BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL PARK CITY CONCERT SCHEDULE


Here is the complete schedule for the Beethoven Festival Park City’s 30th anniversary concert season.

Tickets are $20 for general admission and $15 for seniors (62+) and students. Ten-concert punch passes are also available for $150 for general admission and $100 for seniors and students. Six-concert punch passes cost $90 for general admission and $66 for seniors and students. For Summit County residents a 6-punch pass is only $66. All tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance by logging on to www.pcmusicfestival.com. If you bring a Beethoven item to a concert you will receive a $5 discount off the regular ticket price.

  • July 7, 6:30 p.m., City Park Bandstand (1354 Park Ave.) –  “Monday Chamber Music Concert in the Park,” in collaboration with Mountain Town Music. Program includes audience favorites as well as a few surprises. Performers: John Jensen, piano; Armen Ksajikian, cello; Monte Belknap, violin; Leslie Harlow, viola; Russell Harlow, clarinet. (Free.)
  • July 10, 8 p.m., Park City Community Church (U-224 at Bear Hollow Dr.) –  “Chamber Music Showcase.” Program: a Handel Oboe Concerto; Ramiro Cortes’ Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano; Brahms’ Piano Quartet in C minor. Performers: Monte Belknap and Alexander Woods, violin; Russell Harlow, clarinet; Leslie Harlow, viola; Armen Ksajikian, cello; John Jensen, piano.
  • July 11, 6:30 p.m., at the Home of Jan Zinn – “Salon Concert.” Attendees dine and relax while enjoying virtuoso performances featuring festival artists. ($45 minimum donation per person, space is limited, please make your reservation online Click Here or by  chmusic@pcmusicfestival.com with your reservation, please include date(s)
 of the Salon concert you would like to attend, 
your name, the number of guests in your party, 
your email address and phone number; or call 435-649-5309.)
  • July 13, 3 p.m., Temple Har Shalom (U-224 at Brookside Ct.) – “Sunday Afternoon Chamber Music.” Program: Beethoven’s Piano and Violin Sonata, op. 96; Borodin’s Cello and Piano Sonata; David Carlson’s Quantum Quartet for Clarinet, Viola, Cello and Piano. Performers: Monte Belknap, violin; Russell Harlow, clarinet; Leslie Harlow, viola; Armen Ksajikian, cello; John Jensen, piano.
  • July 14, 6:30 p.m., City Park Bandstand – “Monday Chamber Music Concert in the Park,” in collaboration with Mountain Town Music. Program includes audience favorites as well as a few surprises. Performers: John Jensen, piano; Armen Ksajikian, cello; Monte Belknap, violin; Leslie Harlow, viola; Russell Harlow, clarinet. (Free.)
  • July 17, 8 p.m., Park City Community Church – “Chamber Music Showcase.” Program: Turina’s La Oración del Torero, op. 34; Beethoven’s String Quartet in G major, op. 18, no. 2; Juan Bautista Plaza’s Fuga Criolla; Paquito D’Rivera’s Wapango. Performers: Dalí String Quartet; Russell Harlow, clarinet; Leslie Harlow, viola.
  • July 19, 6:30 p.m., Jane’s Home (1229 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City) – “Salon Concert.” Attendees dine and relax while enjoying virtuoso performances featuring the Dalí Quartet. ($50 minimum donation per person, space is limited to 24 guests, please make your reservation as soon as possible. To register and pay online, Click Here or email chmusic@pcmusicfestival.com with your reservation, please include date(s)
of the Salon concerts you would like to attend, your name, the number of guests in your party, your email address and phone number; or call 435-649-5309.)
  • July 20, 5 p.m., Temple Har Shalom – “30th Season Celebration.” Gala Concert and Buffet, featuring the Dalí Quartet; Russell Harlow, clarinet; Leslie Harlow, viola. Program includes Mozart’s String Quintet in G minor, K. 516; Efrain Amaya’s Angelica; Abelardito Valdez’s Danzón Almendra; Juan Bautista Plaza’s Fuga Criolla; Carlos Gardel’s El dia que me quelras; and Rafael Hernández’s El Cumbanchero. $75 per person – To make your reservations online and pay for your tickets: Click Here
  • July 21, 6:30 p.m., City Park Bandstand “Monday Chamber Music Concert in the Park,” in collaboration with Mountain Town Music. Performers: Dalí Quartet. (Free.)
  • July 24, 7:30 p.m., Park City Community Church – “Chamber Music Showcase.” Program: Virtuoso violin and piano works; a Beethoven string quartet; and Latin works for clarinet, violin and piano. Performers: Manuel Ramos and Monte Belknap, violin; Russell Harlow, clarinet; Leslie Harlow, viola.
  • July 26, Canceled (appears on some schedules, but has been canceled)
  • July 27, 3 p.m., Temple Har Shalom – “Sunday Afternoon Chamber Music.” Program: Manuel de Falla’s Harpsichord Concerto; Stravinsky’s Concertino; Debussy’s String Quartet. Performers: Manuel Ramos and Monte Belknap, violin; Pamela Jones, harpsichord; Robert Stephenson, oboe; Lisa Byrnes, flute; Russell Harlow, clarinet; Leslie Harlow, viola.
  • July 28, 6:30 p.m., City Park Bandstand “Monday Chamber Music Concert in the Park,” in collaboration with Mountain Town Music. Program includes audience favorites as well as a few surprises. (Free.)
  • July 31, 8 p.m., Park City Community Church – “Chamber Music Showcase.” Program: Virtuoso violin and piano works; Schubert’s Piano Trio in E flat; Copland’s Sonata for Clarinet and Piano. Performers: Paul Rosenthal, violin; Russell Harlow, clarinet; Leslie Harlow, viola; Jeffrey Solow, cello; Doris Stevenson, piano.
  • Aug. 2, 5:30 p.m. – “Salon Concert.” Attendees dine and relax while enjoying virtuoso performances featuring festival artists. (To make your reservation online and pay for your ticket, Click Here)$45 minimum donation per person, space is limited please make your reservations as soon as possible, email chmusic@pcmusicfestival.com with your reservation, please include date(s)
of the Salon concert you would like to attend, 
your name, the number of guests in your party, your email address and phone number; or call 435-649-5309.)
  • Aug. 3, 3 p.m., Temple Har Shalom “Sunday Afternoon Chamber Music.” Program: Franck’s Quintet for Piano and Strings; a Beethoven cello sonata; Weber’s Quintet for Clarinet and Strings. Performers: Paul Rosenthal and Monte Belknap, violin; Russell Harlow, clarinet; Leslie Harlow, viola; Jeffrey Solow, cello; Doris Stevenson, piano.
  • Aug. 4, 6:30 p.m., City Park Bandstand “Monday Chamber Music Concert in the Park,” in collaboration with Mountain Town Music. Program includes audience favorites as well as a few surprises. (Free.)
  • Aug. 7, 8 p.m., Park City Community Church “Chamber Music Showcase.” Program: Marcello’s Oboe Concerto, arranged for clarinet and strings; Kodaly’s Duo for Violin and Cello; a Mozart string quartet. Performers: Blanka Bednarz, violin; Cheung Chau, cello; Russell Harlow, clarinet; Leslie Harlow, viola.
  • Aug. 9,Canceled (appears on some schedules, but has been canceled)
  • Aug. 10, 3 p.m., Temple Har Shalom “Sunday Afternoon Chamber Music.” Program: Ponchielli’s Il Convegno, Divertimento for Two Clarinets and Piano; Louis Spohr’s Six German Lieder, for Soprano, Clarinet and Piano; Shostakovich’s Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano. Performers: Blanka Bednarz and Monte Belknap, violin; Kirsten Gunlogson, mezzo-soprano; Cheung Chau, cello; Russell Harlow and Lee Livengood, clarinet; Leslie Harlow, viola; Melissa Livengood, piano.
  • Aug. 11, 6:30 p.m., City Park Bandstand “Monday Chamber Music Concert in the Park,” in collaboration with Mountain Town Music. Program includes audience favorites as well as a few surprises. (Free.)

(Festival co-director Leslie Harlow spoke with Edward Reichel recently about the season. To read the interview click here.) 

This entry was posted in Articles, Concert Previews by Edward Reichel. Bookmark the permalink.

About Edward Reichel

Edward Reichel, author, writer and composer, has been covering the classical music scene in Utah since 1997. For many years he served as the primary music critic for the Deseret News. He has also written for a number of publications, including Chamber Music Magazine, OPERA Magazine, 15 Bytes, Park City Magazine and Salt Lake Magazine. He holds a Ph.D. in composition from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He can be reached at ed.reichel@gmail.com. Reichel Recommends is also on Twitter @ReichelArts.

Leave a Reply