Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra and Thirteenth Van Cliburn Finalist Come to Gainesville

The Ukraine's Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra - led by American Maestro Hobart Earle and joined by Mariangela Vacatello, the Italian finalist in the Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition - come to Gainesville's Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, March 3.

Born in Venezuela of American parents, Hobart Earle is currently in his seventeenth season as Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra. During this time, Mr. Earle has elevated the orchestra to a position of international prominence, unprecedented in the history of the organization. In point of fact, the Odessa Philharmonic is the first performing arts organization in the entire country to have had its funding status raised by the government of Ukraine from regional to federal to national, since the independence of Ukraine in 1991.

Hobart Earle has conducted hundreds of concerts with the Odessa Philharmonic to wide acclaim - in the major concert halls of the United States, Canada, Australia, Great Britain, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, France, Greece, Hungary, Bulgaria, Russia and throughout Ukraine.

Mariangela Vacatello

A Finalist in the Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Mariangela Vacatello is in demand for engagements in prestigious venues worldwide including the Berlin Konzerthause, Wigmore Hall in London, and Linder Auditorium in Johannesburg.

This season she will appear as soloist with the Odessa Philharmonic (Ukraine) on their American tour and the Tupelo Symphony in Mississippi. She will also appear in recital on the Steinway Piano Series at Oregon State University. In addition to her achievement in the Van Cliburn Competition, she was also the recipient of the Laureate Prize at the The Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition of Belgium and received Second Prize at the International Franz List Piano Competition in The Netherlands.

Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra
Hobart Earle, Music Director
Mariangela Vacatello, Pianist
Wednesday, March 3, 7:30 p.m.
Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Program
Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 (Unfinished) - Franz Peter Schubert
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 - Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano soloist - Mariangela Vacatello
Waltzes, Marches and Polkas - Johann Strauss II

Ticket Prices: $34.00 - $55.25

Web sites:
University of Florida Performing Arts: www.performingarts.ufl.edu
Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra: http://www.odessaphilharmonic.org/
Mariangela Vacatello: http://www.mariangelavacatello.com/

To Purchase tickets, call the Phillips Center Box Office at 352-392-ARTS (2787) or 800-905-ARTS (toll-free within Florida) or call Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000 (toll-free). Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Phillips Center Box Office, the University Box Office at the University of Florida Reitz Union or from any Ticketmaster outlet, or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Cash, checks, MasterCard and Visa are accepted.

UF students may purchase $10 tickets (with a valid student ID) at the Phillips Center Box Office and the University Box Office at the Reitz Union. Other students may purchase $10 student tickets (in the balcony) at the Phillips Center Box Office.

Performance dates, times and programs are subject to change.
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