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JENNIFER TEISINGER Executive Director

A N N E-M A R I E McDERMOT T Artistic Director

This summer, Bravo! proudly celebrates 30 years of phenomenal classical music in its gorgeous Rocky Mountain setting. We want you to be part of the celebration! The Festival kicks off with the return of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields after an extraordinarily exciting debut last summer. They are followed by the Dallas Symphony, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic.

To honor Bravo’s 30th season, each of the four orchestras will premiere a brand new piece of music, specially commissioned by Bravo! for the 30th season as part of the New Works Project. In celebration of our chamber music festival roots, we are delighted to announce that Bravo! will have a record number of string quartets—seven of them—performing this summer, including the world-renowned Emerson String Quartet. There is an eclectic mix of concert offerings to choose from this summer, and we are so excited about each one.

We can’t wait to share the music with you!

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ACADEMY OF ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS JUNE 22–25, 2017 Renowned for its beautifully refined sound and vibrant interpretations, the Academy, led by Music Director Joshua Bell, makes a triumphant return for its second season.

SEASON OPENING CELEBRATION: BELL, MOZART & MENDELSSOHN THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 6:00PM Pre-Concert Talk Joshua Bell, leader and violin WORLD PREMIERE EDGAR MEYER: Newly Commissioned Work MOZART: Violin Concerto

No. 1 MENDELSSOHN: Scottish

Symphony A world premiere, a highspirited Mozart concerto, and Mendelssohn’s bright and lushly melodic “Scottish” Symphony launch Bravo! Vail’s 30th season with buoyant brio.

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Joshua Bell, leader and violin Steven Isserlis, cello DVOŘÁK: Silent Woods for Cello and Orchestra BEETHOVEN: Symphony No.2 SCHUMANN: Second Movement of Violin Concerto BRAHMS: Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra

Joshua Bell, leader and violin Steven Isserlis, cello J.S. BACH: Violin Concerto in A minor C.P.E. BACH: Cello Concerto in A major MOZART: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik TCHAIKOVSKY: Serenade for Strings

The exquisite intimacy of a chamber orchestra provides the perfect accompaniment for two of the world’s leading string players—and longtime collaborators—on a masterful, musical journey through the Romantic era.

Virtuoso soloists Bell and Isserlis join with the Academy’s unparalleled ensemble playing for a brilliant showcase of some of the most famous and beloved music ever written for strings.

JOSHUA BELL MUSIC DIREC TOR

Orchestral concerts take place at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater.

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DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OHLSSON PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 6:00PM Jaap van Zweden, conductor Garrick Ohlsson, piano TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 Don’t miss the thunderous cascades and soaring melodies of this allTchaikovsky evening, made truly exceptional

by Ohlsson’s larger-thanlife artistry, van Zweden’s masterful pacing, and the powerhouse Dallas sound.

“EXHILARATING,” “REVELATORY,” “INTENSELY DRAMATIC,” AND “AS ELECTRIFYING AS YOU’LL HEAR ANYWHERE.” DALLAS MORNING NEWS

MENDELSSOHN, PROKOFIEV & A WORLD PREMIERE FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 6:00PM Pre-Concert Talk Jaap van Zweden, conductor Simone Lamsma, violin WORLD PREMIERE ROBERTO SIERRA: Newly Commissioned Work MENDELSSOHN:

Violin Concerto PROKOFIEV: Symphony

No. 5 Brimming with energy, this lively program offers a world premiere, the Bravo! debut of an exciting young violinist, and Prokofiev’s irrepressible Symphony No. 5, “glorifying the grandeur of the human spirit.”

JUNE 28–JULY 5, 2017 Celebrate Jaap van Zweden’s final summer conducting the Dallas Symphony as Music Director with some of the most powerful works ever written for orchestra.

RETURN TO THE COTTON CLUB A MUSIC DIRECTOR’S FAREWELL: THE RITE OF SPRING SATURDAY, JULY 1, 6:00PM Jaap van Zweden, conductor WAGNER: Prelude to Lohengrin HAYDN: Sinfonia Concertante for Oboe, Bassoon, Violin, and Cello STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring Jaap van Zweden’s final appearance in Vail as Dallas Symphony’s Music Director features music of unbearable beauty, charming clarity, and stunning vitality. Don’t miss this symphonic tour de force!

JOHN WILLIAMS: MUSIC FROM THE MOVIES SUNDAY, JULY 2, 6:00PM Jeff Tyzik, conductor JOHN WILLIAMS: MOVIE MUSIC

Music from the Movies.

Popular Hits from Superman, Jaws, Angela’s Ashes, Schindler’s List, The Cowboys, Witches of Eastwick, Jurassic Park, Catch Me If You Can, Lincoln, and Star Wars Experience your favorite movie music in the incredible “surround sound” of a live symphony orchestra as Dallas’s Grammy-winning Principal Pops Conductor leads popular hits from Superman, Jaws, Star Wars, and more.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 6:00PM Jeff Tyzik, conductor The Return of the Cotton Club with Miche Braden, vocalist Ted Louis Levy, tap dancer/vocalist Byron Stripling, trumpet Harlem’s swankiest speakeasy sets up shop at Bravo! Vail with singing, dancing, and red-hot blues from greats like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Cab Calloway.

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PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA TCHAIKOVSKY VIOLIN CONCERTO FRIDAY, JULY 7, 6:00PM Stéphane Denève, conductor James Ehnes, violin TCHAIKOVSKY/STOKOWSKI:

Andante Cantabile TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2 The Fabulous Philadelphians return to Vail with the dazzling pyrotechnics and breathtaking melodies of Tchaikovsky’s brilliant Violin Concerto, alongside the orchestral gem that is Sibelius’ most popular symphony.

E.T. THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL IN CONCERT: FILM WITH LIVE SCORE SATURDAY, JULY 8, 7:30PM Stéphane Denève, conductor E.T. THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL,

complete film with live orchestra performing the entire score A Bravo! Vail tradition continues! As dusk falls, watch this family-friendly magical sci-fi film on giant screens over the stage while John Williams’ enchanting score is performed live by The Philadelphia Orchestra.

BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO. 7 SUNDAY, JULY 9, 6:00PM Pre-Concert Talk Stéphane Denève, conductor Haochen Zhang, piano PREMIERE GUILLAUME CONNESSON:

Newly Commissioned Work RACHMANINOFF: Piano

Concerto No. 4 BEETHOVEN: Symphony

No. 7 This wonderfully crowd-pleasing program includes a colorful premiere, the Vail debut of pianist Haochen Zhang in a brilliant but rarely performed Rachmaninoff concerto, and Beethoven’s tenderly masterful Seventh Symphony.

Y A N N I C K N É Z E T- S É G U I N MUSIC DIREC TOR

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Orchestral concerts take place at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater.

JULY 7–15, 2017 Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin is widely praised for his collaborative style, deeplyrooted curiosity, and boundless enthusiasm, leading the Philadelphians to ever-greater musical heights with imaginative and dazzling programs.

YANNICK CONDUCTS BACH & BRAHMS THURSDAY, JULY 13, 6:00PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor BRAHMS/GLANERT:

Transcriptions of Chorale Preludes BACH/STOKOWSKI:

Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor BACH/STOKOWSKI: Toccata and Fugue in D minor BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2 Yannick Nézet-Séguin showcases the famously lush “Philadelphia Sound” with unique arrangements of Bach organ works, along with Brahms’ Chorale Preludes and the glorious Symphony No. 2.

SHAHAM PLAYS MOZART FRIDAY, JULY 14, 6:00PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor Gil Shaham, violin TCHAIKOVSKY: Francesca da Rimini MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 3 STRAVINSKY: Petrushka Grammy-award winning violinist Gil Shaham returns to Bravo! Vail with Mozart’s elegant Violin Concerto No. 3, bookended by a passionate Tchaikovsky overture and Stravinsky’s vibrantly colorful rendition of the classic Russian folktale.

BRONFMAN, PROKOFIEV & TCHAIKOVSKY SATURDAY, JULY 15, 6:00PM Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano BEETHOVEN: Selections from The Creatures of Prometheus PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 2 BATES: Alternative Energy TCHAIKOVSKY: 1812 Overture Bravo! favorite Yefim Bronfman channels the steely intensity of Prokofiev’s Second Piano Concerto, and the powerful 1812 Overture provides a fitting finale for the Fabulous Philadelphians’ season!

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC BRAMWELL TOVEY: AN AMERICAN CELEBRATION FRIDAY, JULY 21, 6:00PM Bramwell Tovey, conductor Programming by Gershwin and Bernstein A 175th birthday celebration of the New York Philharmonic! Guest conductor Bramwell Tovey leads America’s oldest orchestra in a quintessentially American program of music by Bernstein, Gershwin, and more.

KAVAKOS PLAYS BRAHMS SATURDAY, JULY 22, 6:00PM Pre-Concert Talk Alan Gilbert, conductor Leonidas Kavakos, violin Special Guest Conductor, Kay Chester BRAHMS: Violin Concerto BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique Leonidas Kavakos, Gramophone’s 2014 Artist of the Year and now the New York Philharmonic’s Artist-in-Residence, tackles the exhilarating and exquisite Brahms Violin Concerto, followed

by Berlioz’s passionately inspired Symphonie Fantastique.

KAVAKOS LEADS: BACH & SCHUMANN SUNDAY, JULY 23, 6:00PM Leonidas Kavakos, conductor and violin J.S. BACH: Violin Concerto in D minor SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 2 Kavakos takes up both the bow and the baton, a virtuoso feat and a thrill to witness. This thoughtful program spotlights Bach’s genius at counterpoint, which deeply influenced Schumann’s transcendent Symphony No. 2.

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Orchestral concerts take place at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater.

JULY 21–28, 2017 Alan Gilbert ends his extraordinary tenure in Vail as Music Director with the magnificent 9th symphonies of three of the most important composers in all of music.

GILBERT CONDUCTS THE NEW WORLD SYMPHONY WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 6:00PM Pre-Concert Talk Alan Gilbert, conductor Anne-Marie McDermott, piano WORLD PREMIERE JULIA ADOLPHE: Newly Commissioned Work GERSHWIN: Piano Concerto

in F DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 9,

“From the New World” Alan Gilbert returns to the podium with a world premiere from an inventive young composer, the irresistible energy of AnneMarie McDermott playing Gershwin, and Dvořák’s beloved “postcard from America.”

MAHLER’S SYMPHONY 9 THURSDAY, JULY 27, 6:00PM Alan Gilbert, conductor MAHLER: Symphony No. 9 The Ninth Symphony has been called “music coming from another world” and “the most heavenly thing Mahler has written.”

This seamless, soaring symphonic odyssey is truly transcendent, especially with the superb musicians of the Philharmonic.

A MAESTRO’S FAREWELL: BEETHOVEN 9 FRIDAY, JULY 28, 6:00PM Alan Gilbert, conductor Inon Barnatan, piano Susanna Phillips, soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano Joseph Kaiser, tenor Morris Robinson, bass Colorado Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe Director BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 2 BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 Beethoven’s timeless Ninth Symphony, alongside the magnificent Piano Concerto, is a fittingly memorable Vail finale for Alan Gilbert’s tenure as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic.

CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES THE ACADEMY CHAMBER ENSEMBLE WITH MCDERMOTT TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 6:00PM The Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble Anne-Marie McDermott, piano Programming to be announced The acclaimed Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble collaborates with Bravo’s Artistic Director AnneMarie McDermott for an incredible evening of audience favorites for piano and strings.

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EMERSON STRING QUARTET TUESDAY, JULY 11, 6:00PM Emerson String Quartet Eugene Drucker and Philip Setzer, violins Lawrence Dutton, viola Paul Watkins, cello PURCELL/BRITTEN:

Chacony in G minor PURCELL: Two Fantasies SHOSTAKOVICH: String

Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110 BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131 Celebrating their 40th anniversary, this peerless ensemble is revered for its remarkable versatility.

Here, delicate Baroque fantasies contrast with Shostakovich’s furious longing and acerbic wit, culminating in the elegant, powerful symmetry of Beethoven’s famous Op. 131.

MUSIC FOR FOUR PIANISTS/ EIGHT HANDS TUESDAY, JULY 18, 6:00PM Anne-Marie McDermott, piano Anton Nel, piano Jenny Chen, 2017 Piano Fellow Chelsea Wang, 2017 Piano Fellow Music Arranged for Four Pianists/Eight Hands by Bizet, Gershwin, Mozart, Joplin and Rossini Bravo! Vail’s Piano Fellows, young artists at the onset of their careers, are personally selected by Artistic Director AnneMarie McDermott. For this pianistic showcase, South African native Anton Nel joins in a lively evening of music by Mozart, Gershwin, Rossini, and more.

JUNE 27–JULY 25, 2017 Experience chamber artistry like never before.

Join us for both well-loved and contemporary chamber music, with acclaimed artists in a delightfully intimate setting.

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC STRING QUARTET PLAYS BEETHOVEN & DVOŘÁK TUESDAY, JULY 25, 6:00PM New York Philharmonic String Quartet Frank Huang and Sheryl Staples, violins Cynthia Phelps, viola Carter Brey, cello MENDELSSOHN: String Quartet in F minor, Op. 80 BEETHOVEN: String Quartet, Op. 18, No. 4 DVOŘÁK: String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 “American”

CHAMBER MUSIC IS THE HEART AND SOUL OF BRAVO! IT’S THE MUSIC THAT EVERY MUSICIAN LOVES MOST TO PLAY, IT’S LIKE A GOOD CONVERSATION AMONG FRIENDS—A MUSICAL DIALOGUE— SOMETIMES SERIOUS, SOMETIMES FUNNY, ALWAYS INTERESTING.” ANNE-MARIE McDERMOTT

The New York Philharmonic String Quartet in its Bravo! debut takes center stage with three of the most popular pieces in the string quartet repertoire.

Full of tenderness and intensity, lyricism and energy, this is the epitome of great chamber music.

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CLASSICALLY UNCORKED AUGUST 1–3, 2017 Showcasing the remarkable depth and scope of new music alongside the powerful energy of classical works, this series invites audiences to a listening adventure including wine and hors d’oeuvres.

FEATURING AEOLUS QUARTET Nicholas Tavani, violin Rachel Shapiro, violin Gregory Luce, viola Alan Richardson, cello

CALDER QUARTET Benjamin Jacobson, violin Andrew Bulbrook, violin Jonathan Moerschel, viola Eric Byers, cello

LYRIS QUARTET Alyssa Park, violin Shalini Vijayan, violin Luke Maurer, viola Timothy Loo, cello

ONE QUARTET: A TOAST TO BEETHOVEN

TWO QUARTETS: GLASS & SCHUBERT

THREE QUARTETS & A WORLD PREMIERE

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 7:30PM

THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 7:30PM

Calder Quartet Anne-Marie McDermott HILLBORG: Kongsgaard Variations (For String Quartet) BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59, No. 3

Aeolus Quartet Calder Quartet GLASS: String Quartet No. 3 PERSICHETTI: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 24 SCHUBERT: Quartettsatz KURTÁG: Six Moments Musicaux SCHUBERT : String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, Death and the Maiden

Aeolus Quartet Calder Quartet Lyris Quartet Anne-Marie McDermott, piano GLASS: String Quartet No. 5

One of “America’s most satisfying—and most enterprising—quartets” (Los Angeles Times) lifts a glass to Beethoven. This program features a luminous piece

by Hillborg, inspired by Beethoven’s last piano sonata, followed by the sonata itself, and closing with a breathtaking romp through Beethoven’s last “Razumovsky” quartet.

This fascinating evening of “musical moments” opens with the exciting young Aeolus Quartet in works by two contemporary masters and a glorious unfinished single-movement work.

The Calder Quartet takes over the second half with a set of miniature musical homages and Schubert’s poetic, anguished masterwork.

WORLD PREMIERE DAVID LUDWIG: Newly Commissioned Work REICH: Triple Quartet

Not one, not two, but three exceptional string quartets share the stage for Steve Reich’s landmark Triple Quartet, the world premiere of a new piece with a similarly epic format, and more intriguing works by 20th and 21st century masters. Don’t miss this unique evening!

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FREE CONCERT SERIES DATES AND TIMES AT BRAVOVAIL.ORG Locations throughout the Vail Valley Take a break from your day with a free, hourlong chamber music concert performed by the Festival’s renowned musicians. These programs offer a wide variety of repertoire, and are held in beautiful and unique community venues throughout the Vail Valley.

BRAVO! VAIL AFTER DARK JULY 21, JULY 29, AUGUST 4 TIMES AND LOCATIONS AT BRAVOVAIL.ORG Classical Music: Out of the Box Resident musicians setup in local bars and breweries to create a truly unique experience. Hear evolutionary music, from classical pieces to innovative contemporary works, in an informal venue.

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