Sun Valley Music Festival

Andy Akiho's Cello Concerto
2024-08-02 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Denver) | Sun Valley Pavilion, 300 Dollar Rd, Sun Valley, Idaho, 83353, United States
Pre-Concert Chat at 5:45 PM
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Andy Akiho
Nisei: Concerto for Cello and Chamber Orchestra
Co-Commissioned by the Sun Valley Music Festival
World Premiere

George Frideric Handel
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351

Advanced Chamber Music Interim Recital
2024-08-03 16:00 - 17:00 | Community School Theater, 1 Community School Drive, Sun Valley, ID, 83353, United States
Featuring select ensembles and solos

(Many of) Classical Music's Greatest Hits
2024-08-04 18:30 - 19:30 | Sun Valley Pavilion, 300 Dollar Rd, Sun Valley, Idaho, 83353, United States
Pre-Concert Chat at 5:45 PM
Lawn Paver Bar

John Williams
Olympic Fanfare and Theme

Johann Strauss, Jr.
An der schönen blauen Donau (On the Beautiful Blue Danube), Op.314

Richard Wagner
The Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre

Gioachino Rossini
Overture to Guillaume Tell (William Tell)

Maurice Ravel
Boléro

2024 40th Anniversary Gala: An Evening with Yo-Yo Ma
2024-08-05 18:30 - 19:30 | Sun Valley Pavilion, 300 Dollar Rd, Sun Valley, Idaho, 83353, United States
Gala Concert
Monday, August 5, the Sun Valley Music Festival is thrilled to announce that Yo-Yo Ma will join Music Director Alasdair Neale and the Festival Orchestra for an unforgettable Gala concert in celebration of the Festival’s 40th Summer Season. The performance will be the Sun Valley debut of the celebrated cellist, who is one of the most acclaimed artists of our time. He will perform Antonín Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B Minor.

Soloist Recital
2024-08-07 16:00 - 17:00 | Community School Theater, 1 Community School Drive, Sun Valley, ID, 83353, United States
Students from the one-week summer program for grades 2-12 who are selected by audition present previously prepared works showcasing their individual talents.

Sir Stephen Hough with Festival Musicians
2024-08-07 18:30 - 19:30 | Sun Valley Pavilion, 300 Dollar Rd, Sun Valley, Idaho, 83353, United States
Pre-Concert Chat at 5:45 PM
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Cécile Chaminade
Étude de concert, Op.35, No. 2, “Automne”

Sir Stephen Hough
Sonatina Nostalgica

Antonin Dvořák
Quintet No. 2 in A Major for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 81

Small Ensemble Recital
2024-08-08 16:00 - 17:00 | Community School Theater, 1 Community School Drive, Sun Valley, ID, 83353, United States
Students from this summer’s programs for grades 2-12 share their work from the week in small ensembles.

Sir Stephen Hough plays Grieg
2024-08-08 18:30 - 19:30 | Sun Valley Pavilion, 300 Dollar Rd, Sun Valley, Idaho, 83353, United States
Pre-Concert Chat at 5:45 PM
Lawn Paver Bar

Gabriela Ortiz
Antrópolis
Edvard Grieg
Concerto in A Minor for Piano, Op. 16

Upbeat with Alasdair: Why Mahler’s Sixth Symphony Still Resonates Today
2024-08-09 12:00 - 13:00 | The Community Library, John A. and Carole O. Moran Lecture Hall, 415 Spruce Avenue, Ketchum, ID, 83340, United States
Admission is free. Space is limited; reservations are required to attend in person. Reservations open to the public on Thursday, July 25 at 9:00 AM (MT)
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Viewers can enjoy the talk in person at the Community Library lecture hall (415 Spruce Ave, Ketchum) or broadcast live on the Festival’s website. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. (MT). The presentation begins at 12:00 p.m. (MT).
Reservations are required to attend in person and begin Thursday, July 25 at 9:00 a.m. (MT) on the Festival’s website, or you may contact the Festival office at info@svmusicfestival.org . Reserve your seats early, as space is currently limited in the Library’s lecture hall. Reservations are accepted in the order they are received; reservations made online are received faster. Capacity is unlimited for the online broadcast and reservations are not required to watch online. Only in-person attendees will be able to participate in the Q&A session that will take place towards the end of the presentation.

Afternoon Pavilion Concert
2024-08-09 15:00 - 17:00
Featuring intermediate and beginning students and ensembles
Prelude String Orchestra
Prelude Choir
Concert Choir
Piano duets and woodwind and brass ensembles
Philharmonia Orchestra

Evening Pavilion Concert
2024-08-09 18:30 | Sun Valley Pavilion, 300 Dollar Rd, Sun Valley, Idaho, 83353, United States
Featuring advanced students and ensembles
Chamber Singers
Advanced Chamber Orchestra
Sun Valley Youth Orchestra

Advanced Chamber Group
2024-08-10 11:00 - 12:00 | St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 201 Sun Valley Rd, Sun Valley, ID, 83353, United States
This concert features string and piano students from the Advanced Chamber Program performing in small ensembles.

Opera Workshop Performance
2024-08-10 14:00 - 2024-08-12 14:00 | Sun Valley Opera House, 1 Sun Valley Road, Sun Valley, Idaho, 83353
This concert features vocal and piano students from the Advanced Chamber Program performing staged opera scenes and piano ensembles.

Mahler's Symphony No. 6
2024-08-11 18:30 - 20:00 | Sun Valley Pavilion, 300 Dollar Rd, Sun Valley, Idaho, 83353, United States
Pre-Concert Chat at 5:45 PM
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No.6 in A Minor, “Tragic”

Beethoven's Triple Concerto
2024-08-13 18:30 - 19:30 | Sun Valley Pavilion, 300 Dollar Rd, Sun Valley, Idaho, 83353, United States
Pre-Concert Chat at 5:45 PM
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Jessie Montgomery
Strum
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Concerto in C Major, Op. 56, “Triple”

James Ehnes plays Brahms
2024-08-14 18:30 - 19:30 | Sun Valley Pavilion, 300 Dollar Rd, Sun Valley, Idaho, 83353, United States
Pre-Concert Chat at 5:45 PM
Lawn Paver Bar

Quinn Mason
A Joyous Trilogy
Johannes Brahms
Concerto in D Major for Violin, Op. 77

Pops Night –INDIANA JONES AND THE RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK™ LIVE IN CONCERT
2024-08-17 18:30 - 19:30 | Sun Valley Pavilion, 300 Dollar Rd, Sun Valley, Idaho, 83353, United States
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark™ Live in Concert
John Williams’s score performed live-to-film by the Sun Valley Music Festival Orchestra

Season Finale: Rachmaninoff and the Pines of Rome
2025-07-28 18:30 - 19:30 | Sun Valley Pavilion, 300 Dollar Rd, Sun Valley, Idaho, 83353, United States
Pre-Concert Chat at 5:45 PM
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Ottorino Respighi
I pini di Roma (The Pines of Rome)

Garrick Ohlsson in Recital
2025-07-29 18:30 - 19:30 | Sun Valley Pavilion, 300 Dollar Rd, Sun Valley, Idaho, 83353, United States
Pre-Concert Chat at 5:45 PM
Lawn Paver Bar

Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne in F Major, Op. 15, No. 1
Nocturne in B Major, Op. 9, No. 3
Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60
Fantaisie in F Minor, Op. 49
Impromptu No. 1 in A-flat Major, Op. 29
Mazurka in C-sharp Minor, Op. 50, No. 3
Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 31

Four Sea Interludes and the Organ Symphony
2025-07-30 18:30 - 19:30 | Sun Valley Pavilion, 300 Dollar Rd, Sun Valley, Idaho, 83353, United States
Pre-Concert Chat at 5:45 PM
Lawn Paver Bar

Benjamin Britten
Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a

Camille Saint-Saëns
Symphony No.3 in C Minor, Op.78, “Organ Symphony”
