Reviews & Features
Enjoy a selection of recent reviews, in-depth profiles, and archival features on Marlboro that have appeared in local, national, and international publications, including the New York Times, Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, and more.
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At the Marlboro School of Music & Festival, Practice Makes Perfect
Learn More: At the Marlboro School of Music & Festival, Practice Makes Perfect“Reading about Marlboro, listening to recordings made here and even attending concerts by its musicians elsewhere reveal only so much about how this sylvan retreat actually functions. Visiting the place… is really the only way to appreciate its singular qualities.” —David Mermelstein, The Wall Street Journal (2025)
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Revered Marlboro tradition begins for another generation
Learn More: Revered Marlboro tradition begins for another generation“Sunday’s concert was emblematic of what the festival is all about. Three expert performances showcased the next generation of some of the world’s best chamber music players.” —Jim Lowe, Times-Argus (2025)
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Musicians from Marlboro – Fall 2024 Review
Learn More: Musicians from Marlboro – Fall 2024 Review“One often hears musicians in total coordination, the elements of a piece coming together with satisfaction in a way that highlights the mechanics of the composition. But it is a far greater thing, and much rarer, to hear musicians who have so completely incorporated the music that it sounds like independent voices speaking with each…
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On Potash Hill, a place for shared musical discovery
Learn More: On Potash Hill, a place for shared musical discovery“Marlboro Music once again welcomes veteran and emerging artists to teach, to learn, and to rehearse in depth, guided by a central ethos of shared purpose and discovery.” —Annie Landenberger, The Commons (2024)
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Marlboro delivers excellence in the diverse and the traditional
Learn More: Marlboro delivers excellence in the diverse and the traditional“Sunday’s performance exuberantly expressed the joy of the players—as well as their audience—to be making music in Vermont’s music mecca.” —Jim Lowe, Times-Argus (2024)
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A galaxy of rising chamber stars orbits around Uchida at Marlboro
Learn More: A galaxy of rising chamber stars orbits around Uchida at Marlboro“Like the listeners, the cream of the world’s crop of young musicians flock to Marlboro… Listeners come from great distances, knowing the sort of concert they will hear, but without the details.” —Charles Downey, Classical Review (2024)
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Musicians from Marlboro – Winter 2024 Review
Learn More: Musicians from Marlboro – Winter 2024 Review“Sunday evening’s selections of Coleridge-Taylor, Dvořák, Webern, and Schoenberg at New England Conservatory’s Williams Hall continued the revered organization’s mission with a vibrancy a loyal enthusiast has come to expect.” —David Patterson, Boston Musical Intelligencer
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Musicians from Marlboro – Winter 2023 Review
Learn More: Musicians from Marlboro – Winter 2023 Review“A phrase from the first Blake song could apply to the entire concert: ‘Sweet joy befall thee’. —Bruce Hodges, The Strad
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Musicians from Marlboro – Fall 2023 Review
Learn More: Musicians from Marlboro – Fall 2023 Review“The evening began with Haydn’s Quartet in G major, Op. 77, No. 1, and it would be hard to imagine a foursome – Maria Ioudenitch, Claire Bourg, Hayang Park, and Christoph Richter – having more fun,” writes Bruce Hodges in his review for The Strad of the fall 2023 Musicians from Marlboro performance in Philadelphia.