2026 Winter Season: Featuring Benjamin Beilman in Concert With Alasdair Neale and Festival Musicians

The 2026 Winter Season features guest curator and violinist Benjamin Beilman. Praised for his passionate performances and distinctive tone — which The New York Times described as  “muscular with a glint of violence” — Mr. Beilman last performed with Music Director Alasdair Neale and the Festival Orchestra in 2018, playing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. An accomplished chamber musician, he’ll join forces with Festival Orchestra musicians.

Alasdair Neale, Music Director and Conductor
Benjamin Beilman, Curator and Violin

GABRIELLA SMITH
Sanguineum

Solo violin: Benjamin Beilman

AARON COPLAND
Suite from Appalachian Spring (original version for 13 instruments)

Conductor: Alasdair Neale
Flute: Catherine Payne
Clarinet: Jerry Simas
Bassoon: Tariq Masri
Piano: Peter Grunberg
Violin: Jeremy Constant, Erin Schreiber, Mayumi Masri, Alicia Yang
Viola: Adam Smyla, Chris Tantillo
Cello: Amos Yang, Eric Gaenslen
Double Bass: Stephen Tramontozzi

JOHN ADAMS
Road Movies

Violin: Benjamin Beilman
Piano: Peter Grunberg

ANTONIO VIVALDI
Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Op. 8, Nos. 1 – 4

Solo Violin: Benjamin Beilman
Violin: Jeremy Constant, Erin Schreiber, Mayumi Masri, Alicia Yang
Viola: Adam Smyla, Chris Tantillo
Cello: Amos Yang, Eric Gaenslen
Double Bass: Stephen Tramontozzi
Harpsichord: Jonathan Dimmock

Admission is free, but space is limited, and reservations are required.

• Public reservations begin Wednesday, February 18 at 9:00 AM (Mountain Time).
• Reserved seats are limited to two per household for one of the three performances
• Festival donors at the Patron ($6,000) level and up may make concert reservations early, beginning Wednesday, February 11 at 9:00 AM (Mountain Time), by calling the Festival office at 208.622.5607.

Attending winter performances

• Concerts will take place at 7:00 PM from Thursday, March 19 through Saturday, March 21 at the Argyros Performing Arts Center in Ketchum.
• Doors open 30 minutes before each performance.
• Performance duration will be about two hours and includes one intermission.
• Beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase.

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