Capitol Conference Center Symphonic Series

All symphonic concerts begin at 8 p.m. at the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia.

Opening Night Celebration!

September 10 & 11, 2010
with guest artists David Kim, violin
Carter Brey, cello
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
Johannes Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello

Sponsored in part by: BrickStreet Insurance

 

 



Valentina Returns!
October 15 & 16, 2010
with guest artist Valentina Lisitsa, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, Pastorale
Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3

Sponsored in part by: Cecil I. Walker Charitable Trust and McJunkin Red Man Corporation



An Appalachian Autumn
November 12 & 13, 2010
with guest artist Mark O’Connor, violin
Grant Cooper: Appalachian Autumn (World Premiere)
Mark O’Connor: Fiddle Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4

Sponsored in part by: Thomas Health System and Jackson Kelly, PLLC



A Touch of Tchaikovsky

January 28 & 29, 2011
with guest artist Adam Golka, piano
Douglas Lilburn: Overture: Aotearoa
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Douglas Lilburn: Symphony No. 2

Sponsored in part by: Edmundo & Teresa Figueroa

Additional support provided by: The Bell Law Firm, PLLC and DiTrapano Barrett & DiPiero, PLLC



Classic Expressions
March 4 & 5, 2011
with local favorite artists
Bob Turizziani, clarinet
Vicki Berneking, piano
Deborah Gross, piano
Claude Debussy: Première Rapsodie
Camille Saint Saëns: Carnival of the Animals
Igor Stravinsky: Petrouska (1947 version)

Sponsored in part by: BB&T West Virginia Foundation and Verizon



Song of the Earth
April 15 & 16, 2011
with guest artists Nancy Maultsby, mezzo-soprano
and John MacMaster, tenor
Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde

Sponsored in part by: Wells Fargo Insurance Services and West Virginia American Water

 

West Virginia Symphony Orchestra In-School Programs

Montclaire String Quartet School Tour Program

The award-winning Montclaire String Quartet, resident quartet of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, offers 60+ educational school performances per season. These are wonderful, up-close introductions to the string instrument family, covering many baseline musical and cross-disciplinary concepts.

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