"The Aspen Music Festival and School was silent Friday about whether or not it has offered former President and CEO Alan Fletcher his old job back... Rob LeBuhn, the chairman of the Festival and School’s board of trustees, would only answer 'no comment' to a series of questions about the situation on Friday."
"I can assure you that Alan does not have prosopagnosia," writes Post blogger Bedrock, aka Bruce Berger in comment #9, "he [Fletcher] knows precisely who is who among the people he has met, the criticism being that he has divided the Aspenites he knows into those he wishes to cultivate and others he prefers to skip, We all do this in our private lives, but it is not appropriate for a CEO who is greeting the public. This is also to say that I do not in any way identify with Alan's situation, or project upon it, because it has nothing to do with my own. As for the new material above, there is much that I could say about it, but I will refrain, because it has become clear that you seize on new material to prove yourself right and others wrong and there would be no end to it. We've beaten enough dead horses already."
"Alan Fletcher simply did what any responsible CEO would have done--and guess what?--David Zinman bought into it" writes Michael Conniff in comment #8, the latest in an on-going exchange between himself and Festival benefactor Bruce Berger. "In the meantime, Fletcher managed to keep raising money for the Castle Creek Campus and kept fundraising in general on track at a time when several local nonprofits were going out of business... The reality is you and yours excoriated Alan for what OBVIOUSLY had to be done. To act now as if you have magically become the aggrieved party, or to act as if blogging or bloggers are the culprit, is to fail to recognize your own face in the mirror... Alan Fletcher is gone because of people like you.You won. That's what you wanted, isn't it?"
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As one of today's preeminent dramatic sopranos, superstar Deborah Voigt has garnered acclaim from both critics and audiences. This August 6, Voigt joins David Zinman in what will surely be one of the most memorable concerts of the summer. The program includes music of Beethoven and Strauss.
Also, please join us for the Festival and School's 60th Anniversary Celebration that will take place prior to this concert at 5pm. Come eat, drink, and reminisce about your favorite Festival memory. Celebration-only tickets are $35. Tickets with special seating at the Deborah Voigt concert with Celebration are $150.
This event is sure to be very popular, so get your tickets early by calling 970-925-9042.
March 30th, 2009
Each winter the Aspen Music Festival and School enriches and deepens the winter Aspen experience with inspiring performances of classical music. The 2009 Artist Recital Series offers a luminous lineup of top classical artists, including Colorado Symphony Orchestra music director Jeffrey Kahane (Feb. 16) performing on the piano; flutist Marina Piccinini and piano virtuoso Andreas Haefliger (Feb. 25); and rising-star pianist Simone Dinnerstein (March 14) who returns after a triumphant and highly individual performance of Bach’s Goldberg Variation, here last summer.
On February 16 the CSO’s beloved music director Jeffrey Kahane playing a piano program which includes Schubert’s Piano Sonata in A major, D. 959 and movements from Rachmaninoff’s emotional Ten Preludes, op. 23 and 13 Preludes, op. 32. Kahane enters his twelfth season as music director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and is ending his successful tenure as music director of the CSO after this season. In addition to these posts, Kahane is a piano soloist of great acclaim. In 2008 in Aspen, he combined these talents by conducting the Aspen Chamber Symphony from the piano.
Pianist Andreas Haefliger takes the stage on February 25 with flutist Marina Piccinini for a colorful duo recital. Haefliger is a recitalist and chamber musician who was described in the Guardian as a “fascinating artist;” Piccinini is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading flute virtuosos. They will be performing the works of Prokofiev, Debussy, Marc André Dalbavie, and Franck, with the pianist playing unaccompanied on Liszt’s transcription of Isolde’s Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde by Wagner.
American pianist Simone Dinnerstein has fast been gaining international attention since making a triumphant New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall in 2005. Last summer, her Aspen audience enthusiastically confirmed the accolades she’s received and embraced her highly individual and dynamic style. The AMFS closes the winter series on March 14 with a Dinnerstein program including Schubert’s Four Impromptus, D. 899, op. 90 and Schumann’s Kreisleriana, op. 16, considered to be one of the composer’s finest compositions for the piano.
All Artist Recital concerts begin at 6:30 pm in the 500-seat Harris Concert Hall (960 N. Third Street, Aspen, CO). Single tickets are available at the AMFS Harris Concert Hall Box Office, by calling 970-925-9042 or online at www.aspenmusicfestival.com.
February 12th, 2009
A CELEBRATION OF ART, IDEAS AND THE HUMAN SPIRIT
June 25 to August 23, 2009
David Zinman conducts five concerts throughout the summer, joined onstage by superstar soprano and AMFS alumna Dawn Upshaw, alumnus and violinist Gil Shaham, European sensation Janine Jansen and renowned pianist Jeffrey Kahane
Aspen Opera Theater Center presents La bohème, The Rape of Lucretia and Don Giovanni
Dawn Upshaw performs a recital featuring works by acclaimed composer Osvaldo Golijov, including his critically acclaimed work written for the singer, “Ayre”
Nicholas McGegan conducts Bach’s complete Brandenburg Concertos over two special evenings
Continue Reading February 5th, 2009
“[Simone] Dinnerstein is a throwback to such high priestesses of music as Wanda Landowska and Myra Hess . . . She is touring. Go hear her, and get religion.” – Slate.com
ASPEN, Colo. — Each winter the Aspen Music Festival and School enriches and deepens the winter Aspen experience with inspiring performances of classical music. The 2009 Artist Recital Series offers a luminous lineup of top classical artists, including violin sensation Joshua Bell (Feb. 12), joined by pianist Jeremy Denk; Colorado Symphony Orchestra music director Jeffrey Kahane (Feb. 16) performing on the piano; flutist Marina Piccinini and piano virtuoso Andreas Haefliger (Feb. 25); and rising-star pianist Simone Dinnerstein (March 14) who returns after a triumphant and highly individual performance of Bach’s Goldberg Variation, here last summer.
Violinist Joshua Bell is quite simply one of the greatest classical stars of our time. For over two decades, he has enchanted audiences world-wide with his breathtaking playing and opulent tone. This year, Bell received the 2008 Academy of Achievement Award for exceptional accomplishment in the arts, but he has also won numerous other awards including Grammys. He is an alumnus of the festival and comes for his only Aspen concert of 2009 on February 12. Bell and pianist Jeremy Denk will present a program of violin sonatas by Janáček, Brahms and Franck.
The series continues February 16 with the CSO’s beloved music director Jeffrey Kahane playing a piano program which includes Schubert’s Piano Sonata in A major, D. 959 and movements from Rachmaninoff’s emotional Ten Preludes, op. 23 and 13 Preludes, op. 32. Kahane enters his twelfth season as music director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and is ending his successful tenure as music director of the CSO after this season. In addition to these posts, Kahane is a piano soloist of great acclaim. In 2008 in Aspen , he combined these talents by conducting the Aspen Chamber Symphony from the piano.
On February 25, pianist Andreas Haefliger takes the stage with flutist Marina Piccinini for a colorful duo recital. Haefliger is a recitalist and chamber musician who was described in the Guardian as a “fascinating artist;” Piccinini is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading flute virtuosos. They will be performing the works of Prokofiev, Debussy, Marc André Dalbavie, and Franck, with the pianist playing unaccompanied on Liszt’s transcription of Isolde’s Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde by Wagner.
American pianist Simone Dinnerstein has fast been gaining international attention since making a triumphant New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall in 2005. Last summer, her Aspen audience enthusiastically confirmed the accolades she’s received and embraced her highly individual and dynamic style. The AMFS closes the winter series on March 14 with a Dinnerstein program including Schubert’s Four Impromptus, D. 899, op. 90 and Schumann’s Kreisleriana, op. 16, considered to be one of the composer’s finest compositions for the piano.
All Artist Recital concerts begin at 6:30 pm in the 500-seat Harris Concert Hall ( 960 N. Third Street , Aspen , CO ). Single tickets are available at the AMFS Harris Concert Hall Box Office, by calling 970-925-9042 or online at www.aspenmusicfestival.com. Subscriptions for the four-concert series are $200 ― and sponsor $600 and patron $1400 winter packages are also available with benefits including discounted pricing and keeping your same seats in the Hall throughout the winter.
The Aspen Music Festival and School is America ’s premier music festival, presenting more than 400 musical events during its nine-week summer season in Aspen . The institution draws top classical musicians from around the world to this Colorado mountain retreat for an unparalleled combination of performances and music education.
Contact: Janice Szabo 970-205-5071 jszabo@aspenmusic.org
December 22nd, 2008
From the Top, the non-profit known for its hit radio and television broadcasts featuring the nation’s best young classical musicians and hosted by acclaimed concert pianist Christopher O’Riley, returns to the Aspen Music Festival and School for a live concert recording in Harris Concert Hall on Sunday, August 10 at 8 p.m. This episode is slated to broadcast nationally the week of November 17, 2008.
Continue Reading July 30th, 2008
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joins the Aspen Music Festival and School and the Aspen Institute in an afternoon of “Words and Music,” Saturday, August 2, at 3 pm in the Benedict Music Tent. The event will begin with a conversation between Secretary Rice and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience. Afterwards, Secretary Rice will be joined by current Aspen Music Festival and School music students to perform two chamber music works.
Continue Reading July 30th, 2008
The Aspen Music Festival and School and Aspen Santa Fe Ballet are collaborating again this year, presenting another very special night of dance and music, Wednesday, August 6 in the Benedict Music Tent, this time accompanied by a full, live orchestra. The program will feature 1st Flash, choreographed by Finland’s Jorma Elo and danced to Finnish composer Jean Sibelius’ achingly beautiful Violin Concerto in D Minor, and Wolfgang by noted choreographer David Parsons, a witty and exuberant dance that highlights the playful music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Continue Reading July 28th, 2008
The Con Man decries the "Nucons"--the nuclear conservatives--then welcomes Aspen Music Festival and School CEO Alan Fletcher for a wide-ranging discussion of the meaning of music, his own composing, and "storytelling" to come in the summer 2008 season.
Click here for "Con Games with Michael Conniff" for Wednesday June 18, 2008.
June 18th, 2008
ASPEN, COLORADO—In a great leap across The Pond, the world’s leading classical music magazine Gramophone, based in London , is producing a special edition devoted entirely to the 2008 season of the Aspen Music Festival and School. The 104-page guide was overseen directly by Gramophone editor James Inverne and Gramophone North American section editor Anastasia Tsioulcas and illuminates this premier American music festival’s 2008 season with articles on the festival’s programming, artists and history. The relationship is expected to lead to further editions in 2009 and 2010. The inaugural issue is due out on June 17.
Continue Reading June 10th, 2008
ASPEN, Colo. — Roaring Fork Valley residents can receive a significant discount on their Aspen Music Festival tickets this summer. The AMFS Local’s Pass offers admission to ten events for only $12.50 each ($125). The pass is fully transferable, allowing access to six concerts and four rehearsals/master classes, and is good for all events except operas, benefits, special events, house musics, films and Sunday 4 p.m. concerts.
Continue Reading April 28th, 2008
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