- Join us for an Aspen livestream from the Benedict Music Tent on CPR Classical this Sunday! Celebrate the conclusion of Aspen’s 2023 season and CPR Classical’s Summerfest with Haydn’s “The Creation.” A performance of Handel’s “Messiah” in Westminster Abbey in the 1790s inspired Haydn to write something just as impactful.
- Watch the triumphant tale of Idomeneo, the King of Crete, live from the Aspen Music Festival opera stage on Thursday, August 17. Neptune saves Idomeneo from the ocean after Idomeneo’s success in the Trojan War, setting into motion a tale of love, loyalty and family. This epic, bold opera premiered just a few days before Mozart’s 25th birthday.
- It’s the sights and sounds of Colorado’s summer music festivals through one minute snapshots with CPR Classical’s Summerfest Postcards. There are nearly 20 festivals across the state, from a small chamber music series in Denver, to a mountain festival so large it drives the summer economy of its host town.
- Yi Zhao is assistant concertmaster of the Colorado Symphony, but you may have heard her in Salida or Colorado Springs or Broomfield. She performs as a soloist and chamber musician throughout Colorado. She’s played Carnegie Hall and performed as part of summer festivals like Tanglewood and the Sun Festival in Singapore.
- Essential Classics Weekend is back! It’s a long-standing tradition for CPR Classical. On both Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends, it’s wall-to-wall essentials starting Thursday at 3 p.m. and running through Monday. The requests are in! Listen during the long weekend, starting Thursday afternoon through Memorial Day.
- Violist Richard Yongjae O’Neill has been part of the University of Colorado Boulder’s long-standing ensemble-in-residence, the Takacs Quartet, since 2020. Just a year after he joined, O’Neill brought home a Grammy for Best Classical Instrumental Solo Performance. O’Neill’s fame extends far beyond the borders of Colorado.