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2008–2009 Season
GREAT MUSIC MASTERPIECES:
Romantic… Passionate… Powerful
THE VOLUPTUOUS VIOLIN
OCTOBER 26, 2008 • 2:30 PM
HAYDN • PROKOFIEV • ELGAR
Elina Lev
violin
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AN EVANSTON SYMPHONY CHRISTMAS
DECEMBER 7, 2008 • 3:00 PM
SPONSORED BY THE INVESTMENT FIRM ROMANO BROTHERS & CO.
A festive start to the holidays
for the whole family
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THE FUSION OF THE FIDDLE
FEBRUARY 9, 2009 • 2:30 PM
Barber •Schwantner • O'Connor
Joseph Schwantner’s Chasing Light… is part of
Ford Made in America, made possible by
Ford Motor Company Fund.
Mark O’Connor
classical violin
and fiddle
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THE VOICE OF THE VIOLA
MARCH 22, 2009 • 2:30 PM
MENDELSSOHN • WAGNER • BERLIOZ
Charles Pikler
viola
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THE PASSIONATE PIANO
MAY 3, 2009 • 2:30 PM
BRAHMS • TCHAIKOVSKY
Cameron Smith
piano
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Our Next Concert:
Elina Lev, violin, an elegant Russian artist of remarkable talent
Concert One
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2:30 pm on Sunday, October 26, 2008
The Voluptuous Violin
The pure, classical symphonic elegance of Haydn’s “London” symphony, the lyricism of Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto, composed at the same time as his great ballet Romeo and Juliet, and Elgar’s affectionate musical portraits of himself and his close friends make for an afternoon of musical bliss.
Haydn
- Symphony No. 104 in D, “London”
Prokofiev
- Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor
Elina Lev, violin
Elgar
- Enigma Variations
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Northwestern University, Evanston
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Enhance your concert experience with a sneak preview — Composers come alive and their passions take center stage when lecturer Julie Westbrook and ESO Maestro Lawrence Eckerling take you on an insider’s tour of the history and highlights behind the music. Meet our soloist, Elina Lev, at Musical Insights. She and our Maestro Lawrence Eckerling and lecturer Julie Westbrook will explore the October concert program in depth.
Friday, October 24 at 1:30 pm,
Westminster Place of Presbyterian Homes
3200 Grant St., Evanston
FREE.
The Illinois Council of Orchestras named
The
Evanston Symphony Orchestra’s Lawrence Eckerling
as
2007 Illinois Conductor of the Year
and awarded the orchestra the
"Community Relations of the Year" award for our outreach programs
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