[{"selector":"#anim-5e2c344d-8d35-4fde-9960-3bab8512d7f4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7acf213f-4953-46f9-86cc-7ec78c73af8a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.32836%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Top ten summer 2023 Aspen Music Festival encores

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[{"selector":"#anim-c9dd7483-948b-49b6-b86c-f80f54161c08","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5fd4ad4b-e5e8-492d-8e46-481ae993ee45","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cc81f255-e504-4c65-9548-01d323fc79b7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 188.39873%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":400,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Gidon Kremer (violin) and Martha Argerich (piano) - Brahms' "Hungarian Dance No. 5". This playful encore was a delight to watch, with Kremer and Argerich's effortless virtuosity and their obvious joy in playing together.

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[{"selector":"#anim-ce182750-e996-49e6-95eb-7f9950eb0b6c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7727d94b-5a46-44dd-982a-119ab56c807b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8baad1df-f7f5-4cfe-884c-49092495b184","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 165.54853%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":400,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Brentano String Quartet - Beethoven's "Serioso " Quartet, Op. 95. This rarely-performed quartet was a fitting encore for the Aspen Music Festival's final concert, a challenging and rewarding work that showcased the quartet's artistry.