Events

The Lensic and Ron Bloomberg present Vaudeville 2 -- Santa Fe’s most entertaining and comedy filled night returns to The Lensic – celebrating The Lensic’s early days as a vaudeville venue with a variety show created by veteran comedy and television writer Ron Bloomberg.

Two of the opera world’s foremost performers, Susanne Mentzer and Rod Gilfry — both two-time Grammy nominees — join forces for an intoxicating afternoon of luminous vocal talent and electrifying stage presence during Performance Santa Fe's Festival of Song.

The Orion String Quartet performs Françaix’s String Trio; Takemitsu’s A Bird Came Down the Walk for Viola & Piano; Mozart’s String Quartet in A Major, K. 464; Schubert’s Piano Trio in B-flat Major, D. 898.

Pianist Gilles Vonsattel, who made his Festival debut in 2018, returns with a solo recital that spans three centuries and includes Mendelssohn’s Variations sérieuses—written as part of an effort to raise funds to erect a bronze statue of Beethoven in Bonn, Germany—and Shostakovich’s Bach-inspired Prelude and Fugue in A Major.

Mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and pianist Jon Kimura Parker perform Mahler’s gorgeous Rückert Lieder—five songs based on poems by the German Romantic poet Friedrich Rückert—and Berlioz’s beloved song cycle Les Nuits d'été (Summer Nights), featuring text by the composer’s friend Théophile Gautier.

For the first time, the Festival presents Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, a song cycle conducted here by David Zinman and featuring two artists in their Festival debuts: tenor Paul Appleby and Berlin Philharmonic Principal Horn Stefan Dohr. Also, the Orion String Quartet performs Schubert's "Death and the Maiden" Quartet.

What would summer ibe without a visit from venerated American dancer Daniel Ulbricht and the Stars of American Ballet? This best-of-the-best ensemble comprises principals and soloists from the nation's most renowned companies, including New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre.

Two rarely heard gems by Richard Strauss and his father, Franz Strauss—the Andante and Nocturno, respectively—open this program. Next, Meng Su performs Three Pieces for Guitar by Marc Neikrug, and the Orion String Quartet plays Kreisler’s String Quartet in A Minor.

What would summer ibe without a visit from venerated American dancer Daniel Ulbricht and the Stars of American Ballet? This best-of-the-best ensemble comprises principals and soloists from the nation's most renowned companies, including New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre.

On this Spanish-themed program, Paolo Bordignon performs Soler’s Fandango for Harpsichord as well as his Quintet No. 1 for Harpsichord & Strings, and Meng Su plays one of Boccherini’s later works, his “Fandango” Guitar Quintet—which requires the cellist to also play castanets.

David Zinman conducts Mozart’s magnificent Serenade for Winds & Bass, known as the “Gran Partita.” Berlin Philharmonic Principal Horn Stefan Dohr plays Brahms’s Horn Trio as well as Schubert’s deeply moving homage to his idol, Beethoven—“Auf dem Strom” (“On the River”)—featuring tenor Paul Appleby and pianist Shai Wosner.

For the first time in many years, the Festival presents Falla’s Harpsichord Concerto—a seemingly anachronistic yet fully modern work—which features New York Philharmonic harpsichordist Paolo Bordignon. The program also includes Bruckner’s symphonic String Quintet and Mendelssohn’s Konzertstück No. 1.