HSO Concertmaster Leonid Sigal to Perform Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons
SIMSBURY, CT- May 20, 2010– The Hartford Symphony Orchestra’s ever-popular Talcott Mountain Music FestivalSM will begin with an enchanting summer evening of Classical favorites on Friday, June 25, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center at Simsbury Meadows. Led by Music Director Edward Cumming, this outdoor concert will feature including HSO Concertmaster Leonid Sigal in a performance of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, as well as Pachelbel’s Canon, Bach’s 3rd Orchestral Suite, and Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks (followed by REAL fireworks!).
Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi’s Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons) Suite is comprised of four violin concerti, with each one representing a different season of the year. Beginning with the twittering birds of spring, HSO Concertmaster (first violinist) Leonid Sigal will work his way through sounds of the lazy days of summer, the cool breezes of fall, and the fury of a wintry blizzard.
This program also will feature Johann Pachelbel’s infamous Canon in D Major, which is easily recognizable from its popular use in weddings, movies, TV shows, pop songs, and more. The HSO’s performance of J.S. Bach’s Third Orchestral Suite will include what is now known as the beloved “Air on a G String.” Finally, George Frederic Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks will be the perfect compliment to the REAL fireworks at the end of the concert.
HSO Concertmaster (first violinist) Leonid Sigal has enjoyed a multi-faceted career as recitalist, chamber musician, and orchestra leader. Born in Moscow, Russia, he began violin studies at age five. He moved to the US in 1995 when he was awarded a prestigious fellowship with the New World Symphony. A devoted chamber musician, Mr. Sigal frequently appears with the Miami Friends of Chamber Music and the Avery Ensemble, and has served as Artistic Director of the Miami Chamber Symphony. His experience includes performances in the US, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Russia, Japan, and South Korea. He has performed with Sir Georg Solti, Leonard Bernstein, Mstislav Rostropovich, Evgeny Kissin, Edgar Meyer, Joseph Silverstein, James Ehnes and Roberto Diaz, among others.
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CALENDAR LISTING:
TALCOTT MOUNTAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL
VIVALDI’S FOUR SEASONS – plus Pachelbel’s Canon (and Fireworks!)
Hartford Symphony Orchestra with Edward Cumming, Music Director; Leonid Sigal, violin
Friday, June 25, 2010 │ 7:30 p.m.
Performing Arts Center at Simsbury Meadows
Ticket Information: Subscriptions to the 2010 Talcott Mountain Music Festival range in price from $150-$1420. Single tickets range in price from $20-$45. Lawn tickets for kids 12 and under are $5. Discounts are available for tickets purchased in advance. For more ticketing information, please contact HSO ticket services at (860)244-2999 or visit www.hartfordsymphony.org.
Additional Information: Gates open at 6:00 p.m. for all Talcott Mountain Music Festival concerts. In the case of severe weather, rain dates for each concert will be the night after the scheduled concert at the same time. Open to all ticket holders, the HSO Education Tent is open from 6:00 p.m. to 7:15 pm; kids can enjoy free activities such as face-painting, crafts, games, and the “Instrument Zoo.”
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:
CELEBRATE AMERICA! The Annual Red, White & Blue Tradition
with Fireworks!
Friday, July 2, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.
Edward Cumming, conductor
SPECTRUM – A Tribute to Motown and R&B
Friday, July 9, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.
Edward Cumming, conductor
Spectrum, guest artists
TIME TO ROCK – from Doo Wop to Hip Hop!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.
Victor Vanacore, guest conductor
Alexx Daye, vocalist
Tony Galla, vocalist
CLASSICAL MYSTERY TOUR- A Tribute to The Beatles
Friday, July 16, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.
Leonid Sigal, conductor
Classical Mystery Tour, Guest Artists
The 2010 Talcott Mountain Music Festival is made possible with support from Bank of America; Bloomfield Public Schools; Chubb; CIGNA; Classic Hotels of Connecticut; Connecticut Light & Power; Falcetti Music; Federman, Lally & Remis, LLC; Hartford Hospital’s Helen & Harry Gray Cancer Center-Avon; HB Group, Inc.; Kevin Edward Jewelers; LES Investment Partners; Metro Bis; Motley Rice; Paine’s; Robert Hensley & Associates, LLC; Seabury at Home; Show Lighting; Simsbury Bank; Simscroft Echo/Girard Brothers; The Hartford Financial Services Group; Richard P. Garmany Fund at Hartford Foundation for Public Giving; Tom & Suzy Reich; Travelers; Viking Fuel Oil; and Walker Systems Support. The Hartford Symphony Orchestra receives major support from the Greater Hartford Arts Council, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.