News & Media
Trustee News
September 19, 2022
New Officers The Festival is pleased to announce our new slate of officers: Lorna Flynn, Chair Susan Chadima, Vice Chair Charles Johnson, Treasurer Doug Collins, Secretary We also thank our previous officers, Elliot Rosen (6 years as chair), Robert Briselli, and Kent Mitchell, for their dedicated service. Elliot, Bob, and Kent remain members of the boa ...
Concert Reviews in The Strad
September 14, 2022
Bruce Hodges and Leah Hollingsworth, reviewers for The Strad magazine, tuned in to four Festival events during our 2022 season. They praise our faculty for their "remarkable," "compelling," "magnificent," and "impressive" performances. Check out the October 2022 issue of The Strad, or read the reviews online below. Concert Review: Bowdoin International M ...
Season Memories — Photo Slideshow
August 12, 2022
We are grateful for this past season shared with you, filled with transformative musical moments and wonderful connections among our supportive community. This summer will stand out in our hearts and minds as the time when audiences and artists reunited for the irreplaceable experience of in-person music-making.We hope you enjoy this slideshow of memories fr ...
Times Record: Classical Musicians Host Farewell Concert
August 3, 2022
After two years out of the spotlight, the Bowdoin International Music Festival will cap its successful summer Friday evening with a final concert that will bring some of the finest classical musicians in the world to a Brunswick audience.
Violin Channel Interview with David & Phillip Ying
July 28, 2022
The Violin Channel had the pleasure of speaking to Bowdoin International Music Festival's Artistic Directors David Ying and Phillip Ying to learn more about this year's edition.
Press Herald: Festival Showcases Modern Works
July 11, 2022
The Bowdoin International Music Festival has long included the Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music for those with a taste for hearing some of the best composed music created in recent times. For this special year of returning to in-person concerts, the Bowdoin/Gamper folks secured a visit from Music from Copland House, the resident ensemble at Aaron Copla ...
Press Herald: Promising Young Musicians
June 20, 2022
For the first time in three years, the six-week long Bowdoin International Music Festival will welcome live, in-person audiences. “I think everybody is ecstatic,” said David Ying, who serves as co-artistic director of the festival with his brother, Phillip. “Classical music, and chamber music especially, it’s so personal and so based on human-to-h ...
Celebrate the New Year with Music
December 31, 2021
From everyone at the Festival, we wish you all the best in 2022. And we hope you enjoy five new additions to our YouTube Channel.FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809–1847)String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80Nelson Lee, Meg Freivogel, violin • Liz Freivogel, viola • Daniel McDonough, celloPOLINA NAZAYKINSKAYA (b. 1987)A Glimpse of HopeAngie Zhang,* pianoANDREIA P ...
Applications for 2022 Music Institute Open!
November 2, 2021
Applications are now open for the Bowdoin International Music Festival's summer Music Institute, which will be in session June 25 – August 6, 2022. Each year, the Festival welcomes more than 250 students to Brunswick, Maine from around the globe to participate in an intensive exploration of chamber and solo music with 80 faculty and guest artists hailing f ...
An Unforgettable Summer — Photo Slideshow
August 14, 2021
Dear Friends, Our 2021 Festival has been an unforgettable summer season. Making music together is one of the most powerful ways that we celebrate our shared humanity, and being able to do so once again energized us all. For nearly every member of our community, this was the first in-person musical experience in 15 months. One of our artist faculty mem ...