Supplemeot to The Aspen Times FESTIVALFOCUS I YOUR WEEKLY CLASSICAL MUSIC GUIDE TRIFONOV: Chopin recital, Trifonov Concerto Sunday Continued from Festival Focus poge 1 serving as an homage to the Romantic composer. The Alan Fletcher says that having Trifonov play his own work Russian heritago. Really, the work comes from the tradi- second half of the concert is pure Chopin, foaturing Varl is part of how Aspen works with its artists ations on "Là ci daem from Mozart's Don Giovanni and Everybody else was say- Plano Sonata in B-flat minor, op. 35, popularly known as ng Danl, come play either the Funeral Manch tion of Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, and Scriabin. These aro rk comes from the tr Trifonov has presonted this program elsowhere, and Rachmaninoff Second o of Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, and voce reviewers have gushed. Wrote George Loomis of his Third Concertos, those are playing of the Mompou work, for example, Although the the warhorses, he recals variations are largely child's play for one with Trifonov's "That's what people wanted t he loves to perform and bussys La damoisele éue prodiglous technique, he endowed them with anxpres to hear him in after the big sivity that made you think he belioved in every noto. competition wins. We said hey absolutely inlorm his own of the AMFS season theme Consequently, he made a believer of you, too The Blessed Damozol, part What would you like to play l form Trifonovs later performance with the Aspen Festival He said, You know what? Orchestra presents an extraordinary opportunity to wit- would like to play my own ness him play his own Piano Conceeto in E-flat minor.Af pece Wete presenting him ter prosenting it at Carnegie Hall last fall, The New York as soloist in his own work Times wsote that it is full of Romantic fervoe and pulsing AMFS Vice President of yricism, honoring "the heritage of Russian composer Artistic Administration and planists Morlot conducts, while guest vocals from soprano Sunmi Shin and AMFS Vice Presidene tor Artistic Administation ermo round out the evening H Artistic Advsor Asadour Santourian adds of Trifonov's for some reason you haven't made plans to see Tritonov Aspen Music Festival and School (AMFS) Presidont composition, "The piano concerto.is an homage to his yet, hurry:he's known to sell out a performance ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL AND SCHOOL Harris Concert Hall: 9 am through the intermission of the evening concet, daily BOX OFFICE HOURS Wheeler Opera House: 9 am-5 pm daly Thibaudet plays jazz-infused Bernstein BARBER:dynamic roles and vocal agility mood. Bemstoin was bom on August 25, 1918, and is famous for In celebration of what would have been Leonard Ber his scores for the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story nsteins 1o0h birthday this summer on July 13 the Aspen and the 1954 fim On the Waderfront (which earned him an Continued fhom Festival Fotus page 1 Music Festival and School (AMFSI presents the American Oscar nominationl and for serving as music drector ofthetempes to hep the lovesick Count Almaviva win the hand of composers moody. jz-infused Symphony No. 2. The New York Phiharmonic, His orchestralworks asent as well Age of Anwiety, performed by the Aspen Chamber Sym- known as his dramatic scores, but many of themoccupyan phony and featuring one of the most acdlaimed interpret mportant place within the classical music sepertoire ers of the work, panist Jean Yes Thbaude. The progiam think people dont aways know a d appreciate Bern. also includes a masterwork of the nineteenth century, sbein for everything he did"says Thibaudet "He was such Boothoven's goundbneakingSymphony No. 3."Eroicaagens in so many ways that people sometimes or beautiful Rosina by using his insider's knowledge to outwit the : young woman's guandian Bartolo, who waints her for himeelf When Almaviva assumes mubiple dsguses to gain access to Rosina's quarters, they declare love for each other Figaro schemes against Bartolo to assist the couplo, and with the heip of a brbe and a pistol persuades a notary and witness M Thibaudot has a formidable tochnique so musical some of the parts. His symphonies anent the most popular of his works, but I think they really should be to marry them just in the nick of time. Bartolo stoms in to find the pale newy woddect he is angry but sesigns himself to what y addessed by him, says Asadour Santouian AMFSs vice president for artistic administration and artis- tic advisor, "ButI think the fact that "Most people probably won't Anther highlight of the has been done. The dborbiered Svigliocast includes ACCnewoomerVivian Ya28uiladgradushe,who will performthe role of Rosina of his longtime fiends andRosina is a sharp vibrant, feisty young woman not to be collaboranos, AMFS Music messed with Yau says "Sho fights for hee freedom,and for the Director Robert Spano, who right to marry who she wants Rossin often demands extreme conducts the Aspen Cham- vocal agility in his singers, and Rosina is no exception There ane some very fast passages, and even some tongue-twister- Aspen has become a re lke sections that ane very fun to sing once you got the hangof tcdvsor BuAIink the fact that be familiar with the piece], but urites Tibwdetwithone and and that his performances have a certain fluency, depth, and search Jean Yves Thibaudet Puni his place within the panchoon of great pianists and great artists me. Thibaudet says. TheTenor Josh Lovel, another fresh face in Aspen oumendy in stein's Symphony No. 2 in 1990, and in 2017 he released a widely praised reconding with Marn Alsop and the Bait young orchestra is unique and gives you a diffesent kind of more Symphony Orchestra. Written in 1947 and 1948 an ipiration With Bob, whatover we play, we're happy be revised in 1965 the work draws its name, smucrure, and cause, musically, we have a seal chemistry,We understand nspiration from W.H.Auden's book-length PulitzerPrize-each other, and we evenanticipsne each other someties winning poem The Age of Ariety. which Bemstein called Wese very close friends, so that makes the music even onegy.enthusilasm, and passion you have with this kindofhis socond year with the Patrick G.and Shirloy W. Ryan Opera Center at LyicOpera of Chicago, will play Almaviva The role of Count Almaviva is unique because it is a very dymamic role that just so happens to be both a romantic and comedicchaacter,henotes. The joy and chalenge,with ths role is performing both sides of the Count and closer about "our difficult and problematical search for faith The Thibaudet performed Benstein's Symphony No 2 with solo piano, he said, provides an almoet autobiographical Spano and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in Seprember ntwo acts of mistaken identity, starry-eyed iefatuation and merry mischief, barbieve di Siviglia offers singers a wealth of 207, during what he cals a fantastic performance Spana. opportuniies for both comedy and musical growth This The Age of Anxoloty is "quite mesmerizingin lots of ways he notes,"is aboolutely perfect for this piece and wehe re Thibaudet says, and I find it to be a very spirtual work as ally looking forward to doing it again in Aspen The piece well It's interesting that it's not caled a concerto, but that's is very serious ho adds it's beautifu, and it's incrodibly only because the piano is sometimes part of the orchest witen for the plano and it's incrediblyorchestrated.E The piece has a lot of very dark moments since the poem hse# is quite dark but it ends on a very poitive and very performers will carry with them for the rest of their lives Berkoley says, it is very standand epertoire, and a virtuo to ithinik have the chance to do it The AOC presents The Borber of most poope probably won't be familiar with i but I thinkSevlle on July 12 M, and the y 16perormance is port of theyll be completely moved by it," the AMFSs 15th Anual Opera Gala see front poge for detoilsl