Aspen Music Festival and Sunday, June 30 School Chrono Events 2013 9:30 AM Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($18) Benedict Music Tent
3:00 Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) Harris Concert Hall Thursday, June 27 4:15 Chapel Chamber Music (free) 4:00 Aspen Festival Orchestra ($78) Aspen Chapel Benedict Music Tent Dedicated to the memory of Gordon Hardy 7:30 Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra ($65, $35) With special thanks to Mary E. and Erik Giese Benedict Music Tent Leila Josefowicz violin With special thanks to Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson Robert Spano conductor Mei-Ann Chen conductor BRITTEN: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, op. 33a Conrad Tao piano ESA-PEKKA SALONEN: Violin Concerto LeVar Burton narrator -----INTERMISSION----- RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, op. 30 TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, op. 74, -----INTERMISSION----- "Pathétique" PHILIP GLASS: Icarus at the Edge of Time
Monday, July 1 Friday, June 28 6:00 Chamber Music ($46) 9:30 AM Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal Harris Concert Hall ($18) With special thanks to Margaret and Jerrold Eberhardt Benedict Music Tent Renata Arado violin Herbert Greenberg violin 4:45 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music Espen Lilleslåtten viola Harris Concert Hall Mark Sparks flute Anton Nel piano Elizabeth Buccheri piano Karolina Syrovatkova piano Anton Nel piano MOZART: Piano Sonata in C major, K. 309 (K. 284b) MARTINŮ: Flute Sonata, H. 306 MOZART: Piano Sonata in D major, K. 311 (K. 284c) WEILL: Four Walt Whitman Songs BRITTEN/DARYL RUNSWICK: Britten's Blues YSAŸE: Trio de concert, op. 19 6:00 Aspen Chamber Symphony ($74) Benedict Music Tent With special thanks to Soledad and Robert Hurst Tuesday, July 2 Nicholas McGegan conductor 1:00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class ($25) Soyoung Park soprano Harris Concert Hall Zach Borichevsky tenor BEETHOVEN: Overture to Fidelio, op. 72c 4:00 American Academy of Conducting at Aspen BRITTEN: Nocturne, op. 60 Orchestra (free) -----INTERMISSION----- Benedict Music Tent BEETHOVEN: Egmont, op. 84, Overture and Complete David Krakauer clarinet Incidental Music DEBUSSY: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun GEORGE TSONTAKIS: Anasa -----INTERMISSION----- Saturday, June 29 BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, op. 98
10:00 AM Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) Wheeler Opera House 7:30 A Recital by the Takács Quartet ($55) With special thanks to Becky and Michael Murray Harris Concert Hall With special thanks to Marcy and Leo Edelstein 8:00 Chamber Music ($46) Edward Dusinberre violin Harris Concert Hall Károly Schranz violin David Halen violin Takács Quartet string quartet Aspen Contemporary Ensemble conductor Geraldine Walther viola Sydney Hodkinson conductor András Fejér cello Sabina Thatcher viola BARTÓK: String Quartet No. 1, BB 52 Michael Mermagen cello BARTÓK: String Quartet No. 3, BB 93 John Zirbel horn -----INTERMISSION----- Timothy Long piano BARTÓK: String Quartet No. 5, BB 110 Conrad Tao piano TIPPETT: Sonata for Four Horns BRETT DEAN: Recollections BRITTEN: Quatre chansons françaises MAHLER: Piano Quartet in A minor Wednesday, July 3 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) 12:00 High Notes (free) Aspen Chapel Paepcke Auditorium 12:30 Listener's Master Class: The Enduring Elements 6:00 Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra ($25) Crossroads Church Benedict Music Tent With special thanks to Gillian and Robert Steel 2:00 Chapel Piano Recital (free) Stephen Kim violin Aspen Chapel Larry Rachleff conductor DVOŘÁK: Carnival Overture, B. 169, op. 92 4:45 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218 Harris Concert Hall -----INTERMISSION----- Wu Han piano BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67 Sarina Zhang piano MOZART: Piano Sonata in B-flat major, K. 333 (K. 315c) 8:30 Special Event: A Baroque Evening with Nicholas MOZART: Piano Sonata in F Major, K. 533 McGegan ($65) Harris Concert Hall 6:00 Aspen Chamber Symphony ($74) With special thanks to the Bishop Family Foundation Benedict Music Tent Adele Anthony violin With special thanks to Nancy and Charles Wall Simone Porter violin Jeffrey Kahane conductor Gil Shaham violin Jeffrey Kahane conductor and piano Nicholas McGegan conductor and harpsichord RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G major Nadine Asin flute BRITTEN: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10 Avi Avital mandolin -----INTERMISSION----- TELEMANN: Suite in C major, TWV 55 C6, "Darmstadt" SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 1 in F minor, op. 10 J. S. BACH: Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 -----INTERMISSION----- VIVALDI: Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, RV 514 Saturday, July 6 PAISIELLO: Mandolin Concerto in E-flat major 10:00 AM Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) HANDEL: Water Music Suite in G Major, HWV 350 Wheeler Opera House With special thanks to Becky and Michael Murray
Thursday, July 4 1:00 Music on the Mountain 4:00 Fourth of July Concert (free) Top of Aspen Mountain (gondola ticket required) Benedict Music Tent Sponsored by the City of Aspen, With special thanks to Melani 4:30 Chamber Music ($46) and Rob Walton Harris Concert Hall Lawrence Isaacson conductor Dedicated to the memory of Gordon Hardy Barbara Fleck guest conductor With special thanks to Noël and Tom Congdon Anna Deavere Smith speaker American Brass Quintet The annual free Fourth of July celebration brings the AMFS Renata Arado violin band to the Tent stage with stirring patriotic favorites. A Cornelia Heard violin beloved tradition. Sylvia Rosenberg violin Lawrence Isaacson conductor Naoko Tanaka violin J. S. SMITH/SOUSA: The Star-Spangled Banner Aspen Contemporary Ensemble conductor Lawrence Isaacson conductor Sydney Hodkinson conductor KIRBY: An American Fanfare Esther Heideman soprano Lawrence Isaacson conductor Catharine Carroll viola REINEKE: Sedona Victoria Chiang viola Lawrence Isaacson conductor James Dunham viola COPLAND/BEELER: Lincoln Portrait Masao Kawasaki viola SOUSA: Washington Post March Desmond Hoebig cello ANDERSON: Bugler's Holiday Michael Mermagen cello TCHAIKOVSKY/LAKE: 1812 Overture op. 49 Nadine Asin flute WARD/DRAGON: America the Beautiful Richard Woodhams oboe HANDY: St. Louis Blues March Joaquin Valdepeñas clarinet SOUSA: The Stars and Stripes Forever Per Hannevold bassoon David Wakefield horn John Zirbel horn Kevin Cobb trumpet Friday, July 5 Raymond Mase trumpet 9:30 AM Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal Michael Powell trombone ($18) John D. Rojak bass trombone Benedict Music Tent Joyce Yang piano MORLEY/RAYMOND MASE: Elizabethan Ayres 10:00 AM Piano Master Class ($25) MOZART: Adagio from Quintet for two violins, two violas and Harris Concert Hall cello in D major, K. 593 DRUCKMAN: Counterpoise BRUCKNER: Adagio from String Quintet in F major POULENC: Sextet 7:30 A Recital by the Takács Quartet ($55) Harris Concert Hall 8:00 Special Event: Pink Martini ($80, $45) Edward Dusinberre violin Benedict Music Tent Károly Schranz violin Concert support from the Gail and Alfred Engelberg Takács Quartet string quartet Collaboration Fund Geraldine Walther viola With special thanks to June and Paul Schorr III András Fejér cello Presented in association with Jazz Aspen Snowmass BARTÓK: String Quartet No. 2, BB 75 BARTÓK: String Quartet No. 4, BB 95 -----INTERMISSION----- Sunday, July 7 BARTÓK: String Quartet No. 6, BB 119 9:30 AM Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($18) Benedict Music Tent Wednesday, July 10 3:00 Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) 12:00 High Notes (free) Harris Concert Hall Paepcke Auditorium
4:00 Aspen Festival Orchestra ($78) 3:00 Chamber Music Program Recital (free) Benedict Music Tent Harris Concert Hall With special thanks to Ruth and Martin Carver, Local business support provided by The Aspen Times 3:30 House Music (Opera) ($85) Larry Rachleff conductor Private residence to be announced Joyce Yang piano DEBUSSY: La mer 6:00 Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra ($25) Larry Rachleff conductor Benedict Music Tent -----INTERMISSION----- With special thanks to Monique and Barry Lefkowitz, Local RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 business support provided by The Little Nell Larry Rachleff conductor, Joyce Yang piano Violin Competition Winner RESPIGHI: Pines of Rome Michael Morgan conductor Larry Rachleff conductor WAGNER: Prelude to Act I from Lohengrin BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61 -----INTERMISSION----- Monday, July 8 TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op. 36 6:00 Chamber Music ($46) Harris Concert Hall Paul Kantor violin 8:30 A Recital by David Finckel cello and Wu Han piano Sylvia Rosenberg violin ($65) James Dunham viola Harris Concert Hall Desmond Hoebig cello David Finckel cello Josue Valdepeñas cello Wu Han piano Joaquin Valdepeñas clarinet PROKOFIEV: Cello Sonata in C major, op. 119 Deborah Hoffman harp SHOSTAKOVICH: Cello Sonata in D minor, op. 40 SCHULHOFF: Duo for Violin and Cello -----INTERMISSION----- BRITTEN: Lachrymae, op. 48a DEBUSSY: Cello Sonata CRUSELL: Clarinet Quartet in C minor, op. 4 BRITTEN: Cello Sonata in C major, op. 65
Tuesday, July 9 Thursday, July 11 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) 10:00 AM Piano Master Class ($25) Aspen Chapel Harris Concert Hall
1:00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class ($25) 10:30 AM Tunes & Tales (free, for ages 4-9 with an adult) Harris Concert Hall Pitkin County Library
4:00 American Academy of Conducting at Aspen 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Orchestra (free) Aspen Chapel Benedict Music Tent With special thanks to Nancy and Richard Rogers, in honor of 4:15 Chapel Chamber Music (free) Nicola and Jeff Marcus Aspen Chapel AACA Piano Competition Winner piano SYDNEY HODKINSON: Selections from Potpourri 8:00 A Recital by Daniel Hope violin ($46) PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 16 Harris Concert Hall -----INTERMISSION----- With special thanks to Janet and Tom O'Connor SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 1 in E minor, op. 39 Daniel Hope violin Lawrence Dutton viola David Finckel cello Wu Han piano BRAHMS: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, op. 25 -----INTERMISSION----- VIVALDI/MAX RICHTER: The Four Seasons Recomposed SCHUBERT: Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667, op. posth. 114, Daniel Hope violin "Trout"
8:00 Benefit: Aspen Opera Theater performs Bernstein's 7:00 Aspen Opera Theater performs Bernstein's Candide Candide ($1000, $100) ($65, $25 obstructed) Wheeler Opera House Wheeler Opera House George Manahan conductor With special thanks to Jane and Michael Eisner - The Eisner Edward Berkeley director Foundation BERNSTEIN: Candide George Manahan conductor George Manahan conductor, Edward Edward Berkeley director Berkeley director BERNSTEIN: Candide
8:00 A Recital by Jeremy Denk piano ($46) 8:30 String Showcase (free) Harris Concert Hall Edlis Neeson Hall With special thanks to Sanford and Naava Grossman Christopher James Lees conductor Jeremy Denk piano Friday, July 12 JANÁČEK: Capriccio 9:30 AM Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal STRAVINSKY: Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments ($18) -----INTERMISSION----- Benedict Music Tent BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio in B-flat major, op. 97, "Archduke"
12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Chapel Sunday, July 14 9:30 AM Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($18) 12:30 Listener's Master Class: Benedict Music Tent Crossroads Church 3:00 Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) 2:00 Chapel Piano Recital (free) Harris Concert Hall Aspen Chapel 4:00 Aspen Festival Orchestra ($78) 4:45 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music Benedict Music Tent Harris Concert Hall With special thanks to Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr. Amanda Gessler piano Daniel Hope violin John O'Conor piano Michael Stern conductor MOZART: Piano Sonata in C major, K. 545 BARBER: Symphony No. 1, op. 9 MOZART: Piano Sonata in B-flat major, K. 570 BRITTEN: Violin Concerto, op. 15 -----INTERMISSION----- ELGAR: Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36, "Enigma" 6:00 Aspen Chamber Symphony ($74) Benedict Music Tent With special thanks to Jane and Jerry Katcher, and the John P. Monday, July 15 and Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation 10:30 AM Gotta Move! (free, for ages 2-7 with an adult) Robert Spano conductor Classroom 1 Wu Han piano CHRISTOPHER ROUSE: Prospero's Rooms 12:00 BMT-HCH backstage tour - Public BRITTEN: Piano Concerto, op. 13 Benedict Music Tent Plaza -----INTERMISSION----- MOZART: Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551, "Jupiter" 6:00 Chamber Music ($46) Harris Concert Hall Adele Anthony violin Saturday, July 13 Ellen dePasquale violin 10:00 AM Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) Bruce Bransby bass Wheeler Opera House James Dunham viola With special thanks to Becky and Michael Murray Nadine Asin flute Joaquin Valdepeñas clarinet 1:00 Music on the Mountain Per Hannevold bassoon Top of Aspen Mountain (gondola ticket required) John Zirbel horn BRANT: Angels and Devils 4:30 Chamber Music ($46) Nadine Asin flute Harris Concert Hall SCHUBERT: Octet in F major, D. 803 Earl Carlyss violin Joaquin Valdepeñas clarinet, Per Aspen Contemporary Ensemble conductor Hannevold bassoon, John Zirbel horn, Adele Sydney Hodkinson conductor Anthony violin, Ellen dePasquale violin, James Christopher Hanulik bass Dunham viola, Bruce Bransby bass Sabina Thatcher viola Darrett Adkins cello Ann Schein piano STEPHEN HARTKE: Wulfstan at the Millennium 7:00 Aspen Opera Theater performs Bernstein's Candide 8:30 A Recital by the American Brass Quintet ($46) ($65, $25 obstructed) Harris Concert Hall Wheeler Opera House With special thanks to Steve Marcus With special thanks to Linda and Alan Englander American Brass Quintet George Manahan conductor David Wakefield horn Edward Berkeley director Kevin Cobb trumpet BERNSTEIN: Candide Raymond Mase trumpet George Manahan conductor, Edward Michael Powell trombone Berkeley director John D. Rojak bass trombone MARENZIO/RAYMOND MASE: Three Madrigals DAVID SNOW: Dance Movements Tuesday, July 16 JOSQUIN DES PREZ/RAYMOND MASE: Chansons 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) JOAN TOWER: Copperwave Aspen Chapel G. GABRIELI/RAYMOND MASE: Venetian Canzoni
1:00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall Thursday, July 18 10:00 AM Piano Master Class ($25) 3:00 Kids Notes: Pre Concert Family Event (free) Harris Concert Hall Meadows Hospitality Tent 10:30 AM Tunes & Tales (free, for ages 4-9 with an adult) 4:00 American Academy of Conducting at Aspen Pitkin County Library Orchestra (free) Benedict Music Tent 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) With special thanks to Gail and Dan Schmidt, IV, Local Aspen Chapel business support provided by members of the Aspen Board of REALTORS 4:15 Chapel Chamber Music (free) STRAVINSKY: The Firebird Suite (1919) Aspen Chapel -----INTERMISSION----- BRITTEN: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34 6:00 An Evening with Misha and Cipa Dichter pianos ($65) 7:30 Simone Dinnerstein and Tift Merritt in Night ($55) Benedict Music Tent Harris Concert Hall With special thanks to Martha R. Yocum With special thanks to Kelli and Allen Questrom Cipa Dichter piano Simone Dinnerstein piano Misha Dichter piano Tift Merritt guitar SCHUBERT: No. 1 in D major from Three marches militaires, Night features new songs by Brad Mehldau and Patty Griffin, D. 733, op. 51 Tift's own songs, selections by Bach and Schubert and The Misha Dichter piano, Cipa Dichter piano Cohen Variations by Daniel Felsenfeld, based on Leonard SCHUBERT: March in C major from Two marches Cohen’s "Suzanne." caracteristiques, D. 968b, op. 121 Misha Dichter piano, Cipa Dichter piano SCHUBERT: Fantasy in F minor, D. 940, op. 103 Wednesday, July 17 Misha Dichter piano, Cipa Dichter piano 12:00 High Notes (free) MOZART: Sonata for Piano Four-Hands in F major, K. 497 Paepcke Auditorium Misha Dichter piano, Cipa Dichter piano -----INTERMISSION----- 3:00 Spotlight Recital (free) ARENSKY: Suite No. 1 in F major for Two Pianos, op. 15 Harris Concert Hall Misha Dichter piano, Cipa Dichter piano In honor of the members of the AMFS National Council RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances, op. 45 Misha Dichter piano, Cipa Dichter piano 3:30 House Music (Opera) ($85) Private residence to be announced 8:30 String Showcase (free) Edlis Neeson Hall 6:00 Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra ($25) Benedict Music Tent 8:30 A Recital by the Jupiter String Quartet ($46) With special thanks to Lisa and Will Mesdag, Corporate Harris Concert Hall support provided by Aspen Skiing Company With special thanks to Judith and Werner Neuman Robert Spano conductor Megan Freivogel violin Jonathan Biss piano Nelson Lee violin WAGNER: Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Jupiter String Quartet string quartet BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, op. 58 Elizabeth Freivogel viola -----INTERMISSION----- Daniel McDonough cello ADAM SCHOENBERG: Bounce (World Premiere) BRITTEN: String Quartet No. 1 in D major, op. 25 R. STRAUSS: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Jupiter String Quartet string quartet, Nelson Transfiguration), op. 24 Lee violin, Megan Freivogel violin, Elizabeth Freivogel viola, Daniel McDonough cello HANNAH LASH: Total Internal Reflection
Jupiter String Quartet string quartet, Nelson 8:00 A Recital by Jean-Efflam Bavouzet piano ($46) Lee violin, Megan Freivogel violin, Elizabeth Harris Concert Hall Freivogel viola, Daniel McDonough cello Jean-Efflam Bavouzet piano -----INTERMISSION----- BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, op. 49, no. 1 DVOŘÁK: String Quartet in A-flat major, B. 193, op. 105 BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, op. 49, no. 2 Jupiter String Quartet string quartet, Nelson BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, op. 53, Lee violin, Megan Freivogel violin, Elizabeth "Waldstein" Freivogel viola, Daniel McDonough cello -----INTERMISSION----- DEBUSSY: Preludes, Book I
Friday, July 19 9:30 AM Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal Sunday, July 21 ($18) 9:30 AM Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($18) Benedict Music Tent Benedict Music Tent
12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) 3:00 Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) Aspen Chapel Harris Concert Hall
12:30 Listener's Master Class: 4:00 Aspen Festival Orchestra ($78) Crossroads Church Benedict Music Tent With special thanks to Jane and Larry Sherman 2:00 Chapel Piano Recital (free) Leonard Slatkin conductor Aspen Chapel Alisa Weilerstein cello STEVEN STUCKY: Symphony 4:45 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music ELGAR: Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85 Harris Concert Hall -----INTERMISSION----- MOZART: Piano Sonata in C major, K. 279 (K. 189d) ARVO PÄRT: Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten MOZART: Piano Sonata in F major, K. 280 (K. 189e) JANÁČEK: Sinfonietta
6:00 Aspen Chamber Symphony ($74) Benedict Music Tent Monday, July 22 With special thanks to Dana and Gene Powell 6:00 Chamber Music ($46) Gil Shaham violin Harris Concert Hall Ludovic Morlot conductor Sylvia Rosenberg violin BARTÓK: Hungarian Sketches, BB 103 Naoko Tanaka violin BRUCH: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 26 James Dunham viola -----INTERMISSION----- Michael Mermagen cello STRAVINSKY: Jeu de cartes Anton Nel piano BEETHOVEN: Leonore Overture No. 3, op. 72b SCHUBERT: Adagio and Rondo concertante in F major, D. 487 8:30 Composition Masterclass Recital #1 BRITTEN: The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35 Harris Concert Hall MOZART: Piano Quartet in E-flat major, K. 493
Saturday, July 20 Tuesday, July 23 10:00 AM Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Wheeler Opera House Aspen Chapel With special thanks to Becky and Michael Murray 1:00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class ($25) 1:00 Music on the Mountain Harris Concert Hall Top of Aspen Mountain (gondola ticket required) 7:30 Special Event: A Recital by Joyce DiDonato mezzo- 4:30 Chamber Music ($46) soprano and David Zobel piano ($65) Harris Concert Hall Harris Concert Hall Ellen dePasquale violin Artist sponsorship by Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr. Alexander Kerr violin Naoko Tanaka violin Aspen Contemporary Ensemble conductor Wednesday, July 24 Sydney Hodkinson conductor 12:00 High Notes (free) Lauren Snouffer soprano Christ Episcopal Church Catharine Carroll viola Victoria Chiang viola 3:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Sabine Thatcher viola Harris Concert Hall Alisa Weilerstein cello Richard Woodhams oboe 3:30 House Music (Chamber) LIGETI/ELGAR HOLWARTH: Mysteries of the Macabre Private residence to be announced MOZART: Oboe Quartet in F major, K. 370 BRITTEN: Canticle II "Abraham and Isaac," op. 51 MARTINŮ: String Sextet, H. 224 6:00 A Recital by Gil Shaham violin ($65) 6:00 Aspen Chamber Symphony ($74) Harris Concert Hall Benedict Music Tent With special thanks to Betty and Lloyd Schermer With special thanks to Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass - Mercedes T. Gil Shaham violin Bass Charitable Corporation J. S. BACH: Sonata No. 1 for Unaccompanied Violin in G Tomáš Netopil conductor minor, BWV 1001 Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano J. S. BACH: Partita No. 1 for Unaccompanied Violin in B minor, Lise de la Salle piano BWV 1002 BRITTEN: Young Apollo, op. 16 -----INTERMISSION----- MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488 J. S. BACH: Sonata No. 2 for Unaccompanied Violin in A -----INTERMISSION----- minor, BWV 1003 MAHLER: Symphony No. 4 in G major J. S. BACH: Partita No. 2 for Unaccompanied Violin in D minor, BWV 1004 8:30 Composition Masterclass Recital #2 J. S. BACH: Sonata No. 3 for Unaccompanied Violin in C Harris Concert Hall major, BWV 1005 J. S. BACH: Partita No. 3 for Unaccompanied Violin in E major, BWV 1006 Saturday, July 27 10:00 AM Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) Wheeler Opera House Thursday, July 25 With special thanks to Becky and Michael Murray 10:00 AM Piano Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall 1:00 Music on the Mountain Top of Aspen Mountain (gondola ticket required) 10:30 AM Tunes & Tales (free, for ages 4-9 with an adult) Pitkin County Library 4:30 Chamber Music ($46) Harris Concert Hall 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Sylvia Rosenberg violin Aspen Chapel Johnathan McCullough baritone Victoria Chiang viola 4:15 Chapel Chamber Music (free) Bonita Boyd flute Aspen Chapel Nancy Allen harp Anton Nel piano 5:15 Basalt Regional Library Recital DEBUSSY/ALAN FLETCHER: Trois Ballades de François Basalt Regional Library Villon WEBERN: Four Pieces, op. 7 8:00 A Recital by Anton Nel piano ($46) SCHUBERT: Sonata in A minor, D. 385, op. 137, no. 2 Harris Concert Hall SCHUMANN: Intermezzo from Piano Sonata, WoO 32, "F–A– With special thanks to Caryn and Rudi Scheidt, Jr. E" Anton Nel piano DEBUSSY: Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp HAYDN: Piano Sonata in B minor, Hob. XVI/32 DEBUSSY: Estampes 8:00 Aspen Festival Orchestra GRANADOS: Allegro de concierto Benedict Music Tent -----INTERMISSION----- With special thanks to Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass - Mercedes T. SCHUBERT: Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D. 960 Bass Charitable Corporation Robert Spano conductor 8:30 String Showcase (free) Meredith Arwady contralto Edlis Neeson Hall Mark Diamond baritone Kelly Markgraf baritone Brian Mulligan baritone Friday, July 26 Susanna Phillips soprano 9:30 AM Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal Anthony Dean Griffey tenor ($18) Colorado Symphony Orchestra Chorus chorus Benedict Music Tent Duain Wolfe chorus director Edward Berkeley director 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) BRITTEN: Peter Grimes, op. 33 Aspen Chapel
12:30 Listener's Master Class: Sunday, July 28 Crossroads Church 9:30 AM Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra Dress Rehearsal Benedict Music Tent 2:00 Chapel Piano Recital (free) Aspen Chapel 3:00 Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) Harris Concert Hall 4:45 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music Harris Concert Hall TBA piano Virginia Weckstrom piano MOZART: Piano Sonata in A minor, K. 310 (K. 300d) MOZART: Piano Sonata in C major, K. 330 (K. 300h) 4:00 Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra ($78) Wednesday, July 31 Benedict Music Tent 12:00 High Notes (free) With special thanks to Mona Look-Mazza and Tony Mazza, Christ Episcopal Church and Gail and Alfred Engelberg Hugh Wolff conductor 3:00 Spotlight Recital (free) David Finckel cello Harris Concert Hall MUSORGSKY/SHOSTAKOVICH: Prelude to Khovanshchina, op. 5 3:30 House Music (Opera) ($85) BRITTEN: Cello Symphony, op. 68 Private residence to be announced -----INTERMISSION----- SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, op. 54 5:00 2013 Harp Competition Castle Creek 01
Monday, July 29 8:30 A Recital by the American String Quartet ($55) 6:00 Percussion Ensemble ($25) Harris Concert Hall Harris Concert Hall With special thanks to Jane and Bill Frazer With special thanks to Judith Z. Steinberg and Paul J. Laurie Carney violin Hoenmans Peter Winograd violin Jonathan Haas conductor American String Quartet string quartet Bonita Boyd flute Daniel Avshalomov viola SHOSTAKOVICH: Entr’acte from The Nose, op. 15 James Dunham viola BERNSTEIN: Halil Wolfram Koessel cello TAN DUN: Elegy: Snow in June HAYDN: String Quartet in F major, Hob. III/82, op. 77, no. 2 -----INTERMISSION----- JANÁČEK: String Quartet No. 1 after L. N. Tolstoy, "The ARVO PÄRT: Fratres Kreutzer Sonata" GÓRECKI : Aria, op. 59 -----INTERMISSION----- DEBUSSY/GRAINGER: Pagodas BRAHMS: String Quintet No. 1 in F major, op. 88
6:15 Season Benefit Honoring Kay and Matthew Bucksbaum Thursday, August 1 Bucksbaum Campus 10:00 AM Piano Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall
Tuesday, July 30 10:30 AM Tunes & Tales (free, for ages 4-9 with an adult) 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Pitkin County Library Aspen Chapel 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) 1:00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class ($25) Aspen Chapel Harris Concert Hall 4:15 Chapel Chamber Music (free) 4:00 American Academy of Conducting at Aspen Aspen Chapel Orchestra (free) Benedict Music Tent 7:00 Aspen Opera Theater performs Puccini’s Suor Local business support provided by Aspen Square Angelica and Gianni Schicchi ($70, $25 obstructed) Condominium Hotel Wheeler Opera House MOZART: Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385, "Haffner" Tomáš Netopil conductor : Low Strings Competition Winner Edward Berkeley AOTC director -----INTERMISSION----- James Marvel director TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op. 64 PUCCINI: Suor Angelica PUCCINI: Gianni Schicchi 4:00 Instrument Petting Zoo Edlis Neeson Hall 8:00 A Recital by Garrick Ohlsson piano ($55) Harris Concert Hall 4:30 Peanut Butter & Jam Session (free, for ages 6 and With special thanks to the Patricia M. and Emanuel M. Papper under with an adult) Foundation Castle Creek 01 Garrick Ohlsson piano BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, op. 28, 7:30 A Recital by Kirill Gerstein piano ($46) "Pastoral" Harris Concert Hall SCHUBERT: Fantasy in C major, D. 760, op. 15, "Wanderer Jennifer Koh violin Fantasy" Robert Spano conductor -----INTERMISSION----- Kirill Gerstein piano GRIFFES: The Night Winds from Three Tone-Pictures, op. 5 HAYDN: Variations in F minor, Hob. XVII/6 GRIFFES: Barcarolle from Fantasy Pieces, op. 6 SCHUMANN: Carnaval, scènes mignonnes sur quatre notes, GRIFFES: The White Peacock from Roman Sketches, op. 7 op. 9 CHOPIN: Fantasy in F minor, op. 49 -----INTERMISSION----- CHOPIN: Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 31 BERG: Chamber Concerto for Piano, Violin, and 13 Wind Instruments 8:30 String Showcase (free) Edlis Neeson Hall Friday, August 2 7:00 Aspen Opera Theater performs Puccini’s Suor 9:30 AM Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal Angelica and Gianni Schicchi ($70, $25 obstructed) ($18) Wheeler Opera House Benedict Music Tent Tomáš Netopil conductor Edward Berkeley AOTC director 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) James Marvel director Aspen Chapel PUCCINI: Suor Angelica PUCCINI: Gianni Schicchi 12:30 Listener's Master Class: Crossroads Church 8:00 A Recital by Edgar Meyer bass ($65) Harris Concert Hall 2:00 Chapel Piano Recital (free) With special thanks to Joan Fabry and Michael Klein Aspen Chapel Katie Hyun violin Edgar Meyer bass 4:45 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music Mihai Marica cello Harris Concert Hall Program to include music by Bach, Kodály, and Edgar Meyer Choong Mo Kang piano Hyung-Do Kim piano MOZART: Piano Sonata in B-flat major, K. 281 (K. 189f) Sunday, August 4 MOZART: Piano Sonata in E-flat major, K. 282 (K. 189g) 9:30 AM Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($18) Benedict Music Tent 6:00 Aspen Chamber Symphony ($74) Benedict Music Tent 3:00 Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) With special thanks to Barbara Koval and Michael Solheim, Harris Concert Hall Local business support provided by members of the Aspen Board of REALTORS 4:00 Aspen Festival Orchestra ($85) James Gaffigan conductor Benedict Music Tent Susanna Phillips soprano Sponsored by Friends and Admirers of these Magnificent Andreas Haefliger piano Artists SCHUMANN: Overture to Manfred, op. 115 Miguel Harth-Bedoya conductor SCHUMANN: Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54 Joaquin Valdepeñas clarinet -----INTERMISSION----- Yefim Bronfman piano BRITTEN: Les illuminations, op. 18 Ice Cream Social precedes the concert PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 1 in D major, op. 25, "Classical" R. STRAUSS: Don Juan, op. 20 BARTÓK: Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127 8:30 Center for Advanced Quartet Studies -----INTERMISSION----- Harris Concert Hall BRITTEN ARR COLIN MATTHEWS: Movements for a Clarinet Concerto RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2 Saturday, August 3 10:00 AM Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) 8:00 From the Top ($25) Wheeler Opera House Harris Concert Hall With special thanks to Becky and Michael Murray The residency of From the Top made possible by a gift from the Sidney E. Frank Foundation, With special thanks to Ann 1:00 Music on the Mountain and Tom Friedman Top of Aspen Mountain (gondola ticket required)
4:30 Chamber Music ($46) Monday, August 5 Harris Concert Hall 10:30 AM Gotta Move! (free, for ages 2-7 with an adult) Renata Arado violin Classroom 1 Laurie Carney violin Peter Winograd violin 6:00 Chamber Music ($46) Aspen Contemporary Ensemble conductor Benedict Music Tent Sydney Hodkinson conductor With special thanks to Holly and John Madigan American String Quartet string quartet Alexander Kerr violin Daniel Avshalomov viola Michael Mermagen cello Espen Lilleslåtten viola John Zirbel horn Wolfram Koessel cello Elizabeth Buccheri piano Brinton Smith cello Anton Nel piano Anton Nel piano Composition by a student of the Susan and Ford Schumann JOHN HARBISON: Mirabai Songs Composition Program DOHNÁNYI: Serenade for String Trio in C major, op. 10 JOHN HARBISON: Twilight Music KORNGOLD: Piano Quintet in E major, op. 15 RACHMANINOFF: Cello Sonata in G minor, op. 19
7:00 Aspen Opera Theater performs Puccini’s Suor -----INTERMISSION----- Angelica and Gianni Schicchi ($70, $25 obstructed) BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, op. 15 Wheeler Opera House Tomáš Netopil conductor 8:30 A Recital by Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg violin and Edward Berkeley AOTC director Anne-Marie McDermott piano ($65) James Marvel director Harris Concert Hall PUCCINI: Suor Angelica Sponsored by Friends and Admirers of these Magnificent PUCCINI: Gianni Schicchi Artists Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg violin 8:00 Special Event: Sylvia McNair Sings Gershwin, Bing Wang violin Sondhein, and More ($65) Masao Kawasaki voila Harris Concert Hall Brinton Smith cello With special thanks to Melva Bucksbaum and Raymond Learsy Anne-Marie McDermott piano – in celebration of Melva’s 80th birthday ARVO PÄRT: Spiegel im Spiegel PROKOFIEV: Violin Sonata in F minor, op. 80 -----INTERMISSION----- Tuesday, August 6 CHAUSSON: Concert in D major, op. 21 10:00 AM Baby Got Bach (free with ticket from AMFS Box Office) Aspen Chapel Thursday, August 8 10:00 AM Piano Master Class ($25) 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Harris Concert Hall Aspen Chapel 10:30 AM Tunes & Tales (free, for ages 4-9 with an adult) 1:00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class ($25) Pitkin County Library Harris Concert Hall 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) 4:00 American Academy of Conducting at Aspen Aspen Chapel Orchestra (free) Benedict Music Tent 4:15 Chapel Chamber Music (free) Local business support provded by Alpine Bank, Aspen Aspen Chapel BARTÓK: The Miraculous Mandarin Suite Winds Competition Winner 5:15 Basalt Regional Library Recital -----INTERMISSION----- Basalt Regional Library RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade, op. 35 8:00 Special Event: A Recital by the Newly Re-Formed 7:30 A Recital by Andreas Haefliger piano ($55) Emerson String Quartet with Cellist Paul Watkins ($65) Harris Concert Hall Harris Concert Hall With special thanks to Ali and Lew Sanders Sponsored by Friends and Admirers of these Magnificent Sylvia Rosenberg violin Artists James Dunham viola Eugene Drucker violin Michael Mermagen cello Philip Setzer violin Andreas Haefliger piano Emerson String Quartet string quartet BERIO: Erdenklavier Lawrence Dutton viola BERIO: Wasserklavier Paul Watkins cello SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 57 HAYDN: String Quartet in G minor, Hob. III/33, op. 20, no. 3 -----INTERMISSION----- BRITTEN: String Quartet No. 3, op. 94 BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106, -----INTERMISSION----- "Hammerklavier" BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in F major, op. 59, no. 1, "Razumovsky"
Wednesday, August 7 8:30 String Showcase (free) 12:00 High Notes (free) Edlis Neeson Hall Paepcke Auditorium
3:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Friday, August 9 Harris Concert Hall 9:30 AM Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal ($18) 3:30 House Music (Chamber) Benedict Music Tent Private residence to be announced 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) 6:00 Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra ($25) Aspen Chapel Benedict Music Tent With special thanks to Carrie and Joe Wells, Local business 12:30 Listener's Master Class: support provided by The Hotel Jerome Crossroads Church Concerto Competition Winner Federico Cortese conductor 2:00 Chapel Piano Recital (free) WEBERN: Passacaglia, op. 1 Aspen Chapel SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759, "Unfinished" 4:45 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music 3:00 Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) Harris Concert Hall Harris Concert Hall Ann Schein piano TBA piano 4:00 Aspen Festival Orchestra ($78) MOZART: Piano Sonata in A major, K. 331 (K. 300i) Benedict Music Tent MOZART: Piano Sonata in F major, K. 332 (K. 300k) With special thanks to Richard Edwards, in memory of Harley Baldwin 6:00 Aspen Chamber Symphony ($80) Stefan Jackiw violin Benedict Music Tent David Robertson conductor With special thanks to Vicki and Ed Bass Narek Hakhnazaryan cello Sarah Chang violin Inon Barnatan piano James Feddeck conductor BEETHOVEN: Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, RESPIGHI: Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 1 op. 56, “Triple” BARBER: Violin Concerto, op. 14 -----INTERMISSION------INTERMISSION----- STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, op. 97, "Rhenish" Monday, August 12 8:30 Wind Ensemble (free) 6:00 Chamber Music ($46) Harris Concert Hall Benedict Music Tent Joaquin Valdepeñas conductor Paul Kantor violin STRAVINSKY: Octet Espen Lilleslåtten violin MILHAUD: La création du monde, op. 81 Robert McDuffie violin WEILL: Kleine Dreigroschenmusik (Little Threepenny Music) Victoria Chiang viola Michael Mermagen cello Yoheved Kaplinsky piano Saturday, August 10 Virginia Weckstrom piano 10:00 AM Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) BARTÓK: Piano Quintet, BB 33 Wheeler Opera House Paul Kantor violin, Espen Lilleslåtten violin, Victoria With special thanks to Becky and Michael Murray Chiang viola, Michael Mermagen cello, Virginia Weckstrom piano 1:00 Music on the Mountain Comp Program chamber work Top of Aspen Mountain (gondola ticket required) BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, op. 30, no. 2 Robert McDuffie violin, Yoheved Kaplinsky piano 4:30 Chamber Music ($46) Harris Concert Hall 8:00 An Evening with Performance Today and Fred Child Aspen Contemporary Ensemble conductor ($25) Sydney Hodkinson conductor Harris Concert Hall Jonathan Haas percussion The residency of Performance Today is made possible by a Yoheved Kaplinsky piano special gift by the Sidney E. Frank Foundation, With special Robert Spano piano thanks to Sam Brown and Alison Teal - Centennial Partners BARTÓK: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, BB 115 SALZÉDO: Scintillation SYDNEY HODKINSON: Chaconne in B-flat Tuesday, August 13 JOHN CORIGLIANO: Of Rage and Remembrance 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Chapel 8:00 A Recital by Orli Shaham piano ($55) Harris Concert Hall 1:00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class ($25) Local business support by Carl's Pharmacy and Miners' Harris Concert Hall Building David Halen violin 4:00 American Academy of Conducting at Aspen Alexander Kerr violin Orchestra (free) Masao Kawasaki viola Benedict Music Tent Brinton Smith cello With special thanks to Merle C. Chambers and Hugh A. Grant Anton Nel piano AACA Violin Competition Winner violin Orli Shaham piano SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47 BRAHMS: Three Intermezzos, op. 117 AACA Violin Competition Winner violin MAW: Personae -----INTERMISSION----- BRUCE ADOLPHE: Intermezzo MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 in D major BRAHMS: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, op. 56b BRAHMS: Piano Quintet in F minor, op. 34
Sunday, August 11 9:00 AM Composer Showcase (8/11) (free) Harris Concert Hall
9:30 AM Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($18) Benedict Music Tent 7:30 Special Event: Harris Hall 20th Anniversary Concert 7:00 Aspen Opera Theater performs Monteverdi's ($75) L’incoronazione di Poppea ($50, $25 obstructed) Harris Concert Hall Wheeler Opera House Robert McDuffie violin With special thanks to Eva and Marc Stern Joshua Weilerstein conductor Jane Glover conductor Haeran Hong soprano MONTEVERDI: L’incoronazione di Poppea Sharon Isbin guitar JOAN TOWER: Fifth Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman 8:00 A Recital by the Van Cliburn International Piano VILLA-LOBOS: Bachianas brasileiras No. 5 Competition Winner ($46) JOHN CORIGLIANO: Troubadours, Variations for Guitar and Harris Concert Hall Chamber Orchestra With special thanks to Nanette and Jerry E. Finger OSVALDO GOLIJOV: Last Round An Evening with the Van Cliburn International Piano -----INTERMISSION----- Competition Winner PHILIP GLASS: Movement 4 from Violin Concerto No. 2, "American Four Seasons" 8:30 String Showcase (free) J. S. BACH: Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 Scanlan Hall TELEMANN: Concerto for Three Violins in F major, TWV 53:F1 from Tafelmusik, Part 2 8:30 Guitar Recital (free) VIVALDI: Concerto for Four Violins in B minor, RV 580, op. 3, Edlis Neeson Hall no. 10
Friday, August 16 Wednesday, August 14 9:30 AM Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal 12:00 High Notes (free) ($18) Paepcke Auditorium Benedict Music Tent
3:00 Spotlight Recital (free) 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Harris Concert Hall Aspen Chapel
3:30 House Music (Opera) 4:45 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music Private residence to be announced Harris Concert Hall Finghin Collins piano 5:00 Kids Notes: Pre Concert Family Event (free) MOZART: Piano Sonata in G major, K. 283 (K. 189h) Meadows Hospitality Tent MOZART: Piano Sonata in D major, K. 284 (K. 205b)
6:00 Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra ($25) 6:00 Aspen Chamber Symphony ($74) Benedict Music Tent Benedict Music Tent With special thanks to Ellen and Irvine Hockaday With special thanks to Kay and Matthew Bucksbaum Christopher James Lees conductor Christian Arming conductor John O'Conor piano Nancy Goeres bassoon MUSORGSKY/RAVEL: Pictures at an Exhibition Daniil Trifonov piano -----INTERMISSION----- ALAN FLETCHER: Bassoon Concerto MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-flat major, K. 449 MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K. 271, PAUL DOOLEY: Point Blank (2012 Druckman Prize) “Jeunehomme” -----INTERMISSION----- 8:30 A Recital: Seven Deadly Sins ($46) BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92 Harris Concert Hall With special thanks to Rita and Irwin Blitt Joshua Weilerstein conductor Saturday, August 17 WEILL: Die sieben Todsünden (The Seven Deadly Sins) 10:00 AM Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) -----INTERMISSION----- Wheeler Opera House JANÁČEK: The Diary of One Who Vanished With special thanks to Becky and Michael Murray
4:30 Chamber Music ($46) Thursday, August 15 Harris Concert Hall 10:00 AM Piano Master Class ($25) Renata Arado violin Harris Concert Hall Bing Wang violin Aspen Contemporary Ensemble conductor 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Sydney Hodkinson conductor Aspen Chapel Stephen Wyrczynski viola Brinton Smith cello 4:15 Chapel Chamber Music (free) Nancy Allen harp Aspen Chapel Finghin Collins piano KIRCHNER: Music for Twelve 5:15 Basalt Regional Library Recital BRITTEN: Suite for Harp, op. 83 Basalt Regional Library DVOŘÁK: Piano Quintet in A major, B. 155, op. 81
7:00 Aspen Opera Theater performs Monteverdi's L’incoronazione di Poppea ($50, $25 obstructed) Wheeler Opera House Jane Glover conductor MONTEVERDI: L’incoronazione di Poppea
8:00 A Recital by Vladimir Feltsman piano ($65) Harris Concert Hall With special thanks to Jon and Barbara Lee Vladimir Feltsman piano HAYDN: Piano Sonata in A-flat major, Hob. XVI/46 SCHUBERT: Piano Sonata in A minor, D. 537, op. 164 -----INTERMISSION----- LISZT: Ballade No. 2, LW A181 LISZT: Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude from Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, LW A158 SKRYABIN: Vers la flamme, poème, op. 72
Sunday, August 18 9:30 AM Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($18) Benedict Music Tent
3:00 Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) Harris Concert Hall
4:00 Aspen Festival Orchestra ($78) Benedict Music Tent With special thanks to Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass - Mercedes T. Bass Charitable Corporation Eric Owens bass-baritone Robert Spano conductor Heidi Melton soprano VERDI: Overture to La forza del destino VERDI: "Son giunta! ... Madre, pietosa Vergine" from La forza del destino VERDI: "Ella giammai m'amò" from Don Carlos -----INTERMISSION----- WAGNER: Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre WAGNER: Wotan's Farewell from Die Walküre WAGNER: Siegfried’s Death and Funeral Music from Götterdämmerung WAGNER: Brünnhilde’s Immolation from Götterdämmerung