Awadagin Pratt to Perform Brahms This
Saturday
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| Awadagin Pratt |
"GREENSBORO, NC – Prize-winning
pianist Awadagin Pratt will perform
Johannes’ Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1
on Saturday, July 2 at 8 p.m. in Guilford College’s Dana Auditorium. Pratt is
one of many world-class musicians performing fan-favorite pieces during EMF’s
55th season.
“I’m very much looking
forward to Saturday night,” says Pratt. “The Brahms’ first piano concerto is a
monumental piece of work, sort of an all-encompassing tribute to the human spirit.”
Two of Tchaikovsky’s most
popular pieces, Symphony No. 5 in E Minor and the instantly
recognizable Romeo and Juliet
Fantasy-Overture, will bookend the evening.
Friday night’s ‘Magic of
Mozart’ Gala, also at 8 p.m. in Dana Auditorium, looks to be just as much of a
crowd-pleaser. Maestro Gerard Schwarz
will open the orchestral season with an all-Mozart program, starting with the famous
overture from The Marriage of Figaro.
‘Viva Vivaldi,’ taking
place on Wednesday July 6 at 8 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, will
focus exclusively on another beloved composer, Antonio Vivaldi. Featured performers
include EMF principal flutist Les
Roettges and principal cellist Neal
Cary.
Vivaldi’s concertos spill
into the Eastern Festival Orchestra’s fourth appearance on Saturday July 9 at 8
p.m., an evening which will showcase fresh talent performing classic repertoire.
Marco Núñez, recent winner of the
Rosen-Schaffel Competition for Young and Emerging Artists, features on Vivaldi’s
Flute Concerto in G Minor, while Julian Schwarz,
frequently praised as one of the leading cellists of his generation, will
perform Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B
Minor, considered one of the greatest cello pieces of all time.
“EMF brings together young artists that want
to fill the world with beauty,” says Núñez. “I feel honored to be invited
to play on the same stage as some of the world's leading figures in the
classical music world.”
About
Eastern Music Festival:
Eastern Music Festival stands among the country's premier
summer music educational programs and most imaginative performance festivals.
With a 55-year history of both artistic and educational excellence, EMF
attracts artists, students and audiences from around the globe to Greensboro
each summer during its five-week festival. EMF’s 2016 performances began on
Monday, June 27 and continues through Saturday, July 30. Concerts are presented
at Guilford College, UNCG, High Point University, Appalachian State University
and in venues throughout the community such as Temple Emanuel, Greensboro’s
First Presbyterian Church and in public libraries. Over 65 performances,
workshops, seminars and master classes will be presented.
Beyond the Festival, EMF produces and presents Fringe series
and other programming throughout the year.
For more
information about Eastern Chamber Players and the 2016 EMF season,
To
purchase tickets or for ticket information visit our website or call
Triad Stage at 336-272-0160."
- A Press Release
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