| Date: | February 21, 2020 |
| Time: | 7:30 - 9:30 PM |
| Venue: | Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech |
| Organizations: | National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine |
| Cost: |
Adult Tickets (based on seat location): • Category A: $75.00 • Category B: $60.00 • Category C: $40.00 Students with ID and Youth 18 and Under: $10.00 20%-30% subscription discounts also available
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| Description: |
The Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech presents the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine in concert on Friday, February 21, 2020. For its return to the Moss Arts Center, the orchestra will perform works from Brahms, contemporary Ukrainian composer Evhen Stankovych, and a piano concerto by Camille Saint-Saëns, featuring piano soloist Volodymyr Vynnytsky. Considered to be one of the finest symphony orchestras in Eastern Europe, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine has been entrusted with premier performances of the works of many famed composers and has released more than 100 recordings. Most of these recordings have received international acclaim. In 1994 the Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) rated NSOU’s recording of Boris Lyatoshynsky’s Symphonies no. 2 and no. 3 as “The Best Recording of the Year.” The orchestra’s recording of Silvestrov’s Requiem for Larissa was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2005, while its Bloch and Lees’ Violin Concertos was nominated for a Grammy Award four years later. Formed by the Council of Ministers of Ukraine in 1918, the orchestra has gained international recognition over a remarkably short period of time. After an appearance in Moscow, famed Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich said, “This orchestra has as distinguished a group of performers as one would be likely to find anywhere. The ensemble of the orchestra is of the highest level. In addition, the various soloists and instrumental groups within the orchestra play exceptionally and complement each other beautifully as would the greatest of the world’s symphony orchestras.” The orchestra’s performance will include Kupalo of Kyiv Rus and the Oldest Dances from Verkhovyna by contemporary Ukrainian composer Evhen Stankovych; Camille Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto no. 2, featuring piano soloist Volodymyr Vynnytsky; and Johannes Brahms’ Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98. The NSOU has been entrusted with the premier performances of the works of many famed composers, including Shostakovich and Stankovych, as well as Sergei Prokofiev, Aram Khatchaturian, Boris Lyatoshynsky, Valentyn Silvestrov, and Myroslav Skoryk. The NSOU has toured throughout Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Belarus, China, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, England, Hong Kong, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, the Netherlands, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Arab Emirates. Link: http://www.nsou.com.ua/eng/orkestr.html Tickets can be purchased online, in person at the Moss Arts Center Box Office Monday-Friday from 10:00 am - 5:30 pm and Saturday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm and by phone at 540-231-5300. To purchase tickets online, visit: https://artscenter.vt.edu/performances/nso-ukraine.html. For more information, visit: https://artscenter.vt.edu/performances/nso-ukraine.html or https://www.facebook.com/artscenteratvt or https://www.instagram.com/artscenteratvt/. |