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News > Reno Philharmonic Rounds Out Amazing Fall Schedule
Reno Philharmonic Rounds Out Amazing Fall Schedule November 7, 2005 On Sunday, November 13th at 4:00pm and Tuesday, November 15th at 7:30pm, the Reno Philharmonic hosts violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, to perform Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1. The performance, held at the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, will kick off with Rossini’s overture to Rossini’s opera, Semiramide and end with Beethoven’s beloved Symphony No. 5. Ms. Salerno-Sonnenberg is celebrated worldwide as one of the most original and fearless artists on the concert stage today. Famous for her electrifying performances, passionate interpretations and musical depth, she is sought after by today’s greatest conductors and orchestras, as well as by fellow artists for collaborations in both classical and other genres. She is performing the Shostakovich Concerto in Reno before performing it in Los Angeles later in the month. Ms. Salerno-Sonnenberg splits her focus between orchestral and collaborative performances. She recently performed at some of the most prestigious music festivals in the United States, including Ravinia, Aspen, and the Cabrillo Festival, along with orchestral engagements across the U.S. include the Seattle Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Colorado Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, San Diego Symphony, and the Columbus Symphony. In 1999, the violinist was the subject of Academy Award® nominated documentary “Speaking In Strings.” A deeply private look at the woman behind all the accolades and controversy, the film explored the controversial and fascinating life of this fearless and irreverent, musician. Ms. Salerno-Sonnenberg has been featured on a variety of television programs, Dharma & Greg (ABC-2001), Sesame Street, CBS’ 60 Minutes, 60 Minutes II, CBS Sunday Morning; CNN’s Newsstand; NBC's National News. She was one of Johnny Carson’s favorite guests and appeared several times on The Tonight Show. She was also the featured artist on programs such as A & E's Artist of the Week with Elliot Forrest; Bravo's Arts & Minds and The Art of Influence; PBS' Live from Lincoln Center, The Charlie Rose Show, and City Arts, as well as the PBS/BBC series The Mind. In 1989, Crown Books published Nadja: On My Way, an autobiography written for children in which she shares her experiences as a young musician building a career. In 1999, Ms. Salerno-Sonnenberg was featured in a book on celebrities entitled The Virtuoso. Ms. Salerno-Sonnenberg’s professional career began in 1981 when she won the Walter W. Naumburg International Violin Competition. In 1983, she was recognized with an Avery Fisher Career Grant, and in 1988 was Ovations Debut Recording Artist of the Year. In 1999, she was honored with the prestigious Avery Fisher Prize, awarded to instrumentalists who have demonstrated “outstanding achievement and excellence in music.” An American citizen, Ms. Salerno-Sonnenberg was born in Rome and emigrated to the United States at the age of eight to study at The Curtis Institute of Music. She later studied with Dorothy DeLay at The Juilliard School. Also on the program is the overture to Rossini’s opera, Semiramide. This overture is probably the epitome of all overtures by Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868), best known for the Guillaume Tell (William Tell) Overture, used for the theme to the Lone Ranger. “Rossini continued to supply overtures, though many are derivative and only the overture to Semiramide is worthy of the composer,” asserts musicologist Philip Gossett in The New Grove Dictionary. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 will end this explosive program. “Probably the four most famous notes in music history, is the smallest part of this incredible piece of music,” says Barry Jekowsky, music director of the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra. “If you think you know this piece of music, I challenge you to hear it again, and hear it live, you’ll hear more that you expect.” Subscriptions are on sale now for the remainder of the four concerts. Prices start at $75.00 for the series of four concerts with discounts available to seniors. Students can apply for “rush” seating ½ hour before the performance, and must bring valid student ID, if over 16. Patrons can join Music Director Barry Jekowsky one-half hour prior to each performance for “A Preview from the Podium.” This pre-concert talk is free to all ticket holders and held in the exhibition hall in the lower level of the Pioneer Center, where Mr. Jekowsky talks about the composers and/or works the orchestra will perform. For more information or tickets log onto www.renophilharmonic.com, or call the RPA business office (775) 323-6393. |
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