August 05
10:00 AM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $25. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Ann Schein piano.

 
 
 
Tunes and Tales
Thursday, August 05
10:30 AM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Pitkin County Library ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free.

 
 
 
Spotlight Recital
Thursday, August 05
12:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Aspen Community Church ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free.

 
 
 
Chapel Chamber Music
Thursday, August 05
04:15 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Aspen Chapel
0077 Meadowood Drive, Castle Creek Road ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free.

 
 
 
Anderson Ranch Recital Series
Thursday, August 05
05:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Anderson Ranch Arts Center ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free.

 
 
 
Special Event with Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Thursday, August 05
08:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $65. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano. PROGRAM GERSHWIN: ’I Got Rhythm’ Variations Intermission GERSHWIN/WHITEMAN: Rhapsody in Blue.

 
 
 
String Showcase
Thursday, August 05
08:30 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Music Hall, Castle Creek Campus ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free.

 
 
 
Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal
Friday, August 06
09:30 AM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Benedict Music Tent
980 North Third Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $15.

 
 
 
Spotlight Recital
Friday, August 06
12:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Aspen Community Church ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free.

 
 
 
Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music (Free with same day Aspen Chamber Symphony ticket)
Friday, August 06
04:45 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $10. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Earl Carlyss violin Ann Schein piano. PROGRAM BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, op. 30, no. 3.

 
 
 
Aspen Chamber Symphony
Friday, August 06
06:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Benedict Music Tent ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $70. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Aspen Chamber Symphony Jeffrey Kahane conductor and piano Bil Jackson clarinet. PROGRAM MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503 Intermission KEVIN PUTS: Clarinet Concerto BRAHMS: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, op. 56a.

 
 
 
Opera Scenes Master Class
Saturday, August 07
10:00 AM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Wheeler Opera House
320 East Hyman Avenue ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $40. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Nicholas Kraemer conductor Edward Berkeley Aspen Opera Theater Center Artist-Faculty American Academy of Conducting Orchestra.

 
 
 
Top of Aspen Mountain
Saturday, August 07
01:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Top of Aspen Mountain ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free.

 
 
 
Chamber Music
Saturday, August 07
04:30 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $46. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Joaquin Valdepeńas clarinet Antoinette Perry piano Aspen Contemporary Ensemble Sydney Hodkinson conductor Bing Wang violin Stephen Wyrczynski viola Michael Mermagen cello Bruce Bransby bass Steven Osborne piano. PROGRAM BRAHMS: Clarinet Sonata in E-flat major, op. 120, no. 2 A. Perry, Valdepeńas SCHOENBERG: from Six Orchestral Songs, op. 8 Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, Hodkinson SCHUBERT: Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667, op. posth. 114, "Trout" Mermagen, Bransby, Wang, Wyrczynski.

 
 
 
Special Event with Sharon Isbin, guitar, and the Aspen Concert Orchestra
Saturday, August 07
08:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $65. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Sharon Isbin guitar Aspen Concert Orchestra Nicholas Kraemer conductor. PROGRAM TELEMANN: Overture Suite in B minor VIVALDI/PUJOL/SHARON ISBIN: Guitar Concerto in A major, RV 82 Abbott VIVALDI/PUJOL/SHARON ISBIN: Guitar Concerto in D major, RV 93 Intermission RODRIGO: Fantasía para un gentilhombre.

 
 
 
Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal
Sunday, August 08
09:30 AM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Benedict Music Tent
980 North Third Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $15.

 
 
 
Prelude: Preconcert Talk
Sunday, August 08
03:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Murry Sidlin.

 
 
 
Aspen Festival Orchestra
Sunday, August 08
04:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Benedict Music Tent
980 North Third Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $79. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Aspen Festival Orchestra James DePreist conductor Sarah Chang violin. PROGRAM SHOSTAKOVICH: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, op. 77 Intermission RESPIGHI: Fountains of Rome RESPIGHI: Roman Festivals.

 
 
 
Chamber Music
Monday, August 09
06:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Benedict Music Tent
980 North Third Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $46. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS David Halen violin Richard Aaron cello Naoko Tanaka violin Darrett Adkins cello Antoinette Perry piano. PROGRAM SCHOENBERG: Verklärte Nacht, op. 4 Halen, Aaron SCHUBERT: Piano Trio in E-flat major, D. 929, op. 100 Adkins, Tanaka, A. Perry.

 
 
 
A Recital by Time for Three
Monday, August 09
08:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $46. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Time for Three Zachary Du Pue violin Nicolas Kendall violin Ranaan Meyer bass.

 
 
 
Spotlight Recital
Tuesday, August 10
12:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Aspen Community Church ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free.

 
 
 
Harris Concert Hall Master Class
Tuesday, August 10
01:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $25.

 
 
 
American Academy of Conducting at Aspen Orchestra
Tuesday, August 10
04:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Benedict Music Tent
980 North Third Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS American Academy of Conducting Orchestra Academy Piano Competition Winner. PROGRAM 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".

 
 
 
A Recital by the American String Quartet
Tuesday, August 10
08:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $46. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS American String Quartet Peter Winograd violin Laurie Carney violin Daniel Avshalomov viola Wolfram Koessel cello. PROGRAM 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".

 
 
 
High Notes
Wednesday, August 11
12:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Paepcke Auditorium
1000 N. 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Alan Fletcher Joan Gordon.

 
 
 
Spotlight Recital
Wednesday, August 11
03:30 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- Contact the box office for pricing details (970) 925-9042. Venue- Private residence to be announced.

 
 
 
Special Event with Sarah Chang, violin, and Andrew von Oeyen, piano
Wednesday, August 11
08:30 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $65. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Sarah Chang violin Andrew von Oeyen piano. PROGRAM BERG: Piano Sonata, op. 1 BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, op. 57, "Appassionata" Intermission BRAHMS: Scherzo in C minor, WoO posth. 2, from F.A.E. Sonata FRANCK: Violin Sonata in A major, M. 8.

 
 
 
Piano Master Class
Thursday, August 12
10:00 AM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $25. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Rita Sloan piano.

 
 
 
Spotlight Recital
Thursday, August 12
12:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Aspen Community Church ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free.

 
 
 
Chapel Chamber Music
Thursday, August 12
04:15 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Aspen Chapel
0077 Meadowood Drive, Castle Creek Road ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free.

 
 
 
String Showcase
Thursday, August 12
08:30 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Music Hall, Castle Creek Campus ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free.

 
 
 
Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal
Friday, August 13
09:30 AM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Benedict Music Tent
980 North Third Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $15.

 
 
 
Gotta Move!
Friday, August 13
10:30 AM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Classroom 1, Castle Creek Campus ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free FREE, for ages 2-7 with an adult.

 
 
 
Spotlight Recital
Friday, August 13
12:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Aspen Community Church ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free.

 
 
 
Listener's Master Class: The Rhythms of the 20th Century
Friday, August 13
12:30 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Crossroads Church ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free.

 
 
 
Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music (Free with same day Aspen Chamber Symphony ticket)
Friday, August 13
04:45 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $10. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Naoko Tanaka violin Antoinette Perry piano. PROGRAM BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-flat major, op. 12, no. 3.

 
 
 
Aspen Chamber Symphony
Friday, August 13
06:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Benedict Music Tent ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $70. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Aspen Chamber Symphony Hugh Wolff conductor Marc-André Hamelin piano. PROGRAM SCHREKER: Chamber Symphony BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, op. 58 Intermission THOMAS ADČS: Overture, Waltz, and Finale from Powder Her Face SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 4 in D minor, op. 120.

 
 
 
Open Door Recital, Violin Evening
Friday, August 13
08:30 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Music Hall, Castle Creek Campus ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free.

 
 
 
Individual Composition Studies Recital
Friday, August 13
08:30 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free.

 
 
 
Opera Scenes Master Class
Saturday, August 14
10:00 AM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Wheeler Opera House
320 East Hyman Avenue ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $40. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Edward Berkeley Aspen Opera Theater Center Artist-Faculty.

 
 
 
Music on the Mountain
Saturday, August 14
01:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Top of Aspen Mountain ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free.

 
 
 
Chamber Music
Saturday, August 14
04:30 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $46. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Aspen Contemporary Ensemble Sydney Hodkinson conductor Herbert Greenberg violin Andrew Shulman cello Antoinette Perry piano Rita Sloan piano Jonathan Haas percussion. SYDNEY HODKINSON: Serenata Oscura (Dark Serenade): Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, Hodkinson KODÁLY: Duo for Violin and Cello, op. 7 Greenberg, Shulman PETER EÖTVÖS: Sonata per sei Haas, Sloan, A. Perry.

 
 
 
An Evening with Yuja Wang, piano
Saturday, August 14
06:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Benedict Music Tent
980 North Third Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $60. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Yuja Wang piano.

 
 
 
A Recital by Simone Dinnerstein, piano and the Aspen Concert Orchestra
Saturday, August 14
08:30 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $55. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Simone Dinnerstein piano Aspen Concert Orchestra Case Scaglione conductor. PROGRAM J. S. BACH: English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 J.C. BACH/STEIN: Grand Overture in D major, op. 18, no. 6, W. XC1 J. S. BACH: Piano Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056 Intermission J. S. BACH: Piano Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052.

 
 
 
Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal
Sunday, August 15
09:30 AM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Benedict Music Tent
980 North Third Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $15.

 
 
 
Prelude: Preconcert Talk
Sunday, August 15
03:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free.

 
 
 
Aspen Festival Orchestra
Sunday, August 15
04:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Benedict Music Tent
980 North Third Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $74. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Aspen Festival Orchestra Mark Wigglesworth conductor Stephen Hough piano. PROGRAM BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, op. 15 Intermission SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 43 .

 
 
 
Chamber Music
Monday, August 16
06:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $46. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Nadine Asin flute Kevin Arbogast saxophone David Wakefield horn Jonathan Haas percussion David Friend piano Nancy Allen harp Paul Kantor violin Darrett Adkins cello George Tsontakis Andrew Shulman cello Michael Mermagen cello. PROGRAM GEORGE TSONTAKIS: Gymnopedies.

 
 
 
Special Event with the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
Monday, August 16
08:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Benedict Music Tent
980 North Third Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $65. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Tom Mossbrucker artistic director Aspen Concert Orchestra. PROGRAM 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 ŕ 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

 
 
 
Spotlight Recital
Tuesday, August 17
12:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Aspen Community Church ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free.

 
 
 
Harris Concert Hall Master Class
Tuesday, August 17
01:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $25. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Alisa Weilerstein cello.

 
 
 
American Academy of Conducting at Aspen Orchestra
Tuesday, August 17
04:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Benedict Music Tent
980 North Third Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS American Academy of Conducting Orchestra. PROGRAM 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.

 
 
 
A Recital by Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Tuesday, August 17
08:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $46. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Alisa Weilerstein cello Jamey Haddad percussion Keita Ogawa percussion Michael Ward-Bergeman hyper-accordion

 
 
 
High Notes
Wednesday, August 18
12:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Paepcke Auditorium
1000 N. 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Edward Berkeley Michael Christie conductor John Corigliano Alan Fletcher.

 
 
 
Opera House Music
Wednesday, August 18
03:30 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- Contact the box office for pricing details (970) 925-9042. Venue- Private residence to be announced.

 
 
 
The Met: Live in HD: Bizet's Carmen
Wednesday, August 18
05:30 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Wheeler Opera House
320 East Hyman Avenue ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Get the Metropolitan Opera experience right here in Aspen. The stunning Elina Garanca stars as Bizet's seductive gypsy in this high-definition broadcast of the Met's 2009 production. PROGRAM- BIZET: Carmen. Tickets available at the door. Call (970) 925-6882 for more details.

 
 
 
A Recital with Béla Fleck, banjo, Zakir Hussain, tabla, and Edgar Meyer, bass
Wednesday, August 18
06:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Benedict Music Tent
980 North Third Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $55. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer Trio. Béla Fleck banjo; Zakir Hussain tabla; Edgar Meyer bass.

 
 
 
A String Showcase Recital
Wednesday, August 18
08:30 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $46. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Asadour Santourian host.

 
 
 
Piano Master Class
Thursday, August 19
10:00 AM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $25. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS John O'Conor piano.

 
 
 
Spotlight Recital
Thursday, August 19
12:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Aspen Community Church ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free.

 
 
 
Chapel Chamber Music
Thursday, August 19
04:15 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Aspen Chapel
0077 Meadowood Drive, Castle Creek Road ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free.

 
 
 
An Evening with Vladimir Feltsman, piano
Thursday, August 19
06:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Benedict Music Tent
980 North Third Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $60. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Vladimir Feltsman piano David Halen violin. PROGRAM SCHUMANN: Piano Quintet in E-flat major, op. 44 Intermission CHOPIN: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, op. 23 CHOPIN: Ballade No. 2 in F major, op. 38 CHOPIN: Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, op. 47 CHOPIN: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, op. 52.

 
 
 
Aspen Opera Theater Center performs John Corigliano's The Ghosts of Versailles
Thursday, August 19
07:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Wheeler Opera House
320 East Hyman Avenue ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $50, $25. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Aspen Opera Theater Center Aspen Concert Orchestra Michael Christie conductor Edward Berkeley director. PROGRAM JOHN CORIGLIANO: The Ghosts of Versailles.

 
 
 
Guitar Recital
Thursday, August 19
08:30 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Aspen Community Church ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free.

 
 
 
Open Door Recital, Piano Evening
Thursday, August 19
08:30 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Music Hall
Castle Creek Campus ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free.

 
 
 
Individual Composition Studies Recital
Thursday, August 19
08:30 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free.

 
 
 
Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal
Friday, August 20
09:30 AM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Benedict Music Tent
980 North Third Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $15.

 
 
 
Spotlight Recital
Friday, August 20
12:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Aspen Community Church ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free.

 
 
 
Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music (Free with same day Aspen Chamber Symphony ticket)
Friday, August 20
04:45 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $10. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Paul Kantor violin Virginia Weckstrom piano. PROGRAM BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, op. 23.

 
 
 
Aspen Chamber Symphony
Friday, August 20
06:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Benedict Music Tent
980 North Third Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $70. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Aspen Chamber Symphony Larry Rachleff conductor Leila Josefowicz violin. PROGRAM GABRIELI/LENNIE NEIHAUS: Canzon Primi Toni GABRIELI/LENNIE NEIHAUS: Sonata Pian’e Forte GABRIELI/LENNIE NEIHAUS: Canzon Septimi Toni THOMAS ADČS: Concentric Paths, op. 23 Intermission SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major, op. 70.

 
 
 
Opera Scenes Master Class
Saturday, August 21
10:00 AM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Wheeler Opera House
320 East Hyman Avenue ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $40. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Edward Berkeley Aspen Opera Theater Center Artist-Faculty.

 
 
 
Chamber Music
Saturday, August 21
04:30 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $46. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Aspen Contemporary Ensemble Sydney Hodkinson conductor Bonita Boyd flute Andrew Shulman cello Carole Cowan violin William Grubb cello. PROGRAM KENNETH HESKETH: Dei destini incrociati Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, Hodkinson LOWELL LIEBERMANN: Trio No.1 for Flute, Cello and Piano op. 83 Boyd, Shulman DVORÁK: Bagatelles, B. 79, op. 47 Grubb, Cowan.

 
 
 
Aspen Opera Theater Center performs John Corigliano's The Ghosts of Versailles
Saturday, August 21
07:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Wheeler Opera House
320 East Hyman Avenue ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $50, $25. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Aspen Opera Theater Center Aspen Concert Orchestra Michael Christie conductor Edward Berkeley director. PROGRAM JOHN CORIGLIANO: The Ghosts of Versailles.

 
 
 
A Recital by the American String Quartet
Saturday, August 21
08:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Benedict Music Tent
980 North Third Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $46. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS American String Quartet Peter Winograd violin Laurie Carney violin Daniel Avshalomov viola Wolfram Koessel cello. PROGRAM 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”

 
 
 
Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal
Sunday, August 22
09:30 AM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Benedict Music Tent
980 North Third Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $15.

 
 
 
Prelude: Preconcert Talk
Sunday, August 22
03:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Harris Concert Hall
960 North 3rd Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- This event is Free. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Harlow Robinson speaker.

 
 
 
Aspen Festival Orchestra
Sunday, August 22
04:00 PM
(970) 925-3254 ,  (970) 925-9042 tickets
Benedict Music Tent
980 North Third Street ,  Aspen  CO  81611

Cost- $74. FEATURED CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTS Aspen Festival Orchestra Marin Alsop conductor Isabel Bayrakdarian soprano Stephen Powell baritone. PROGRAM MAHLER: Selections from Des Knaben Wunderhorn Intermission BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, "Romantic".

 
 
 
 

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