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STORY BY BENJAMIN LERNER • PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY TANGLEWOOD & MMF
Longtime collaborators Emanuel Ax and Yo-Yo Ma
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Countless renowned musicians , like Emanuel Ax and Philip Setzer , got their start at Vermont ’ s preeminent classical music festivals .
Marlboro Music Festival was founded in 1951 by eminent pianist Rudolf Serkin and the Busch and Moyse families . Originally conceived as a musical retreat where professional musicians could collaborate with the next generation of talented young chamber music artists , it quickly became a nurturing cradle for artistic collaboration . Marlboro has hosted exquisite performances from a veritable cornucopia of classical music legends over the past 73 years . Among these musicians , lauded pianist Emanuel Ax and gifted violinist Philip Setzer ’ s artistic paths were deeply influenced by their early experiences in the Green Mountain State . While in Vermont , Ax and Setzer found artistic inspiration and ample collaborative opportunities . The connections they formed here deeply influenced their artistic journeys , and they still remain active in the region ’ s classical music community today through their involvement with renowned festivals throughout Vermont and the Berkshires .
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