Free Livestreams Return; New Tiered Ticket Prices

Staff

The signature Friday and Sunday concerts at the 2023 Aspen Music Festival and School are now more accessible than ever thanks to new lower-priced ticketing tiers, free Sunday concert broadcasts on Aspen Public Radio, and the return of free livestreams on the AMFS Virtual Stage.

Lowering ticket prices to invite more people inside the Benedict Music Tent reflects an important community initiative, says Vice President for Marketing and Communications Laura Smith. “While sitting for free on the Karetsky Lawn is one of life’s great joys,” she says, “the intensity and emotion of sitting inside for a concert is powerful, and it is something we wanted to open up to share with more people.”

Audience members enjoy the immersive experience of music in the Benedict Music Tent.

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The Friday and Sunday orchestral concerts now have tiers at $45, $65, and $90, in addition to the always-free Lawn. “We hope this will make it easier for people to come inside the Tent for concerts and encourage those who have never come in to give it a try,” says Smith. “Many say there is no place better in the world than a Tent concert on a summer weekend, and I certainly agree. These musicians pour their hearts into the deep, creative, expansive programs they bring to the stage for us; it’s a signature Aspen experience.”

Not in Aspen? Join the Sunday concerts from afar via a new series of live broadcasts on Aspen Public Radio. Starting Sunday, July 2, tune in from Aspen through Eagle and Rifle on 91.5 or 88.9 and hear the concert alongside longtime APR classical host, Chris Mohr. Returning this year also are free streams of select concerts on the AMFS Virtual Stage, streaming live from the Benedict Music Tent.

2023 Free Livestreams

• Sunday, July 2 | Festival Orchestra: The Rite of Spring and pianist Daniil Trifonov

• Friday, July 7 | Chamber Symphony: Maxim Vengerov in Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto

• Sunday, July 16 | Festival Orchestra: Violinist Augustin Hadelich

• Sunday, July 23 | Festival Orchestra: James Conlon conducts Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde

• Sunday, July 30 | Festival Orchestra: Robert Spano conducts Mahler’s Third Symphony

• Wednesday, August 9 | Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra: Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra

• Thursday, August 17 | Mozart’s Idomeneo: Starring Matthew Polenzani

• Sunday, August 20 | Festival Orchestra: Final Sunday with Haydn’s The Creation