2009-2010
These are concerts that are going on in the area and are encouraged to go see on your own.
Saturday, September 26 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 27 at 3:00 p.m.
The Peace Center Concert Hall
Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor
Chee Yun, violin
Tickets: $15 - $45
Described as "utterly magical," celebrated violinist Chee-Yun joins the GSO to lift the curtain on this season of inspiring music, including Maestro Tchivzhel's signature piece - Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony.
GEORGES ENESCO: Rumanian Rhapsody, Op. 11, No. 1, A major
ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV: Violin Concerto, Op. 82, A minor
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5, Op. 64, E minor
Clemson University Brooks Center for the Performing Arts
October 1st, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Free (no ticket required) Presented by the Utsey Chamber Music Endowment
The American Chamber Players was formed by violist Miles Hoffman from a core group of artists of The Library of Congress Summer Chamber Festival. Joining Hoffman to perform repertoire ranging from familiar masterpieces to neglected gems are flutist Sara Stern, pianist Anna Stoytcheva, violinist Janet Sung, and soprano Rebecca Turner. The ensemble has toured throughout North America, performed at prestigious concert series from Florida to British Columbia, and traveled to Paris for a series of special gala concerts at the Paris Opera and the Bibliothèque Nationale. "They have established standards of chamber music performance equal to any in the world." --Washington Post
Clemson University Brooks Center for the Performing Arts
$5 adults/ students free (general seating)
Enjoy the excitement of extraordinary young talent as the two winners of the annual Concerto/Aria Competition headline this concert. The perennial favorite "Poet and Peasant Overture" by Franz von Suppé, music from the movie "The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," and other works complete the program.
October 22nd, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Free (no ticket required) Presented by the Utsey Chamber Music Endowment
East Coast Chamber Orchestra
In 2001, a group of some of the most exciting young string players envisioned the creation of a conductor-less chamber orchestra. Graduates of top conservatories and music schools, the fifteen members of the East Coast Chamber Orchestra are soloists, principals in major American orchestras, and marvelous chamber musicians. Debuts at The Kennedy Center and Town Hall confirmed ECCO’s position as the most exceptional ensemble of the new generation.
Saturday, November 7 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 8 at 3:00 p.m.
The Peace Center Concert Hall
Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor
Umberto Clerici, violin
Tickets: $15 - $45
The GSO joins the world in celebrating the 200th anniversary of Felix Mendelssohn's birth with his masterpiece - the "Scottish Symphony." Rising star Umberto Clerici makes his Greenville debut with one of the jewels of the cello repertoire.
FRANZ LISZT: Les Preludes (Symphonic Poem No. 3)
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS: Cello Concerto, No. 1, Op. 33, A minor
FELIX MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 3, Op. 56, A minor "Scottish"
Friday, November 20 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 21 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 22 at 3:00 p.m.
The Gunter Theatre
Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor
Tickets: $40
An annual favorite, this year's Mozart celebration includes popular selections from his vast repertoire, including his majestic Symphony No. 39. Don't miss this wonderfully entertaining opportunity to be dazzled by the brilliance of this master.
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: Serenade No. 10, K. 361, B-flat major "Gran Partita"
W. A. MOZART: The Impressario Overture, K. 486
W. A. MOZART: Symphony No. 39, K. 543, E-flat major
Clemson University Brooks Center for the Performing Arts
$5 adults/ students free (general seating)
December 3rd, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Popular orchestral hits fill this winter program, from the “Waltz” and “Polonaise” of Tchaikovsky’s opera "Eugene Onegin," to Barber’s haunting "Adagio for Strings," to the holiday favorite "Christmas Festival" by Leroy Anderson.
Friday, January 8 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 9 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 10 at 3:00 p.m.
The Gunter Theatre
Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor
Kathryn Dey, viola
Tickets: $35
GSO Principal Viola Kathryn Dey guides us through Telemann's beautiful Viola Concerto. We also pay homage to Benjamin Britten's childhood teacher with his Variations on a Theme of Franck Bridge. Tchaikovsky's String Serenade concludes this delightful all-strings program.
BENJAMIN BRITTEN: Variations on a Theme of Franck Bridge
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN: Viola Concerto, G major
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY: String Serenade, C major
Clemson University Brooks Center for the Performing Arts
$5 adults/ students free (general seating)
April 13th, 2010 at 8:00 pm
Only two works make up this program, but they are two very exciting pieces! The concert begins with Copland’s "Appalachian Spring" in its original version for thirteen instruments and concludes with Dvorak’s masterful "Symphony No. 8," composed just a few years before his famous "New World Symphony."
