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2012 Opera Bene t

5 pm cocktails, 6 pm dinner, 8 pm performance ($1,000, $100)Bene t Chair: Richard EdwardsEvening Sponsors: Kelli and Allen Questrom

Join us for an evening of wining and dining at the opening night performance of Sondheims macabre masterpiece, Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Dont miss the Aspen Opera Theater Center premiere of one of Broadways greatest shows, led by Music Director Robert Spano and AOTC Director Edward Berkeley.

Evening Sponsors: Kelli and Allen QuestromEvening Sponsors: Kelli and Allen Questrom

5 pm cocktails, 6 pm dinner, 8 pm performance ($1,000, $100)5 pm cocktails, 6 pm dinner, 8 pm performance ($1,000, $100)

2012 Opera Bene t

5 pm cocktails, 6 pm dinner, 8 pm performance ($1,000, $100)5 pm cocktails, 6 pm dinner, 8 pm performance ($1,000, $100)Bene t Chair: Richard EdwardsBene t Chair: Richard EdwardsEvening Sponsors: Kelli and Allen QuestromEvening Sponsors: Kelli and Allen Questrom

Join us for an evening of wining and dining at the opening Join us for an evening of wining and dining at the opening night performance of Sondheims macabre masterpiece, night performance of Sondheims macabre masterpiece, Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet StreetSweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Streetmiss the Aspen Opera Theater Center premiere of one of miss the Aspen Opera Theater Center premiere of one of Broadways greatest shows, led by Music Director Robert Broadways greatest shows, led by Music Director Robert Spano and AOTC Director Edward Berkeley. Spano and AOTC Director Edward Berkeley.

Evening Sponsors: Kelli and Allen QuestromEvening Sponsors: Kelli and Allen Questrom

Thursday, July 26 10:00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class($25)

Harris Concert Hall Robert McDuf e violin

10:30 Tunes & Tales(free, for ages 4-9 with an adult)Pitkin County Library

12:00 Spotlight Recital(free) Aspen Community Church

4:15 Chapel Chamber Music(free) Aspen Chapel

5:15 Basalt Regional Library Recital(free)Basalt Regional Library

8:00 A Recital by Misha and Cipa Dichter pianos($60) Harris Concert HallBARBER: Souvenirs, op. 28DICK HYMAN: Dansas TropicalesCOPLAND/BERNSTEIN: El Saln MxicoLISZT: Les Prludes, LW G2DEBUSSY/RAVEL: from NocturnesINFANTE: Three Andalusian DancesSilver Associate Sponsor: Martha and David Yocum

8:30 String Showcase(free) Aspen Community Church

Thursday, June 28

7:30 Special Event: A Gershwin Celebration($65)Benedict Music Tent

Big Band EnsembleRobert Spano conductor

Inon Barnatan pianoConrad Tao piano

Marc-Andr Hamelin pianoGERSHWIN/GROF: Piano Concerto in F majorGERSHWIN/JAMES C. RIPLEY: Second RhapsodyGERSHWIN/GROF: Rhapsody in BlueA trio of star pianists and a Big Band perform Gershwins de nitive jazz concertos.Presented in association with the Aspen Institute Premier Sponsor: Richard Edwards, in memory of

Harley Baldwin

Thursday, July 5 4:15 Chapel Chamber Music(free) Aspen Chapel

6:00 Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra($25)Benedict Music Tent Mei-Ann Chen conductor

Anton Nel pianoR. STRAUSS: Waltzes from Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59MACDOWELL: Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor,

op. 23BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 73Silver Associate Sponsor: Marcy and Leo EdelsteinCorporate support provided by

Aspen Skiing Company

8:30 Special Event: A Baroque Evening with Nicholas McGegan featuring Handels Water Music Suite($65)Harris Concert Hall

Nicholas McGegan conductor and harpsichordInon Barnatan piano, Michael Mermagen celloPer Hannevold bassoon, Adele Anthony violin

Simone Porter violin, Elaine Douvas oboeJeannette Bittar oboe

J. S. BACH: Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066

Piano Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052VIVALDI: Concerto for Two Cellos in G minor, RV 531 Bassoon Concerto in A minor, RV 498 Concerto for Two Violins in D major, RV 511HANDEL: Suite from Water MusicSilver Associate Sponsor: Mona Look-Mazza and

Tony Mazza

8:30 String Showcase(free)Aspen Community Church

Monday, July 2 6:00 Chamber Music($46)

Harris Concert HallNadine Asin ute

James Dunham violaDeborah Hoffman harp

Rita Sloan pianoSylvia Rosenberg violin

Michael Mermagen celloAnton Nel piano

BERNARD RANDS: Prelude. . . sans voix parmi les voix. . .

COPLAND/CHRISTOPHER BRELLOCHS: Quiet CityMOZART: Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478

7:00 AMFS Piano Competition (free)Castle Creek 1, Bucksbaum Campus

Thursday, July 12 10:00 Piano Master Class($25)

Harris Concert Hall Jeffrey Kahane


12:00 Spotlight Recital(free)Aspen Community Church

4:15 Chapel Chamber Music(free)Aspen Chapel

7:00 Aspen Opera Theater Center performs Mozarts The Magic Flute ($75, $25 obstructed)Wheeler Opera House

Aspen Opera Theater CenterEdward Berkeley AOTC director

Richard Bado conductorJames Alexander director

MOZART: The Magic Flute, K. 620Join Tamino, and his buddy Papageno, on their mission to rescue the abducted Pamina. Be thrilled and amused as their plans are frustrated by evil characters and trials for Truth, Wisdom, and Love. Mozarts most charming and enduring opera!Premier Sponsor: Eva and Marc Stern

8:00 A Recital by the Emerson String Quartet($60)Harris Concert HallMOZART: String Quartet in D major, K. 575THOMAS ADS: The Four QuartersSHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet No. 8

in C minor, op. 110Premier Sponsor: Jane and Gerald Katcher



Harris Concert HallEric Kim cello

Anton Nel pianoWu Han piano

Rita Sloan pianoJonathan Haas percussion

MENDELSSOHN: Cello Sonata No. 2in D major, op. 58

CRUMB: Music for a Summer Evening

Thursday, July 19 10:00 Piano Master Class($25)

Harris Concert Hall Choong Mo Kang



4:15 Chapel Chamber Music(free) Aspen Chapel


6:00 Pianopalooza: An Evening with Anne-Marie McDermott and Inon Barnatan pianos($60)Benedict Music Tent

MOZART: Sonata in D major for Two Pianos, K. 381SHOSTAKOVICH: Concertino for Two Pianos, op. 94RAVEL: La valseSCHUMANN/DEBUSSY: Six Studies in Canon Form,

op. 56RACHMANINOFF: Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, op. 17Associate Sponsor: Melani and Rob Walton

7:00 AMFS Brass/Percussion Competition (free)Castle Creek 1, Bucksbaum Campus

8:30 A Recital: Prelude to a Kiss($50)Harris Concert Hall

Vocalists from Aspen Opera Theater CenterKenneth Merrill piano

Songs of Arlen, Berlin, Ellington, Porter, and Rodgers and Hart



Harris Concert HallColin Sorgi violin

Aspen Contemporary EnsembleSydney Hodkinson conductor

Joaquin Valdepeas clarinetDesmond Hoebig cello

Jeffrey Kahane pianoPaul Kantor violin

Renata Arado violinEspen Lillesltten viola

James Dunham violaAlan Harris cello

BERG/FARADSCH KARAEW: Violin ConcertoBRAHMS: Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano

in A minor, op. 114SCHULHOFF: String Sextet, op. 45

7:00 Aspen Opera Theater Center performs Mozarts The Magic Flute($75, $25 obstructed)Wheeler Opera House



MOZART: The Magic Flute, K. 620Join Tamino, and his buddy Papageno, on their mission to rescue the abducted Pamina. Be thrilled and amused as their plans are frustrated by evil characters and trials for Truth, Wisdom, and Love. Mozarts most charming and enduring opera!


Harris Concert HallMichelle DeYoung mezzo-soprano

MAHLER/DAVID MATTHEWS: Rckert Lieder

Thursday, August 2 10:00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class($25)

Harris Concert HallDonald Weilerstein violin




5:00 Anderson Ranch Recital(free)Anderson Ranch Arts Center


8:00 A Recital by the American String Quartet($50)Harris Concert HallJOAN TOWER: Night FieldsDVOK: String Quartet in E- at major, B. 92, op. 51BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in B- at major, op. 130 Grosse Fuge in B- at major, op. 133Associate Sponsor: Ellen and Irv Hockaday


Monday, July 30 6:00 Percussion Ensemble($25)

Harris Concert HallProgram to include works by Cage, Steve Reich, Jolivet, and Antheil.Silver Associate Sponsor: Judith Z. Steinberg

and Paul J. Hoenmans

7:00 Aspen Opera Theater Center performs Stephen Sondheims Sweeney Todd($65, $25 obstructed) Wheeler Opera House

Aspen Opera Theater CenterRobert Spano conductor

Edward Berkeley directorSTEPHEN SONDHEIM: Sweeney Todd

Broadway composer Stephen Sondheims terrifying creation is macabre music at its best, telling a tale, both humorous and harrowing, of manliterallydevouring man.

Thursday, August 9 10:00 Piano Master Class($25)

Harris Concert HallJonathan Biss





8:00 A Celebration of the Grand Canyon ($50)Harris Concert Hall

Chamber EnsembleRobert Spano conductor

Juho Pohjonen pianoJohn Zirbel horn

MESSIAEN: From the Canyons to the StarsAssociate Sponsor: Rita and Irwin Blitt


Monday, August 6

Thursday, August 16




7:00 Aspen Opera Theater Center performs John Harbisons The Great Gatsby($55, $25 obstructed)Wheeler Opera House

Aspen Opera Theater CenterAnne Manson conductor

Edward Berkeley directorJOHN HARBISON: The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgeralds iconic novel of America in the 1920s comes to life with Harbisons music recalling the romance and revelry of the Jazz Age.Gold Premier Sponsor: Nancy and Charles Wall

8:00 A Recital by Bertrand Chamayou piano ($46)Harris Concert HallFRANCK: Prlude, choral, et fugue, M. 21DEBUSSY: Dun cahier desquisses Masques from Preludes, Book IILISZT: from Annes de plerinage, deuxime anne,

Italie, LW A55 (183861)

8:30 String Showcase (free)Castle Creek 1, Bucksbaum Campus

8:30 Guitar Recital(free)Aspen Community Church

Monday, August 13 6:00 Chamber Music($46)

Benedict Music TentBil Jackson clarinet

Bing Wang violinCornelia Heard violin

Alan Harris celloDaniel Pesca piano

Paul Kantor violinEspen Lillesltten violin

Victoria Chiang violaMichael Mermagen cello

Virginia Weckstrom pianoCOPLAND: SextetFRANCK: Piano Quintet in F minor

8:00 An Evening with Performance Today and Fred Child($25)Harris Concert Hall

The countrys top classical radio show presents an evening of conversation and music with top Festival talent. Taped for future broadcast.Associate Sponsor: Sam Brown and Alison Teal

Centennial Partners

Friday, June 29 9:30 Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal($15)

Benedict Music Tent

4:45 Overtures: Preconcert Chamber Music($10, free with same day ACS ticket)Harris Concert Hall

Burt Hara clarinetEric Kim cello

Wu Han pianoBEETHOVEN: Clarinet Trio in B- at major, op. 11

6:00 Aspen Chamber Symphony($74)Benedict Music Tent

Nicholas McGegan conductorRobert Levin piano

BEETHOVEN: Leonore Overture No. 2, op. 72aYEHUDI WYNER: Piano Concerto, Chiavi in ManoMENDELSSOHN: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor,

op. 25BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 8 in F major, op. 93Premier Sponsor: Betty and Lloyd Schermer

Friday, July 6 9:30 Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal($15)

Benedict Music Tent

10:00 Piano Master Class($25)Harris Concert Hall

Wu Han


12:30 Listeners Master Class: I Got Rhythm (free)Christ Episcopal Church

Tom Buesch

1:30 Chapel Piano Recital(free)Aspen Chapel


Yoheved Kaplinsky pianoChoong Mo Kang piano

BEETHOVEN: Grosse Fuge for Piano Four Hands, op. 134


Jane Glover conductorVladimir Feltsman piano

MOZART: Symphony No. 27 in G major, K. 199BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E- at major,

op. 73, EmperorBRITTEN: A Time There Was. . . , op. 90MOZART: Symphony No. 39 in E- at major, K. 543Premier Sponsor: Naava and Sanford Grossman

Tuesday, July 3 1:00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class($25)

Harris Concert HallYoheved Kaplinsky piano

4:00 American Academy of Conducting at Aspen Orchestra(free)Benedict Music TentBARBER: Second Essay for Orchestra, op. 17BERNSTEIN: Symphony No. 1, JeremiahBRAHMS: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, op. 68Local business support provided by members of

the Aspen Board of REALTORS

8:00 A Recital by David Finckel cello and Wu Han piano($60)Harris Concert HallR. STRAUSS: Cello Sonata in F major, op. 6MESSIAEN: Praise to the Eternity of Jesus from

Quartet for the End of TimeALBNIZ: from Suite espaola No. 1GLAZUNOV: Chant du mnstrel, op. 71CHOPIN: Cello Sonata in G minor, op. 65Sponsored by friends and admirers of our

magni cent artists


Benedict Music Tent

10:30 Gotta Move! (free, for ages 27 with adult) Classroom 1, Bucksbaum Campus


12:30 Listeners Master Class: A Lesson in C (free)Christ Episcopal Church

Tom Buesch



Sylvia Rosenberg violinAnton Nel piano

BEETHOVEN: Variations on Wenzel Mllers Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu, in G major, op. 121a


Robert Spano conductorSusanna Phillips soprano

Joshua Bell violinEdgar Meyer bass

BARBER: Knoxville: Summer of 1915, op. 24EDGAR MEYER: Concerto for Violin

and Double Bass (2012)SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 4 in D minor, op. 120Sponsored by friends and admirers of our

magni cent artists

Tuesday, July 10

1:00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class($25)

Harris Concert HallDaniel Hope violin

4:00 American Academy of Conducting at Aspen Orchestra(free)Benedict Music TentGEORGE TSONTAKIS: LaconikaMOZART: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467DEBUSSY: La merLocal business support provided by

Alpine Bank, Aspen

8:00 A Recital by Daniel Hope violin and Jeffrey Kahane piano($50)Harris Concert HallRAVEL: Violin Sonata, op. posth.WALTON: Violin SonataSCHULHOFF: Violin Sonata No. 2MENDELSSOHN: Violin Sonata in F major


Benedict Music Tent


12:30 Listeners Master Class (free)Christ Episcopal Church

Graeme Boone



Michael Mermagen celloRita Sloan piano

BEETHOVEN: Variations on Bei Mnnern, welche Liebe fhlen in E- at major from The Magic Flute, WoO 46


Jeffrey Kahane conductor and pianoMichelle DeYoung mezzo-soprano

BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, op. 58

BERLIOZ: Les nuits dt, op. 7LIGETI: Romanian ConcertoPlatinum Premier Sponsor: Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass

8:30 Composition Master Class Recital(free)Harris Concert Hall

Tuesday, July 17 12:00 Spotlight Recital(free)

Aspen Community Church

1:00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class($25)Harris Concert Hall

Anton Nel piano

4:00 American Academy of Conducting at Aspen Orchestra(free)Benedict Music TentHAYDN: Symphony No. 86 in D major, Hob. I/86MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 9 in E- at major,

op. 70

8:00 A Recital by Marouan Benabdallah piano($46)Harris Concert HallRACHMANINOFF: Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor,

op. 28DEBUSSY: La soire dans Grenade from EstampesALBNIZ: Sevilla (sevillanas) from Suite espaola

No. 1NABIL BENABDELJALIL: Nocturne Song without WordsGRANADOS: from Goyescas, o Los majos

enamoradosLocal business support provided by Carls Pharmacy

and Miners Building

Tuesday, July 24 12:00 Spotlight Recital(free)



Misha Dichter piano

4:30 Peanut Butter and Jam Session (free for children ages 26 with adult)Castle Creek 1, Bucksbaum CampusAn instrument petting zoo will be held from 3:154:15 pm on the lawn outside the Castle Creek Building.

8:00 Special Event: Celebrating 50 Years, Aspen Center for Physics($50)Harris Concert Hall

Orli Shaham pianoStefan Jackiw violin

Gil Shaham violinAlexander Kerr violin

Ellen dePasquale violinMasao Kawasaki viola

Catharine Carroll violaBrinton Smith cello

Michael Mermagen celloBRAHMS: Klavierstcke, op. 118MENDELSSOHN: Octet in E- at major, op. 20Presented in association with the Aspen Center for Physics

Friday, August 3 9:30 Aspen Chamber Symphony Dress Rehearsal($15)

Benedict Music Tent


12:30 Listeners Master Class: Moonlight Serenade (free)Christ Episcopal Church Tom Buesch



John Zirbel hornYoheved Kaplinsky piano

BEETHOVEN: Horn Sonata in F major, op. 17


Robert Spano conductorJeremy Denk piano

J. S. BACH/WEBERN: Fugue (Ricercar) for Six Voices, BWV 1079/5

SCHOENBERG: Piano Concerto, op. 42BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 in E- at major,

op. 55, EroicaPremier Sponsor: Dana and Gene PowellLocal business support provided by members of

the Aspen Board of REALTORS

8:30 AMFS Harp Competition (free) Castle Creek 1, Bucksbaum Campus

8:30 Advanced Quartet Studies Recital(free)Harris Concert Hall

Tuesday, July 31



Alisa Weilerstein cello

4:00 American Academy of Conducting at Aspen Orchestra(free)Benedict Music Tent

2012 Brass/Percussion Competition WinnerBRAHMS: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, op. 56aSTRAVINSKY: Petrushka (1947)Associate Sponsor: Marcia and John Donnell

8:00 A Recital by Robert McDuf e violin and Robert Spano piano($50)Harris Concert HallBRAHMS: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, op. 78 Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, op. 100 Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, op. 108Gold Premier Sponsor: Soledad and Robert Hurst


Benedict Music Tent



12:30 Listeners Master Class: Sing, Sing, Sing (free)Christ Episcopal Church

Tom Buesch



John Zirbel hornAnn Schein piano

BEETHOVEN: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E- at major, op. 16


David Robertson conductorGil Shaham violin

STRAVINSKY: Chant du rossignol (Song of the Nightingale)

BRITTEN: Violin Concerto, op. 15HAYDN: Symphony No. 103 in E- at major,

Hob. I/103, DrumrollPremier Sponsor: Ann and Tom Friedman

8:30 Individual Composition Studies Recital(free)Harris Concert Hall

Tuesday, August 7 12:00 Spotlight Recital(free)


10:30 Baby Got Bach with Orli Shaham (free for ages 36 with adult)Castle Creek 1, Bucksbaum Campus


Ann Schein piano

4:00 American Academy of Conducting at Aspen Orchestra(free)Benedict Music TentBERNSTEIN: West Side Story Symphonic DancesBARBER: Violin Concerto, op. 14BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67Associate Sponsor:

Merle C. Chambers and Hugh A. Grant

8:00 A Recital by Jonathan Biss piano($50)Harris Concert Hall

Bing Wang violinStephen Wyrczynski viola

Brinton Smith celloSCHUMANN: Gesnge der Frhe, op. 133 Piano Quartet in E- at major, op. 47 Fantasy in C major, op. 17


Benedict Music Tent



Ryan McKinny baritoneElizabeth Buccheri piano

BEETHOVEN: An die ferne Geliebte, op. 98 6:00 Aspen Chamber Symphony($74)

Benedict Music TentJun Mrkl conductor

Stephen Hough pianoKODLY: Dances of GalntaLISZT: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E- at major, LW H4BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, op. 98Premier Sponsors: Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Bass

and Mary E. and Erik Giese

8:30 Individual Composition Studies Recital (free)Harris Concert Hall

Tuesday, August 14


1:00 Harris Concert Hall Master Class($25)Harris Concert Hall John OConor piano

4:00 American Academy of Conducting at Aspen Orchestra(free)Benedict Music TentBEETHOVEN: Overture to Egmont, op. 84RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor,

op. 18TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, op. 74,

Pathtique

8:00 A Recital by Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano($60)Harris Concert HallDEBUSSY: Preludes, Book II Suite bergamasque Estampes Lisle joyeusePlatinum Premier Sponsor: Kelli and Allen Questrom

Saturday, June 30 10:00 Opera Scenes Master Class($40)

Wheeler Opera HouseEdward Berkeley

Aspen Opera Theater Center Artist-Faculty

1:00 Music on the Mountain(free)Top of Aspen Mountain (gondola ticket required)

8:00 Chamber Music($46)Harris Concert Hall

American Brass QuintetAspen Contemporary Ensemble

Sydney Hodkinson conductorAnton Nel piano

Wu Han pianoWIDMANN/RAYMOND MASE: Three CanzoniGEORGE BENJAMIN: OlicantusLIEBERSON: Raising the GazeANDR PREVIN: Honey and RueLUTOSAWSKI: Variations on a Theme by PaganiniWILLIAM BOLCOM: The Serpents Kiss

Saturday, July 7

10:00 Opera Scenes Master Class($40)Wheeler Opera House

Edward BerkeleyAspen Opera Theater Center Artist-Faculty


4:30 Chamber Music($46)Harris Concert Hall Thomas Meglioranza baritone


Burt Hara clarinet, Rita Sloan pianoJonathan Haas percussion, Paul Kantor violin

Cornelia Heard violin, James Dunham violaEspen Lillesltten viola, Desmond Hoebig cello

Darrett Adkins celloDAVID LIPTAK: Ancient SongsFOSS: Time CycleSCHOENBERG: Verklrte Nacht, op. 4

8:30 A Special Event with Chris Botti trumpet($80, $50, $35)Benedict Music TentFive-time Grammy nominee, trumpeter Chris Botti is renowned for his irresistibly creamy tone and fusion of jazz and popular music. He and his band thrill audiences with favorites like When I Fall in Love and The Way You Look Tonight.Presented in association with Jazz Aspen Snowmass Platinum Premier Sponsor: Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass

Wednesday, July 4 4:00 Fourth of July Concert(free)

Benedict Music TentLawrence Isaacson conductor

The annual free Fourth of July celebration brings the AMFS band to the Tent stage with stirring patriotic favorites. A beloved tradition.Associate Sponsor: Lucille Thompson

Family Foundation

Special thanks to the City of Aspen

Saturday, July 1410:00 Opera Scenes Master Class($40)




4:30 Chamber Music ($46)Harris Concert Hall Sylvia Rosenberg violin

Anton Nel pianoAlexander Kerr violin

Masao Kawasaki violaEric Kim cello

Jeffrey Kahane pianoHINDEMITH: Violin Sonata in E- at major,

op. 11, no. 1MOZART: Violin Sonata in E- at major,

K. 380 (K. 374f)BRAHMS: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, op. 25

7:00 Aspen Opera Theater Center performs Mozarts The Magic Flute($75, $25 obstructed)Wheeler Opera House



MOZART: The Magic Flute, K. 620

Premier Sponsor: Barbara Koval and Michael Solheim

8:00 A Recital by Lera Auerbach piano ($46)Harris Concert HallProgram to includeLERA AUERBACH: 24 Preludes, op. 41MUSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition

Wednesday, July 11 12:00 High Notes(free)

Paepcke Auditorium AMFS President and CEO Alan Fletcher discusses

Edgar Meyers new double concerto for violin and bass with Meyer and Joshua Bell.

3:00 Spotlight Recital (free) Harris Concert Hall

3:30 Opera House Music($80)Private Residence

6:00 Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra($25)Benedict Music Tent Jane Glover conductor

Mason Yu violinBERLIOZ: Roman Carnival Overture, op. 9HINDEMITH: Violin ConcertoDVOK: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, op. 95, From

the New WorldSilver Associate Sponsor:

The Neuman Family FoundationLocal business support provided by The Little Nell

8:30 A Recital by Marc-Andr Hamelin piano($50)Harris Concert HallBACH/SZNT: Fantasy and Fugue in G minor,

BWV 542, GreatFAUR: Impromptu No. 2 in F minor, op. 31 Barcarolle No. 3 in G- at major, op. 42VILLA-LOBOS: RudepoemaMARC-ANDR HAMELIN: Variations on a theme

by PaganiniRACHMANINOFF: Prelude in G major, op. 32, no. 5 Prelude in G-sharp minor,

op. 32, no. 12 Piano Sonata No. 2 in

B- at minor, op. 36

Saturday, July 21 10:00 Opera Scenes Master Class($40)





Nadine Asin ute, AMFS utesAdele Anthony violin, Anton Nel piano, Earl Carlyss violin

Sabina Thatcher viola, Darrett Adkins cello Christopher Hanulik bass, Ann Schein piano

STEVE REICH: Vermont CounterpointDEBUSSY: Violin SonataALAN FLETCHER: Selected SongsVAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Piano Quintet in C minor

8:00 A Recital by Ingrid Fliter piano($50)

Harris Concert HallBEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor,

op. 31, no. 2, Tempest Piano Sonata No. 18 in E- at major,

op. 31, no. 3 Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, op. 57,

AppassionataPremier Sponsor: Linda and Alan Englander


Christ Episcopal Church Robert McDuf e and Hugh Wolff join AMFS President

and CEO Alan Fletcher for a conversation on the works of William Schuman and Aaron Copland.

3:00 Spotlight Recital(free)Harris Concert Hall

3:30 Chamber House Music($80)Private Residence

6:00 Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra($25)Benedict Music Tent

Joshua Gersen conductorMark Sparks ute

BEETHOVEN: Overture to Fidelio, op. 72cCHRISTOPHER ROUSE: Flute ConcertoRIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade, op. 35Associate Sponsor: Lorraine and Alex Dell

8:30 A Recital by the American Brass Quintet($50)Harris Concert Hall

Christpheren Nomura baritoneProgram to include:ARR. DAVID FETTER: Music of the Early RepublicJAY GREENBERG: World PremiereANTHONY PLOG: Songs of War and LossFOSTER/RAYMOND MASE: Selections from

the Social OrchestraSTARER: Serenade for BrassSilver Associate Sponsor: Janet and Tom OConnor

Saturday, July 28 10:00 Opera Scenes Master Class($40)

Wheeler Opera House Federico CorteseEdward Berkeley

Aspen Opera Theater Center Artist-FacultyAmerican Academy of Conducting Orchestra



Martha Aarons ute, Joaquin Valdepeas clarinet Per Hannevold bassoon, John Zirbel horn

Adele Anthony violin, Masao Kawasaki violaBrinton Smith cello, Albert Laszlo bass

MARTIN: Quatre sonnets CassandreLUTOSAWSKI: Dance PreludesBEETHOVEN: Septet in E- at major, op. 20

7:00 Aspen Opera Theater Center performs Stephen Sondheims Sweeney Todd($65, $25 obstructed) Wheeler Opera House

Aspen Opera Theater CenterRobert Spano conductor

Edward Berkeley directorSTEPHEN SONDHEIM: Sweeney Todd

8:00 A Recital by Stefan Jackiw violin and Joyce Yang piano($50)Harris Concert HallMOZART: Violin Sonata in B- at major, K. 454BARTK: Out of Doors, BB 89DAVID FULMER: lArc de SuspensionR. STRAUSS: Violin Sonata in E- at major, op. 18


Paepcke Auditorium Is Sweeney Todd an opera in disguise? AMFS

President and CEO Alan Fletcher will discuss with Music Director Robert Spano and AOTC Director Edward Berkeley.

3:00 Spotlight Recital(free) Harris Concert Hall


David Robertson conductorOrli Shaham piano

ELLIOTT CARTER: Holiday OvertureBERNSTEIN: Symphony No. 2, The Age of Anxiety,

after W. H. AudenRACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances, op. 45Gold Premier Sponsor: Joan Fabry and Michael Klein

8:30 A Recital by Ann Schein piano($46)Harris Concert HallCHOPIN: Nocturne in E- at major, op. 55 , no. 2 Ballade No. 4 in F minor, op. 52ELLIOTT CARTER: Piano SonataRAVEL: SonatineDEBUSSY: Lisle joyeuseLISZT: Tarantella da Guillaume Louis Cottrau, LW 197RACHMANINOFF: from Ten Preludes, op. 23

Saturday, August 4 10:00 Opera Scenes Master Class($40)

Wheeler Opera House George ManahanEdward Berkeley

Aspen Opera Theater Center Artist-FacultyAmerican Academy of Conducting Orchestra


4:30 Chamber Music($46) Harris Concert Hall


W. Stephen Smith baritone, Bonita Boyd uteElizabeth Buccheri harpsichord, Bil Jackson clarinet

Earl Carlyss violin, Ann Schein pianoANDREW NORMAN: TryBARBER: Dover Beach, op. 3DOMINICK ARGENTO: Six Elizabethan SongsBARTK: Contrasts, BB 116

7:00 AMFS Low Strings Competition (free)Castle Creek 1, Bucksbaum Campus

8:00 A Recital by Sharon Isbin guitar($60)Harris Concert Hall

Nadine Asin uteHOWARD SHORE: The Departed: Three Pieces for

Two GuitarsBRUCE MACCOMBIE: Nightshade RoundsDUARTE: Joan Baez Suite, op. 144BARRIOS MANGOR: La catedralJOAN TOWER: Snow DreamsANDREW YORK: AndecyALBNIZ/SEGOVIA: Asturias from

Suite espaola No. 1Premier Sponsor: Susan Beckerman

Wednesday, August 1 12:00 High Notes(free)

Paepcke Auditorium AMFS President and CEO Alan Fletcher in

conversation with AMFS alumni and featured artists: Jeremy Denk, Alisa Weilerstein, and Joshua Weilerstein.

3:00 Spotlight Recital(free)Harris Concert Hall



Federico Cortese conductor2012 Winds Competition Winner

STRAVINSKY: Divertimento from The Fairys KissTCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op. 64Associate Sponsor: Margy and Jerry Eberhardt

8:30 A Recital by the Weilerstein Family($50)Harris Concert Hall

Donald Weilerstein violin Joshua Weilerstein violin

Alisa Weilerstein celloVivian Hornik Weilerstein piano

Masao Kawasaki violaMichael Mermagen cello

KODLY: Duo for Violin and Cello, op. 7JANEK/STEPHEN COXE: Piano Trio after

L. N. Tolstoy, The Kreutzer SonataBRAHMS: String Sextet No. 1 in B- at major, op. 18Associate Sponsor: Jane and Bill Frazer


Wheeler Opera House Edward BerkeleyAspen Opera Theater Center Artist-Faculty


4:30 Chamber Music($46)

Harris Concert Hall Renata Arado violin Espen Lillesltten violin, Esther Heideman soprano

Aspen Contemporary EnsembleSydney Hodkinson conductor, David Halen violin

Rita Sloan pianoDENISOV: Sonata for Two Violins in C majorFAUR: Impromptu in D- at major, op. 86RONALD PERERA: Three Poems of Gnter GrassIVES: Violin Sonata No. 2

8:00 A Recital by Ray Chen violin and Khatia Buniatishvili piano($46) Harris Concert HallBEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, op. 24,

SpringSTRAVINSKY: Three Movements from PetrushkaMILSTEIN: PaganinianaGERSHWIN/HEIFETZ: It Aint Necessarily So from

Porgy and BessFRANCK: Violin Sonata in A major, M. 8Silver Associate Sponsor: Steve Marcus


Paepcke Auditorium Discuss the Americanization of Olivier Messiaen with

AMFS President and CEO Alan Fletcher and Music Director Robert Spano.

3:00 Spotlight Recital(free)

Location TBA

3:30 Chamber House Music($80)Private Residence


George Manahan conductorJennifer Koh violin

MICHAEL GANDOLFI: The Jumping Bridge from The Garden of Cosmic Speculation

PUCCINI: Act III from La bohmeAUGUSTA READ THOMAS: Violin Concerto No. 3,

Juggler in ParadiseGERSHWIN: An American in Paris

8:30 A Recital by Jane Monheit and Trio($60)Harris Concert HallSelections from The Great American Songbook


Wheeler Opera House Edward BerkeleyAspen Opera Theater Center Artist-Faculty

1:00 Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($15)Benedict Music Tent

3:30 Opera House Music ($80)Private Residence

4:30 Chamber Music($46) Harris Concert Hall


David Perry violin, Victoria Chiang violaMichael Mermagen cello, Esther Heideman soprano

Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano, Kelly Markgraf baritoneGERHARD: LeoMARTIN: String Trio No. 2, H. 238SCHUMANN: Spanische Liebeslieder, op. 138

7:00 Aspen Opera Theater Center performs John Harbisons The Great Gatsby($55, $25 obstructed)Wheeler Opera House

Aspen Opera Theater CenterAnne Manson conductor

Edward Berkeley directorJOHN HARBISON: The Great GatsbyPremier Sponsor: Ann Ziff

8:00 A Recital by John OConor piano($50)Harris Concert HallBEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, op. 13,

Pathtique Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor,

op. 27, no. 2, Moonlight Diabelli Variations, op. 120


Paepcke Auditorium Evocative of the Jazz Era, John Harbisons opera

The Great Gatsby is the centerpiece of this High Notes session with AMFS President and CEO Alan Fletcher, Harbison, and AOTC Director Edward Berkeley.


4:00 Spotlight Recital (free)Harris Concert Hall


James Feddeck conductor2012 Low Strings Competition Winner

MICHAEL-THOMAS FOUMAI: The Light-Bringer (2011 Jacob Druckman Composition Prize Winner)

SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 43Associate Sponsor: Monique and Barry LefkowitzLocal Host sponsorship provided by

The St. Regis Aspen Resort

8:30 A Recital by the Pro Arte Quartet($50)Harris Concert Hall

Michael Mermagen celloHAYDN: FragmentBLOCH: PreludeBARBER: Adagio for Strings, op. 11JOHN HARBISON: String Quartet No. 5SCHUBERT: String Quintet in C major,

op. 163, D. 956Associate Sponsor: Leslie and Mac McQuown

Sunday, July 1

9:30 Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($15)Benedict Music TentVolunteer Sunday: free admission to volunteers for non-pro ts in the Roaring Fork Valley

3:00 Prelude: Preconcert Talk(free)Harris Concert Hall

Asadour Santourian

4:00 Aspen Festival Orchestra($78)Benedict Music Tent

Robert Spano conductorGarrick Ohlsson piano

JENNIFER HIGDON: blue cathedralBARTK: Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor,

op. 30Gold Premier Sponsor: Kay and Matthew BucksbaumLocal business support provided by

The Aspen Times

Sunday, July 8 9:30 Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($15)

Benedict Music Tent


Asadour Santourian


Thomas Sndergrd conductorDaniel Hope violin

PROKOFIEV: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 63MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 in D majorPremier Sponsors: John P. and Anne W. McNulty

Foundation and Lisa and Will Mesdag


Benedict Music Tent

3:00 Prelude: Preconcert Talk(free)Harris Concert Hall Asadour Santourian


Osmo Vnsk conductorSimon Trpeski piano

TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B- at minor, op. 23

BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique, op. 14Premier Sponsor: Jane and Michael Eisner, The

Eisner Foundation


Benedict Music Tent


Graeme Boone


Hugh Wolff conductorRobert McDuf e violin

W. SCHUMAN: Violin ConcertoCOPLAND: Symphony No. 3Premier Sponsor: Jane and Larry Sherman

7:00 AMFS Winds Competition (free)Castle Creek 1, Bucksbaum Campus

Sunday, July 29

9:30 Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($15)Benedict Music Tent

3:00 Prelude: Preconcert Talk(free)Harris Concert Hall Steven Slaff


Manfred Honeck conductorYe m Bronfman piano

BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B- at major, op. 83R. STRAUSS: Ein Heldenleben (A Heros Life), op. 40Gold Premier Sponsor: Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson

7:00 AMFS Violin Competition (free)Castle Creek 1, Bucksbaum Campus

Sunday, August 5 9:30 Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($15)

Benedict Music Tent


Frances Atkins


Joshua Weilerstein conductorAlisa Weilerstein cello

DVOK: Cello Concerto in B minor, B. 191, op. 104SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, op. 47Premier Sponsor: Leonard A. Lauder

Sunday, August 12 9:30 Aspen Festival Orchestra Dress Rehearsal ($15)

Benedict Music Tent


Harlow Robinson


Christian Arming conductorNadine Asin ute

Elaine Douvas oboeDarrett Adkins cello

Steven Beck pianoJean-Yves Thibaudet piano

WAGNER: Prelude to Act I from ParsifalMESSIAEN: Concert quatreSAINT-SANS: Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major,

op. 103WAGNER: Brnnhildes Immolation

from GtterdmmerungPremier Sponsor: Melva Bucksbaum

and Raymond Learsy

Sunday, August 19 3:00 Prelude: Preconcert Talk(free)

Paepcke Auditorium Asadour Santourian


Robert Spano conductorAngela Meade sopranoAmber Wagner soprano

Esther Heideman sopranoSasha Cooke mezzo-soprano

Meredith Arwady altoVinson Cole tenor

Stephen Powell baritoneRyan McKinny bass-baritone

Colorado Symphony Orchestra ChorusDuain Wolfe chorus director

KantoreiRichard Larson chorus director

Colorado Childrens ChoraleDeborah DeSantis chorus director

MAHLER: Symphony No. 8 in E- at major, Symphony of a Thousand

Platinum Premier Sponsor: Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass Mercedes T. Bass Charitable Corporation

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One of todays reigning baritones presents an intimate evening of cabaret featuring standards and American songs such as One for My Baby and

My Funny Valentine.

The expressiveness of the songs, along with the performers light banter, create a heart-warming evening not to miss.

Julie Gunn and Robert Spano accompany on piano. Dinner follows on the stage of the Tent.

Season Bene t5 pm Cocktails6 pm Performance8 pm Dinner($1,500, $1,000, $750, $150 for concert only)Harris Concert Hall

Co-Hosts and Artist Sponsors:Toby Devan Lewis and Gael Neeson

For tickets and up-to-date concert information:

970-925-9042www.aspenmusicfestival.com

Robert Spano Music DirectorAlan Fletcher President and CEO

Christopher Rouse, Sydney Hodkinson,Augusta Read Thomas, and George Tsontakis, composers-in-residence

SEASON CALENDAR 2012June 28August 19, 2012


Benedict Music Tent



12:30 Listeners Master Class: Black and Blue (free)Christ Episcopal Church

Tom Buesch

1:30 Chapel Piano Recital(freev)Aspen Chapel


Cornelia Heard violinVictoria Chiang viola

Brinton Smith celloRita Sloan piano

BEETHOVEN: Piano Quartet in E- at major, op. 16


Ludovic Morlot conductorJoyce Yang piano

RAVEL: Le tombeau de CouperinBEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 2

in B- at major, op. 19ROUSSEL: Symphonic Fragments from

Le festin de laraigne (The Spiders Feast), op. 17RAVEL: Mother Goose SuiteGold Premier Sponsor: Ruth and Martin Carver

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