JOSHUA BELL, VIOLIN
Sunday, June 30 | 3:00 pm
Harriet Johnson Auditorium, Somsen Hall, Winona State University
Festival favorite Joshua Bell returns to open the 2019 season! With a career spanning more than 30 years as a soloist, chamber musician, recording artist and conductor, Bell is one of the most celebrated violinists of his era…
OLIVIER LATRY, ORGAN
Tuesday & Wednesday, July 2 & 3 | 7:30 pm
Central Lutheran Church
Titular organist at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, Olivier Latry is one of the most distinguished and celebrated concert musicians in the world…
ADAM GOLKA, PIANO
Sunday, July 7 | 3:00 pm
Page Theatre, Saint Mary’s University
Polish-American pianist Adam Golka has been regularly on the concert stage since the age of sixteen, when he won first prize at the 2nd China Shanghai International Piano Competition. He has also received the Gilmore Young Artist Award and the Max I. Allen Classical Fellowship Award from the American Pianists Association…
MANHATTAN CHAMBER PLAYERS
Tuesday, July 9 | 7:30 pm
Page Theatre, Saint Mary’s University
Following their triumphant 2017 Festival debut, the Manhattan Chamber Players are returning this summer by popular demand. The ensemble is a collective made up of New York-based musicians who represent some of the best in chamber music playing today…
JULIAN BLISS, CLARINET
Thursday, July 11 | 7:30 pm
Page Theatre, Saint Mary’s University
Julian Bliss is one of the world’s finest clarinetists, excelling as a concerto soloist, chamber musician, jazz artist, masterclass leader and tireless musical explorer…
YEKWON, SUNWOO, PIANO
Sunday, July 14 | 3:00 pm
Page Theatre, Saint Mary’s University
Gold medalist of the Fifteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, 28-year-old pianist Yekwon Sunwoo has been hailed for “his total command over the instrument and its expressiveness” (San Francisco Examiner)…
VENICE BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
Tuesday, July 16 | 7:30 pm
Page Theatre, Saint Mary’s University
One of the very finest period instrument ensembles, the Venice Baroque Orchestra was founded in 1997 by Baroque scholar and harpsichordist Andrea Marcon…
PARKER QUARTET
Thursday & Friday, July 18 & 19 | 7:30 pm
Minnesota Marine Art Museum
Inspiring performances, luminous sound, and exceptional musicianship are the hallmarks of the Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet…
MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA
Sunday, July 21 | 4:00 pm
Winona Middle School Auditorium
Our season draws to a close with a triumphant performance of Beethoven’s Third Symphony by the internationally renowned – and Festival favorite – Minnesota Orchestra…