Festival News

Santa Fe audiences are especially familiar with Alan Gilbert. Not only did he serve as the first music director of the Santa Fe Opera from 2003 to 2006 and the Opera’s assistant concertmaster in...

Baritone Benjamin Appl, who’s been called “the most promising of today’s up-and-coming song recitalists” by the Financial Times, made his Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival debut in 2024 and quickly...

In a recent interview with Music & Artists, British-born Julian Bliss described his earliest days as a music student and professional clarinetist as “unconventional,” beginning with how he took...

Grammy Award–winning baritone Lucas Meachem—hailed as a “rock star of opera” by Opera Pulse, a “masterful musician” by Opera News, and an artist who “has it all” by Forum Opera—made his Festival...

It’s a rare few who are hailed as “the most remarkable virtuoso” in the history of their instrument, but bassist Edgar Meyer—who received such praise from The New Yorker—is indeed one of the rare...

The New Mexico–raised, “Genius” Award–winning pianist Jeremy Denk returns to the Festival to give an all-Bach recital at The Lensic on August 15. In the years since growing up in Las Cruces, New...

Katia Skanavi has quickly become a Festival-audience favorite since making her debut in 2023, and this summer she returns for three programs, including a can’t-miss recital with violinist Chad...

When Berlin Philharmonic Principal Horn Stefan Dohr made his Festival debut in 2019, he brought the house down with his nuanced and highly virtuosic performance of Britten’s stunning Serenade for...

On Friday, August 1, the JACK Quartet premieres Festival-commissioned works by the two outstanding talents in our 12th annual Young Composers String Quartet Project.Tyson Gholston Davis’s...

When you’re an adventurous, risk-taking chamber-music group whose mission is to “champion new string quartet music and the transformative experiences that it creates,” being hailed by The New York...

Last summer, audiences got to experience the Festival debut of one of today’s most in-demand ensembles: the Calidore String Quartet, which Gramophone has called “the epitome of confidence and...

This summer, acclaimed clarinetist Carol McGonnell will grace the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival stage, bringing her distinctive artistry to two captivating performances. Known for her expressive...

I dreamed a dream of this happening, but I could never have imagined the details,” soprano Ailyn Pérez said in an interview about her experiences as an artist for the online series Living the...

One of the most exciting things about presenting our concerts every summer is that, in addition to welcoming back dozens of longtime friends, we welcome artists who are performing at the Festival...

This week, the first sounds of our 52nd season are filled with the exquisite stylings of soprano Liv Redpath, who, on our season-opening concerts of July 13 & 14, makes her Festival debut...

The Festival's 2025 season mailing was sent out by USPS on June 26. If you were expecting to receive your tickets by mail and they haven't arrived within the next few days, please call the Ticket...

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We’re very excited to share the news that violinist Joel Link of the Dover Quartet has recently been named Concertmaster of the Cleveland Orchestra—full story here. Much to the relief of the entire...