2014–2015 Season

“True to its founding principles, the Ars Viva Symphony Orchestra continues to provide its North Shore constituency with varied programs that are lively but serious, accessible but substantial, conservatively yet intelligently planned.”
—John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune

“Alan Heatherington has often taken the less-often-trod repertorial path in programming, one reason why his Ars Viva Symphony Orchestra remains one of the most attractive classical tickets in the region.”
—Lawrence Johnson, chicagoclassicalreview.com

“In his congenial opening remarks, the conductor made clear his love for Bruckner and the Sixth in particular, which was clear in Sunday’s majestic and eloquent performance.”
—Lawrence Johnson, chicagoclassicalreview.com

Announcing the 2014–2015 Season

Ars Viva! gives five Sunday afternoon concerts (3:00 p.m.) at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, Illinois with the programming for which Maestro Heatherington is famous.

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Concert 1: DAVID TAYLOR

DAVID TAYLOR
DAVID TAYLOR

Sunday, September 28, 2014 • 3:00 p.m.

We are delighted to open the 2014-2015 season with our beloved and brilliant concertmaster David Taylor playing the seldom heard and colorful Symphonie Espanoale of Eduardo Lalo. The program gets off to a lively start with Dvorak’s Carnival Overture, the second in a trilogy celebrating “nature,” “life” and “love” (come back in May for “love”). Completing the program is the last of the great Brahms symphonies, sure to please every performer and listener.

Concert 2: ALON GOLDSTEIN

ALON GOLDSTEIN
ALON GOLDSTEIN

Sunday, December 7, 2014 • 3:00 p.m. /h3> -->

It long has been our wish to have Israeli pianist Alon Goldstein as soloist with Ars Viva, and it could not be fulfilled more splendidly than with this Beethoven concerto, regarded by nearly all musicians as one of the greatest of all piano concerti. Toss in a dramatic overture and one of the most unjustly neglected of his symphonies, and this all-Beethoven concert will brighten the holiday season.

Concert 3: TAYLOR vs KALER

TAYLOR vs KALER
David Taylor and Ilya Kaler

Sunday, March 1, 2015 • 3:00 p.m.

here may not be a more engaging and accomplished first stand of violinists in the world than we have at Ars Viva. David Taylor and Ilya Kaler will duel their way through two delightful concerti — an occasion not to be missed. Add in the lush music of Grieg and, surprisingly, of Elliott Carter, and this program will bring pure joy.

Concert 4: RISING STAR

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MIC COMPETITION WINNER

Sunday, April 12, 2015 • 3:00 p.m.

What a grand triple celebration: the sesquicentennial of nielsen, the winner of the prestigious Ars Viva/Music Institiute of Chicago Concerto Competition and, in Maestro Heatherington’s opinion, perhaps the most infectiously beautiful symphony ever written! Come and revel in these delights and leave feeling better about the beauty that surrounds us in this world.

Concert 5: SHAKESPEARE

Nathan Walhout

Sunday, May 17, 2015 • 3:00 p.m.

Not surprisingly, the incomparable genius of Shakespeare has inspired countless great musical works written either for performances of the plays or simply as allusions to their dramatic qualities. Closing out the season will be the first in a series of Ars Viva concerts devoted to these works. Enjoy well-known composers Schumann and Dvorak paired with three supremely gifted Jewish-American composers in music inspired by five of the master’s great plays.

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Music at Michael

Join us for a Sunday afternoon of wonderful food and a private performance by our Ars Viva musicians at Restaurant Michael in Winnetka. Our next date is March 2, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. with Lynn Williams, principal harp of Lyric Opera. Select from a 3-course menu designed by chef Michael Lachowicz with a complimentary glass of champagne.

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Music for Life

Music for Life

Share your love of music with the children in your life. Learn about our Music for Life program…

The Ars Viva Dream Team of principal strings

Strings
Left to right: Gina DiBello, Maestro Heatherington, Steven Houser, Charles Pikler, David Taylor and Robert Kassinger

“It has been my privilege to spend many years conducting many superb musicians in many wonderful places. The extraordinary musicians of Ars Viva have been providing incomparable artistic rewards for nearly 20 years in addition to being an exceptionally wonderful group of people I am honored to call my friends.”
–Alan Heatherington

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Twice named professional “Orchestra of the Year” by the Illinois Council of Orchestras, Ars Viva is distinguished by performances of very high quality. Led by Music Director Alan Heatherington, Ars Viva is composed of many of the finest players in the Chicago area, including members of the world-renowned Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Founded in 1995, Ars Viva quickly took its place among the finest orchestras in metropolitan Chicago.