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Join
us for our 2009-2010 season!
 
Larry Rachleff
Principal Conductor
Joel Smirnoff
Guest Conductor
Order by phone at 847.866.6888.
The Three Concertmasters!
Sunday, October 18, 2009 @ 7
p.m.
Robert Hanford, Concertmaster,
Lyric Opera of Chicago
David Perry, Concertmaster,
Chicago Philharmonic
David Taylor, Concertmaster,
Ravinia Festival
Orchestra/Assistant
Concertmaster, CSO
Joel Smirnoff, Conductor
Our 20th Anniversary Season
kicks off with an unprecedented
program. Three of Chicago's top
violin virtuosos will share the
stage for an incredible evening
of violin favorites. Inspired
by the blockbuster performing
group The Three Tenors, this
program will be a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
to see these three stars
performing together on one stage
along with the Chicago
Philharmonic orchestra. Prepare
yourself for a thrilling
evening!
Masterwork Miniatures for Violin
and Orchestra
Rondo in C Major
by Mozart, David Taylor
Romance by Antonin Dvorak,
David Perry
Tzigane by Maurice Ravel,
Robert Hanford
Fritz Kreisler Remembered
Liebesleid, David
Perry
Liebesfreud, David Taylor
Tambourin Chinois, Robert
Hanford
With an Operatic Flair
Meditation from
Thais by Jules Massenet, Robert
Hanford
Havanaise by Camille
Saint-Saens, David Taylor
Carmen Suite excerpt by
Georges Bizet, David Perry
Finale featuring all three
violins
Vivaldi Concerto
for Four Violins
About the
Concertmasters
Robert Hanford is
currently concertmaster of the
Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Previously, Mr. Hanford was the
Associate Principal Second
Violinist of the Minnesota
Orchestra. He has also been a
member of the Milwaukee Symphony
Orchestra and Chicago's Grant
Park Symphony. He has appeared
as soloist on many occasions
with both the Minnesota
Orchestra and the Milwaukee
Symphony. Mr. Hanford attended
Northwestern University where
his principal teacher was Dr.
Myron Kartman. He graduated with
first prize from the Orpheus
Conservatory in Athens, Greece.
David Perry,
concertmaster of the Chicago
Philharmonic, is also first
violinist of the prestigious Pro
Arte Quartet and
Artist-in-Residence at the
University of Wisconsin. He has
performed chamber music in over
20 countries and recently with
the Pro Arte in New York City,
Chicago and San Francisco.
Concertmaster and faculty member
at the Aspen Music Festival
since 1991, he is in frequent
demand as guest concertmaster of
such groups as the Orpheus
Chamber Orchestra and the China
National Symphony Beijing. A
1985 U.S. Presidential Scholar
in the Arts, his first prizes
have included the International
D'Angelo Competition, National
MTNA Auditions, and the
Juilliard Concerto Competition.
A native of Illinois, his early
training was with John Kendall
and Almita Vamos, followed by
studies with Dorothy DeLay, Paul
Kantor, and Masao Kawasaki.
Perry earned both bachelor's and
master's degrees from the
Juilliard School.
David Taylor is known to
Chicago audiences as a versatile
soloist, chamber player, and
orchestral musician, violinist
David Taylor joined the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra as assistant
concertmaster in 1979. Born in
Canton, Ohio, in 1949, David
began to study violin with his
father at the age of four. Later
teachers included Margaret
Randall and Rafael Druian at the
Cleveland Institute of Music,
and Ivan Galamian and Dorothy
DeLay at the Juilliard School,
where he earned both bachelor's
and master's degrees. In 1974,
David joined the Cleveland
Orchestra, where he was a first
violinist before he came to
Chicago. He has made fourteen
solo appearances with the CSO
under Sir Georg Solti and
Kenneth Jean. David also has
served as acting concertmaster
of the Saint Louis Symphony
Orchestra and as concertmaster
of the Milwaukee Symphony
Orchestra. In addition, he is
concertmaster of the Ravinia
Festival Orchestra, the Ars Viva
Chamber Orchestra, and the Park
Ridge Symphony.
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Hungarian Passion
Sunday, November 15, 2009
@ 7 p.m.
An intimate evening with our First Chair players
and their friends
Sextet in C Major, Opus 37 by Ernst von Dohnanyi
Piano Quartet in G Minor, Opus 25 by Johannes
Brahms
Join us for a stirring evening of Hungarian
passion! Although Dohnanyi was a Hungarian
conductor, composer and pianist and drew influences
from Hungarian folk music, his approach is deeply
rooted in the strongest traditions of European
classical music and often evokes that of Johannes
Brahms. Brahms, a German composer and pianist, was
one of the leading musicians of the Romantic
period. This evening is sure to deliver vibrant and
moving performances with a special Eastern European
flair.
Tchaikovsky and Dvorak
Sunday,
March 14, 2010 @ 7 p.m.
Dvorak Symphony No. 6
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
Vladimir Ovchinnikov, piano
Larry Rachleff, Conductor
For this performance, we welcome special guest
Russian pianist, the
internationally-renowned Vladimir Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnkov is the only pianist ever to win the top
prizes at both the International Tchaikovsky
Competition in Moscow (1982) and the Leeds
International Piano Competition (1987). He is a
graduate of the Moscow Conservatory where he studied
with Aleksey Nasedkin. Ovchinnikov is resident
professor of piano at the Moscow Conservatory and
guest professor of piano at Sakuyo University in
Japan. In 2005, Vladimir Ovchinnikov received
Russia's highest award and honor for musicians: the
title National Artist of Russia, awarded by Russian
president, Vladimir Putin. Vladimir Ovchinnikov
appears regularly with such leading Russian
orchestras as the Moscow Philharmonic; Moscow Radio
Symphony and the St Petersburg Philharmonic.
Ovchinnikov's interpretation of Tchaikovsky's piano
concerto will be electrifying!
Blockbuster Beethoven's
Ninth!
Sunday, May 2, 2010 @ 7
p.m.
Beethoven Romance for Violin and Orchestra, David
Perry, Violin
Beethoven Symphony No. 9, "The Choral", Featuring
rising stars from the Ryan Center for Young Artists
at Lyric Opera and the North Shore Choral Society
Larry Rachleff, Conductor
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony will round out the
Chicago Philharmonic's 20th Season. This grand
masterpiece which features the ever popular "Ode to
Joy" will be be presented with the North Shore
Choral Society and the Ryan Center for Young Artists
at Lyric Opera. One of the most influential
symphonies ever written, the piece is complicated,
powerful and most definitely exciting. The symphony
will be performed in its entirety and
will constitute a brilliant finish to the Chicago
Philharmonic's anniversary season.
Great Music.
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All concerts take place
at Pick-Staiger Hall, Northwestern University, 50 Arts Circle Drive,
Evanston, IL 60201. Learn more about
Pick-Staiger Hall.
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