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Wednesday, Jan 18, 7:30 pm | Venice Performing Arts Center
NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA OF UKRAINE
We are honored to bring this extraordinary orchestra to the Suncoast. Based in the medieval city of Lviv, the Orchestra was established in 1902, and has been collaborating with its current conductor, Theodore Kuchar, since 2018. A native of Kiev, award-winning violinist Vladyslava Luchenko joins the orchestra for this program.
BRAHMS – Tragic Overture, Op. 81
BRAHMS – Violin Concerto
DVOŘÁK – Symphony No. 9, From the New World
NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA OF UKRAINE
We are honored to bring this extraordinary orchestra to Sarasota. Based in the medieval city of Lviv, the Orchestra was established in 1902, and has been collaborating with its current conductor, Theodore Kuchar, since 2018. A native of Kiev, award-winning violinist Vladyslava Luchenko joins the orchestra for this program.
BRAHMS – Tragic Overture, Op. 81
BRAHMS – Violin Concerto
DVOŘÁK – Symphony No. 9, From the New World
Monday, Jan 30, 7:30 pm | Riverview Performing Arts Center
Emerson String Quartet
One of the world’s premier chamber music ensembles, and described by Time Magazine as “America’s greatest quartet,” the nine-time Grammy Award-winning Emerson Quartet embarks on their farewell concert tour during their 47th and final season.
HAYDN – String Quartet in G major, Op. 33 no. 5
MENDELSSOHN – String Quartet in E major, Op. 12
BEETHOVEN – String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, no. 2
Paul Watkins, cello; Eugene Drucker, violin; Philip Setzer, violin; Lawrence Dutton, viola
Wednesday, February 15, 7:30 pm | Riverview Performing Arts Center
Pianist Awadagin Pratt
Acclaimed for his musical insight and intensely involved performances, Awadagin Pratt performs a varied program of piano works. “An enormous dynamic range encompassed grave quiet to immense thunder.” – The Boston Music Intelligencer
GLASS – Glassworks
COUPERIN – Les Baricades Mistérieuses
VASKS – Castillo Interior
HERSCH – Nocturne for the Left Hand Alone
RACHMANINOFF – Prelude in D, Op. 23, no. 4
CHOPIN – Nocturne in B, Op. 62, no. 1
TCHAIKOVSKY – Intermezzo from The Nutcracker
LISZT – Sonata in B minor
Pianist Awadagin Pratt
Acclaimed for his musical insight and intensely involved performances, Awadagin Pratt performs a varied program of piano works. “An enormous dynamic range encompassed grave quiet to immense thunder.” – The Boston Music Intelligencer
GLASS – Glassworks
COUPERIN – Les Baricades Mistérieuses
VASKS – Castillo Interior
HERSCH – Nocturne for the Left Hand Alone
RACHMANINOFF – Prelude in D, Op. 23, no. 4
CHOPIN – Nocturne in B, Op. 62, no. 1
TCHAIKOVSKY – Intermezzo from The Nutcracker
LISZT – Sonata in B minor
Wednesday, March 1, 7:30 pm | Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, MUSIC DIRECTOR
Hailed as one of the greatest orchestras in the world, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra makes its highly anticipated return to Sarasota. In his final season as Music Director, Riccardo Muti leads the Orchestra in an exciting program that celebrates their extraordinary partnership.
BEETHOVEN – Coriolan Overture
BEETHOVEN – Symphony No. 8
LIADOV – The Enchanted Lake
MUSSORGSKY – Pictures from an Exhibition
Sunday, March 12, 7:30 pm | Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
English Chamber Orchestra
JOSé SEREBRIER, CONDUCTOR
The most recorded chamber orchestra in the world, the London-based, Grammy Award-winning English Chamber Orchestra has made 860 recordings of 1500 works by 400 composers and has performed in more countries than any other orchestra.
TURINA – La Oracion del Torero
PURCELL – Dido’s Lament
BRITTEN – Playful Pizzicato
ELGAR – Chanson de Nuit
ELGAR – Chanson de Matin
MOZART – Divertimento in D major, K. 136
SEREBRIER – Adagio
SEREBRIER – Fantasia
HAYDN – Symphony No. 49, La Passione
The most recorded chamber orchestra in the world, the London-based, Grammy Award-winning English Chamber Orchestra has made 860 recordings of 1500 works by 400 composers and has performed in more countries than any other orchestra.
TURINA – La Oracion del Torero
PURCELL – Dido’s Lament
BRITTEN – Playful Pizzicato
ELGAR – Chanson de Nuit
ELGAR – Chanson de Matin
MOZART – Divertimento in D major, K. 136
SEREBRIER – Adagio
SEREBRIER – Fantasia
HAYDN – Symphony No. 49, La Passione
Monday, March 27, 7:30 pm | Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Buffalo Philharmonic
JoAnn Falletta, MUSIC DIRECTOR
Hailed as “one of the finest conductors of her generation” by The New York Times, Music Director JoAnn Falletta has led the Grammy Award-winning Buffalo Philharmonic on international tours and in numerous recording projects. The program will also feature violinist Sandy Cameron, who has been declared “brilliant” by the Washington Post.
KODÁLY – Dances of Galánta
MENDELSSOHN – Violin Concerto
DVOŘÁK – Symphony No. 7
Special Events
A CHANTICLEER CHRISTMAS
Tuesday, November 29, 2022, 7:30 pm, Sarasota Opera House
The Grammy Award-winning male ensemble performs a holiday program featuring renaissance, classical and contemporary holiday favorites, from works by Orlando de Lassus and Biebl’s Ave Maria, to O Come All Ye Faithful, White Christmas and more.
Questions? Call 941-966-6161, 10 am to 4 pm, Mon-Fri
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