Utah Symphony Performs with Elite Youth Musicians

The Utah Symphony Presents

An Evening with Youth Musicians

Youth musicians will perform side-by-side with the Utah Symphony

and 18-year old pianist will perform Liszt concerto

Associate Conductor David Cho will lead the Utah Symphony and some of the state’s elite youth musicians (see list below) as they play side-by-side with orchestra members in Strauss’ Tod und Verklärung. The orchestra will open the concert with Brahms’ Tragic Overture followed by Liszt’s Concerto No. 2 in A Major for Piano performed by 18-year old Caitlin Carmack of Park City, UT. The performance will be held at Abravanel Hall on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 8:00 pm.

Caitlin Carmack, 18, began her piano studies at age seven and has been a student of Dr. Irene Peery-Fox for the past six years. Her most notable honors in international competitions include second prize in the Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition, with a performance at the Kosciuszko Foundation Auditorium in New York City and sixth prize in the Julia Crane International Piano Competition in Potsdam, New York. This is Caitlin’s second performance with the Utah Symphony, having performed the third movement of Weber’s Konzertstuck in F minor on the 2005 Salute to Youth concert. In addition to her success in the Utah Symphony Salute to Youth competition, Caitlin has also earned first prizes in the Utah Valley Symphony Young Artists Competition, with a performance with the Utah Valley Symphony; American Fork Symphony Salute to Youth Competition, with a performance with the American Fork Symphony; Utah State Fair Intermediate Piano Competition; and second prizes: Encore Music Association Keyboard Competition; Utah State Fair Intermediate Piano Competition; and UMTA Concerto Competition. Caitlin is a senior at Park City High School.

Tickets for the performance are $18 and $8 for students. Tickets can be purchased by calling (801) 355-ARTS (2787), in person at the Abravanel Hall box office, or by visiting www.utahsymphony.org. Subscribers and those desiring group or student discounts should call (801) 533-NOTE (533-6683).



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