Beethoven & Mendelssohn
This powerhouse program begins with an intimate violin-and-piano performance of music from Stravinsky’s enduring ballet Pulcinella, moves to a beloved early composition by Beethoven and culminates in Mendelssohn’s genre-defining Octet.
Young People's Concert
The Summer Young People’s Concert is a FREE event. Tickets are not required.
Wiley & Polonsky Recital
In this highly anticipated duo recital, Peter Wiley and pianist Anna Polonsky perform two gorgeous 19th-century works.
Liverman & Huang Recital
Grammy Award–winning baritone Will Liverman and Grammy-nominated pianist Myra Huang return for a powerful program.
Mozart & Arensky
Alan Gilbert returns to play violin in Arensky’s Quartet in A Minor on a program that includes Mozart’s G-minor Piano Quartet and the first-ever Festival performance of English composer Malcolm Arnold’s Divertimento.
Nicolas Namoradze Recital
Pianist Nicolas Namoradze returns with an all-Ravel recital that features the exquisitely restrained Pavane pour une infante défunte; Jeux d’eau, and music from the composer’s Daphnis and Chloé ballet score.
Beach Bunny & The Beths
On 2025’s Tunnel Vision, Beach Bunny is getting back to basics: urgent, guitar-based indie rock with pop melodies. Woven through the album, “Just Around the Corner” echoes dynamic ’90s indie rock courtesy of fuzzed-out guitars and crashing drums, while slashing riffs and precise rhythms propel the melodic “Big Pink Bubble.”
Complexions Contemporary Ballet
Complexions Contemporary Ballet delivers electrifying contemporary ballet, from Beethoven Concerto to the high-energy Love Rocks, plus the Western debut of Imagine Joy, commissioned by Aspen Santa Fe Ballet.
Goldberg Variations for Trio
Three extraordinary musicians—Jennifer Gilbert, Alan Gilbert, and Paul Watkins, take listeners into a stunning alternative sound world for one of the most beloved works in the chamber music repertoire.
An Evening of Contemporary Dance
Zeitgeist Dance Theatre’s summer season culminates in a bold premiere concert featuring six contemporary works, more than 75 artists, and a globally inspired celebration of creativity rooted in New Mexico
Schubert & Shostakovich
Two charming works open this program, which is then brought to a fiery conclusion with one of the most powerful works in the chamber music repertoire.
Haochen Zhang Piano Recital
Pianist Haochen Zhang, who won the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition at the age of 19, gives a solo recital featuring two emotional piano sonatas.