Experience the refined sounds of a small orchestra (around 50 musicians, as opposed to the roughly 100 of the full Festival Orchestra) and a spectrum of chamber orchestra masterpieces by the world’s most celebrated composers.
Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?
Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?
The Festival’s focus on today’s music continues as world-renowned conductor and Festival composer-in-residence/co-curator John Adams takes the podium to lead his off-beat and grooving Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes? with the extraordinary Jeremy Denk at the ...
Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 27
Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 27
“If you want to hear perfection, this is it,” says Music Director Peter Oundjian of Mozart’s final concerto, performed here by pianist Albert Cano Smit. Mozart is at his most majestic and most beautiful in his Symphony No. 39. Ryan Bancroft conducts this all-Mozar...
A Midsummer Night’s Dream with John de Lancie
A Midsummer Night’s Dream with John de Lancie
Principal Guest Conductor Jean-Marie Zeitouni conducts a special Midsummer Night’s Dream. This performance pairs Mendelssohn’s lush score, which includes the instantly recognizable “Wedding March,” with a dramatic reading by actor John de Lancie (American Shakes...