Festival Focus

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

June 26, 2023        Read

• 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

July 3, 2023        Read

• 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

July 10, 2023        Read

• 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 17, 2023        Read

• 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 24, 2023        Read

• 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 31, 2023        Read

• 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

August 7, 2023        Read

• 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

August 14, 2023        Read

• 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