Music

This opening concert honors the enduring legacy of Dave Brubeck through the musicians who knew him, played with him, and continue to carry his music forward.  The 2026 Legacy concert features special guest artist Jerry Bergonzi, an internationally recognized jazz tenor saxophonist, performer, composer, author, and educator. Bergonzi was a member of the Dave Brubeck […]

The Brubeck Summit Sextet is Classical Tahoe’s resident group of leading jazz artists, formed during the Brubeck Jazz Summit and returning to Tahoe each summer to perform, teach, and connect with the community. The six internationally recognized performers, composers, teachers, and dedicated mentors who make up the Brubeck Summit Sextet are among the creative voices […]

The finale of our three-concert jazz series turns the spotlight toward the next generation. Showcasing today’s rising stars in jazz, the 2026 Brubeck Jazz Summit participants take the stage alongside the Brubeck Summit Sextet and the Brubeck Brothers in a concert that highlights emerging artists, fresh perspectives, and the continued evolution of the music. Ranging […]

A new addition to the Festival, this intimate recital features acclaimed pianist Gilles Vonsattel performing Beethoven sonatas in a private Incline Village residence. Renowned for his extraordinary technique and expressive depth, Vonsattel has been presenting a multi-year complete Beethoven sonatas cycle, beginning in 2025 with Camerata Pacifica and continuing through the 2026–27 season with Music@Menlo […]

Eric Jacobsen, conductorRoman Rabinovich, pianoClassical Tahoe Orchestra Charles Ives (arr. W. Schuman): Variations on “America” (1892)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 (1875)— Intermission —Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35 (1888)

Join us on a journey across vivid musical terrains, from the brooding Nordic lyricism of Sibelius’s String Trio in G minor to the sweeping colors and expansive horizons of Maria Newman’s Colors of the Desert. The program concludes with Dvořák’s beloved String Quintet No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 97 “American,” a radiant work inspired […]

Bedřich Smetana: Overture from The Bartered Bride (1866)Antonín Dvořák: Violin Concerto, Op. 53 (1879-1882)— Intermission —Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 (1862-1876)

Giuseppe Verdi: Overture from Luisa Miller (1849)Giuseppe Verdi: “Dio! Mi potevi scagliar” from Otello (1887)Pietro Mascagni: Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana (1890)Ruggero Leoncavallo: “Vesti la giubba” from Pagliacci (1892)Giacomo Puccini: “E lucevan le stelle” from Tosca (1900)—Intermission—Florence Price: Concert Overture No. 2 (1943)Traditional Spirituals, arranged for tenor and orchestraEncore – Giacomo Puccini: “Nessun dorma” from Turandot […]

Led by harpist Emmanuel Ceysson, this program highlights the harp’s remarkable range and color in intimate and luminous chamber selections. From the refined elegance of French Baroque gems by Couperin and Rameau, heard here on solo harp, the concert unfolds through Jean Cras’s richly textured Quintet and Cynthia Lee Wong’s evocative Shoreline, culminating in Ravel’s […]

Claude Debussy: Danses sacrée et profane for harp and string orchestra (1904)Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring Suite (1944)—Intermission—Gustav Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 (1905)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385 “Haffner” (1782)

Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 (1936)Nino Rota: Divertimento Concertante for double bass and orchestra (1967)—Intermission—Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 (1812)