Arts and Culture

Composer and conductor Matthew Aucoin leads the Aspen Music Festival production of the fully-staged Mozart opera The Marriage of Figaro August 12, August 15 and August 17. Here is a recent interview with Aspen Public Radio's Chris Mohr.

Romanian-born Conductor Cristian Macelaru and conductor-designate of the Cincinnati Symphony is on the podium this Friday, August 16 to conduct the music of Sarah Kirkland Snyder, Christopher Theofanidis and Beethoven. Here is his interview with Aspen Public Radio's Chris Mohr.

After a week of painting outdoors, a group of Colorado artists gathered in Snowmass Village to showcase their final products. Aspen Public Radio broadcast a live conversation with key participants in this year's Snowmass Plein Air Art Festival.

Karen Slack commissioned several composers to create "African Queens," a collection of songs celebrating queens who reigned in African nations -- and their achievements in battle and in statecraft -- over the millennia. Slack will play a concert on Aug. 7 at 7:30 p.m. in Harris Concert Hall.

Grammy-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin appears July 30 at Harris Hall in a special Reminiscences recital. In this interview with Aspen Public Radio's Chris Mohr, she reminisces about her four decades in Aspen.

Alan Fletcher is President and CEO of the Aspen Music Festival and School. He talks with Aspen Public Radio's Chris Mohr about the upcoming 2024 season.

18-year-old Harmony Zhu has been an Aspen piano student since she was nine. She had her Carnegie Hall debut at age 8, and won an international chess competition in Dubai that same year. Here she talks with Aspen Public Radio's Chris Mohr about her recital, which opened this year's Aspen Music Festival season.

Patrick Summers directs the Houston Grand Opera, and along with soprano Renee Fleming, runs the Aspen Opera Theatre and Vocal Arts program here every summer. Here is a preview of some upcoming vocal performances, and Patrick's passionate love of the human voice.

Conrad Tao appeared in Harris Hall on July 15 with an orchestra to perform the extra-jazzy version of Rhapsody in Blue and a new work of his own. He talks with Chris Mohr about how Gershwin inspired him as he composed his new work.

Soprano Renee Fleming sang a world premiere of Alan Fletcher's Three American Songs with the Aspen Festival Orchestra on June 30. Here she talks about the new work, and her work with the talented young singers in her opera program.