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20-YEAR OLD AMERICAN CELLIST ALISA WEILERSTEIN
MAKES HER LOS ANGELES ORCHESTRAL DEBUT
WITH THE LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
LACO HIGHLIGHTS THE WEST COAST PREMIERE OF
BRITTEN’S DOUBLE CONCERTO
Music Director Jeffrey Kahane and the
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra will present
the Los Angeles orchestral debut of the exciting
20-year old American cellist Alisa Weilerstein playing the Schumann Cello
Concerto in A minor – Saturday, November 16, 8:00 PM
at the Alex Theatre in Glendale and Sunday, November
17, 7:00 PM at UCLA’s Royce Hall.
Ms. Weilerstein has won critical acclaim
for playing that combines natural virtuosity with impassioned musicianship.
Described by The Strad as “an extremely charismatic artist” and
Gramophone as “a remarkable young talent,” she performed last year with
the San Francisco Symphony and the National Symphony Orchestra and embarked on a
national tour with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. This busy young
artist has also given recitals in seven celebrated concert halls throughout
Europe as well as Carnegie Hall, Paris and Japan.
The November concerts also highlight the
West Coast premiere of Britten’s Double Concerto in B minor for violin and viola
with LACO’s own superstar soloists - concertmaster Margaret Batjer and principal
violist Roland Kato. The work was written in 1932 while Britten was a student
at London’s Royal College of Music, but not printed or published until after his
death. Kent Nagano performed the Double Concerto at the Aldeburgh Festival in
1987 and recorded it in 1998. The current edition was published in 1999 from
the composer’s penciled short score.
The program covering works from three
centuries includes Locatelli’s Concerto Grosso in F major for four violins with
Josefina Vergara, Jennifer Munday, Susan Rishik and Connie Kupka.
Words on Music, ˝-hour talks on
the evening concerts, will be presented by Music Director Jeffrey Kahane one
hour before each performance. Words on Music is free to all ticket
holders.
Tickets are available from $15.00 to $63.00 with
discounts for students, seniors and groups of ten or more. Tickets may be
purchased by phone (213) 622-7001, Ext. 215
or by fax (213) 955-2071, Monday through Friday from
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Yamaha is the official piano of the Los
Angeles Chamber Orchestra and Wells Fargo
is an official sponsor of LACO.
CALENDAR LISTING
LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
NOVEMBER, 2002
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 - 8:00
PM The Alex Theatre
216
N. Brand Blvd., Glendale
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17 - 7:00
PM Royce Hall, UCLA
Westwood,
Los Angeles
CONDUCTOR JEFFREY KAHANE
SOLOISTS ALISA WEILERSTEIN,
cello
MARGARET
BATJER, violin
ROLAND KATO,
viola
PROGRAM:
LOCATELLI
Concerto Grosso in F major for four violins,
Op.
7, No. 12
Josefina
Vergara, Jennifer Munday, Susan Rishik,
Connie
Kupka, violins
BRITTEN
Double Concerto in B minor for violin and viola
Ms.
Batjer and Mr. Kato
SCHUMANN
Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Ms.
Weilerstein
TICKET
PRICES
$63, $54, $37, $15 (discounts for students, seniors
and
groups of 10 or more, subject to availability)
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets available by phone (213) 622-7001, Ext. 215
or by
fax (213) 955-2071
Tickets
are also on sale at the theatre box office the night
of the
concert, if available.
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