LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA’S
BAROQUE CONVERSATIONS SERIES PRESENTS
PROGRAM OF CELLO CONCERTOS BY VIVALDI, LEO AND CPE BACH
FEATURING PRINCIPAL CELLO ANDREW SHULMAN
Thursday, November 2, 2017, 7:30 pm, Zipper Hall, downtown Los Angeles
Shulman Is Joined by LACO Artists
Concertmaster Margaret Batjer, Assistant Concertmaster Tereza Stanislav,
Viola Robert Brophy, Cello Trevor Handy, Bass Geoffrey Osika
and Principal Keyboard Tisha Mabee
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) presents a Baroque Conversations program of cello concertos showcasing the instrument’s versatility and rich tone, featuring Principal Cello Andrew Shulman, Thursday, November 2, 2017, 7:30 pm, at Zipper Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles. Shulman, who also hosts the evening, performs Vivaldi’s Cello Concerto No. 8, Leo’s Cello Concerto No. 3 and CPE Bach’s Cello Concerto in A Major. Joining him are LACO artists Concertmaster Margaret Batjer; Assistant Concertmaster Tereza Stanislav; Viola Rob Brophy; Cello Trevor Handy; Bass Geoffrey Osika; and Principal Keyboard Tisha Mabee, harpsichord.
Shulman, who has been hailed for his “always eloquent and passionate” (Los Angeles Times) playing, is the first British winner of the Piatigorsky Award and was bestowed with an Honorary RCM by the late Queen Mother. He has performed concertos with the Philharmonia, BBC Scottish, Utah and Singapore Symphonies and Los Angeles and Royal Liverpool Philharmonics, among others. Shulman has also been featured in recitals at Wigmore Hall, the Royal Palace, Stockholm and Buckingham Palace, London, and performances of Strauss’s Don Quixote with Rattle in London and Salonen at the Hollywood Bowl.
The enlightening five-concert Baroque Conversations series provides insight into the genesis of orchestral repertoire from early Baroque schools through the pre-classical period. Generously sponsored by Carol & Warner Henry, a Friend of LACO and the Ronus Foundation, Baroque Conversations continues during LACO’s 50th anniversary 2017-18 season with four other programs on January 25, March 1, March 22 and April 26, 2018.
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO), ranked among the world’s top musical ensembles, marks its 50th anniversary in the 2017-18 season. Beloved by audiences and praised by critics, the Orchestra is known as a preeminent interpreter of historical masterworks as well as a champion of contemporary composers. Headquartered in the heart of the country’s cultural capital, LACO has been proclaimed “America’s finest chamber orchestra” (Public Radio International), “LA’s most unintimidating chamber music experience” (Los Angeles Magazine), “resplendent” (Los Angeles Times), and “one of the world’s great chamber orchestras”(KUSC Classical FM). LACO, which performs throughout greater Los Angeles, has garnered eight ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming.
Tickets, starting at $45, are available online at laco.org, or by calling LACO at 213 622 7001. Single tickets can also be purchased at the venue box office on the night of the concert, if tickets remain. Discounted tickets are available by phone for groups of 12 or more. College students with valid student ID may purchase tickets for $8, subject to availability. Also available for college students is the $30 “Campus to Concert Hall All Access Pass” – good for all eight of LACO’s Orchestral concerts, five Baroque Conversations,three Westside Connections series concerts and three Sound Investment salons.
WHAT:
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra – Baroque Conversations 1: Concertos for Cello
Andrew Shulman, host & violin
Margaret Batjer, violin
Tereza Stanislav, violin
Rob Brophy, viola
Trevor Handy, cello
Geoffrey Osika, bass
Tisha Mabee, harpsichord
WHEN:
Thursday, November 2, 2017, 7:30 pm
WHERE:
Zipper Concert Hall, 200 South Grand Avenue, downtown Los Angeles
PROGRAM
VIVALDI Cello Concerto No. 8
LEO Cello Concerto No. 3
CPE BACH Cello Concerto in A Major
TICKETS/INFO:
Tickets start at $45. For information about the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s 2017-18 season or to order tickets, please call 213 622 7001, or visit www.laco.org.
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