Holst’s The Planets
From publicly posted calendar Checked Jun 9, 2026
About this event
One of 12 upcoming events at Colorado Chautauqua.
Door time: 7:00 PM
Show time: 7:30 PM
Music Director Peter Oundjian helms one of music’s grandest spectacles: Holst’s The Planets. From the hammering “Mars, the Bringer of War” to the ethereal “Neptune, the Mystic,” this seven-planet suite lures the heavens into Chautauqua Auditorium. Electrifying pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii performs Rachmaninoff’s dreamy Second Piano Concerto. This monumental program begins with the world premiere by Leigha Amick, a composer who aims “to spark intellectual curiosity and express human experience.”
Artists
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Nobuyuki Tsjii, piano
Leigha Amick, composer
Program
Leigha Amick, Co-commission with Music in the Mountains and National Repertory Orchestra (world premiere)
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2
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Gustav Holst, The Planets
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