• Marlboro Highlights

    Marlboro brings musicians together in all configurations, from duos and quartets to the full Festival Orchestra. The one constant element is unfailingly excellent musicianship. Here's a representative selection of recent Festival performances, plus other Marlboro Features from VPR and VPR Classical.

    • Marlboro Conversation Highlights

      Marlboro Conversation Highlights

      VPR Classical presents highlights of conversations with individuals whose work has made the 60th anniversary of the Marlboro Music Festival possible.(PHOTO: Dorothea von Haeften)

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    • Photographer Captures Marlboro Music Festival

      Photographer Captures Marlboro Music Festival

      The Marlboro Music Festival has been delighting classical music fans for 60 years, and for many of those decades photographer Clemens Kalischer has been documenting the celebrated musicians on the school's campus.

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    • Yellow Barn And Marlboro Festivals

      Yellow Barn And Marlboro Festivals

      Enjoy a visit to two of New England's longest-running and most respected music school/festivals: Yellow Barn in Putney and the Marlboro Music Festival. Listen Wednesday as VPR Classical's Cheryl Willoughby co-hosts this very special "In Concert @ 8".

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    • Mozart's Serenade in Eb, K. 375 At Marlboro

      Mozart's Serenade in Eb, K. 375 At Marlboro

      Clarinetist Charles Neidich is featured in this 2003 concert performance.

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    • Schubert's Octet in F, Op.166, D. 803 (1824) At Marlboro

      Schubert's Octet in F, Op.166, D. 803 (1824) At Marlboro

      This 2006 concert performance features violinists Lily Francis and Sarah Kapustin.

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    • Brahms' Clarinet Quintet in b, Op. 115 At Marlboro

      Brahms' Clarinet Quintet in b, Op. 115 At Marlboro

      Clarinetist Romie de Guise-Langlois, is among the featured performers in this 2006 recording.

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    • Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #3 in G Major, S. 1048 At Marlboro

      Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #3 in G Major, S. 1048 At Marlboro

      This 1999 live recording features the Marlboro Orchestra Ensemble lead by Isidore Cohen. 

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  • Marlboro Month Daily Encore

    Each weekday during Marlboro Month (July 18 through August 12) we're broadcasting live performances from the Festival. You may revisit them here in our online archive. Check back daily for new additions!

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      Haydn: "Gypsy Rondo" Trio in G

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      Beethoven: Clar. Trio in Bb

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      Schubert: Piano Trio #2 D 929

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      Brahms: String Quintet in G, Op. 111

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      Strauss: Serenade in Eb

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      Soovin Kim on Marlboro

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      Mozart - String Quintet No. 3 in C

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      Dvorak: Piano Qt #2 Op. 87

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      Dvorak - Dumky Trio

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      Debussy - String Quartet

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      Schumann - Dichterliebe, Op. 48

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      Schubert - Auf Dem Strom

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      Reinecke: Octet for Winds, Op. 216

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      Haydn: String Quartet in F Op. 77/2

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      Schubert Trout Quintet

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      Dohnanyi - Piano Quintet No. 2

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      Marlboro: Schumann, String Quartet in A

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      Chausson: Chanson perpetuelle

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      Mendelssohn - Piano Trio No. 1

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      Dohnanyi: Sextet Op. 37

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  • Soovin Kim & Friends At Marlboro

    Violinist Soovin Kim grew up listening to classical music on VPR and he has become a world-class musician in part through his experiences at Marlboro. These are a few of his performances from recent seasons at the Festival.

    • Soovin plays Schubert at Marlboro

      Soovin plays Schubert at Marlboro

      Soovin Kim, David Soyer, and Mistuko Uchida star in a marvelous performance of Schubert's Eb Major Piano Trio in a 2008 performance from Marlboro.

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    • Soovin on Marlboro

      Soovin on Marlboro

      We'll hear today from violinist Soovin Kim about his experiences at Marlboro - and you may be surprised at what he has to say. Also, a 2004 recording from the festival, featuring Soovin playing 1st Violin in Maurice Ravel's String Quartet.

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    • Soovin Kim Talks With Fred Child

      Soovin Kim Talks With Fred Child

      Soovin Kim talks with Performance Today's Fred Child about his involvement with Marlboro Music.

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    • Soovin Kim Plays Ravel

      Soovin Kim Plays Ravel

      Violinist Soovin Kim plays Ravel's Quartet in F Major (1902-1903) at Marlboro.

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    • Soovin Kim Plays Beethoven

      Soovin Kim Plays Beethoven

      Violinist Soovin Kim plays Beethoven's Piano Trio in B flat Major, Opus 97 "Archduke" (1811) at Marlboro.

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    • Soovin Kim Plays Mozart

      Soovin Kim Plays Mozart

      Violinist Soovin Kim plays Mozarts Flute Quartet in C Major, K. Anh. 171 (1778) at Marlboro.

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    • Soovin Kim Plays Schubert

      Soovin Kim Plays Schubert

      Soovin Kim plays Franz Schubert's Piano Trio in E flat Major, Opus 100, D. 929 (1827) At Marlboro.

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  • This summer the Marlboro Music Festival celebrates its 60th anniversary. For 6 decades, world-renowned artists and young professionals have gathered in this bucolic spot in southeast Vermont to share a love of chamber music with each other and the public. VPR Classical proudly partners with Marlboro to bring you exclusive performances, interviews and photos from this legendary Festival.

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    Isidore Cohen, Wu Han (1987)
    Isidore Cohen, Wu Han (1987)

    Isidore Cohen, Wu Han (1987)

    Peter Lloyd, David Soyer (1985)
    Peter Lloyd, David Soyer (1985)

    Peter Lloyd, David Soyer (1985)

    Pablo Casals, Alexander Schneider, Rudolf Serkin (1960s)
    Pablo Casals, Alexander Schneider, Rudolf Serkin (1960s)

    Pablo Casals, Alexander Schneider, Rudolf Serkin (1960s)

    Softball game on the Marlboro Campus (1950s)
    Softball game on the Marlboro Campus (1950s)

    Softball game on the Marlboro Campus (1950s)

    James Levine, Van Cliburn (1956)
    James Levine, Van Cliburn (1956)

    James Levine, Van Cliburn (1956)

    Bernald Goldberg, Louis Moyse, Luis Batlle (1963)
    Bernald Goldberg, Louis Moyse, Luis Batlle (1963)

    Bernald Goldberg, Louis Moyse, Luis Batlle (1963)

    Myron Bloom, Rudolf Serkin (1950s)
    Myron Bloom, Rudolf Serkin (1950s)

    Myron Bloom, Rudolf Serkin (1950s)

    Kalischers Studio - Serkin and dog: Rudolf Serkin (1960s)
    Kalischers Studio - Serkin and dog: Rudolf Serkin (1960s)

    Kalischers Studio - Serkin and dog: Rudolf Serkin (1960s)

    Renee Jolles, Felix Galimir (1990)
    Renee Jolles, Felix Galimir (1990)

    Renee Jolles, Felix Galimir (1990)

    Rudolf Serkin (1960s)
    Rudolf Serkin (1960s)

    Rudolf Serkin (1960s)

    Brian Chen, Samuel Rhodes (1999)
    Brian Chen, Samuel Rhodes (1999)

    Brian Chen, Samuel Rhodes (1999)

    Marcel Moyse conducting Beethoven Octet for Winds (1960)
    Marcel Moyse conducting Beethoven Octet for Winds (1960)

    Marcel Moyse conducting Beethoven Octet for Winds (1960)

    Wright Valente and Serkin: Harold Wright, Benita Valente, Rudolf Serkin (1960)
    Wright Valente and Serkin: Harold Wright, Benita Valente, Rudolf Serkin (1960)

    Wright Valente and Serkin: Harold Wright, Benita Valente, Rudolf Serkin (1960)

    Busch and Serkin: Rudolf Serkin, Herman Busch (1950s)
    Busch and Serkin: Rudolf Serkin, Herman Busch (1950s)

    Busch and Serkin: Rudolf Serkin, Herman Busch (1950s)

    Christine Chapman, Christopher Komer, Harold Wright, Ron Chen-Zion (1990)
    Christine Chapman, Christopher Komer, Harold Wright, Ron Chen-Zion (1990)

    Christine Chapman, Christopher Komer, Harold Wright, Ron Chen-Zion (1990)

    Catherine Cho in the Marlboro Dining Hall (1990s)
    Catherine Cho in the Marlboro Dining Hall (1990s)

    Catherine Cho in the Marlboro Dining Hall (1990s)

    Misha Amory, Bruno Canino (1991)
    Misha Amory, Bruno Canino (1991)

    Misha Amory, Bruno Canino (1991)

    Joshua Bell, Asako Urushihara, Richard Goode (1989)
    Joshua Bell, Asako Urushihara, Richard Goode (1989)

    Joshua Bell, Asako Urushihara, Richard Goode (1989)

    Blanche Moyse conducting (late 1950s)
    Blanche Moyse conducting (late 1950s)

    Blanche Moyse conducting (late 1950s)

    Paul Tortelier, Wilhelmina Smith (1989)
    Paul Tortelier, Wilhelmina Smith (1989)

    Paul Tortelier, Wilhelmina Smith (1989)

    Blanche Moyse, Rudolf Serkin, Herman Busch (1950s)
    Blanche Moyse, Rudolf Serkin, Herman Busch (1950s)

    Blanche Moyse, Rudolf Serkin, Herman Busch (1950s)

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    Richard Goode & Mitsuko Uchida
    Richard Goode & Mitsuko Uchida

    Richard Goode & Mitsuko Uchida

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    Isepp Polonsky Hinds

    Isepp Polonsky Hinds

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    Persons Auditorium at Night
    Persons Auditorium at Night

    Persons Auditorium at Night

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