The Akropolis Reed Quintet makes its Bravo! Vail debut on July 9. Their program includes works by two American composers: Marc Mellits’ Splinter and Jeff Scott’s Homage to Paradise Valley. https://www.bravovail.org/performances/community-concerts/communityconcerts-2/akropolis-reed-quintet/
The Philadelphia Orchestra, led by music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, will play the Bravo! Vail Festival premiere of Mason Bates’ explosive Nomad Concerto, featuring violinist Gil Shaham. The July 11 program continues with Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2. https://www.bravovail.org/performances/orchestral-series/the-philadelphia-orchestra-2/nezet-seguin-conducts-rachmaninoff/
The world premiere of The Righteous will take place July 13-Aug. 13 at Santa Fe Opera. The opera, composed by Gregory Spears with a libretto by Tracy K. Smith, follows a Texas man on his journey from preacher to governor, with all its moral development and decay. The cast will include baritone Michael Mayes, soprano […]
As part of the Immersive Experience series at Bravo! Vail, pianist Anne-Marie McDermott and the Dalí Quartet are joined by soprano Susanna Phillips and others to celebrate compositions from the final year of Schubert’s life. The July 16 program includes Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, the Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, and the Cello Quintet […]
Finnish guest conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali makes his Bravo! Vail debut, leading the Philharmonic in Rossini’s Semiramide Overture, Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5, and Shostakovich’s virtuosic Violin Concerto No. 1, performed by Augustin Hadelich. (July 23) https://www.bravovail.org/performances/orchestral-series/new-york-philharmonic-2/augustin-hadelich-plays-shostakovich/
