But not before Trifonov, in the most jaw-dropping performance, applied impeccable technique to Gershwin’s Concerto in F. Meant to focus on how music expresses our human relationship with nature, the theme title comes directly from Part One of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, which capped off the Aspen Festival Orchestra’s first program Sunday. Some 400 young music students sit in the orchestras alongside principals from major philharmonic and chamber music ensembles. That’s the Aspen festival in a nutshell for audiences, eight weeks of programming that centers on four ad hoc orchestras and a lineup of visiting soloists that venture into the Rocky Mountains to make music, often at as a high level as the alpine setting at nearly 8,000 feet. The most musically compelling aspect, though, was a chance to compare and contrast piano soloists such as the fiery Daniil Trifonov, the elegant Joyce Yang and the mercurial Alexander Malofeev. Opening weekend for the Aspen Music Festival leaned heavily into this year’s theme, “Adoration of the Earth,” from Sea Interludes to the Rite of Spring. Daniil Trifonov was one of three pianists that performed opening weekend of Aspen Music Festival.
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