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Star Violinist, World Premiere Take Center Stage With Austin Symphony

April 16, 2009
  • Who: Sarah Chang with the Austin Symphony Orchestra
  • When: May 1 & 2, 2009 - 8:00 p.m.
  • Where: Dell Hall, Long Center for the Performing Arts, 701 W. Riverside Dr.
  • Cost: $19-$48
  • Contact: Don Hill, Director of Public Relations - 476-6064 x 213

For Immediate Release

Concert Sponsors: Frost Bank and Slack & Davis, LLP
Season Sponsors: JPMorgan Chase & Four Seasons Residences Austin
Media Sponsors: Time Warner Cable/News 8 Austin, Austin American-Statesman and Majic 95.5 FM

Maestro Peter Bay and the ASO welcome young violin prodigy Sarah Chang on May 1st & 2nd in evenings highlighting the world premiere of a new work by Dan Welcher and works by Bruch and Tchaikovsky. Frost Bank and Slack & Davis proudly sponsor these concerts.

Program

Welcher – Symphony No. 5 (world premiere)
Bruch – Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26
Tchaikovsky – Capriccio italien, Op. 45

Maestro Peter Bay opens the evening with the world premiere of Dan Welcher’s Symphony No. 5. Welcher, who currently holds the Lee Hage Jamail Regents Professorship in Composition at the University of Texas at Austin Butler School of Music, created his Symphony No. 5 in celebration of Peer Bay’s first ten years on the Austin Symphony podium.

After a brief intermission, Maestro Bay welcomes violinist Sarah Chang to center stage. Recognized the world over as one of classical music’s most captivating and gifted performers, Ms. Chang is one of the most remarkable prodigies of any generation. She has matured into a young artist whose musical insight, technical virtuosity, and emotional range continue to astonish. Ms. Chang joins the ASO in a performance of Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1. Within the context of virtuosic, violinistic writing, Bruch’s concerto also reflects his strong vocal heritage. The evening concludes with Piotr Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio italien.

Concertgoers can enjoy “Concert Conversations” with Bob Buckalew at 7:10 p.m. in the concert hall. These free discussions provide an in-depth look at the composers and works being performed, including commentary on the social climate in which they were composed.

Tickets for Sarah Chang with the Austin Symphony range from $19 to $48. Student rush tickets are also available 20 minutes prior to performance for $5 cash and current student ID. Charge tickets online at http://www.austinsymphony.org where you will find seating maps, price options and a wealth of concert information. Tickets are also available at the Austin Symphony Box Office, 11th and Red River or call 476-6064 or 1-888-4-MAESTRO (toll-free).