Lake George Music Festival
The annual summer music festival at Fort William Henry in Lake George.
Returning to the Fort William Henry Carriage House this summer is the Lake George Music Festival. Right in the heart of the town, the festival is a summer staple in the Adirondacks. For nine days, you can experience a variety of musical acts.
Festival Schedule
Aug. 9th, 10 a.m. – Time for Three, The Festival Orchestra
Aug. 10th, 7:30 p.m. – Time for Three, Lake George Music Festival Orchestra
Aug. 11th, 7:30 p.m. – Robert Schumann Piano Quintet Op.44, Eric Ewazen Trio for Trumpet, Violin, and Piano, and music by Michael Laurello
Aug. 12th, 6:30 p.m. – Composer’s Panel #1
7:30 p.m. – Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 14 in c # minor, Op. 131, Samuel Coleridge Taylor Piano Quintet Op.1, and music by Nina C.
Aug. 13th, 7:30 p.m. – Franz Schubert, Octet in F major, D.803, Maurice Ravel Introduction et Allegro
Aug. 14th, 1 p.m. – Lake George Music Festival pianists perform solo, 4-hand, 6-hand, and 8-hand piano repertoire. A fun program for everyone! Program to feature music by Chopin, Ligeti, Scriabin, Debussy, and Ginastera
Aug. 15th, 6:30 p.m. – Composer’s Panel #2
7:30 p.m. – Johannes Brahms Piano Quintet, Op. 34, Gerald Cohen Preludes and Debka for Trombone and String Quartet, music by Anna Pidgorna, and Alyssa Weinberg’s “Ember” performed by arx duo
Aug. 16th, 5 p.m. – Happy Hour with Music Director and Conductor, Roger Kalia
7:30 p.m. – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Quintet in E-flat major, K.452, Florence Price Quintet in A minor for Piano and Strings, and music by Molly Herron
Aug. 17th, 7:30 p.m. – P.I. Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence, Op.70, Pascal Le Boeuf Obliquely Wrecked for Piano, Violin, and Cello, music by Lauren Bernofsky, and a world premiere performance by Che Buford performed by violinist Barbora Kolarova
Aug. 18th, 1 p.m. – The Rhythm Method
7:30 p.m. – Bela Bartok Romanian Folk Dances, Sergei Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances, and the world premiere performance of Pascal Le Boeuf’s new triple concerto for arx duo, Barbora Kolářová, and the Lake George Music Festival Symphony Orchestra. Roger Kalia conducts
9:30 p.m. – Final After Party Reception
All information sourced from: lakegeorgemusicfestival.com
Take Amtrak to Fort William Henry
Enjoy the music festival via Amtrak to Fort Edward Glens Falls Station in the Adirondacks—Don’t forget to use the New York By Rail 15% discount!
Or, get take Amtrak to Albany-Rensselaer Station (ALB) and pick up your reserved NYTRAIN Enterprise Rent-a-Car at the station. Click here to reserve your car or call the Rensselaer office today at: 518-427-3893.
