The 2022 season includes world premieres by composers Timo Andres and Wang Jie, commissioned by the Festival, as well as the Colorado premiere of a co-commissioned fanfare by jazz great Wynton Marsalis.
John Adams + Timo Andres’ World Premiere
John Adams + Timo Andres’ World Premiere
The legendary John Adams, 2022 composer-in-residence and co-curator of this week’s programs, shares the podium with Music Director Peter Oundjian in this can’t-miss concert, beginning with a commissioned work by Timo Andres, an exceptional compos...
Stravinsky’s Firebird + Clarinet Star Anthony McGill
Stravinsky’s Firebird + Clarinet Star Anthony McGill
The New York Times has praised clarinetist Anthony McGill for “his trademark brilliance, penetrating sound and rich character”; McGill’s musical charisma is a perfect match for Weber’s First Clarinet Concerto, which showcases the full range o...
Mahler’s Fifth Symphony
Mahler’s Fifth Symphony
Leave it to Mahler to give us harrowing funeral marches shot through with blinding rays of hope. That is his epic Fifth Symphony: a masterpiece which, while not expressly telling a story, still whispers Mahler’s secrets about tragedy, joy, and love...