The newly released 2022 Aspen Music Festival and School lineup includes the return of Aspen’s three weekly orchestras, recitals in Harris Concert Hall and Bryan Terfel starring in Verdi’s “Falstaff.”
Asadour Santourian, the Aspen Music Festival’s vice president of artistic administration since 2003, has left for an education post with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
IF YOU GO …
Where: Benedict Music Tent and livestreaming
When: Friday, July 23, 5:30 p.m.
How much: $82
Tickets: aspenmusicfestival.com
More info: Reservations are no longer required for free lawn seating; the program includes a work by Samy Moussa, Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major and Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony
Conductor Gemma New and pianist Tengku Irfan first crossed paths onstage at the Benedict Music Tent eight years ago when both were students at the Aspen Music Festival and School. Now among the leading young lights in the international classical music world, the New Zealand-born conductor and Malaysian soloist are back on the stage as guest artists at the festival.