Festival de Música de Colorado
Temporada 2026
Stars align this year as we celebrate the Festival’s 50th and the Center for Musical Arts’ 30th anniversaries
Beethoven & Stravinsky: julio 28
The Robert Mann Chamber Music Series continues with Stravinsky’s A Soldier’s Tale & more
The Planets, Rachmaninoff & A World Premiere: julio 30 & 31
Nobu Tsujii plays Rachmaninoff’s 2nd Piano Concerto w/ the Festival Orchestra
CPR Classical Night: Aug 2
Gemma New conducts music by Prokofiev, Copland, Rossini & Ravel, featuring clarinetist Ricardo Morales
World-Class Music,
Quintessential Boulder
Del 9 de julio al 9 de agosto de 2026
Join us this summer to celebrate Colorado Music Festival’s 50th Anniversary Season, as Colorado turns 150 and America marks 250 years.
This summer’s festival, led by Music Director Peter Oundjian, features world-class artists — pianists Yuja Wang, Michelle Cann, Tony Siqi Yun and Nobuyuki Tsujii; violinists Himari and Njioma Grevious; clarinetist Ricardo Morales; guest conductors Leonard Slatkin, Jeffrey Kahane and Gemma New; the Canadian Brass; and the Danish String Quartet — beloved masterworks with the Festival Orchestra and four world premieres. Concerts are on Thursdays, Fridays, Sundays and Tuesdays, offering an unforgettable summer experience on the iconic historic stage at Chautauqua.
The Planets, Rachmaninoff & A World Premiere
The Planets, Rachmaninoff & A World Premiere
The Planets, Rachmaninoff & A World Premiere
The Planets, Rachmaninoff & A World Premiere
CPR Classical Night: Prokofiev, Copland, Rossini & Ravel
CPR Classical Night: Prokofiev, Copland, Rossini & Ravel
50th Anniversary Liberty Puzzle
Get your limited-edition Colorado Music Festival 50th Anniversary Liberty Puzzle today!
A fun keepsake to mark this milestone season, perfect for fans of the Colorado Music Festival.
Puzzles can be purchased for $100 at concerts this summer, at the kiosk south of Chautauqua Auditorium.
Historias y noticias
Manténgase al día con las noticias del festival
City of Boulder Declaration: julio 9, 2026 is “Colorado Music Festival Day”
We're grateful to Mayor Aaron Brockett and Boulder's City Council for recognizing this summer season's opening day - Jueves, julio 9, 2026 - as "Colorado Music Festival Day"! "The City of Boulder recognizes that the arts and creativity, and organizations like...
Gemma New Returns to Colorado Music Festival
Interview by Kyle Macmillan In recent years, as Gemma New’s profile has soared in the classical world, the genial New Zealander conductor has been on a kind of international goodwill tour, introducing herself to orchestras, opera companies and festivals. Indeed, she...
Colorado Music Festival featured in “Seen and Heard International”
"There are few places where you can glimpse the yellow belly of a meadow lark and marvel at the incredible form of a natural stone arch while hiking a trail towards a National Historic Landmark that offers high caliber summer concerts. This is Boulder, Colorado – the...
CMF named a “Top 25” Classical Music Festival by BBC Music Magazine
Colorado Music Festival was recognized by BBC Music Magazine as one of the 25 best classical music festivals in the US & Canada in 2026. "The stars are aligning, insists Colorado, as its half-century edition coincides with the Center for the Musical Arts’ 30th...
The best classical music heading to Colorado’s world-class, warm-weather fests – Denver Post
Concert tickets tend to sell out fast at the Vail Music Festival, Colorado Music Festival and Santa Fe Opera Colorado Music Festival, julio 9-Aug. 9 Yuja Wang performs on a program centered around Samuel Barber’s Piano Concerto and Leonard Bernstein’s “Symphonic Dances...
«Es tan especial estar juntos»: conoce a Stella, voluntaria del festival.
Para Stella, ser voluntaria como acomodadora significa mucho más que simplemente algo con lo que ocupar sus noches de verano; ella cree que la música, y en particular los conciertos en directo, son algo importante que se debe compartir en familia.
El Cuarteto Dover se consolida en la élite de la música de cámara
Entrevista realizada por Kyle Macmillan Tras arrasar con todos los premios en el Concurso Internacional de Cuartetos de Cuerda de Banff 2013, los críticos aplaudieron al Dover Quartet como un conjunto emergente con abundante talento y un enorme potencial. Pero lo que antes era potencial se ha convertido en...
Hayoung Choi: Ganadora del concurso «En camino hacia el éxito»
Entrevista realizada por Kyle Macmillan Una vía muy habitual para alcanzar el éxito en la música clásica es la red de concursos internacionales de alto nivel y gran presión que existen en este campo, que pueden proporcionar un reconocimiento instantáneo a los ganadores y lanzar rápidamente su carrera profesional. Sur...
Joan Tower y el Festival de Música de Colorado: creando nueva música juntos
Entrevista realizada por Kyle Macmillan La veterana compositora estadounidense Joan Tower y el Festival de Música de Colorado están formando una pareja muy interesante. En 2021, en lo que es un acontecimiento poco habitual para un compositor vivo, el festival de verano presentó un programa dedicado íntegramente a su música, incluyendo...