2023 GUIDE TO SUMMER FESTIVALS

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International Keyboard Institute & Festival
International Keyboard Institute & Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Jerome Rose: works of Brahms, Schumann, and Chopin; Martín García García: works of Chopin and Liszt; Jeffrey Swann: works of Schubert/Liszt, Schumann, Liszt, Bartók, and Chopin; Nicolas Namoradze: works of Namoradze, Rachmaninoff, Ligeti, and Schubert; Reed Tetzloff works of Berg, Ives, Beethoven, and Brahms; Jean-Efflam Bavouzet: works of Haydn and Ravel. Recitals will also be recorded for viewing on the IKIF YouTube channel.
LOCATION
New York, New York: Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center and Klavierhaus
WEBSITE
DATES
July 9-14, 2023
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Jerome Rose
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$10 to $20
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: On-site purchase
BOOKING CONTACTS
Julie Kedersha , festival director
Booking cycle date range
Fall 2023 for summer 2024
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 on August 20 and 21.
LOCATION
Carson City, Nevada
WEBSITE
DATES
August 11-21, 2023
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 2023
SOCIAL LINKS
  
Killington Music Festival
Killington Music Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
KMF 2023 marks 41 years of inspired chamber music performances, in the heart of Vermont's Green Mountains. Resident Artists will work with KMF's esteemed faculty through private lessons, small ensemble coachings, studio classes, master classes, sectionals, and score reading sessions, in addition to having performance opportunities. The supportive environment at KMF encourages active cooperation and the open exchange of musical ideas. Violin faculty: Daniel Andai, Sophie Arbuckle, Arik Braude, Janet Jacobson, John Vaida; Viola: Sophie Arbuckle John Vaida; Cello: Bryan Hayslett, Thor Sigurdson; Double Bass: Bebo Shiu, Thor Sigurdson, piano: Simon Ghraichy; Guitar: Koh Kazama; Clarinet: Calvin Falwell; Trumpet: Jeffrey Kaye.
LOCATION
Killington, Vermont
WEBSITE
DATES
June 25 - July 22, 2023
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Daniel Andai
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$35 to $40
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 802-773-4003
BOOKING CONTACTS
Maria Fish , executive director
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Kissinger Sommer
Kissinger Sommer
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
The Kissinger Sommer 2023 is the second festival led by Artistic Director Alexander Steinbeis. Its theme "La Dolce Vita" will pay homage to Italy, since Gioachino Rossini was a prominent visitor to Bad Kissingen. Artistic highlights include visits by the Czech Philharmonic, the Bamberger Symphoniker, and DSO Berlin. Artists as varied as Anne-Sophie Mutter, Leif Ove Andsnes, Kent Nagano, Lisa Batiashvili, Grigory Sokolov, and Freddie De Tommaso will be among the festival's starry lineup.
LOCATION
Locations in Bad Kissingen, Germany
WEBSITE
DATES
June 16 - July 16, 2023
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Alexander Steinbeis
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
€15 to €150
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: +49 (0)971 8048 444
SOCIAL LINKS
   
La Jolla Music Society SummerFest
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Lake Field Music Camp
Lake Field Music Camp
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Located on a lakeside campus 150 kilometers from Toronto, Canada, with full accommodations available, this retreat for adults brings together amateur musicians and an exceptional faculty of 20+ professionals for one week of instruction and creativity in a friendly and supportive environment. Singers and instrumentalists explore classical, jazz, world and folk music, in contexts ranging from orchestra and concert band to chamber and jazz groups as well as New Orleans and Klezmer music. Vocal options range from musical theater and choirs to duets and master classes. Concerts each evening.
LOCATION
Lakefield, Ontario, Canada
WEBSITE
DATES
August 6-13, 2023
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Andrew Wolf
GENRES
Classical • Pop/Folk • Jazz • World/Ethnic
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$700 to $1300
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 647-692-3463
BOOKING CONTACTS
Booking cycle date range
March 2023 for August 2023
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Lake George Music Festival
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Live Concert Hall
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Lucerne Festival
Lucerne Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Themed “Paradise for 2023,” this summer’s festival marks the 20th anniversary of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, with concerts led by Music Director Riccardo Chailly and Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and a star-studded roster of guest artists and ensembles. Pianist Daniil Trifonov is "artiste étoile." Visiting ensembles include the Berlin and Vienna philharmonics, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Concerto soloists include pianists Martha Argerich and Yefim Bronfman, and violinists Anne-Sophie Mutter and Christian Tetzlaff. Younger-generation conductors include Jakub Hruša and Klaus Mäkelä. Composer-in-residence Enno Poppe collaborates with the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra, and KKL Luzern recitalists include pianists Vikingur Ólafsson and Yuja Wang.
LOCATION
Locations in Lucerne, Switzerland
WEBSITE
DATES
August 8 - September 10, 2023
EXECUTIVE AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Michael Haefliger
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
€25 to €300
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: +41 (0)41 226 44 80
SOCIAL LINKS
      
Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra Festival
Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
The Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra is home to the largest gathering of concertmasters and principal players in the country, all from North America's greatest orchestras (including the LA Phil, Cleveland Orchestra, the MET Orchestra, and dozens more). "Perhaps the greatest orchestra currently performing anywhere in the world." — SD Reader
LOCATION
Locations in San Diego, California
WEBSITE
DATES
June 10-24, 2023
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Michael Francis
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$30 to $1,000
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 619-239-0100 x2
BOOKING CONTACTS
Booking cycle date range
Currently fluctuates due to pandemic restrictions
SOCIAL LINKS
      
Mann Center for the Performing Arts
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Marlboro Music Festival
Marlboro Music Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Led by Co-artistic Directors Mitsuko Uchida and Jonathan Biss, some of the world's most acclaimed solo and chamber-music artists explore the repertoire with outstanding young professional musicians. Unlimited rehearsal time enables the kind of experiential depth only possible at Marlboro. Artists unveil their discoveries in five weekends of public concerts that The New York Times has called "extraordinary."
LOCATION
Marlboro, Vermont
WEBSITE
DATES
July 15 - August 13, 2023
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTORS
Mitsuko Uchida and Jonathan Biss
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$20 to $40
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 215-569-4690 (until June 15); 802-254-2394 (from June 20)
BOOKING CONTACTS
SOCIAL LINKS
    
2023 Merola Opera Program Summer Festival
2023 Merola Opera Program Summer Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
San Francisco's acclaimed Merola Opera Program, one of the most prestigious and selective opera training programs in the world, gives audiences a look at the opera stars of tomorrow. This summer, Merola welcomes young opera artists, selected from more than 1300 international applicants from China, Costa Rica, Cuba, South Korea, Taiwan, France, the United Kingdom, and Wales as well as across the U.S. and Canada. These young artists will train and perform with opera luminaries and prepare for public performances of recitals, concerts, and operas with orchestra.
LOCATION
San Francisco, California
WEBSITE
DATES
June 29 - August 19, 2023
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Carrie-Ann Matheson
GENRES
Classical • Opera
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$15 to $80
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 415-864-3330
BOOKING CONTACTS
Booking cycle date range
Auditions are held in the fall for the following summer program. in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Houston, and Atlanta
SOCIAL LINKS
    
Mizzou International Composers Festival
Mizzou International Composers Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
The 2023 Mizzou International Composers Festival will feature Ensemble-in-residence Alarm Will Sound. Hailed by The New York Times as "one of the most vital and original ensembles on the American scene," the group will work intensively with eight resident composers—selected from an international pool of applicants—on the premieres of new works. Additionally, this year's festival will feature distinguished guest composers Tania León and Marcos Balter, who will have several works performed and coach the resident composers. There will also be performances by the Mizzou New Music Ensemble, University of Missouri faculty, and additional guest artists. All festival events are free and open to the public.
LOCATION
Columbia, Missouri
WEBSITE
DATES
July 24-30, 2023
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Stefan Freund
GENRES
Classical • New Music
TICKET PRICE
$0
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 573-882-2604
BOOKING CONTACTS
SOCIAL LINKS
     
Monteux School and Music Festival
Monteux School and Music Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
The Monteux School and Music Festival, founded as a school for conductors in 1943 by internationally renowned conductor Pierre Monteux, is one of the finest summer training programs and festivals of its kind. The school offers an intensive six-week program that includes a series of symphonic, chamber, and children's concerts in a creative, supportive environment. Conducting faculty include Tiffany Lu, Arthur Fagen, Julius Williams, Kenneth Kiesler, Hugh Wolff, and Markland Thakar. Monteux is also an orchestra and chamber music festival for all orchestral instrumentalists. Weekly concerts are supplemented by master classes and audition workshops with musicians from major symphony orchestras.
LOCATION
Hancock, Maine
WEBSITE
DATES
June 19 - July 30, 2023
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Tiffany Lu
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$20 to $30
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 207-813-4914
BOOKING CONTACTS
Booking cycle date range
One to two years
SOCIAL LINKS
   
Montreal Chamber Music Festival
Montreal Chamber Music Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
One of Canada's premiere celebrations of musical collegiality (Toronto Star), the Montreal Chamber Music Festival proudly celebrates its 28th anniversary season. Special events include the final Canadian appearance of the famed Emerson Quartet.
LOCATION
Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
WEBSITE
DATES
June 4-18, 2023
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Denis Brott, C.M.
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$10 to $45
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 514-489-7444
BOOKING CONTACTS
Denis Brott, C.M. , founder and artistic director
514-489-7444
Booking cycle date range
Spring 2023 for spring 2024
SOCIAL LINKS
      
Moritzburg Festival
Moritzburg Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Every August, internationally renowned soloists and outstanding young artists from all over the world meet in Moritzburg near Dresden. Star cellist Jan Vogler founded the Festival in 1993 inspired by the American Marlboro Music Festival. Internationally acclaimed musicians and promising talents work on new interpretations of chamber music pieces, presenting them in transitional ensembles in openair concerts in the fairytale setting of the Moritzburg Castle. For the 31st edition in 2023, we welcome soloists such as Benjamin Beilman, Chad Hoopes, Mira Wang, Matthew Lipman, Ulrich Eichenauer, Sara Ferrández, Andreas Brantelid, Andrei Ionita, Magali Mosnier, Louis Lortie, Illia Ovcharenko, and Christiane Karg.
LOCATION
Germany: Moritzburg, Meißen, Dresden
WEBSITE
DATES
August 4-20, 2023
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Jan Vogler
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
€8 to €56
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: +49 (0)351 160 926 15
SOCIAL LINKS
     
MostArts Festival
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Music Academy Summer School & Festival
Music Academy Summer School & Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
A total of 140 fellows from around the world, ages 18-34, study and perform for eight weeks with 50-plus teaching artists in the spectacular coastal setting of Santa Barbara, CA, just steps from the beach. Fellows cultivate tools they need to become not just great musicians, but great leaders. They receive invaluable career-advancement opportunities through the Academy's Innovation Institute and its partnerships. Signature Events for audiences include master classes, chamber concerts, a staged opera, guest artists and conductors, side-by-side teaching artist/fellow performances, and competitive events.
LOCATION
Santa Barbara, California
WEBSITE
DATES
June 12 - August 5, 2022
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
CHIEF ARTISTIC OFFICER
Jamie Broumas
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$10 to $100
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 805-969-8787
BOOKING CONTACTS
Jamie Broumas, chief artistic officer
SOCIAL LINKS
      
Music in the Vineyards
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Music@Menlo
Music@Menlo
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Music@Menlo, led by founding Artistic Directors David Finckel and Wu Han, returns this summer with ôBeethoven Unfolding,ö July 14 û August 5, 2023. The festival presents six mainstage concert programs, six Beethoven Quartet Cycle performances, six Inside the Quartets lecture-demonstrations led by David Finckel, three full-evening Encounter lectures, and a host of free events including master classes and performances by students of the Chamber Music Institute. The cycle of Beethoven's 16 string quartets is intertwined with one of Music@Menlo's signature ôUnfolding of Musicö festivals, which move chronologically through the history of chamber music. Audiences will experience the development of the art form in parallel with the evolution of Beethoven's quartets, performed in order of composition by the stellar Calidore String Quartet.
LOCATION
Atherton, California
WEBSITE
DATES
July 14 - August 5, 2023
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTORS
David Finckel and Wu Han
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$15 to $85
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 650-331-0202
BOOKING CONTACTS
Booking cycle date range
Summer/fall 2023 for summer 2024
SOCIAL LINKS
      
National Repertory Orchestra
National Repertory Orchestra
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
The National Repertory Orchestra (NRO) is breaking barriers among performance, education, and community to develop 21st-century musicians. For eight weeks during the summer, audiences can enjoy the NRO's music festival in the charming mountain town of Breckenridge, CO, and surrounding areas in the Rocky Mountains. The NRO will celebrate its 30-year residency in Breckenridge with the theme, "Music Lives Here!" The 2023 season lineup features Music Director Michael Stern and guest conductors JoAnn Falletta, Jeffrey Kahane, Ken-David Masur, Tania Miller, Jason Seber, and NRO Music Director Laureate Carl Topilow. The NRO welcomes guest artist Midori, violin, and two NRO world-premiere commissions: Transplanted Seeds by Chen Yi and Ridgeline by NRO Alumnus David Dzubay.
LOCATION
Breckenridge, Colorado
WEBSITE
DATES
June 24 - August 12, 2023
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Michael Stern
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$5 to $55
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 970-453-5825
BOOKING CONTACTS
Booking cycle date range
Autumn 2023 for summer 2024
SOCIAL LINKS
      
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Continuing a 100-plus-year musical tradition, the Yale School of Music's Norfolk Chamber Music Festival is a leader in the study and performance of chamber music. Each summer the Festival offers stellar concerts performed by acclaimed chamber musicians from across the globe. Simultaneously, Norfolk offers fully funded (tuition, housing, and meals) programs, each featuring intensive study with Festival artists and weekly performance opportunities. In addition to being featured on their own concert series, Norfolk fellows have the opportunity to perform alongside their mentors on Norfolk's Festival Artist Series concerts.
LOCATION
Norfolk, Connecticut
WEBSITE
DATES
June 30 - August 19, 2023
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Melvin Chen
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$10 to $70
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 860-542-3000
BOOKING CONTACTS
Robert Whipple , general manager
Booking cycle date range
Summer 2023 for Summer 2024 and 2025
SOCIAL LINKS
      
NUME Festival 2023
NUME Festival 2023
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
The NUME 2023 Artists comprise: the Marmen Quartet; Songha Choi (violin), Hayoung Choi (cello), Ettore Causa (viola), Nobuko Imai (viola); Rinat Shaham (mezzo-soprano); Augustin Hadelich (violin), Steven Isserlis (cello), Mi-kyung Lee (violin), Antonio Lysy (cello), Vlad Stanculeasa (violin); Lorena Tecu (piano).
LOCATION
Cortona, Italy
WEBSITE
DATES
June 19-25, 2023
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Vlad Stanculeasa
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
€5 to €25
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 338-482-3736
SOCIAL LINKS
    
Off the Hook Arts SummerFest 2023: Visions and Decisions
Off the Hook Arts SummerFest 2023: Visions and Decisions
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Our 2023 summerfest—"Visions and Decisions”—focuses on the interaction of musical imagination and technique. Performing artists include Kelly Hall-Tompkins, Joshua Halpern, Matthew Zalkind, Kyu-Young Kim, and Bruce Adolphe, among many others.
LOCATION
Fort Collins, Colorado
WEBSITE
DATES
June 21-28, 2023
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Bruce Adolphe
GENRES
Classical • Jazz
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$10 to $95
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 970-305-2261
BOOKING CONTACTS
Jephta Bernstein , executive director
Booking cycle date range
Mid- to late-summer 2023 for 2024 summer
SOCIAL LINKS
      
Ojai Music Festival
Ojai Music Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
The 77th Festival welcomes musician and composer Rhiannon Giddens as music director. Programs touch on Giddens' interests across musical boundaries, from opera and Baroque music to Black traditions in American roots music, from the classical traditions of music from China and Persia to the influence of non-Western music on American contemporary music. A few of the pillars include the world premiere of Omar's Journey, an Ojai-commissioned chamber work for voices and small ensemble from drawn from the opera and contextualized with music from Senegal and the Carolinas; a reimagining of Tan Dun's pioneering Ghost Opera; and a performance of Carlos Simon's cycle Between Worlds. Joining Giddens will be Kayhan Kalhor, Steven Schick, Francesco Turrisi, Wu Man, and the Attacca Quartet.
LOCATION
Libbey Bowl, Ojai, California
WEBSITE
DATES
June 8-11, 2023
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTORS
Ara Guzelimian and Rhiannon Giddens
GENRES
Classical • World/Ethnic
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$20 to $150
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 805-646-2053
SOCIAL LINKS
      
Olshan Texas Music Festival Orchestral Institute
Olshan Texas Music Festival Orchestral Institute
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Olshan Texas Music Festival brings 80 of classical music's rising stars from around the world to Houston each June to develop skills in orchestra, chamber music, and solo performance. Under the leadership of an exceptional performing artist/faculty, Orchestra Fellows perform three major orchestral programs. Additional summer institutes include: Building Your Craft (voice), High School Jazz Institute, and Keyboard Academy.
LOCATION
Moores School of Music, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
WEBSITE
DATES
June 6-24, 2023
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
GENERAL AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Alan Austin
GENRES
Classical • Jazz
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$15 to $30
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 713-743-3388
BOOKING CONTACTS
Booking cycle date range
2023 for summer 2024
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Opera Holland Park
Opera Holland Park
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Opera Holland Park's 2023 season offers new productions of Verdi's gripping tragedy, Rigoletto; Humperdinck's cautionary fairytale, Hansel and Gretel (sung in German); Puccini's bittersweet portrait of love and friendship, La bohème; and the world premiere of Jonathan Dove's new opera, Itch, commissioned by Opera Holland Park. In its third co-production with Opera Holland Park, Charles Court Opera returns with a new staging of Gilbert and Sullivan's comedy of ancestral ghosts, obligatory wickedness, and falsified tax returns, Ruddigore. The City of London Sinfonia returns as resident orchestra for all five productions.
LOCATION
Opera Holland Park Theatre, Holland Park, London, United Kingdom
WEBSITE
DATES
May 30 - August 31, 2023
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
James Clutton
GENRES
Classical • Opera
TICKET PRICE RANGE
€30 to €200
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: +44 0300 999 1000
BOOKING CONTACTS
Booking cycle date range
One to two years
SOCIAL LINKS
      
Opera in the Ozarks
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Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
OTSL's 2023 Festival Season features two American operas (a world premiere of a new performing edition and a company premiere) along with two beloved classics and two concerts: Scott Joplin's Treemonisha (world premiere of a new performing edition by Damien Sneed and Karen Chilton) • Giacomo Puccini's Tosca • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Così fan tutte • Carlisle Floyd's Susannah (company premiere) • Center Stage (a young artist showcase) • “Road to Freedom” (concert celebrating the Freedom Riders)
LOCATION
Loretto-Hilton Center, Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri
WEBSITE
DATES
May 20 - June 25, 2023
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
DIRECTORS
Andrew Jorgensen, general director; James Robinson, artistic director; Patricia Racette, artistic director of Young Artist Programs; Daniela Candillari, principal conductor
GENRES
Classical • Opera
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$25 to $135
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 314-961-0644
BOOKING CONTACTS
SOCIAL LINKS
      
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
August 2023 marks the 26th Season of the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival and once more Founder and Artistic Director Aloysia Friedmann is gathering the very finest musicians to present a wonderful mix of chamber music old and new. The season will include the world premiere of a string quartet by Jake Heggie performed by the Miro Quartet and the Northwest premiere of a piano quintet by John Wineglass. The 10 mainstage concerts are offered both in person and via livestream; there is also a children's concert, a performance on neighboring Lopez Island, and many other events for a season of music and good times in Washington State's San Juan Islands.
LOCATION
Orcas Island, Washington
WEBSITE
DATES
August 4-19, 2023
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Aloysia Friedmann
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$0 to $40
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 360-376-6636
SOCIAL LINKS
      
Oregon Bach Festival
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Oxford Lieder Festival
Oxford Lieder Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
This year's Festival is titled “Art: Song—Images, Words, Music,” exploring the rich connections between song and the visual arts. Alongside the headline recital series, featuring an array of world-renowned singers and pianists, the Festival will highlight ways in which art, music, and poetry all overlap and interact. Expect color, fashion, musical manuscripts that are themselves artworks, plus artist-poets, artist-composers, programs inspired by artworks, opportunities to create your own musically inspired artwork, and much more.
LOCATION
Various sites in Oxford, United Kingdom
WEBSITE
DATES
October 13-28, 2023
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Sholto Kynoch
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$0 to $55
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: +44 (0)1865 591 276
BOOKING CONTACTS
Booking cycle date range
Fall 2023 for fall 2024
SOCIAL LINKS
      
Oxford Piano Festival
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The Perlman Music Program Chamber Music Workshop
The Perlman Music Program Chamber Music Workshop
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Led by esteemed cellist and teacher Merry Peckham, PMP's Chamber Music Workshop (CMW) continues to grow into one of the country's most prestigious summer chamber music programs. Open to violinists, violists, cellists, pianists, and ensembles, the CMW is led by an all-star artist-faculty: Molly Carr, Kirsten Docter, Kim Kashkashian, Joel Krosnick, Laurence Lesser, Merry Peckham, Itzhak Perlman, Patrick Romano, Don Weilerstein, Vivian Hornik-Weilerstein, and Areta Zhulla.
LOCATION
Shelter Island, New York
WEBSITE
DATES
May 26 - June 18, 2022
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Merry Peckham
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE
$0
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 212-877-5045
BOOKING CONTACTS
Merry Peckham, director
SOCIAL LINKS
     
Philadelphia International Music Festival
Philadelphia International Music Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
The Philadelphia International Music Festival (PIMF) is a summer music program directed by Kimberly Fisher, principal second violin of the world-renowned Philadelphia Orchestra, offering student musicians from around the world the unique opportunity of spending up to four weeks immersed in music education and performance training with members of the Orchestra. Our outstanding summer music programs include private lessons, master classes, and faculty recitals with members of The Philadelphia Orchestra; daily orchestra, ensemble, and chamber music rehearsals; daily course electives; ample solo performance and competition opportunities; and more. There are five "in-person" summer program options for musicians ages 11 to 19: Symphony Orchestra, Solo Performance Preparation, Piano Studies, College Audition Preparation, and Chamber Music Intensive.
LOCATION
Valley Forge Military Academy and College, Wayne, Pennsylvania
WEBSITE
DATES
June 17 - July 28, 2023
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Kimberly Fisher, principal second violinist, The Philadelphia Orchestra
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$1675 to $4850
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 856-875-6816
BOOKING CONTACTS
SOCIAL LINKS
     
Puccini Festival
Puccini Festival
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Live the magical nights of the 69th Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago, Viareggio, Tuscany, Italy. The festival offers four operas in repertory, all in its grand open-air Theatre Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème, Turandot, Madama Butterfly, and Il Tabarro with Duke Bluebeard's Castle.
LOCATION
Tuscany, Italy
WEBSITE
DATES
July 14 - August 26, 2023
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Giorgio Battistelli
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
€19 to €149
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: +39 0584 359322
BOOKING CONTACTS
Franco Moretti , general manager
Booking cycle date range
September 2023 for summer 2024
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