Open Rehearsals

We are pleased to offer three open rehearsals for the 2025 season:

Tuesday, July 8
10 am-12:30 pm

Tuesday, July 15
10 am-12:30 pm

Friday, July 25
10 am-1:00 pm

Please observe the following rules and expectations for open rehearsals:

Any rehearsal not listed above is closed to the public
Guest artists are typically not present at open rehearsals
No reservation is required, but you must arrive in enough time to be seated before the rehearsal begins; once the door is closed, entry will not be allowed
Rehearsal order and selection of rehearsed repertoire can vary at the discretion of the conductor
Rehearsals are not performances; orchestra musicians will be making final preparations for upcoming performances
Although musicians and artists may be speaking to one another on stage, it is disruptive for audience members to carry on their own conversations; please observe the same silence that you would for a performance
Audience seating is limited to the back sections of Chautauqua Auditorium
Please remain seated during the open rehearsal; trips in and out of the Auditorium can be disruptive to the musicians
Only water is allowed in the auditorium at all times; please do not bring food or drink inside the auditorium
Photos and videos are not allowed by members of the audience

Upcoming Concerts

M Mon	T Tue	W Wed	T Thu	F Fri	S Sat	S Sun
	has 0 events, 1 0 events, 1	has 0 events, 2 0 events, 2	has 1 event, 3 1 event, 3 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Hélène Grimaud Plays Brahms July 3 \| 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Hélène Grimaud Plays Brahms “ Grimaud doesn't sound like most pianists,” proclaims The New Yorker, also calling her “a reinventor of phrasings” and “taker of chances;” here she opens the 2025 Festival season with Brahms’ monumental First Piano Concerto. Surrounding Brahms’ intense work are familiar showstoppers: Ravel’s famously unrelenting Boléro, a dreamy suite from the ballet Daphnis et Chloé, and fantastic musical fireworks by Stravinsky. $23 – $100.50	has 0 events, 4 0 events, 4	has 0 events, 5 0 events, 5	has 2 events, 6 2 events, 6 10:30 am - 11:15 am SOLD OUT \| Family Concert: Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Missing Maestro July 6 \| 10:30 am - 11:15 am SOLD OUT \| Family Concert: Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Missing Maestro When the orchestra discovers their Maestro is nowhere to be found, they panic — until the world's greatest detective agrees to take the case! All the musicians are suspects, which means Sherlock Holmes must investigate each of the instrument families — brass, woodwinds, strings, and percussion — to deduce who is behind this mystery. Will Sherlock be able to solve the Case of the Missing Maestro? Bring the whole family to find out! Free, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Hélène Grimaud Plays Brahms July 6 \| 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Hélène Grimaud Plays Brahms “ Grimaud doesn't sound like most pianists,” proclaims The New Yorker, also calling her “a reinventor of phrasings” and “taker of chances;” here she opens the 2025 Festival season with Brahms’ monumental First Piano Concerto. Surrounding Brahms’ intense work are familiar showstoppers: Ravel’s famously unrelenting Boléro, a dreamy suite from the ballet Daphnis et Chloé, and fantastic musical fireworks by Stravinsky. $23 – $100.50
has 0 events, 7 0 events, 7	has 1 event, 8 1 event, 8 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Schubert, Prokofiev & Brahms July 8 \| 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Schubert, Prokofiev & Brahms The 2025 Robert Mann Chamber Music Series opens with a program highlighting the Festival’s own musicians. Schubert left his String Trio in B Flat, D. 471 unfinished, but its single complete movement is a Classical jewel full of spontaneity. Prokofiev’s dizzying Quintet in G Minor was originally written as a ballet based on Parisian circus life and features aggressive and ever-changing rhythms. Brahms’ Third Piano Quartet is at times unsettled; an autobiographical work for Brahms, the music’s evolving moods reflect the composer’s own heartaches. $23 – $83	has 0 events, 9 0 events, 9	has 1 event, 10 1 event, 10 7:30 pm Brahms 1 + Joan Tower’s World Premiere July 10 \| 7:30 pm Brahms 1 + Joan Tower’s World Premiere These can’t-miss concerts bring together two Festival favorites: lauded composer Joan Tower, whose concerto A New Day premiered at the Festival to rave reviews, and saxophonist Steven Banks, who stunned audiences in 2021. Now these powerhouses unite to give the world premiere of Tower’s saxophone concerto Love Returns under the baton of Music Director Peter Oundjian. After intermission, the Festival Orchestra performs Brahms’ brilliant First Symphony, which helped the composer step out of Beethoven’s shadow; critic Eduard Hanslick claimed that “...even the layman will immediately recognize it as one of the most distinctive and magnificent works of the symphonic literature.” $23 – $100.50	has 1 event, 11 1 event, 11 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Brahms 1 + Joan Tower’s World Premiere July 11 \| 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Brahms 1 + Joan Tower’s World Premiere These can’t-miss concerts bring together two Festival favorites: lauded composer Joan Tower, whose concerto A New Day premiered at the Festival to rave reviews, and saxophonist Steven Banks, who stunned audiences in 2021. Now these powerhouses unite to give the world premiere of Tower’s saxophone concerto Love Returns under the baton of Music Director Peter Oundjian. After intermission, the Festival Orchestra performs Brahms’ brilliant First Symphony, which helped the composer step out of Beethoven’s shadow; critic Eduard Hanslick claimed that “...even the layman will immediately recognize it as one of the most distinctive and magnificent works of the symphonic literature.” $23 – $100.50	has 1 event, 12 1 event, 12 6:00 pm 2025 Festival Gala July 12 \| 6:00 pm 2025 Festival Gala 2025 Gala: A Night of Elegance and Speakeasy Secrets Step into the Roaring Twenties—where sophistication meets mystery. $175	has 1 event, 13 1 event, 13 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm An Evening of Mozart July 13 \| 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm An Evening of Mozart The Philadelphia Inquirer calls violinist Benjamin Beilman “poised and monstrously talented;” Beilman takes the stage with Mozart’s Fifth Violin Concerto, best known for its final movement’s “Turkish” style. Guest conductor Chloé Van Soeterstède leads the Festival through this all-Mozart program, which also includes the composer’s animated Symphony No. 34 as well as overtures to two of his most popular operas, Don Giovanni and The Marriage of Figaro. $23 – $100.50
has 0 events, 14 0 events, 14	has 1 event, 15 1 event, 15 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Brentano String Quartet July 15 \| 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Brentano String Quartet By popular demand, the Brentano String Quartet — Ensemble-in-Residence at the Yale School of Music — returns to the Robert Mann Chamber Music Series. The Times (London) raves, “Balance and intonation reach an almost unearthly level of perfection, yet there's nothing inhuman about these American musicians.” Brentano’s Romantic program includes Webern’s abstract Five Movements for String Quartet, Brahms’ sunny Third String Quartet, and Schubert’s poetic A-Minor Quartet, which borrows a theme from his incidental music to the play Rosamunde. $23 – $83	has 0 events, 16 0 events, 16	has 1 event, 17 1 event, 17 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Anne Akiko Meyers Plays Ravel July 17 \| 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Anne Akiko Meyers Plays Ravel There is something for everyone in these energetic concerts! Be among the first to hear a new showpiece for violin, The Pacific Has No Memory, composed by Eric Whitacre and commissioned by Latin Grammy-winning violinist Anne Akiko Meyers. Meyers, “the coolest thing to happen to the violin since Stradivari” (Denver Post), also performs Ravel’s fiery Tzigane. Music Director Peter Oundjian opens the program with Copland’s idyllic tribute to the American heartland, Appalachian Spring, and concludes with one of the most recognizable pieces of music ever written: the achingly romantic Fantasy-Overture to Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet. $23 – $100.50	has 1 event, 18 1 event, 18 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Anne Akiko Meyers Plays Ravel July 18 \| 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Anne Akiko Meyers Plays Ravel There is something for everyone in these energetic concerts! Be among the first to hear a new showpiece for violin, The Pacific Has No Memory, composed by Eric Whitacre and commissioned by Latin Grammy-winning violinist Anne Akiko Meyers. Meyers, “the coolest thing to happen to the violin since Stradivari” (Denver Post), also performs Ravel’s fiery Tzigane. Music Director Peter Oundjian opens the program with Copland’s idyllic tribute to the American heartland, Appalachian Spring, and concludes with one of the most recognizable pieces of music ever written: the achingly romantic Fantasy-Overture to Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet. $23 – $100.50	has 0 events, 19 0 events, 19	has 1 event, 20 1 event, 20 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm CPR Classical Night: Tchaikovsky & Beethoven July 20 \| 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm CPR Classical Night: Tchaikovsky & Beethoven Known for dominating international cello competitions, Hayoung Choi possesses a talent not to be missed; here Choi performs Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme, an elegant staple of cello repertoire. Guest conductor Maurice Cohn returns to the Chautauqua stage to lead Beethoven’s classically-styled First Symphony, the symphonic debut that established the composer as the luminary we know him as today. The program opens with Respighi’s five playful attempts to transcribe the sounds of doves, cuckoos, nightingales, and more. $23 – $100.50
has 0 events, 21 0 events, 21	has 1 event, 22 1 event, 22 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Mozart & Dvořák July 22 \| 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Mozart & Dvořák The Robert Mann Chamber Music Series continues with a spotlight on the Festival’s own musicians. Mozart once considered his Quintet in E-Flat for Piano and Winds “the best work I have ever written;” its sense of spontaneity is beguiling. Dvořák’s Third String Quartet was one of his most successful compositions; like much of his most popular work, Op. 97 is flavored with melodies and rhythms he heard while visiting America, including various folk tunes and Native American drumming. The program begins with Nico Muhly’s minimalist Doublespeak, which was written as a gift for composer Philip Glass’ birthday and teems with stylistic rhythms and repetitions. $23 – $83	has 0 events, 23 0 events, 23	has 1 event, 24 1 event, 24 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 July 24 \| 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto finds the composer moving toward his own personal style, displaying what would become his hallmark drama, spirit, and agitation; pianist Yeol Eum Son brings a “fearlessly fast articulation” (The Times) to the stage. Sofia Gubaidulina’s striking “Fairytale Poem” draws inspiration from a children’s story about creativity, and its music is fittingly full of color. Guest conductor Ryan Bancroft conducts this dynamic program, which also includes Shostakovich’s Tenth; written shortly after the Soviet dictator Stalin’s death, this symphony is rife with terror, passion, and oppression — until one final, hopeful ray of light. $23 – $100.50	has 1 event, 25 1 event, 25 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 July 25 \| 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto finds the composer moving toward his own personal style, displaying what would become his hallmark drama, spirit, and agitation; pianist Yeol Eum Son brings a “fearlessly fast articulation” (The Times) to the stage. Sofia Gubaidulina’s striking “Fairytale Poem” draws inspiration from a children’s story about creativity, and its music is fittingly full of color. Guest conductor Ryan Bancroft conducts this dynamic program, which also includes Shostakovich’s Tenth; written shortly after the Soviet dictator Stalin’s death, this symphony is rife with terror, passion, and oppression — until one final, hopeful ray of light. $23 – $100.50	has 0 events, 26 0 events, 26	has 1 event, 27 1 event, 27 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Yang Plays Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez July 27 \| 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Yang Plays Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez Classical guitarist Xuefei Yang, known for her “feisty virtuosity, impeccable technique and sensitive musicianship” (New York Times), performs Rodrigo’s florid Concierto de Aranjuez; Rodrigo set out to evoke “the fragrance of magnolias, the singing of birds, and the gushing of fountains” of a royal estate in the Spanish city of Aranjuez. Kodály’s beguiling Dances of Galánta, which adapts sprightly Hungarian folk tunes, makes an exuberant dance partner for Rodrigo’s Concierto. After intermission, Schubert breaks free of classical conventions with his light and airy Fifth Symphony. $23 – $100.50
has 0 events, 28 0 events, 28	has 1 event, 29 1 event, 29 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Dover Quartet July 29 \| 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Dover Quartet The Robert Mann Chamber Music Series is delighted to welcome “one of the greatest quartets of the last 100 years” (BBC Music Magazine), the Dover Quartet, Ensemble-in-Residence at the Curtis Institute of Music. Dover’s program includes Janacek’s emotionally charged “Kreutzer Sonata,” Schumann’s vigorous A-Minor Quartet, and finally Tchaikovsky’s noble First String Quartet. $23 – $83	has 0 events, 30 0 events, 30	has 1 event, 31 1 event, 31 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Beethoven 9 + Michael Abels’ Amplify July 31 \| 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Beethoven 9 + Michael Abels’ Amplify Possibly the single most treasured symphony ever written — especially its beloved “Ode to Joy” — Beethoven’s influential Ninth Symphony celebrates brotherhood, forgiveness, and the quest for peace. Music Director Peter Oundjian conducts this masterwork, which also welcomes to the Festival stage soprano Lauren Snouffer, mezzo-soprano Abigail Nims, tenor Issachah Savage, bass Benjamin Taylor, and St. Martin’s Chamber Choir. Composer Michael Abels’ Amplify, co-commissioned by the Festival, opens the program; on top of his Pulitzer Prize-winning compositions for opera, audiences may recognize Abels’ work from film scores such as Get Out, Us, Chevalier, and more. $23 – $100.50