Kravis Center Sets Regional Arts Concert Series for 2015-16

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts has announced the 2015/2016 Regional Arts MUSIC "At Eight" and MUSIC "At Two" Concert Series, featuring an incredible roster of world-class orchestras and performing artists. The series is sponsored by Leonard and Sophie Davis, and subscriptions go on sale to the general public beginning at 10 am on Friday, March 27.

"The 2015/2016 season assembles an incredible line-up of some of the most impressive Symphony Orchestras in the world, from Jerusalem, Munich and Toronto; as well as the Philadelphia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, New World Symphony, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Russian National Orchestra, plus the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. The two individual recitalists during the coming season will be violinist Itzhak Perlman and pianist Haochen Zhang," said Lee Bell, Senior Director of Programming at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.

All Regional Arts Series concerts will be held in the Kravis Center's Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall. In addition, Regional Arts concerts will feature a Beyond the Stage lecture by Sharon McDaniel at 6:45 pm for MUSIC "At Eight" concerts and 12:45 p.m. for MUSIC "At Two." The Regional Arts Programming Associate and a long-time classical music journalist, McDaniel will provide background information about the concert and discuss elements of interest to all audience members, from music novices to experts.

Regional Arts Concert Series 2015/2016

November 21, 2015 at 8 pm (Saturday)

MUNICH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Philippe Entremont, Conductor

Pepe Romero, Guitar

The Romeros, Guitar Quartet

+ Bizet/Carmen Suites Nos. 1 and 2

+ Rodrigo/Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar

+ Rodrigo/Concierto Andaluz for Four Guitars

+ Massenet/Le Cid: Ballet Suite

November 22, 2015 at 2 pm (Sunday)

MUNICH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Philippe Entremont, Conductor

Pepe Romero, Guitar

The Romeros, Guitar Quartet

+ Weber/Overture to Oberon

+ Castelnuovo-Tedesco/Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 99

+ Mendelssohn/Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90 ("Italian")

December 16, 2015 at 8 pm (Wednesday)

ITZHAK PERLMAN, VIOLIN

Program to be announced.

January 3, 2016 at 8 pm (Sunday)

TORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Peter Oundjian, Conductor

Jan Lisiecki, Piano

Jonathan Crow, Violin

+ John Estacio/Wonderous Light

+ Beethoven/Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58

+ Rimsky-Korsakov/Scheherazade, Op. 35

January 4, 2016 at 2 pm (Monday)

TORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Peter Oundjian, Conductor

Jan Lisiecki, Piano

+ Tchaikovsky/Eugene Onegin: Polonaise

+ Chopin/Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

+ Tchaikovsky/Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 ("Pathétique")

January 11, 2016 at 8 pm (Monday)

NEW WORLD SYMPHONY

Cristian M?celaru, Conductor

Arnaud Sussmann, Violin

+ Tchaikovsky/Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35

+ Beethoven/Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 ("Pastoral")

January 25, 2016 at 8 pm (Monday)

ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Khatia Buniatishvili, Piano

+ Haydn/Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Hob.I/1

+ Mozart/Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466

+ Arensky/Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a

+ Rachmaninoff/Suite No. 2 for two pianos, Op. 17 (arr. Chihara)

January 26, 2016 at 2 pm (Tuesday)

CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA

Franz Welser-Möst, Conductor

+ Prokofiev/Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25 ("Classical")

Additional works to be announced.

February 7, 2016 at 2 pm (Sunday)

BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

JoAnn Falletta, Conductor

Chloë Hanslip, Violin

+ Tchaikovsky/Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35

+ Brahms/Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73

February 23, 2016 at 8 pm (Tuesday)

PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA

Stéphane Denève, Conductor

James Ehnes, Violin

+ Prokofiev/Romeo and Juliet: Montagues and Capulets

+ Sibelius/Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

+ Dvo?ák/Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88

February 24, 2016 at 2 pm (Wednesday)

PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA

Stéphane Denève, Conductor

+ Berlioz/Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict, H. 138

+ Mendelssohn/A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 (Excerpts)

+ Prokofiev/Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts)

February 28, 2016 at 8 pm (Sunday)

JERUSALEM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Dmitry Yablonsky, Conductor

Danielle Akta, Cello

+ Alexander Tchaikovsky/The Khojaly Requiem (2012)

+ Saint-Saëns/Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33

+ Rachmaninoff/Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

March 7, 2018 at 8 pm (Monday)

RUSSIAN NATIONAL ORCHESTRA

Kirill Karabits, Conductor

Stefan Jackiw, Violin

+ Borodin/In the Steppes of Central Asia

+ Prokofiev/Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63

+ Stravinsky/The Firebird

March 28, 2016 at 2 pm (Monday)

CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER

Wu Han, Piano

Benjamin Beilman, Violin

Kristin Lee, Violin

Sean Lee, Violin

Richard O'Neill, Viola

Nicholas Canellakis, Cello

+ Mozart/Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat, K. 493

+ Schubert/Rondo in A Major for violin and string quartet, D. 438

+ Mendelssohn/Double Concerto in D minor for violin, piano, and strings

April 4, 2016 at 8 pm (Monday)

HAOCHEN ZHANG, PIANO

+ Schubert/Impromptu in F minor, D. 935 (Op. 142, No. 4)

+ Schubert/Sonata No. 21 in B-flat Major, D. 960

+ Chopin/Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35

+ Prokofiev/Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major, Op. 83

Subscriptions:

The Kravis Center's Regional Arts Concert Series is currently in its subscription renewal period. Subscription tickets for the 2015/2016 season start as low as $114 for the six-concert 2 pm series and $171 for the nine-concert 8 pm series.

Subscriptions will soon be available to donors. For more information about becoming a Kravis Center donor, log on to kravis.org/membership, or call (561) 651-4320.

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