The Classics
*Midori | Violin*
Saturday, April 20th, 2013
Sovereign Performing Arts Center, 8 p.m.
Delius—The Walk to the Paradise Garden
Brahms—Violin Concerto
Mendelssohn—Scottish Symphony No. 3
Midori’s Reading appearance is part of the Orchestra Residencies Program.
Midori’s concerts with the Reading Symphony Orchestra and the Reading Symphony Youth Orchestra are part of her Orchestra Residencies Program, a special project which aims to strengthen the ties of the American youth orchestra to its local adult orchestra, as well as to bolster relationships with performers, staff, and the community-at-large.
The Youth Orchestra is Performing with Midori at this concert.
*Beethoven's 9th | Baltimore Choral Arts Society*
Saturday, May 11th, 2013
Sovereign Performing Arts Center, 8 p.m.
Haydn—Symphony No. 100
Beethoven—Symphony No. 9
*David Kim & Jonathan Carney | Violin & Viola*
October, Saturday, 19th, 2013 | 8 p.m.
Wiprud— Hosannas of the
Second Heaven
Mozart—Sinfonia Concertante
Dvoák—Symphony No. 8
The excitement of opening night is doubled as the Concertmasters of Philadelphia and Baltimore Symphonies take the stage! Also a local premiere by Wiprud, a composer with Berks County ties!
*Benjamin Hochman| Piano*
November, Saturday 16th, 2013 | 8 p.m.
Mozart—Symphony No. 29
Hindemith—M usic for Strings and Brass
Brahms— Piano Concerto No. 2
The RSO welcomes another amazing soloist from recent engagements in New York and Israel to perform the Herculean Masterpiece, Brahms 2nd Piano Concerto.
*Bradley Ward | Trombone*
February, Saturday 22nd, 2014 | 8 p.m.
Tchaikovsky—Serenade for Strings
Rota—Trombone Concerto
Beethoven—Symphony No. 2
Principal Trombone player, Bradley Ward of the Reading Symphony Orchestra takes center stage. Also the RSO strings play the lush sounds of Tchaikovsky—Serenade for Strings.
*Nigel Armstrong| Violin*
March, Saturday 22nd, 2014 | 8 p.m.
Vaughan Williams—5 Variants of “Dives and Lazarus”
Bruch—Scottish Fantasy
Sibelius—Symphony No. 1
Nigel Armstrong recently came to international attention as the highest-ranked American prizewinner in the 14th Tchaikovsky International Competition. A Curtis protégé, he is dazzling audiences around the globe.
*Terrence Wilson | Piano*
April, Saturday 26th, 2014 | 8 p.m.
Glinka—R usslan and Ludmilla Overture
Prokofiev—Piano Concerto No. 3
Tchaikovsky—Symphony No. 6
A night of sensual Russian music takes the stage. Pianist Wilson is sure to warm hearts with this amazing concerto.
*Westwater Arts | Photochoreography*
May, Saturday 31st, 2014 | 8 p.m.
Britten—4 Sea Interludes
Copland—Appalachian Spring
Brahms—Symphony No. 2
The RSO brings a visual element of nature photography as they perform the music of Copland in this innovative, cutting edge program.
