Kravis Center Announces Regional Arts Concert Series 2017/2018

As the first performance announcement for its upcoming 26th season, the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is announcing the 2017/2018 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, with subscriptions going on sale to the general public beginning at 10 am on April 7.

"As always, the Kravis Center will present more national and international orchestras than any other venue in the state of Florida. Our 2017/2018 Regional Arts season offers some of the most distinguished names from the world of classical music, including violinist Joshua Bell; organistCameron Carpenter; the powerhouse trio of Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman and Rohan De Silva; and conductors Zubin Mehta and Riccardo Muti," said Lee Bell, Senior Director of Programming at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.

Highlights for the 2017/2018 Regional Arts Concert Series will include extraordinary concerts by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra, the China National Symphony, the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba, the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and more.

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 talk 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. Nancy and Jay Parker sponsor the Beyond the Stage pre-performance talks.