by Brianna Suazo | Jun 29, 2021
Doors: 6:45 PM
Conductor:
Peter Oundjian
Guest Artist:
Augustin Hadelich, violin Artist-in-Residence
Delight in Beethoven’s only violin concerto, a vivacious and melodic treasure that Music Director Peter Oundjian calls “the pinnacle of all violin concertos.” This masterpiece requires as skilled a musician as the Grammy-winning Augustin Hadelich, an artist of “scarcely believable commitment” (New York Times); this concert is Hadelich’s second program as the Festival’s 2021 artist-in-residence. Bartók once said of his fellow composer that “all Kodály’s composing activity is rooted only in Hungarian soil” — hear a fine example of Kodály’s flair for folk in his Dances of Galánta. Weber’s overture to his opera Oberon adds drama to this program from its very first horn solo.
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Program:
Carl Maria von Weber, Oberon Overture
Zoltán Kodály, Dances of Galánta
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Ludwig van Beethoven, Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61
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by Brianna Suazo | Jun 29, 2021
Doors Time 5:45 PM
Conductor:
Peter Oundjian
Guest Artists:
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Joan Tower, composer
This all-Joan-Tower program includes the landmark premiere of a brand new cello concerto by the legendary composer; this concerto was commissioned by the Festival and written for cellist Alisa Weilerstein, who performs it here. “[Weilerstein] and the cello seem simply to be one and the same,” says the Los Angeles Times. Before intermission we explore three of Tower’s seminal works: her Duets for chamber orchestra; the fifth in her series of fanfares spotlighting adventurous women; and her Made in America, which in turns examines, celebrates, and unsettles the song “America the Beautiful.”
Program:
Joan Tower, Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 5 (1993)
Joan Tower, Made in America (2004)
Joan Tower, Duets (1994)
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Joan Tower, Cello Concerto (World premiere commission) (2021)
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by Brianna Suazo | Jun 29, 2021
Door Time: 6:45 PM
Guest Artists:
Colorado Music Festival Orchestra Members
This week’s installation of the Robert Mann Chamber Music Series explores two pieces by Beethoven including his most popular composition during his lifetime, his Septet. Both of the spirited, jocular works on this program were penned at a time when Beethoven was “a young giant exulting in his strength and his success, and youthful confidence gave him a buoyancy that was both attractive and infectious” (biographer Peter Latham).
Program:
Ludwig van Beethoven, Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat Major, Op. 16
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Ludwig van Beethoven, Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
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by Brianna Suazo | Jun 29, 2021
Door Time: 6:45 PM
Guest Artists:
Colorado Music Festival Orchestra strings, and percussion
Christopher Taylor, piano
Ji Su Jung, marimba
“I get excited every time I think about it,” says Music Director Peter Oundjian about this playful, exploratory Kaleidoscope event. “I just want to sit in that audience!” Stuffed from start to finish with bold musical color and moments of surprise, Kaleidoscope pairs energetic (and accessible) contemporary music with mesmerizing soloists on piano, marimba, and percussion — and throws in a hint of stage magic. Leave your expectations at the door.
Program:
Nebojsa Zivkovic, Trio per Uno (1995/1990)
Nico Muhly, Big Time for String Quartet and Percussion (2012)
Peter Klatzow, Concert Marimba Etudes (2013)
Derek Bermel, Turning (1995)
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Keith Jarrett, The Köln Concert (Part IIC) (1975)
Leigh Howard Stevens, Rhythmic Caprice (1989)
William Bolcom, Piano Quintet No. 2 (2011)
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by Brianna Suazo | Jun 29, 2021
Door Time: 6:45 PM
Conductor:
Peter Oundjian
Guest Artist:
Ji Su Jung, marimba
This Beethoven-infused program opens with a world premiere commissioned by the Festival and composed by the “striking and resourceful” Hannah Lash (New York Times); her new Forestallings is directly inspired by Beethoven’s Second Symphony. Continuing our look at Beethoven through another lens, we also experience Music Director Peter Oundjian’s own string orchestra arrangement of Beethoven’s groundbreaking String Quartet Op. 131; after hearing this deeply moving quartet, Schubert remarked, “After this, what is left for us to write?” Also on this evening’s program is Kevin Puts’ Marimba Concerto — marimba virtuoso Ji Su Jung returns to perform this lyrical work full of nods to Mozart.
This performance will be delivered both in person and virtually. Each in-person ticket purchase also grants access to the virtual performance. If you would prefer to attend the virtual concert only, see the full list of virtual concerts or purchase a Virtual Concerts package here.
Program:
Hannah Lash, Forestallings (World premiere commission) (2019-2020)
Kevin Puts, Concerto for Marimba
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Ludwig van Beethoven, String Quartet No. 14, Op. 131 (orch. Peter Oundjian)
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