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| CAMA’s INTERNATIONAL SERIES at The Granada welcomes the “irresitible life force” (LA Times) of Gustavo Dudamel, the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s celebrated new music director. Maestro Dudamel makes his Santa Barbara debut on May 7, 2011. Dudamel “does not appear to be leading the orchestra or even interacting with it. He is the orchestra, or is at least as one with it.” (LA Times) Also featured this season is a return visit from violinist Joshua Bell in recital, and the Santa Barbara debut of young cellist Alisa Weilerstein playing the Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic. “Orchestra aficionados know to catch CAMA concerts whenever possible, and aspiring orchestra-philes would do well to listen up, as well.” (Josef Woodard, Santa Barbara Independent) For more information on all six concerts in the series, read on below. All International
Series concerts are at 8 p.m. at The Granada, All concert programs and artists are subject to change. |
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Season Subscriptions on sale through CAMA – 805-966-4324
{1.} Robert Schumann: Manfred, Op. 115: Overture Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 Sponsor: Nancy & Kent Wood Celebrating 462 years of music-making in 2010, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden was founded in 1548 by Prince Elector Moritz von Sachsen. This historic orchestra is joined by pianist Rudolf Buchbinder, acclaimed for his “intelligent virtuosity, superb ear for color, and sixth sense for hitting upon the right tempo...” (Classics Today) Season Subscriptions available now through CAMA. Single tickets on sale starting Friday 9/17/2010 through The Granada box office. |
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{2.} Aram Khachaturian: Waltz from Masquerade, Adagio from Spartacus, Lizginka from Gayane Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16 Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 Co-Sponsor: The CAMA Women's Board “Although it is not the oldest Russian orchestra now active, the State Symphony Orchestra of Russia is certainly among the more venerable.” (New York Times) The orchestra’s all-Russian program features the electrifying Tenth Symphony of Shostakovich, which “many critics feel is the composer's masterpiece…written in a white heat immediately after the death of Stalin in 1953.” (Michael Walsh, Entertainment Weekly) Also on the program is Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2, featuring pianist Dmitri Alexeev whose “sense of colour, of light and shade, and his extraordinary command over the dynamic range, {are} beguiling. He really does have the lot.” (Glasgow Herald) Season Subscriptions available now through CAMA. Single tickets on sale starting Friday 9/17/2010 through The Granada box office. |
{3.} Sponsor: Anne & Michael Towbes “Joshua Bell is the greatest American violinist active today.” (Boston Herald) He has captured the public’s attention like no other classical violinist of his time. Bell has recorded more than 35 CDs since his first recording at age 18, receiving awards including a Grammy. He has collaborated with numerous artists and on film scores including the Oscar-winning soundtrack for The Red Violin. “Few prodigies make it into musical maturity, but Bell has evolved from a technical whiz to a true artist and intellectual whose music feeds both your brain and your heart.” (Newsweek) Season Subscriptions available now through CAMA. Single tickets on sale starting Friday 9/17/2010 through The Granada box office. |
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{4.} Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36 Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 107 Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 Sponsor: Léni Fé Bland The St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra is Russia’s oldest symphonic ensemble, founded in 1882. Joining the orchestra is American cellist Alisa Weilerstein (b. 1982), who has attracted attention for playing that combines a natural virtuosic command with impassioned musicianship. “Shostakovich's first cello concerto has all the demands to challenge any concert cellist, and Weilerstein was able to match them with explosive power...” (BBC Music Magazine) Season Subscriptions available now through CAMA. Single tickets on sale starting Friday 9/17/2010 through The Granada box office. |
{5.} Manuel de Falla: Interludio y danza from La vida breve Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 Igor Stravinsky: Firebird Suite Maurice Ravel: Boléro Sponsor: The Andrew H. Burnett Foundation The Orquesta Nacional de España was created in 1937. Now under the leadership of principal conductor Josep Pons, executive music director of the Olympic ceremonies in Barcelona of 1992, the orchestra continues to explore a wide range of repertoire, with a special focus on Spanish music. Named “Instrumentalist of the Year” for 2005 by the French Victoires de la Musique, Renaud Capuçon “is stunning – as much of an actor as a musician, so carefully does he characterize each note... he moves from youthful dash to naïve sentimentality and pouting sensuousness with ease...” (BBC Music Magazine) Season Subscriptions available now through CAMA. Single tickets on sale starting Friday 9/17/2010 through The Granada box office. |
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{6.} Johannes Brahms: Academic Festival Overture Osvaldo Golijov: Violin Concerto (world premiere weekend) Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 Principal Sponsor: The Samuel B. & Margaret C. Mosher Foundation Gustavo Dudamel’s May 7, 2011 concert with the LA Phil marks his first appearance in Santa Barbara. Dudamel “wins over orchestras and audiences through the expression of an irresistible life force... {He} is a deep and serious interpreter...” (Los Angeles Times) Acclaimed worldwide as one of the most exciting and compelling conductors of our time, Dudamel began his tenure as Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Fall 2009. “...Dudamel radiates joy... He has stamina and grip as well as charisma... his ability to draw detail, energy, colour and refinement from an orchestra is riveting, a product of the fact that...he has been conducting since the age of 15...” (The Daily Telegraph, London) Gustavo Dudamel Site at LA Phil Season Subscriptions available now through CAMA. Single tickets on sale starting Friday 9/17/2010 through The Granada box office. |
