Kravis Center Sets Regional Arts Concert Series for 2015-16
By: Tyler Peterson Feb. 20, 2015
The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts has announced the 2015/2016 Regional Arts MUSIC "At Eight" and MUSIC "At Two" Concert Series, featuring an incredible roster of world-class orchestras and performing artists. The series is sponsored by Leonard and Sophie Davis, and subscriptions go on sale to the general public beginning at 10 am on Friday, March 27.
"The 2015/2016 season assembles an incredible line-up of some of the most impressive Symphony Orchestras in the world, from Jerusalem, Munich and Toronto; as well as the Philadelphia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, New World Symphony, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Russian National Orchestra, plus the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. The two individual recitalists during the coming season will be violinist Itzhak Perlman and pianist Haochen Zhang," said Lee Bell, Senior Director of Programming at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.
All Regional Arts Series concerts will be held in the Kravis Center's Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall. In addition, Regional Arts concerts will feature a Beyond the Stage lecture by Sharon McDaniel at 6:45 pm for MUSIC "At Eight" concerts and 12:45 p.m. for MUSIC "At Two." The Regional Arts Programming Associate and a long-time classical music journalist, McDaniel will provide background information about the concert and discuss elements of interest to all audience members, from music novices to experts.
Regional Arts Concert Series 2015/2016
November 21, 2015 at 8 pm (Saturday)
MUNICH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Philippe Entremont, Conductor
Pepe Romero, Guitar
The Romeros, Guitar Quartet
+ Bizet/Carmen Suites Nos. 1 and 2
+ Rodrigo/Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar
+ Rodrigo/Concierto Andaluz for Four Guitars
+ Massenet/Le Cid: Ballet Suite
November 22, 2015 at 2 pm (Sunday)
MUNICH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Philippe Entremont, Conductor
Pepe Romero, Guitar
The Romeros, Guitar Quartet
+ Weber/Overture to Oberon
+ Castelnuovo-Tedesco/Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 99
+ Mendelssohn/Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90 ("Italian")
December 16, 2015 at 8 pm (Wednesday)
ITZHAK PERLMAN, VIOLIN
Program to be announced.
January 3, 2016 at 8 pm (Sunday)
TORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Peter Oundjian, Conductor
Jan Lisiecki, Piano
Jonathan Crow, Violin
+ John Estacio/Wonderous Light
+ Beethoven/Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58
+ Rimsky-Korsakov/Scheherazade, Op. 35
January 4, 2016 at 2 pm (Monday)
TORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Peter Oundjian, Conductor
Jan Lisiecki, Piano
+ Tchaikovsky/Eugene Onegin: Polonaise
+ Chopin/Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
+ Tchaikovsky/Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 ("Pathétique")
January 11, 2016 at 8 pm (Monday)
NEW WORLD SYMPHONY
Cristian M?celaru, Conductor
Arnaud Sussmann, Violin
+ Tchaikovsky/Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
+ Beethoven/Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 ("Pastoral")
January 25, 2016 at 8 pm (Monday)
ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Khatia Buniatishvili, Piano
+ Haydn/Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Hob.I/1
+ Mozart/Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
+ Arensky/Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a
+ Rachmaninoff/Suite No. 2 for two pianos, Op. 17 (arr. Chihara)
January 26, 2016 at 2 pm (Tuesday)
CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
Franz Welser-Möst, Conductor
+ Prokofiev/Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25 ("Classical")
Additional works to be announced.
February 7, 2016 at 2 pm (Sunday)
BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
JoAnn Falletta, Conductor
Chloë Hanslip, Violin
+ Tchaikovsky/Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
+ Brahms/Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73
February 23, 2016 at 8 pm (Tuesday)
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA
Stéphane Denève, Conductor
James Ehnes, Violin
+ Prokofiev/Romeo and Juliet: Montagues and Capulets
+ Sibelius/Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
+ Dvo?ák/Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88
February 24, 2016 at 2 pm (Wednesday)
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA
Stéphane Denève, Conductor
+ Berlioz/Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict, H. 138
+ Mendelssohn/A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 (Excerpts)
+ Prokofiev/Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts)
February 28, 2016 at 8 pm (Sunday)
JERUSALEM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Dmitry Yablonsky, Conductor
Danielle Akta, Cello
+ Alexander Tchaikovsky/The Khojaly Requiem (2012)
+ Saint-Saëns/Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
+ Rachmaninoff/Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
March 7, 2018 at 8 pm (Monday)
RUSSIAN NATIONAL ORCHESTRA
Kirill Karabits, Conductor
Stefan Jackiw, Violin
+ Borodin/In the Steppes of Central Asia
+ Prokofiev/Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
+ Stravinsky/The Firebird
March 28, 2016 at 2 pm (Monday)
CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER
Wu Han, Piano
Benjamin Beilman, Violin
Kristin Lee, Violin
Sean Lee, Violin
Richard O'Neill, Viola
Nicholas Canellakis, Cello
+ Mozart/Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat, K. 493
+ Schubert/Rondo in A Major for violin and string quartet, D. 438
+ Mendelssohn/Double Concerto in D minor for violin, piano, and strings
April 4, 2016 at 8 pm (Monday)
HAOCHEN ZHANG, PIANO
+ Schubert/Impromptu in F minor, D. 935 (Op. 142, No. 4)
+ Schubert/Sonata No. 21 in B-flat Major, D. 960
+ Chopin/Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35
+ Prokofiev/Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major, Op. 83
Subscriptions:
The Kravis Center's Regional Arts Concert Series is currently in its subscription renewal period. Subscription tickets for the 2015/2016 season start as low as $114 for the six-concert 2 pm series and $171 for the nine-concert 8 pm series.
Subscriptions will soon be available to donors. For more information about becoming a Kravis Center donor, log on to kravis.org/membership, or call (561) 651-4320.
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