Fisher Center at Bard

09/04/2026

NEW INTERVIEW 🎤 As Christian Räth’s new production of Meyerbeer’s Le prophète opens at Fisher Center at Bard, he talks to us about his approach to the work and to directing.

‘Pieces like Le prophète were hugely popular in their time, but they’ve disappeared into no-man’s-land. To bring them back, you have to find a point of view. For me, the most important thing at the start is always the question: what is important about this piece today? How can we create a relationship between today’s audience and a work that has been forgotten? What makes it relevant? You hope the music is great (which it is in this case) but the most crucial thing is to tell a story in a way that is both meaningful and entertaining.’

‘Some people still enjoy a good old-fashioned opera performance and there’s nothing wrong with that, but in general, directors, designers, performers, creatives – we’re all excited to present something that is new and (hopefully) thrilling to the public. I don’t think we have to push this, because it will happen when people have creative potential and all the talent, tools and skills to make a great performance. Sometimes things can be very simple and ‘homemade’ and still be touching, so I don’t think that it’s only a question of technology. It’s about thinking outside the box and trying your best.‘

Read the full interview: https://maestroarts.com/articles/a-point-of-view

09/04/2026

TŌN Fisher Center subscriptions are now on sale at ton.bard.edu/subscriptions. Season 12 at the Fisher Center at Bard features music by Gershwin, Beethoven, Brahms, Copland, Still, and more. Special events include “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark” in Concert, Saturday evenings with conductors JoAnn Falletta and Kellen Gray a return of TŌN’s collaboration with American Ballet Theatre Studio Company, and this month’s Gernsheim Festival.
Choose the four-concert Subscription Series and save 35%, with the option to add on more concerts at the same discount price. Or Create Your Own Series with three or more concerts and save 25% off the full ticket price.
Single-concert tickets go on sale this Friday, so grab your subscriptions now before seats disappear! ton.bard.edu/subscriptions/

08/28/2026

A look back at Bard SummerScape 2026 ✨ Swipe through to see some of our favorite moments from this year’s festival.

📸: Matt Dine, Maria Baranova, and Chris Kayden

08/28/2026

The US–China Music Institute at Bard College Conservatory announces the launch of the ninth annual China Now Music Festival, taking place in New York City, Kingston, and at Bard College from October 2–11, 2026 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America and the evolution of the American Dream.

08/11/2026

Hear The Orchestra Now horn players Lee Cyphers & Jack Sindall perform an excerpt from Mozart’s Laut verkünde unsre Freude (Masonic cantata), K623, featured on Program Seven of this year’s Bard Music Festival, Mozart and His World.

Explore the festival at bit.ly/bard-music-festival.

08/07/2026

Hear The Orchestra Now oboist Nathalie Graciela Vela perform an excerpt from Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-flat Major, K. 456, featured on Program Three of this year’s Bard Music Festival, Mozart and His World.

Explore the festival at bit.ly/bard-music-festival.

08/07/2026

Rediscover the exceptional music of 19th-century German composer Friedrich Gernsheim. The festival includes orchestra concerts at Fisher Center at Bard, plus free chamber concerts and a panel discussion at Bard College’s Olin Hall. Tickets & info at ton.bard.edu/gernsheim/

Once a leading figure of the European music scene, Gernsheim’s legacy was all but erased by the N**i regime in the 1930s due to his Jewish heritage, leaving his extensive body of work largely unheard today. TŌN seeks to restore his legacy through this multi-year project.

08/05/2026

08/05/2026

The 36th Bard Music Festival reveals new perspectives on Wolfgang Amadé Mozart, the most celebrated name in classical music.

Join us the next two weekends, August 7–9 and 13–16, for concerts, panels, and more exploring the music, life, and world of Mozart.

Explore the festival at bit.ly/bard-music-festival.