The Rhode Island Philharmonic and Violinist Phillippe Quint Present STRAVINSKY'S VIOLIN CONCERTO and TCHAIKOVSKY'S PATHETIQUE, 3/22

East Providence, RI ? Violinist PHILIPPE QUINT joins Music Director LARRY RACHLEFF and the RHODE ISLAND PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA for STRAVINSKY'S VIOLIN CONCERTO on Saturday March 22. The orchestra will also perform TCHAIKOVSKY'S SIXTH SYMPHONY, the passionate Pathétique. The rarely-heard suite from Udow's virtuoso percussion piece The Shattered Mirror (1999) begins the program. The concert takes place Saturday March 22 at 8:00pm at The Vets in Providence. The concert and Mr. Quint's appearance are sponsored by Robert and Lynn Manning. Mr. Quint's appearance is also sponsored by Barbara Dreyer. WPRO News Talk 630 is the media sponsor. Tickets (starting at $15) are available at riphil.org/tickets, by phone at 401.248.7000, and in person at the RIPO box office, 667 Waterman Ave., East Providence.

The AMICA RUSH HOUR performance, featuring a full performance of Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony and selections from the Stravinsky Violin Concerto, is Friday March 21 at 6:30pm.

LARRY RACHLEFF, music director, said: "Tchaikovsky's brooding, optimistic, and plungingly passionate Sixth Symphony, the Pathétique, is no less a warhorse than his colossal Fifth Symphony, which we performed last season. Beginning quietly in the darkness of the human soul, ending quietly in that same darkness, on the way Tchaikovsky offers us the light of his most famous tunes, his great feeling for waltz, and his lopsided march in 5/4 time." Rachleff continued: "Paired with the Pathétique, we have another Russian work, Igor Stravinsky's rarely heard Violin Concerto, with Philippe Quint returning after his fabulous performance of the Korngold concerto in 2010. Stravinsky's concerto was certainly influenced by his Hollywood times: angular, rhythmic, full of dance." Rachleff concluded: "We're excited to open the concert with an American work, Michael Udow's TheShattered Mirror Suite. This work is a fabulous amalgam - mixing the sounds of romantic opera and a gamelan orchestra, so full of timbres and noises, shocking at one moment and with great Javanese beauty the next. Happily, we are also recording The Shattered Mirror Suite."

Violinist PHILIPPE QUINT created a sensation in his 2010 debut with the Rhode Island Philharmonic. He is a multi-faceted artist whose wide range of interests has led to several Grammy nominations, performances with major orchestras throughout the world and a leading role in a major independent film, Downtown Express. In demand worldwide, recent appearances include performances with the orchestras of Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis, New Jersey, Minnesota, Bournemouth, Houston, China National, Orpheus, Berlin Komische Oper and Cape Town Philharmonic, among many others. He has given solo recitals and chamber music performances at the Mostly Mozart, Caramoor, Ravinia, Aspen, Lincoln Center, and Chautauqua festivals. After studying and performing as a child in Russia, he earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Juilliard. He is Founder and Artistic Director of the Chamber Music Series at Mexico Festival in Mexico City, as well as the Quint Quintet, a group dedicated to the music of Astor Piazzolla and Argentine tango.

The Philharmonic's season features eight Classical concerts on Saturday nights at The Vets. Four are preceded by Amica Rush Hour concerts on Friday, and four have Friday Open Rehearsals. The Amica Rush Hour Series offers an early start time - 6:30pm - on remaining Fridays March 21 and April 11. These shorter, informal, accessible concerts feature full performances of select repertoire from the Saturday Classical concerts. Open Rehearsals, including this season's final on Friday May 9 at 5:30pm, offer insight into the collaboration between the conductor, guest artists and orchestra musicians as they prepare for the upcoming classical concert. Subscriptions are on sale now. Please call the Philharmonic box office at 401.248.7000, or visitwww.riphil.org/tickets.

TICKETS AND DISCOUNTS

Tickets may be purchased 24/7 on the Philharmonic website: www.riphil.org/tickets. Tickets may also be purchased at the Philharmonic box office at 667 Waterman Avenue, East Providence, by phone (401.248.7000) or in-person Monday?Friday 9am?4:30pm. On Open Rehearsal and Amica Rush Hour Fridays, ticket sales are also available at The Vets box office, from 2:00pm and 2:30pm respectively until showtime. On Saturdayconcert days, tickets are available onsite at The Vets box office from 3:30pm until showtime, or by calling401.248.7000.

Ticket prices start at $15 for adults, with discounts in selected areas of the hall for full?time students and groups. Rush Hour concert tickets range from $15 to $50. Additional facilities and handling fees apply. Tickets for Open Dress Rehearsals are $15, inclusive of fees. There is free parking for all Philharmonic concerts at designated lots along Smith Street. For Saturday evening concerts, the Philharmonic provides a free shuttle service to and from the parking lots before and after the concerts.