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The 2020 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival: Renowned Musicians, World Premieres, Classic Favorites, and Lesser-known Gems—July 19-August 24, 2020

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August 2, 2019 The Festival’s First-Ever Presentation of All 10 of Beethoven’s Sonatas for Violin & Piano, a Solo Piano Recital, the Final Concerts on this Season’s Music at Noon and Bach Plus Series, the Festival’s Free Annual Indian Market Concert, Several Artist Debuts, the Return of a Popular String Quartet, and the Season-Finale Concert Highlight the Final Two Weeks—Weeks 5 & 6—of the 2019 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

July 25, 2019: The Final Piano-Vocal Recital of the Season, the Festival’s First-Ever Performance of One of Britten’s Most Stunning Works, a Solo Piano Recital, the Return of aPopular String Quartet, and Several Highly Anticipated Debuts Highlight Week 4 of the 2019 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

July 18, 2019: A Complete Performance of Schubert’s Song Cycle Die Winterreise, a Solo Piano Recital, and Four World Premieres Highlight Week 3 of the 2019 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

July 11, 2019: The First of the Festival’s Three Piano-Vocal Recitals This Season, the Return of the Escher String Quartet, and One Violin and One Piano Recital Highlight Week 2 of the 2019 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

July 2, 2019: A New Mexico Premiere, a Solo Piano Recital, the Launch of the Music at Noon Wednesday Series, and the Return of the Miami String Quartet Highlight Week 1 of the 2019 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Announces The Power of Music Endowment Campaign

The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Presents Its 2019 Season July 14–August 19 in Santa Fe, New Mexico

The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Presents Its 47th Season in 2019

Violinist Jennifer Frautschi Returns to Play Mozart, Hadyn, Dvořák, Brahms and Grafe

Alan Gilbert Returns as Artist-in-Residence

The Danish String Quartet Comes to Santa Fe and Albuquerque

Walton’s Façade Brings Will Entertain and Delight in Early August

The Orion String Quartet: In-Depth

August 11, 2018: The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Modifies August 13 and 15th Performances

August 2, 2018: The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival concludes its 2018 season, featuring Artist-in-Residence Alan Gilbert, mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, and the Dover Quartet; a recital by pianist Shai Wosner; the Festival debut of the New York Philharmonic String Quartet; and the world premiere of a Festival commission

July 26, 2018: Week 4 of the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival’s 2018 season includes two performances by Artist-in-Residence Alan Gilbert; Festival debuts by five artists, including the Danish String Quartet and pianist Gloria Chien; the Festival’s first-ever performance of Walton’s music-and-poetry piece Façade: An Entertainment, featuring reciters John Rubinstein and Lucy Shelton; and the Festival’s final Albuquerque concert of the season

July 19, 2018: Week 3 of the 2018 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Includes Two Festival Debuts, Two Solo Recitals, Two World Premieres, and an Albuquerque Concert

July 12, 2018: Week 2 of the 2018 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Includes a U.S. Premiere, Three Festival Debuts, a Solo Piano Recital, and an Albuquerque Concert

July 5, 2018: The Debut of a String Trio, A World Premiere, and a Solo Piano Recital Highlight Week 1 of the 2018 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

World-Renowned Artists Provide Incomparable Classical Music Moments at the 2018 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival July 15 – August 20

Alan Gilbert, 2018 Artist-In-Residence

Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Addenda

The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Presents Its 46th Season in 2018

August 3, 2017: The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival heads into the final week of its 2017 season Sunday, August 13–Monday, August 21

July 27, 2017: Week 4 of the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival-pianists Kirill Gerstein and Jonathan Biss perform solo recitals, Gerstein gives the world premiere of a new work by Marc Neikrug, and the Festival welcomes the return of other longtime Festival favorites

July 20, 2017: Week 3 of the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival includes premieres of four works commissioned by the Festival.

July 13, 2017: Week 2 of the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival includes a world premiere, a solo piano recital, and a performance of a monumental, modern-day masterpiece.

July 6, 2017: Three Artist Debuts, Two Solo Recitals, and an Albuquerque Performance Highlight Week 1 of the 2017 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival.

June 20, 2017: World-Renowned Artists Provide Unparalleled Classical Music Experiences at the 2017 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival July 16 – August 21

June 20, 2017: 2017 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Additional Information

June 20, 2017: Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Addenda