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OPENING NIGHT: RUSSIAN SPECTACULAR

MW1 September 20, 2008 8:00 pm

lavrik-sm.jpgDmitiri Shostakovich
Waltz 2 from Jazz Suite No. 2
Alexander Arutiunian:
Trumpet Concerto
Vladislav Lavrik, Trumpet
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 2 in E minor

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CONDUCTOR'S CORNER

Daniel Meyer, Music Director

Our opening night revels in the rich and colorful Russian symphonic tradition and features rising star Vladislav Lavrik from the Russian National Orchestra on the trumpet. We begin with an unlikely waltz by Shostakovich, a small gem from Shostakovich’s  background as a film composer and silent film pianist.Mr. Lavrik then joins the orchestra in a virtuoso showpiece for the trumpet-the Arutinunian concerto. Our evening culminates in the Romantic School Symphony of Rachmaninoff.  As a true heir to the symphonic tradition of Brahms and Tchaikovsky, Rachmanioff was accused of living in a bygone era by writing bold fanfares against a tapestry of rich and warm melodies that seem to spin effortlessly from his imagination. And aren’t we lucky he remained true to his voice-today we have one of the most beloved symphonies of all time, and we are proud to showcase the orchestra on opening night in full Russian splendor.

NEWS & EVENTS

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Read reviews of 2007-2008's
Masterworks 7 concert:
Petrushka with Red Herring Puppets
by:
Classical Voice of North Carolina
or John Bridges.

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Single tickets go on sale
September 3, 2008.

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