The Sun Valley Music Festival proudly announces its 39th Summer Season, July 30-Aug. 24, featuring Music Director Alasdair Neale, the Festival's all-star orchestra, and a stellar lineup of guest artists for over three weeks of free concerts in Sun Valley, Idaho's beautiful, natural surroundings. There is truly a musical experience for everyone to enjoy this summer — whether sitting in the beautiful Sun Valley Pavilion or the adjacent lawn. Pianists Yefim Bronfman and Orli Shaham, mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, and violinist Augustin Hadelich headline concerts featuring works by Schumann, Ravel, Mahler, and Tchaikovsky. Repertoire highlights include works by contemporary American composers, including Mason Bates, Michael Abels, and Michael Tilson Thomas, alongside cornerstones of the classical music repertoire. These include Mahler’s Symphony No. 5, Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8, and Debussy’s La Mer. For a very special Pops Night, Stéphane Denève, Music Director of the St. Louis Symphony and the recently appointed Artistic Director of the New World Symphony, leads the Festival Orchestra in an evening of the music of John Williams.
For a full schedule of events visit www.svmusicfestival.org/events.