TICKETS: 559-261-0600
FRESNO PHILHARMONIC - THEODORE KUCHAR, MUSIC DIRECTOR
TICKETS: 559-261-0600FRESNO PHILHARMONIC - THEODORE KUCHAR, MUSIC DIRECTOR
Wednesday, October 6 at 7:30pm
William Saroyan Theatre
Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 2
Bizet / Borne: Carmen Fantasy
Rossini: Overture to The Silken Ladder
Haydn: Symphony No. 100 “Military”
Plus Sir James Galway's favorite encores!
Left: Sir James Galway
[Sir] James Galway and his flute light up Saroyan Theatre[Sir] James Galway appeared with the Fresno Philharmonic Wednesday at the William Saroyan Theatre, and I saw one person in the audience searching a thesaurus during intermission to find words to describe the experience of seeing and hearing such a breathtaking performance...
[Sir] James Galway graces FresnoHow to describe the sound that Sir James Galway makes doing one of his amazing long runs on his flute? Last night, during his appearance with the Fresno Philharmonic, I scribbled a few vain attempts in my notebook...
Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 2During his stay in Mannheim early in 1778, Mozart met “a gentleman of means and a lover of all the sciences,” one Willem Britten de Jong (which came out as DeJean in Mozart’s letters) who numbered among his accomplishments a certain ability on the flute...
Bizet/Borne: Carmen FantasyThe lure of Carmen continues unabated. Carmen is probably the most frequently performed opera in the world, having reached its 3,000th performance in Paris alone within a halfcentury of its premiere in 1875. In America, Carmen is one of the “operatic A-B-C’s,” the three most popular works at the Metropolitan Opera...
Rossini: Overture to The Silken LadderRossini entered the Bologna Liceo in 1806
as a student of Padre Stanislao Mattei, a disciple of the great 18th-century
musical pedant Padre Martini. Rossini did not
care much for Mattei’s arid counterpoint assignments or the academic life, but he did find many opportunities at the school to foster his talents and make professional contacts...
Haydn: Symphony No. 100 "Military"Haydn left Vienna for his second English visit on January 19, 1794, and arrived in London sixteen days later. Having discovered “a dearth of good copyists” on his earlier sojourn, he took along his valued copyist and servant Johann Elssler, but left at home
his wife, Anna Maria, a fearsome shrew who undoubtedly helped inspire her husband’s long absences. (Haydn remained in England
for eighteen months on each of his two trips.)...
Guest Flutist: Sir James GalwayAs one of the most recorded classical artists performing today, Sir James has made himself a legend, a modern musical master whose virtuosity on the flute is equaled only by his limitless ambitions and vision. Through his extensive touring, over 30 million albums sold and frequent international television appearances, Sir James has endeared himself to millions worldwide. As an instructor and humanitarian, Sir James continues as a tireless promoter of the arts...
Resident Musician: Patrick ContrerasJoin Fresno's rock violinist, Patrick Contreras, in the lobby for a pre-concerrt performance at the Sir James Galway concert.
