Monterey Symphony Announces Spring 2015 Concerts

1. Monterey SymphonyAnnouncesSpring2015Concerts Tickets onSale for Charismatic Glow:February 20-22,2015 Monterey,CA,December14,2014 -The69thseasonof theMontereySymphonycontinuesintoSpring2015 witha brilliant rangeofclassicalperformancessuretoastound you!Internationalguest artistswillperformcolorfulworkswiththeMontereySymphonyorchestraonthe stagesofSherwood Hall inSalinasand Sunset CenterinCarmel-by-the-Sea.Mini-seriessubscriptionsarestill availablefortheremainingfourconcerts inSpring 2015,alongwithathree-concert FlexPassthat allowsyou tochooseconcertsup tothedayof theevent subjecttoavailability. Mini-seriessubscribersareassured thebest seatsavailable,freeticket exchanges,and VIPprivileges.Celebratethiscolorful seasonwiththeMontereySymphony, alongwiththe10thAnniversaryofMusicDirectorand ConductorMaxBragado-Darman. TheSpring 2015repertoirebloomswithSpanishpianist,JoaquinAchúcarro,inFebruary,andIcelandicviolinist,JudithIngolfsson,inMarch. Thefifthconcert inApril,MajesticRealm, alludes tothenostalgiafelt forourhomeland, with whatiscertaintobeaspectacularperformancebyviolistRobertoDíaz,President of the CurtisInstituteofMusicandformerprincipal violistofthePhiladelphiaOrchestra.Theseason closes inMaywithaflamboyant, all orchestral grandfinale, Invitation toDance.Without question,The ColorsofMusichassomething foreveryone.(Schedule and detailsbelow) • PhotoofJoaquin Achúcarro,guest pianistofFebruaryconcert “Charismatic Glow” • ConcertIII:Charismatic Glow • *February20,21,22,2015 • Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsodyisanimmenselypopularwork,featuringtheacclaimedtalentsofAchúcarro,and promisestobeaperformancenot tomiss.Dvorák’sSymphonyNo.7isconsidered • bymanytobeoneof thefinest examplesfrom thegoldenageofthesymphony. • MaxBragado-Darman,conductor • JoaquinAchúcarro,piano * Giménez: PreludetoLaBoda deLuisAlonso

2. Rachmaninoff:RhapsodyonaThemeofPaganini,Op.43featuring JoaquinAchúcarro,internationallyacclaimed pianist fromSpain • Dvorák: SymphonyNo.7inDMinor,Op.70 • Concert SponsoredBy: Joaquin Achúcarro,guest pianist: Describedas“oneof thegreats”byABC inMadrid and “theconsummateartist”by the ChicagoSun-Times,internationallyacclaimedSpanishpianistJoaquínAchúcarrohasperformedrecitals in60countriesand has played withover200orchestras,includingtheBerlinPhilharmonic,NewYorkPhilharmonic,LaScalaofMilan,LondonSymphony,LondonPhilharmonic,Philarmonia, ChicagoSymphony,LosAngeles Philharmonic, RIASBerlin,SydneySymphony,TokyoPhilharmonic,TokyoSymphony, NationaldeFrance,Hallé, CityofBirmingham,RoyalScottish,RTAIreland,WesternAustralia,Hamburg,Stuttgart,StaCeciliaRoma, RAI,ArenadeVerona, OrchestraVerdi,and theNational OrchestrasofSpain,Chile,Mexico,ColombiaandVenezuela,amongmanyothers.Hehasperformedunderanimpressivelistof342of theworld´s greatest conductors,suchasAbbado,Boult, Chailly,Mehta,Menuhin,OzawaandRattle. Born inBilbao,Spain,Achúcarro studiedinMadrid,Paris,Vienna,and Salzburg. Hisinternational careerwaslaunchedwithhisvictory inEngland atthe1959LiverpoolInternational Competitionandsubsequent debutwith theLondonSymphony,and fromthattime,hehasmaintained anuninterrupted concert schedule.Since1989,Achúcarrohasheld thespeciallyendowedJoel EstesTate ChairinpianoatSouthernMethodistUniversityinDallas,Texas, adjusting his teaching periods tohisbusy performanceschedule.Heisalsoa ProfessorattheSummerInternational CoursesoftheAccademiaMusicaleChigianainSiena,Italy. Hehasreceived Spain’shighest honors intheartsincluding thePremio NacionaldeMúsica,the Gold Medal ofFineArts,and theGreatCrossofCivilMerit honoringhislifetimeachievement.He