WVSO's Opening Night Celebration with David Kim and Carter Brey September 10 & 11, 2010
 The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s 2010-20 11 Symphonic Series season begins with its annual “Opening Night Celebration” on Friday and Saturday, September 10 & 11, 2010. This special concert also commemorates Artistic Director Grant Cooper’s 10th Season with the WVSO. Both performances will take place at 8 p.m. at the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia.
This program features two of the world’s most renowned classical musicians: David Kim, Concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra and Carter Brey, Principal Cellist with the New York Philharmonic. They will be performing Johannes Brahms’ virtuosic Double Concerto for Violin and Cello for the first time together. Also on the program is Sergei Rachmaninoff’s whimsical Symphonic Dances.
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WVSO Announces Fantastic Fall Tour 2010 Featuring Lindsey Goodman, Flute The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra and Artistic Director Grant Cooper will embark on a special WV tour – traveling to three venues throughout the state. This season’s Fall tour will take the Orchestra to West Virginia State University in Institute, WV, The Chuck Mathena Center in Princeton, WV; and Forrest Burdette Memorial United Methodist Church in Hurricane, WV. (dates, times and ticket prices below) Joining the Orchestra for these performances is soloist Lindsey Goodman. Ms. Goodman is principal flute with the WVSO and will be performing the Renaissance Concerto for Flute and Orchestra by Lukas Foss. Also on the program are George Frederic Handel’s Water Music and Maurice Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin.
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Join WVSO for a Free outdoor concert with special guest Ryan Hardiman Sunday, September 5, 2010 The Schoenbaum Stage at Haddad Riverfront Park Charleston, WV 8:00 p.m.
The WVSO will perform a free concert on Sunday, September 5, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. on the Schoenbaum Stage at Haddad Riverfront Park. Conducted by WVSO Artistic Director Grant Cooper, this special concert features exciting music loved by audiences everywhere. The WVSO will perform works including selections from John Williams, Rogers and Hart Gershwin and The Beatles; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s famous 1812 Overture; and many others. |
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Don’t forget to purchase your tickets for the 2010-2011 Season as we celebrate Maestro Cooper’s 10th year as artistic director and conductor of the WVSO. We have an exciting year planned including great guest performers, exciting classical works and even a little bit of disco. Artists including Mark O’Connor, Valentina Lisitsa, and Sweden’s The Arrival performing the music of ABBA will all be taking the stage of the Maier Performance Hall at the Clay Center. Download a 2010-2011 subscription order form! Click HERE Single ticket prices at the bottom of this screen.
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