admin March 20th, 2008
Invitations for Fanfare 2008: The Ultimate Elvis Experience have been sent out and should be arriving in mailboxes soon. In the meantime, check out the latest on the dinner/auction and concert featuring Shawn Klush and the Imperials, Saturday May 17, 2008 at the Akron Civic Theatre. Tickets on sale now! Call 330.535.8131 or visit Tickemaster.com.
admin March 17th, 2008
For those who were not at the concert on Saturday, here is an idea of what you missed in the clip below. Guest violinist Feng Ning brought the audience to their feet as they demanded an encore from the Paganini Winner. Feng obliged them with an impromptu performance of Paganini’s Duo For One Violin. Just more proof that you can’t afford to miss a single Akron Symphony concert.
admin March 13th, 2008
| March 15, 2008 | ||
| 8:00 pm |
Saturday at 8:00 p.m.*
March 15, 2008
E.J. Thomas Hall
Christopher Wilkins | conductor
Feng Ning | violin
2006 Paganini Gold Medalist
Beethoven - Coriolan Overture
Beethoven - Symphony No. 4 in B-flat
Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D
Listen to a commerical for Gold Medal Beethoven!
* Preview From the Podium with Maestro Wilkins at 7:00 p.m.Tickets available from $16-$40.
To order, or for more information, please contact the Akron Symphony ticket office at (330) 535-8131
Concert Sponsor
Guy & Renee Pipitone
In memory of Dr. and Mrs. Ray H. Sanderfur
Guest Artist Sponsor
In memory of John C. Kyle, M.D.
Media Sponsors
Preview From the Podium Sponsor
admin March 5th, 2008
Akron Symphony’s March 15 Concert Goes All Beethoven
Concert To Feature Award-Winning Violinist, Feng Ning
Akron—The Akron Symphony will present Gold Medal Beethoven on Saturday, March 15 at 8:00 p.m. at E.J. Thomas Hall on the campus of The University of Akron. Music Director Christopher Wilkins will lead the Akron Symphony through three transcendent works from the legendary composer, including the Coriolan Overture and Symphony No. 4 in B-flat. Guest violinist and 2006 Paganini Gold Medalist Feng Ning will perform with the orchestra during Violin Concerto in D. Gold Medal Beethoven is the sixth Classic concert for the ASO and the penultimate for the 2007-2008 season.
Maestro Wilkins had originally wanted Feng Ning for a concert last season, but there were some problems. Wilkins explains:
I first worked with Feng Ning in New Zealand as part of the Michael Hill International Violin Competition, which he eventually won. I was so taken with his musicianship and technical fluency that shortly thereafter I invited him to perform with the Akron Symphony. This was to have been during our 2006-2007 season, but due to visa issues we were unable to secure a date. When I approached him again this season, he accepted immediately and then asked gently whether I knew that he had just won the Paganini Competition. Attached to his e-mail was a photograph of Feng playing Paganini’s Stradivarius. It will be a privilege to present him to Akron.
