Tippet Rise Concert Season 2023

Tippet Rise’s 2023 concert season kicks off on August 18 with a piano recital by the incomparable Sir Stephen Hough, who returns to Tippet Rise for the third time. August 19 and 20 feature leading violinist Gidon Kremer making his Tippet Rise debut alongside violinist Madara P tersone, a leading member of the renowned chamber orchestra Kremerata Baltica. They will be joined by pianist Yulianna Avdeeva, who returns to Tippet Rise following a mesmerizing recital in 2022.
 
The second week starts on August 25 with our Artistic Advisor and pianist Pedja Mu ijevi presenting an evening with friends including acclaimed flutist Brandon Patrick George and clarinetist Mark Dover, who will be making his debut; violinist Rebecca Anderson, making her Tippet Rise debut; cellist Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir; and pianist Jenny Chen. On August 26, the ensemble Imani Winds, who has inspired audiences of all ages and backgrounds through their dynamic playing and programming, makes its Tippet Rise live concert debut with an outdoor performance at the Domo. Pianists Pedja Mu ijevi and Jenny Chen; violinist Rebecca Anderson; Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir bring the weekend to a close with a performance on August 27.
 
Richard Goode, the revered recitalist, returns to Tippet Rise for a second consecutive concert season during the third week on September 1. The acclaimed Sandbox Percussion performs on September 2 as a part of Tippet Rise’s new Wander series. Guests begin at Beethoven’s Quartet where Sandbox Percussion performs a World Premiere and Tippet Rise Commission by composer Amy Beth Kirsten. From there, musicians and audience members hike together (or take a shuttle) approximately one mile to Mark di Suvero’s Proverb, where the ensemble performs an additional World Premiere and Tippet Rise Commission by composer Douglas J. Cuomo. Both Kirsten and Cuomo’s works were inspired by the Mark di Suvero sculptures near which the works will be performed, and in celebration of the artist’s 90th birthday. On Sunday, September 3, the Dior Quartet makes its debut in the Olivier Music Barn playing works by Kevin Lau, Soo Yeon Lyuh, Dinuk Wijeratne, and Maurice Ravel.
The 2022 recipient of the prestigious Cliburn Silver Medal, Anna Geniushene begins the fourth week on September 8 with her Tippet Rise debut. On September 9, the remarkable brass quartet The Westerlies leads the concertgoers in the second Wander concert of the season. The audience will move between three sites within the art center’s main Cottonwood Campus, including Iron Tree by Ai Weiwei, Patrick Dougherty’s Daydreams and Cursive Takes a Holiday, and Francis Kéré’s Xylem. On Sunday, September 10, guitarist JIJI makes her Tippet Rise debut with a performance out on the land at the Domo sculpture.
 
The fifth week features three Tippet Rise debuts starting on September 15 with the renowned Brentano String Quartet followed by the 2021 Naumburg-winning Merz Trio on September 16. The 2023 concert season comes to a close with pianist Clayton Stephenson, a finalist at the prestigious 2022 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.
Tickets for this season’s performances will be available through a randomized drawing, for which registration is required. The registration period opens on our website on Tuesday, March 21 at 12:00 PM Mountain Time and closes on Monday, April 10 at 12:00 PM Mountain Time. Drawing winners will be selected at random on April 11.