GREENVILLE, SC – Greenville Symphony Orchestra, led by Maestro Edvard Tchivzhel, will present its second Masterworks Concert of the 75th Anniversary Season, Tchaikovsky’s “Pathetique” Symphony featuring Violinist Yevgeny Kutik, on Saturday, November 12, 2022, at 7:30 pm and Sunday, November 13, 2022, at 3 pm in Peace Concert Hall.
The Masterworks concert begins with Mozart’s Violin Concert No.5 (“Turkish”), featuring violinist Yevgeny Kutik. In addition to being a celebrated pianist, the teenage Mozart was a gifted violinist. The 19-year-old Mozart was more interested in composing, and the Fifth Violin Concerto is perhaps the most popular of his five violin concertos. Its subtitle comes from a driving theme in the third movement that would have sounded Turkish to Mozart’s audience.
Soloist Yevgeny Kutik has captivated audiences worldwide with an old-world sound that communicates a modern intellect. Praised for his technical precision and virtuosity, he is also lauded for his poetic and imaginative interpretations of both standard works and newly composed repertoire. Kutik holds a bachelor’s degree from Boston University and a master’s degree from the New England Conservatory and currently resides in Boston. His violin was crafted in Italy in 1915 by Stefano Scarampella. Kutik last performed with the Greenville Symphony in 2014, and “Exerted a dazzling command of the soloist’s role… Kutik rolled off the soaring melodies in rhapsodic style. Above all, Kutik’s performance was passionate. With lightning-fast arpeggios, stretches of ‘dialogue’ in which Kutik created both ‘speakers,’ and ravishing slow violin melodies, Kutik offered the audience an electrifying performance.” – The Greenville News (SC)
In the second half of the concert, the Symphony will perform Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.6 (“Pathetique”). Tchaikovsky believed his Sixth Symphony to be his greatest achievement. Tchaikovsky wrote, “I myself absolutely believe it to be the best and especially the most sincere of all my works. I love it as I have never loved any single one of my other creations.” He also wrote, “Without exaggeration, I have put my whole soul into this work.”
Tickets to the Greenville Symphony Orchestra’s Tchaikovsky’s “Pathetique” Symphony concert range from $20-$75, with special day of performance rates of $5 for students and $10 for teachers with ID. To purchase tickets, visit the Peace Center box office at the corner of Broad and Main Streets in downtown Greenville, or call (864) 467-3000 between 9:30 am – 5:30 pm Monday through Friday.
THE GREENVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA is celebrating its 75th Anniversary during the 2022-2023 season. Recognized as one of the finest professional orchestras in the southeastern U.S., it began as a small group of volunteer musicians performing in the Women’s Auditorium on the old Furman College campus. Since 1990 the GSO’s home has been The Peace Center in Greenville SC. The orchestra performs the classical repertoire in Masterworks and Chamber Series concerts and an Artists Up Close Series featuring smaller ensembles. In addition, they perform three Pops concerts annually. The GSO has been led by Music Director and Conductor Edvard Tchivzhel since 1999. The Russian-born Tchivzhel is the Symphony’s 5th Music Director. Through its Education and Community Outreach concerts and programs, the Greenville Symphony annually reaches more than 50,000 children and adults in the Upstate. greenvillesymphony.org
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