United States Aspen Music Festival 2026 [2]: Aspen, Colorado. (HS)
Weilerstein’s Dvořák Cello Concerto tops off an outstanding Aspen Music Festival week
Festivals
Power and purpose in Aristo Sham’s boldly conceived Caramoor recital
United States Caramoor Festival [2] – Various: Aristo Sham (piano). Music Room of the Rosen House, Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Katonah, 11.7.2026. (ES-S)
Oscar Wilde’s bubbling comedy becomes a surreal hard-hitting farce in Barry’s adaptation at Garsington
United Kingdom Garsington Opera 2026 [4] – Gerald Barry, The Importance of Being Earnest: Soloists, Philharmonia Orchestra / Douglas Boyd (conductor). Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 10.7.2026. (CR)
Magical evening with Itzhak Perlman, Beethoven and the Cleveland Orchestra
United States Blossom Music Festival 2026 [2] – Beethoven: Itzhak Perlman (violin & conductor), Cleveland Orchestra. Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, 9.7.2026. (MSJ)
Superb opening weekend at the Aspen Music Festival 2026 wins with American music
United States Aspen Music Festival 2026 [1]: Aspen, Colorado. (HS)
Szymanowski’s King Roger gets an ambitious anniversary revival at Des Moines Metro Opera
United States Szymanowski, King Roger: Soloists, Orchestra of Des Moines Metro Opera / David Neely (conductor). Blank Performing Arts Center Pote Theatre, Indianola, 4.7.2026. (ZC)
Compelling revival of Billy Budd at Glyndebourne
United Kingdom Britten, Billy Budd: Soloists, Children’s Chorus (chorus master: Nicholas Mulroy), The Glyndebourne Chorus (chorus director: Aidan Oliver), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Nicholas Carter (conductor). Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Lewes, East Sussex, 5.7.2026. (JR)
A Lincoln triptych as prologue to the Boston Symphony’s Tanglewood summer
United States Tanglewood 2026 [1] – Glass, John Williams, Copland: Zachary James (baritone), Alec Baldwin (narrator), Boston Symphony Orchestra / Karen Kamensek (conductor). Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox, 5.7.2026. (ES-S)
