ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL AND 6:00 Aspen Chamber Symphony ($75) SCHOOL Benedict Music Tent 2014 Season: Simone Porter violin Thomas Søndergård conductor June 26-August 17, 2014 BEETHOVEN: Overture to Egmont, op. 84 MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E minor, op. Thursday, June 26 64 SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 2 in C major, op. 61 4:15 Chapel Chamber Music (free) Aspen Chapel Saturday, June 28 GRISEY: Charme STEPHEN HARTKE: Caoine 10:00 AM Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) ATAR ARAD: from Sonata for Viola Solo Wheeler Opera House TAKEMITSU: Voice BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in F major, op. 135 4:30 Chamber Music ($45) Harris Concert Hall 4:30 Bassoon Master Class Renata Arado violin Classroom 1 David Halen violin Espen Lilleslåtten violin 7:00 A Recital by Robert McDuffie violin and Sydney Hodkinson conductor Robert Spano piano ($55) Pureum Jo soprano Harris Concert Hall Desmond Hoebig cello BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, op. Kenneth Merrill piano 23 Anton Nel piano BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, op. Virginia Weckstrom piano 24, "Spring" LUKE BEDFORD: Wonderful No-Headed PHILIP GLASS: Violin Concerto No. 2, "The Nightingale American Four Seasons" MARTINŮ: Sonatina for Two Violins and Piano, H. 198 Friday, June 27 R. STRAUSS: from 8 Gedichte aus Letzte Blätter, op. 10 9:30 AM Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress R. STRAUSS: Breit über mein Haupt from Six Rehearsal ($18) Lieder aus Lotosblätter, op. 19 Benedict Music Tent R. STRAUSS: Kling! from Five Lieder, op. 48 Simone Porter violin BRAHMS: Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, op. 101 Thomas Søndergård conductor BEETHOVEN: Overture to Egmont, op. 84 6:00 Special Event: Tony Bennett Dinner ($500) MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E minor, op. Meadows Hospitality Tent 64 SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 2 in C major, op. 61 8:30 Special Event: Tony Bennett ($500, $125, $90, $60 obstructed) 4:30 Walking Tour to the Tent Benedict Music Tent Hotel Jerome Sunday, June 29 4:45 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music ($10, or free with same-day ACS ticket) 9:30 AM Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Harris Concert Hall Rehearsal ($18) Felicia He piano; Yoheved Kaplinsky piano Benedict Music Tent MOZART: Fantasia in C minor, K. 475 Robert Spano conductor MOZART: Eight Variations on "Come un agnello" Simon Trpčeski piano in A major, K. 460 (454a) RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C 4:00 American Academy of Conducting at minor, op. 18 Aspen Orchestra (free) BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 Benedict Music Tent BERLIOZ: Le corsaire Overture, op. 21 2:00 Walking Tour to the Tent STRAVINSKY: Jeu de cartes Hotel Jerome BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 73

3:00 Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) 7:00 Double Bass Master Class Harris Concert Hall Classroom 1

4:00 Aspen Festival Orchestra ($78) 7:30 A Recital by Philip Setzer violin, David Benedict Music Tent Finckel cello, and Wu Han piano ($55) Robert Spano conductor Harris Concert Hall Simon Trpčeski piano BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio in G major, op. 1, no. 2 RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, op. minor, op. 18 67 BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 DVOŘÁK: Piano Trio, B. 166, op. 90, "Dumky"

Monday, June 30 Wednesday, July 2

10:15 AM Bucksbaum Campus Public Tour 12:00 High Notes: Alan Fletcher surveys the Bucksbaum Campus 2014 season repertoire and interviews members of the Takács Quartet 12:00 BMT-HCH Public Tour Christ Episcopal Church Benedict Music Tent Plaza 1:00 Trumpet Master Class 8:00 Chamber Music ($45) Castle Creek 01 Harris Concert Hall Earl Carlyss violin; Geoffrey Hahn baritone 1:00 Viola Studio Class - Dunham Alexandra Rodrick mezzo-soprano Classroom 1 Natalie Dewey soprano; Joseph Leppek tenor Darrett Adkins cello; Joaquin Valdepeñas clarinet 1:00 Violin Studio Class - Kantor Elizabeth Buccheri piano, Timothy Long piano Edlis Neeson Hall Anton Nel piano, Ann Schein piano WEINBERG: Clarinet Sonata, op. 28 1:30 Oboe Master Class STEPHEN HOUGH: Other Love Songs Aspen High School Rm. 1122 RAVEL: Piano Trio 3:00 Clarinet Master Class Tuesday, July 1 Classroom 3

1:00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class ($25) 6:00 Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra ($25) Harris Concert Hall Benedict Music Tent William Hagen violin 1:00 Cello Master Class Hugh Wolff conductor Castle Creek 01 BRAHMS: Tragic Overture, op. 81 SAINT-SAËNS: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, 1:00 Trombone Master Class op. 61 Edlis Neeson Hall BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92

3:00 Viola Master Class Classroom 1

8:30 A Recital by Stephen Hough piano ($55) J. S. SMITH/SOUSA: The Star-Spangled Banner Harris Concert Hall JOHN WILLIAMS/JAMES CURNOW: The SCHOENBERG: Sechs kleine Klavierstücke, op. 19 Cowboys R. STRAUSS: Träumerei, op. 9, no. 4 JAMES HOSAY: And the Multitude With One WAGNER: Albumblatt in C major, "In das Album Voice Spoke der Fürstin Metternich" RANDOL BASS: A New Birth of Freedom BRUCKNER: Erinnerung in A-flat major GOULD/LANG: American Salute BRAHMS: Fantasien, op. 116 SOUSA: Riders for the Flag STEPHEN HOUGH: Piano Sonata No. 2 (notturno RICHARD SAUCEDO: American Barndance luminoso) LOWDEN: Armed Forces Salute SCHUMANN: Carnaval, scènes mignonnes sur BERLIN/JAMES KESSLER: God Bless America quatre notes, op. 9 WILLSON/ANDERSON/JAY BOCOOK: "Seventy Six Trombones" from The Music Man Thursday, July 3 SOUSA: The Stars and Stripes Forever

10:00 AM Piano Master Class ($25) Saturday, July 5 Harris Concert Hall 9:30 AM Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Rehearsal ($18) Aspen Community Church Benedict Music Tent Gil Shaham violin 3:00 Piano Notes - Stephen Hough Robert Spano conductor Scanlan Hall BEETHOVEN: Coriolan Overture, op. 62 BARTÓK: Violin Concerto No. 2, BB 117 4:15 Chapel Chamber Music (free) BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67 Aspen Chapel 10:00 AM Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) 4:30 Bassoon Master Class Wheeler Opera House Classroom 1 1:00 Music On the Mountain 8:00 A Recital by the Takács Quartet ($55) Top of Aspen Mountain (gondola ticket required) Harris Concert Hall Edward Dusinberre violin 4:45 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music Károly Schranz violin ($10, or free with same-day ACS ticket) Takács Quartet Harris Concert Hall Geraldine Walther viola Hewen Ma piano András Fejér cello Angie Zhang piano JANÁČEK: String Quartet No. 2, "Intimate MOZART: Adagio in C major, K. 356 (617a) Letters" MOZART: Ten Variations on "Unser dummer BARBER: Adagio for Strings, op. 11 Pöbel meint" in G major, K. 455 BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in A minor, op. 132 6:00 Aspen Chamber Symphony ($75) 8:30 String Showcase (free) Benedict Music Tent Edlis Neeson Hall Gil Shaham violin Robert Spano conductor Friday, July 4 BEETHOVEN: Coriolan Overture, op. 62 BARTÓK: Violin Concerto No. 2, BB 117 4:00 Fourth of July Concert (free) BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67 Benedict Music Tent Lawrence Isaacson conductor David Helfand guest conductor Joshua Arky baritone Sunday, July 6 MARK SIMPSON: Septet CHOPIN: Polonaise-Fantasy in A-flat major, op. 9:30 AM Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress 61 Rehearsal ($18) ARIBERT REIMANN: Nachtstück Benedict Music Tent SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Quintet in G minor, op. Joshua Bell violin; James Feddeck organ 57 Miguel Harth-Bedoya conductor FALLA: Selections from the Three-Cornered Hat Tuesday, July 8 Suites BRUCH: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 26 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) TCHAIKOVSKY/LASCAE: Mélodie, op. 42, no. 3 Aspen Chapel SAINT-SAËNS: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, op. 78 "Organ" 1:00 Cello Master Class Castle Creek 01 2:00 Walking Tour to the Tent Hotel Jerome 1:00 Double Bass Master Class Classroom 3 3:00 Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) Harris Concert Hall 1:00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall 4:00 Aspen Festival Orchestra ($85) Benedict Music Tent 1:00 Trombone Master Class Joshua Bell violin; James Feddeck organ Edlis Neeson Hall Miguel Harth-Bedoya conductor FALLA: Selections from the Three-Cornered Hat 3:00 Viola Master Class Suites Classroom 1 BRUCH: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 26 TCHAIKOVSKY/LASCAE: Mélodie, op. 42, no. 3 3:30 Hotel Music ($50) SAINT-SAËNS: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, op. Viceroy Snowmass Hotel 78 "Organ" 4:00 American Academy of Conducting at 7:00 2014 Violin Competition Aspen Orchestra (free) Scanlan Hall Benedict Music Tent AACA Piano Competition Winner Monday, July 7 THOMAS ADÈS: Dances from Powder Her Face MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 10:15 AM Bucksbaum Campus Public Tour 491 Bucksbaum Campus RAVEL: Rapsodie espagnole DEBUSSY: Iberia from Images 12:00 BMT-HCH Public Tour Benedict Music Tent Plaza 7:30 A Recital by the Takács Quartet ($55) Harris Concert Hall 5:00 2014 Winds Competition Edward Dusinberre violin; Károly Schranz violin Edlis Neeson Hall Takács Quartet; Geraldine Walther viola András Fejér cello 6:00 Chamber Music ($45) JANÁČEK: String Quartet No. 1 after L. N. Harris Concert Hall Tolstoy, "The Kreutzer Sonata" William Hagen violin; Alexander Kerr violin SMETANA: String Quartet No. 1 in E minor, Sydney Hodkinson conductor "From My Life" Steven Eddy baritone; Masao Kawasaki viola BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in E minor, op. 59, Eric Kim cello; Zalman Kelber piano no. 2, "Razumovsky" Steven Osborne piano; Ann Schein piano 8:00 Under the Radar: A Tribute to Frank Zappa Thursday, July 10 ($25 seated; $15 standing) Belly Up Aspen 10:30 AM Tunes & Tales (free, for ages 4-9 with an adult) Wednesday, July 9 Pitkin County Library

12:00 High Notes: “Dvořák, Mahler, and the 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) New World” — Noted musicologist, author and Aspen Community Church cultural historian Joseph Horowitz joins Alan Fletcher in discussion of the effects of the New 3:00 Piano Notes - Steven Osborne World on the music of Dvořák and Mahler (free) Castle Creek 01 Paepcke Auditorium 4:00 Pre Concert Event Family Concert I 1:00 Viola Studio Class - Dunham Edlis Neeson Hall Classroom 1 4:15 Chapel Chamber Music (free) 1:00 Violin Studio Class - Kantor Aspen Chapel Edlis Neeson Hall 4:30 Bassoon Master Class 1:30 Oboe Master Class Classroom 1 Aspen High School Rm. 1122 5:00 Family Concert I (free) 3:00 Clarinet Master Class Edlis Neeson Hall Classroom 3 Nikolas Nägele conductor STRAVINSKY: The Soldier's Tale Suite 3:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Harris Concert Hall 7:00 Aspen Opera Theater performs Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin ($65, $25 3:30 House Music (Opera) ($90) obstructed) Private residence to be announced Wheeler Opera House Steven Mercurio conductor 6:00 Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra ($25) TCHAIKOVSKY: Eugene Onegin, op. 24 Benedict Music Tent Nikolas Nägele conductor 8:00 An Evening with Performance Today and Steven Osborne piano Fred Child ($25) SYDNEY HODKINSON: Epitaphion Harris Concert Hall RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G major DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 8 in G major, B. 163, op. 8:30 String Showcase (free) 88 Edlis Neeson Hall

8:30 A Recital by Daniel Hope violin ($55) Friday, July 11 Harris Concert Hall Daniel Hope violin; Edgar Meyer bass 9:30 AM Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Burt Hara clarinet; Nancy Goeres bassoon Rehearsal ($18) Louis Hanzlik trumpet; Michael Powell trombone Benedict Music Tent Jonathan Haas percussion Daniel Hope violin; Nicholas McGegan conductor Edward Berkeley director Andrew Bain horn; Alexander Kienle horn BEETHOVEN/JAN MÜLLER-WIELAND: Overture Kevin Rivard horn; John Zirbel horn to Egmont, op. 84 SCHUMANN: Concert Piece for Four Horns and STRAVINSKY: Histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Orchestra Tale) SCHNITTKE: Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Chamber Orchestra) MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 4 in A major, op. Esther Heideman soprano 90, "Italian" James Dunham viola Eric Kim cello ESA-PEKKA SALONEN: Five Images After 10:00 AM Piano Master Class ($25) Sappho Harris Concert Hall ARENSKY: String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, op. 35 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 6:00 Brass Ensemble (free) Benedict Music Tent 12:30 Listener's Master Class (Free) Per Brevig conductor Crossroads Church Nadine Asin flute Han Chen piano 2:00 Chapel Piano Recital (free) DUKAS: Fanfare pour précéder La Péri Aspen Chapel HINDEMITH: Concert Music for Piano, Brass, and Harps, op. 49 4:30 Walking Tour to the Tent WALTER ROSS: Concertino in Silver and Bronze Hotel Jerome TOMASI: Fanfares liturgiques

4:45 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music 7:00 Aspen Opera Theater performs ($10, or free with same-day ACS ticket) Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin ($65, $25 Harris Concert Hall obstructed) Choong Mo Kang piano Wheeler Opera House Tsotne Tsotskhalashvili piano Steven Mercurio conductor MOZART: Rondo in D major, K. 485 TCHAIKOVSKY: Eugene Onegin, op. 24 MOZART: Eight Variations on "Ein Weib ist das herrlichste Ding" in F major, K. 613 8:00 A Recital by Anne Akiko Meyers violin and Anton Nel piano ($50) 6:00 Aspen Chamber Symphony ($75) Harris Concert Hall Benedict Music Tent MOZART: Violin Sonata in F major, K. 377 (374e) Daniel Hope violin; Nicholas McGegan conductor SOMEI SATOH: Sange Andrew Bain horn; Alexander Kienle horn RAVEL: Violin Sonata No. 2 Kevin Rivard horn; John Zirbel horn PIAZZOLLA: Milonga Del Angel SCHUMANN: Concert Piece for Four Horns and PIAZZOLLA: Oblivion Orchestra MASON BATES: Suite for Solo Violin SCHNITTKE: Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Chamber Orchestra Sunday, July 13 MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 4 in A major, op. 90, "Italian" 9:00 AM AACA Composition Program Readings 1 (free) Saturday, July 12 Harris Concert Hall

10:00 AM Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) 9:30 AM Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Wheeler Opera House Rehearsal ($18) Benedict Music Tent 1:00 Music On the Mountain James Gaffigan conductor; Yefim Bronfman piano Top of Aspen Mountain (gondola ticket required) CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS: Rainbow Body BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat 4:30 Chamber Music ($45) major, op. 73, "Emperor" Harris Concert Hall DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, op. 95, Alexander Kerr violin "From the New World" Sydney Hodkinson conductor 2:00 Walking Tour to the Tent Hotel Jerome 8:00 Finckel-Wu Han Chamber Music Studio Recital (free) 3:00 Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) Harris Concert Hall Harris Concert Hall BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio in D major, op. 70, no. 1, "Ghost" 4:00 Aspen Festival Orchestra ($78) MENDELSSOHN: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, op. Benedict Music Tent 66 James Gaffigan conductor BRAHMS: Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, op. 87 Yefim Bronfman piano DVOŘÁK: Piano Quartet in E-flat major, B. 162, CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS: Rainbow Body op. 87 BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73, "Emperor" Tuesday, July 15 DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, op. 95, "From the New World" 10:30 AM Tunes & Tales (free, for ages 4-9 with an adult) Monday, July 14 Basalt Regional Library

10:15 AM Bucksbaum Campus Public Tour 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Bucksbaum Campus Aspen Chapel

10:30 AM Gotta Move! (free, for ages 2-7 with 1:00 Cello Master Class an adult) Castle Creek 01 Castle Creek 01 1:00 Piano Notes - Marc-Andre Hamelin 12:00 BMT-HCH Public Tour Classroom 2 Benedict Music Tent Plaza 1:00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class ($25) 6:00 Chamber Music ($45) Harris Concert Hall Harris Concert Hall David Coucheron violin; 1:00 Trombone Master Class Paul Kantor violin Edlis Neeson Hall Christopher Hanulik bass Victoria Chiang viola 3:00 Viola Master Class James Dunham viola Classroom 1 Beth Guterman Chu viola David Finckel cello 4:00 American Academy of Conducting at Michael Mermagen cello Aspen Orchestra (free) Rita Sloan piano Benedict Music Tent Virginia Weckstrom piano RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2 Wu Han piano SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 43 BRAHMS: Trio for Viola, Cello, and Piano in A minor, op. 114 7:00 Double Bass Master Class PIERRE JALBERT: Wild Ambrosia Classroom 1 MENDELSSOHN: Sextet in D major, op. 110 7:30 A Recital by the Emerson String Quartet 7:00 Aspen Opera Theater performs ($65) Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin ($65, $25 Harris Concert Hall obstructed) Eugene Drucker violin; Philip Setzer violin Wheeler Opera House Emerson String Quartet Steven Mercurio conductor Lawrence Dutton viola; Paul Watkins cello TCHAIKOVSKY: Eugene Onegin, op. 24 BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Thursday, July 17 op. 131 SCHUBERT: String Quartet in D minor, D. 810, 10:00 AM Piano Master Class ($25) “Death and the Maiden” Harris Concert Hall

Wednesday, July 16 10:30 AM Tunes & Tales (free, for ages 4-9 with an adult) 9:00 AM AACA Composition Program Pitkin County Library Readings 2 (free) Harris Concert Hall 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church 12:00 High Notes: A conversation with conductor Nicholas McGegan, pianist Joyce 4:15 Chapel Chamber Music (free) Yang, and AMFS President and CEO Alan Aspen Chapel Fletcher (free) Christ Episcopal Church 4:30 Bassoon Master Class Classroom 1 1:00 Trumpet Master Class Castle Creek 01 5:15 Basalt Regional Library Recital Basalt Regional Library 1:00 Viola Studio Class - Dunham Classroom 1 6:00 An Evening with Misha and Cipa Dichter pianos ($65) 1:00 Violin Studio Class - Kantor Benedict Music Tent Edlis Neeson Hall MENDELSSOHN: Songs without words, op. 62 RACHMANINOFF: Six Pieces for Four Hands, op. 1:30 Oboe Master Class 11 Aspen High School Rm. 1122 SAINT-SAËNS: Variations on a Theme of DVOŘÁK: Legends, B. 117, op. 59 3:00 Clarinet Master Class Misha Dichter piano, Cipa Dichter piano Classroom 3 RACHMANINOFF: Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, op. 17 3:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Harris Concert Hall 8:30 Recital: A Baroque Evening with Nicholas McGegan conductor and harpsichord ($65) 6:00 Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra ($25) Harris Concert Hall Benedict Music Tent Naoko Tanaka violin Violin Competition Winner Nicholas McGegan conductor and harpsichord Christoph König conductor Nadine Asin flute; Elaine Douvas oboe BERLIOZ: Romeo Alone and Festivities at Per Hannevold bassoon; Kevin Cobb trumpet Capulet's from Roméo et Juliette, op. 17 Fabiola Kim violin; Edson Scheid violin BRITTEN: Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20 C. P. E. BACH: String Symphony in E major, WQ BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D major, op. 77 182, H. 662 TELEMANN: Suite in A minor, TWV 55:a2 8:30 A Recital by Marc-André Hamelin piano BISCOGLI: Concerto for Oboe, Bassoon, and ($55) Trumpet in D major Harris Concert Hall J. S. BACH: Concerto for Three Violins in D major, FIELD: Andante inédit in E-flat major BWV 1064 SCHUBERT: Piano Sonata in A major, D. 664, op. 120 8:30 String Showcase (free) LISZT: from Soirées de Vienna, LW A131 Edlis Neeson Hall SCHUBERT: Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D. 960 Friday, July 18 4:30 Chamber Music ($45) Harris Concert Hall 9:30 AM Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Naoko Tanaka violin; Brett Dean viola Rehearsal ($18) James Dunham viola; Darrett Adkins cello Benedict Music Tent Michael Mermagen cello Osmo Vänskä conductor Elizabeth Koch Tiscione oboe Joyce Yang piano Osmo Vänskä clarinet; Nancy Goeres bassoon STEVEN STUCKY: Rhapsodies Dejan Lazić piano; Anton Nel piano GRIEG: Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16 MOZART: Piano Quartet in E-flat major, K. 493 NIELSEN: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, op. 7 DVOŘÁK: Wind Serenade in D minor, B. 77, op. 44 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) BRAHMS: Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, op. 60 Aspen Community Church 8:00 A Recital by the Pacifica Quartet ($45) 12:30 Listener's Master Class (Free) Harris Concert Hall Crossroads Church Pacifica Quartet Sibbi Bernhardsson violin; Simin Ganatra violin 2:00 Chapel Piano Recital (free) Masumi Per Rostad viola; Brandon Vamos cello Aspen Chapel SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet No. 2 in A major, op. 68 4:30 Walking Tour to the Tent SCHNITTKE: String Quartet No. 3 Hotel Jerome SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet No. 9 in E-flat major, op. 117 4:45 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music ($10, or free with same-day ACS ticket) Sunday, July 20 Harris Concert Hall Anton Nel piano 9:30 AM Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Artur Wysoczanski piano Rehearsal ($18) MOZART: Adagio in B minor, K. 540 Benedict Music Tent MOZART: Nine Variations on a Minuet by J. P. Robert McDuffie violin; Thierry Fischer conductor Duport in D major, K. 573 RAVEL: Valses nobles et sentimentales TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto in D major, op. 6:00 Aspen Chamber Symphony ($75) 35 Benedict Music Tent BRETT DEAN: Three Memorials Osmo Vänskä conductor RAVEL: La valse Joyce Yang piano STEVEN STUCKY: Rhapsodies 2:00 Walking Tour to the Tent GRIEG: Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16 Hotel Jerome NIELSEN: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, op. 7 3:00 Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) 8:30 Woodwind Bash 1 Harris Concert Hall Scanlan Hall

Saturday, July 19 4:00 Aspen Festival Orchestra ($85) Benedict Music Tent 10:00 AM Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) Robert McDuffie violin Wheeler Opera House Thierry Fischer conductor RAVEL: Valses nobles et sentimentales 1:00 Music On the Mountain TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto in D major, op. Top of Aspen Mountain (gondola ticket required) 35 BRETT DEAN: Three Memorials RAVEL: La valse 6:30 2014 Low Strings Competition 3:30 Piano Notes - Jeremy Denk Castle Creek 01 Edlis Neeson Hall

Monday, July 21 7:30 A Recital: Der Cornet ($45) Harris Concert Hall 10:15 AM Bucksbaum Campus Public Tour David Halen violin Bucksbaum Campus Robert Spano conductor Monica Groop mezzo-soprano 12:00 BMT-HCH Public Tour Darrett Adkins cello Benedict Music Tent Plaza SCHOENBERG: Verklärte Nacht, op. 4 MARTIN: Der Cornet 6:00 Season Benefit - Tribute Dinner Doerr Hosier Center Wednesday, July 23

6:00 Chamber Music ($45) 12:00 High Notes: Composer Lowell Benedict Music Tent Liebermann and pianist Jeremy Denk, in Renata Arado violin; Earl Carlyss violin conversation with AMFS President and CEO Alan Bruce Bransby bass; Albert Laszlo bass Fletcher (free) Edgar Meyer bass; Espen Lilleslåtten viola Paepcke Auditorium Darrett Adkins cello; Ann Schein piano USTVOLSKAYA: Composition No. 2, "Dies Irae" 1:00 Guitar Master Class FRANCK: Piano Quintet in F minor Castle Creek 01

8:00 The Great Flood ($40, $25 for Aspen Film 1:00 Viola Studio Class - Dunham Members) Classroom 1 Harris Concert Hall 1:00 Trumpet Master Class Tuesday, July 22 Aspen High School Rm. 1131

10:30 AM Tunes & Tales (free, for ages 4-9 with 1:00 Violin Studio Class - Kantor an adult) Edlis Neeson Hall Basalt Regional Library 1:30 Oboe Master Class 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen High School Rm. 1122 Aspen Chapel 3:00 Clarinet Master Class 1:00 Cello Master Class Classroom 3 Castle Creek 01 3:00 Spotlight Recital (free) 1:00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall Harris Concert Hall 3:30 House Music (Opera) ($90) 1:00 Trombone Master Class Private residence to be announced Edlis Neeson Hall 6:00 Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra ($25) 3:00 Double Bass Master Class Benedict Music Tent Scanlan Hall Robert Spano conductor Dejan Lazić piano 3:00 Viola Master Class LUKE CARLSON: The Burnished Tide Classroom 1 DEJAN LAZIĆ: Piano Concerto in Istrian Style, op. 18 BARTÓK: Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123

8:30 A Recital by Jeremy Denk piano ($55) 10:00 AM Piano Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall Harris Concert Hall J. S. BACH: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 IVES: Piano Sonata No. 2, "Concord, Mass., 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) 1840–60" Aspen Community Church

Thursday, July 24 12:30 Listener's Master Class (Free) Crossroads Church 10:30 AM Tunes & Tales (free, for ages 4-9 with an adult) 1:00 Guitar Master Class Pitkin County Library Castle Creek 01

12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) 2:00 Chapel Piano Recital (free) Aspen Community Church Aspen Chapel

4:15 First Glimpse: Composition Program 4:30 Walking Tour to the Tent Recital 1 (7/17) (free) Hotel Jerome Aspen Chapel 4:45 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music 4:15 Chapel Chamber Music (free) ($10, or free with same-day ACS ticket) Aspen Chapel Harris Concert Hall Jennie Jiang piano 4:30 Bassoon Master Class Virginia Weckstrom piano Classroom 1 MOZART: Six Variations on a Theme from the Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581 5:15 Basalt Regional Library Recital MOZART: Rondo in A minor, K. 511 Basalt Regional Library 6:00 Aspen Chamber Symphony ($75) 7:00 Aspen Opera Theater performs Lowell Benedict Music Tent Liebermann's The Picture of Dorian Gray, op. 45 Christian Arming conductor ($40, $25 obstructed) Lynn Harrell cello Wheeler Opera House DEBUSSY/ALAN FLETCHER: Six épigraphes Michael Christie conductor antiques LOWELL LIEBERMANN: The Picture of Dorian AUGUSTA READ THOMAS: Cello Concerto No. Gray 3, "Legend of the Phoenix" GERSHWIN: Catfish Row: Suite from Porgy and 8:00 Special Event: The Best of Rufus Bess Wainwright ($50) Harris Concert Hall Saturday, July 26 Rufus Wainwright singer/songwriter Deborah Voigt soprano 10:00 AM Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) Wheeler Opera House

8:30 String Showcase (free) 1:00 Music On the Mountain Edlis Neeson Hall Top of Aspen Mountain (gondola ticket required)

Friday, July 25 4:30 Chamber Music ($45) Harris Concert Hall 9:30 AM Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Masao Kawasaki violin; Espen Lilleslåtten violin Rehearsal ($18) Sydney Hodkinson conductor; Albert Laszlo bass Benedict Music Tent Catharine Carroll viola; Michael Mermagen cello Brinton Smith cello; Yoheved Kaplinsky piano Hotel Jerome MARC-ANDRÉ DALBAVIE: Contrapunctus XIX MOZART: Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478 3:00 Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) SCHUBERT: Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667, op. Paepcke Auditorium posth. 114, "Trout" 4:00 Aspen Festival Orchestra ($78) 6:00 Carbondale Library Recital Benedict Music Tent Women's Voices of the AOTC 6:00 2014 Brass/Percussion Competition Robert Spano conductor Scanlan Hall Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano Colorado Children's Chorale 7:00 Aspen Opera Theater performs Lowell Deborah DeSantis chorus director Liebermann's The Picture of Dorian Gray, op. 45 MAHLER: Symphony No. 3 in D minor ($40, $25 obstructed) Wheeler Opera House Monday, July 28 Michael Christie conductor LOWELL LIEBERMANN: The Picture of Dorian 9:30 AM What to Listen For in Music Gray Edlis Neeson Hall

8:00 A Recital by Augustin Hadelich violin, 10:15 AM Bucksbaum Campus Public Tour Joyce Yang piano, and Pablo Sáinz Villegas Bucksbaum Campus guitar ($55) Harris Concert Hall 12:00 BMT-HCH Public Tour ANDRÉ PREVIN: Tango from Tango Song and Benedict Music Tent Plaza Dance RODRIGO: Invocación y danza 6:00 Chamber Music ($45) FALLA: Suite populaire espagnole Harris Concert Hall GINASTERA: Danzas argentinas, op. 2 Bruce Bransby bass; Yelena Dyachek soprano ANDRÉ PREVIN: Song from Tango Song and James Dunham viola; Richard Aaron cello Dance Michael Mermagen cello; Elaine Douvas oboe PIAZZOLLA: Histoire du Tango Melissa Hooper english horn YSAŸE: Sonata for Unaccompanied Violin in E Nancy Allen harp; Joaquin Valdepeñas clarinet major, op. 27, no. 6 Per Hannevold bassoon; John Zirbel horn ANDRÉ PREVIN: Dance from Tango Song and JOLIVET: Suite liturgique Dance BERWALD: Septet in B-flat major, "Grand" VILLA-LOBOS: Bachianas brasileiras No. 5 8:00 Recital by American Brass Quintet ($45) Sunday, July 27 Harris Concert Hall American Brass Quintet; Kirstin Schularick horn 9:30 AM Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Eric Reed horn; David Wakefield horn Rehearsal ($18) Kevin Cobb trumpet; Louis Hanzlik trumpet Benedict Music Tent Raymond Mase trumpet; Dylan Smith trumpet Women's Voices of the AOTC David Sterrett trumpet; Michael Powell trombone Robert Spano conductor DJ Taylor trombone; Brandon Wright tuba Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano John D. Rojak bass trombone Colorado Children's Chorale MORLEY/RAYMOND MASE: Elizabethan Ayres Deborah DeSantis chorus director LACERDA: Quinteto Concertante MAHLER: Symphony No. 3 in D minor SEBASTIAN CURRIER: Cadence, Fugue, Fade GESUALDO/LOUIS HANZLIK: Three Madrigals 12:00 Guitar Master Class ERIC EWAZEN: Frost Fire Castle Creek 01 G. GABRIELI/RAYMOND MASE: Venetian 2:00 Walking Tour to the Tent Canzoni

Tuesday, July 29 1:30 Oboe Master Class Aspen High School Rm. 1122 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Chapel 3:00 Clarinet Master Class Classroom 3 1:00 Cello Master Class Castle Creek 01 3:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Harris Concert Hall 1:00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class ($25) Harris Concert Hall 3:00 First Glimpse: Composition Program Recital II (7/31) (free) 1:00 Trombone Showcase Harris Concert Hall Edlis Neeson Hall 3:00 Piano Notes - Leonard Slatkin 4:00 American Academy of Conducting at Scanlan Hall Aspen Orchestra (free) Benedict Music Tent 6:00 Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra ($25) BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 36 Benedict Music Tent R. STRAUSS: Tod und Verklärung, op. 24 Augustin Hadelich violin Hannu Lintu conductor 4:30 Peanut Butter & Jam Session SIBELIUS: Finlandia, op. 26 Castle Creek 01 SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47 PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, op. 7:00 Double Bass Master Class 100 Classroom 1 8:00 Viola Master Class 7:30 Recital by American String Quartet ($55) Classroom 1 Harris Concert Hall Laurie Carney violin; Peter Winograd violin 8:30 A Recital: The Beautiful Voice ($45) American String Quartet; Daniel Avshalomov viola Harris Concert Hall Wolfram Koessel cello; Anton Nel piano Alexandra Schenck mezzo-soprano BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in E-flat major, op. Craig Verm baritone; Ashley Curling soprano 127 Elizabeth Sutphen soprano DVOŘÁK: Piano Quintet in A major, B. 155, op. Courtney Taylor soprano; Deborah Voigt soprano 81 Tyson Miller tenor; William Billingham piano Elizabeth Buccheri piano Wednesday, July 30 : Scenes from Rufus Wainwright's Opera Prima Donna 12:00 High Notes: Rufus Wainwright shares R. STRAUSS: from Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59 insights on his music (free) Paepcke Auditorium Thursday, July 31

1:00 Guitar Master Class 10:00 AM Piano Master Class ($25) Castle Creek 01 Harris Concert Hall

1:00 Viola Studio Class - Dunham 10:30 AM Tunes & Tales (free, for ages 4-9 with Classroom 1 an adult) Pitkin County Library

1:00 Violin Studio Class - Kantor 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Edlis Neeson Hall Aspen Community Church

4:15 Chapel Chamber Music (free) 4:30 Walking Tour to the Tent Aspen Chapel Hotel Jerome

4:30 Bassoon Master Class 4:45 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music Classroom 1 ($10, or free with same-day ACS ticket) Harris Concert Hall 5:00 Aspen Music Festival and School Guitar Rita Sloan piano Students in Recital Alexei Ulitin piano Anderson Ranch Arts Center MOZART: Six Variations on "Salve tu, Domine" in F major, K. 398 (416e) 5:15 Basalt Regional Library Recital MOZART: Prelude and Fugue in C major, K. 394 Basalt Regional Library (383a)

8:00 A Recital by Andreas Haefliger piano ($55) 6:00 Aspen Chamber Symphony ($80) Harris Concert Hall Benedict Music Tent BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Sarah Chang violin op. 14, no. 2 Hugh Wolff conductor BERIO: Erdenklavier LIGETI: Romanian Concerto BERIO: Wasserklavier DVOŘÁK: Violin Concerto in A minor, B. 96/108, BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, op. 53 op. 109 R. STRAUSS: Prelude from Capriccio, op. 85 BERIO: Luftklavier COPLAND: Appalachian Spring BERIO: Feuerklavier SCHUMANN: Fantasy in C major, op. 17 Saturday, August 2

8:30 String Showcase (free) 10:00 AM Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) Edlis Neeson Hall Wheeler Opera House

Friday, August 1 1:00 Music On the Mountain Top of Aspen Mountain (gondola ticket required) 9:30 AM Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal ($18) 4:30 Chamber Music ($45) Benedict Music Tent Harris Concert Hall Sarah Chang violin; Hugh Wolff conductor Cornelia Heard violin; Sylvia Rosenberg violin LIGETI: Romanian Concerto Sarah Saviet violin; Sydney Hodkinson conductor COPLAND: Appalachian Spring James Dunham viola; Brinton Smith cello DVOŘÁK: Violin Concerto in A minor, B. 96/108, Robert Atherholt oboe; Andreas Haefliger piano op. 53 Anton Nel piano R. STRAUSS: Prelude from Capriccio, op. 85 KAIJA SAARIAHO: Graal théâtre LOEFFLER: Two Rhapsodies 10:00 AM Piano Notes - Garrick Ohlsson SCHUMANN: Piano Quintet in E-flat major, op. Castle Creek 01 44

12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) 6:00 Carbondale Library Recital Aspen Community Church

12:30 Listener's Master Class (Free) Pitkin County Library

2:00 Chapel Piano Recital (free) 6:00 Wind Ensemble (free) Aspen Chapel Benedict Music Tent Joaquin Valdepeñas conductor Benedict Music Tent R. STRAUSS: Sonatina No. 1 in F major, "Aus der Leonard Slatkin conductor Werkstatt eines Invaliden" Garrick Ohlsson piano VARÈSE: Octandre ROBERTO SIERRA: Fandangos MOZART/TRIEBENSEE: Variations on a theme CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, op. 21 from Don Giovanni R. STRAUSS: Eine Alpensinfonie, op. 64

6:00 2014 Piano Competition 6:30 A Film Screening of Sharon Isbin: Edlis Neeson Hall Troubadour ($10, or free with Aug 2 Isbin recital ticket stub) 8:00 A Recital by Isabel Leonard mezzo- Paepcke Auditorium soprano and Sharon Isbin guitar ($65) Harris Concert Hall 8:00 From the Top ($25) GARCÍA LORCA/SHARON ISBIN: from Canciones Harris Concert Hall españolas antiguas TÁRREGA : Recuerdos de la Alhambra Monday, August 4 ALBÉNIZ/SEGOVIA: Asturias from Suite española No. 1 9:30 AM What to Listen For in Music GARCÍA LORCA/SHARON ISBIN: from Canciones Edlis Neeson Hall españolas antiguas RODRIGO: Aranjuez, ma pensée 10:15 AM Bucksbaum Campus Public Tour GARCÍA LORCA/EMILIO DE TORRE/SHARON Bucksbaum Campus ISBIN: La Tarara from Canciones españolas antiguas 10:30 AM Gotta Move! (free, for ages 2-7 with MONTSALVATGE/SHARON ISBIN: from an adult) Canciones negras Castle Creek 01 GRANADOS: Spanish Dance No. 5: Andaluza from Twelve Spanish Dances 12:00 BMT-HCH Public Tour FALLA/LLOBET/PUJOL: Siete canciones Benedict Music Tent Plaza populares españolas 5:00 2014 Harp Competition Sunday, August 3 Castle Creek 01

9:30 AM Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress 6:00 Percussion Ensemble ($25) Rehearsal ($18) Harris Concert Hall Benedict Music Tent Jonathan Haas conductor Leonard Slatkin conductor VARÈSE: Ionisation Garrick Ohlsson piano JOHN HARBISON: Cortège ROBERTO SIERRA: Fandangos MICHAEL UDOW: Abyss of Time CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, op. 21 JOSEPH PEREIRA: . . .tied to the past R. STRAUSS: Eine Alpensinfonie, op. 64 PETER SCHICKELE: Percussion Sonata No. 1, "Aspen" 12:00 Guitar Master Class Castle Creek 01 Tuesday, August 5

2:00 Walking Tour to the Tent 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Hotel Jerome Aspen Chapel

3:00 Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) 1:00 Guitar Master Class Harris Concert Hall Castle Creek 01 1:00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class ($25) 4:00 Aspen Festival Orchestra ($78) Harris Concert Hall

1:00 Trombone Master Class 3:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Edlis Neeson Hall Harris Concert Hall

3:00 Viola Master Class 6:00 Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra ($25) Classroom 1 Benedict Music Tent Stefan Jackiw violin 3:30 Hotel Music ($50) James Feddeck conductor Hotel Jerome JOHN ADAMS: Short Ride in a Fast Machine PROKOFIEV: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, 4:00 American Academy of Conducting at op. 63 Aspen Orchestra (free) BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, op. 68 Benedict Music Tent WEBERN: Fünf Stücke (Five Pieces for Orchestra), 8:30 A Recital by Alisa Weilerstein cello ($55) op. 10 Harris Concert Hall TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, op. BRITTEN: Tema "Sacher" 74, "Pathétique" OSVALDO GOLIJOV: Omaramor J. S. BACH: Suite No. 3 for Unaccompanied Cello 7:00 Double Bass Master Class in C major, BWV 1009 Classroom 1 KODÁLY: Sonata for Unaccompanied Cello, op. 8

7:30 A Recital by Juho Pohjonen piano ($45) Thursday, August 7 Harris Concert Hall GRIEG: Ballade in Form von Variationen über eine 10:00 AM Piano Master Class ($25) norwegische Melodie, op. 24 Harris Concert Hall BRAHMS: Four Ballades, op. 10 CHOPIN: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, op. 23 10:30 AM Tunes & Tales (free, for ages 4-9 with CHOPIN: Ballade No. 2 in F major, op. 38 an adult) CHOPIN: Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, op. 47 Pitkin County Library CHOPIN: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, op. 52 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Wednesday, August 6 Aspen Community Church

12:00 High Notes: Alan Fletcher interviews Inon 1:00 Guitar Master Class Barnatan, Stefan Jackiw, and other guest artists Castle Creek 01 (free) Paepcke Auditorium 2:00 Quartet Recital (free) Harris Concert Hall 1:00 Trumpet Master Class Castle Creek 01 4:15 Chapel Chamber Music (free) Aspen Chapel 1:00 Viola Studio Class - Dunham Classroom 1 4:30 Bassoon Master Class Classroom 1 1:00 Violin Studio Class - Kantor Edlis Neeson Hall 5:15 Basalt Regional Library Recital Basalt Regional Library 1:30 Oboe Master Class Aspen High School Rm. 1122

3:00 Clarinet Master Class 8:00 A Recital by Inon Barnatan piano ($55) Classroom 3 Harris Concert Hall J. S. BACH: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 8 in F major, op. 93 minor, BWV 903 SCHUBERT: Piano Sonata in G major, D. 894 Saturday, August 9 FRANCK: Prélude, choral, et fugue, M. 21 MATTHIAS PINTSCHER: whirling tissue of light 10:00 AM Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) (U. S. Premiere) Wheeler Opera House BARBER: Piano Sonata, op. 26 1:00 Music On the Mountain 8:30 String Showcase (free) Top of Aspen Mountain (gondola ticket required) Edlis Neeson Hall 4:30 Chamber Music ($45) Friday, August 8 Harris Concert Hall Rita Sloan piano; Renata Arado violin 9:30 AM Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Sydney Hodkinson conductor Rehearsal ($18) Espen Lilleslåtten viola; Brinton Smith cello Benedict Music Tent STEVEN MACKEY: Micro-Concerto Jane Glover conductor; Susanna Phillips soprano HINDEMITH: Harp Sonata Alisa Weilerstein cello BRAHMS: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, op. 25 HAYDN: Cello Concerto in D major, Hob. VIIb:2 : Chamber Music Work from Composition R. STRAUSS: Selections from Brentano Lieder, op. Program 68 BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 8 in F major, op. 93 6:00 Carbondale Library Recital

12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) 8:00 Aspen Art Museum Opening (free) Aspen Community Church Aspen Art Museum

12:30 Listener's Master Class (Free) 8:00 Special Event: A Baroque Evening with Crossroads Church Harry Bicket ($65) Harris Concert Hall 1:00 Guitar Master Class Stefan Jackiw violin; Bing Wang violin Castle Creek 01 Harry Bicket conductor Johnathan McCullough baritone 2:00 Chapel Piano Recital (free) Harrah Friedlander soprano; Brad Raymond tenor Aspen Chapel Elaine Douvas oboe; Inon Barnatan piano RAMEAU: Suite from Les Boréades 4:30 Walking Tour to the Tent J. S. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Hotel Jerome major, BWV 1050 J. S. BACH: Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht, BWV 4:45 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music 211, “Coffee Cantata” ($10, or free with same-day ACS ticket) J. S. BACH: Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C Harris Concert Hall minor, BWV 1060 Elisha Kravitz piano; Ann Schein piano MOZART: Fantasia in D minor, K. 397 (K. 385g) Sunday, August 10 MOZART: Twelve Variations in B-flat major, K. 500 9:00 AM Composer Showcase (free) 6:00 Aspen Chamber Symphony ($75) Harris Concert Hall Benedict Music Tent Jane Glover conductor; Susanna Phillips soprano 9:30 AM Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Alisa Weilerstein cello Rehearsal ($18) HAYDN: Cello Concerto in D major, Hob. VIIb:2 Benedict Music Tent R. STRAUSS: Selections from Brentano Lieder, op. James Feddeck conductor 68 Nikolai Lugansky piano RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) minor, op. 30 Aspen Community Church DVOŘÁK: Carnival Overture, B. 169, op. 92 SKRYABIN: The Poem of Ecstasy, Symphony No. 1:00 Cello Master Class 4, op. 54 Castle Creek 01

2:00 Walking Tour to the Tent 1:00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class ($25) Hotel Jerome Harris Concert Hall

3:00 Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) 1:00 Trombone Master Class Harris Concert Hall Edlis Neeson Hall

4:00 Aspen Festival Orchestra ($78) 3:00 Viola Master Class Benedict Music Tent Classroom 1 James Feddeck conductor Nikolai Lugansky piano 4:00 American Academy of Conducting at RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Aspen Orchestra (free) minor, op. 30 Benedict Music Tent DVOŘÁK: Carnival Overture, B. 169, op. 92 MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. SKRYABIN: The Poem of Ecstasy, Symphony No. 219 4, op. 54 MAHLER: Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor

7:00 Aspen Opera Theater performs Bizet's 6:00 Opera Benefit Dinner ($1000) Carmen ($75, $25 obstructed) Caribou Club Wheeler Opera House Josep Caballé-Domenech conductor 7:00 Double Bass Master Class BIZET: Carmen Classroom 1

Monday, August 11 7:30 A Recital by Nikolai Lugansky piano ($45) Harris Concert Hall 9:30 AM What to Listen For in Music FRANCK/BAUER: Prélude, fugue, et variation, M. Edlis Neeson Hall 30 CHOPIN: Nocturne in D-flat major, op. 27, no. 2 10:15 AM Bucksbaum Campus Public Tour PROKOFIEV: Piano Sonata No. 4 in C minor, op. Bucksbaum Campus 29 RACHMANINOFF: 13 Preludes, op. 32 12:00 BMT-HCH Public Tour Benedict Music Tent Plaza 8:00 Aspen Opera Theater performs Bizet's Carmen ($1000, $100) 6:00 Chamber Music ($45) Wheeler Opera House Harris Concert Hall Josep Caballé-Domenech conductor Cornelia Heard violin; Paul Kantor violin BIZET: Carmen Espen Lilleslåtten violin; Victoria Chiang viola Michael Mermagen cello; Bil Jackson clarinet Wednesday, August 13 John Zirbel horn; Virginia Weckstrom piano VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Quintet in D major 12:00 High Notes: The importance of : Chamber Music Work from Composition Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 as a heraldic voice Program to many world and cultural events (free) BLOCH: Piano Quintet No. 1 Paepcke Auditorium

Tuesday, August 12 1:00 Guitar Master Class Castle Creek 01

1:00 Viola Studio Class - Dunham 4:30 Bassoon Master Class Classroom 1 Classroom 1

1:00 Violin Studio Class - Kantor 5:00 Family Concert II (free) Edlis Neeson Hall Harris Concert Hall Nikolas Nägele conductor 1:30 Oboe Master Class SAINT-SAËNS: The Carnival of the Animals Aspen High School Rm. 1122 5:15 Basalt Regional Library Recital 3:00 Clarinet Master Class Basalt Regional Library Classroom 3 7:00 Aspen Opera Theater performs Bizet's 3:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Carmen ($75, $25 obstructed) Harris Concert Hall Wheeler Opera House Josep Caballé-Domenech conductor 3:30 House Music (Opera) ($90) BIZET: Carmen Private residence to be announced 8:00 A Recital by Behzod Abduraimov piano 6:00 Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra ($25) ($45) Benedict Music Tent Harris Concert Hall Piano Competition Winner CHOPIN: Ballade No. 2 in F major, op. 38 Fabiola Kim violin CHOPIN: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, op. 52 Jane Glover conductor BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: The Lark Ascending op. 57, "Appassionata" RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of LISZT: Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude from Paganini, op. 43 Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, LW A158 MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, op. RAVEL: Gaspard de la nuit 56, "Scottish" 8:30 String Showcase (free) 8:30 A Recital by Susanna Phillips soprano, Eric Edlis Neeson Hall Owens bass-baritone, and Robert Spano piano ($45) 8:30 Classical Guitar Recital (free) Harris Concert Hall Scanlan Hall

8:30 Woodwind Bash 2 Friday, August 15 Edlis Neeson Hall 9:30 AM Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Thursday, August 14 Rehearsal ($18) Benedict Music Tent 10:00 AM Piano Master Class ($25) Jun Märkl conductor Harris Concert Hall Vladimir Feltsman piano SAINT-SAËNS: Phaéton, op. 39 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Aspen Community Church op. 37 R. STRAUSS: Le bourgeois gentilhomme, op. 60 4:00 Pre Concert Event Family Concert II Meadows Hospitality Tent 12:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Aspen Community Church

4:15 Chapel Chamber Music (free) 12:30 Listener's Master Class (Free) Aspen Chapel Crossroads Church Wheeler Opera House 2:00 Chapel Piano Recital (free) Josep Caballé-Domenech conductor Aspen Chapel BIZET: Carmen

4:30 Walking Tour to the Tent 8:00 A Recital by Conrad Tao piano ($55) Hotel Jerome Harris Concert Hall DAVID LANG: cage 4:45 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music J. S. BACH: Toccata in F-sharp minor, BWV 910 ($10, or free with same-day ACS ticket) CARTER: Two Thoughts About the Piano Harris Concert Hall JULIA WOLFE: Earring Taylor Nayon Kang piano RACHMANINOFF: from Études–tableaux, op. 39 Julian Martin piano DAVID LANG: wed MOZART: Capriccio in C major, K. 395 (300g) CAGE: In a Landscape MOZART: Twelve Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, RAVEL: Valses nobles et sentimentales maman" in C major, K. 265 (300e) MUSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition

6:00 Aspen Chamber Symphony ($75) Sunday, August 17 Benedict Music Tent Jun Märkl conductor 2:00 Walking Tour to the Tent Vladimir Feltsman piano Hotel Jerome SAINT-SAËNS: Phaéton, op. 39 BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, 3:00 Prelude: Preconcert Talk (free) op. 37 Paepcke Auditorium R. STRAUSS: Le bourgeois gentilhomme, op. 60 4:00 Aspen Festival Orchestra ($85) Saturday, August 16 Benedict Music Tent Eric Owens bass-baritone 10:00 AM Opera Scenes Master Class ($40) Robert Spano conductor Wheeler Opera House Carolyn Sproule mezzo-soprano Susanna Phillips soprano 1:00 Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal Vinson Cole tenor ($18) Colorado Symphony Orchestra Chorus Benedict Music Tent Duain Wolfe chorus director ARVO PÄRT: Fratres 3:30 House Music (Opera) ($90) MUSORGSKY: Monologue and Coronation Scene Private residence to be announced from Boris Godunov BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op. 4:30 Chamber Music ($45) 125 "Choral" Harris Concert Hall Donald Weilerstein violin Sydney Hodkinson conductor Amy Lawrence soprano; Catharine Carroll viola Darrett Adkins cello; Laura Ardan clarinet William Billingham piano Vivian Hornik Weilerstein piano GEORGE TSONTAKIS: Piano Quartet No. 2 SCHUBERT: The Shepherd on the Rock, D. 965 MARK-ANTHONY TURNAGE: Grazioso! DVOŘÁK: Piano Quartet in E-flat major, B. 162, op. 87 7:00 Aspen Opera Theater performs Bizet's Carmen ($75, $25 obstructed)