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More of what Makes Asheville Special: Dining • Shopping • Galleries • Music • Fun D o w n t o w n A s h e v i l l e Asheville Symphony closes season with Stravinsky’s powerful ‘The Rite of Spring’ BY STAFF REPORTS • DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE The Asheville Symphony’s 2018-2019 season finale on Saturday, May 11 ends with a fittingly powerful work: Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring,” which brings nearly 100 musicians to the stage for an electrifying musical journey. Mother’s Day MAY 12 add family birthstones to create Mom’s Family Tree FINE JEWELRY & DESIGN STUDIO 828-254-5088 63 Haywood St. Downtown Asheville www.jewelsthatdance.com Beginning at 8pm under the baton of Asheville Symphony Music Director Darko Butorac in downtown Asheville’s Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, the concert also features Márquez’s Danzón No. 2 and Handcrafted rings by Jewels That Dance Simone Porter — Photo credit Emma Bella Holley Have a safe Memorial Day! Saint-Saëns’ Violin Concerto No. 3 with guest violinist Simone Porter. The program opens with the sultry rhythms of Mexico’s Gulf Coast in Arturo Márquez’s Danzón No. 2. This 1994 work gained worldwide popularity when the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela under conductor Gustavo Dudamel included it on the program of their 2007 European and American tour. The piece is inspired by a Cuban dance style known as danzón, which made its way up the coast to the Mexican state of Veracruz, where it has become an essential part of folklore. Next, violinist Simone Porter joins the orchestra for Saint-Saëns’ virtuosic Violin Concerto No. 3. Porter has been recognized as an emerging artist of intense energy, interpretive integrity, and vibrant communication. In the past few years, she has debuted with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. She made her professional solo debut at age 10 with the Seattle Symphony and her international debut with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London at age 13. In March 2015, Porter was named a recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and, in June 2016, her featured performance of music from Schindler’s List with Maestro Gustavo Dudamel, and members of the American Youth Symphony was broadcast nationally on the TNT Network as part of the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Williams. The evening reaches its pinnacle with a rare performance of one of the most powerful pieces of orchestral music ever written: Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. Though it caused a riotous reaction upon its 1913 premiere in Paris, this piece is now regarded as one of the most important works of the modernist style and has left a mark on many other musical styles. Due to its sheer enormity — nearly 100 musicians — The Rite of Spring is a work that truly must be experienced live. 16 |RAPIDRIVERMAGAZINE.COM | RAPID RIVER’S ARTS & CULTURE | VOL. 22, NO. 09 — MAY 2019
• Dining • Shopping • Galleries • Music IDEAS WANTED Apps • Beauty • Electronics • Housewares • Medical Pets • Tools • Lawn and Garden • Toys and more! Call 844-207-9536 for our FREE Idea Starter Guide. 100% Confidential • Davison charges fees for services Three high school prodigies in concerts of “Trios Three Ways” BY STAFF REPORTS • DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE (L-r) Aaron Lipsky, Aaron Chen and Christopher Tavernier The chamber music organization Clarinet & Friends is proud to present “TRIOS THREE WAYS” May 11-12 in the Asheville area. The program will feature works from three different musical periods. Beethoven’s exciting Clarinet Trio represents the classical era, Fauré’s elegant Piano Trio reflects the romantic era, and Muczynski’s heroic Fantasy Trio illustrates the neoclassical period. ‘Symphony’ continued from page 16 The concert will show the evolution of the piano-cello-clarinet trio in the styles and textures implemented from 1797 to 1969. Featured in the concert will be 16-year-old cellist Aaron Chen, 18-year-old pianist Christopher Tavernier and 15-yearold clarinetist Aaron Lipsky. Clarinetist Aaron Lipsky founded clarinet & Friends in 2018. Lipsky, ‘Trio’ continued on page 22 IF YOU GO Single tickets for Masterworks concerts are $24–69, depending on seating section (reduced youth pricing is available). Tickets can be purchased online at ashevillesymphony.org, by phone at (828) 254-7046, in person at the Asheville Symphony office at 27 College Pl., Suite 100, or the US Cellular Center Box Office. Masterworks 7: Márquez, Saint- Saëns, Stravinsky Saturday, Mary 11, 2019 • 8 p.m. Thomas Wolfe Auditorium • Darko Butorac, conductor • Simone Porter, violin Do you or a loved one struggle on the stairs? OFF THE PURCHASE OF A NEW ACORN STAIRLIFT! 1-855-726-9580 *Terms and Conditions apply. Call for details. AZ ROC 278722, CA 942619, MN LC670698, OK 50110, OR CCB 198506, RI 88, WA ACORNSI894OB, WV WV049654, MA HIC169936, NJ 13VH07752300, PA PA101967, CT ELV 0425003-R5. VOL. 22, NO. 09 — MAY 2019 | RAPIDRIVERMAGAZINE.COM | RAPID RIVER’S ARTS & CULTURE | 17
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