Bowden Sarah RussoStaff writer As the season at the Institution comes to a close, the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra is ending its summer the way it started: with music. The CSO ends its season under the
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Maestro Rossen Milanov conducts the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra on Aug. 3 in the Amphitheater. The CSO has two more concerts this summer, but the performance at 8:15 p.m. Saturday in the Amp will be Milanov’s
Aidan Chamberlain leads the musicians of the Thursday Morning Brass in a rehearsal last Friday in the Fletcher Music Hall. Thursday Morning Brass’ last concert of the season is at 5:30 p.m. tonight in Fletcher.
Sarah Russo Staff writer At 7 years old, Michael Cavanaugh was hooked on Billy Joel. While his brothers were jamming out to KISS and Led Zeppelin, Cavanaugh was playing the piano and listening to Joel’s Glass
Cox Sarah RussoStaff writer A new French horn changed the course of Roderick Cox’s musical career. He wanted to become a professional classical musician, but that would “take a lot of money, resources, exposure and
Balourdet Quartet Sarah RussoStaff writer Honoring Antoine Balourdet, chef extraordinaire at the Hotel St. Bernard and member of the Taos School of Music community, the Balourdet Quartet formed around a love of food, friendship and
Company members of Houston Ballet II perform “Play” Wednesday in the Amphitheater. Houston Ballet II returns to the Amp, with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, at 8:15 p.m. Saturday. HG Biggs/Staff Photographer Julia Weber & Sarah
Members of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra take a bow after their performance on July 27 in the Amphitheater. Carrie Legg/Staff Photographer Sarah RussoStaff writer Working with top-tier ballets, operas and orchestras, Carolyn Kuan is a
Augustin Hadelich performs Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2 as Maestro Rossen Milanov conducts the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra on Aug. 1, 2019, in the Amphitheater. Hadelich returns to perform with the CSO at 8:15 p.m. tonight
The Westerlies Sarah RussoStaff writer Before the Westerlies formed, the longtime friends who make up the quartet would pile in to a minivan owned by one of the trumpet player’s moms. During the summers, the
The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Rossen Milanov perform Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring Thursday in the Amphitheater. The CSO will be performing twice this weekend, at 8:15 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, both in
Rossen Milanov leads the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra in Florence Price’s Concert Overture No. 2, on July 25 in the Amphitheater. Brett Phelps/Staff Photographer Sarah RussoStaff writer Music is a universal language that can speak to
Music Director and Principal Symphonic Conductor Rossen Milanov leads the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra last Tuesday in the Amphitheater. Brett Phelps/Staff Photographer Sarah RussoStaff writer A “life of literature,” the Week Six theme, can extend beyond
Chautauqua Institution President Michael E. Hill joins kiddos from Children’s School in singing “Happy Birthday” during the Old First Night celebration Aug. 2, 2022, in the Amphitheater. Joeleen Hubbard/Daily File Photo Sarah Russo Staff writer Since
Borromeo String Quartet Sarah Russo Staff writer To satiate listeners hungry for beautiful music, Borromeo String Quartet is ready with much more than a “small salad,” said first violinist Nicholas Kitchen. “We’re definitely preparing for the
Illustrations by Justin Seabrook / design editor Sarah RussoStaff writer Scored with sweeping strings, triumphant brass and booming timpani, the music of an epic opera is set to carry listeners across the universe this weekend.