CSO Violinist Alicia Hui Set for Columbus Symphony Youth Orchestra Concert, 10/6

The 2013-14 Columbus Symphony Youth Orchestra (CSYO), comprised of 97 students from 20 Ohio school districts, will showcase CSO violinist Alicia Hui in its concert at the Capitol Theatre on Sunday, October 6. Currently principal second violin for the Columbus Symphony, Hui will perform Scottish Fantasy by Max Bruch. CSO Associate Conductor Peter Stafford Wilson will conduct the program which also includes Beethoven's Overture to Creatures of Prometheus and Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.

This Columbus Symphony Youth Orchestra concert will be performed at the Capitol Theatre (77 S. High St.) on Sunday, October 6, at 3pm. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens. All tickets are general admission and can be purchased at the door only.

Alicia Hui began her musical studies at the age of four and her orchestral debut at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore at age nine. Since then, she has soloed with numerous orchestras including the Arlington Symphony, Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra, the Edmonton Symphony, the Firelands Symphony Orchestra, the National Repertory Orchestra, the Zurich Symphony Orchestra, and the Latvian Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra.

Hui was accepted into the Curtis Institute of Music of Philadelphia at age 11 where she studied with Victor Danchenko and received her bachelor's degree at 16. She received her master's degree, artist diploma, and professional studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music under the tutelage of David Cerone, Paul Kantor, and William Preucil. Hui is currently the Principal Second Violin of Columbus Symphony. She was guest concertmaster with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra for the 2011 season. She previously served as assistant concertmaster of the Akron Symphony Orchestra and the Firelands Symphony Orchestra, and was Principal Second Violin of the Canton Symphony Orchestra.

Hui has performed at the Ishikawa Musical festival in Japan, Soesterberg Music Festival in Amsterdam, and the Keshet Eilon Master Course in Israel. In addition, she was awarded fellowships at the Perlman Music Festival, the National Repertory Orchestra, the Aspen Music Festival, the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival, the Banff Chamber Music Festival, and the Bowdoin Music Festival.

Peter Stafford Wilson began his career with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra in 1990, having been appointed assistant conductor and promoted to associate conductor in 1995. He has led the Orchestra in subscription concerts, festivals at the Southern Theatre, Pops events, and many education, outreach, and tour activities. Wilson has led the Columbus Symphony Youth Orchestra to exciting new heights, including the China tour of June 2005 and European tours in 1998 and 1999.

In addition to the CSYO, Wilson also leads the Columbus All-City Orchestra and the Youth Orchestra Summer Pops. The Youth Orchestra has also appeared at national conferences of service organizations for symphonic and music education industries and participated in the Banff International Orchestra Festival. The Youth Orchestra regularly records in conjunction with the Recording Degree Program at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Wilson's work with young musicians has taken him around the globe including a summer music camp held by the local government in Hong Kong.

In addition to his duties with the Columbus Symphony, Wilson leads the Westerville Symphony, a community organization based at OtterbeinUniversity, and serves as Music Director and Conductor of the Springfield Symphony. Also, he has recently assumed the position of Principal Conductor of the Tulsa Ballet where he will conduct three major productions.

Born in Greensboro, North Carolina, he studied with Thomas Shippers at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He became a leading proponent of contemporary music and collaborated with Composer-in-Residence Lukas Foss on several performances at CCM. Wilson also studied at the Aspen Music School, the Academia Santa Cellia in Rome, the Goldovsky Opera Institute and the Eastern Music Festival. He has appeared with orchestras in Dallas, Detroit, Indianapolis, Charlotte and Phoenix. He has also led concerts with the Chautauqua Symphony, the Kansas City Philharmonic and in 1993 led the Independence Day Concert with Peter Nero's Philly Pops Orchestra inPhiladelphia.

Sponsored by the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, the organization emphasizes the performance of standard orchestral literature with special emphasis on American music under the leadership of a professional conductor with regular advice from coaches from the Columbus Symphony. Weekly rehearsals during the school year are carried out under professional standards, and the members are expected to take private lessons and maintain leadership responsibilities in their school ensembles.

The orchestra performs an extensive series of concerts including three subscription programs at its home, the Capitol Theatre at the VernRiffe Center in downtown Columbus. In 1998, the orchestra was one of six chosen worldwide to appear at the 1998 Banff International Youth Orchestra Festival in Banff, Alberta, Canada. During the summer of 1999, it made its first European tour, performing highly acclaimed concerts in Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic. Returning to Dresden, Germany, in 2000, the orchestra developed an exchange relationship with the Heinrich Schultz Konservatorium, a community music school that boasts 8,000 students. In 2005, the Orchestra embarked on an extensive 15-day tour of the Peoples Republic of China and Hong Kong, performing in five different cities, including a concert atop the Great Wall of China.

The Orchestra has appeared at regional conferences of the Ohio Music Educators Association, and the national conferences of the Music Educators National Conference and the American Symphony Orchestra League. In 1998, the Orchestra released its first CD recording featuring Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5. Artists appearing with the Orchestra in recent seasons have included Dave Brubeck, Andrew Carlson, Gregory Fulkerson, Christopher Durrenberger, David Thomas, Andreas Henkel, Marilyn Nims, Stephen Secan, Charles Wetherbee, Eugenia Zuckerman, Caroline Hong, and Linda Nolan.

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