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Festival News Leila Josefowicz Premieres New Music and More Feb 21, 2025In 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...
Roberto Capocchi

Roberto Capocchi

Roberto Capocchi was born in Brazil, where he studied classical guitar with Henrique Pinto and Brazilian jazz with Conrado Paulino. He later studied with Thomas Patterson at the University of Arizona and privately with Jorge Caballero. Capocchi has recorded three CDs...
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.

Leila Josefowicz Premieres New Music and More

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 for “broadening the [violin]’s repertoire and captivating audiences...
Joseph Johnson

Joseph Johnson

Joseph Johnson – cello Joseph Johnson is the principal cello of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, and he’s been heard around the world as a soloist, a chamber musician, and an educator.   Recent solo performances for Johnson...