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Irina Kotlyar &
Gregory Shifrin,
Piano

The Kotlyar-Shifrin Piano Duo will appear on WFMT (98.7 FM) at 12:15 PM on Friday, October 23 prior to their 3:00 PM appearance at Musical Insights.

Jeannie Richardson, Organ

Don Cagen,
Trumpet

Concert Two

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2:30 pm on Sunday, February 7, 2010

TRUMPET SPECTACULAR

Eleven trumpets and two tenor tubas join an augmented ESO in the blockbuster Sinfonietta of Janáček, inspired by Czech folk music and village bands. Don Cagen, ESO principal trumpet, who played at a Presidential inaugural ball, performs the Haydn trumpet concerto. Tuneful favorites by Vaughan Williams and Dvořák round out this spectacular program.

ALTENBURG

1. Concerto for 7 Trumpets and Timpani
   

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

1. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
   

HAYDN

1. Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E Flat Major
2. Don Cagen, Trumpet

DVOŘÁK

1. Scherzo Capriccioso, Op. 66

JANÁČEK

1. Sinfonietta

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Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Northwestern University, Evanston

Concert Three

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2:30 pm on Sunday, March 21, 2010

THE ROMANTIC CELLO

This all-Romantic program culminates in Dvořák’s impassioned memorial to his lost love, unsurpassed in the repertory for cello and orchestra. Beethoven’s witty and rollicking 8th Symphony is sure to entertain, and the opening horn call of Weber’s evocation of Shakespeare sets the stage for an enchanting afternoon.

WEBER

1. Overture to Oberon

BEETHOVEN

1. Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93

DVOŘÁK

1. Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104
2. Wendy Warner, Cello

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Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Northwestern University, Evanston

Irina Muresanu,
Violin

Back by popular demand!

Concert Four

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2:30 pm on Sunday, May 2, 2010

RUSSIAN FOLKFEST

Irina Muresanu’s ESO debut two years ago was so successful that she is returning in Tchaikovsky’s dazzling concerto. We finish the season with Petrushka, a popular favorite since its 1911 premiere by the Ballet Russes. The Russian folk tunes which permeate its four scenes will be contrasted with the Romantic folksong arrangements of Liadov.

LIADOV

1. Eight Russian Folk Songs, Op. 58

TCHAIKOVSKY

1. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major, Op. 35
2. Irina Muresanu, Violin

STRAVINSKY

1. Petrushka (1947 Version) (Complete Ballet)

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Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Northwestern University, Evanston

An Evanston Symphony Christmas

Sunday, December 6, 2009
3:00 PM

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Get your Christmas spirits into high gear at the best holiday event in Evanston. Share this Yule celebration with family and friends and you'll be caroling all the way home from An Evanston Symphony Christmas.

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Enhance your concert experience with a sneak preview — Composers come alive and their passions take center stage when ESO General Manager David Ellis and ESO Maestro Lawrence Eckerling take you on an insider’s tour of the history and highlights behind the music. Meet our soloist, Wendy Warner, at Musical Insights. She and our Maestro Lawrence Eckerling and lecturer David Ellis will explore the March concert program in depth.

Friday, March 19 at 1:30 pm,
Westminster Place of Presbyterian Homes
3200 Grant St., Evanston
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