Skaneateles Festival Opening Matinee: Strings of Summer1:00 PM Wed. July 31, 2024Event Sponsored by:Dave Graham Fred & Ginny Marty Pete & Betsy McKinnellViolinist Joe Genualdi and Cellist Steven Doane join Harpist Bridget Kibbey for a special matinee performance to kick off the 45th Season. Program: SAINT-SAËNS Fantasy for Violin and Harp, Op. 124 FAURÉ Serenade, Op. […]

Skaneateles Festival Opening Night: Celebrating 45 YearsWed. July 31, 2024Event Sponsored by:Dave Graham Fred & Ginny Marty Pete & Betsy McKinnell7:00 PM BACKSTAGE PASS: Violinist Joe Genualdi and cellist Steven Doane join Festival Artistic Directors Aaron Wunsch and Julia Bruskin for a a conversation looking back over 45 years of the Skaneateles Festival. A festive musical celebration of 45 years […]

Skaneateles Festival A Recital with James Ehnes Featuring Andrew ArmstrongThurs. August 1, 2024Violinist James Ehnes’s combination of stunning virtuosity and serene lyricism make him one of the most sought-after violinists in the world. He performs regularly with leading orchestras, such as the London Symphony and New York Philharmonic, and recently won a GRAMMY Award for best […]

Skaneateles Festival Rhiannon GiddensFri. August 2, 2024Event Sponsored by:Noreen and Michael Falcone Fund for Artistic ExcellenceTwo-time GRAMMY Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning singer and multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens is a true musical explorer: she brings together folk, bluegrass,  country, gospel, classical, jazz, and Celtic traditions into a voice all her own. An advocate for the neglected byways of […]

Skaneateles Festival Music of the AmericasSat. August 3, 2024Event Sponsored by:Dave Graham Fred & Ginny Marty Pete & Betsy McKinnellThe largest-ever Skaneateles Festival Orchestra takes on a colorful program of music from North and South America, including Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera’s virtuosic Harp Concerto, featuring Bridget Kibbey (“Yo-Yo Ma of the harp“, Vogue); Villa Lobos’s folk-inspired Bachianas brasileiras […]