Violinist Midori Performs with the Atlanta Symphony Tonight

One of today's greatest violinists, Midori, will join the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) with Music Director Robert Spano to perform works by Mendelssohn, Schumann and Wagner tonight, February 19, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. at Atlanta Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center.

Since her debut at the age of 11 with the New York Philharmonic, Midori has established a record of achievement which sets her apart as a master musician and innovator. Midori has never shied away from challenging pieces like Schumann's Violin Concerto. The evening's program will also include Mendelssohn's light-hearted Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream, Wagner's Prelude and "Good Friday Spell" from Parsifal and the Prelude to Act One of Die Meistersinger.

Midori is also a champion of the developmental potential of children. In 1992 she founded Midori & Friends, a non-profit organization in New York which brings music education programs to thousands of underserved children each year. Two other organizations, Music Sharing, based in Japan, and Partners in Performance, based in the U.S., also bring music closer to the lives of people who may not otherwise have involvement with the arts.

Tickets are $29-$104. Additional details are available at aso.org.

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