Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra, with Alisa Weilerstein, Cello, and Inon Barnatan, Piano
Music / Singing - Performance
Friday, March 8, 2013
8:00 PM-10:30 PM
Mechanics Hall
321 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
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Music Worcester presents one of the finest chamber orchestras in the world - performing with an enthusiasm for fresh, brilliant interpretation of the worlds most loved classical music, and is renowned for its polished and refined sound. Formed in 1958 from a group of leading London musicians, it performs without a conductor. The Academy gave its first performance in 1959 in its namesake church
Pianist Inon Barnatan has rapidly gained international recognition for engaging and communicative performances that pair insightful interpretation with impeccable technique. Described by Londons Evening Standard as a true poet of the keyboard, Mr. Barnatan performs a diverse range of repertoire, encompassing both classical and contemporary composers, with the variety of the pieces he performs reflected in his being equally valued as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician.
American cellist Alisa Weilerstein has attracted widespread attention worldwide for playing that combines a natural virtuosic command and technical precision with impassioned musicianship. The intensity of her playing has regularly been lauded, as has the spontaneity and sensitivity of her interpretations. Following her Zankel Hall recital debut in 2008, Justin Davidson of New York Magazine said: Whatever she plays sounds custom-composed for her, as if she has a natural affinity with everything. In September 2011 she was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow and in 2010 she became an exclusive recording artist for Decca Classics, the first cellist to be signed by the prestigious label in over 30 years.
She has appeared with all of the major orchestras throughout the United States and Europe with conductors including Marin Alsop, Daniel Barenboim, Sir Andrew Davis, Gustavo Dudamel, Sir Mark Elder, Christoph Eschenbach, Manfred Honeck, Marek Janowski, Paavo Järvi, Jeffrey Kahane, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Ludovic Morlot, Peter Oundjian, Matthias Pintscher, Yuri Temirkanov, Osmo Vänskä, Simone Young and David Zinman.
Cost: $49 individual, $15 student, $5 youth
Public Woo Card: 10% off two tickets and double points
College Woo Card: $15 tickets and double points
Suggested Audiences:
Elders, Adult, College, High School, Middle School, Elementary
Website: http://www.musicworcester.org/concerts-events/2013/academy-st-martin-fields-orchestra
E-mail:
music@musicworcester.org
Last Modified: March 7, 2013 at 10:52 AM
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Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra, with Alisa Weilerstein, Cello, and Inon Barnatan, Piano
Music / Singing - Performance
Friday, March 8, 2013
8:00 PM-10:30 PM
Mechanics Hall
321 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
Google Maps - MapQuest
Music Worcester presents one of the finest chamber orchestras in the world - performing with an enthusiasm for fresh, brilliant interpretation of the worlds most loved classical music, and is renowned for its polished and refined sound. Formed in 1958 from a group of leading London musicians, it performs without a conductor. The Academy gave its first performance in 1959 in its namesake church
Pianist Inon Barnatan has rapidly gained international recognition for engaging and communicative performances that pair insightful interpretation with impeccable technique. Described by Londons Evening Standard as a true poet of the keyboard, Mr. Barnatan performs a diverse range of repertoire, encompassing both classical and contemporary composers, with the variety of the pieces he performs reflected in his being equally valued as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician.
American cellist Alisa Weilerstein has attracted widespread attention worldwide for playing that combines a natural virtuosic command and technical precision with impassioned musicianship. The intensity of her playing has regularly been lauded, as has the spontaneity and sensitivity of her interpretations. Following her Zankel Hall recital debut in 2008, Justin Davidson of New York Magazine said: Whatever she plays sounds custom-composed for her, as if she has a natural affinity with everything. In September 2011 she was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow and in 2010 she became an exclusive recording artist for Decca Classics, the first cellist to be signed by the prestigious label in over 30 years.
She has appeared with all of the major orchestras throughout the United States and Europe with conductors including Marin Alsop, Daniel Barenboim, Sir Andrew Davis, Gustavo Dudamel, Sir Mark Elder, Christoph Eschenbach, Manfred Honeck, Marek Janowski, Paavo Järvi, Jeffrey Kahane, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Ludovic Morlot, Peter Oundjian, Matthias Pintscher, Yuri Temirkanov, Osmo Vänskä, Simone Young and David Zinman.
Cost: $49 individual, $15 student, $5 youth
Sponsored by: Hanover Insurance. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Worcester Arts Council, a local agency with is supported by the MA Cultural Council, a state agency.
Suggested Audiences: Elders, Adult, College, High School, Middle School, Elementary
Website: http://www.musicworcester.org/concerts-events/2013/academy-st-martin-fields-orchestra
E-mail: music@musicworcester.org
Last Modified: March 7, 2013 at 10:52 AM
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