Bard Music Festival

Annandale-on-Hudson, United States

1990

since

~38

Editions

Overview

About

Founded in 1990 on the campus of Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, this classical music festival devotes each August edition to a single composer, explored through their works and the literary, artistic and political context of their era. Concerts take place at the Fisher Center, designed by Frank Gehry, in formats combining performance with scholarly talks.

Edition 2027

Lineup

Programme - tap an artist for their dates

Beethoven and Brahms: Part 1 Beethoven and Brahms: Part 2 Falletta Conducts Rachmaninoff In the Shadow of Catastrophe TŌN + ABT Studio Company

On site

Practical info

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible

Transport

Parking
Shuttle service

Getting there

Location

Fisher Center at Bard, Sosnoff Theater, 60 Manor Avenue, Red Hook, NY 12571

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Past editions

2026Aug 7–16, 202622 artists

Big Richard The Onlies BenDeLaCreme After Hours 2026 Bard College Community Orchestra Epic Narratives: Gernsheim and Brahms Justin Vivian Bond Letters From the Front Program Eight • The Pinnacle of Achievement Program One • The Many Facets of Mozart Program Seven • Beauty, Charity, and Reason Program Two • Fathers and Sons Rossum’s Universal Robots Special Community Event • Mozart and Religion Summer Picnic The American Spirit The Life and Legacy of Friedrich Gernsheim The Romantic ArcBard Conservatory Orchestra Conducted by Leon BotsteinConcerto Competition Fall ’26Gershwin, Jazz, and the Music of Jewish ÉmigrésProgram Ten • A Lasting Influence: Mozart’s Legacy