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ALEXANDRIA FESTIVAL OF THE LAKES

ALEXANDRIA FESTIVAL OF THE LAKES ALEXANDRIA FESTIVAL OF THE LAKES ALEXANDRIA FESTIVAL OF THE LAKES

AUGUST 6 - 22, 2026 32nd season

AUGUST 6 - 22, 2026 32nd season AUGUST 6 - 22, 2026 32nd season

2026 CONCERTS

THU AUG 6, 7PM, FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH

OPENING NIGHT 


  • Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 5 in D major Op. 102 No. 2 for Piano and Cello
  • Franz Schubert: Fantasie in C major for Violin and Piano, D. 934


INTERMISSION


  • Antonín Dvořák: Piano Trio in E minor, Op. 90 “Dumky” 


Stephanie Arado, violin

Kirsten Whitson, cello

Mary Jo Gothmann, piano

SAT AUG 8, 7PM, FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH

FESTIVAL CONCERT #2


  • Johannes Brahms: Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78 for Piano and Violin
  • Ludwig van Beethoven: String Trio in D major, Op. 9 No. 2


INTERMISSION


  • Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57 


Colin McGuire, violin

Heidi Amundson, violin

David Auerbach, viola

Eric Graf, cello

Gail Olszewski, piano

Kate Bae, piano

WED AUG 12, 7PM, FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH

FESTIVAL CONCERT #3


  • Nadia Boulanger: 3 Pieces for Cello and Piano
  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Two Sonatas, for keyboard

                    Sonata in A Major, Wq 65:37

                    Sonata in G Minor, Wq 65:17

  • Edvard Grieg: Sonata No. 3 in C minor Op. 45 for Piano and Violin


INTERMISSION


  • Joaquín Turina: Piano Trio in F minor


Heidi Amundson, violin

Sarah Lewis, cello

Gail Olszewski, piano

Kate Bae, piano

Sonja Thompson, piano

SAT AUG 15, 7PM, FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH

FESTIVAL CONCERT #4


  • Felix Mendelssohn: Konzertstück in F minor, Op. 113 
  • Umberto Bertoni: Concerto in F
  • Béla Kovács: Sholem-alekhem, Rov Feidman!


INTERMISSION


  • Jindřich Feld: Trio Giocoso
  • Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11 


Jennifer Gerth, clarinet

J. Christopher Marshall, bassoon

Sonja Thompson, piano

Kate Bae, piano

SAT AUG 22, 7PM, FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH

FESTIVAL FINALE


  • Louise Farrenc: Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 30
  • Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata No. 1 in D minor Op. 75 for Piano and Violin 


INTERMISSION


  • George Onslow: String Quintet in C Major, Op. 44


Eric Olson, violin

Helen Chang Haertzen, violin

Anne Ainomäe, viola

Eric Graf, cello

Clint Sevcik, contrabass

Gail Olszewski, piano

Kate Bae, piano

ALEXANDRIA FESTIVAL OF THE LAKES


PO Box 863, Alexandria, Minnesota 56308, United States 

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