2022 GUIDE TO FESTIVALS
Artosphere: Arkansas' Arts and Nature Festival
Artosphere: Arkansas' Arts and Nature Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
The esteemed Artosphere Festival Orchestra (AFO) returns to Northwest Arkansas in May to delight audiences as the musical centerpiece of the annual Artosphere: Arkansas' Arts + Nature Festival. Presented by Walton Arts Center and featuring music, film, and more, Artosphere celebrates ways the arts can connect us to the natural world. The AFO features premier musicians from distinguished symphonies and music programs around the world, performing symphonic, chamber, and community engagement "pop-up" style performances across the region under the baton of internationally acclaimed Maestro Corrado Rovaris.
This year's Chamber Music Series features intimate performances in unique venues with groups including Dover Quartet, Seraph Brass, arx duo percussion ensemble, and Natalie Christa, among others.
LOCATION
Fayetteville, Bentonvolle, and additional venues across northwest Arkansas
WEBSITE
DATES
May 6-27, 2022
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Corrado Rovaris
GENRES
Classical • World/Ethnic • Folk
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$0 to $67
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 479-443-5600
BOOKING CONTACTS
479-571-2731
SOCIAL LINKS
        
Aspen Music Festival and School
Aspen Music Festival and School
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
The AMFS's 2022 theme, "Tapestries: What We Talk About When We Talk About Ourselves," explores the ways individuals, nations, and communities of all kinds use art to create identity.
Featured artists: Diana Adamyan, Amjad Ali Khan, Marin Alsop, Steven Banks, Zach Borichevsky, Lawrence Brownlee, Lise de la Salle, Kevin Edusei, Sterling Elliott, Vladimir Feltsman, Renée Fleming, Rod Gilfry, Jess Gillam, Jane Glover, Randall Goosby, Augustin Hadelich, Martin Helmchen, Sharon Isbin, Jeffrey Kahane, Paul Lewis, Will Liverman, Alexander Malofeev, Robert McDuffie, Raven McMillon, Edgar Meyer, John O'Conor, Nicholas Phan, Lawrence Power, Gil Shaham, Robert Spano, Patrick Summers, Bryn Terfel, Stephen Waarts, Alisa Weilerstein, Matthew Whitaker, Melissa White, Terrence Wilson, Seth Parker Woods, Joyce Yang, Esther Yoo, and more.
LOCATION
Aspen, Colorado
WEBSITE
DATES
June 30 - August 21, 2022
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Robert Spano
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$0 to $100
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 970-925-9042
BOOKING CONTACTS
Booking cycle date range
May 2022 for summer 2023
SOCIAL LINKS
        
Bang on a Can's Loud Weekend Festival at MASS MoCA
Bang on a Can's Loud Weekend Festival at MASS MoCA
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Loud Weekend is three days of today's most exciting and adventurous new music in the beautiful Berkshire Mountains. Past programming has included Philip Glass's Dracula (with film), Bang on a Can All-Stars, Kronos Quartet, Sun Ra Arkestra, music and/or performances by Brian Eno, David Lang, Dither Guitar Quartet, Horse Lords, Banda de los Muertos, Mazz Swift, Julianna Barwick, Julia Wolfe, Michael Gordon, Michael Riesman, Pamela Z, plus the many musicians of the Bang on a Can Summer Music Institute, a residency program taking place from July 11-31.
LOCATION
North Adams, Massachusetts
WEBSITE
DATES
July 29-31, 2022
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTORS
Michael Gordon, David Lang, Julia Wolfe
GENRE
New/Contemporary/Avant Garde Music
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$35 to $110
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 413-662-2111
BOOKING CONTACTS
SOCIAL LINKS
        
Bard Music Festival/Bard SummerScape
Bard Music Festival/Bard SummerScape
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Bard SummerScape returns this summer with eight weeks of live music, opera, dance, and theater. Highlights include the 32nd Bard Music Festival, “Rachmaninoff and His World”; a new production of Strauss’s The Silent Woman, directed by Christian Räth; a world premiere commission from Pam Tanowitz and David Lang; a new adaptation of Molière’s Don Juan, directed by Ashley Tata; and more.
LOCATION
Bard College, Annandale-On-Hudson, New York
WEBSITE
DATES
June 23 - August 14, 2022
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTORS
Leon Botstein, Christopher H. Gibbs, Gideon Lester
GENRES
Classical • Opera • Theater • Dance
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$25 to $105
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 845-758-7900
BOOKING CONTACTS
SOCIAL LINKS
        
Bay Chamber Concerts Screen Door Festival
Bay Chamber Concerts Screen Door Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Bay Chamber's Screen Door Festival glimmers with variety. This Festival shines a light on living composers, unconventional combinations of string instruments with guitars and electronics, or mind-expanding combinations of projected visual art with physical performers and classical musicians or dazzling baroque ensembles. And Camden, Maine, is a destination with a craggy and rugged shoreline along a bay dotted with hundreds of uninhabited islands and crowned by pined mountains. The musical venues are approachable, sometimes historic, and always New-England-beautiful. This year's festival will be held entirely outdoors at the Camden Amphitheater next door to the public library. Covid precautions apply.
LOCATION
Camden, Maine
WEBSITE
DATES
August 17-21, 2022
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Manuel Bagorro
GENRES
Classical • Jazz • World/Ethnic
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$1 to $35
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 207-236-2823
BOOKING CONTACTS
Booking cycle date range
Fall 2022 for summer 2023
SOCIAL LINKS
        
Bergen International Festival
Bergen International Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
The 2022 Bergen International Festival is the 70th edition and we look forward to celebrating a very vibrant 70-year-old this spring! The theme for this year's festival is "essence." The program includes artists such as Taylor Mac, Lise Davidsen, Leif Ove Andsnes, Einar Selvik, and Roomful of Teeth.
Welcome to a marvelous cultural picnic just when spring is at its most beautiful, and 15 consecutive days of unique experiences.
LOCATION
Multiple indoor and outdoor venues in Bergen, Norway
WEBSITE
DATES
May 25 - June 8, 2022
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Lars Petter Hagen
GENRES
Classical • Theater/Dance
TICKET PRICE RANGE
€13 to €60
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: +47 470 36 065 / billett@fib.no
BOOKING CONTACTS
Program Manager: Tonje Elisabeth Peersen
Production Manager: Elisabeth Hobrad
Booking cycle date range
From one to five years in advance
SOCIAL LINKS
          
Berkeley Festival & Exhibition
Berkeley Festival & Exhibition
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
ARTEK, Berkeley-Buckner Chamber Music Collective, Cantata Collective, Chanticleer, Early Music America Young Performers Festival and Emerging Artists Showcase, Rachel Podger, Sollazzo Ensemble, Vox Luminis, Westfield Center for Historical Keyboard Studies.
LOCATION
Locations in Berkeley and San Francisco, California
WEBSITE
DATES
June 5-12, 2022
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Derek Tam
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$20 to $75
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 510-528-1725
BOOKING CONTACTS
Booking cycle date range
18-24 months
SOCIAL LINKS
  
Berkshire Choral International
Berkshire Choral International
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Choral programs include a workshop on music of BIPOC composers with conductor Anthony Trecek-King at Tanglewood Learning Institute; choral/orchestral weeks including Vaughan Williams and Damien Geter with Conductor Katherine FitzGibbon in Sonoma; Handel's Judas Maccabaeus under the baton of Gary Wedow in Saratoga; and Mendelssohn and Poulenc with Grant Gershon in Barcelona's Palau de la Musica.
LOCATION
Lenox, Massachusetts; Sonoma, California; Saratoga Springs, New York; Barcelona, Spain
WEBSITE
DATES
May 26 - August 14, 2022
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Frank Nemhauser
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$10 to $25
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 413-229-8526
BOOKING CONTACTS
Steven Smith, president
Booking cycle date range
Fall 2022 for summer 2023.
SOCIAL LINKS
      
Berkshire Opera Festival
Berkshire Opera Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Berkshire Opera Festival's 2022 season will feature two masterpieces, one modern and one classic. BOF's mainstage opera is Mozart's Don Giovanni, on August 20, 23, 26 at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, MA. This summer's second stage production, Three Decembers (music by Jake Heggie, libretto by Gene Scheer, based on a Terrence McNally play), on July 21 and 23, launches a partnership with PS21/Performance Spaces for the 21st Century, the acclaimed state-of-the-art open-air theater in Chatham, NY. BOF's annual free concert is “High on the Ramparts: A Spotlight on Music of Black Composers,” featuring works by trailblazing Black composers spanning two centuries, on August 10 at the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, MA.
LOCATION
Locations in Great Barrington and Pittsfield, Massachusetts; and Chatham, New York
WEBSITE
DATES
July 21 - August 26, 2022
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Brian Garman
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$20 to $120
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 413-528-0100
BOOKING CONTACTS
Booking cycle date range
Our booking cycle can vary, but is typically booked one year in advance
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Besançon International Music Festival
Besançon International Music Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
The 75th Besançon Music Festival will offer more than 30 concerts to be discovered in Besançon and in the surrounding towns, including La Tempête under the direction of Simon-Pierre Bestion, Anima Eterna, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Liège conducted by Gergely Madaras, the Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté with cellist Marc Coppey, Ballaké Sissoko ... An "anniversary" edition not to be missed!
LOCATION
France: Besançon, Lons-le-Saunier, Dole, Luxeuil-les-Bains, Pontarlier
WEBSITE
DATES
September 9-18, 2022
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Jean-Michel Mathé
GENRES
Classical • Jazz • World/Ethnic
TICKET PRICE RANGE
€0 to €49
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: +33 38 12 50 585
BOOKING CONTACTS
Booking cycle date range
Spring 2022 for autumn 2023
SOCIAL LINKS
          
Bach Choir of Bethlehem: 114th Bethlehem Bach Festival
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Blossom Music Festival - Summer Home of The Cleveland Orchestra
Blossom Music Festival - Summer Home of The Cleveland Orchestra
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
The 2022 Blossom Music Festival includes a wide range of music. Selections range from familiar classical works—like Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony—to rarely heard gems. Music lovers can also enjoy incredible film music, Broadway hits, and a return of our collaboration with Baldwin Wallace University Music Theatre Program for The Sound of Music.
LOCATION
Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
WEBSITE
DATES
July 2 - September 4, 2022
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Franz Welser-Möst
GENRES
Classical • Pop/Folk
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$26 to $121
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 800-686-1141
BOOKING CONTACTS
SOCIAL LINKS
        
Boston Early Music Festival
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Boulder Bach Festival
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Bowdoin International Music Festival
Bowdoin International Music Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
The Bowdoin International Music Festival is one of the world's premiere music institutes, providing an intensive and in-depth exploration of chamber and solo music. Every summer, 250 students make lifelong connections with peers, enhance musicianship through study and performance, and engage with world-renowned faculty.Festival faculty come to Bowdoin from leading conservatories including Curtis, Cincinnati Conservatory, Cleveland Institute of Music, Eastman, Indiana, Oberlin, Juilliard, Manhattan School of Music, Mannes, New England Conservatory, Peabody, Rice, Royal College of Music, and University of Southern California, among others. At Bowdoin, these faculty members are dedicated to collaborating with and guiding the next generation's most promising artists.
LOCATION
Brunswick, Maine
WEBSITE
DATES
June 25 - August 6, 2022
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTORS
David Ying and Phillip Ying
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$0 to $45
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 207-373-1400
SOCIAL LINKS
        
Bravo! Vail Music Festival
Bravo! Vail Music Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Bravo! Vail's 35th season kicks off with the return of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra for its second year in residency including the world premiere of a piano concerto by Chris Rogerson—performed with Artistic Director Anne-Marie McDermott—launching the Festival’s New Works Symphonic Commissioning Project. The Dallas Symphony Orchestra gives a world premiere by Katherine Balch plus Artist-in-Residence Hélène Grimaud joins the orchestra. The Philadelphia Orchestra performs with Haochen Zhang, Kirill Gerstein, Daniel Lozakovich, and Artist-in-Residence Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider. The New York Philharmonic celebrates Mahler, performs a world premiere by Carlos Simon, and welcomes guest artists Seong-Jin Cho, Bomsori Kim, Conrad Tao, and Zlatomir Fung. And the world-class chamber series returns, all in the stunning beauty of Colorado's Rocky Mountains.
LOCATION
Vail, Colorado
WEBSITE
DATES
June 23 - August 4, 2022
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Anne-Marie McDermott
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$29 to $175
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 877-812-5700
BOOKING CONTACTS
Jacqueline Taylor, director of Artistic Planning
SOCIAL LINKS
        
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival
WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS FESTIVAL?
BCMF's thematic Festivals, unparalleled artistry, gorgeous settings, and curated programming combine to make for a festival like no other. The world's finest chamber musicians come together to rehearse and present unique programs heard no where else in the world.
LOCATION
Bridgehampton and Water Mill, New York
WEBSITE
DATES
July 24 - August 21, 2022
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Marya Martin
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$10 to $175
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 212-741-9403
BOOKING CONTACTS
Michael Lawrence, executive director
Booking cycle date range
Spring 2021 for summer 2022
SOCIAL LINKS
        
Britt Music & Arts Festival
Britt Music & Arts Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Britt Festival Orchestra June 17 – July 3. Popular music concerts: TBD
LOCATION
Jacksonville, Oregon
WEBSITE
DATES
June 10 - September 18, 2022
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Teddy Abrams, Britt Festival Orchestra
GENRES
Classical • Pop/Folk • Jazz • World/Ethnic
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$30 to $110
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 541-773-6077
BOOKING CONTACTS
Booking cycle date range
Winter/Spring 2022 or Summer 2022
SOCIAL LINKS
        
Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music
Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, America's longest-running festival of new orchestral music, presents a return to in-person concerts, July 24 – August 7, 2022. Featuring the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra led by Grammy Award-winning Music Director and Conductor Cristian M?celaru, the 2022 season includes appearances by renowned soloists: mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, violinist Benjamin Beilman, vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth, and others. The program will include premieres by composers Scott Ordway, Ivan Enrique Rodriguez, Stacy Garrop, and Jake Heggie.
LOCATION
Santa Cruz, California
WEBSITE
DATES
July 24 - August 7, 2022
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Cristian Măcelaru
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$10 to $75
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 831-420-5260
SOCIAL LINKS
        
Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts
Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Opening Night Concert: Yo-Yo Ma & The Knights. The season’s guests include Inon Barnatan, Lara Downes, J'Nai Bridges, Kronos Quartet, The Chevalier, Dawn Upshaw, Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens, Orchestra of St. Luke's with Gemma New & Karen Gomyo, Caroline Shaw, Angélica Negrón, and Raquel Acevedo Klein, A Night at the Opera with Stephanie Blythe & Laquita Mitchell, Michael Gordon's Field of Vision (world premiere), Shemekia Copeland, Handel's Theodora with Anthony Roth Costanzo, Angélique Kidjo.
LOCATION
Katonah, New York
WEBSITE
DATES
June 18 - August 19, 2022
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Kathy Schuman
GENRES
Classical • Pop/Folk • Jazz • World/Ethnic • Opera
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$0 to $110
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 914-232-1252
BOOKING CONTACTS
Booking cycle date range
Summer 2022 for summer 2023
SOCIAL LINKS
          
Carmel Bach Festival
Carmel Bach Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
The Carmel Bach Festival presents its 82nd performance season, July 14-30, 2022, in venues throughout Carmel and Pebble Beach, CA. This year's schedule features more than 40 events including main concerts and recitals.
LOCATION
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
WEBSITE
DATES
July 14-30, 2022
ARTISTIC DIRECTORS
Andrew Megill, Peter Hanson, Andrew Arthur, Edwin Huizinga, Suzanne Mudge, Michael Beattie, Allen Whear
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$20 to $128
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 831-624-1521
BOOKING CONTACTS
Steve Friedlander, executive director
SOCIAL LINKS
        
Jazz & Beyond: Carson City Music & Art Festival
Jazz & Beyond: Carson City Music & Art Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Big bands, combos, jam sessions, lecture; Carson City Open Studios Art Tour August 20 and 21.
LOCATION
Carson City, Nevada—indoor and outdoor venues
WEBSITE
DATES
August 5-21, 2002
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
David C. Bugli
GENRES
Pop/Folk • Jazz • World/Ethnic
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$0 to $20
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 775-883-4154
BOOKING CONTACTS
Booking cycle date range
Winter 2022 for august 2022
SOCIAL LINKS
  
Central City Opera Festival
Central City Opera Festival
WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS FESTIVAL?
Central City Opera is the fifth oldest opera company in the United States. The 2022 Festival will be a celebration of the company's 90th anniversary.
LOCATION
Central City Opera House, Central City, Colorado
WEBSITE
DATES
July 2-31, 2022
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
GENERAL/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Pelham G. Pearce
GENRE
Opera
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$25 to $75
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 303-292-6700
SOCIAL LINKS
        
Chamber Music Northwest Summer Festival
Chamber Music Northwest Summer Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Chamber Music Northwest, in beautiful Portland, OR, hosts its decades-long Summer Festival from June 25 to July 31. Artistic Directors Gloria Chien and Soovin Kim have envisioned an event overflowing with cross-continental musical influences and intersections. See inspired programming from Crumb to Ravel, Purcell and Debussy, to Korngold, Reena Esmail, and Melinda Wagner, with a diverse host of musicians. CMNW’s festival premieres Andy Akiho’s twice Grammy-nominated Seven Pillars, Dawn Upshaw’s “Dido Reimagined” with Brentano Quartet, David Schiff’s Vineyard Rhythms, and more.
LOCATION
Locations in Portland and Beaverton, Oregon
WEBSITE
DATES
June 25 - July 31, 2022
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Gloria Chien and Soovin Kim
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$20 to $64.50
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 503-294-6400
BOOKING CONTACTS
Booking cycle date range
Fall 2021 for summer 2023
SOCIAL LINKS
      
Chautauqua Institution Performing and Visual Arts
Chautauqua Institution Performing and Visual Arts
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Chautauqua Institution's summer season of performing and visual arts contains an impressive array of offerings in an idyllic lakeside setting. Festival highlights include weekly performances by resident companies including the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Chautauqua Opera, and Chautauqua Theater, along with pre-professional Schools of Music, Visual Art, Theater, and Dance. Additional visiting performance series include Popular Entertainment, Chamber Music, Dance, and Family Entertainment.
LOCATION
Chautauqua, New York
WEBSITE
DATES
June 25 - August 28, 2022
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
DIRECTORS
Rossen Milanov, CSO; Timothy Muffitt, MSFO; Marlena Malas, voice; Alexander Gavrylyuk,John Milbauer and Nicola Mellville, piano
GENRES
Classical • Pop/Folk • Jazz
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$0 to $150
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 716-357-6250
BOOKING CONTACTS
SOCIAL LINKS
        
Chicago Duo Piano Festival
Chicago Duo Piano Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
  • July 8—Gala opening concert: Festival founders and directors Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem perform Brahms and Schumann.
  • July 12—"Duo Piano Extravaganza I": Various festival artists present piano duo favorites in a mixed program.
  • July 15—"Duo Piano Extravaganza II"
LOCATION
Music Institute of Chicago, Evanston, Illinois
WEBSITE
DATES
July 8-17, 2022
ARTISTIC DIRECTORS
Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$10 to $35
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 800-838-3006
BOOKING CONTACTS
Booking cycle date range
Fall 2022 for summer 2023
Cincinnati May Festival
Cincinnati May Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
  • May 20, 7:30 pm: John Adams Conducts El Niño
  • May 22, 2:00 pm: Bernstein's Candide
  • May 27, 7:30 pm: Juanjo Mena conducts “South American Epics,” with works by Ginastera, Villa-Lobos, Antonio Estévez
  • May 28, 7:30 pm: “Montgomery + Beethoven No. 9,” with works by Beethoven and Jessie Montgomery’s I Have Something To Say (premiere, May Festival co-commission)
LOCATION
Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio
WEBSITE
DATES
May 20-28, 2022
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Principal Conductor Juanjo Mena
GENRES
Classical • Choral
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$15 to $89
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 513-381-3300
BOOKING CONTACTS
Booking cycle date range
Two years in advance, spring 2022 for spring 2024
SOCIAL LINKS
        
Cincinnati Opera Summer Festival
Cincinnati Opera Summer Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
La Bohème featuring Talise Trevigne, Ji-Min Park, Raven McMillon, Rodion Pogossov, Conductor Mark Gibson, Director Alain Gauthier; Fierce (world premiere) by William Menefield and Sheila Williams, featuring Megan Graves, Victoria Ellington, Alicia Russell, Lauren McAllister, Director D. Lynn Meyers; The Pirates of Penzance featuring Patrick Carfizzi, Zachary James, Matthew White, Lauren Snouffer, Catherine Keen, Samuel Smith, Conductor David Agler, Director Sean Curran; Castor and Patience (world premiere) by Gregory Spears and Tracy K. Smith, featuring Talise Trevigne, Reginald Smith Jr., Jennifer Johnson Cano, Victoria Okafor, Benjamin Taylor, Frederick Ballentine, Raven McMillon, Conductor Kazem Abdullah, Director Kevin Newbury; Aida featuring Mary Elizabeth Williams, Gregory Kunde, Tichina Vaughn, Gordon Hawkins, Morris Robinson, Conductor Christopher Allen, Director Crystal Manich
LOCATION
Cincinnati, Ohio
WEBSITE
DATES
June 18 - July 31, 2022
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Evans Mirageas
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$35 to $190
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 513-241-2742
SOCIAL LINKS
        
Colorado Music Festival
Colorado Music Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Under the guidance of Music Director Peter Oundjian, the 2022 Colorado Music Festival includes the Robert Mann Chamber Music Series, a week dedicated to orchestral music of the 21st century, legendary composer John Adams joining the Festival as composer-in-residence, and more, all with the help of the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra and some of the world's most accomplished guest artists. Guest artists include: Takács Quartet, Anthony McGill, Randall Goosby, Simone Dinnerstein, and more.
LOCATION
Chautauqua Auditorium, Boulder, Colorado
WEBSITE
DATES
June 30 - August 7, 2022
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Peter Oundjian
GENRES
Classical • Chamber Music
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$25 to $75
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 303-440-7666
SOCIAL LINKS
          
John Coltrane International Jazz & Blues Festival
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Cork International Choral Festival
Cork International Choral Festival
WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS FESTIVAL?
Founded in 1954 to be a dynamic force in choral music, the Festival is held annually over five days in May. Cork welcomes choirs from across the world for a programme of concerts, competitions, and performances, as thousands of participants bring Cork to life for a celebration of choral music.
LOCATION
Cork City & County, Ireland
WEBSITE
DATES
April 26-30, 2023
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Peter Stobart
GENRES
Classical • Choral Music
TICKET PRICE RANGE
€0 to €31
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: +353 214 215 125
BOOKING CONTACTS
Booking cycle date range
Autumn 2023 for summer 2023
SOCIAL LINKS
      
Crested Butte Music Festival
Crested Butte Music Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Now in its 26th year, Crested Butte Music Festival (CBMF) will build on the momentum of its incredibly successful 2021 season by continuing to feature distinctive genres such as chamber pieces, contemporary classical works, operas, gypsy jazz, bluegrass classic jazz, and indie rock. The July-September calendar and its tickets will be released in April 2022. Programs take place across the Gunnison Valley, including innovative outdoor programming in the Rocky Mountain wilderness and the shores of the Gunnison River. As well as live performances of world-class music, education remains a central component of CBMF’s mission; opportunities in every genre abound during the summer and include camps, interactive musical experiences, master classes, lectures and workshops for all ages.
LOCATION
Crested Butte and Gunnison, Colorado
WEBSITE
DATES
July 8 - September 10, 2022
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Emily and Erik Peterson
GENRES
Classical • Pop/Folk • Jazz
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$20 to $200
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 970-300-3409
BOOKING CONTACTS
Booking cycle date range
January - March 2022 for July - September 2023
SOCIAL LINKS
      
Deer Valley Music Festival
Deer Valley Music Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
“Police Deranged for Orchestra’’ a high-energy orchestral celebration of the work of legendary rock star and Composer Stewart Copeland, founder of The Police; alt rock band Guster; jazz band The Hot Sardines; Emmy and Tony Award-winning performer Kristin Chenoweth; music of John Williams in recognition of the film composer's 90th birthday; a program of “Symphonic Showstoppers!” including Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with pianist ChangYong Shin; Disney in Concert: “Magical Music from the Movies” with projected film image; Broadway stars; and much more.
LOCATION
Park City, Utah
WEBSITE
DATES
July 1 - August 6, 2022
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Robert Neu
GENRES
Classical • Pop/Folk • Jazz
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$30 to $120
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 801-533-6683
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Des Moines Metro Opera
Des Moines Metro Opera
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Des Moines Metro Opera's 50th Summer Festival features the world premiere of Kristin Kuster and Mark Campbell's A Thousand Acres, the Iowa premiere and a new production of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, a new production of Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream, and the live performance premiere of Damien Geter and Lila Palmer's American Apollo
Featured artists include Simon Estes, John Holiday, Sydney Mancasola, Barnaby Rea, Kevin Deas, Michelle Johnson, Leah Hawkins, Norman Garrett, Blake Denson, Jermaine Smith, Elise Quagliata, Roger Honeywell, Sara Gartland, John Moore, Keith Phares, Taylor Stayton, Grace Kahl, Kristopher Irmiter, Isaiah Bell, Alexander Birch Elliott, Susanne Burgess, Matt Boehler, Wei Wu, Michael Kuhn, Justin Austin, and Mary Dunleavy.
LOCATION
Blank Performing Arts Center, Indianola, Iowa
WEBSITE
DATES
July 1-24, 2022
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Michael Egel
GENRES
Classical • Opera
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$25 to $130
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 515-961-6221
BOOKING CONTACTS
Michael Egel, general & artistic director
Booking cycle date range
Fall 2022 for summer 2023 and summer 2024
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Dresden Music Festival
Dresden Music Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Orchestra of La Scala Milan & Riccardo Chailly with Ray Chen (violin); London Philharmonic Orchestra & Thomas Adès with Víkingur Ólafsson (piano); Vienna Philharmonic & Andris Nelsons; Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra & Paavo Järvi with Jan Vogler (cello); Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer with Alexandre Kantorow (piano) and Mirella Hagen (soprano); Chamber Orchestra of Europe & Sir Simon Rattle with Magdalena KoPená (mezzo-soprano) and Andrew Staples (tenor); Dresden Festival Orchestra & Jean Christophe Spinosi: W. A. Mozart: The Magic Flute with international soloists, Roman Coppola (director). Dresden Festival Orchestra & David Robertson with Martin Helmchen (piano), and Aleksandra Kurzak, Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, René Pape, Christian Elsner; “Cellomania 2.0”: the summit of world-famous cellists with 19 concerts.
LOCATION
Dresden, Germany
WEBSITE
DATES
May 11 - June 10, 2022
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Jan Vogler
GENRES
Classical • Pop/Folk • Jazz • World/Ethnic
TICKET PRICE RANGE
€10 to €145
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: +49 (0)351—656 06 700
BOOKING CONTACTS
Booking cycle date range
Spring 2022 for spring 2023 and 2024
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Drottningholms Slottsteater
Drottningholms Slottsteater
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Il Giustino by Antonio Vivaldi, August 6-20. Conductor: George Petrou, director: George Petrou, stage design and costumes: Paris Mexis, light design: Stella Kaltsou, wigs and makeup: Sofia Ranow. Cast: Raffaele Pe, Sofie Asplund, Yuriy Mynenko, Johanna Wallroth, Juan Sancho, Linnea Andreassen, Federico Fiorio, Jihan Shin.
Additional events and activities for families, as well as guided tours daily May-September.
LOCATION
Drottningholm, Sweden
WEBSITE
DATES
August 6-20, 2022
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Anna Karinsdotter
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
€30 to €170
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: +46 8 556 931 05
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