Lake George Music Festival August 6-17, 2023
Experience exceptional classical music in a historic and picturesque setting at the Lake George Music Festival.
Photos courtesy of Lake George Music Festival
Founded in 2011, this two-week event showcases chamber music and orchestral concerts featuring established professionals and emerging artists. Curated by Artistic Directors Barbora Kolarova and Roger Kalia, the festival highlights new compositions and traditional masterworks.
Enjoy the newly renovated Carriage House of the Fort William Henry Hotel as you indulge in the twenty-first-century blossoming of classical and new music. Make the Lake George Music Festival your artist retreat and immerse yourself in the beauty of Lake George.
This year’s musicians represent numerous professional orchestras, including The Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony, and the Czech Philharmonic. Students in the festival’s
fellowship program represent nearly every music school in the nation, including The Juilliard School, the
Yale School of Music and the Curtis Institute of Music. Musicians from as far away as New Zealand, China and the Czech Republic will be in attendance this season.
Full and 3-day Festival Passes are now on sale online. Single tickets will be sold at the door (no online orders for single tickets).
Schedule
August 6th, 6:30 pm
Opening Celebration. This exclusive event is only open to pass holders, host families, board members, donors, and of course, musicians and staff.
Enjoy delicious food and drink at the beautiful newly renovated Carriage House.
Opening remarks by founders Alexander Lombard, Barbora Kolarova, Roger Kalia, and other Lake George community leaders.
August 7th, 2:00 pm
Open Rehearsal at the Lake George Public Library.
August 7th, 3:00 pm
Open podcast recording with conductors John Devlin and Enrico Lopez-Yanez from the Upbeat! Podcast and Roger Kalia.
Carriage House Green Room.
August 8th, 1:30 pm
Open Rehearsal at the Lake George Public Library.
August 8th, 3:00 pm
Victorian Tea Party.
Recapture the romance of Lake George’s Gilded Age days, featuring performances by fellowship scholarship recipients supporting the Lake George Music Festival scholarship fund. $35.
August 9th
Open Rehearsal at the Lake George Public Library at 10:00 am
Open Rehearsal at the Lake George Public Library at 11:00 am
August 9th, 7:30 pm
Festival Symphony Orchestra. Shepard Park, Lake George Village.
Celebrate opening night with guest ensemble ARKAI and the Lake George Music Festival Symphony Orchestra. Roger Kalia conducts.
Program: Sibelius, Finlandia, Saint-Saens, “Bacchanale” from Samson et Dalila, and John Williams/arr. Lavender, A Tribute to John Williams.
ARKAI program to include all original music written by ARKAI.
August 10th, 3:00 pm
Open Rehearsal at the Lake George Public Library.
August 10th, 7:30 pm
An evening of chamber music performed by Festival mentors, artists in residence, and fellows.
Featuring guest artist Ani Kavafian, violin. $20. Fireworks show over the lake following the concert at 9:30 pm.
August 11th, 7:30 pm
An evening of chamber music performed by Festival mentors, artists in residence, and fellows. $20.
August 12th, 7:30 pm
An evening of chamber music performed by Festival mentors, artists in residence, and fellows.
Featuring guest artist Michael Brown, piano. $20.
August 13th, 1 pm
PIANO MANIA returns. A fun afternoon piano recital featuring our exceptional roster of piano mentors, artists in residence, and fellows. $20.
August 14th, 7:30 pm
An evening of chamber music performed by Festival mentors, artists in residence, and fellows.
Featuring guest artist and clarinetist Sam Boutris. $20.
August 15th, 5:00 pm
Festival Happy Hour with Music Director and Conductor Roger Kalia.
Grab a cocktail or glass of wine and learn more about the festival’s 2023 orchestra repertoire.
Location: Tankard Tavern at Fort William Henry Hotel. FREE with festival pass or 3-day pass.
August 15th, 7:30 pm
An evening of chamber music performed by Festival mentors, artists in residence, and fellows.
Featuring guest artist William Purvis, horn. $20.
August 16th, 10:00 am
Open Full Orchestra Rehearsal at the Carriage House.
Open only to donors, pass holders, and members of the Music Festival Guild.
August 16th, 7:30 pm
An evening of chamber music performed by Festival mentors, artists in residence, and fellows. $20.
August 17th, 2 pm
Be there for ten world premieres by the fellows of the Composition Institute directed by Alyssa Weinberg.
New pieces for string quartet performed by the Rhythm Method. $10.
August 17th, 6:30 pm
Pre-performance discussion with composer Sheridan Seyfried and conductor Roger Kalia.
Learn more about the evening’s world premiere! FREE with a festival pass.
August 17th, 7:30 pm
The Grand Finale Symphony Orchestra concert conducted by Roger Kalia.
Program to feature the world premiere performance of Sheridan Seyfried’s new Symphony and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. $30.
WMHT’s Rob Brown to give opening remarks and curtain call speech.
Fireworks show over the lake following the concert at 9:30 pm
Program: Dvorak, Carnival Overture, Igor Stravinsky, The Firebird Suite (1919), and Sheridan Seyfried, The Promise of America (world premiere performance)
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