Aspen Music Festival and School

Aspen, CO
June 19 - August 17, 2008

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.

This summer, Aspen abounds with CELEBRATIONS! As thunderous as a firework display, as tender as an intimate picnic in the grass, celebration is as ingrained in Aspen's fabric as the town's sun-drenched days and star-filled nights. For fifty-seven summers, music-lovers have come to Aspen to celebrate classical music, to revel in life's wonders, and generally to have a blast.
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Selected Events

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Week One
Date Time Concert Location Cost
Thursday
June 19th
6:00 pm An Evening with the Takacs Quartet Benedict Music Tent $50
Friday
June 20th
6:00 pm Aspen Chamber Symphony Benedict Music Tent $68
Saturday
June 21st
8:00 pm A recital by the Takacs Quartet Harris Concert Hall $46
Sunday
June 22nd
4:00 pm Aspen Festival Orchestra Benedict Music Tent $72
Week Two
Date Time Concert Location Cost
Tuesday
June 24th
4:00 pm American Academy of Conducting Orchestra Benedict Music Tent FREE
Tuesday
June 24th
8:00 pm Special Event with Patti Austin and the Count Basie Orchestra Benedict Music Tent $75, $45
Wednesday
June 25th
6:00 pm Sinfonia Benedict Music Tent $20
Wednesday
June 25th
8:30 pm Special Event with David Finckel, cello and Wu Han, piano Harris Concert Hall $75
Thursday
June 26th
6:00 pm Aspen concert Orchestra Benedict Music Tent $20
Thursday
June 26th
8:30 pm A Recital by the Emerson String Quartet Harris Concert Hall $46
Friday
June 27th
6:00 pm Aspen Chamber Symphony Benedict Music Tent $68
Saturday
June 28th
6:00 pm A Recital by the Emerson String Benedict Music Tent $46
Sunday
June 29th
4:00 pm Aspen Festival Orchestra Benedict Music Tent $72
Week Three
Date Time Concert Location Cost
Tuesday
July 1st
4:00 pm American Academy of Conducting Orchestra Benedict Music Tent Free
Tuesday
July 1st
8:00 pm A Recital by Gil Shaham and Adele Anthony, violins Harris Concert Hall $46
Wednesday
July 2nd
8:00 pm A Recital by Orli Shaham, piano Harris Concert Hall $46
Thursday
July 3th
8:00 pm A Recital by Julia Fischer, violin Harris Concert Hall $46
Friday
July 4th
4:00 pm Aspen Chamber Symphony Fourth of July Concert FREE
Saturday
July 5th
6:00 am Aspen Chamber Symphony Benedict Music Tent $68
Saturday
July 5th
8:30 pm A Recital by Yevgeny Sudbin, piano Harris Concert Hall $46
Sunday
July 6th
4:00 am Aspen Festival Orchestra Benedict Music Tent $72
Week Four
Date Time Concert Location Cost
Tuesday
July 8th
9:30 am Day of Music Various Aspen Locations FREE
Tuesday
July 8th
7:00 pm Rossini's La Cenerentola Wheeler Opera House $80
Wednesday
July 9th
6:00 pm Aspen Concert Orchestra Benedict Music Tent $20
Wednesday
July 9th
8:00 pm A Recital by the Cavani String Quartet Harris Concert Hall $46
Thursday
July 10th
6:00 pm Special Event with Joseph Kalichstein, Emanuel Ax, Yefim Bronfman, and Misha Dichter, pianos Benedict Music Tent $75
Thursday
July 10th
7:00 pm Rossini's La Cenerentola Wheeler Opera House $80
Friday
July 11th
6:00 pm Sinfonia Benedict Music Tent $68
Saturday
July 12th
6:00 pm Special Event with David Zinman, conductor, and Emanuel Ax, piano Benedict Music Tent $75
Sunday
July 13th
4:00 pm Aspen Festival Orchestra Benedict Music Tent $77
Sunday
July 13th
7:00 pm Rossini's La Cenerentola Wheeler Opera House $80
Week Five
Date Time Concert Location Cost
Tuesday
July 15th
4:00 pm American Academy of Conducting Orchestra Benedict Music Tent FREE
Tuesday
July 15th
8:00 pm Special Event with Gil Shaham, violin, Lynn Harrell, cello, and Yefim Bronfman, piano harris Concert Hall $75
Wednesday
July 16th
6:00 pm Aspen Concert Orchestra Benedict Music Tent $20
Wednesday
July 16th
8:30 pm A Recital by Ann Shein, piano Harris Concert Hall $46
Thursday
July 17th
6:00 pm An Evening with Joyce Yang, piano Benedict Music Tent $50
Friday
July 18th
6:00 pm Aspen Chamber Symphony Benedict Music Tent $75
Saturday
July 19th
8:00 pm A Recital by the Ying Quartet Harris Concert Hall $46
Sunday
July 20th
4:00 pm Aspen Festival Orchestra Benedict Music Tent $72
Week Six
Date Time Concert Location Cost
Tuesday
July 22nd
8:00 pm Special event with Issac Delgado Benedict Music Tent $60, $30
Tuesday
July 22nd
8:00 pm A Recital by Simone Dinnerstein, piano Harris Concert Hall $9
Wednesday
July 23rd
6:00 pm Sinfonia Benedict Music Tent $20
Wednesday
July 23rd
8:30 pm A Recital by the American Brass Quintet Harris Concert Hall $46
Thursday
July 24th
6:00 pm An Evening with Andreas Haefliger, piano Benedict Music Tent $50
Thursday
July 24th
7:00 pm Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel Wheeler Opera House $70
Friday
July 25th
6:00 pm Aspen Chamber Symphony Benedict Music Tent $68
Saturday
July 26th
6:00 pm A Recital by Christian Gerhaher, baritone Harris Concert Hall $46
Sunday
July 27th
4:00 pm Aspen Festival Orchestra Benedict Music Tent $72
Sunday
July 27th
7:00 pm Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel Wheeler Opera House $70
Week Seven
Date Time Concert Location Cost
Monday
July 28th
7:00 pm Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel Wheeler Opera House $70
Tuesday
July 29th
4:00 pm American Academy of Conducting Orchestra Benedict Music Tent FREE
Tuesday
July 29th
8:00 pm Percussion Ensemble Harris Concert Hall $30
Wednesday
July 30th
6:00 pm Aspen Concert Orchestra Benedict Music Tent $20
Wednesday
July 30th
8:30 pm A Recital by John O'Conor, piano Harris Concert Hall $46
Thursday
July 31st
6:00 pm Special Event with RObert McDuffie, violin Harris Concert Hall $75
Friday
August 1st
6:00 pm Aspen Chamber Symphony Benedict Music Tent $68
Saturday
August 2nd
2:00 pm A Recital by Susan Nicholson, organ Aspen Chapel FREE
Saturday
August 2nd
8:00 pm A Recital by Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor Harris Concert Hall $46
Sunday
August 3rd
4:00 pm Aspen Festival Orchestra Benedict Music Tent $72
Week Eight
Date Time Concert Location Cost
Tuesday
August 5th
4:00 pm American Academy of Conducting Orchesta Benedict Music Tent FREE
Tuesday
August 5th
8:00 pm A Recital by Marino Formeni, piano Harris Concert Hall $46
Wednesday
August 6th
8:00 pm Special Event with the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet and the Aspen Concert Orchestra Benedict Music Tent $65
Thursday
August 7th
6:00 pm An Evening with the American String Quartet Benedict Music Tent $50
Thursday
August 7th
8:30 pm Special Event with Vladimir Feltsman, conductor and piano, and Sinfonia Harris Concert Hall $75
Friday
August 8th
6:00 pm Aspen Chamber Symphony Benedict Music Tent $68
Satuday
August 9th
8:00 pm A Recital by the American String Quartet Harris Concert Hall $46
Sunday
August 10th
4:00 pm Aspen Festival Orchestra Benedict Music Tent $72
Sunday
August 10th
8:00 pm From the Top Harris Concert Hall $30
Week Nine
Date Time Concert Location Cost
Tuesday
August 13th
4:00 pm American Academy of Conducting Orchestra Benedict Music Tent FREE
Wednesday
August 13th
6:00 pm Aspen Concert Orchestra Benedict Music Tent $20
Wednesday
August 13th
8:30 pm Special Event with Edgar Meyer, bass, and Chris Thile, mandolin Harris Concert Hall $50
Thursday
August 14th
6:00 pm An Evening with Misha and Cipa Dichter, pianos Benedict Music Tent $50
Thursday
August 14th
7:00 pm Massenet's Cendrillon Wheeler Opera House $80
Friday
August 15th
6:00 pm Aspen Chamber Symphony Benedict Music Tent $68
Saturday
August 16th
7:00 pm Massenet's Cendrillon Wheeler Opera House $80
Saturday
August 16th
8:00 pm A Recital by Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano Harris Concert Hall $46
Sunday
August 17th
4:00 pm Aspen Festival Orchestra Benedict Music Tent $72

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: 970.925.9042
Fax: 970.925.8077
Mail: 2 Music School Rd., Aspen, CO 81611
Box Office: Monday - Friday 12 pm - 4 pm
Day of the concert 12 pm - concert intermission
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