Ideas, Speakers & Lectures

Founded in 1949, the Aspen Music Festival and School is regarded as one of the top classical music festivals in the United States, noted both for its concert programming and its musical training of mostly young adult music students. The eight-week summer season includes hundreds of classical music events: concerts by four orchestras, recitals, chamber music, operas, classes, lectures, and family programs. In the winter, the AMFS presents recitals and robust music education programs for local youth and families, and in the summer the Aspen Music Festival and School host High Notes, lunchtime discussions featuring prominent performers, composers, and musicologists in lively discussions with AMFS President and CEO Alan Fletcher. Learn more at: aspenmusicfestival.com.

High Notes: Matthew Polenzani and Robert Spano

Aspen Public Radio

Published August 17, 2023 at 4:28 PM MDT

2007 Robert Spano Conducting Gershwin An American in Paris ASO Performance

This event was recorded August 16, 2023 at Hotel Jerome during the 2023 High Notes Series, in partnership with Aspen Public Radio.

Alan Fletcher speaks with world-renowned tenor Matthew Polenzani about his role in the AMFS’s production of Mozart’s Idomeneo. Joining them is AMFS Music Director Robert Spano.