Violinist Chad Hoopes Returns for a Recital & More!
“I was really enthusiastic about the violin from when I was practically born,” Chad Hoopes said in a 2012 interview with Classical MPR, where he was completing his tenure as the network’s 2011–12...
Leila Josefowicz Premieres New Music and More
In 2008, when the MacArthur Foundation awarded Leila Josefowicz a prestigious (and elusive) MacArthur Fellowship—famously nicknamed the “genius grant”—the organization noted that she was renowned...
The Escher String Quartet Returns
The Escher String Quartet has been a Festival audience favorite since 2008—when they first performed here—and last summer they pulled off a first in the Festival’s history by playing all six of...
Soprano Liv Redpath, in Her Festival Debut, Kicks off Our 52nd Season
Next summer, 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...
Percussion Virtuoso Colin Currie Makes His Festival Debut
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...
The JACK Quartet: 1 Exciting Debut, 2 Wonderfully Different Concerts
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...
Tony Award–winning Actor John Rubinstein Returns
There are many ways you may be familiar with John Rubinstein: as the Tony, Drama Desk, and Theatre World award–winning Broadway actor whose numerous credits include starring in the original...
Paul Huang Returns for a Can’t-Miss Violin-Piano Recital
Since making his Festival debut in 2019, violinist Paul Huang has quickly become a Festival-audience favorite, and there’s no question as to why: When listening to Huang play, you’re immediately...
Welcome (Back) to Joseph Hohlfeld, Our New Director of Development!
Here at the Festival, we started 2025 on a high note by welcoming back one of our cherished former colleagues, Joseph Hohlfeld, who began his new role as Director of Development on Thursday, January...
Pianist Orion Weiss Returns
Orion Weiss last appeared at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival in 2021 and brought the house down with a stunning performance of Schubert’s hair-raising Wanderer Fantasy, a work that Schubert...
Something to Talk About: Chatter Makes Its Festival Debut
One of the most buzzworthy events of our 2025 season is our presentation of the Albuquerque-based Chatter Ensemble, which, on August 13, makes its Festival debut giving the first-ever Festival...
THE 2025 FESTIVAL GALA
THE 2025 FESTIVAL GALA
2025 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Gala! Mark your calendars for a whimsical night of music and magic at the stunning Bishop’s Lodge in Santa Fe.
SHEPHERD ON THE ROCK
SHEPHERD ON THE ROCK
SCHUBERT, ENESCU, SHOSTAKOVICH, Performed by Liv Redpath, soprano; George Fu, Gilles Vonsattel, piano; Leila Josefowicz, Yura Lee, violin; Paul Watkins, cello; Todd Levy, clarinet
BAM!! Insights on the Brain & Music 1 of 3
BAM!! Insights on the Brain & Music 1 of 3
BAM!! ONE How Music Captivates: The Science with ELIZABETH H. MARGULIS, PhD, Professor of Music; Director of Graduate Studies (Musicology), Princeton University
SHEPHERD ON THE ROCK
SHEPHERD ON THE ROCK
SCHUBERT, ENESCU, SHOSTAKOVICH, Performed by Liv Redpath, soprano; George Fu, Gilles Vonsattel, piano; Leila Josefowicz, Yura Lee, violin; Paul Watkins, cello; Todd Levy, clarinet
RAVEL & SHEPHERD
RAVEL & SHEPHERD
SEAN SHEPHERD, RACHMANINOFF, RAVEL, Performed by Ran Dank, piano; Leila Josefowicz, violin; Paul Watkins, cello
REDPATH & FU RECITAL
REDPATH & FU RECITAL
WOLF, SCHUBERT, STRAUSS, GRIEG, DEBUSSY, Performed by Liv Redpath, soprano; George Fu, piano
BEETHOVEN & MENDELSSOHN
BEETHOVEN & MENDELSSOHN
BEETHOVEN, SCHUBERT, MENDELSSHOHN, Performed by Ran Dank, Gilles Vonsattel, piano; Yura Lee, violin; Mark Kosower, Paul Watkins, cello; Robert Ingliss, oboe; Todd Levy, clarinet; Julia Harguindey, bassoon; Gabriel Kovach, horn
GILLES VONSATTEL PIANO RECITAL
GILLES VONSATTEL PIANO RECITAL
BEETHOVEN PIANO SONATAS, Performed by Gilles Vonsattel
SCHUBERT & KORNGOLD
SCHUBERT & KORNGOLD
SCHUBERT WORKS & KORNGOLD, Performed by Juho Pohjonen, piano; Paul Huang, Ida Kavafian, violin; Yura Lee, violin/viola; Toby Appel, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, Mark Kosower, cello
SUMMER YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS
SUMMER YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS
This summer, join conductor and arts educator Oliver Prezant for fun and friendly explorations of engaging works by Franck and Schumann that feature Festival artists Paul Huang, Orion Weiss, and the Calidore String Quartet.
SCHUBERT & KORNGOLD
SCHUBERT & KORNGOLD
SCHUBERT WORKS & KORNGOLD, Performed by Juho Pohjonen, piano; Paul Huang, Ida Kavafian, violin; Yura Lee, violin/viola; Toby Appel, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, Mark Kosower, cello
JUHO POHJONEN PIANO RECITAL
JUHO POHJONEN PIANO RECITAL
Piano Works by LINJAMA, LISZT, BEETHOVEN, MESSIAEN, Performed by Juho Pohjonen, piano
EMILY POGORELC & JULIUS DRAKE RECITAL
EMILY POGORELC & JULIUS DRAKE RECITAL
MAHLER, KORNGOLD, WOLF, BRITTEN, Songs, Performed by Emily Pogorelc, soprano; Julius Drake, piano
DVOŘÁK DUMKY TRIO
DVOŘÁK DUMKY TRIO
PIATTI, BEETHOVEN, DVOŘÁK, Performed by Juho Pohjonen, Orion Weiss, piano; Paul Huang, violin; Nicholas Canellakis, Mark Kosower, cello
PAUL HUANG & ORION WEISS RECITAL
PAUL HUANG & ORION WEISS RECITAL
MOZART, ARVO PÄRT, PROKOFIEV, Performed by Paul Huang, violin, Orion Weiss, piano
ORION WEISS PLAYS THE GOLDBERG VARIATIONS
ORION WEISS PLAYS THE GOLDBERG VARIATIONS
BACH Aria with 30 Variations (Goldberg Variations), BWV 988, Performed by Orion Weiss, piano
MOZART & SCHUMANN
MOZART & SCHUMANN
MOZART, SHOSTAKOVICH, SCHUMANN, Performed by Julius Drake, Orion Weiss, piano; Calidore String Quartet; Robert Ingliss, oboe; Todd Levy, clarinet; Julia Harguindey, bassoon; Gabriel Kovach, horn
MOZART & SCHUMANN
MOZART & SCHUMANN
MOZART, SHOSTAKOVICH, SCHUMANN, Performed by Julius Drake, Orion Weiss, piano; Calidore String Quartet; Robert Ingliss, oboe; Todd Levy, clarinet; Julia Harguindey, bassoon; Gabriel Kovach, horn
CALIDORE STRING QUARTET
CALIDORE STRING QUARTET
HAYDN, CAROLINE SHAW, KORNGOLD, Performed by The Calidore String Quartet
ERIKA BAIKOFF & JULIUS DRAKE RECITAL
ERIKA BAIKOFF & JULIUS DRAKE RECITAL
SCHUBERT, LISZT, TCHAIKOVSKY, Songs Performed by Erika Baikoff, soprano; Julius Drake, piano
BRIDGE & MENDELSSOHN
BRIDGE & MENDELSSOHN
BEETHOVEN, BRIDGE, MENDELSSOHN, Performed by Orion Weiss, piano; Jennifer Frautschi, Ida Kavafian, Benny Kim, violin; Toby Appel, Scott Lee, viola; Felix Fan, Keith Robinson, cello; Robert Ingliss, Kevin Vigneau, oboe; Julia DeRosa, English horn
MIAMI STRING QUARTET
MIAMI STRING QUARTET
HAYDN, SCHULHOFF, Performed by the Miami String Quartet
NEW MUSIC WITH THE JACK QUARTET
NEW MUSIC WITH THE JACK QUARTET
WORLD PREMIERE WORKS, Performed by the JACK String Quartet
RENAISSANCE MUSIC WITH THE JACK QUARTET
RENAISSANCE MUSIC WITH THE JACK QUARTET
CHRISTOPHER OTTO, RODERICUS, SOLAGE, NATHANIEL GILES, Performed by the JACK Quartet
BARTÓK & BEETHOVEN
BARTÓK & BEETHOVEN
BEETHOVEN, BARTÓK, BRAHMS, Performed by Shai Wosner, piano; Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Miami String Quartet (Benny Kim, Cathy Meng Robinson, violin; Scott Lee, viola; Keith Robinson, cello); David Shifrin, clarinet
BAM!! Insights on the Brain & Music 2 of 3
BAM!! Insights on the Brain & Music 2 of 3
BAM!! TWO Music, Memory, & the Aging Brain with DR. CONCETTA M. TOMAINO, DA, LCAT, MT-BC Executive Director/Co-Founder, Institute for Music and Neurologic Function
BARTÓK & BEETHOVEN
BARTÓK & BEETHOVEN
BEETHOVEN, BARTÓK, BRAHMS, Performed by Shai Wosner, piano; Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Miami String Quartet (Benny Kim, Cathy Meng Robinson, violin; Scott Lee, viola; Keith Robinson, cello); David Shifrin, clarinet
SHAI WOSNER PIANO RECITAL
SHAI WOSNER PIANO RECITAL
BACH, BEETHOVEN, GEORGE BENJAMIN, HAYDN, Performed by Shai Wosner, piano
ESCHER STRING QUARTET
ESCHER STRING QUARTET
MENDELSSOHN, JULIAN ANDERSON, DVOŘÁK, Performed by the Escher String Quartet
MOZART & DOHNÁNYI
MOZART & DOHNÁNYI
MOZART, SCHUMANN, DOHNÁNYI, Performed by Soyeon Kate Lee, piano; Jennifer Frautschi, Daniel Phillips, violin; Toby Appel, Ida Kavafian, viola; Eric Kim, cello; David Shifrin, clarinet; Stefan Dohr, horn
COLIN CURRIE PERCUSSION RECITAL
COLIN CURRIE PERCUSSION RECITAL
PERCUSSION WORKS: VOLANS, HOWARD, AKIHO, HOSOKAWA, WALLIN, Performed by Colin Currie, percussion
BACH & BIBER
BACH & BIBER
PLATTI, BACH, TELEMANN, BIBER, Performed by Paolo Bordignon, harpsichord; Daniel Phillips, violin; Felix Fan, cello; Tara Helen O’Connor, flute, Frank Rosenwein, oboe
LIGETI & ENESCU
LIGETI & ENESCU
BARTÓK, LIGETI, ENESCU, Performed by Kirill Gerstein, Soyeon Kate Lee, piano; William Hagen, Chad Hoopes, Ida Kavafian, violin; Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola; Eric Kim, cello; Escher String Quartet (Adam Barnett-Hart, Brendan Speltz, violin; Pierre Lapointe, viola;...
BAM!! Insights on the Brain & Music 3 of 3
BAM!! Insights on the Brain & Music 3 of 3
BAM!! THREE Music & Child Brain Development - ASSAL HABIBI, Ph.D. Associate Research Professor of Psychology, Brain and Creativity Institute, USC
BRAHMS HORN TRIO
BRAHMS HORN TRIO
REICH, DOHNÁNYI, WALEY-COHEN, BRAHMS, Performed by Kirill Gerstein, piano; Martin Beaver, William Hagen, violin; Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola; Eric Kim, cello; Stefan Dohr, horn; Colin Currie, Daniel Druckman, Doug Perkins, Gregory Zuber, percussion
CHAD HOOPES & KATIA SKANAVI RECITAL
CHAD HOOPES & KATIA SKANAVI RECITAL
BRAHMS, BEETHOVEN SONATAS, Performed by Chad Hoopes, violin; Katia Skanavi, piano
KIRILL GERSTEIN PIANO RECITAL
KIRILL GERSTEIN PIANO RECITAL
SCHUMANN, GYÖRGY KURTÁG, RACHMANINOFF, GRAINGER, FRANCISCO COLL, RAVEL Performed by Kirill Gerstein, piano
MARC NEIKRUG’S THROUGH ROSES
MARC NEIKRUG’S THROUGH ROSES
MARC NEIKRUG’S THROUGH ROSES Performed by John Rubinstein, actor/director; Marc Neikrug, conductor; Martin Beaver, violin; Steven Tenenbom, viola; Felix Fan, cello; Tara Helen O’Connor, flute; Frank Rosenwein, oboe; Carol McGonnell, clarinet; Colin Currie, percussio...
DOVER QUARTET
DOVER QUARTET
SCHUMANN, DVOŘÁK QUARTETS performed by the Dover Quartet
INDIAN MARKET CONCERT
INDIAN MARKET CONCERT
Roberto Capocchi was born in Brazil, where he studied classical guitar with Henrique Pinto and Brazilian jazz with Conrado Paulino.
BACH DOUBLE VIOLIN CONCERTO
BACH DOUBLE VIOLIN CONCERTO
BOCCHERINI, BACH, Performed by Chad Hoopes, Bryan Lee, Joel Link (violin), Camden Shaw (cello), soloists; Paolo Bordignon, harpsichord; Daniel Jordan, Carla Ecker, Kathleen Brauer, Ashley Vandiver, Marlena Chow Morgan, Philip Payton, violin; Margaret Dyer Harris, viola;...
MOZART & BRAHMS
MOZART & BRAHMS
VILLA-LOBOS, MOZART, BRAHMS, Performed by Kirill Gerstein, piano; William Hagen, Bryan Lee, Joel Link, violin; Toby Appel, Julianne Lee, Steven Tenenbom, viola; Felix Fan, Eric Kim, Camden Shaw, cello; Bart Feller, flute