June 23, 2021

Leonard Slatkin will conduct the Aspen Chamber Symphony in a concert featuring pianist Inon Barnatan on July 2, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. MT in the Benedict Music Tent. Two Beethoven monuments kick off the season’s first Aspen Chamber Symphony concert, with African-American composer Julia Perry’s A Short Piece for Orchestra opening the program.

“Aspen is very special to me,” Slatkin said. “It’s the place that encouraged me to pursue this path as a conductor.” At the Aspen School in the 1960s, Slatkin conducted his first concerts under the guidance of festival director Walter Susskind.

Program for July 2, 2021:

Inon Barnatan, piano
PERRY: A Short Piece for Orchestra
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5