Aspen Music Festival and School Robert Spano, Music Director A Recital by Robert McDuffie, Alan Fletcher, President and CEO violin, and Robert Spano, piano

Thursday, February 11, 2021 6:30 pm Online

BRAHMS Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, op. 78 (1878–79) 29' (1833–1897) Vivace ma non troppo Adagio Allegro molto moderato

BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, op. 30, no. 2 (1801–02) 25' (1770–1827) Allegro con brio Adagio cantabile Scherzo: Allegro Finale: Allegro Robert McDuffie,violin Robert Spano, piano

This program will be performed without intermission

The Aspen Music Festival and School uses Steinway As a courtesy, unauthorized recording and photographing are not allowed in any AMFS concert venue. and Boston pianos, designed by Steinway & Sons; No smoking please. Children under four are not admitted. Fire codes prohibit seating in the aisles. Steinway & Sons is represented in Colorado Theuse of cellular phones and tablets inside an AMFS concert venue is strictly prohibited. exclusively by Schmitt Music. Before the concert begins and again after intermission, please switch off all devices and turn off the electronic signal on your watch or pager. Artist Biographies Robert Spano, Grammy-nominated violinist Robert McDuffie conductor, pianist, enjoys a dynamic and multi-faceted career. While composer, and teach- appearing as soloist with the world’s foremost orches- er, is known worldwide tras on five continents, he has also shared the stage for the intensity of his with Rolling Stones pianist Chuck Leavell and the artistry and distinc- late Gregg Allman, and actress and playwright Anna tive communicative Deavere Smith. dedicated his Second abilities, creating a Violin Concerto, “The American Four Seasons”, to Don’t miss the sense of inclusion and Mr. McDuffie. Mike Mills of the iconic band R.E.M. warmth among musi- composed a Concerto for Violin, Rock Band, and rest of our cians and audiences that is unique among Ameri- String Orchestra for can orchestras. Beginning his 20th season as Music him. Mr. McDuffie Winter Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and his has been performing first as Principal Guest Conductor of the Fort Worth both of these works Symphony Orchestra, this imaginative conductor is throughout the Unit- recital series! an approachable artist with the innate ability to share ed States and abroad his enthusiasm for music. An avid mentor to rising and has recorded artists, he has nurtured the careers of numerous both on the Orange celebrated composers, conductors, and performers. Mountain Music Label. His discography also includes As Music Director of the Aspen Music Festival and acclaimed recordings on Telarc and EMI. School since 2011, he oversees the programming of Tengku Irfan more than 300 events and educational programs for Robert McDuffie is the founder of the Chamber February 18 630 students and young performers. Music Festival in Italy, where he has been given the prestigious Premio Simpatia by the mayor of Rome Highlights of Mr. Spano’s 2020–2021 season include and will be awarded the Premio delle Muse at the conducting engagements with the Fort Worth, Hous- Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy. He is also founder ton, and New World Symphonies, in addition to mul- of the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings, a conserva- tiple programs with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. tory for undergraduate and graduate students at Mer- cer University in his native city of Macon, . With a discography of acclaimed recordings for Tel- arc, Deutsche Grammophon, and ASO Media, Robert Robert McDuffie plays a 1735 Guarneri del Gesù Spano has garnered six GrammyTM Awards with the violin, the “Ladenburg”, which is owned by a limited Atlanta Symphony. Spano is on faculty at Oberlin partnership formed by Mr. McDuffie. Conservatory and has received honorary doctorates from Bowling Green State University, the Curtis Insti- tute of Music, Emory University, and Oberlin. Maestro “eminently cultured...as much Spano is one of two classical musicians inducted into through sheer incisiveness as the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and makes his home through power.” in Atlanta. —New York Times

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