One of the world’s leading summer centers for performance and musical training, the AMFS presents its 2023 season, exploring the theme, “The Adoration of the Earth.”
Festival Artistic Direction: Aspen Opera Theater, Patrick Chamberlain, Renée Fleming, Alan Fletcher, Robert Spano, Patrick Summers, VocalART
Festival Conductors: Maurice Cohn, James Conlon, Kevin John Edusei, Andy Einhorn, Jane Glover, Lawrence Isaacson, Cristian Măcelaru, Nicholas McGegan, Jacob Niemann, Rafael Payare, David Robertson, Robert Spano, Markus Stenz, Patrick Summers, Xian Zhang
Festival Artists: Christian McBride, Edgar Meyer, bass; Wilhelmina Smith, Alisa Weilerstein, cello; Sharon Isbin, classical guitar; Sasha Cooke, Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano; Inon Barnatan, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Yefim Bronfman, Michelle Cann, Lise de la Salle, Cipa Dichter, Misha Dichter, Vladimir Feltsman, Peng-Peng Gong, Myra Huang, Min Kwon, Eric Lu, Alexander Malofeev, Anton Nel, Jorge Federico Osorio, Awadagin Pratt, Daniil Trifonov, Mikhail Voskresensky, Joyce Yang, piano; Steven Banks, Jess Gillam, saxophone; Angel Blue, Renée Fleming, Ana María Martínez, soprano; Rodrick Dixon, Matthew Polenzani, tenor; Augustin Hadelich, Robert McDuffie, Gil Shaham, Maxim Vengerov, violin; Audra McDonald, vocalist
Featured Groups: Aspen Chamber Symphony, Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra, Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, Aspen Festival Orchestra, Brentano Quartet, Colorado Children’s Chorale, Emerson String Quartet, Mariachi Sol de Mi Tierra, McGill McHale Trio, Pacifica Quartet, The National Piping Centre of Scotland, Seraphic Fire, Seraphic Fire Professional Choral Institute