2022–23 UTAH SYMPHONY AT THE NOORDA UTAHSYMPHONY.ORG
KHACHATURIAN’S VIOLIN CONCERTO
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 / 7:30 PM Alexandre Bloch, conductor Nemanja Radulović, violin KAIJA SAARIAHO: Ciel d’hiver (Winter Sky) KHACHATURIAN: Violin Concerto BARTÓK: Concerto for orchestra
The only criticism of the Khachaturian Violin Concerto is that it might just be “a little too much fun”—and Nemanja Radulović, who has been taking the classical music world by storm, is exactly the right violinist to bring out its full range of delights.
A SOULFUL HOLIDAY WITH THE UTAH SYMPHONY
DECEMBER 15, 2022 / 7:30 PM Morgan James, vocalist Teddy Abrahms, conductor Celebrate the holidays as the Utah Symphony welcomes Broadway star and Postmodern Jukebox member Morgan James back. Morgan will send your spirits soaring with a soulful twist on your favorite holiday tunes.
THE ZIONS BANK PRESIDENTIAL CONCERT IN HONOR OF DR. ASTRID TUMINEZ
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TCHAIKOVSKY’S SYMPHONY NO. 5
OCTOBER 20, 2022 / 7:30 PM David Danzmayr, conductor Andrew Staupe, piano MUSSORGSKY: Prelude to Khovanshchina PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3 TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 Proving Tchaikovsky’s place as one of the Romantic era’s most gifted composers, his Symphony No. 5 takes us on a journey of haunting melodies, shocking climaxes, charming elegance, and joyful abandon.
TCHAIKOVSKY’S PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1
NOVEMBER 3, 2022 / 7:30 PM Thierry Fischer, conductor Andrei Korobeinikov, piano SALIERI: P rima la musica poi le parole (First the music and then the words) TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 AUGUSTA READ THOMAS: Dance Foldings IVES: Symphony No. 2 Performed by internationally acclaimed pianist Andrei Korobeinikov, Tchaikovsky’s swooning Piano Concerto No. 1 is the height of heart-on-your sleeve emotion.
FAMILY CONCERT
PHILHARMONIA FANTASTIQUE: THE MAKING OF AN ORCHESTRA
APRIL 11, 2023 / 7:30 PM Music by Mason Bates Directed by Gary Rydstrom Written by Mason Bates and Jim Capobianco Created by Academy Award winners and nominees with credits on Toy Story, The Lion King, Finding Nemo, and many more—explore the connection of creativity and technology in this multimedia concert! See the inner workings of an orchestra as violin strings vibrate, brass valves slice air, and drum heads resonate—all guided by a magical Sprite. By the film’s end, the orchestra overcomes its differences to demonstrate “unity from diversity” in a spectacular finale!
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