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Location: Glenn Gould Studio
SINFONIA TORONTO SERVES FRENCH BONBONS Sinfonia Toronto will light up the holiday season on Saturday, December 7, at 8 pm in Glenn Gould Studio. Music Director Nurhan Arman will conduct a festive and varied program. Canadian clarinetist Julian Milkis will return to perform the North American premiere of American jazz legend Dick Hymans Ragtime Concerto. Violinist Dezso Salasovics, a recent addition to Sinfonia Toronto, will be heard in two French delights: Ravels Tzigane and the Saint-Saens Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso. The program will also include the French impressionist colours of Debussys String Quartet, arranged especially for this performance by Nurhan Arman. Clarinetist Julian Milkis has established himself as a pre-eminent international soloist and chamber musician, appearing on the principal stages of Europe, the Far East and the Americas. He has performed solo and chamber concerts at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Salle Pleyel in Paris, Hamburg Philharmonic Hall, the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory and the Great Hall of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic. He has played with the State Symphony Orchestra of Russia, the Moscow State Symphony, Vivaldi Chamber Orchestra, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Edmonton Symphony, Sinfonia Toronto, Orchestre Nationale de Lyon, Orchestre Symphonique Francaise, CBC Vancouver Orchestra and Hermitage Chamber Orchestra among many others. Violinist Dezso Salasovics joined Sinfonia Torontos first violin section in the fall of 2012. He is a Fourth and Special Prize winner at the prestigious Carl Flesch International Violin Competition. A native of Budapest, Mr. Salasovics has appeared as soloist with many orchestras and has played with the Rotterdam Philharmonia and with the Vienna Staatsoper Orchestra. Celebrating its15th season this year, Sinfonia Toronto has toured in Europe twice, receiving glowing reviews. It has released four CDs including a JUNO winner, and performs in many Ontario cities. Its rich repertoire includes the string orchestra music of the 19th and 20th century, and it has premiered many new works. Under the baton of Nurhan Arman the orchestras performances feature outstanding international artists and some of the most sought-after Canadian musicians. Nurhan Arman is a popular guest conductor in Europe. He has conducted throughout Europe, Asia, South America, Canada and the United States. Among the many orchestras Maestro Arman has conducted are the Moscow Philharmonic, Deutsches Kammerorchester Frankfurt, Filarmonica Italiana, St. Petersburg State Hermitage Orchestra, Orchestre Regional dIle de France, Hungarian Symphony, Milano Classica and Belgrade Philharmonic. During the 2013-14 season he will conduct two programs with the Europa Kammerphilharmonie in Berlin and will also direct the Orchester des Nordharzer in Leipzig, Polands famed Leopoldinum Chamber Orchestra and the Filarmonica Brasov of Romania. Tickets are $39 adult; $32 senior and $12 student. They can be purchased from 1-866-943-8849 or online at http://www.sinfoniatoronto.com Subscriptions to the remaining Masterpiece Series are available from http://www.sinfoniatoronto.com/ or by phone at 416-499-0403 Details at a glance: FRENCH BONBONS Saturday Dec 7 2013 8 pm Glenn Gould Studio 250 Front Street West JULIAN MILKIS Clarinetist DEZSO SALASOVICS Violinist Dazzling music by jazz legend Dick Hyman, impressionist dreams, and French bonbons for violin RAVEL Tzigane SAINT-SAENS Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso HYMAN Ragtime Concerto North American premiere DEBUSSY String Quartet orchestral version Tickets $39 adult; $32 senior; $12 student 1-866-943-8849 or http://www.sinfoniatoronto.com
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