Violinist Harumi Rhodes Discusses Gabriela Lena Frank’s World Premiere
Takács Quartet violinist Harumi Rhodes discusses Kachkaniraqmi (“I Still Exist”), a brand new concerto for string quartet and orchestra by composer Gabriela Lena Frank, commissioned by the Colorado Music Festival. Watch the interview or read the...
Making Classical Music in the Denver / Boulder Area More Accessible
Classical music has been celebrated for centuries, with its timeless beauty and rich cultural heritage. Yet, for many people, the world of classical music can seem intimidating or inaccessible.* However, institutions across the world are working to break down barriers...
A Musical Journey Through Colorado
Colorado is well-known for its majestic mountains, stunning landscapes, and vibrant culture. The state also contains a treasure trove for classical music enthusiasts. From intimate chamber performances to grand symphony orchestras, Colorado offers a rich variety of...
Your Support Creates Magic in Boulder & Beyond
Dear friend of the Colorado Music Festival, Do you find that in today’s world it has become rare to find true connection with each other and the community as a whole? I certainly do, and I hope you (like me) are still feeling the magic of this year’s Festival, where...
Composer John Corigliano: 3 Works to Explore an Epic Career
story by Kyle MacMillan photo by J. Henry Fair The Colorado Music Festival will pay tribute July 13, 2023 to John Corigliano, 2023 Festival composer-in-residence and one of this country’s most respected composers, with a program that spans five of the six decades of...Upcoming Events
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Danish String Quartet
Danish String Quartet
“Yes, playing string quartets is our job, and yes it is hard work, but we mostly do it for pleasure, like we always did,” says the Danish String Quartet, a highly sought-after ensemble of energetic musicians who met each other at music camp as teenagers. The Quartet returns to the Robert Mann Chamber Music Series with a varied program including work by Haydn, Stravinsky, and Mozart, as well as Shostakovich’s profound String Quartet No. 3 and three Irish folk melodies by Celtic harper and composer Turlough O’Carolan.
$18 – $70
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Augustin Hadelich & Dvořák 7
Augustin Hadelich & Dvořák 7
Augustin Hadelich, one of the greatest violinists of all time, returns to perform Tchaikovsky’s unparalleled Violin Concerto. The deeply patriotic Dvořák wished to use his music to recognize the struggle and oppression of his fellow Czechs; he wrote of this urgent Seventh Symphony, “What is in my mind is Love, God, and my Fatherland." Kevin Puts’ Two Mountain Scenes, composed “with the impressive backdrop of the Rocky Mountains in mind” and beginning with “the sonic illusion of a single trumpet reverberating across the valley,” opens this wondrous program.
$18 – $85
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Augustin Hadelich & Dvořák 7
Augustin Hadelich & Dvořák 7
Augustin Hadelich, one of the greatest violinists of all time, returns to perform Tchaikovsky’s unparalleled Violin Concerto. The deeply patriotic Dvořák wished to use his music to recognize the struggle and oppression of his fellow Czechs; he wrote of this urgent Seventh Symphony, “What is in my mind is Love, God, and my Fatherland." Kevin Puts’ Two Mountain Scenes, composed “with the impressive backdrop of the Rocky Mountains in mind” and beginning with “the sonic illusion of a single trumpet reverberating across the valley,” opens this wondrous program.
$18 – $85
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Mahler 4 & Ravel’s Shéhérazade
Mahler 4 & Ravel’s Shéhérazade
Music Director Peter Oundjian continues his tradition of ending the season with glorious music by Mahler. The composer built his Fourth Symphony around his own song “The Heavenly Life,” which borrows text from a Bavarian folk poem. “The angelic voices gladden our senses,” the poem proclaims, “so that everything awakens for joy.” Mahler’s sunniest symphony invokes bells, harp, and woodwinds; in keeping with the lightness of the work, Mahler insisted the soprano perform “with childlike, cheerful expression;” soprano Karina Gauvin joins the Festival in this role. This final concert of the season includes Ravel’s colorful twist on the Shéhérazade tales — again featuring Gauvin’s “glowing, flexible tone” (Opera News) — and the overture to Strauss’ most famous and farcical operetta, Die Fledermaus.
$18 – $80