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From Bach Brandenburg to Appalachian Spring with Manhattan Chamber Players

Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, United States

Bringing 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 this season. In a program both orchestral (Brandenburg No. 3 and Copland’s iconic Appalachian Spring and reduced to octet for Mendelssohn’s early work (“Its youthful […]

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 intelligentsia gathered to exchange ideas, enhanced by gaiety and ambience. All That Jazz features Jazz pianist Ted Rosenthal at The Lenox Club. RSVP by April […]

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The Escher String Quartet – Tchaikovsky, Ravel, Ruth Crawford Seeger

Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, United States

The 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 style. Assessments of the work’s national style—Italianate or inescapably Russian—differ, but the sextet is quintessential Tchaikovsky, suffused with his characteristic longing and incomparable melodies. Ravel’s […]

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 of the most joyous pieces ever written. A landmark of classical music, it weaves a net of enchantment with its catchy melodies and fresh exuberance. […]

Event Series BHPF Master Class

Piano Master Class with Gila Goldstein

Berkshire School 245 N Undermountain Rd, Sheffield, MA, United States

This 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 biography here. Berkshire High Peaks Festival master classes, talks, and Moonlight Sonatas concerts are free and open to the public and take place at Berkshire […]

Panel Discussion: “Pathways to a Future in Music”

Berkshire School 245 N Undermountain Rd, Sheffield, MA, United States

This 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, talks, and Moonlight Sonatas concerts are free and open to the public and take place at Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts (unless otherwise noted). At […]

Event Series BHPF Master Class

Violin Master Class with Ara Gregorian

Berkshire School 245 N Undermountain Rd, Sheffield, MA, United States

This 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. Berkshire High Peaks Festival master classes, talks, and Moonlight Sonatas concerts are free and open to the public and take place at Berkshire School in […]

Event Series BHPF Master Class

Voice Master Class

Berkshire School 245 N Undermountain Rd, Sheffield, MA, United States

This 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. Read full biography here. Berkshire High Peaks Festival master classes, talks, and Moonlight Sonatas concerts are free and open to the public and take place […]

Moonlight Sonatas Concert at Chesterwood

Chesterwood, West Stockbridge Chesterwood, 4 Williamsville Road, West Stockbridge

This 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. Program includes Mozart (String Duo No. 1 for Violin and Viola in G Major, KV 423), J. S. Bach(Suite No. 3 in C Major), Paganini (Caprice No. 13 “Devil’s Chuckle”) […]

Event Series BHPF Master Class

Master Class: Unleashing Your Inner Improviser!

Berkshire School 245 N Undermountain Rd, Sheffield, MA, United States

This 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 master classes, talks, and Moonlight Sonatas concerts are free and open to the public and take place at Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts (unless otherwise […]

Event Series BHPF Master Class

Cello Master Class with Yehuda Hanani

Berkshire School 245 N Undermountain Rd, Sheffield, MA, United States

This Berkshire High Peaks Festival Cello Master Class on Sunday, July 23 at 2:00pm is presented by Yehuda Hanani of Mannes School of Music. Read full biography here. Berkshire High Peaks Festival master classes, talks, and Moonlight Sonatas concerts are free and open to the public and take place at Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts […]

Moonlight Sonatas Concert II

Berkshire School 245 N Undermountain Rd, Sheffield, MA, United States

This Berkshire High Peaks Festival Moonlight Sonatas concert on Sunday, July 23 at 7:30pm is at Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts. The concert features performances by BHPF students. Berkshire High Peaks Festival master classes, talks, and Moonlight Sonatas concerts are free and open to the public and take place at Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts […]

Event Series BHPF Master Class

Cello Master Class with Jeffrey Zeigler

Berkshire School 245 N Undermountain Rd, Sheffield, MA, United States

This Berkshire High Peaks Festival Cello Master Class on Monday, July 24 at 2:00pm is presented by Jeffrey Zeigler of Frost School of Music. Read full biography here. Berkshire High Peaks Festival master classes, talks, and Moonlight Sonatas concerts are free and open to the public and take place at Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts […]

Master Class: “The Acting Singer” with Jay Lesenger

Berkshire School 245 N Undermountain Rd, Sheffield, MA, United States

This Berkshire High Peaks Festival opera master class, "The Acting Singer" is on Monday, July 24 at 4pm is presented by Jay Lesenger, former artistic director of the Chautauqua Opera Company. Witness brilliant musical and psychological insight into operatic roles as he works with vocalists. Read biography here. Berkshire High Peaks Festival master classes, talks, […]

Moonlight Sonatas Concert

Berkshire School 245 N Undermountain Rd, Sheffield, MA, United States

This Berkshire High Peaks Festival Moonlight Sonatas concert on Monday, July 24 at 7:30pm is at Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts. The concert features performances by BHPF students. Berkshire High Peaks Festival master classes, talks, and Moonlight Sonatas concerts are free and open to the public and take place at Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts […]

Event Series BHPF Master Class

Piano Master Class with Alexander Shtarkman

Berkshire School 245 N Undermountain Rd, Sheffield, MA, United States

This Berkshire High Peaks Festival Master Class on Sunday, July 25 at 2:00pm is presented by Alexander Shtarkman of Peabody Conservatory. Read full biography here. Berkshire High Peaks Festival master classes, talks, and Moonlight Sonatas concerts are free and open to the public and take place at Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts (unless otherwise noted). […]