FESTIVALS


Les Flâneries Musicales de Reims
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
In a friendly and warm spirit, find the greatest performers of our time. The Festival provides opportunities to discover young talents discovered since the turn of the 21st century.
LOCATION
Various location in Reims, France
WEBSITE
http://www.flaneriesreims.com/
DATES
June 18 - July 18, 2015
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Jean-Philippe Collard
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$11 to $23
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
http://www.flaneriesreims.com/
Telephone: +33 (0) 892 68 36 22
SOCIAL LINKS

Lincoln Center Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
The 2015 Festival will feature performances by artists from Germany, China, England, Ireland, Russia, Japan, and the U.S. in venues across New York City. This summer offers the North American premiere of DruidShakespeare: The History Plays; the National Ballet of China and National Ballet of China Symphony; Ubu Roi with Cheek by Jowl; U.S. premiere production of Murakami's Kafka on the Shore; and puppet troupe the Gabriadze Theater. Music events include Danny Elfman's "Music from the Films of Tim Burton"; Yarn/Wire performing contemporary French music; four Cleveland Orchestra concerts including Strauss's rarely performed opera Daphne; and the U.S. premiere of Harry Partch's music theater spectacle Delusion of the Fury. Twitter: #LCFestivalWe
LOCATION
Lincoln Center, New York, NY
WEBSITE
http://lincolncenterfestival.org
DATES
July 6 - Aug 2, 2015
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Nigel Redden
GENRES
Classical • Pop/Folk • Ethnic
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$0 to $00
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
http://lincolncenterfestival.org
Telephone: 212-721-6500
BOOKING CONTACTS
Nigel Redden
Booking cycle date range
All year round
SOCIAL LINKS

Marlboro Music Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Led by Artistic Director Mitsuko Uchida, some of the world's most acclaimed solo and chamber music artists and outstanding young professional musicians explore chamber music with unlimited rehearsal time and in the kind of depth only possible at Marlboro. Some of their discoveries are shared in weekend concerts that The New York Times has called "extraordinary."
LOCATION
On the campus of Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT
WEBSITE
http://www.marlboromusic.org
DATES
July 18 - Aug 16, 2015
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Mitsuko Uchida
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$15 to $37
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
http://www.marlboromusic.org
Telephone: 215-569-4690 (until June 12); 802-254-2394 (from June 22)
BOOKING CONTACTS
jloux@marlboromusic.org for audition information
SOCIAL LINKS

Minnesota Orchestra Sommerfest
Minnesota Orchestra Sommerfest
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
The Minnesota Orchestra's popular urban summer music festival, Sommerfest, has been a Minnesota tradition for more than 30 years. Each summer, the Orchestra performs four weeks of concerts at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, featuring a variety of programming from chamber music to symphonic works to opera.
LOCATION
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN
WEBSITE
http://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/
DATES
July 5 - Aug 1, 2015
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Andrew Litton
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$25 to $85
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
http://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/
Telephone: 612-371-5656
SOCIAL LINKS

Mostly Mozart Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival, now in its 49th season, features a wide range of classical music ranging from baroque to contemporary styles, including chamber music, opera, dance, late-night recitals, and performances by the celebrated Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra led by Music Director Louis Langrée. George Benjamin's acclaimed opera Written on Skin will receive its U.S. staged premiere this summer, led by Alan Gilbert. Complete Festival schedule and details will be announced on April 8.. Twitter: #LCMozart
LOCATION
Lincoln Center, New York, NY
WEBSITE
http://mostlymozart.org
DATES
July 25 - Aug 22, 2015
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Jane Moss, Ehrenkranz Artistic Director; Louis Langrée, Renée and Robert Belfer, Music Director
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$0 to $00
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
http://mostlymozart.org
Telephone: 212-721-6500
BOOKING CONTACTS
Jane Moss, Ehrenkranz Artistic Director
Booking cycle date range
All year round
SOCIAL LINKS

Music@Menlo
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Music@Menlo, a leading chamber music festival, this season takes a chronological journey through Schubert's life and work in seven concert programs and five Schubertiades. Joining founding Artistic Directors David Finckel and Wu Han will be pianists Jeffrey Kahane, Juho Pohjone, and Inon Barnatan; violinist Philip Setzer; the Escher String Quartet; and the Dover Quartet. Works programmed include the Octet in F for Winds and Strings; String Quartet in A minor, Rosamunde; Quartettsatz in C minor, and the Quintet in C for Two Violins, Viola, and Two Cellos. Pohjonen will perform the Fantasy in C, Wanderer; while Barnatan offers Imprompus Nos. 1 and 3.
LOCATION
Atherton and Menlo Park, CA
WEBSITE
http://musicatmenlo.org/
DATES
July 17 - Aug 8, 2015
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
David Finckel and Wu Han
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$20 to $72
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
http://musicatmenlo.org/
Telephone: 650-331-0202
BOOKING CONTACTS
Rachel Sokolow, Artistic Administrator
SOCIAL LINKS

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis 2015 Festival Season
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis 2015 Festival Season
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Opera Theater of Saint Louis celebrates its 40th-anniversary season in 2015, with high comedy, romance, heartbreak, adventure, and powerful tragedy. General Director Timothy O'Leary has announced the repertory for the 2015 season, which includes Rossini's The Barber of Seville, Puccini's La rondine, the American premiere of Handel's Richard the Lionheart, and a new production of Tobias Picker's saga Emmeline, as well as a new addition to the OTSL season: a concert highlighting the talents of the singers in the company's renowned Gerdine Young Artist Program, accompanied on stage by members of the St. Louis Symphony.
LOCATION
Loretto-Hilton Center, 130 Edgar Road (At Big Bend), St. Louis, MO 63119
WEBSITE
http://www.opera-stl.org/
DATES
May 23 - June 28, 2015
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
GTimothy O'Leary, General Director; Stephen Lord, Music Director; James Robinson, Artistic Director
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$25 to $129
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
http://www.opera-stl.org/
Telephone: 314-961-0644
SOCIAL LINKS

Ravinia Festival
Ravinia Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
With more than 120 events, the season features 60 artist debuts and 55 classical works never before performed at Ravinia. More than 35 programs will feature works by new and 20th-century composers. The not-for-profit is North America's oldest and most programmatically diverse music festival, with about 65 percent of this year's events featuring classical music, including the annual summer residency of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. About one-third of that residency will be conducted by James Conlon, who dedicates his final season as music director to recalling favorite repertoire from his three-decade association with the festival.
LOCATION
200 Ravinia Park Rd., Highland Park, IL 60035
WEBSITE
http://www.ravinia.org
DATES
June 14 - Sept 12, 2015
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Welz Kauffman, President & CEO; James Conlon, Music Director
GENRES
Classical • Pop/Folk • Jazz • Ethnic
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$10 to $250
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
http://www.ravinia.org
Telephone: 847-266-5100
BOOKING CONTACTS
Booking cycle date range
Fall 2015 for Summer 2016
SOCIAL LINKS


 

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