Tuesday, the Breckenridge Music Festival (BMF) Orchestra presents an intimate chamber concert, featuring the music of Brahms. The concert showcases guest pianist Robin Sutherland, violinist Nathan Olson and cellist James Holland.

This summer is Holland's 13th year with the BMF; he keeps returning because of the “high level of artistry in this festival,” he said.

“In both orchestral and chamber music, this group exceeds the sum of its parts, and the parts are truly exceptional,” Holland said. “I have to be at my absolute best to hang with Gerhardt and these musicians.”

Together, the musicians create a shared energy and sense of communication between one another and the audience, setting it apart.

“The creative energy, the in-the-moment spontaneity and the trust and shared vision between Gerhardt and the orchestra makes this especially true of our BMF concerts,” he said.

For Holland, Brahms penned the music he'd choose if he were stranded on a desert island.

“Practically every piece he wrote that survives is performed regularly, and deservedly,” Holland said. “His chamber music is especially spectacular, and (it) combines technical brilliance with profound depth of feeling. Performing his C-Major piano trio for the first time with phenomenal musicians like Robin Sutherland and Nathan Olson will be a highlight of my summer.”

Personal trivia

In order to garner a few fun facts about Holland, he humored the Summit Daily by answering some silly questions. Here are his responses:

What would you do if you weren't a musician? I don't really know. I've always been an avid reader and a history nut, so maybe I'd have been an author or historian.

Name two things on your bucket list: Almost every musician has certain pieces they want to perform before they croak. In my case, I want to play the Brahms “Double Concerto” with my wife Megan (who plays violin with the BMF) and the Shostakovich “Second Cello Concerto” with an orchestra (preferably more than once) before my time is up.

Using a list provided, with definitions (not printed here), which musical terms best represent your personality? Adagio, a tempo having slow movement (and) restful at ease; and Classical, spare and emotionally reserved, especially when compared to Romantic and Baroque music. My wife says I'm a Rondo, a musical form defined by repetition.