Russian National Orchestra—February 27, 2019—CAMA's International Series at The Granada Theatre, Santa Barbara
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2019, 8:00 PM Russian National Orchestra Mikhail Pletnev, conductor George Li, piano The Russian National Orchestra was founded by Mikhail Pletnev in 1990 as a courageous demonstration of artistic freedom during the Soviet regime and has risen to the pinnacle of the classical music world; it was selected recently as one of the world’s top orchestras by a panel of international critics. The RNO will perform a special all-Rachmaninoff program celebrating the 100th Anniversary of his arrival in America in 1918, when he took up permanent US residence for the rest of his life (and performed twice for CAMA at the Lobero in 1929 and 1941). The all-Rachmaninoff program will include his ever-popular Second Piano Concerto featuring Tchaikovsky Competition silver medalist George Li. ALL-RACHMANINOFF PROGRAM: Vocalise, Op.34, No.14 Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor, Op.18 Symphonic Dances, Op.45 Tickets: https://ticketing.granadasb.org/single/SYOS.aspx?p=11750&promo=5032
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2019, 8:00 PM
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
George Li, piano
The Russian National Orchestra was founded by Mikhail Pletnev in 1990 as a courageous demonstration of artistic freedom during the Soviet regime and has risen to the pinnacle of the classical music world; it was selected recently as one of the world’s top orchestras by a panel of international critics. The RNO will perform a special all-Rachmaninoff program celebrating the 100th Anniversary of his arrival in America in 1918, when he took up permanent US residence for the rest of his life (and performed twice for CAMA at the Lobero in 1929 and 1941). The all-Rachmaninoff program will include his ever-popular Second Piano Concerto featuring Tchaikovsky Competition silver medalist George Li.
ALL-RACHMANINOFF PROGRAM:
Vocalise, Op.34, No.14
Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor, Op.18
Symphonic Dances, Op.45
Tickets: https://ticketing.granadasb.org/single/SYOS.aspx?p=11750&promo=5032
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and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; embarks<br />
on an 11-city recital tour of China;<br />
and tours the United St<strong>at</strong>es with the<br />
<strong>Russian</strong> <strong>N<strong>at</strong>ional</strong> Orchestra and Mikhail<br />
Pletnev and Kirill Karabits.<br />
Concerto highlights include performances<br />
with the New York Philharmonic,<br />
San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles<br />
Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra,<br />
Rotterdam Philharmonic, DSO Berlin,<br />
Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Oslo Philharmonic,<br />
Orchestre <strong>N<strong>at</strong>ional</strong> de Lyon, Sydney<br />
Symphony, and St. Petersburg Philharmonic.<br />
He frequently appears with Valery<br />
Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra.<br />
In recital, Li performs <strong>at</strong> venues including<br />
Carnegie Hall, Davies Hall in San<br />
Francisco, the Mariinsky <strong>The</strong><strong>at</strong>re, Munich’s<br />
Gasteig, the Louvre, Seoul Arts<br />
Center, Tokyo’s Asahi Hall and Musashino<br />
Hall, NCPA Beijing, Shanghai Poly <strong>The</strong><strong>at</strong>er,<br />
and Amici della Musica Firenze, as<br />
well as appearances <strong>at</strong> major festivals including<br />
the Edinburgh <strong>Intern<strong>at</strong>ional</strong> Festival,<br />
Ravinia Festival, Aix-en-Provence<br />
Festival, and Montreux Festival.<br />
Li is an exclusive Warner Classics<br />
recording artist, with his debut recital<br />
album released in October 2017, which<br />
was recorded live from the Mariinsky. n<br />
CAMA AT THE GRANADA THEATRE - RUSSIAN NATIONAL ORCHESTRA<br />
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