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Moonlight Sonatas
Berkshire School 245 N Undermountain Rd, Sheffield, MA, United StatesGrand Opening: Otherworldly Schubert and “One Earth”
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, United StatesTamar Muskal’s twice-postponed work will receive its long-awaited world premiere, kicking off the new season with a musical adventure. In the words of the composer, “We live in a very […]
Grand Piano Trios—Beethoven’s “Ghost” and “Archduke”
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, United StatesA virtual symphony for three musicians, expansive and noble—like the Austrian Archduke who was the dedicatee—the great “Archduke” is more than a trio. It offered Beethoven the perfect vehicle for […]
Town & Country—Mendelssohn and Dvorak
Saint James Place 352 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA, United StatesGlittering cosmopolitan Berlin and the village of Nelahozeves, Bohemia (now Czech Republic, population 2,200) are the respective places of origin of Felix Mendelssohn and Antonin Dvorak. Mendelssohn’s Trio in C […]
“Pictures at an Exhibition”— A Gallery Stroll
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, United StatesA work in ten movements by Modest Mussorgsky that was inspired by a visit to an art exhibition, "Pictures at an Exhibition" is a showpiece where only the most virtuosic […]
From Bach Brandenburg to Appalachian Spring with Manhattan Chamber Players
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, United StatesBringing a “mellifluous blend of vigorous intensity and dramatic import, performed with enthusiasm, technical facility and impressive balance,” the 13-strong Manhattan Chamber Players make their Close Encounters With Music debut […]
Annual Luncheon Musicale Benefit
Celebrate the Salon in the Gilded Age elegance of a private Berkshires club. The scintillating atmosphere of the 19th century institution that helped promote artists, painters and musicians as the […]
The Escher String Quartet – Tchaikovsky, Ravel, Ruth Crawford Seeger
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, United StatesThe Souvenir de Florence String Sextet takes us on a musical excursion to Italy, where Tchaikovsky spent some of his happiest times— reflected in the unforgettable tunes and warm cantabile […]
Gala Concert: Schubert “Trout” and Schumann Piano Quintet
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, United States** Concert Tickets Still Available! Gala Dinner is Sold Out. ** Two great melodists, two young geniuses in one brilliant evening: Bubbly, like fine Champagne, Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet is one […]
Piano Master Class with Gila Goldstein
Berkshire School 245 N Undermountain Rd, Sheffield, MA, United StatesThis Berkshire High Peaks Festival Piano Master Class on Friday, July 21 at 2:00pm is presented by Gila Goldstein of Longy School of Music at Brown University. Read her full […]
Panel Discussion: “Pathways to a Future in Music”
Berkshire School 245 N Undermountain Rd, Sheffield, MA, United StatesThis Berkshire High Peaks Festival Panel Discussion on Friday, July 21 at 4:00pm features Juilliard Chief Operating Officer Lesley Rosenthal and High Peaks Faculty. Berkshire High Peaks Festival master classes, […]
Violin Master Class with Ara Gregorian
Berkshire School 245 N Undermountain Rd, Sheffield, MA, United StatesThis Berkshire High Peaks Festival Violin Master Class on Saturday, July 22 at 11:00am is presented by Ara Gregorian of East Carolina University School of Music. Read full biography here. […]
Voice Master Class
Berkshire School 245 N Undermountain Rd, Sheffield, MA, United StatesThis Berkshire High Peaks Festival Master Class for vocalists on Saturday, July 22 at 2:00pm is presented by Danielle Talamantes, soprano, Metropolitan Opera, and Kerry Wilkerson, Baritone, George Mason University. […]
Moonlight Sonatas Concert at Chesterwood
Chesterwood, West Stockbridge Chesterwood, 4 Williamsville Road, West StockbridgeThis Berkshire High Peaks Festival Moonlight Sonatas concert on Saturday, July 22 at 5:00pm is at Chesterwood, Stockbridge, Massachusetts. This is our only Berkshire High Peaks concert that requires tickets. […]
Master Class: Unleashing Your Inner Improviser!
Berkshire School 245 N Undermountain Rd, Sheffield, MA, United StatesThis Berkshire High Peaks Festival Master Class on Sunday, July 23 at 11:00am is presented by John Esposito of Bard College Conservatory. Read full biography here. Berkshire High Peaks Festival […]