calendar summer 2013 Music Classical Bard College
30 Campus Road, Annandale-on-Hudson Friday, June 14: Aston Magna Festival. 8 p.m. The Art of the Chalumeau (early clarinet). Friday, June 21: Aston Magna Festival. 8 p.m. J. S. Bach: The Six Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord. Friday, June 28: Aston Magna Festival. 8 p.m. Masterworks by J.S. Bach and Marin Marais. Friday, July 5: Aston Magna Festival. 8 p.m. Shades of Love Lost — Madrigals of Monteverdi and Wert. Friday, July 12: Aston Magna Festival. 8 p.m. Music from the Library of Thomas Jefferson.
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
200 Hurd Road, Bethel bethelwoodscenter.org (866) 781-2922 Friday, Aug. 16: Yo-Yo Ma. 8 p.m.
Darrow School
110 Darrow Road, New Lebanon Saturday, June 8: Tannery Pond Concert. 8 p.m. Sebastian Baverstam, cello and Yannick Rafalimanana, piano. Saturday, July 27: Tannery Pond Concert. 8 p.m. Miro String Quartet. Music by: Schubert, Puccini, Beethoven, Saturday, Aug. 17: Tannery Pond Concert. 8 p.m. Vassily Primakov and Natalia Lavrova (two pianos).
The Glimmerglass Festival
7300 State Hwy. 80, Cooperstown glimmerglass.org (607) 547-0700 Saturday, July 6 - Saturday, Aug. 24: The Flying Dutchman. Inspired in part by a harrowing ocean voyage, Wagner based his fourth opera on the story of a ghostly vessel doomed to traverse the seas for eternity. Saturday, July 13 - Friday, Aug. 23: Camelot. Lerner and Loewe’s musical version of The Once and Future King follows King Arthur, Guinevere and Sir Lancelot as they strive to pursue their passions and embody chivalric ideals. Saturday, July 20 - Thursday, Aug. 22: Passions. Love and loss echo through two oneacts in a juxtaposition of
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18th- and 21st-century musical masterpieces. Sunday, July 21 - Saturday, Aug. 24: King for a Day. Giuseppe Verdi’s second opera centers on a royal replacement who, in addition to serving as a decoy for the king, affects the happy coupling of two young lovers and secures a pretty widow as his own bride.
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
14 Castle St. Great Barrington, Mass. mahaiwe.org (413) 528-6415 Saturday, June 29: Aston Magna Festival. 8 p.m. Masterworks by J.S. Bach and Marin Marais.
Maverick Concert Hall
Maverick Road, Woodstock maverickconcerts.org (845) 679-8348 Saturday, June 29: Liderworks. 6:30 p.m. Verdi and Wagner Rarities. Sunday, June 30: Miro String Quartet. 4 p.m. England and Romanticism with Melvin Chen, piano. Sunday, July 14: Voxare String Quartet. 4 p.m. Kindred Spirits, Britten: Simple Symphony (version for string quartet); Ned Rorem: String Quartet No. 4. Sunday, July 21: Jupiter String Quartet with Ilya Yakushev, piano. 4 p.m. Haydn: String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 74, No. 3, The Rider, Brahms: String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 51, No. 1, Britten: Night Piece (Notturno) for piano solo. Saturday, July 27: Maverick’s 2013 Chamber Orchestra Concert. 6:30 p.m. Conducted by music director Alexander Platt. Sunday, July 28: Escher String Quartert. 4 p.m. Britten in Britain, Elgar: String Quartet in E Minor, Op. 83. Saturday, Aug. 3: Jazz at the Maverick. 6:30 p.m. Perry Beekman and Friends. Songs of Rodgers and Hart arranged for guitar, piano, bass and vocals Sunday, Aug. 18: Parker Quartet. 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1: Daedalus Quartet, with Rufus Muller, tenor. 4 p.m.
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
108 Ave. of the Pines, Saratoga Springs spac.org (518) 584-9330 Friday, June 7 - Saturday, June 8: Albany Pro Musica:
Pops Goes the Chorus! 7:30 p.m. Showtunes, old standards and popular songs. Sunday, June 23 - Saturday, July 6: Opera Saratoga: H.M.S. Pinafore. Gilbert and Sullivan’s other topsy-turvy high-seas comedy. Thursday, June 27 - Sunday, July 7: Opera Saratoga: Lucia de Lammermoor. Gaetano Donizetti’s tragic opera. Tuesday, Aug. 6: Saratoga Chamber Music Festival: Gil Shaham and Friends. 8 p.m. Featuring Beethoven’s Duo for Viola and Cello “with two obbligato eyeglasses”; Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet in b minor, Op. 115; Bartok, Julian Milone and Henryk Wieniawski selected violin duets. Wednesday, Aug. 7: Philadelphia Orchestra. 8 p.m. Opening Night with Stephane Denève, conductor, and Gil Shaham, violin. Featuring: Sibelius’ Lemminkäinen’s Return, from Four Legends from the Kalevala, and Violin Concerto. Also, Dvorak’s Symphony No. 8. Thursday, Aug. 8: Philadelphia Orchestra. 8 p.m. The 150th Anniversary of the Race Course Concert. Keith Lockhart, conductor. Friday, Aug. 9: Philadelphia Orchestra. 8 p.m. A Bernstein Extravaganza with the New York City Ballet; sponsored by Skidmore College. Stephane Denève, conductor and Jamie Bernstein, host. Also featuring vocalist Rob Lorey. Saturday, Aug. 10: Philadelphia Orchestra. 8 p.m. Stephane Denève, conductor, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma present pieces by Elgar, Frank and Debussy. Sunday, Aug. 11: Saratoga Chamber Music Festival: A Delightful Afternoon. 2:15 p.m. David Kim, violin, Yumi Kendall, cello, Marc Rovetti, violin, Kerri Ryan, viola and Andre-Michel Schub, piano, perform pieces by Stravinsky, Mozart and Brahms. Tuesday, Aug. 13: Saratoga Chamber Music Festival: Four Hands. 8 p.m. Davyd Booth, violin/piano; The Wister Quartet. Wednesday, Aug. 14: Philadelphia Orchestra. 8 p.m. Pops: A Tribute to Elton John & More. Thursday, Aug. 15: Philadelphia Orchestra. 8 p.m. The Night of the Drum with Bramwell Tovey, conductor, and Colin Currie, percussion. Friday, Aug. 16: Philadelphia Orchestra. 8 p.m. Featuring Sarah Chang, violin and
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor. Saturday, Aug. 17: Philadelphia Orchestra. 8 p.m. The Rite of Spring with Gianandrea Noseda, conductor, and Jonathan Biss, piano. Wednesday, Aug. 21: Philadelphia Orchestra. 8 p.m. An Evening with Bela Fleck. Thursday, Aug. 22: Philadelphia Orchestra. 8 p.m. Johannes Moser Da! with Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor, and cellist Johannes Moser. Friday, Aug. 23: Philadelphia Orchestra. 8 p.m. Fantasia without film, Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Night on Bald Mountain. Saturday, Aug. 24: Philadelphia Orchestra. 8 p.m. Closing Night: Tchaikovsky Spectacular.
Tanglewood
297 West St., Lenox, Mass. tanglewood.org (413) 637-1600 Monday, July 1 - Tuesday, July 2: String Quartet Marathon. Friday, July 5: Boston Symphony Orchestra: AllTchaikovsky Program. 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 6: Boston Symphony Orchestra: John Oliver — Mahler Symphony No. 3. 8:30 p.m. Sunday, July 7: Boston Pops Orchestra. 2:30 p.m. Monday, July 8: Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra: Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos — Turina Kodaly & Beethoven. 8 p.m. Thursday, July 11: Orchestra and Chorus of Emmanuel Music. 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 12 - Saturday, July 13: Bernstein West Side Story. 8:30 p.m. Sat, Jul 13 Friday, July 12: Boston Symphony Orchestra: Leon Fleisher — Wagner Ravel & Rimsky-Korsakov. 8:30 p.m. Sunday, July 14: Boston Symphony Orchestra: Stravinksky, Haydn & Beethoven. 2:30 p.m. Monday, July 15: Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra: Vivaldi & Telemann. 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 17: Borodin String Quartet: Brahms & Tchaikovsky. 8 p.m. Thursday, July 18: Bryn Terfel & Natalia Katyukova. 8 p.m. Friday, July 19: Boston Symphony Orchestra: Vladimir Jurowski & Jean-Yves Thibaudet — Wagner Liszt & Beethoven. 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 20: Boston Symphony Orchestra: Lothar Koenigs — Wagner. 8:30 p.m. Sunday, July 21: Boston
Symphony Orchestra: Christoph Eschenbach & Christine Schafer — Vivaldi Telemann & Bach. 2:30 p.m. Monday, July 22: Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra: AllDebussy Program. 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 24: Mahler Chamber Orchestra: Dean Schumann Mozart & Sibelius. 8 p.m. Thursday, July 25: Garrick Ohlsson. 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2: Boston Symphony Orchestra: Strauss Beethoven & Poulenc. 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3: Boston Symphony Orchestra: Lang Lang — Ravel & Beethoven. 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4: Boston Symphony Orchestra: Yo-Yo Ma — Stravinsky & Dvorak. 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6: Tanglewood on Parade. 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7: Christian Zacharias. 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8 - Sunday, Aug. 11: Boston Symphony Orchestra presents George Benjamin, Written On Skin. Friday, Aug. 9: Boston Symphony Orchestra: Sibelius & Brahms. 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10: Boston Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven Carter & Brahms. 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11: Boston Symphony Orchestra: Christan Zacharias. All-Beethoven Program. 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15: The Goat Rodeo Show: Yo-Yo Ma Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile. 8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16: Boston Pops Orchestra: Keith Lockhart & Michael Feinstein. 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17: Boston Symphony Orchestra: Bernard Haitink Isabelle Faust & Camilla Tilling. Mozart & Mahler. 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18: Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra: Emanuel Ax — Mozart & Mahler. 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20: Boston Symphony Chamber Players: Marcelo Lehninger & Menahem Pressler — Carter, Copland & Mozart. 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22: Daniil Trifonov: Scriabin & Liszt. 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23: Tanglewood Festival Chorus: John Oliver. 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23: Boston Symphony Orchestra. 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24: Boston Pops Orchestra: John Williams’ Film Night. 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25: Boston Symphony Orchestra. 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 25: Monty Alexander Trio. 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1: Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra: Thomas Wilkins. 2:30 p.m.
Times Union Center
51 S. Pearl St., Albany timesunioncenter-albany.com (518) 487-2000 Thursday, June 13: Andrea Bocelli. 7:30 p.m.
Pop, Rock, Folk, Country and Jazz Altamont Fairgrounds
129 Grand St., Altamont altamontfair.com (518) 861-6671 Friday, June 28 - Sunday, June 30: Old Songs Festival - Music With Roots. The three-day Old Songs Festival celebrates music with roots including traditional folk, Celtic, blues, gospel, oldtime and world music. Saturday, July 13: Countryfest. 10 a.m. Includes Darius Rucker, Easton Corbin, Joe Diffie and Sheryl Crow.
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
200 Hurd Road, Bethel bethelwoodscenter.org (866) 781-2922 Saturday, June 15: Celtic Woman. 8 p.m. Thursday, June 20: Hot Tuna. 8 p.m. Saturday, June 22: Joan Baez and Indigo Girls. 8 p.m. Saturday, June 29: Heart. 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 19: Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. 8 p.m. Saturday, July 20: Hudson Valley Philharmonic: Natalie Merchant. 8 p.m. Friday, July 26: Tim McGraw with Brantley Gilbert, Love and Theft. 7 p.m. Saturday, July 27: Bad Company with Lynyrd Skynyrd. 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8: George Thorogood and the Destroyers. 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11: Blake Shelton with Easton Corbin and Jana Kramer. 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17: Zac Brown Band. 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20: John Mayer. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23: Luke Bryan with Thompson Square and Florida Georgia Line. 7 p.m.