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Contact:
Nicole Gallego
New Haven Symphony Orchestra
(203) 865-0831, ext. 21
ngallego@newhavensymphony.org
THE NEW HAVEN SYMPHONY ENCHANTS WITH RITUAL INCANTATIONS
New Haven, CT September 16, 2009: Join the New Haven Symphony Orchestra and Music Director William Boughton for an exciting concert of diverse pieces on Thursday, October 15, at 7:30pm, at Woolsey Hall. Cellist virtuoso Mihai Marica will grace the stage as soloist for Augusta Read Thomas’ Ritual Incantations. Also on the program: the exciting NHSO commission of Jin Hi Kim’s composition for electric komungo and percussion, titled NORI III, Mozart’s Symphony No. 32 in G Major, K318 and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op 92, a composition of resounding significance, written in the war-ridden year of 1812. Preview Performance: Tuesday, October 13, 7:00pm, Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts, Sacred Heart University.
Mihai Marica has performed with orchestras around the world, including the Stuttgart Youth Orchestra and the Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra in South Korea. In his native Romania, Marica soloed extensively with the major orchestras, most notably the Transylvania Philharmonic Orchestra and the National Radio Orchestra. He has also appeared in recital performances in Austria, Hungary, Germany, South Korea, Spain, Holland, the United States and Canada.
Prizes include First Prize and the award for the interpretation of a commissioned work at the J.F. Dotzauer International Cello Competition in Dresden, Germany at age 14, third place in the Schadt String Competition, where he also received the audience choice award, and First Prize along with the award for the best performance of a commissioned work in the Irvin M. Klein International String Competition. In early 2008, Mr. Marica made his debut at Carnegie Hall appearing at Weill Hall and in April at Zankel Hall, performing Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations with the Yale Symphony Orchestra.
Single Tickets ($10-65) can be purchased by contacting the NHSO Box Office at (203) 865-0831 or by visiting newhavensymphony.org.
Support for Ritual Incantations is provided by: The League of American Orchestras, Meet the Composer, New Haven Register, and WSHU Public Radio Group
