Estonian National Symphony Orchestra with Pianist Joyce Yang
Cal Performances' Zellerbach Hall (Bancroft Way and Telegraph Avenue Berkeley, CA 94720)
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The last date listed for Estonian National Symphony Orchestra with Pianist Joyce Yang was Sunday March 29, 2009 / 3:00pm.
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As music director for the famed San Francisco Opera since 2009, Italian maestro Nicola Luisotti has been hailed by audiences and praised by the press. The San Francisco Chronicle even calls him "a blast to watch in action." He leads his acclaimed orchestra in a varied program, including symphonies by Prokofiev and Cherubini and Haydn's Cello Concerto, featuring soloist Amit Peled. Luisotti joined the San Francisco Opera after working with many of the most respected companies in the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera, Covent Garden and La Scala. He also serves as the principal guest conductor for the Tokyo Symphony. Learn More
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Quotes & Highlights
- "Brilliant...a surprise highlight of the year." --The New York Times
Description
<p>Founded more than 80 years ago, the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra has performed with many of the world's leading conductors—including Neeme Jarvi, Valery Gergiev, and Kurt Masur—and recorded several internationally acclaimed discs for Virgin Classics, winning a Grammy Award in 2003 and BBC Music Magazine's Best Orchestral Recording award in 2006. Now on its eagerly awaited debut American tour, the 100-member ensemble appears under the direction of the sensational Estonian conductor Eri Klas in a program featuring 2005 Van Cliburn Silver Medalist Joyce Yang at the piano. "Brilliant...a surprise highlight of the year" (New York Times).</p> <p>Program:</p> <p>Pärt/Cantus In Memoriam Benjamin Britten</p> <p>Rachmaninoff/Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18</p> <p>Sibelius/Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43</p>
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