2017 Season 10:00 AM, Wheeler Opera House, $40.00 Edward Berkeley Director, Aspen Opera Center Artist- June 29 –August 20, 2017 Faculty

Aspen Music Festival and School SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2017 Opera Scenes Master Class 2017 Season 10:00 AM, Wheeler Opera House, $40.00 Edward Berkeley director, Aspen Opera Center artist- June 29 –August 20, 2017 faculty

THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2017 Chamber Music Chapel Chamber Music 4:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $45.00 4:15 PM, Aspen Chapel, Free Donald Crockett conductor, Sarah Vautour soprano, Elizabeth Buccheri piano, James Dunham viola, Anton A Recital by Arnaud Sussmann violin David Finckel Nel piano, Robert Chen violin, Cornelia Heard violin, cello and Wu Han piano Jonathan Haas percussion, Aspen Contemporary 7:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $60.00 Ensemble BRAHMS: Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, op. 38 HYLA: Polish Folk Songs DVOŘÁK: Sonatina in G major, B. 183, op. 100 WEILL: Selected songs — HINDEMITH: Viola Sonata, op. 11, no. 4 MENDELSSOHN: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, op. 66 MILHAUD: La création du monde, op. 81

FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2017 Special Event: Ella at 100, Direct from the Apollo Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal featuring the Count Basie Orchestra, Patti Austin, Lizz 9:30 AM, Benedict Music Tent, $20.00 Wright, Andra Day, David Alan Grier Ludovic Morlot conductor, Simone Porter violin 8:30 PM, Benedict Music Tent, $55.00/$85.00/$375.00 R. STRAUSS: from Tanzsuite nach Klavierstücken von François Couperin, TrV 245 (Dance Suite after SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2017 Couperin) Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216, 9:30 AM, Benedict Music Tent, $20.00 “Strassburg” Robert Spano conductor, Garrick Ohlsson piano — MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K. 271, STRAVINSKY: Monumentum pro Gesualdo di Venosa “Jeunehomme” (ad CD annum) — BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 8 in F major, op. 93 MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 in D major Prelude: Preconcert Talk Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music 3:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, Free 4:45 PM, Harris Concert Hall Asadour Santourian speaker $10.00, or free with a same-day ACS ticket Wu Han piano, Derek Wang piano, Sooah Kim piano Aspen Festival Orchestra CHOPIN: Nocturne in B-flat minor, op. 9, no. 1 4:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, $82.00 CHOPIN: Nocturne in E-flat major, op. 9, no. 2 Robert Spano conductor, Garrick Ohlsson piano CHOPIN: Nocturne in B major, op. 9, no. 3 MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K. 271, “Jeunehomme” Aspen Chamber Symphony — 6:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, $80.00 MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 in D major Ludovic Morlot conductor, Simone Porter violin

R. STRAUSS: from Tanzsuite nach Klavierstücken von MONDAY, JULY 3, 2017

François Couperin, TrV 245 (Dance Suite after Guided Tour of Bucksbaum Campus Couperin) 10:15 AM, Bucksbaum Campus, Free MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216, Guided Backstage Tour of Benedict Music Tent and “Strassburg” Harris Concert Hall — 12:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, Free STRAVINSKY: Monumentum pro Gesualdo di Venosa (ad CD annum) Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 8 in F major, op. 93 4:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, Free VERDI: Overture to La forza del destino WILLIAM KRAFT: Concerto No. 1 for Timpani and

Orchestra

— Darrett Adkins cello BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 73 J. S. BACH: Flute Sonata in G minor, BWV 1020 YUKO UEBAYASHI: New Work (World Premiere) Chamber Music RAVEL/SALZEDO: Sonatine en trio 7:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $45.00 — Masao Kawasaki violin, Wu Han piano, Mane Galoyan JONGEN: Concert à cinq, op. 71 soprano, Kenneth Merrill piano, Dong Xu Jun piano CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS: One Thing At A Time BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, op. 96 JONGEN: Valse, op. 73 RACHMANINOFF: Selected songs BARTÓK/ARMA: Hungarian Peasant Suite DUKAS: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice String Showcase TUESDAY, JULY 4, 2017 8:30 PM, Edlis Neeson Hall, Bucksbaum Campus, Free Fourth of July Concert FRIDAY, JULY 7, 2017 4:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, Free Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal Lawrence Isaacson conductor 9:30 AM, Benedict Music Tent, $20.00 WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 2017 Nicholas McGegan conductor, Robert Levin piano, Piano Master Class Robert Chen violin 10:00 AM, Harris Concert Hall, $25.00 MOZART: Overture to Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 Robert Levin MOZART/ROBERT LEVIN: Concerto for Violin and Piano in D major, K. 315f(K. Anh. 56) High Notes: Alan Fletcher, pianist and composer MOZART: Rondo in D major, K. 382 Robert Levin, conductor Nicholas McGegan — 12:00 PM, Paepcke Auditorium, Free SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944, “The Great” Mountain Living Magazine presents 2017 House Musics (Opera) Listener’s Master Class 3:30 PM, Private Residence, $100.00 12:30 PM, Crossroads Church, Free

Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra Spotlight Recital 6:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, $25.00 12:30 PM, Aspen Community Church, Free Federico Cortese conductor, Zeynep Alpan violin Program and performers announced at the event. KHACHATURIAN: Selections from Masquerade MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218 Chapel Piano Recital — 2:00 PM, Aspen Chapel, Free DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, B. 141, op. 70 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music A Recital by the Takács Quartet 4:45 PM, Harris Concert Hall 8:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $60.00 $10.00, or free with a same-day ACS ticket James Dunham viola Harmony Zhu piano, Ray Ushikubo piano HAYDN: String Quartet in D major, Hob. III/34, op. 20, CHOPIN: Nocturne in F major, op. 15, no. 1 no. 4 CHOPIN: Nocturne in F-sharp major, op. 15, no. 2 RAVEL: String Quartet in F major CHOPIN: Nocturne in G minor, op. 15, no. 3 — Aspen Chamber Symphony DVOŘÁK: String Quintet in E-flat major, B. 180, op. 97 6:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, $80.00 THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2017 Nicholas McGegan conductor, Robert Levin piano, Spotlight Recital Robert Chen violin 2:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, Free MOZART: Overture to Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 Program and performers announced at the event. MOZART/ROBERT LEVIN: Concerto for Violin and Piano in D major, K. 315f(K. Anh. 56) Chapel Chamber Music MOZART: Rondo in D major, K. 382 4:15 PM, Aspen Chapel, Free — SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944, “The A Recital by Marina Piccinini flute and Anneleen Great” Lenaerts harp 8:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $55.00

SATURDAY, JULY 8, 2017 MONDAY, JULY 10, 2017 Opera Scenes Master Class Guided Tour of Bucksbaum Campus 10:00 AM, Wheeler Opera House, $40.00 10:15 AM, Bucksbaum Campus, Free Edward Berkeley director, Aspen Opera Center artist- faculty Gotta Move! 10:30 AM, Meadows Hospitality Tent, Free Spotlight Recital 12:30 PM, Aspen Community Church Guided Backstage Tour of Benedict Music Tent and Program and performers announced at the event Harris Concert Hall 12:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent Plaza, Free Music on the Mountain 1:00 PM, Top of Aspen Mountain, Free Physics Center Piano Recital Series 4:00 PM, Aspen Center for Physics, Free Chamber Music 4:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $45.00 Winds Competition Donald Crockett conductor, Paul Kantor violin, Joaquin 5:00 PM, Hurst Hall, Bucksbaum Campus, Free Valdepeñas clarinet, Per Hannevold bassoon, Kevin Chamber Music Cobb trumpet, Masao Kawasaki violin, Beth Guterman 6:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $45.00 Chu viola, Michael Mermagen cello, Marc-André Alexander Kerr violin, Desmond Hoebig cello, Anton Hamelin piano, Aspen Contemporary Ensemble Nel piano, Naoko Tanaka violin, Victoria Chiang viola, DONALD CROCKETT: Whistling in the Dark Michael Mermagen cello, Orion Weiss piano, Yefim GIANCARLO LATTA: Watch and Learn Bronfman piano, Arie Vardi piano SUTERMEISTER: Serenade No. 1 CHAUSSON: Piano Quartet in A major, op. 30 SCHUMANN: Piano Quartet in E-flat major, op. 47 SMETANA: Piano Trio in G minor, op. 15 A Recital by Conrad Tao piano SCHUBERT: Rondo in A major, D. 951, op. 107 8:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $55.00 Finckel-Wu Han Chamber Music Studio Recital FELIPE LARA: Injust Intonations (World Premiere) 7' 7:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, Free MOZART: Prelude and Fugue in C major, K. 394 (383a) 10' TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2017 BOULEZ: une page d’éphéméride 5' Tunes and Tales MOZART: Piano Sonata in A major, K. 331 (K. 300i) 24' 10:30 AM, Basalt Regional Library, Free PHILIP GLASS: Etude No. 16 5' Harris Concert Hall Master Class — 1:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $25.00 LISZT: Piano Sonata in B minor, LW A179 David Kim violin SUNDAY, JULY 9, 2017 Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal 4:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, Free 9:30 AM, Benedict Music Tent, $20.00 TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture Michael Stern conductor, Yefim Bronfman piano SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47 BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83 — — STRAVINSKY/JONATHAN MCPHEE: The Rite of Spring BRITTEN: Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20 RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloé Suite, No. 2 Music with a View 6:00 PM, Aspen Art Museum, Free Prelude: Preconcert Talk 3:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, Free A Recital by Anna Polonsky piano and Orion Weiss Asadour Santourian speaker piano 7:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $55.00 Aspen Festival Orchestra FAURÉ: Dolly, op. 56, no. 1 4:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, $90.00 BRAHMS: Variations on a Theme by Schumann, op. 23 Michael Stern conductor, Yefim Bronfman piano — BRITTEN: Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20 BARBER: Souvenirs, op. 28 RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloé Suite, No. 2 SAINT-SAËNS: Variations on a Theme of Beethoven in — E-flat major, op. 35 BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83

WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2017 FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017 Piano Master Class Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal 10:00 AM, Harris Concert Hall, $25.00 9:30 AM, Benedict Music Tent, $20.00 Hung-Kuan Chen Patrick Summers conductor, Sarah Chang violin STEPHEN HARTKE: Pacific Rim High Notes: Alan Fletcher, conductor Patrick VITALI/CHARLIER: Chaconne in G minor Summers, violinist Sarah Chang RAVEL: Tzigane 12:00 PM, Christ Episcopal Church, Free — Spotlight Recital WAGNER: Prelude to Act I from Lohengrin 12:30 PM, Aspen Community Church, Free PROKOFIEV: Symphonic Suite from The Love for Three Program and performers announced at the event Oranges, op. 33bis

Mountain Living Magazine presents 2017 House Listener’s Master Class Musics (Chamber) 12:30 PM, Crossroads Church, Free 3:30 PM, Private Residence, $65.00 Spotlight Recital Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra 12:30 PM, Aspen Chapel, Free 6:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, $25.00 Program and performers announced at the event Ludovic Morlot conductor, Marc-André Hamelin piano Chapel Piano Recital BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, op. 15 2:00 PM, Aspen Chapel, Free — FRANCK: Symphony in D minor, M. 48 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music 4:45 PM, Harris Concert Hall A Recital by Stefan Jackiw violin $10.00, or free with a same-day ACS ticket 8:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $55.00 Virginia Weckstrom piano Anna Polonsky piano CHOPIN: Nocturne in C-sharp minor, op. 27, no. 1 BRAHMS: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, op. 100 CHOPIN: Nocturne in D-flat major, op. 27, no. 2 BRAHMS: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, op. 108 — Aspen Chamber Symphony BRAHMS: Violin Sonata No.1 in G major, op. 78 6:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, $85.00 Patrick Summers conductor, Sarah Chang violin THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017 STEPHEN HARTKE: Pacific Rim Tunes and Tales VITALI/CHARLIER: Chaconne in G minor 10:30 AM, Pitkin County Library, Free RAVEL: Tzigane Spotlight Recital — 2:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, Free WAGNER: Prelude to Act I from Lohengrin Program and performers announced at the event. PROKOFIEV: Symphonic Suite from The Love for Three Oranges, op. 33bis Chapel Chamber Music 4:00 PM, Aspen Chapel, Free SATURDAY, JULY 15, 2017 Opera Scenes Master Class A Baroque Evening with Nicholas McGegan 10:00 AM, Wheeler Opera House, $40.00 8:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $65.00 Edward Berkeley director, Aspen Opera Center artist- Nicholas McGegan conductor, William Hagen violin, faculty Alexander Kerr violin, Nadine Asin flute, Anton Nel piano Spotlight Recital LECLAIR: Suite from Scylla et Glaucus, op. 11 12:30 PM, Aspen Community Church, Free J. S. BACH: Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 Program and performers announced at the event — Music on the Mountain J. S. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, 1:00 PM, Top of Aspen Mountain, Free BWV 1050 PURCELL: Suite from The Fairy Queen Chamber Music 4:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $45.00 String Showcase Donald Crockett conductor, Darrett Adkins cello, 8:30 PM, Edlis Neeson Hall, Bucksbaum Campus, Free Robert Spano piano, Sylvia Rosenberg violin, James

Dunham viola, Michael Mermagen cello, Anton Nel Physics Center Recital piano, Aspen Contemporary Ensemble 4:00 PM, Aspen Center for Physics, Free OLIVER KNUSSEN: Ophelia Dances, Book I BEETHOVEN: Cello Sonata in A major, op. 69 Piano Competition BRAHMS: Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, op. 60 5:00 PM, Hurst Hall, Bucksbaum Campus, Free

Verdi’s La traviata Opera Benefit: La traviata in Aspen 7:00 PM, Wheeler Opera House, $75.00, $25.00 obstr. 5:00 PM, Wheeler Opera House, $1,000.00 George Manahan conductor, Edward Berkeley director Concert-only: $75.00 VERDI: La traviata

A Recital by Hung-Kuan Chen piano Chamber Music 8:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $55.00 6:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $45.00 SCHUMANN: Gesänge der Frühe, op. 133 Colin Davin guitar, Andrew Stock viola, Paul Kantor SCHUMANN: Fantasy in C major, op. 17 violin, Espen Lilleslåtten violin, Victoria Chiang viola, — Michael Mermagen cello, Virginia Weckstrom piano, SKRYABIN: Piano Sonata No. 10, op. 70 Patrick Summers conductor RACHMANINOFF: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, LEO BROUWER: Paisajes, retratos y mujeres for Flute, op. 36 Viola, and Guitar SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 57 SUNDAY, JULY 16, 2017 HANDEL: Selections from Water Music Suite in D major, Composition Program Readings HWV 349 Robert Spano ACA director HANDEL: Selections from Water Music Suite in F major, 9:00 AM, Harris Concert Hall, Free HWV 348

Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal Verdi’s La traviata Larry Rachleff conductor, Nikolai Lugansky piano 8:00 PM, Wheeler Opera House, $75.00, $25.00 obstr. 9:30 AM, Benedict Music Tent, $20.00 George Manahan conductor, Edward Berkeley director DEBUSSY: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun VERDI: La traviata LUTOSŁAWSKI: Concerto for Orchestra — TUESDAY, JULY 18, 2017 BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, op. Tunes and Tales 73, “Emperor” 10:30 AM, Basalt Regional Library, Free

Prelude: Preconcert Talk Harris Concert Hall Master Class Harlow Robinson speaker 1:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $25.00 3:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, Free Anneleen Lenaerts harp

Aspen Festival Orchestra Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra 4:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, $82.00 4:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, Free Larry Rachleff conductor, Nikolai Lugansky piano BERLIOZ: Roman Carnival Overture, op. 9 DEBUSSY: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun — LUTOSŁAWSKI: Concerto for Orchestra BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 — BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, op. Music with a View 73, “Emperor” 6:00 PM, Aspen Art Museum, Free

MONDAY, JULY 17, 2017 Verdi’s La traviata Guided Tour of Bucksbaum Campus 7:00 PM, Wheeler Opera House, $75.00, $25.00 obstr. 10:15 AM, Bucksbaum Campus, Free George Manahan conductor, Edward Berkeley director VERDI: La traviata Guided Backstage Tour of Bucksbaum Campus 12:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent Plaza A Recital by Nikolai Lugansky piano 7:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $65 Violin Master Class TCHAIKOVSKY: from Les saisons, op. 37b 3:00 PM, Scanlan Hall, Bucksbaum Campus, Free CHOPIN: Mazurka in B major, op. 56, no. 1 David Kim CHOPIN: Mazurka in D-flat major, op. 30, no. 3 CHOPIN: Mazurka in A-flat major, op. 41, no. 1

CHOPIN: Mazurka in C-sharp minor, op. 50, no. 3 Spotlight Recital CHOPIN: Polonaise-Fantasy in A-flat major, op. 61 2:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, Free — Program and performers announced at the event. RACHMANINOFF: from Ten Preludes, op. 23 RACHMANINOFF: from 13 Preludes, op. 32 Kids Notes I 4:00 PM, Meadows Hospitality Tent, Free WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2017 Piano Master Class Chapel Chamber Music 10:00 AM, Harris Concert Hall, $25.00 4:15 PM, Aspen Chapel, Free Arie Vardi Family Concert I High Notes: Alan Fletcher, Pacifica Quartet 5:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, Free 12:00 PM, Christ Episcopal Church, Free BERNARD ROGERS: Musicians of Bremen

Spotlight Recital Basalt Regional Library Recital 12:30 PM, Aspen Community Church, Free 5:15 PM, Basalt Regional Library, Free Program and performers announced at this event. A Recital by the American Brass Quintet Mountain Living Magazine presents 2017 House 8:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $55.00 Musics (Opera) Program to include works by Morley, Dowland, Wilbye, 3:30 PM, Private Residence, $100.00 Brade, Ewald, Anders Hillborg, Jay Greenberg, Steven Franklin (World Premiere), and Gabrieli Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra George Manahan conductor, Jennifer Koh violin String Showcase 6:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, $25.00 8:30 PM, Edlis Neeson Hall, Bucksbaum Campus, Free R. STRAUSS: Tod und Verklärung (Death and FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2017 Transfiguration), op. 24 Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal ANNA CLYNE: The Seamstress 9:30 AM, Benedict Music Tent, $20.00 — Robert Spano conductor, Gil Shaham violin, Aspen PROKOFIEV: Scythian Suite, op. 20 Opera Center singers Intimate Artist Dinner with Nikolai Lugansky RAVEL: Mother Goose Suite 6:00 PM, Private Residence, $500.00 JONATHAN LESHNOFF: Violin Concerto — Special Event: Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons with Sarah RAVEL: L'enfant et les sortilèges Chang violin 8:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $75.00 Spotlight Recital Mahan Esfahani harpsichord 12:30 PM, Aspen Community Church, Free J. S. BACH: Harpsichord Concerto in D minor, BWV Program and performers announced at the event 1052 Listener’s Master Class J. S. BACH: Piano Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056 12:30 PM, Crossroads Church, Free — VIVALDI: Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione, op. Chapel Piano Recital 8, nos. 1–4, The Four Seasons 2:00 PM, Aspen Chapel, Free

Brass Bash I Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music 8:30 PM, Scanlan Hall, Bucksbaum Campus, Free 4:45 PM, Harris Concert Hall $10.00, or free with a same-day ACS ticket THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2017 Jeffrey Zhang piano Composition Program Readings CHOPIN: Nocturne in B major, op. 32, no. 1 Robert Spano ACA director CHOPIN: Nocturne in A-flat major, op. 32, no. 2 9:00 AM, Harris Concert Hall, Free Aspen Chamber Symphony Center for Advanced Quartet Studies 6:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, $80.00 10:00 AM, Scanlan Hall, Bucksbaum Campus, Free Robert Spano conductor, Gil Shaham violin, Aspen Tunes and Tales Opera Center singers 10:30 AM, Pitkin County Library, Free RAVEL: Mother Goose Suite JONATHAN LESHNOFF: Violin Concerto

— ANDERS HILLBORG: Cold Heat RAVEL: L'enfant et les sortilèges LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, LW H6 — SATURDAY, JULY 22, 2017 ZEMLINSKY: The Mermaid, Symphonic Fantasy Opera Scenes Master Class 10:00 AM, Wheeler Opera House, $40.00 MONDAY, JULY 24, 2017 Edward Berkeley director, Aspen Opera Center artist- Guided Tour of Bucksbaum Campus faculty 10:15 AM, Bucksbaum Campus, Free

Spotlight Recital Gotta Move! 12:30 PM, Aspen Community Church, Free 10:30 AM, Meadows Hospitality Tent, Free Program and performers announced at the event Guided Backstage Tour of Benedict Music Tent and Music on the Mountain Harris Concert Hall 1:00 PM, Top of Aspen Mountain, Free 5:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent Plaza, Free

Chamber Music Violin Master Class 4:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $45.00 3:30 PM, Edlis Neeson Hall, Bucksbaum Campus, Free Timothy Weiss conductor, Anneleen Lenaerts harp, Frank Huang Spencer Lang tenor, Dan K. Kurland piano, Alexander Kerr violin, Eric Kim cello, Aspen Contemporary Physic Center Recital Ensemble 4:00 PM, Aspen Center for Physics, Free ANDREW NORMAN: Try Brass Competition FAURÉ: Impromptu in D-flat major, op. 86 12:00 PM, Hurst Hall, Bucksbaum Campus, Free SCHOENBERG: The Book of the Hanging Gardens, op. 15 Chamber Music RAVEL: Sonata for the Violin and Cello 6:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, $45.00 Nadine Asin flute, Paul Kantor violin, Virginia Carbondale Library Recital Weckstrom piano, Seohee Min violin, Richard 6:00 PM, Carbondale Branch Library, Free Narroway cello, Tengku Irfan piano, Richard Woodhams A Recital by Daniel Hope violin oboe, Joaquin Valdepeñas clarinet, Per Hannevold Anton Nel piano bassoon, John Zirbel horn, Kiyoko Takeuti piano and 8:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $55.00 celesta ENESCU: Impromptu concertant STEVE REICH: Vermont Counterpoint ELGAR: Violin Sonata in E minor, op. 82 RESPIGHI: Violin Sonata in B minor — JUDITH SHATIN: Gregor’s Dream RAVEL: Kaddisch from Deux mélodies hébraïques MOZART: Piano and Wind Quintet in E-flat major, K. 452 FRANCK: Violin Sonata in A major, M. 8 Special Event: An Evening with Rufus Wainwright SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2017 8:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $75.00 Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal 9:30 AM, Benedict Music Tent, $20.00 TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2017 Andrey Boreyko conductor, Jean-Yves Thibaudet Tunes and Tales piano 10:30 AM, Basalt Regional Library, Free ANDERS HILLBORG: Cold Heat Harris Concert Hall Master Class LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, LW H6 1:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $25.00 — James Dunham viola ZEMLINSKY: The Mermaid, Symphonic Fantasy Music with a View Prelude: Preconcert Talk 6:00 PM, Aspen Art Museum, Free Andrew Ralston speaker 3:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, Free A Recital by Michelle DeYoung mezzo-soprano 7:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $55.00 Aspen Festival Orchestra TIMOTHY COLLINS: Desdemona for Mezzo-Soprano 4:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, $82.00 and String Quartet Andrey Boreyko conductor, Jean-Yves Thibaudet PROKOFIEV: String Quartet No. 1 in B minor, op. 50 piano

— A Recital by Adele Anthony violin and Gil Shaham MAHLER: Rückert Lieder violin DUPARC: Selected songs Anton Nel piano 8:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $65.00 WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2017 LECLAIR: Duo Sonata in E minor, op. 3, no. 5 Piano Master Class BARTÓK: from 44 Duos for Two Violins, BB 104 10:00 AM, Harris Concert Hall, $25.00 MOSZKOWSKI: Suite for Two Violins and Piano, op. 71 Yoheved Kaplinsky — High Notes: Alan Fletcher, composers Christopher WIENIAWSKI: Etudes-Caprices, op. 18, no. 1 Theofanidis and Daniel Kellogg PROKOFIEV: Sonata in C major for Two Violins, op. 56 12:00 PM, Paepcke Auditorium, Free JULIAN MILONE: En Couliss for 12 violins

Spotlight Recital FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2017 12:30 PM, Aspen Community Church, Free Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal Program and performers announced at the event 9:30 AM, Benedict Music Tent, $20.00 Markus Stenz conductor, Andrè Schuen baritone, Paul Mountain Living Magazine presents 2017 House Lewis piano Musics (Chamber) BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, op. 15 3:30 PM, Private Residence, $65.00 — MAHLER: Songs of a Wayfarer Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, op. 38, Ingmar Beck conductor “Spring” 6:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, $25.00 MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503 Spotlight Recital — 12:30, Aspen Community Church, Free RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade, op. 35 Program and performers announced at the event

A Recital by the Pacifica Quartet Listener’s Master Class 8:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $55.00 12:30 PM, Christ Episcopal Church, Free Esther Heideman soprano HAYDN: String Quartet in G major, Hob. III/75, op. 76, Chapel Piano Recital no. 1 2:00 PM, Aspen Chapel, Free SCHOENBERG: String Quartet No. 2 in F-sharp minor, Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music op. 10 4:45 PM, Harris Concert Hall — $10.00, or free with a same-day ACS ticket BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in F major, op. 135 CHOPIN: Nocturne in G minor, op. 37, no. 1 THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 CHOPIN: Nocturne in G major, op. 37, no. 2 Center for Advanced Quartet Studies Masterclass Aspen Chamber Symphony 10:00 AM, Scanlan Hall, Bucksbaum Campus, Free 6:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, $80.00 Special Event: Master Class with Renée Fleming Markus Stenz conductor, Andrè Schuen baritone, Paul soprano Lewis piano 10:00 AM, Harris Concert Hall, $40.00 BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, op. 15 — Tunes and Tales MAHLER: Songs of a Wayfarer 10:30 AM, Pitkin County Library, Free SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, op. 38, “Spring” Spotlight Recital 2:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, Free First Glimpse: Composition Program Recital I Program and performers announced at the event 8:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, Free

Chapel Chamber Music SATURDAY, JULY 29, 2017 4:15 PM, Aspen Chapel, Free Opera Scenes Master Class 10:00 AM, Wheeler Opera House, $40.00 Basalt Regional Library Recital Edward Berkeley director, Aspen Opera Center artist- 5:15 PM, Basalt Regional Library, Free faculty. Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra

Spotlight Recital Fellowship Brass Quintet Recital 12:30 PM, Aspen Community Church, Free 7:00 PM, Hurst Hall, Bucksbaum Campus, Free Program and performers announced at the event MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017 Music on the Mountain Guided Tour of Bucksbaum Campus 1:00 PM, Top of Aspen Mountain, Free 10:15 AM, Bucksbaum Campus, Free

Chamber Music Guided Backstage Tour of Benedict Music Tent and 4:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $45.00 Harris Concert Hall Timothy Weiss conductor, Renata Arado violin, Darrett 12:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent Plaza, Free Adkins cello, Julian Martin piano, Aspen Contemporary Ensemble Physics Center Recital CHRISTOPHER CERRONE: The Night Mare 4:00 PM, Aspen Center for Physics, Free DANIEL KELLOGG: String Quartet No. 1 (World Low Strings Competition Premiere) 5:00 PM, Hurst Hall, Bucksbaum Campus, Free BRAHMS: Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, op. 87 Chamber Music Carbondale Library Recital 6:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $45.00 6:00 PM, Carbondale Branch Library, Free David Halen violin, Darrett Adkins cello, Ann Schein A Recital by Andrè Schuen baritone and Andreas piano, Adele Anthony violin, Brinton Smith cello, David Haefliger piano Coucheron violin, Inon Barnatan piano 8:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $55.00 CHOPIN: Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano, op. 8 BERG: Piano Sonata, op. 1 CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: Sonata for Violin and SCHUBERT: from Schwanengesang, D. 957 Cello, op. 148 — BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio in B-flat major, op. 97, BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, op. 101 “Archduke” SCHUBERT: from Schwanengesang, D. 957 TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2017 SUNDAY, JULY 30, 2017 Tunes and Tales Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal 10:30 AM, Basalt Regional Library, Free 9:30 AM, Benedict Music Tent, $20.00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class Robert Spano conductor, Inon Barnatan piano, Renée 1:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $25.00 Fleming soprano Robert McDuffie violin CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS: Dreamtime Ancestors ALAN FLETCHER: Piano Concerto (World Premiere) Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra — 4:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, Free MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS: Selections from Poems of COPLAND: Appalachian Spring Emily Dickinson — BJÖRK: Selected songs BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92 STRAVINSKY: The Firebird Suite (1919) A Recital: Jonathan Biss plays Beethoven Sonatas I Prelude: Preconcert Talk Jonathan Biss piano Frances Atkins speaker 7:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $65.00 3:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, Free BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, op. 28, “Pastoral” Aspen Festival Orchestra BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, op. 49, 4:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, $82.00 no. 2 Robert Spano conductor, Inon Barnatan piano, BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, op. 2, no. 3 Renée Fleming soprano — CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS: Dreamtime Ancestors BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, op. 90 ALAN FLETCHER: Piano Concerto (World Premiere) BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, op. 101 — MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS: Selections from Poems of String Showcase Emily Dickinson 8:30 PM, Edlis Neeson Hall, Backsbaum Campus, Free BJÖRK: Selected songs STRAVINSKY: The Firebird Suite (1919)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2017 A Recital by Robert McDuffie violin Piano Master Class Elizabeth Pridgen piano, Kevin Rivard horn 10:00 AM, Harris Concert Hall, $25.00 8:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $65.00 Jonathan Biss GLASS: from Violin Concerto No. 1 GLASS: from Violin Concerto No. 2, “The American Four High Notes: Alan Fletcher, pianists Joyce Yang, Seasons” Jonathan Biss, Inon Barnatan TSONTAKIS: Dust, Trio for Horn, Violin, and Piano 12:00 PM, Paepcke Auditorium, Free — Spotlight Recital BRAHMS: String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major, op. 18 12:30 PM, Aspen Community Church, Free FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 2017 Program and Performers announced at the event Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal Mountain Living Magazine presents 2017 House 9:30 AM, Benedict Music Tent, $20.00 Musics (Opera) Johannes Debus conductor, Joyce Yang piano, Nadine 3:30 PM, Private Residence, $100.00 Asin flute, Elaine Douvas oboe, Michael Rusinek clarinet, Nancy Goeres bassoon, John Zirbel horn, Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra Kevin Cobb trumpet, Jonathan Hass timpani 6:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, $25.00 MARTIN: Concerto for Seven Wind Instruments Christian Arming conductor, Kirill Gerstein piano LISZT/BUSONI: Rhapsodie espagnole, LW A195 RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp — minor, op. 1 BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3 in F major, op. 90 — SMETANA: Selections from Má vlast (My Fatherland) Spotlight Recital 12:30 PM, Aspen Community Church A Recital by Inon Barnatan piano Program and performers announced at the event 8:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $65.00 J. S. BACH: Toccata in E minor, BWV 914 Listener’s Master Class HANDEL: Allemande from Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV 12:30 PM, Crossroads Church, Free 430 Chapel Piano Recital RAMEAU: Courante from Suite in A minor 2:00 PM, Aspen Chapel, Free COUPERIN: L’Atalante from Second livre de pieces de clavecin, 12e ordre Maroon Bel Canto Children’s Chorus- Festival RAVEL: Rigaudon from Le tombeau de Couperin Summer Camp Concert THOMAS ADÈS: Variations for Blanca 4:00 PM, Christ Episcopal Church, Free LIGETI: from Musica ricercata BARBER: Fugue from Piano Sonata, op. 26 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music BRAHMS: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by G. F. 4:45 PM, Harris Concert Hall Handel in B-flat major, op. 24 $10.00, or free with a same-day ACS ticket Note program will be played without intermission. Anton Nel piano, Ishan Loomba piano CHOPIN: Nocturne in C minor, op. 48, no. 1 THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 2017 CHOPIN: Nocturne in F-sharp minor, op. 48, no. 2 Center for Advanced Quartet Studies Master Class 10:00 AM, Bucksbaum Campus, Harry Teague Pavilion, Aspen Chamber Symphony Free 6:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, $80.00 Johannes Debus conductor, Joyce Yang piano, Nadine Tunes and Tales Asin flute, Elaine Douvas oboe, Michael Rusinek 10:30 AM, Pitkin County Library, Free clarinet, Nancy Goeres bassoon, John Zirbel horn, Kevin Cobb trumpet, Jonathan Hass timpani First Glimpse: Composition Program Recital II MARTIN: Concerto for Seven Wind Instruments 2:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, Free LISZT/BUSONI: Rhapsodie espagnole, LW A195 Chapel Chamber Music — 4:15 PM, Aspen Chapel, Free BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3 in F major, op. 90

Basalt Regional Library Recital SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 2017 5:15 PM, Basalt Regional Library, Free Opera Scenes Master Class 10:00 AM, Wheeler Opera House, $40.00

Edward Berkeley director, Aspen Opera Center artist- Guided Backstage Tour of Benedict Music Tent and faculty, Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra Harris Concert Hall 12:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent Plaza Spotlight Recital 12:30 PM, Aspen Community Church, Free Physics Center Recital Program and performers announced at the event 4:00 PM, Aspen Center for Physics, Free

Music on the Mountain Percussion Ensemble 1:00 PM, Top of Aspen Mountain, Free 6:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $25.00 Jonathan Haas conductor, Richard Narroway cello, Luke Bedford’s Seven Angels Vera Quartet Yves Abel conductor TAN DUN: Elegy: Snow in June 4:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $25.00 STEVE REICH: Mallet Quartet Aspen Opera Center singers, Aspen Contemporary AUGUSTA READ THOMAS: Selene (Moon Chariot Ensemble Rituals) Carbondale Library Recital — 6:00 PM, Carbondale Branch Library, Free Composition TBA: played by winner of solo percussion competition Special Event: A Recital by Sharon Isbin guitar GEORGE CRUMB: Winds of Destiny (American Scott Terrell conductor Songbook IV) 8:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $75.00 HOWARD SHORE: Billy’s Theme from The Departed Season Benefit: An Enchanted Feast of Music CHRIS BRUBECK: Affinity: Concerto for Guitar and In Honor of Robert J. Hurst Orchestra 6:00 PM, Hurst Hall, Bucksbaum Campus — $2,000.00 RODRIGO: Concierto de Aranjuez TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2017 SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2017 Harris Concert Hall Master Class Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal 1:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $25.00 9:30 AM, Benedict Music Tent, $20.00 Donald Weilerstein violin Joshua Weilerstein conductor, Augustin Hadelich violin Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra BEETHOVEN: Overture to Egmont, op. 84 4:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, Free CHRISTOPHER ROUSE: Symphony No. 5 Low Strings Competition Winner — MESSIAEN: Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D major, op. 77 — Prelude: Preconcert Talk BARTÓK: Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celeste, BB Andrew Ralston speaker 114 3:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, Free Music with a View Aspen Festival Orchestra 6:00 PM, Aspen Art Museum, Free 4:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, $82.00 Violin Competition Joshua Weilerstein conductor, Augustin Hadelich violin 6:15 PM, Hurst Hall, Bucksbaum Campus, Free BEETHOVEN: Overture to Egmont, op. 84 CHRISTOPHER ROUSE: Symphony No. 5 A Recital: Jonathan Biss plays Beethoven Sonatas II — 7:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $65.00 BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D major, op. 77 BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, op. 49, no. 1 MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 2017 BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, op. 31, no. Guided Tour of Bucksbaum Campus 1 10:15 AM, Bucksbaum Campus, Free BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, op. 10, no. Gotta Move! 3 10:30 AM, Meadows Hospitality Tent, Free — BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, op. 2, no. 2 BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2017 — Piano Master Class BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130 10:00 AM, Harris Concert Hall, $25.00 Ann Schein String Showcase 8:30 PM, Edlis Neeson Hall, Bucksbaum Campus, Free High Notes: Alan Fletcher, violinist Augustin Hadelich, cellist Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, pianist Martin FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 2017 Helmchen Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal 12:00 PM, Paepcke Auditorium, Free 9:30 AM, Benedict Music Tent, $20.00 Hans Graf conductor, Martin Helmchen piano Spotlight Recital BEETHOVEN: Coriolan Overture, op. 62 12:30 PM, Aspen Community Church, Free BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, op. 58 Program and performers announced at the event — BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 in F major, op. 68, Harp Competition “Pastoral” 3:45 PM, Edlis Neeson Hall, Bucksbaum Campus, Free Spotlight Recital Anderson Ranch: AMFS Guitar Students in Recital 12:30 PM, Aspen Community Church, Free 5:00 PM, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Free Program and performers announced at the event

Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra Listener’s Master Class 6:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, $25.00 12:30 PM, Crossroads Church, Free Robert Spano conductor, Tengku Irfan piano MATTHEW RICKETTS: Piano Concerto (World Chapel Piano Recital Premiere) 2:00 PM, Christ Episcopal Church, Free BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, op. 68 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music A Recital by Augustin Hadelich violin, Marie-Elisabeth 4:45 PM, Harris Concert Hall Hecker cello, and Martin Helmchen piano $10.00, or free with a same-day ACS ticket 8:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $65.00 Ann Schein piano HAYDN: Piano Trio in C major, Hob. XV/27 CHOPIN: Nocturne in F minor, op. 55, no. 1 KODÁLY: Duo for Violin and Cello, op. 7 CHOPIN: Nocturne in E-flat major, op. 55, no. 2 — TAKEMITSU: Between Tides Aspen Chamber Symphony BRAHMS: Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, op. 101 6:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, $80.00 Hans Graf conductor, Martin Helmchen piano THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 2017 BEETHOVEN: Coriolan Overture, op. 62 Center for Advanced Quartet Studies Master Class BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, op. 58 10:00 AM, Scanlan Hall, Bucksbaum Campus, Free — BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 in F major, op. 68, Tunes and Tales “Pastoral” 10:30 AM, Pitkin County Library, Free SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 2017 Spotlight Recital Composer Showcase 2:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, Free Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra, Robert Spano Program and performers announced at the event music director, Alan Fletcher President and CEO, Chapel Chamber Music Christopher Theofanidis composer-in-residence 4:15 PM, Christ Episcopal Church, Free 9:00 AM, Harris Concert Hall, Free

Basalt Regional Library Recital Opera Scenes Master Class 5:15 PM, Basalt Regional Library, Free 10:00 AM, Wheeler Opera House, $40.00 Edward Berkeley director, Aspen Opera Center artist- A Recital by the American String Quartet faculty 8:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $55.00 HAYDN: String Quartet in D major, Hob, III/79, op. 76, Spotlight Recital no. 5 12:30 PM, Aspen Community Church, Free SIROTA: American Pilgrimage Program and performers announced at the event

Music on the Mountain Fellowship Brass Quintet Recital 1:00 PM, Top of Aspen Mountain, Free 4:00 PM, Hurst Hall, Bucksbaum Campus, Free

Chamber Music Chamber Music 4:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $45.00 6:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $45.00 Stephen Burns conductor, Bing Wang violin, James Donald Weilerstein violin, Alisa Weilerstein cello, Dunham viola, Brinton Smith cello, Bruce Bransby bass, Vivian Hornik Weilerstein piano, Joaquin Valdepeñas Joyce Yang piano, Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, clarinet, Per Hannevold bassoon, John Zirbel horn American String Quartet, Harp Competition Winner IVES: Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano, op. 86 LASH: Moth Sketches MOZART: Wind Serenade in B-flat major, K. 361, “Gran FAIROUZ: String Quartet (World Premiere) Partita” SCHUBERT: Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667, op. posth. 114, “Trout” Special Event: Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home “Love and Comedy” Show Carbondale Library Recital 7:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, $45/$85 6:00 PM, Carbondale Branch Library, Free Tickets for this event will go on sale April 21 Note AMFS passes are not valid for this co- A Recital by Denis Kozhukhin piano presentation 8:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $55.00 HANDEL: Suite No. 7 in G minor, HWV 432 TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2017 BRAHMS: Three Intermezzos, op. 117 Harris Concert Hall Master Class ALBÉNIZ: from Iberia, Books I, II, and IV 1:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $25.00 — Alisa Weilerstein cello BOULEZ: Piano Sonata No. 2 Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 2017 4:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, Free Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal LIADOV: The Enchanted Lake, op. 62 9:30 AM, Benedict Music Tent, $20.00 RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, op. Rafael Payare conductor, Sergey Khachatryan violin 18 BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61 — — TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op. 36 R. STRAUSS: Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), op. 40 Music with a View Ice Cream Social 6:00 PM, Aspen Art Museum, Free 2:30 PM, David Karetsky Music Lawn, Free Intimate Artist Dinner with Alisa Weilerstein Prelude: Preconcert Talk 6:00 PM, Private Residence, $500.00 Asadour Santourian speaker 3:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, Free Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito Jane Glover conductor, Edward Berkeley director Aspen Festival Orchestra 7:00 PM, Wheeler Opera House, $50.00, $25.00 obstr. 4:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, $82.00 Open to passholders Rafael Payare conductor, Sergey Khachatryan violin BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61 A Recital by a 2017 Van Cliburn Competition Winner — 7:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $55.00 R. STRAUSS: Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), op. 40 Program details will be available shortly before the performance. MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 2017 Guided Tour of Bucksbaum Campus WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2017 10:15 AM, Bucksbaum Campus, Free Piano Master Class 10:00 AM, Harris Concert Hall, $25.00 Guided Backstage Tour of Benedict Music Tent and Julian Martin Harris Concert Hall 12:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent Plaza, Free High Notes: Alan Fletcher, Van Cliburn winner, cellist Alisa Weilerstein, cast of Berlioz’s The Damnation of Physics Center Recital Faust 4:00 PM, Hurst Hall, Aspen Center for Physics Alisa Weilerstein cello, Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano, Bryan Hymel tenor, John Relyea baritone, Federico De

Michelis bass Jane Glover conductor, Edward Berkeley director 12:00 PM, Christ Episcopal Church, Free Open to passholders

Spotlight Recital A Recital by Edgar Meyer bass 12:30 PM, Aspen Community Church, Free 8:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $55.00 Program and performers announced at the event BOTTESINI: Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor

Mountain Living Magazine presents 2017 House String Showcase Musics (Opera) 8:30 PM, Edlis Neeson Hall, Bucksbaum Campus 3:30 PM, Private Residence, $100.00 FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 2017 Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal 6:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, $25.00 9:30 AM, Benedict Music Tent, $20.00 Hugh Wolff conductor John Nelson conductor, Alisa Weilerstein cello STEVEN MACKEY: Urban Ocean VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on a Theme by HAYDN: Violin Concerto in C major, Hob. Vlla/1 Thomas Tallis — SHOSTAKOVICH: Cello Concerto No. 2 in G major, op. STRAVINSKY: Petrushka (1947) 126 — Brass Bash II ROUSSEL: Symphonic Fragments from Le festin de 8:30 PM, Scanlan Hall, Bucksbaum Campus, Free l’araignée (The Spider’s Feast), op. 17 A Recital by Veronika Eberle violin KODÁLY: Dances of Galánta 8:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $55.00 Spotlight Recital Timothy Weiss conductor 12:30 PM, Aspen Community Church, Free SCHOENBERG: Verklärte Nacht, op. 4 Program and performers announced at the event — BERG: Chamber Concerto for Piano, Violin, and 13 Chapel Piano Recital Wind Instruments 2:00 PM, Aspen Community Church, Free

THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 2017 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music Center for Advanced Quartet Studies Master Class 4:45 PM, Harris Concert Hall 10:00 AM, Scanlan Hall, Bucksbaum Campus, Free $10.00, or free with a same-day ACS ticket Hung-Kuan Chen piano Spotlight Recital CHOPIN: Nocturne in B major, op. 62, no. 1 2:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, Free CHOPIN: Nocturne in E major, op. 62, no. 2 Program and performers announced at the event CHOPIN: Nocturne in E minor, op. 72, no. 1

Kids Notes II Aspen Chamber Symphony 4:00 PM, Meadows Hospitality Tent, Free 6:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, $80.00 Chapel Chamber Music John Nelson conductor, Alisa Weilerstein cello 4:15 PM, Aspen Chapel, Free VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Family Concert II SHOSTAKOVICH: Cello Concerto No. 2 in G major, op. 5:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, Free 126 Ingmar Beck conductor, Aspen Conducting Academy — Orchestra ROUSSEL: Symphonic Fragments from Le festin de WALLFISCH: Dirty Beasts l’araignée (The Spider’s Feast), op. 17 KODÁLY: Dances of Galánta Basalt Regional Library Recital 5:15 PM, Basalt Regional Library, Free Advanced Quartet Studies Recital 8:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, Free Classical Guitar Recital 6:00 PM, Scanlan Hall, Bucksbaum Campus, Free SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 2017 Opera Scenes Master Class Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito 10:00 AM, Wheeler Opera House, $40.00 7:00 PM, Wheeler Opera House Edward Berkeley director $50.00, $25.00 obstr. Aspen Opera Center artist-faculty

Spotlight Recital 12:30 PM, Christ Episcopal Church, Free Program and performers announced at the event

Mountain Living Magazine presents 2017 House Musics (Opera) 3:30 PM, Private Residence, $100.00

Chamber Music 4:30 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $45.00 Stephen Burns conductor, John D. Rojak bass trombone, Renata Arado violin, Espen Lilleslåtten viola, Brinton Smith cello, Julian Martin piano, Donald Weilerstein violin, Vivian Hornik Weilerstein piano SCHNYDER: subzero, Bass Trombone Concerto FAURÉ: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, op. 15 JANÁČEK: Violin Sonata

Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito 7:00 PM, Wheeler Opera House $50.00, $25.00 obstr. Jane Glover conductor, Edward Berkeley director Open to passholders

A Recital by Vladimir Feltsman piano 8:00 PM, Harris Concert Hall, $65.00 SCHUBERT: Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D. 960 — BRAHMS: Klavierstücke, op. 118 BRAHMS: Klavierstücke, op. 119

SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 2017 Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal 9:30 AM, Benedict Music Tent, $20.00 Robert Spano conductor, Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano, Bryan Hymel tenor, John Relyea bass-baritone, Federico De Michelis bass, Duain Wolfe chorus director, Colorado Symphony Orchestra Chorus BERLIOZ: The Damnation of Faust, op. 24

Prelude: Preconcert Talk Asadour Santourian speaker 3:00 PM, Paepcke Terrace, Free

Aspen Festival Orchestra 4:00 PM, Benedict Music Tent, $90.00 Robert Spano conductor, Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano, Bryan Hymel tenor, John Relyea bass-baritone, Federico De Michelis bass, Duain Wolfe chorus director, Colorado Symphony Orchestra Chorus BERLIOZ: The Damnation of Faust, op. 24