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News > Reno Philharmonic Orchestra Brings Anne Akiko Meyers Back to Pioneer Stage
Reno Philharmonic Orchestra Brings Anne Akiko Meyers Back to Pioneer Stage November 1, 2007 On Saturday, November 17th at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday November 18th at 4:00 p.m. the Reno Philharmonic welcome back an artist who performed for a near capacity crowd in 2004, Anne Akiko-Meyers. She will be performing Samuel Barber’s Concerto for violin. The concerts, sponsored by the E.L. Cord Foundation, will also feature Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol and Mussorgsky-Ravel composition Pictures at an Exhibition. When Ms. Akiko-Meyers was last here for the season finale of the 2003-2004 season, Jack Neal wrote, “[She] is terrific in all ways. She plays with a ravishing sound. …her playing does not, however, merely fly across a dazzling surface, but plays sensitively to the concerto's lyricism and depth of character.” Thirteen CDs to her credit, Ms. Akiko-Meyers tours extensively throughout the world and is highly sought after as a soloist for concerts, festivals, live broadcasts and television commercials. In 1986, she joined the Young Concert Artists roster, and in 1993, she was awarded the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, the only artist to be the sole recipient of this annual award. She will perform the Barber Concerto for Violin a piece that is known to be difficult to perform. According to musicologist Dr. Susan Halpern, the piece is “Classical in form and romantic in expression, it is one of the most frequently performed violin concertos by an American composer.” The concerts are scheduled for a Saturday and Sunday November 17 and 18, 2007, rather than the traditional Reno Phil Sunday and Tuesday to take into consideration the Thanksgiving week, the following week. Also, will also feature Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol. When the piece debuted in 1887, fellow composer Piotr Tchaikovsky wrote to the composer, “I must add that your Spanish Capriccio is a colossal masterpiece of instrumentation, and you may regard yourself as the greatest master of the present day.” Rimsky-Korsakov first drafted his popular Capriccio espagnol as a fantasy on Spanish themes for violin and orchestra, but in 1887, he completely revised his sketch and recast it in the form we know the work today. The crowd pleasing Mussorgsky-Ravel composition Pictures at an Exhibition, last performed by the orchestra in 2004, will round out the program. Composer Modest Mussorgsky and music critic Vladimir Stassov organized an exhibition of drawings and paintings by their friend Victor Hartman, who had died the year prior, 1887. “While walking through the gallery, Mussorgsky had a bold and brilliant inspiration: to compose a set of piano pieces that would be musical reflections of many of the works of Hartman’s art,” wrote musicologist, Dr. Susan Halpern. The arrangement by Maurice Ravel, written in 1920, is the most popular version, performed by hundreds of symphony orchestras each year. Concert Schedule: Visionary Sound November 17 & 18, 2007 Saturday 7:30 Sunday 4:00 (Note Saturday/Sunday Schedule) Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts Rimsky Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol Barber Violin Concerto, featuring Anne Akiko-Meyers, violin Mussorgsky/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition The performances will take place in the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts. Prices start at $26 with discounts available to seniors. Tickets can be purchased through the Reno Philharmonic Box office at McKinley Arts and Culture Center, on the phone at 323-6393, or online at www.RenoPhil.com. Students can apply for “rush” seating one-half 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 for all ticket holders in the auditorium at the Pioneer Center. Mr. Jekowsky talks about the composers and/or works the orchestra will perform. For more information log onto www.RenoPhil.com, or call the RPA business office at (775) 323-6393. |
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