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The 2026 Sarasota Music Festival opens with passion, brilliance, and youthful energy. Experience Beethoven’s witty, elegant Septet —a piece so well-loved that Beethoven declared it “too popular”—alongside Mendelssohn’s astonishing Octet, written when he was just 16. Accompanying these Romantic-era landmarks are 20th-century gems by visionary American artists. Arranged by Joshua Ranz, Florence Price’s luminous Adoration offers a moment of tender reflection. Lyrical and dramatic, Amy Beach’s Piano Quintet showcases the unique voice of a trailblazing composer.
