2006-2007 Concerts
Stradivari Society Virtuoso
Kristof Barati
Sunday October 22, 2006, 7:30pm
Monday October 23, 2006, 7:30pm
Carl Maria von WeberOverture
to Oberon
Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1 in D
Kristof Barati, violin
Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D. Op. 73
Share an Ars Viva “first” as we join with the Stradivari Society in presenting a young virtuoso playing an instrument from the Golden Era of Italian violin making. Discover the life-connections between three brilliant composers and the irresistible romantic warmth of their music.
Celebrating the Mozart Year
David Taylor
Sunday November 19, 2006, 7:30pm
Monday November 20, 2006, 7:30pm
Mozart Overture to Lucio
Silla, K. 135
Mozart Rondo in C, K. 373
MozartViolin Concerto No. 5 in A, K. 219
David Taylor, violin
MozartSymphony No. 41 in C, K. 551 Jupiter
Avoiding the rush to celebrate Mozart’s birthday, we deferred our festival until November. Concertmaster David Taylor always thrills audiences with his impeccable performances, and the “Mozart Factor” is certain to lift your spirits while actually making you more intelligent!
String Orchestra blockbusters
Robert Swan
Sunday February 4, 2007, 7:30pm
Monday February 5, 2007, 7:30pm
Paul Hindemith Trauermusik
Robert Swan, viola
Bela Bartok Divertimento
William SchumanSymphony No. 5
David DiamondRounds
Horsehair on catgut never sounded more ravishing than when the world-class Ars Viva musicians share these masterpieces for strings. Principal violist Robert Swan will melt your hearts with the poignant warmth of Hindemith’s Trauermusik and sparks will fly when the players light into the fiery showpieces that fill out this spectacular program.
American Delights
Patrick Blackwell
Sunday March 11, 2007, 7:30pm
Monday March 12, 2007, 7:30pm
Paul Creston A Rumor
Charles Ives Symphony No. 3
Jon Polifrone Ballad (on the one-year
anniversary of Jon’s passing)
Aaron CoplandOld American Songs
Patrick Blackwell, baritone
CoplandThree Latin American Sketches
Here is the perfect program for those fence-dwellers who remain unconvinced that American composers of the past 100 years have had something worthwhile and enduring to say. The Ives symphony was completed in 1904, while Polifrone’s Ballad was among his final works completed early in 2006. Patrick Blackwell is a dazzling vocal communicator, and the orchestral musicians themselves have an astonishing surprise you must not miss!
Alan Heatherington, David Taylor, Ilya Kaler
All-Russian Concert
Sunday May 6, 2007 3:30 PM & 4:00 PM
(see Young Artist Showcase below)
Monday May 7, 2007, 7:30 PM
Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Overture
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.
2
Andrew Mariano, winner of the Steinway Concerto Competition
TChAIKOVSKYPas de Deux from Sleeping
Beauty
Igor StravinskyDivertimento from The Fairy’s
Kiss
This one program ties together the entire season: Tchaikovsky’s favorite composer was Mozart, Mozart and Tchaikovsky were among Stravinsky’s favorite composers, and all of the music here presented is certain to delight every listener. Adding the young artist winner of the annual concerto competition brings us full circle from Stradivari to Steinway and from the 18th century to the 21st.
Cassie Rim, Aviva Loew,
Katalin von Walterskirchen
Young Artist Showcase
Sunday May 6, 2007 3:30 PM
You will thoroughly enjoy these gifted young musicians. This performance is the culmination of a year-long partnership between Ars Viva and New Trier.
This program is made
possible through the
support of Smith Barney
Throughout the school year, in collaboration with Peter Rosheger, Director of Orchestras, Ars Viva musicians will hold sectional rehearsals and master classes at New Trier, Maestro Heatherington will conduct the students in rehearsal and they will observe Ars Viva rehearsals. The New Trier Chamber Orchestra will learn and perform some of the same music to be performed by Ars Viva, which will further enhance the shared musical experiences. With these multi-faceted interactions Ars Viva will make music come to life in the lives of these young people!
New Trier High School Chamber Orchestra
All concerts at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, Illinois