Castleton Festival
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The Castleton Festival, launched in the summer of 2009, has quickly become the centerpiece program of The Chateauville Foundation, established in 1997 by Lorin Maazel
and Dietlinde Turban-Maazel
. The Foundation's mission is to nurture young artists, foster collaborative artistic enterprise and create opportunities within the community for shared cultural experience. The Castleton Festival is located on Lorin Maazel's estate in Castleton, Virginia
.
An intimate and acoustically superb Theatre House, sitting on the foundations of what was once a large-scale chicken coop, serves as the focal point of the Foundation's year round activities. Its stage has welcomed world-renowned artists such as Mstislav Rostropovich, Jose Carreras, Emanuel Ax, and Itzhak Perlman, alongside rising classical music stars, and figures from world music, jazz, dance and theatre. The Foundation continues to present artists and ensembles of the highest caliber through a regular season of a dozen or more presentation each year.
In addition to its performance activities, the Foundation regularly welcomes students to its facilities and offers outreach opportunities and in-school activities within Rappahannock County. The Foundation is deeply rooted in the world of its community and has partnered regularly with area organizations to integrate the performing arts into the lives of under-served populations.
In recent years, the Foundation's work has focused most prominently on the growth of young artists; advanced students and emerging professionals on the cusp of major careers. Starting with the Castleton Residency, a program launched in 2006, such artists have come annually to Castleton Farms to live and work together intensively under the inspiring guidance of Maestro Maazel, producing a series of chamber opera productions in the intimate Theatre House.
The enormously successful program blossomed into the first Castleton Festival in 2009, creating expanded opportunities for the participants through the inclusion of symphonic concerts, master classes (most notably the Lorin Maazel Master Class for conductors with Rolex
as the Founding Partner), recitals and a range of formal and informal performances and training activities.
Lorin Maazel
Lorin Varencove Maazel is an American conductor, violinist and composer.- Early life :Maazel was born to Jewish-American parents in Neuilly-sur-Seine in France and brought up in the United States, primarily at his parents' home in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood. His father, Lincoln Maazel , was...
and Dietlinde Turban-Maazel
Dietlinde Turban
Dietlinde Turban is a German actress. Her brother is the violinist Ingolf Turban.Turban made her acting debut at age 19 at the Residenz Theater, Munich, as Gretchen in a production of Goethe's Faust. Her other stage roles have included Desdemona in Othello.Turban is married to the conductor...
. The Foundation's mission is to nurture young artists, foster collaborative artistic enterprise and create opportunities within the community for shared cultural experience. The Castleton Festival is located on Lorin Maazel's estate in Castleton, Virginia
Castleton, Virginia
Castleton is an unincorporated community in Rappahannock County in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located approximately midway between Washington and Culpeper. Maestro Lorin Maazel maintains a estate in Castleton, and has made it the focus of the Castleton Festival every summer.-Reference:*...
.
An intimate and acoustically superb Theatre House, sitting on the foundations of what was once a large-scale chicken coop, serves as the focal point of the Foundation's year round activities. Its stage has welcomed world-renowned artists such as Mstislav Rostropovich, Jose Carreras, Emanuel Ax, and Itzhak Perlman, alongside rising classical music stars, and figures from world music, jazz, dance and theatre. The Foundation continues to present artists and ensembles of the highest caliber through a regular season of a dozen or more presentation each year.
In addition to its performance activities, the Foundation regularly welcomes students to its facilities and offers outreach opportunities and in-school activities within Rappahannock County. The Foundation is deeply rooted in the world of its community and has partnered regularly with area organizations to integrate the performing arts into the lives of under-served populations.
In recent years, the Foundation's work has focused most prominently on the growth of young artists; advanced students and emerging professionals on the cusp of major careers. Starting with the Castleton Residency, a program launched in 2006, such artists have come annually to Castleton Farms to live and work together intensively under the inspiring guidance of Maestro Maazel, producing a series of chamber opera productions in the intimate Theatre House.
The enormously successful program blossomed into the first Castleton Festival in 2009, creating expanded opportunities for the participants through the inclusion of symphonic concerts, master classes (most notably the Lorin Maazel Master Class for conductors with Rolex
Rolex
Rolex SA is a Swiss watchmaking manufacturer of high-quality, luxury wristwatches. Rolex watches are popularly regarded as status symbols and BusinessWeek magazine ranks Rolex No.71 on its 2007 annual list of the 100 most valuable global brands...
as the Founding Partner), recitals and a range of formal and informal performances and training activities.