A unique, ten-day music festival experience focusing on both solo and chamber music training

Offering a beautiful escape into the mountains and an intensive summer music program all in one package, Hunter International Music Festival is a unique, ten-day music festival experience focusing on both solo and chamber music training. Our mission is to offer young talents from all over the world with an equal opportunity to study with our world-class artists, and to provide audiences with classical music performed to the highest artistic standard.

Group of students with mountains in background

Our faculty is a group of internationally acclaimed artists and pedagogues who focus on the development of every young musician at the festival. All members of the faculty and staff live on campus, sharing meals and their free time with the students, which creates a unique community atmosphere bonded through music-making and learning.

Musicians in Doctorow Center

The Hunter International Music Festival (HIMF) enhances the cultural life of northern New York by bringing internationally recognized artists to Hunter, NY and presents a wide range of classical and contemporary music.

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Upcoming Performances

Free Concerts

Faculty Recital

Saturday, August 2nd, 2025 7:00 pm
Heqing Huang Piano Recital: “Sonata, but Beyond Sonata”

Location: Doctorow Center for the Arts Evelyn Weisberg Concert Hall

Black and white headshot of pianist Heqing Huang
Music Salons & Free Student Concerts

Monday, August 4th, 2025 7:00 pm
Music Salon @ HIMF

Location: Red Barn Recital Hall

Tuesday, August 5th, 2025 7:00 pm
Hunter International Music Festival Young Artists Concert Series #1

Location: Doctorow Center for the Arts Evelyn Weisberg Concert Hall

Wednesday, August 6th, 2025 7:00 pm
Hunter International Music Festival Young Artists Concert Series #2

Location: Doctorow Center for the Arts Evelyn Weisberg Concert Hall

Friday, August 8th, 2025, 2:30 pm
Hunter International Music Festival Student Chamber Music Concert

Location: Doctorow Center for the Arts Evelyn Weisberg Concert Hall

Concert in barn
Get involved

Your ongoing support is important and helps us continue to bring the arts to our Mountaintop community. We hope that you will include the Catskill Mountain Foundation in your end-of-year giving.