ASTORIA MUSIC FESTIVAL LIVE BROADCASTS

SATURDAY, JUNE13

4:00PMCELEBRITY CHAMBER MUSICMATINEE

DVORAK Sonatina in G Major for Violin and Piano, Op 100

BRAHMS Trio in E-Flat Major for Violin, Horn (Cello) and Piano, Op. 40

HONEGGER Sonatina for Violin and Cello

SIBELIUS Quartet in C Minor for Two Violins, Cello and Piano

(Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the composer’s birth)

Martin Chalifour and Sarah Kwak, violins; Sergey Antonov, cello; Cary Lewis, piano

SATURDAY, JUNE13

7:30PMGALA OPENING: ALL-BEETHOVEN

Overture to the Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43

Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 61

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op.67

Martin Chalifour, violin; Keith Clark, conductor; Astoria Festival Orchestra

SUNDAY, JUNE14

5:00PMSYMPHONIC SUNDAY: FINLANDIA

BERNSTEINOverture to “Candide”

TCHAIKOVSKYConcerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 23

ROY HARRISSymphony No.3

SIBELIUSFinlandia, Op. 23

(Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the composer’s birth)

Ilya Kazantsev, piano; Keith Clark, conductor; Astoria Festival Orchestra

TUESDAY, JUNE16

7:30PMNIGHT MUSIC with Blind Pilot’s IsraelNebeker

Clatsop County’s own Israel Nebeker, singer-songwriter

MOZARTEine Kleine Nacht Musik,K.525

SONDHEIMMusic from “A Little Night Music”

NEBEKER Songs of the Night (string quartet version)

SCHOENBERG Transfigured Night,Op.4 (with film by Takafumi Uehara)

Israel Nebeker, other performers TBA

WEDNESDAY, JUNE17

7:30PMAN ELIZABETHANGARLAND

Renaissance music from the time of Englandʼs Elizabeth I. Program includes madrigals, lute songs, andjoyfulinstrumental dances performed by a Renaissance band of performers, plus a rare showing of Thomas Edison’s 18-second film, “The Execution of Mary Stuart” from 1895. Free admission to all those attending in Renaissance dress!

Hideki Yamaya, lute/theorbo; Amy Hansen, soprano; Julia Brown, organ/harpsichord; Phil and Gayle Neuman, Renaissance instruments

FRIDAY, JUNE19

7:30PMCHAMBER MUSICALL-STARS

BEETHOVEN String Quintet after the “Kreutzer” Sonata, Op. 47

BRAHMS Hungarian Dances for Piano Four-Hands

SIBELIUSPiano Quintet in G Minor

(Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the composer’s birth)

Astoria Festival Chamber Players:Misha Keylin and Anthea Kreston, violins; Sergey Antonov and Jason Duckles, cellos; Ilya Kazantsev and Cary Lewis, piano

SATURDAY, JUNE20

4:00PMSERGEYʼS ANNUAL HAPPY HOUR with the HERMITAGE PIANOTRIO

Cellist Sergey Antonov, Gold Medal Cellist in the International Tchaikovsky Competition, returns for this annual audience favorite, joined byfellowmembers of the Hermitage Trio, violinist Misha Keylin and pianist Ilya Kazantsev. “Three of Russiaʼs most spectacular youngsoloists…turned in a performance of such power and sweeping passion that it left you nearly out of breath.”The WashingtonPost

SATURDAY, JUNE20

7:30PMJ.S.BACH:ST. JOHN PASSION

Bach’s powerful telling of the final days of Jesus of Nazareth is a work of searingintensity, as dramatic as any opera. Retold by the Evangelist, John’s Gospel traces the path from the capture in Gethsemane to the trial before Pilate and the tragic culmination at Golgotha. This performance marks the Festival Debut of The Ensemble of Oregon. Sung in German with English supertitles.

Oliver Mercer, Evangelist; Richard Zeller, Christus; Matthew Hayward, Peter/Pilot; Amy Hansen, Soprano; Hideki Yamaya, lute/theorbo; The Ensemble of Oregon, Patrick McDonough, director; Astoria Festival Orchestra; Keith Clark, conductor

SUNDAY, JUNE21

5:00PMSYMPHONIC SUNDAY: BEETHOVENʼS TRIPLE CONCERTO and FIDELIO

This summer’s featured ensemble, the Hermitage Piano Trio, stars in Beethoven’s concertoforthree virtuoso soloists. Led by soloists of the Metropolitan Opera, a massed chorusjoins Keith Clark and the Festival Orchestra for the triumphal final actofBeethoven’s only opera, in which a political prisoner is recused from a secretdungeonby his faithful wife, all set to music of revolutionaryzeal. Opera in concert; sung in German with English supertitles.

BEETHOVENTriple Concerto inCMajor,Op.56 (Hermitage PianoTrio)

Fidelio (Act 2), Op.72

AllanGlassman, Florestan; EmilyPulley, Leonore; DeacGuidi, Rocco; Richard Zeller, DonFernando; MatthewHayward, Pizarro; David Hydorn, Jaquino; Jocelyn Thomas, Marzelline; Astoria Festival Apprentice VocalArtists; North Coast Chorale, Denise Reed,Director; Astoria Festival Orchestra andChorus; Keith Clark,Conductor

MONDAY, JUNE22

7:30PMYOUNG ARTISTS PLAY MENDELSSOHN

The Hermitage Piano Trio joins the Instrumental Apprentices to perform two romantic masterpieces by a teenaged Felix Mendelssohn.

MENDELSSOHNDouble Concerto in D Minor

(Transcribed for Cello, Piano and Strings by Sergey Antonov)

Octet for Strings in E-Flat Major, Op. 20

Instrumental ApprenticeArtists; Misha Keylin,Violin; Ilya Kazantsev, Piano; Sergey Antonov, Cello andConductor

FRIDAY, JUNE 26

7:30 PMMOZARTʼS DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE (The Magic Flute)

Festival Vocal and Instrumental Apprentice Artists present a pair of fully

performances of Mozartʼs The Magic Flute, in a charming andinnovative production that sets the action in Astoria, complete withColumbiaRiver Bar Pilots, the Coast Guard, and even a pirate. Sung in German with English dialogue and supertitles.

Brian Staufenbiel, Stage Director; Olivia Tsui, Conductor

SATURDAY, JUNE27

4:00PMMATINEE ORGAN RECITAL BY HECTOR OLIVERA

Acclaimed Argentinian organistHector Olivera returns this season for a special concert on the powerful Rodgers organ.

J.S. BACHChoral Prelude Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (arr. Olivera)

MOZARTFantasia in F Minor, K. 608

GUILMANTSonata No. 8 in A Major, Op. 91

SIBELIUSFinlandia (arr. Olivera)

Other works to be announced from the stage

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7:30PMCARY LEWIS with the ENSO STRINGQUARTET

Pianist Cary Lewis joins the exciting young Ensō String Quartet for an intimate evening of chamber music. Our Sibelius 150thJubileeconcludes with the composer’s greatest chamber work, “Intimate Voices.”

DVORAKPiano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81

SIBELIUSString Quartet in D Minor, Op. 56, Voces Intimes

Ensō String Quartet (Maureen Nelson, violin;Ken Hamao, violin;Melissa Reardon, viola; Richard Belcher, cello), Cary Lewis, piano

SUNDAY, JUNE28

5:00PMGRAND FINALE: DONIZETTIʼS MARIA STUARDA (Mary, Queen of Scots)

Angela Meade, America’s reigning queen of bel canto opera, stars in Donizetti’sdramatictale of political intrigue, family dysfunction, and religious strife. Acclaimed French-Canadian soprano Alexandra Deshorties portrays Queen Elizabeth I of England, as she and her cousin Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, vie for power and the love of a nobleman. Cast includes Metropolitan Opera baritone Richard Zeller and rising star tenor Aaron Blake. Opera in concert; Pacific NorthwestPremiere; sung in Italian with English supertitles.

Angela Meade, Mary; Alexandra Deshorties, Queen Elizabeth I; Aaron Blake, Roberto, Duke of Leicester; Richard Zeller, Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury; Matthew Hayward, Lord Cecil; Angela Niederloh, Anna Kennedy; Apprentice Vocal Artists and Festival Chorus; Astoria Festival Orchestra; Keith Clark, conductor