Las Vegas Philharmonic Presents Final Concert, CABRERA CONDUCTS BRUCKNER, 5/27

The Las Vegas Philharmonic presents its final concert of the 2016 - 2017 concert season, Cabrera Conducts Bruckner on Saturday, May 27th at 7:30 p.m. in Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center. Music Director Donato Cabrera will host a pre-concert conversation at 6:30 p.m. for patrons to learn more about the history and meaning behind the music in the evening's program.

The concert begins with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Overture to Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K620, based on the two-act German opera about a prince who is sent by the queen to rescue her daughter from captivity under a high priest. The opera incorporates Masonic symbolism, an order which Mozart and the librettist Emanuel Schikaneder supported at the time. The overture opens with three-chords and continues to utilize this symbolic number in various aspects of the story and music. The overture is colorful and dynamic, setting the stage for this whimsical opera.

Next, the orchestra performs Richard Strauss's Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra featuring guest oboist, Liam Boisset. Strauss composed the piece after meeting American World War II soldier and principal oboe for the Pittsburgh Symphony, John de Lancie. The concerto is one of the most challenging in oboe repertoire. Boisset is a student at The Juilliard School in New York and performs regularly with the Juilliard Orchestra, having worked under the direction of conductors such as Alan Gilbert, Fabio Luisi, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Nicholas McGegan.

Prior to Juilliard, Boisset studied with San Francisco Symphony principal oboist, William Bennett and performed as a member of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra (SFSYO). Boisset won first prize in the SFSYO's 2012 concerto competition, and performed the Mozart Oboe Concerto with the orchestra in Davies Symphony Hall.

The Philharmonic concludes its performance with Bruckner's Symphony No. 6, a work never performed in Nevada's orchestral history. The piece is true to the four-movement classical form and demonstrates bold and subtle harmonies, slow and fluid melodies as well as brass-dominated outbursts. One of Bruckner's own favorites, No. 6 is a worthy symphony to close out the season.

Listen to Donato Cabrera's Mozart, Strauss and Bruckner Playlist on Spotify.

Ticket Prices
Ticket prices for the Cabrera Conducts Bruckner concert are $30, $50, $70, $105 & $109. Concert tickets can be purchased through The Smith Center Box Office, phone 702.749.2000 or online at lvphil.org.

Bus Service

The Las Vegas Philharmonic offers shuttle buses to The Smith Center from Summerlin (Starbright Theatre, 2215 Thomas Ryan Blvd.) and Henderson (Anthem Center at Independence Center 2460 Hampton Road). Bus passes must be purchased in advance and can be obtained when purchasing concert tickets, or by calling The Smith Center Patron Services at 702.749.2000. Each bus pass costs $20 roundtrip per concert.

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CABRERA CONDUCTS BRUCKNER CONCERT

SATURDAY, MAY 27, 2017 - 7:30pm
Pre-concert conversation at 6:30pm in Reynolds Hall

Donato Cabrera, conductor

Liam Boisset, oboe

MOZART Overture to Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K620

STRAUSS, R. Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra

BRUCKNER Symphony No. 6

THEATRICS AND DARING abound in this hearty program featuring an overture from Wolfgang Amadeus' last opera, Richard Strauss's only concerto for oboe and Anton Bruckner's awe-inspiring sixth symphony. The overture to Mozart's final opera, The Magic Flute, opens the performance with dramatic flair. Rising star, Liam Boisset will make his debut playing Richard Strauss's autumnal, Oboe Concerto, famously inspired by conversations between the aging composer and a young U.S. soldier, an oboist, at the end of WWII. The evening concludes with Anton Bruckner's magisterial Symphony No. 6, one of the only symphonies that remained unchanged by the composer. This glorious symphony is a poignant way to finish our 18th season - the 1899 premiere was conducted by none other than Gustav Mahler, who was in the midst of composing his Symphony No. 4 at the same time.

About the Las Vegas Philharmonic
The Las Vegas Philharmonic, led by Music Director, Donato Cabrera, established its presence in Southern Nevada in 1998. The mission of the organization is to perform music that enriches and educates, helping to build a vibrant, culturally rich community.

Music education and outreach are the cornerstones of the Philharmonic's commitment to community. Our Youth Concert Series brings more than 19,000 children annually into the concert hall for a vital music education program, and our Cox Communications Young Artists' Concerto Competition recognizes and encourages emerging talent among Nevada youth in the area of music performance.

Our season of concerts showcases local talents alongside stellar nationally and internationally known guest artists on the magnificent Reynolds Hall stage. At the orchestra's core are 76 contracted professional musicians, many of whom are esteemed educators who also perform in other professional productions in Las Vegas, bringing depth and variety to the organization.

As a 501(c)(3) organization, the Philharmonic's community, education and artistic programs are made possible by the generous donations and support of individuals and corporations. To join us in our mission or learn more, visit lvphil.org or call 702.258.5438.

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