The Bravo! Vail Music Festival in Colorado was founded in 1987 by executive director John Giovando and founding artistic director Ida Kavafian. The next Artistic Director will succeed pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, who has led Bravo! Vail for the past 13 years

Now, the Festival is seeking its next artistic director to lead the organization into the future, creating high-quality and varied programs to promote the Festival’s mission, vision, and values.

If successful, the candidate will become the Festival’s fourth artistic director in its history and have the chance to guide the series to new heights of artistic achievement and international renown.

For six weeks of the year, the Bravo! Vail Music Festival brings world-renowned musicians to venues throughout the Vail and Eagle River Valley region. This year, Bravo! Vail marked its 38th season with more than 80 concerts — over half of which were presented for free.

The artistic director will collaborate closely with Bravo! Vail’s president and CEO and artistic administrator, and maintain a close partnership with the Chair of the Board of Trustees.

To apply or to nominate a candidate for the position, click here. The deadline for applications is October 15, 2025.

Over nearly four decades, Bravo! Vail has hosted the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Dallas Symphony, Academy of St Martin in Fields, Chamber Orchestra Vienna – Berlin, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Mexico City’s Sinfónica de Minería, and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. The Festival’s previous artistic directors have included violinist/violist Ida Kavafian and flutist Eugenia Zukerman.