High Notes

For the final "High Notes" of the 2017 season, AMFS President and CEO Alan Fletcher is joined by star cellist and Aspen alumna Alisa Weilerstein; 2017 Van Cliburn Gold Medalist Yekwon Sunwoo; and the cast of Berlioz's "Damnation of Faust," which will close the AMFS season this Sunday. Recorded live in Aspen on August 16, 2017.

The newly formed piano trio of violinist Augustin Hadelich, cellist Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, and pianist Martin Helmchen join AMFS President and CEO Alan Fletcher for a discussion in advance of the group's recital as part of the 2017 AMFS season. Recorded live in Aspen on August 9, 2017.

A star-studded lineup of pianists join AMFS President and CEO Alan Fletcher for a discussion about the intricacies of programming, the performance experience, and gems of the repertoire. Recorded live in Aspen on August 2, 2017.

Distinguished composers Christopher Theofanidis and Daniel Kellogg join fellow composer and AMFS President and CEO Alan Fletcher for a discussion on new music, the compositional process, and teaching. Recorded live in Aspen on July 26, 2017.

Violinist Jennifer Koh and Aspen Opera Center Director Edward Berkeley join AMFS President and CEO Alan Fletcher for a discussion about Koh's performance of the Anna Clyne violin concerto "The Seamstress"; the Aspen Opera Center's upcoming production of Mozart's "La clemenza di Tito"; and more. Recorded live in Aspen on July 19, 2017.

Violinist Sarah Chang, conductor Patrick Summers, and composer Stephen Hartke join AMFS President and CEO Alan Fletcher for an in-depth discussion about the Aspen Chamber Symphony program on July 14 that includes Chang's performance of Ravel's Tzigane, Hartke's Pacific Rim, Wagner's Prelude to Act I from "Lohengrin," Prokofiev's Suite from "The Love for Three Oranges," and more. Recorded live in Aspen on July 12, 2017.

Flutist Marina Piccinini and harpist Anneleen Lenaerts perform Fauré's Fantaisie, op. 79, as the encore to their Aspen Music Festival and School recital on July 6, 2017. Recorded live in Aspen.

Composer and pianist Robert Levin and conductor Nicholas McGegan join AMFS President and CEO Alan Fletcher for the first High Notes discussion of the 2017 AMFS season. Recorded live on July 5, 2017.

The Aspen Music Festival and School is thrilled to announce its brand new High Notes podcast! Each week, AMFS President and CEO Alan Fletcher will sit down with some of the classical world's most brilliant talents for a conversation on music, performance, and more. Learn more, and tune in this summer for episodes featuring violinists Sarah Chang, Augustin Hadelich, and Jennifer Koh; pianists Joyce Yang, Jonathan Biss, and Inon Barnatan; cellist Alisa Weilerstein; composers Robert Levin, Christopher Theofanidis, and Daniel Kellogg; conductors Nicholas McGegan and Patrick Summers; and others.