Local Youth Musicians Join Forces in a Performance With The Utah Symphony

Local Youth Musicians Join Forces in a
Performance With The Utah Symphony

All-Star Evening May 21 at 7 p.m. in Abravanel Hall.

Accomplished high school musicians get the chance to perform side-by-side with members of the Utah Symphony in the annual All-Star Evening performance.

All-Star Evening, led by Associate Conductor Vladimir Kulenovic, includes a performance of the famous fourth movement, Adagietto, from Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 and George Philipp Telemann’s Concerto for Viola in G major with young soloist Spencer Hunt on May 21, 2013 at 7 p.m. in Abravanel Hall. Other classical masterworks include Debussy’s “Danses sacrée et profane” with youth soloist, Molly Langr performing on the harp. The concert rounds out with recognizable opera preludes by Richard Wagner including his infamous love prelude from the opera, “Tristan und Isolde”.

In addition to performing in Abravanel Hall with a professional orchestra, the 61 students will have the unique opportunity of having a mentoring session with a musician from the Utah Symphony and other musicians in their sections. Students will receive personalized and valuable instruction from a professional who plays their same instrument. In preparation for the concert, the students also have three rehearsals with the conductor and one rehearsal as a whole with the Utah Symphony orchestra.

Students were selected from area youth orchestras and come from 37 high schools.

YOUTH ORCHESTRAS WITH PARTICIPATING STUDENTS
       American Fork Heritage Lyceum Philharmonic
       Davis Youth Symphony
       Granite Youth Symphony Orchestra
       Jordan/Canyons Symphony Orchestra
       Lincoln Youth Symphony
       Nebo Youth Philharmonic
       Timpanogos Chamber Orchestra
       Utah Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra
       Utah Youth Symphony Orchestra & Utah Youth Philharmonic
       Young Artist Chamber Players

YOUTH SOLOISTS
Violist Spencer Hunt is sixteen, lives in Pleasant Grove, and attends American Fork High School. He loves soloing, playing chamber music, participating in orchestra, and teaching music lessons. He has soloed with American Fork Symphony, Pleasant Grove City Orchestra, and Lyceum Chamber Ensemble. He performed on “From the Top” with the Gifted Music School Orchestra and was a finalist in the UMTA Concerto Competition. Spencer has played with the Gifted Music School Orchestra, the Lyceum Philharmonic Orchestra, Rocky Mountain Strings, and AF High Chamber Orchestra. He has also recently attended the Meadowmount School of Music in New York where he was selected to play in a quartet with Joseph Silverstein (a violin professor at Curtis institute of Music and former Music Director of the Utah Symphony). He currently studies viola with Dr. David Dalton, and former teachers include Deborah Moench, Natalie Reed and Denise Willey.

Molly Langr began studying the harp when she was six years old with ShruDeLi Ownbey. At age eleven Molly performed with the Utah Symphony in the Salute to Youth concert as well as several docent concerts for young people. In 2011, Molly won fourth place in the American Harp Society National Competition in Intermediate I Division as well as the Salzedo Award for her performance of “Idyllic Poem”. That same year, she premiered two pieces with a Utah harp ensemble at the World Harp Congress in Vancouver, BC. This year Molly was invited to play a concerto with the Young Artist Chamber Players, and she also performed on the Utah Symphony Youth Guild Recital for the fourth time. She is a member of the Utah Youth Symphony Orchestra and volunteers at the Huntsman Cancer Institute, playing for patients and staff. When not playing the harp, Molly spends her time at West High School, where she is a junior in the International Baccalaureate program, and at Ballet West Academy where she pursues her other passion, ballet.

Tickets for the May 21, 2013  can be purchased by calling 801-355-2787, in person at the Abravanel hall ticket office (123 W. South Temple) or by visiting www.utahsymphony.org.

PROGRAM
The Utah Symphony presents:
       All-Star Evening at Abravanel Hall
       Vladimir Kulenovic, Conductor
       Spencer Hunt, Viola Molly Langr, Harp

Gustav Mahler
       Symphony No. 5
              IV. Adagietto
Georg Philipp Telemann
       Concerto for Viola in G major
              I. Largo
              II. Allegro
              III. Andante
              IV. Presto
              Spencer Hunt, Viola
Claude Debussy:
       Danses sacrée et profane
              I. Danse sacrée: Très modéré
              II. Danse profane: Modéré
              Molly Langr, Harp

Intermission

Richard Wagner
       Prelude from “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg“
Richard Wagner
       Prelude to Act III from “Tristan und Isolde”
Richard Wagner
       Overture to “Rienzi”


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HCT 2014 Season to Feature "Mary Poppins"

Hale Centre Theatre 2014 Season
to feature "Mary Poppins"

Lineup also includes the regional premiere of “Catch Me If You Can” and 30th anniversary production of “A Christmas Carol.”

Hale Centre Theatre (HCT), Utah’s Premiere Family Theatre, has announced its schedule for the 2014 season.

Highlights of HCT’s 2014 lineup include the regional premiere of the Broadway musical “Catch Me If You Can” — the 12th regional or national premiere on HCT’s stage — and the beloved Disney musical “Mary Poppins.” A fourth musical will be announced in May.

The season will open on New Year’s Eve 2013 with the comedy “The Foreigner” and conclude with HCT’s 30th annual production of “A Christmas Carol” in December 2014.

HCT’s 2014 season features the following array of musicals and comedies:

“The Foreigner” — Dec. 31, 2013 - Feb. 1, 2014
       Back by popular demand, this comedy follows the story of a stranger who finds himself in a remote lodge but supposedly can’t speak or understand English.

Musical — Feb. 14 - April 19
       To be announced in May 2013.

“Arsenic and Old Lace” — April 19 - May 25
       In this classic farcical comedy, two spinster aunts take Mortimer Brewster on an eccentric ride through oddities as he tries to uncover the happenings of his disturbed family.

“Mary Poppins” — June 13 - Aug. 9
       Featuring unforgettable songs from the popular Disney film and the time-honored tale from P.L. Travers, Disney’s & Cameron Mackintosh’s “Mary Poppins” tells the story of one of the most famous nannies of all time.

“She Loves Me” — Aug. 19 - Sept. 27
       This musical is based on the play “Parfumerie” by Hungarian playwright Miklos Laszlo, which became the basis of the classic film “The Shop Around the Corner” and more recently “You've Got Mail.” The story follows Amalia and Georg, two feuding clerks in a European parfumerie during the 1930s who secretly find solace as anonymous romantic pen pals, little knowing their respective correspondents are actually each other.

"Catch Me If You Can” Regional Premiere — Oct. 8 - Nov. 29
       Based on the true story of Frank Abagnale Jr., this new musical tells the story of a teenager who runs away from home in search of a glamorous life. With nothing more than his boyish charm, a big imagination and millions of dollars in forged checks, Frank successfully poses as a pilot, a doctor and a lawyer — living the high life and winning the girl of his dreams. But when Frank’s lies catch the attention of FBI agent Carl Hanratty, Carl chases Frank to the end — and finds something he never expected.

“A Christmas Carol” — Dec. 6-23
       In HCT’s nationally acclaimed Christmas tradition, Marley’s Ghost reminds the stingy Ebenezer Scrooge that “mankind should be his business.” Dickens’ carol of redemption seeks to reclaim Scrooge’s heart. The 2014 production marks the 30th anniversary of “A Christmas Carol” at HCT.

Season tickets will go on sale to current HCT season ticket holders at the end of May and to the general public Aug. 1. For ticket information, call 801-984-9000, visit HCT’s website, www.hct.org, or visit the box office at 3333 S. Decker Lake Drive in West Valley City.

Hale Centre Theater
3333 So. Decker Lane
West Valley City, UT


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Red Butte Garden Annual Plant Sale

Red Butte Garden Annual Plant Sale

Red Butte Garden's Annual Benefit Spring Plant Sale
       Members Only Sale - Friday, May 3rd, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
       Public Sale - Saturday, May 4th, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Annual Plant Sale, a Garden fundraiser for the past 25 years, is recognized as the best place to purchase quality plants that will grow well in our climate as well as a source for unusual species that are difficult to find. All of the plants were grown in Red Butte's own greenhouses or at local nurseries.

The Garden offers an impressive selection of herbs, specialty annuals, vegetables, heirlooms, sun and shade perennials, ornamental grasses, shrubs, conifers, roses, vines, trees, and the best selection of native plants and drought tolerant plants!

This annual plant sale and fundraiser is always a great way to welcome planting season! The Garden will also offer a variety of organic gardening products such as fertilizers, sprays, and coco-fiber that when mixed into your garden or container soil, aids with water retention.

Vegetables and Heirlooms
The selection of heirloom tomatoes and peppers is extensive with 22 varieties of tomatoes and 14 peppers. You will also find melons, squash, kales, cucumbers, lettuce, herbs and more.

Annuals and Perennials
Red Butte Garden will offer a very large selection of sun and shade loving annual and perennial varieties, including groundcover.

Roses
Find over 30 cultivars of gorgeous roses. Garden experts and horticulture staff will be on-site to assist you in selecting the perfect plant choices for your yard.

Natives, Waterwise and Grasses
The perfect plants for your xeriscape include interesting grasses such as Big Sacaton, Blue Gramma Grass and Indian Ricegrass; perennials Beebalm Blanketflower, Penstemon, Sage, Monkey Flower, succulents such as Agave, and a tree or two.

Trees and Shrubs
Red Butte Garden offers many interesting Japanese Maple, White Spruce and Pine varieties; and waterwise varieties such as Alder, Birch, Juniper, Pinon Pine, Honeysuckle, Chokecherry and Sagebrush.

Red Butte Garden
300 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City, UT


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Alzheimer Care Recipients to Benefit from Outreach by Utah Symphony and Utah Opera Musicians

Alzheimer Care Recipients to Benefit
from Outreach by
Utah Symphony and Utah Opera Musicians

4th Annual Making Sense of Alzheimer’s Month Collaboration With The Utah Alzheimer’s Association Chapter Also Provides Opportunities For Families and Physicians.

Utah Symphony | Utah Opera and the Utah Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association today announced the details of the May 2013 Making Sense of Alzheimer’s Month. This collaboration between the two organizations began four years ago with the goal of increasing concern and awareness regarding Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in Utah.

Events are planned to provide opportunities to stimulate the senses of those with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. During the month of May, Utah Symphony and Utah Opera musicians will volunteer their time to perform at local assisted living communities. Also, free and discount ticket opportunities for care recipients, their families, and other care givers will be available for Utah Symphony and Utah Opera performances.

As part of the Alzheimer Association’s ongoing physician outreach efforts, a pre-concert reception and lecture will be held prior to the Utah Symphony’s May 4, 2013 performance. Local physicians and researchers will have the opportunity to hear Dr. Dean M. Hartley, Ph.D. speak on the changing face of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias research and diagnosis.

Music holds immense potential to impact the quality of life for individuals with dementia. It is a form of sensory stimulation, which provokes responses due to familiarity, predictability and feelings of security. Seeing and hearing professional musicians perform has a positive impact on functionality with these individuals and often encourages reminiscence, conversations and endearing connections otherwise forfeited.

RELATED EVENTS
May 2013
Various Locations
        Utah Symphony and Utah Opera musicians will perform at
        eight assisted living communities.

May 4, 2013, 7:00 p.m.
Abravanel Hall First Tier Room
       Dr. Dean M. Hartley, Ph.D. will speak at a reception of invited
       physicians and researchers prior to the Utah Symphony’s
       performance of “The Music of John Williams.”

May 13, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Capitol Theatre
       Utah Opera presents Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville.”

May 24, 2013, 10:00 a.m.
Abravanel Hall
       Utah Symphony Finishing Touches Dress Rehearsal.

May 24 & 25, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Abravanel Hall
       Utah Symphony presents Dvorak & Brahms with conductor
       Vladimir Kulenovic.

GUEST SPEAKER
Dr. Dean M. Hartley, Ph.D. is Director of Science Initiatives in the Medical and Scientific Relations Division of the Alzheimer’s Association. Dr. Hartley completed postdoctoral fellowships in the Departments of Medicine, Genetics and Neurology at Harvard Medical School after completing his Ph.D. in Neuroscience at Stanford University.

TICKETS & EVENT REGISTRATION
Complimentary tickets for events on May 13, May 24, and May 25 are available to care recipients with Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementias. Family members and care givers can attend for 20% off standard prices. $10 tickets are available for anyone 30 or younger through USUO’s Upbeat ticket discount program. Ticket prices increase $5 on the day of the performance and are subject to availability. Tickets can be reserved by calling 801-869-9046 or visiting the Abravanel Hall ticket office.

Physicians, Ph.Ds., and researchers can register for the May 4, 2013 lecture by Dr. Hartley and receive complimentary tickets for themselves and their partners by contacting Sylvia Brunisholz at 801-265-1944 or sbrunisholz@alz.org. Subject to availability.


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SLCo Library Welcomes Bestselling Author Jon Scieszka

Jon Scieszka

SLCo Library Welcomes
Bestselling Author Jon Scieszka

Bestselling author Jon Scieszka and reading celebration at Viridian Event Center Saturday, April 27, 10:00 a.m.

Salt Lake County Library is pleased to welcome bestselling children's author Jon Scieszka to the Viridian Event Center on Saturday, April 27 at 10:00 a.m. Jon’s first book was The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! which was initially rejected by most publishers as “too weird” and “too sophisticated.” Published by Viking in 1989, it has since sold over a million copies, been translated into ten languages and been called a “classic picture book for all ages.” It was followed by The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales which took the world of picture books by storm, became a bestseller and won a Caldecott Honor medal. His other books have included Math Curse, Squids Will Be Squids, the Time Warp Trio Series, the Trucktown series and many others.

Jon is also the First National Ambassador of Young People’s Literature and has founded Guys Read, a web-based literacy program for boys with a mission to help boys become self-motivated, lifelong readers. You can find more information at guysread.com. The author will speak at 10:00 a.m., followed by a book signing. Books will be available for purchase from The King’s English Bookshop.

Following Jon Scieszka's appearance will be the free Dia de los Niños celebration, when families can experience the fun of his books through hands-on activities. There will be crafts, music and storytelling to encourage children's literacy. Presented in partnership with Children's Literacy Association of Utah.

Viridian Event Center
8030 South 1825 West
West Jordan UT


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Utah Opera's Season Closes with "The Barber of Seville"

Utah Opera's Season Closes with
"The Barber of Seville"

Rossini's Comic Masterpiece Opens May 11, 2013 at Capitol Theatre.

“Figaro, Figaro, Figaro!” sung by the witty and mischievous town barber, Figaro himself, is one of the most recognizable musical tunes in operatic history. Audiences have the opportunity to hear this famous music live and in its original context when Utah Opera presents Giachino Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville.”

Utah Opera performs Rossini’s comic masterpiece “The Barber of Seville” May 11, 13, 15 and 17 at 7:30 p.m. and May 19 at 2:00 p.m. at Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City (50 West 200 South). Celena Shafer, Utah native and Metropolitan Opera performer, returns to the Utah Opera stage as the charming Rosina. Robert McPherson, another Utah Opera favorite, sings the role of the love-stricken Count Almaviva. Will Liverman, praised by The New York Times as “a mellow-voiced and charismatic baritone,” makes his Utah Opera debut as the clever Figaro.

This production is directed by Tara Faircloth and conducted by Jerry Steichen, a Utah Opera regular who is now also the Utah Symphony’s Principal Pops Conductor. The opera will be sung in Italian with English supertitles and last approximately three hours with one twenty-minute intermission.

The hilarious story and playful music from “The Barber of Seville” captivates audiences of all ages. It has been featured in many musical and cartoon parodies including the infamous Bugs Bunny animation of Rossini’s delightful overture in “Rabbit of Seville.” Woody Woodpecker also sang Figaro’s legendary aria in his own 1944 version of “The Barber of Seville.”

Additional Events
Utah Opera Principal Coach Dr. Carol Anderson will offer a free Opera Prelude Lecture one hour before curtain of each performance in the front of the orchestra seating level of Capitol Theatre (50 West 200 South).

Utah Opera Artistic Director Christopher McBeth will hold a free Q&A session immediately following each performance in the front of the orchestra seating level of Capitol Theatre (50 West 200 South).

Tickets for the performance can be purchased by calling 801-355-2787, in person at the Capitol Theatre ticket office (50 West 200 South) or by visiting www.utahopera.org.

Utah Opera presents
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
       Composed by Giachino Antonio Rossini
       Libretto by Cesare Sterbini

Capitol Theatre
       May 11, 13, 15 and 17 at 7:00 p.m.
       May 19 at 2:00 p.m.

Sung in Italian
       English supertitle translation by Kathleen Lowe
Premiere: 1816
       Previously at Utah Opera in 1980, 1987, 2006

CAST
Rosina
       Celena Shafer
Count Almaviva
       Robert McPherson
Figaro
       Will Liverman
Don Basilio
       Ryan Speedo Green
Dottore Bartolo
       Michael Wanko
Fiorello
       Shea Owens
Berta
       Sishel Claverie
Sergeant
       Tyler Oliphant
Notary
       Gunter Radinger

SYNOPSIS
Act I
Seville. Count Almaviva comes in disguise to the house of Doctor Bartolo and serenades Rosina, whom Bartolo keeps confined to the house, beneath her balcony window. Figaro the barber, who knows all the town’s secrets and scandals, arrives. He explains to Almaviva that Rosina is Bartolo’s ward, not his daughter, and that the doctor intends to marry her. Figaro devises a plan: the count will disguise himself as a drunken soldier with orders to be quartered at Bartolo’s house so that he may gain access to the girl. Almaviva is excited and Figaro looks forward to a nice cash pay-off.

Rosina reflects on the voice that has enchanted her and resolves to use her considerable wiles to meet its owner, whom the count leads her to believe is a poor student named Lindoro. Bartolo appears with Rosina’s music master, Don Basilio. Basilio warns Bartolo that Count Almaviva, who has made known his admiration for Rosina, has been seen in Seville. Bartolo decides to marry Rosina immediately. Figaro, who has overheard the plot, warns Rosina and promises to deliver a note from her to Lindoro. Bartolo suspects that Rosina has indeed written a letter, but she outwits him at every turn. Angry at her defiance, Bartolo warns her not to trifle with him.

Almaviva arrives, creating a ruckus in his disguise as a drunken soldier, and secretly passes Rosina his own note. Bartolo is infuriated by the stranger’s behavior and noisily claims that he has an official exemption from billeting soldiers. Figaro announces that a crowd has gathered in the street, curious about the argument they hear coming from inside the house. The civil guard bursts in to arrest Almaviva but when he secretly reveals his true identity to the captain he is instantly released. Everyone except Figaro is amazed by this turn of events.

Act II
Bartolo suspects that the “soldier” was a spy planted by Almaviva. The count returns, this time disguised as Don Alonso, a music teacher and student of Don Basilio. He announces he will give Rosina her music lesson in place of Basilio, who, he says, is ill at home. “Don Alonso” tells Bartolo that he is staying at the same inn as Almaviva and has found a letter from Rosina. He offers to tell her that it was given to him by another woman, seemingly to prove that Lindoro is toying with Rosina on Almaviva’s behalf. This convinces Bartolo that “Don Alonso” is indeed a student of the scheming Basilio, and he allows him to give Rosina her music lesson. She sings an aria, and, with Bartolo dozing off, Almaviva and Rosina express their love.

Figaro arrives to give Bartolo his shave and manages to snatch the key that opens the doors to Rosina’s balcony. Suddenly Basilio shows up looking perfectly healthy. Almaviva, Rosina, and Figaro convince him with a quick bribe that he is sick with scarlet fever and must go home at once. While Bartolo gets his shave, Almaviva plots with Rosina to elope that night. But the doctor overhears them and furiously realizes he has been tricked again. Everyone disperses. Bartolo summons Basilio, telling him to bring a notary so Bartolo can marry Rosina that very night. Bartolo then shows Rosina her letter to Lindoro, as proof that he is in league with Almaviva. Heartbroken and convinced that she has been deceived, she agrees to marry Bartolo. A thunderstorm rages. Figaro and the count climb a ladder to Rosina’s balcony and let themselves in with the key. Rosina appears and confronts Lindoro, who finally reveals his true identity as Almaviva. Basilio shows up with the notary. Bribed and threatened, he agrees to be a witness to the marriage of Rosina and Almaviva. Bartolo arrives with soldiers, but it is too late. Almaviva explains to Bartolo that it is useless to protest and Bartolo accepts that he has been beaten. Figaro, Rosina, and the count celebrate their good fortune.


Capitol Theatre
50 West 200 South
Salt Lake City, UT


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Viridian Event Center Hosts Live Music Series

Viridian Event Center Hosts
Excellence in the Community Concerts

The swing and big band sounds of Caleb Chapman Music will be featured this Saturday, April 20 at the Viridian Event Center.

The Viridian Event Center and Excellence in the Community are pleased to present the "Excellence in the Community Concerts" series at the Viridian Event Center. These free concerts will feature local, high quality musicians of various styles and genres. To kick things off, the swing and big band sounds of Caleb Chapman Music will be featured this Saturday, April 20 at 7:00 p.m. Bring the family, put on your best zoot suit and come dance, or just enjoy an evening of great, free music.

Music to Amaze
For over a decade, Caleb Chapman has been turning heads with his professional bands made up of unlikely members - young musicians aged 14-18! Almost as shocking as the age of these amazing musicians is the fact that they don't come from one of the nation's music meccas, but rather Salt Lake City, Utah.

Viridian Event Center
8030 South 1825 West
West Jordan UT

Contact: Tyler Curtis, Viridian Event Center Manager, 801-948-7858


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Conrad Tao to Perform with Utah Symphony

Conrad Tao to Perform with Utah Symphony

Conrad Tao to Perform Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 with Utah Symphony. Adjusted Program To Include Works By Tchaikovsky and Schoenberg, April 19 and 20 in Abravanel Hall.

Conrad Tao will replace guest pianist Louis Lortie, who had to withdraw due to illness, at this weekend’s Utah Symphony performances. Tao will perform Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1.

The Utah Symphony and Music Director Thierry Fischer will conclude a two week Tchaikovsky celebration, April 19 and 20 at 8 p.m. in Abravanel Hall. Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty Suite and Capriccio Italien replace Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerti Nos. 2 and 3 on the first half of the program. The program will also include the originally planned performances of Arnold Schoenberg’s imaginary film score, “Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene” and Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1.

Louis Lortie’s management released the following statement regarding his cancellation: “Unfortunately guest soloist Louis Lortie has come down with the flu and with great reluctance must cancel his appearance with the Utah Symphony this weekend.”

Repertoire
Russian composer Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky premiered his ballet The Sleeping Beauty in 1890. Based on the familiar folk tale by French writer Charles Perrault, it was the second of his three ballets and has become one of the most recognized and beloved ballet scores in the repertoire. It was a success from the day it premiered and Tchaikovsky thought of it as one of his best works, calling it a “dancing symphony.” The Suite from The Sleeping Beauty includes the well-known Lilac Fairy introduction, the Adagio Pas d’action, Puss-in-Boots and the White Cat, the beautiful Panorama, and the famous Sleeping Beauty waltz.

In 1930 while Arnold Schoenberg was midway through his third and last stint in Berlin, his position at the Akademie der Künste gave him a great deal of control over his teaching life, including a flexible schedule that allowed for an increase in his output as a composer. Many works, large and small, date from this time, including “Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene.” The title is misleading since the music is certainly not an “accompaniment” and the “cinematographic scene” it references did not actually exist, and whatever “scene” is implied by the piece is resultant and fully imaginary, not the assumed opposite. Schoenberg built his brief symphonic poem on the conceptual emotions contained in the work’s subtitle, “threatening danger, fear, catastrophe.”

Capriccio Italien was written by Tchaikovsky between January and May 1880. It was inspired by the Italian folk music and street songs he heard during a trip to Rome during the Carnival and even uses an Italian cavalry regiment bugle call he overheard by his hotel room as an introduction.

Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 is his most popular concerto with its stunning and identifiable theme in the introduction. The concerto originally received disapproval from famous pianist Nicholai Rubenstein who said it was, “clumsy…badly written…. and vulgar.” Despite Rubenstein’s initial distain, the concerto was wildly successful with audiences at its 1875 premiere in Boston and was later embraced by Rubenstein himself.

Pre-concert Chat
Music Director Thierry Fischer, Principal Music Librarian Clovis Lark and special guest Larry Schoenberg, youngest son of composer Arnold Schoenberg, will present a free pre-concert chat each night, one hour prior to the start of the performance on the orchestra level of Abravanel Hall.

Tickets for the performances can be purchased by calling 801-355-2787, in person at the Abravanel hall ticket office (123 W. South Temple) or by visiting www.utahsymphony.org.

Guest Artist
The only classical musician on Forbes' 2011 "30 Under 30" list of people changing the world, 18-year-old Chinese-American pianist Conrad Tao was found playing children's songs on the piano at 18 months of age. Born in Urbana, Illinois, he gave his first piano recital at age 4; four years later, he made his concerto debut performing Mozart's Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 414. In June of 2011, the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars and the Department of Education named Conrad a Presidential Scholar in the Arts, while the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts awarded him a YoungArts gold medal in music. Later that year, Conrad was named a Gilmore Young Artist, an honor awarded every two years highlighting the most promising American pianists of the new generation. In May of 2012, he was awarded the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant.

Sporting a truly international career, Conrad has appeared as soloist in the United States with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Russian National Orchestra, and the Baltimore, Dallas, Detroit, and San Francisco Symphonies, among others. He has made multiple tours of Europe, giving solo recitals in Paris, London, Munich, Berlin, and Verbier, and performed with orchestras in Brazil, China, Hong Kong, Mexico, Moscow, and Singapore. Highlights of his 2012-2013 season include two more tours of Europe, including a concerto debut at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and a third reengagement at the Louvre in Paris, appearances at the Mostly Mozart and Aspen Music Festivals, debuts with the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Canada and a return to Asia with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, and performances of all five Beethoven piano concerti in the United States.

Conrad currently attends the Columbia University/Juilliard School joint degree program and studies piano with Professors Yoheved Kaplinsky and Choong Mo Kang at Juilliard. He studies composition with Professor Christopher Theofanidis of Yale University, and studied violin with Ms. Catherine Cho for five years at Juilliard's Pre-College Division.

Program
       Thierry Fisher, Conductor
       Conrad Tao, Piano
Tchaikovsky
       Sleeping Beauty Suite
Schoenberg
       Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene
Tchaikovsky
       Capriccio Italien

Intermission

Tchaikovsky
       Conncerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra in B-flat Minor

NOTE: Original program changed due to guest pianist’s illness.


Abravanel Hall
123 W. South Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah


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HCT To Present "No Time for Sergeants"

Hale Centre Theatre to Present
“No Time for Sergeants”

Laugh-out-loud comedy returns to HCT stage by popular demand.

Hale Centre Theatre (HCT), Utah’s premiere family theatre, will present timeless comedy “No Time for Sergeants” April 23 through May 25.

Back by popular demand, “No Time for Sergeants” is a 1956 Broadway hit by Ira Levin that follows a man as he is drafted into the U.S. Army post World War II.

The Tony Award-winning production that made Andy Griffith a star on Broadway tells the story of Will Stockdale, a country bumpkin from Georgia, and his hilarious attempts to be classified for duty in the military of the early 1950s. Will’s dedicated, accident prone and obnoxiously sincere ways completely unravel the army and ruins his beloved Sergeant's career.

Based on a best-selling novel, “No Time for Sergeants” was also adapted into a Tony Award-winning Broadway play, a 1958 movie, and a 1964 television series.

“No Time for Sergeants is a fresh and funny story that really is timeless,” said Sally Dietlein, vice president and executive producer at HCT. “There are too many laugh-out-loud moments to count.”

HCT’s “No Time for Sergeants” stars Brandon Green and Justin Bruse as Will Stockdale, Bryan Hague and Greg Larsen as Ben Whitledge, and Josh Richardson and Cody Carlson as Sergeant King.

The comedy is directed by Jennifer Parker Hohl and features costume design by Kimberly Fitt; technical direction and scenic design by Kacey Udy; lighting design by Adam Flitton; sound design by Dan Morgan; fight choreography by Brad Schroeder; hair and makeup design by Cindy Johnson; production assistance by Rachel Sanderson; and props by Michelle Jensen.

Performances are Monday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. with matinées each Saturday at 12:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Tickets may be purchased online at www.hct.org, via telephone at 801-984-9000 or at the Hale Centre Theatre box office, 3333 South Decker Lake Drive, West Valley City, Utah.

In conjunction with the production, HCT is honoring the American Heart Association as part of its “HCT Applauds” program to spotlight other non-profit organizations making a difference in the community. The American Heart Association works to advance medical research, spread lifesaving knowledge and reach out to people about cardiovascular disease and stroke.

Hale Centre Theatre
3333 South Decker Lake Drive
West Valley City, UT


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Utah Symphony to Perform Blockbuster Film Scores by Composer John Williams

Utah Symphony to Perform
Blockbuster Film Scores by
Composer John Williams

The Music of John Williams, May 3-4 at 8:00 p.m. in Abravanel Hall.

The Utah Symphony will perform some of the most recognizable and famous music in cinematic history, all scored by composer John Williams, in a night of movie music at Abravanel Hall.

The Music of John Williams, led by Principal Pops Conductor Jerry Steichen, will feature the Utah Symphony performing music from popular American films including “Star Wars,” “Jurassic Park,” “Harry Potter,” “Schindler’s List” and “Jaws” May 3-4, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in Abravanel Hall. This will be the final concert of the Utah Symphony’s 2012-13 Entertainment Series.

American composer John Williams, nominated for and awarded many Academy Awards and Grammy awards, has written much of the most identifiable music in film history including the main themes for “Harry Potter,” “Star Wars” and “Schindler’s List.” He has written music for multiple movies directed by Steven Spielberg such as “Jaws,” “Jurassic Park,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “E.T.” Williams also wrote the theme songs for four different Olympic Games, including the official theme for Utah’s own Winter Olympics in 2002. This Utah Symphony performance will feature many of the composer’s most recognizable and popular works.

Tickets for the performances can be purchased by calling 801-355-2787, in person at the Abravanel hall ticket office (located at123 W. South Temple) or by visiting www.utahsymphony.org.

Program
John Williams
       Star Wars Medley
       Sayuri's Theme from Memoirs of a Geisha
       The Shark Theme from Jaws
       Highlights from Jurassic Park
       Suite from Far and Away
       Olympic Fanfare and Theme (1984 Los Angeles Olympics)
       Raiders March from Raiders of the Lost Ark

Intermission

John Williams
       Overture from The Cowboys
       “Joy Ride” from Catch Me If You Can
       “The Mission Theme” from NBC News
       Theme from Schindler's List
       "Adventures On Earth" from E.T.
       Suite From JFK
       Harry Potter Symphonic Suite

Abravanel Hall
123 W. South Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah


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Ririe-Woodbury Performs in 25th Annual Madeleine Festival

Ririe-Woodbury Performs in
25th Annual Madeleine Festival

Ririe-Woodbury is delighted to be part of the 25th Anniversary of the Madeleine Festival of the Arts and Humanities, Sunday, April 14 at 8pm at the Cathedral of the Madeleine. This free performance features excerpts from four exceptional works by Charlotte Boye-Christensen and one hundred thousand by Johannes Wieland from Ririe-Woodbury's upcoming show, ONE.

Learn more about the Madeleine Festival

The Cathedral of the Madeleine
331 E. South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT
(801) 328-8941


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Red Butte Garden Announces 2013 Outdoor Concert Series

Red Butte Garden 2013
Outdoor Concert Series

Red Butte Garden is pleased to announce the 2013 Outdoor Concert Series.

This summer the eclectic 28-show lineup reflects RedButte Garden's commitment to bring high-quality and diversely talented artists to the beautiful 3000-seat Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre.

Tickets can be purchased by phone - 801-585-0556
       (Box Office opens at 9:00am daily)
In-Person at the Visitor Center Box Office
       300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City

28-SHOW LINEUP
Tuesday, May 21
       Vampire Weekend

Thursday, May 30
       Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

Sunday, June 9
       Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
       Big Head Todd and the Monsters

Sunday, June 16
       Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

Wednesday, June 19
       Jackson Browne
            with Sara Watkins

Thursday, June 20
       Tony Bennett

Monday, June 24
       Tedeschi Trucks Band

Tuesday, June 25
       She & Him
            with Tilly and the Wall

Friday, July 5
       Old Crow Medicine Show

Tuesday, July 9
       Pink Martini

Friday, July 12
       Rodrigo y Gabriela

Sunday, July 14
       Brandi Carlile
            with The Lone Bellow

Monday, July 15
       David Byrne & St. Vincent

Wednesday, July 17
       Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion
       Radio Romance Tour 2013 with Aoife O'Donovan

Tuesday, July 23
       Kenny Loggins
            with Blue Sky Riders
           (Kenny Loggins, Georgia Middleman, Gary Burr)

Thursday, July 25
       Dwight Yoakam

Tuesday, July 30
       Merle Haggard

Sunday, August 4
       Medeski Martin & Wood
       John Scofield's Uberjam Band

Wednesday, August 7
       Steve Miller Band

Saturday, August 10
       Steely Dan

Wednesday, August 14
       John Butler Trio

Sunday, August 18
       Michael Franti & Spearhead

Tuesday, August 20
       John Prine

Tuesday, August 27
       George Thorogood and the Destroyers
       Buddy Guy

Thursday, August 29
       Wayne Shorter 80th Birthday Celebration
            Wayne Shorter Quartet
            Joe Lovano and Dave Douglas Quintet
            ACS: Geri Allen, Terri Lyne Carrington, Esperanza Spalding

Sunday, September 15
       The Black Crowes

Monday, September 16
       Neko Case

Tuesday, September 17
       Earth, Wind & Fire


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300 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City, UT


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Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company Presents ONE

Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company Presents
Final Charlotte Boye-Christensen Show

Premier and Restaged Works Highlight Final Charlotte Boye-Christensen Show.

Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company presents, ONE, April 25-27 at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center. ONE is not only the final performance of the 49th season of Ririe-Woodbury, but also that of Artistic Director Charlotte Boye-Christensen, who departs the Company after 11 spectacular seasons.

The performance includes the world premiere of one hundred thousand by German choreographer Johannes Wieland. The work explores the idea of trying to escape the power of icons and heroes and questions the existence of antiheroes. Wieland is choreographer in residence at the Tanztheater at the State Theater of Kassel, Germany, and heads his own company, johannes wieland.

Also restaged is the powerful If My Right Hand Would Say What My Left Hand Thought (2005), by Mexican choreographer Alicia Sanchez, based on the writing of Paul Auster. It explores how chance encounters with others can send a person's life in unexpected new directions. Sanchez runs her own company, Teatro de Moviemento in Mexico City, and was the recipient of The National Dance Award-91.

Rounding out the performance is Charlotte Boye-Christensen’s stunning, Bridge, (2005) about the division created between men and women, and the physical entanglements that ensue.

Charlotte Boye-Christensen, a Copenhagen native, has choreographed nearly three works a year in her time with Ririe-Woodbury and the Company is very appreciative of the hard work she has done. During her tenure, she has been involved in several exceptional collaborations, including The Figura music Ensemble from Copenhagen, Denmark, local artist Trent Call, Danish composer Jens Horsving, 4 Mexican artists (who were all former gang members for the work "Lost"), University of Utah professor Eric Handman (with whom she did "Rite of Spring"), and two collaborations with Nationally renowned writer David Kranes and Canadian architect Nathan Webster, the second featuring actor Ethan Phillips. Boye-Christensen has been responsible for bringing many outstanding and notable choreographers to create and restage their works in Salt Lake City.

“I have loved the creative work that I have done with the company over this last decade,” says Boye-Christensen. “It has been an inspiring and thought-provoking journey. I want to thank in particular the Ririe-Woodbury Dancers, the staff, Shirley Ririe and Joan Woodbury, my collaborators and the community for 10 amazing years of contemporary dance in Salt Lake City.”

Ririe-Woodbury is currently conducting an international search for a new Artistic Director.

ONE
April 25-27, 2013 at 7:30 pm

Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center
138 West Broadway
Salt Lake City, UT

Tickets available at arttix.org, 801-355-ARTS, or any ArtTix Box Office.


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SLCo Library Hosts Shred Day

Salt Lake County Library Hosts Shred Day

Shred It, Forget It!
     Saturday, April 20
     10 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Lake County Library will host a shred day at the Viridian Event Center on Saturday, April 20 from 10 am - 2 pm for safe and secure disposal of documents and computer hard drives. All county residents are invited to participate. No plastics or glass will be disposed of at this event. Presented in partnership with Rocky Mountain Document Destruction.

Viridian Event Center
8030 South 1825 West
West Jordan UT

Salt Lake County Library Services
801-943-4636


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Utah Symphony Invites Families to Experience Stravinsky's Magical Firebird

Utah Symphony Invites Families
to Experience
Stravinsky's Magical Firebird

Russian folklore will soar in an upcoming Utah Symphony Family Series performance of one of Stravinsky’s classic ballet suite “The Firebird.”

The Utah Symphony, led by Associate Conductor Vladimir Kulenovic, will present “The Magical Firebird,” Tuesday, April 16 at 7 p.m. in Abravanel Hall. The fiery and exciting music will be enhanced by projections of visual images designed by artist Aleksander Pejcic. The program is intended to introduce youth to Stravinsky’s use of musical elements as Kulenovic dissects and reconstructs the popular piece for the audience.

The “Firebird” is a work of mixed and complex emotions for Stravinsky. He revised the suite twice after its original premiere. The piece helped Stravinsky gain his international fame with its positive reception from audiences across the globe, but initially he wasn’t too pleased with the work himself and referred to it as “the audience lollipop.”

The music flows through a series of fantastical and supernatural moods exotic passages. One particular chromatic passage used in the piece also influenced Stravinsky’s infamous “Rite of Spring.”

The story follows Prince Ivan as he journeys through an enchanted realm ruled by the cruel King Kastchei. Along the way he captures the elusive Firebird. In exchange for its freedom, the creature agrees to aid Ivan in saving his beloved princess from Kastchei’s grasp. The firebird bewitches the king and his minions making them dance the savage “infernal dance” which eventually puts the wicked men to sleep. Meanwhile, Prince Ivan destroys their source of power and rescues his princess in the triumphant finale of the suite.

Tickets can be purchased by calling (801) 355-ARTS (2787), in person at the Abravanel hall ticket office (123 W. South Temple) or by visiting www.utahsymphony.org.

About Aleksandar Pejcic, visual artist
Aleksandar Pejcic is from Belgrade, the capital city of Serbia. He is 32 years old and received his degree in graphic design in 1999. In 2006, Pejcic received an advanced degree at the Polytechnic School, where he graduated from the Department of Graphic Design. He now works as a freelance illustrator and has worked on books for children in elementary schools, comic designs and other various projects.

Program
Igor Stravinsky
       Suite from The Firebird (1919 revision)
              I. Introduction and Dance of the Firebird
              II. Dance of the Princesses
              III. Infernal Dance of King Kastchei
              IV. Berceuse
              V. Finale


Abravanel Hall
123 W. South Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah


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Utah Symphony Program Features Romance, Obsession and a Simon Holt World Premiere

Romance, Obsession and a
Simon Holt World Premiere

The Utah Symphony will present the world premiere of a commissioned orchestral work by British composer Simon Holt in an upcoming program also featuring popular works by Mozart and Berlioz April 26 and April 27 at 8 p.m. in Abravanel Hall.

The diverse program will include the orchestra, led by Music Director Thierry Fischer, performing Berlioz’s widely recognized “Symphonie fantastique,” a passionate and imaginative musical display of devotion, Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27 at 8 p.m. in Abravanel Hall. Opening the program will be Mozart’s Piano concerto No. 24 featuring Evelyn Rosenblatt Young Artist award winner Yu Kosuge. The Holt world premiere, titled “Ellsworth 2,” will also be featured on the first half of the program.

Unbeknownst to Irish actress Harriet Smithson, at the time, Berlioz wrote his “Symphonie fantastique” as a tribute to her. Though his love remained unrequited throughout its composition, the two eventually married a few years after the premiere. “Symphonie fantastique” takes the listener on a journey through the mind of a love-struck musician as he endures drug-induced dreams that lead to a beheading at the scaffold and culminate in a twisted witch’s dance.

Mozart wrote 12 of his 27 piano concertos within a two-year span, and his 24th is viewed by many as his grandest. The concerto reflects drama and emotion with noteworthy passion in the strings and a uniquely independent piano counterpart. The concerto is almost operatic which could be attributed to Mozart’s completion of his opera “The Marriage of Figaro” just prior to the concerto. It was said that Beethoven even admitted a touch of envy when he first heard the concerto.

“Ellsworth 2” was commissioned by Thierry Fischer and the Utah Symphony for the 2012-13 Masterworks Series. The piece is based on a painting by Ellsworth Kelly entitled “Painting for a white wall,” which contains five distinct color blocks of the same size. Holt’s piece is written with five distinct sections of multiple orchestral colors representing each color block in the painting.

Tickets for the performances can be purchased by calling (801) 355-ARTS (2787), in person at the Abravanel Hall ticket office (123 W. South Temple) or by visiting www.utahsymphony.org.

About Yu Kosuge, Piano
Yu Kosuge has been giving recitals and performing with orchestras since early childhood. At the age of nine she made her debut with the Tokyo New City Orchestra. In 1993, she moved to Europe to continue her studies in Hannover and Salzburg, and in recent years has received great support and inspiration from András Schiff. Yu Kosuge appears at the most important venues in Berlin, Hamburg, Köln, Munich, Vienna, Salzburg, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Zurich, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Tokyo, Washington and New York. Her Carnegie Hall debut recital met with outstanding success with critics praising her “acutely poetic sensibility…wit, drama, and effulgent lyricism.”

Recent highlights include performing at the Salzburg Festival with Philippe Herreweghe and Camerata Salzburg, performances in La Roque d’Anthéron with Jacek Kaspszyk/Sinfonia Varsovia, the Japanese premiere of Tan Dun’s Piano Concerto ‘Fire’ with the NHK Symphony Orchestra under the baton of the composer in Japan and a tour with the NDR Hannover Radio SO under Eiji Oue.

As well as regular performances in Asia with the Singapore Symphony and all the major Japanese orchestras, Yu Kosuge has worked with many of the leading European orchestras including the NDR Symphony Orchestra Hamburg, NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover, Berliner Sinfonie Orchester, Radio-Sinfonie Orchester Frankfurt, Camerata Salzburg, St Petersburg Symphony, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and Radio Symphony Orchestra Finland,. Yu Kosuge has performed with conductors of the stature of Seiji Ozawa, Jun Märkl, Philippe Herreweghe, Rudolf Barschai, Alexander Dmitriev, Gerd Albrecht, Lawrence Foster, Sakari Oramo, Christian Arming, Yutaka Sado, Osmo Vänskä, Vasili Petrenko and Dennis Russell Davies. She has been invited to festivals in Rheingau, Schleswig-Holstein, Bremen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Passau, Braunschweig, Kissingen, at the Salzburger Festspiele, Mozartwoche Salzburg, Holland Music Festival, Piano Festival Lille, La Roque d’Anthéron piano festival and La Folle Journée de Nantes, France.In addition to her busy concert schedule in Europe, Yu performs regularly in Japan, where her tours with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Sakari Oramo, Seiji Ozawa and the New Japan Philharmonic inspired rave reviews and great public acclaim. Yu Kosuge lives in Munich.

Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
     Concerto No. 24 in C Minor for Piano and Orchestra,
     K. 491
          I. Allegro
          II. Larghetto
          III. Allegretto
               Yu Kosuge, Piano

Simon Holt
     Ellsworth 2

Intermission

Hector Berlioz
     Symphonie fantastique, op. 14
          I. Reveries and Passions: Largo - Allegro agitato e
             appassionato assai
          II. A Ball: Waltz - Allegro non troppo
          III. In the Country: Adagio
          IV. March to the Scaffold: Allegretto non troppo
          V. Dream of the Witches' Sabbath: Larghetto - Allegro


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123 W. South Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah


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Piano Concerto Marathon with Louis Lortie to Round Out Utah Symphony's Tchaikovsky Celebration

Tchaikovsky's 3 Piano Concerti

Piano Concerto Marathon with Louis Lortie to Round Out Utah Symphony's Tchaikovsky Celebration April 19 and 20 at 8 p.m. in Abravanel Hall.

The Utah Symphony will conclude a two week Tchaikovsky celebration with a performance of all three of Tchaikovsky’s piano concerti featuring celebrated Canadian pianist Louis Lortie.

Lortie will tackle the feat with the Utah Symphony under the baton of Music Director Thierry Fischer, April 19 and 20 at 8 p.m. in Abravanel Hall. The program will also include a performance of Arnold Schoenberg’s imaginary film score, “Begleitungsmusic zu einer Lichtspielscene.”

As a man known for his versatility and prolific works, Tchaikovsky wrote three unique and equally different piano concerti.

Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 is his most popular concerto with its stunning and identifiable tune in the introduction. The concerto received disapproval from famous pianist Nicholai Rubenstein who said it was, “clumsy…badly written…. and vulgar.” Despite Rubenstein’s initial distain, the concerto was wildly successful with audiences and later embraced by Rubenstein himself.

Piano Concerto No. 2 eventually became a dedication and peace offering to Rubenstein who had been a long-time advocate of Tchaikovsky’s works. This concerto wasn’t as widely accepted initially by audiences due to its length. Tchaikovsky made edits and cuts after the premiere, and some later adjustments were made without Tchaikovsky’s consent.

The third concerto is Tchaikovsky’s unfinished Concerto No. 3. Unfortunately, Tchaikovsky fell ill and wasn’t able to complete or hear this concerto performed. It was initially labeled as “first movement” and could have possibly been meant for the first movement of a 7th Symphony Tchaikovsky was working on, but one cannot know for sure.

Schoenberg’s “Beleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielscene” was commissioned for a silent film by Heinrichshofen Verlag, but the opportunity ran counter to Schoenberg’s view of art and his own compositions.

Fischer and Toby Tolokan, Utah Symphony Vice President of Artistic Planning, will present a free pre-concert chat each night, one hour prior to the start of the performance on the orchestra level of Abravanel Hall.

Tickets for the performances can be purchased by calling (801) 355-ARTS (2787), in person at the Abravanel hall ticket office (123 W. South Temple) or by visiting www.utahsymphony.org.

About Louis Lortie
French-Canadian pianist Louis Lortie has attracted critical acclaim throughout Europe, Asia, and the United States. Mr. Lortie has performed complete Beethoven sonata cycles at London's Wigmore Hall, Berlin's Philharmonie, and the Sala Grande del Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Milan. As both pianist and conductor with the Montreal Symphony, he has performed all five Beethoven concertos and all of the Mozart concertos. Mr. Lortie has also won widespread acclaim for his interpretation of Ravel and Chopin. He performed the complete works of Ravel in London and Montreal for the BBC and CBC, and is renowned all over the world for his performances of the complete Chopin etudes.

In 2012-2013 he performs Gershwin in Sao Paulo with Tortelier, Liszt with NHK Tokyo and Dutoit, Chopin with the Cleveland Orchestra and Van Zweden, Schubert and Liszt with Krivine in Utrecht, Mozart with the Royal Philharmonic and Dutoit; tours with the La Scala Orchestra playing Brahms 2 and with the Beethoven Orchester Bonn playing Beethoven 4 and 5. He returns to Chicago's Orchestra Hall and other important venues to perform a recital program of opera transcriptions called "Lortie goes to the Opera (Mostly with Wagner)". Other recitals include Copenhagen, Osaka, Cremona and Dresden.

Mr. Lortie has performed with the world's leading conductors, including Riccardo Chailly, Lorin Maazel, Kurt Masur, Seiji Ozawa, Charles Dutoit, Kurt Sanderling, Neeme Järvi, Sir Andrew Davis, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Sir Mark Elder, and Osmo Vänskä. He has also been involved in many chamber-music projects with such musicians as Frank Peter Zimmermann, Leonidas Kavakos, Renaud and Gautier Capuçon, Jan Vogler, Augustin Dumay, the Takács Quartet, and Gidon Kremer. His regular piano-duo partner is fellow Canadian Hélène Mercier.

Louis Lortie studied in Montreal with Yvonne Hubert (a pupil of the legendary Alfred Cortot), in Vienna with Beethoven specialist Dieter Weber, and subsequently with Schnabel disciple Leon Fleisher. He made his debut with the Montreal Symphony at the age of 13; three years later, his first appearance with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra led to an historic tour of the People's Republic of China and Japan. In 1984, he won First Prize in the Busoni Competition and was also prizewinner at the Leeds Competition. In 1992, he was named Officer of the Order of Canada, and received both the Order of Quebec and an honorary doctorate from Université Laval. He has lived in Berlin since 1997 and also has homes in Canada and Italy.

Program
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
     Concerto No. 3 for Piano and Orchestra in E-flat major,
     No. 3, op. 75
          Louis Lortie, Piano

     Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra in G major,
     Opus 44
          I. Allegro brillante e molto vivace
          II. Andante non troppo
          III. Allegro con fuoco
               Louis Lortie, Piano

Intermission

Arnold Schoenberg
     Begleitungsmusic zu einer Lichtspielscene, Op. 34
          Drohende Gefahr - Angst - Katastrophe

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
     Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra in B-flat minor,
     Opus 23
          I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso
          II. Andantino semplice
          III. Allegro con fuoco
               Louis Lortie, Piano


Abravanel Hall
123 W. South Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah


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