Music@Menlo Atherton, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, CA July 23 – August 14 Founded by david Finckel and Wu Han, music@ menlo is the San Francisco Bay area’s premier chamber music festival. now in its eighth year, music@menlo is renowned for engaging, thematic programming performed by a roster of world-class artists. artistic direction: david Finckel and Wu Han Festival artists: randall Scarlata, baritone; Scott pingel, bass; dennis godburn, bassoon; david Finckel, ralph Kirshbaum, laurence lesser, cello; todd palmer, clarinet; tara Helen o’connor, flute; Jason vieaux, guitar; Bruce adolphe, ara guzelimian, r. larry todd, robert Winter, lecturer; Jonathan Fischer, oboe; christopher Froh, ayano Kataoka, percussion; inon Barnatan, alessio Bax, Wu Han, Jeffrey Kahane, gilbert Kalish, Ken noda, piano; Sasha cooke, soprano; matthew plenk, tenor; Jorja Fleezanis, lily Francis, ani Kavafian, erin Keefe, philip Setzer, arnaud Sussmann, ian Swensen, violin; lily Francis, Beth guterman, erin Keefe, viola Featured groups: Jupiter String Quartet (daniel mcdonough, cello; liz Freivogel, viola; megan Freivogel, nelson lee, violin); miró Quartet ( Joshua gindele, cello; John largess, viola; daniel ching, Sandy Yamamoto, violin) For Information: edward p. Sweeney, executive director 50 valparaiso ave., atherton, ca 94027 650 330 2030, 650 330 2016 (fax) info@musicatmenlo.org musicatmenlo.org Music in the Mountains SummerFest Grass Valley, CA June 5 – July 3 enjoy a Sierra Foothills summer musical celebration, including americana, mexican mariachi, country Western, award-winning Banjo, mozart, and more! music in the mountains presents dazzling entertainment for everyone. artistic direction: classical, jazz and pops presentations Festival conductors: gregory vajda Festival artists: Bela Fleck, banjo; richard Zeller, baritone; edgar meyer, bass/composer; doc Severinsen, trumpet; Jeffrey Biegel, pianist/ composer; veronika Kincses, soprano; Zakir americanorchestras.org
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weeks in Santa Barbara to study and make music with illustrious guest artists and faculty—all to the delight of participating audiences. Festival conductors: daniel Hege; Jeffrey Kahane; george manahan; nicholas mcgegan; peter oundjian; larry rachleff Festival artists: christopher taylor, piano Featured groups: takacs Quartet For Information: tim dougherty, communications manager music academy of the West 1070 Fairway road, Santa Barbara, ca 93108 805 969 4726, 805 969 0686 (fax) festival@musicacademy.org musicacademy.org See our ad on page 48
Hussain, tabla Featured groups: Kronos Quartet; nevada county composers cooperative; riders in the Sky; third angle For Information: marge rath, executive director/ceo amaral Family Festival center at the nevada county Fairgrounds, 11228 mccourtney road grass valley, ca 95945 530 265 6124 (box office), 530 265 6810 (fax) marge@musicinthemountains.org musicinthemountains.org Ojai Music Festival Ojai, CA June 10 – 13 World renowned for adventurous programming, ojai welcomes composer/conductor george Benjamin as music director with the preeminent ensemble modern. Set in the enchanting ojai valley, the 64th festival season explores Benjamin’s musical influences including messiaen and Boulez, plus his own major works including the West coast premiere of into the little Hill. artistic direction: thomas W. morris Festival conductors: george Benjamin, Brad lubman Festival artists: dietmar Wiesner, flute; Hilary Summers, mezzo soprano; eric Huebner, ueli Wiget, piano; anu Komsi, soprano Featured groups: Wildcat viols orchestra affiliation: ensemble modern For Information: Jeffrey Haydon, executive director p.o. Box 185, ojai, ca 93024 805 646 2094, 805 646 6037 (fax) info@ojaifestival.org ojaifestival.org Pacific Symphony’s Summer Festival Irvine, CA July 4 – September 11 an orange county tradition under the stars at the verizon Wireless amphitheatre...bring food, wine, friends, and family! artistic direction: carl St. clair Festival conductors: carl St.clair; richard Kaufman; maxim eshkenazy; robert moody Festival artists: Benjamin pasternack, piano; Jim curry, vocalist Featured groups: cirque de la Symphonie; time for three orchestra affiliation: pacific Symphony For information: 3631 S. Harbor Blvd., Ste 100 Santa ana, ca 92704 714 755 5799 pacificsymphony.org
San Francisco Symphony Summer & the Symphony San Francisco, CA July 8 – 24 the San Francisco Symphony’s Summer & the Symphony classical concerts at davies Symphony Hall focus on individual composers and themes, including Beethoven, tchaikovsky, a “new World” program and an all-russian program. artistic direction: michael tilson thomas Festival conductors: donato cabrera, alondra de la parra, arnie roth Festival artists: lucas meachem, baritone; gordon Hawkins, bass-baritone; Benjamin Hochman, Joyce Yang and Sara davis Buechner, piano; alyson cambridge, soprano; chad Hoopes, violin; idina menzel, vocalist; and members of the uc Berkeley marching Band Featured groups: San Francisco Symphony, pink martini orchestra affiliation: San Francisco Symphony For Information: San Francisco Symphony Box office 201 van ness avenue, San Francisco, ca 94102 415 864 6000 tickets@sfsymphony.org sfsymphony.org and community.sfsymphony.org
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Aspen Music Festival and School Aspen, CO July 1 – August 22 america’s premier music festival. presenting more than 350 musical events during its eight-week summer season and drawing top classical musicians from around the world for an unparalleled combination of performances and music education. artistic direction: david Zinman, music director Festival conductors: andrey Boreyko. James conlon, James depreist, Jeffrey Kahane, nicholas mcgegan, peter oundjian, david robertson and leonard Slatkin Festival artists: christopher rouse, composerin-residence; vladimir Feltsman, marc-andre Hamelin, Joyce Yang, Yuja Wang, piano; and Joshua Bell, Sarah chang, Julia Fischer, choliang lin, robert mcduffie, gil Shaham, violin. Featured groups: american String Quartet, emerson String Quartet, takács Quartet For Information: laura Smith, director of communications 2 music School road, aspen, co 81611 970 925 3254, 970 920 1642 (fax) festival@aspenmusic.org aspenmusicfestival.com Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival Vail, CO USA June 25 – August 3 With the return of the dallas Symphony orchestra, the philadelphia orchestra, the new York philharmonic, chamber music, and Yo-Yo ma and Kathryn Stott in recital, Bravo! has established vail as today’s leading musical landmark in america. Festival conductors: marin alsop; andrey Boreyko; charles dutoit; alan gilbert; rossen
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