Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival

Three Orchestras Perform High Altitude Symphonies

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In Vail, Colorado, the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival featured performances by the Rochester Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic.

Vail Festival Features Jazz, Classical, and Broadway Favorites

The Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival brought musicians, dancers, and artists to Vail, Colorado’s mountains. Performances touched on old favorites such as Beethoven’s 5th and 7th Symphonies, Dvorak’s 9th Symphony, Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, and Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance. Also featured were a tribute to jazz greats Louis Armstrong and Fats Weller and a night of Broadway pops.

History of the Bravo! Music Festival

The brainchild of an attorney and a violinist, the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival got its start two decades ago. Attorney John Giovando and violinist Ida Kavafian had already started a chamber music festival in New Mexico, and in 1987 brought their experience to the Vail Valley. After twenty years of performances, the festival has grown from a mere handful to an audience size exceeding 60,000. Coordinating with the summer tourist run, the festival spans late June to early August. The 2007 Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival featured performances by the Rochester Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic.

Highlights of the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival: Rochester Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra and New York Philharmonic

To view video clips of the orchestra performing against the stunning backdrop of the Rocky Mountains, or to peruse a program of the 2007 season, please visit the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival website. Please enjoy the interview with Philadelphia Orchestra Associate Conductor Rossen Milanov. Video clips provided by PlumTV.


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