2025 Summer Festival – August 2-13
Thank you to everyone who helped to make the 2025 Summer Festival a success! We greatly appreciate the support of our community, donors, board, volunteers, musicians and staff.
Sunriver Music Festival fills Central Oregon with music! In August 2025, Artistic Director & Conductor Brett Mitchell will lead world-class orchestra musicians and acclaimed soloists in a remarkable 48th season.
The Summer Festival opens August 2 at the iconic Tower Theatre in downtown Bend and closes August 13 at Sunriver Resort’s historic Great Hall. Four classical concerts, one pops concert, a brilliant solo piano recital and a Family Concert will be presented. Featured artists include pianist Stewart Goodyear, cellist Mark Kosower, Festival concertmaster/violinist Yi Zhao and Vitaly Starikov, 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Silver Medalist.
Many orchestra rehearsals are free and open to the public. | view open rehearsal schedule
Cascade A&E interview of Brett Mitchell about the 2025 summer season
Oregon ArtsWatch feature article — Falling in love with music: A conversation with Sunriver Music Festival artistic director and conductor Brett Mitchell
Oregon ArtsWatch review — Participating in the ritual: Central Oregon’s Sunriver Music Festival
“The Sunriver Music Festival, in its 48th year, feels like the gift that just keeps on giving. Here’s to 48 more.”
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“I’m thrilled to share with you a season of orchestral music that celebrates 150 years of French musical life, composers from Leipzig, Germany, and iconic music related to Vienna, Austria, including Beethoven’s epic 5th Symphony, which was premiered in Vienna in 1808.
Other highlights include the appearance of a 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition medalist, a tribute to legendary scores from Broadway and film, and a fun family concert!”
~Brett Mitchell, Artistic Director & Conductor
2025 Summer Festival Concert Schedule
led by Artistic Director & Conductor Brett Mitchell
Opening Night Classical Concert:
A FRENCH SOIRÉE
Saturday, August 2 – 7:30 PM
Tower Theatre, Bend
Festival Orchestra
Brett Mitchell, conductor
Stewart Goodyear, piano
DUKAS Fanfare from La Péri
RAVEL Piano Concerto in G Major
FAURÉ Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande
BIZET Selections from Carmen
Pops Concert:
A TRIBUTE TO BROADWAY & FILM MUSIC
Sunday, August 3 – 7:30 PM
Tower Theatre, Bend
Festival Orchestra
Brett Mitchell, conductor
Enjoy the Festival Orchestra in a lively tribute celebrating musical anniversaries from Broadway and Film. Highlights include music from Carousel, A Chorus Line, Chicago, The Sound of Music, Jaws, Out of Africa and greatest hits from composer Leroy Anderson.
Classical Concert II:
THE CLASSICAL TRADITION
Thursday, August 7 – 7:30 PM
Tower Theatre, Bend
Festival Orchestra
Brett Mitchell, conductor
Mark Kosower, cello
WILLIAM BOLCOM Commedia for (Almost) 18th-Century Orchestra
TCHAIKOVSKY Variations on a Rococo Theme
MOZART Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
STRAVINSKY Danses Concertantes
Family Concert
Friday, August 8 – 3 PM
Benham Hall at SHARC, Sunriver
Festival Orchestra
Brett Mitchell, conductor
This matinee presents orchestral music in a fun, informal setting. Bring the family and enjoy a one-hour concert featuring a virtuosic Young Artists Scholarship recipient with the Festival Orchestra. Various sections of the orchestra are introduced for young ears to enjoy, featuring Les Toreadors from Carmen, Leroy Anderson’s Bugler’s Holiday and more. An instrument petting zoo is held before the concert.
Classical Concert III:
THE LEIPZIG CONNECTION
Monday, August 11 – 7:30 PM
Sunriver Resort Great Hall
Festival Orchestra
Brett Mitchell, conductor
Yi Zhao, violin
SCHUMANN Manfred Overture
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto
J.S. BACH Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
(arr. Luke Styles)
J.S. BACH Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major
Solo Piano Concert with Vitaly Starikov
Tuesday, August 12 – 7:30 PM
Sunriver Resort Great Hall
The picturesque Great Hall sets the scene for a solo piano concert by Vitaly Starikov, 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Silver Medalist. Program details TBA.
Wednesday, August 13 – 7:30 PM
Sunriver Resort Great Hall
Festival Orchestra
Brett Mitchell, conductor
Vitaly Starikov, piano (2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Silver Medalist)
HAYDN Symphony No. 96, “Miracle“
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5
This event is SOLD OUT. Please email tickets@sunrivermusic.org to be added to the waitlist.
Young Listeners’ Guild – Free Concert Tickets
Thanks to the designated Young Listeners’ Guild (YLG) fund, a limited amount of free tickets are offered to ages 17 and under with the purchase of a regular-priced concert ticket. This applies to all concerts, all sections, and is a wonderful gift to the future of music!
Would you like to donate to this vital fund? Click here to donate now and simply specify “YLG” in the comments and we’ll make sure your donation funds free tickets for kids.
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