Susan Waterfall's biographical film on Igor Stravinsky provides an ideal prologue to the Festival's programming this year. Experience the fascinating life of the greatest composer of the 20th century, including excerpts from 25 of his works, along with compelling images and photographs. A Q&A will follow the screening.
Rehearsing Festival Orchestra 1 (7/13): Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite, de Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain, Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony.
Rehearsing Festival Orchestra 1 (7/13): Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite, de Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain, Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony.
Rehearsing Festival Orchestra 1 (7/13): Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite, de Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain, Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony.
NOT PUBLIC - PERFORMERS ONLY. This is one of the few MMF rehearsals not open to the public.
Rehearsing Festival Orchestra 2 (7/18): Don Pasquale (concert version)
Rehearsing Festival Orchestra 2 (7/18): Don Pasquale (concert version)
NOT PUBLIC - PERFORMERS ONLY. This is one of the few MMF rehearsals not open to the public.
Rehearsing Festival Orchestra 2 (7/18): Don Pasquale (concert version)
NOT PUBLIC - PERFORMERS ONLY. This is one of the few MMF rehearsals not open to the public.
Rehearsal of 7/20 Stravinsky: Chamber Music for the Concert Hall 10:00–11:00 L'histoire 11:00–11:30 Dumbarton Oaks —break— 11:50–12:10 Dumbarton Oaks 12:10–1:00 Renard 1:00–1:30 Octet for Wind Instruments
Rehearsing Festival Orchestra 3 (7/23) Rehearsal order: Pollack, Igor on My Mind Stravinsky, Violin Concerto in D Beethoven 5
Rehearsing Festival Orchestra 3 (7/23) Rehearsal order: Pollack, Igor on My Mind Stravinsky, Violin Concerto in D Beethoven 5
Rehearsing Festival Orchestra 3 (7/23) Rehearsal order: Pollack, Igor on My Mind Stravinsky, Violin Concerto in D Beethoven 5
Rehearsing Festival Orchestra 4 (7/26) Rehearsal order: Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring Górecki, Ad Matrem Lauridsen, Lux Aeterna
Rehearsing Festival Orchestra 4 (7/26) Rehearsal order: Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring
Rehearsing Festival Orchestra 4 (7/26) Rehearsal order: Lauridsen, Lux Aeterna Górecki, Ad Matrem
Rehearsing Festival Orchestra 4 (7/26) Rehearsal order: Górecki, Ad Matrem Lauridsen, Lux Aeterna Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring
Celebrate Kurt Weill with a screening of Susan Waterfall's 2021 film, The Life and Music of Kurt Weill, followed by a live performance by mezzo-soprano Silvie Jensen with pianist Sarah Cahill. We'll ...
Susan Waterfall’s biographical film on Ludwig van Beethoven provides the perfect prologue to this summer's programming. The riveting story of western classical music's greatest composer, and the turbulent period of history he inhabited, includes excerpts from 25 of his works, along with compelling contemporaneous art and images.