The Spirit of Now: Attacca Quartet

The Spirit of Now: Attacca Quartet

by | Jun 9, 2022 | Blog

photo by David Goddard story by Kyle MacMillan The Attacca Quartet pays respect to the past, playing works by composers like Haydn and Ravel and twice tackling the ultimate challenge for any such ensemble, a complete set of performances of Beethoven’s 16...
A Festival Within a Festival: Music of Today

A Festival Within a Festival: Music of Today

by | Jun 3, 2022 | Blog, Features

photo of composer Timo Andres by Michael Wilsonstory by Kyle MacMillan Soon after Peter Oundjian took over as Music Director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in 2004, the Canadian-American conductor started an annual two-week festival dedicated to music by living...
Interview with Composer Wang Jie

Interview with Composer Wang Jie

by | May 23, 2022 | Blog

Recently, Music Director Peter Oundjian sat down with composer Wang Jie to discuss her Flying on the Scaly Backs of Our Mountains, a brand new piece of music which the Festival will premiere on August 4, 2022. Watch the interview or read the full transcription below....
2022 Pre-Concert Improvements

2022 Pre-Concert Improvements

by | May 16, 2022 | Blog

We love receiving feedback from Festival attendees and we continually endeavor to improve the Festival experience in response to that feedback, in collaboration with our partners at Chautauqua Auditorium. Below are some of the concert enhancements and improvements you...
Pure Fantasy: Anthony McGill, Wang Jie, and Firebird

Pure Fantasy: Anthony McGill, Wang Jie, and Firebird

by | May 6, 2022 | Blog, Features

story by Natalie Clare The acclaimed Anthony McGill, principal clarinetist for the New York Philharmonic, makes his mark on Chautauqua Auditorium on August 4. McGill will bring to life Carl Maria von Weber’s First Clarinet Concerto and Première Rhapsodie by Claude...
Tessa Lark: A Violinist Beyond Genre

Tessa Lark: A Violinist Beyond Genre

by | Apr 29, 2022 | Blog, Features

story by Kyle MacMillanphoto by Lauren Desberg Many classical artists regularly cross into other musical genres and vice versa… …with each style enhancing and enriching the other—think trumpeter Wynton Marsalis (jazz), string player Rob Moose (indie rock)...

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