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Superb opening weekend at the Aspen Music Festival 2026 wins with American music

08/07/202607/07/2026 by Harvey Steiman

United States Aspen Music Festival 2026 [1]: Aspen, Colorado. (HS)

Key’mon Murrah (countertenor) and James Gaffigan (conductor) in Heggie’s Earth 2.0 © Diego Redel

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Aspen Festival finale meets expectations with Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’ Concerto and The Planets

26/08/2025 by Harvey Steiman

United States Aspen Music Festival 2025 [15]: Klein Music Tent, Harris Hall, Aspen. (HS)

Concertmaster Alexander Kerr beams as pianist Yefim Bronfman and conductor Robert Spano celebrate the concerto performance © Diego Redel

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An ‘arena’ La bohème, a rock concerto and a glistening violin debut in Aspen

24/08/2025 by Harvey Steiman

United States Aspen Music Festival 2025 [14]: Klein Music Tent, Harris Hall, Aspen. (HS)

Mike Mills (bass guitar) and Robert McDuffie (violin) play Mills’s concerto © Diego Redel

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Mixed results in Aspen cello concertos featuring Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Alisa Weilerstein

22/08/202521/08/2025 by Harvey Steiman

United States Aspen Music Festival 2025 [13]: Klein Music Tent, Harris Hall, Aspen. (HS)

Sheku Kanneh-Mason plays the Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto © Diego Redel

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Recitals with distinctiveness and distinction spice up the 2025 festival in Aspen

17/08/202517/08/2025 by Harvey Steiman

United States Aspen Music Festival 2025 [12]: Harris Hall, Aspen. (HS)

Guitarist Sharon Isbin, celllist Lucas Chen and percussionists play Karen LeFrak’s ‘Habanera Nights’ © Diego Redel

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Augustin Hadelich rises above a violin mishap in Aspen for a glorious Tchaikovsky concerto

14/08/202513/08/2025 by Harvey Steiman

United States Aspen Music Festival 2025 [11]: Klein Music Tent, Harris Hall, Aspen. (HS)

Violinist Augustin Hadelich bows after a dazzling encore at the Aspen Music Festival © Diego Redel

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A glorious Messiah in Aspen with Dame Jane Glover in command

30/08/202510/08/2025 by Harvey Steiman

United States Aspen Music Festival 2025 [10]: Klein Music Tent, Harris Hall, Aspen. (HS)

Dame Jane Glover conducts Handel’s Messiah as tenor Jonghyun Park sings © Diego Redel

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World premiere of Theofanidis’s Siddhartha, She makes a splash in Aspen

30/08/202507/08/2025 by Harvey Steiman

United States Aspen Music Festival [9]: Klein Music Tent, Aspen. (HS)

Sopranist Key’mon Murrah as the Buddha Gautama with members of Kantarei © Diego Redel

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Atmospheric and engaging exploration of the language of birds at LSO St Luke’s (09/09/2026) __________________________________

The Tempest from Vache Baroque and Out of Chaos was a true company effort (09/09/2026) __________________________________

Odd directorial decisions distract slightly from beautiful singing in Lübeck’s Tosca (09/09/2026) __________________________________

Freiburg Baroque Orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle in a fine all-Schumann Prom (08/09/2026) __________________________________

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Infrasound Ensemble prove they have chemistry in the Gubaidulina festival (07/09/2026) __________________________________

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