Aspen Music Festival and School - Summer Schedule
Aspen, CO
June 25 - August 23, 2009
June 25 - August 23, 2009
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About Aspen Music Festival and School
Each summer since 1949, the world's most accomplished and promising musicians have made a pilgrimage to Aspen. They come not only to perform, but also to teach, to learn and to be renewed. This year, Music Director David Zinman leads 750 student musicians, as well as 200 guest artists and artist-faculty members through a glorious summer of camaraderie and music.Summer Events
Schedule as of March 4, 2009
Week One, June 25 - 27 |
Week Two, June 28 - July 4 |
Week Three, July 5 - 11 |
Week Four, July 12 - 18 |
Week Five, July 19 - 25 |
Week Six, July 26 - August 1 |
Week Seven, August 2 - 8 |
Week Eight, August 9- 15
Week Nine, August 16 - 22
| Week One | ||||
| Date | Time | Concert | Location | Cost |
| Thursday June 25th |
6:00 pm | An Evening with Marc-André Hamelin, piano | Benedict Music Tent | $50 |
| Friday June 26th |
6:00 pm | Aspen Chamber Symphony | Benedict Music Tent | $69 |
| Saturday June 27th |
8:30 pm | Al Jarreau in an Evening of Jazz and Symphonic Pops | Benedict Music Tent | $80, $50 |
| Week Two | ||||
| Date | Time | Concert | Location | Cost |
| Sunday June 28th |
4:00 pm | Aspen Festival Orchestra | Benedict Music Tent | $72 |
| Tuesday June 30th |
8:00 pm | A Recital by the Takács Quartet | Harris Concert Hall | $46 |
| Wednesday July 1st |
6:00 pm | Aspen Concert Orchestra | Benedict Music Tent | $20 |
| Thursday July 2nd |
8:00 pm | A Recital by Yuja Wang, piano | Harris Concert Hall | $46 |
| Friday July 3rd |
6:00 pm | Aspen Chamber Symphony | Benedict Music Tent | $69 |
| Saturday July 4th |
4:00 pm | Fourth of July Concert | Benedict Music Tent | (Free) |
| Week Three | ||||
| Date | Time | Concert | Location | Cost |
| Sunday July 5th |
4:00 pm | Aspen Festival Orchestra | Benedict Music Tent | $72 |
| Tuesday July 7th |
8:00 pm | A Recital by the Takács Quartet | Harris Concert Hall | $46 |
| Wednesday July 8th |
6:00 pm | Sinfonia | Benedict Music Tent | $20 |
| Wednesday July 8th |
8:30 pm | A Recital by Alisa Weilerstein, cello | Harris Concert Hall | $46 |
| Thursday July 9th |
6:00 pm | An Evening with Janine Jansen, violin | Benedict Music Tent | $50 |
| Friday July 10th |
6:00 pm | Aspen Chamber Symphony | Benedict Music Tent | $69 |
| Saturday July 11th |
8:00 pm | A Recital by David Finckel, cello & Wu Han, piano | Harris Concert Hall | $46 |
| Week Four | ||||
| Date | Time | Concert | Location | Cost |
| Sunday July 12th |
4:00 pm | Aspen Festival Orchestra | Benedict Music Tent | $72 |
| Tuesday July 14th |
8:00 pm | Special Event: Bach: Brandenburg Concertos I | Harris Concert Hall | $75 |
| Wednesday July 15th |
6:00 pm | Aspen Concert Orchestra | Benedict Music Tent | $20 |
| Wednesday July 15th |
8:30 pm | Special Event: Bach: Brandenburg Concertos II | Harris Concert Hall | $75 |
| Thursday July 16th |
8:00 pm | La bohéme in Aspen: 2009 Season Benefit | Wheeler Opera House | $1,000, $150 |
| Friday July 17th |
6:00 pm | Aspen Chamber Symphony | Benedict Music Tent | $69 |
| Friday July 17th |
8:30 pm | A Recital by Joseph Kalichstein, piano | Harris Concert Hall | $46 |
| Saturday July 18th |
7:00 pm | Aspen Opera Theater Center performs Puccini's La bohème | Wheeler Opera House | $82 |
| Saturday July 18th |
8:00 pm | A Recital by Adele Anthony & Gil Shaham, violins | Harris Concert Hall | $46 |
| Week Five | ||||
| Date | Time | Concert | Location | Cost |
| Sunday July 19th |
4:00 pm | Aspen Festival Orchestra | Benedict Music Tent | $72 |
| Monday July 20th |
7:00 pm | Aspen Opera Theater Center performs Puccini's La bohéme | Wheeler Opera House | $82 |
| Tuesday July 21st |
8:00 pm | Special Event with Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin | Harris Concert Hall | $75 |
| Wednesday July 22nd |
6:00 pm | Sinfonia | Benedict Music Tent | $20 |
| Wednesday July 22nd |
8:30 pm | A Recital by the Jupiter String Quartet | Harris Concert Hall | $46 |
| Thursday July 23rd |
6:00 pm | An Evening with the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Winner | Benedict Music Tent | $50 |
| Friday July 24th |
6:00 pm | Aspen Chamber Symphony | Benedict Music Tent | $69 |
| Week Six | ||||
| Date | Time | Concert | Location | Cost |
| Sunday July 26th |
4:00 pm | Aspen Festival Orchestra | Benedict Music Tent | $72 |
| Tuesday July 28th |
6:00 pm | Special Event with Yefim Bronfman, piano | Benedict Music Tent | $75 |
| Wednesday July 29th |
6:00 pm | Aspen Concert Orchestra | Benedict Music Tent | $20 |
| Wednesday July 29th |
8:30 pm | A Recital by Dawn Upshaw, soprano | Harris Concert Hall | $46 |
| Thursday July 30th |
6:00 pm | An Evening with Jupiter String Quartet | Benedict Music Tent | $50 |
| Thursday July 30th |
7:00 pm | Aspen Opera Theater Center performs Britten's The Rape of Lucretia | Wheeler Opera House | $50 |
| Thursday July 30th |
8:30 pm | A Recital by the American Brass Quintet | Harris Concert Hall | $46 |
| Friday July 31st |
6:00 pm | Aspen Chamber Symphony | Benedict Music Tent | $69 |
| Saturday August 1st |
7:00 pm | Aspen Opera Theater Center performs Britten's The Rape of Lucretia | Wheeler Opera House | $50 |
| Saturday August 1st |
8:00 pm | A Recital by Simone Dinnerstein, piano | Harris Concert Hall | $46 |
| Week Seven | ||||
| Date | Time | Concert | Location | Cost |
| Sunday August 2nd |
4:00 pm | Aspen Festival Orchestra | Benedict Music Tent | $77 |
| Tuesday August 4th |
4:00 pm | American Academy of Conducting Orchestra | Benedict Music Tent | FREE |
| Wednesday August 5th |
6:00 pm | Aspen Concert Orchestra | Benedict Music Tent | $20 |
| Wednesday August 5th |
8:30 pm | A Recital with Robert McDuffie, violin | Harris Concert Hall | $60 |
| Thursday August 6th |
6:00 pm | Special Event with David Zinman conductor, Deborah Voigt soprano, and the Aspen Chamber Symphony | Harris Concert Hall | $150, $85 |
| Friday August 7th |
6:00 pm | Sinfonia | Benedict Music Tent | $69 |
| Saturday August 8th |
5:00 pm | An Evening of American Music with Jessye Norman | Benedict Music Tent | $50/$25 |
| Week Eight | ||||
| Date | Time | Concert | Location | Cost |
| Sunday August 9th |
4:00 pm | Aspen Festival Orchestra | Benedict Music Tent | $77 |
| Monday August 10th |
8:00 pm | Special event: Aspen Santa Fe Ballet in the Tent | Benedict Music Tent | $65 |
| Tuesday August 11th |
8:00 pm | A Recital by John O'Conor piano | Harris Concert Hall | $46 |
| Wednesday August 12th |
8:30 pm | Recital by the Amercian String Quartet | Harris Concert Hall | $46 |
| Thursday August 13th |
6:00 pm | Special Event with Edgar Meyer, bass | Benedict Music Tent | $50 |
| Friday August 14th |
6:00 pm | Aspen Chamber Symphony | Benedict Music Tent | $69 |
| Saturday August 15th |
8:00 pm | A Recital by Sharon Isbin, guitar and Mark O'Connor, violin | Harris Concert Hall | $46 |
| Week Nine | ||||
| Date | Time | Concert | Location | Cost |
| Sunday August 16th |
4:00 pm | Aspen Festival Orchestra | Benedict Music Tent | $72 |
| Monday August 17th |
8:00 pm | Special Event with the Punch Brothers | Harris Concert Hall | $50 |
| Tuesday August 18th |
7:00 pm | Aspen Opera Theater Center performs Mozart's Don Giovanni | Wheeler Opera House | $82, $25 |
| Tuesday August 18th |
8:00 pm | A Recital by the American String Quartet | Harris Concert Hall | $46 |
| Wednesday August 19th |
6:00 pm | Sinfonia | Benedict Music Tent | $20 |
| Wednesday August 19th |
8:30 pm | A Song Recital by Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano and Ryan McKinny, bass-baritone | Harris Concert Hall | $46 |
| Thursday August 20th |
6:00 pm | An Evening with Misha and Cipa Dichter, pianos | Benedict Music Tent | $60 |
| Thursday August 20th |
7:00 pm | Aspen Opera Theater Center performs Mozart's Don Giovanni | Wheeler Opera House | $82 |
| Friday August 21st |
6:00 pm | Aspen Chamber Symphony | Benedict Music Tent | $69 |
| Saturday August 22nd |
7:00 pm | Aspen Opera Theater Center performs Mozart's Don Giovanni | Wheeler Opera House | $82 |
| Saturday August 22nd |
8:00 pm | Special Event with Vladimir Feltsman, piano | Harris Concert Hall | $75 |
| Sunday August 23nd |
4:00 pm | Aspen Festival Orchestra | Benedict Music Tent | $77 |
Ordering Tickets
Orders received within seven days of the concert will be held for pickup during regular hours and one hour prior to performance. Sorry, no refunds or exchanges. Children under three will be admitted only to children's events.| Online: | www.aspenmusicfestival.com |
| Phone: | 970.205.5071 |
| Fax: | 970.925.8077 |
| Mail: | 2 Music School Rd., Aspen, CO 81611 |
| Box Office: | Through May 18: M-F 12 pm - 4 pm May 18 - June 15: M-F, 9 am-5 pm June 15 - June 25: Monday - Sunday, 9 am-5 pm June 25 - Aug 23: Monday - Sunday, 9 am until intermission of final concert |
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