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Dear ALAN,
It's May,
and the Symphony is gearing up for the final two concerts of our
2012-13 season. But there's still lots to enjoy this spring. This
weekend, we'll celebrate the season with Gershwin's irresistibly feisty
An American
in Paris. The same program features Erich Korngold's lushly
romantic Violin Concerto, which, the composer wrote, needs to be
performed by a Caruso as well as a Paganini - a master of melody as
well as of prodigious technique. World-renowned violinist Andrés
Cárdenes is the perfect choice.
May 12th is Mother's Day! Give Mom a treat - bring her to the Symphony
on Sunday. We'll add another treat from all of us to take away with her
- not to mention a marvelous performance by the orchestra under the
deft baton of Symphony favorite, Maestro Paul Polivnick.
At the same time, subscriptions are pouring in for our exciting new
season, beginning this coming September. Check the information below
and on our website to see what's planned for 2013-14.
I'll see you at the California Theatre.
Andrew Bales,
President
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Polivnick, Cárdenes and Gershwin
Our American
sampler program offers us two city portraits: George Gershwin's
high-spirited visit to busy Paris streets and crowded cafes, and
Bernstein's vision of New York's excitement, brutality, and hope.
Erich Korngold was a musical prodigy who mastered the early 20th
century European classical tradition at an early age. In 1938, he
traveled from Vienna to Hollywood to score a film; but the German
occupation of Austria followed shortly thereafter, and his stay in the
US became permanent. Korngold's thrilling epic scores (The Adventures of Robin Hood,
The Sea Hawk) revolutionized film music, and influenced
modern movie music masters such as Ennio Morricone, Bernard Herrmann,
and John Williams. The premiere of the richly romantic Violin Concerto
in 1945 marked his return to concert music.
Award winning master violinist, Andrés Cárdenes, performs Korngold's
concerto with grace and virtuosity.
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Conductor:
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Paul Polivnick
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Soloist:
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Andrés Cárdenes,
violin
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John Adams: The Chairman Dances
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Erich Korngold: Violin
Concerto in D major
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Leonard Bernstein: On
the Waterfront Suite
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George Gershwin: An American in Paris
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Recognized worldwide as a musical phenomenon,
Grammy-nominated Andrés Cárdenes "parlays his myriad talents
into one of classical music's most versatile careers." Cuban-born
Cárdenes has garnered international acclaim from critics and
audiences alike for his compelling performances as a violinist,
conductor, violist, chamber musician, concertmaster, and recording
artist.
As an ambassador for music of our time, Mr. Cárdenes has commissioned
and premiered over 65 works by American and Latin American composers
such as David Stock, Leonardo Balada, Ricardo Lorenz, Eduardo
Alonso-Crespo, Roberto Sierra, and Marilyn Taft Thomas. His concerto
repertoire includes over 100 works, ranging from the Baroque
era to the present.
Read more about this "ferocious, passionate and charismatic
artist" at his website here!
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Andres Cardenes plays Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
3rd movement
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An
American in Paris
May 11 & 12, 2013
California Theatre, San Jose, CA
Tickets Tickets $39-79
408-286-2600
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2013-2014 SEASON
ANNOUNCED
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Season Overview
We are proud to
announce Symphony Silicon Valley's 2013-2014 season. Subscriptions
feature a choice of 4 or 7 concerts with exciting music and remarkable
performers, including...
- 8 brilliant soloists, featuring pianist Jon Nakamatsu
playing the work that won him the Van Cliburn Gold Medal, and
returning violinist Mayuko
Kamio, who stepped in to dazzle Symphony audiences
last fall.
- Monumental works like Symphonie Fantastique,
Beethoven's Eroica,
and Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3.
- 3 new guest conductors joining 4 of the
Symphony's favorites for a lively array of musical leadership.
- Special features including a concerto for 15 timpani,
another for bassoon, and the North American premiere of a concerto for bandoneon,
the seductive voice of innumerable Argentine tangos.
- Brahms and Beethoven (twice); Stravinsky and
Strauss; Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Liszt - and more.
- Plus Carl Orff's stunningly dramatic Carmina Burana!
Don't miss
Symphony Silicon Valley and guests, performing together in San Jose's
beautiful California Theatre in our 2013-2014 Season. Check out each of
next season's seven concerts on our website. Click here!
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SEASON TICKET INFORMATION:
- Season
tickets on-sale today
- Buy
early for best seating
- Current
subscribers receive priority seating
- Single-show
tickets on sale August 26, at 10am
Current
subscribers should have received renewal packets in today's
mail. Reply by FRIDAY MAY 17 to retain priority seating.
Didn't
receive a renewal packet? No worries, just call us!
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2013-2014
SEASON
Subscribe
Today!
Season Tickets $148-$553
408-286-2600
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A Hero's Tale
Saturday June 1, 8:00pm
Sunday June 2, 2:30pm
Tickets $39-79
Master classical guitarist Jason
Vieaux plays
Rodrigo's dream-filled Concierto de Aranjuez, followed by Richard Strauss' large-orchestra
showpiece Ein Heldenleben or A Hero's Life.
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The Best of the English Romantics
Friday June 7, 8:00pm
Tickets $25
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The Symphony Silicon Valley
Chorale presents a varied program at the Palo Alto United
Methodist Church. Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Benjamin Britten,
Edgar Elgar, and Will Todd.
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Target Summer Pops
FREE!
Summer is almost here!
Picnics on the lawn, free ice cream and great music! This July,
Target Summer Pops, returns to the lawn at San Jose State
University. See you under the palms!
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About Symphony
Silicon Valley
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Symphony Silicon Valley is the professional symphony
orchestra of San Jose. Founded in 2002, the nonprofit company has
progressed from a daring idea to rapidly become the greater South Bay's
premiere orchestra and a notable community success story. The
Symphony's artists, nationally recruited, locally resident, with an average
performance tenure in San Jose of over 20 years, are recognized as
among the best in the greater Bay Area. Led by an exciting roster
of distinguished guest conductors on the European model, the Symphony
is an anchor tenant of San Jose's magnificently restored downtown
California Theatre, one of Northern California's most outstanding music
halls. Symphony Silicon Valley is setting an example of an
innovative business model in the arts -- market driven and financially
conservative, with low overhead and the flexibility to match its
programming to its support base. Besides its core Classics
programming, the Symphony produces Target Summer Pops, a all-free music
festival held outdoors on the San Jose State University lawn every
summer. The five-concert festival is completely free, and brings
16,000 people out to enjoy the orchestra perform musical favorites in
relaxed, sociable, family-friendly surroundings. The Symphony also
manages ArtSPARK, a Santa Clara County-wide arts education program, and
performs a dozen free, high energy education concerts for 4th graders
each year.
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