United States Aspen Music Festival (13): Soloists, Aspen Chamber Orchestra, Aspen Festival Orchestra, Jane Glover (conductor), Harry Bicket (conductor), James Feddeck (conductor). Benedict Music Tent, Harris Hall, Aspen, Colorado. 8-10.8.2014 (HS)
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Sometimes Encores Do the Trick
United States Aspen Music Festival (12): Aspen Percussion Ensemble, Jonathan Haas (conductor); Juho Pohjonen (piano); Aspen Philharmonic, Stefan Jackiw (violin), James Feddeck (conductor); Alisa Weilerstein (cello); Inon Barnatan (piano). Harris Hall, Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, Colorado. 4-7.8.2014 (HS)
Slatkin Beats the Rain with “Alpensinfonie,” All-Spanish with Isbin and Leonard
United States Aspen Music Festival (11): Sarah Chang (violin), Aspen Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff (conductor); Soloists; Sharon Isbin (guitar), Isabel Leonard (mezzo-soprano); Garrick Ohlssen (piano), Aspen Festival Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin (conductor). Benedict Music Tent, Harris Concert Hall. Aspen, Colorado. 1-3.8.2014 (HS)
In the Wake of Cancellations, Replacements Carry the Day
United States Aspen Music Festival (10): American Brass Quintet, American String Quartet, Anton Nel (piano), Aspen Philharmonic, Augustin Hadelich (violin), Hannu Lintu (conductor), Soloists from Aspen Opera Theater Center. Benedict Music Tent, Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, Colorado. 28-30.7.2014 (HS)
Spano Leads a Tautly Focused Mahler Third
United States Aspen (9): Soloists, Choruses, Aspen Chamber Orchestra, Aspen Festival Orchestra, Christian Arming (conductor), Robert Spano (conductor), Aspen, Colorado. 27.7.2014 (HS)
Remarkable Denk, and a Welcome Infusion of Jazz
United States Aspen Music Festival (8): Bill Frisell (guitar), Festival Orchestra, Monica Groop (mezzo-soprano), Robert Spano (conductor), Jeremy Denk (piano). Harris Recital Hall, Aspen, Colorado. 21-23.7.2014 (HS)
Intimate Shostakovich and Schnittke Outshine Big Orchestra Events
United States Aspen Music Festival (7): Joyce Yang (piano), Pacifica Quartet, Robert McDuffie (violin), Festival Chamber Symphony and Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä and Thierry Fischer (conductors). Benedict Music Tent and Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, Colorado. 18-20.7.2014 (HS)
Schubert, More Schubert and a Baroque Evening
United States Aspen Music Festival (6): Emerson String Quartet, Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Nicholas McGegan (conductor and harpsichord), Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, CO. 15-17.7.2014 (HS)