Upbeat with Alasdair: In Conversation with Jennifer Koh

In person at the Community Library or broadcast online on the Festival's website and YouTube channel 415 Spruce Ave N, Ketchum, United States

Music Director Alasdair Neale will engage superstar violinist, and curator of the Festival’s upcoming Winter Season, Jennifer Koh in conversation around the many ways in which she has forged her own path in classical music. This includes her noted project “Alone Together,” in which she commissioned 40 new works for solo violin during the pandemic—some of which Winter Season concertgoers will hear later in the week. The project met three of her goals: adding new music to the repertoire, engaging new and diverse artists, and bringing music to people in new ways. Join Neale and Koh as they talk about the future of classical music and the roles that composers, musicians, and conductors have to play.

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Upbeat with Alasdair: Composer Spotlight

The Community Library, John A. and Carole O. Moran Lecture Hall 415 Spruce Avenue, Ketchum, ID, United States

Music Director Alasdair Neale will be joined by Gabriela Lena Frank and Kevin Puts on August 12 for a special installment of the Upbeat with Alasdair speaking series, where they’ll discuss their artistic influences and insight on the upcoming performances of their works with the Festival.

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Orion Weiss: In Recital, Online

Online broadcast at svmusicfestival.org

What better way to celebrate a year of musical performances than with more music! The Sun Valley Music Festival is pleased to offer you an exclusive, online performance by pianist Orion Weiss, one of the most sought-after performers of his generation, with this year’s Annual Report. Enjoy 20 minutes of music by Grieg, Albéniz, and Debussy from anywhere and on any internet-connected device. Originally recorded in 2020, this performance is free, of course, and will be available through November 30, 2022 on the Festival website and YouTube channel.

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Gankino Horo, featuring Time For Three and Kevin Puts

Online broadcast at svmusicfestival.org

Enjoy a broadcast performance of Gankino Horo, performed for the Festival’s 2020 Summer Season by Time For Three and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, Kevin Puts. The Bulgarian folk tune was the inspiration for the fourth movement of Contact, a concerto for Time For Three with orchestra, which the Festival co-commissioned from Puts.

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