Tchaikovsky's "1812" Overture, Cannons, Fireworks and More from Pacific Symphony
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (8808 Irvine Center Drive Irvine, CA 92618)
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- $51.00
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- $21.00*
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The last date listed for Tchaikovsky Spectacular was Saturday September 8, 2007 / 8:00pm.
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Lady Diane
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The Pacific Symphony put on a really nice show concluding with a great fireworks display.Written on Sep 10 2007
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Dori A.
I loved the performance, especially the 1812 Overture. And the seats were PERFECT especially for the cannon blasts and the fireworks.Written on Sep 10 2007
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Description
There are few better ways to bid summer adieu than with Pacific Symphony’s “Tchaikovsky Spectacular”—a grand evening of music by one of the most beloved composers, plus the drama of cannons and fireworks! The Symphony concludes its Summer Festival 2007 with this concert packed with Russian music, led by guest conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto and featuring virtuoso pianist Alexander Korsantina.
“This concert is kind of a ‘Who’s Who’ of prominent Russian composers,” says Maestro Prieto, “with a program nicely balanced with extremely well-known and lesser-known works. Everyone knows Tchaikovsky—and we are playing perhaps his two most popular works. The audience will hear one of the most exciting pianists I know—Alexander Korsantia—playing Tchaikovsky’s ‘Piano Concerto No. 1,’ a breathtaking work and one of the first uniquely Russian piano concertos ever composed. And then there is Tchaikovsky’s heart-stopping and ever-popular ‘1812’ overture, replete with booming cannons and a vivid display of fireworks! Also on the program are a rarely performed work by Shostakovich; Borodin’s ‘Polovstian Dances’ from Prince Igor, an opera based on an old Russian war poem, ‘The Lady of Igor’s Campaign’; and perhaps Prokofiev’s most inspired work, Suite from Cinderella.”
Conductor/violinist Carlos Miguel Prieto is one of the busiest young conductors today. Currently serving as music director of the Xalapa Symphony Orchestra and the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, Prieto has guest conducted with the Dallas Symphony, Houston Symphony, Phoenix Symphony and many others. As a violinist, he has toured throughout Mexico, the United States and Europe. Prieto was named “Conductor of the Year” in 2002 by the Mexican Union of Music and Theater Critics.
Alexander Korsantina is known throughout the world as a pianist who plays with virtuosity and sincerity. He has performed all over Europe, Asia and the Americas, including with the orchestras of Louisville, Brazil, Bogota, Jerusalem and the City of Birmingham; the Georgian State Orchestra; the Kirov Orchestra; and the Israel Chamber Orchestra. He has won numerous awards including First Prize and Gold Medal at the Arthur Rubinstein Piano Master Competition and First Prize at the Sydney International Piano Competition.
About the Ticket Supplier: Pacific Symphony
Pacific Symphony, celebrating its 33rd season in 2011-12, is led by Music Director Carl St.Clair. The largest orchestra formed in the U.S. in the last 40 years, the Symphony is recognized as an outstanding ensemble making strides on both the national and international scene, as well as in its own burgeoning community of Orange County. Presenting more than 100 concerts a year and a rich array of education and community programs, the Symphony reaches more than 275,000 residents--from school children to senior citizens.
The Symphony offers a popular Pops season led by Principal Pops Conductor Richard Kaufman. The Pops series stars some of the world's leading entertainers, and is enhanced by state-of-the-art video and sound. Each Pacific Symphony season also includes Café Ludwig, a three-concert chamber music series, and "Classical Connections," an orchestral series on Sunday afternoons offering rich explorations of selected works led by St.Clair. Assistant Conductor Maxim Eshkenazy brings a passionate commitment to building the next generation of audience and performer through his leadership of the Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra as well as the highly regarded Family Musical Mornings series.
The Symphony offers moving musical experiences with repertoire ranging from the great orchestral masterworks to music from today's most prominent composers, highlighted by the annual American Composers Festival. The Wall Street Journal said, "Carl St.Clair, the Pacific Symphony's dynamic music director, has devoted 19 years to building not only the orchestra's skills but also the audience's trust and musical sophistication so successfully that they can now present some of the most innovative programming in American classical music to its fast-growing, rapidly diversifying community."
In addition to its winter home, the Symphony presents a summer outdoor series at Irvine's Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, the organization's summer residence since 1987.