Stravinsky, Bartók, and Brahms with UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra

We invite you to join the UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra for our opening concert of the 2012-13 Season!



Friday & Saturday, September 21 & 22 at 8 pm
Stravinsky, Song of the Nightingale
Bartók, Dance Suite
Brahms: Symphony No. 4



About us:
Established in 1923, the UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra is the oldest performing arts ensemble in the University of California system. Throughout its long history, the orchestra has provided students and other members of the campus community with the opportunity… Show more to expand their musical talents, while at the same time presenting outstanding musical programs to the campus and wider Bay Area communities. Past conductors have included Modeste Alloo, Albert Elkus, Joaquin Nin-Culmell, Michael Senturia, and Jung Ho-Pak. David Milnes, who is also Music Director for the Eco Ensemble, has served as the UCBSO's Music Director since 1996. Rehearsing and performing works of faculty and graduate student composers has long been a core mission for the orchestra; the Symphony's program regularly feature the world premiere of a major new work by a Berkeley composer. In addition, the orchestra has premiered several works of established composers. The University Symphony Orchestra now performs several evening and noon concerts each semester, supports a chamber orchestra, and continues during the summer months as the UC Berkeley Summer Symphony. An annual concerto competition results in concerto performances by the orchestra's leading soloists, and regular coaching for each section are given by a number of Bay Area professional musicians. UCBSO continues to broaden its educational experience through various masterclasses with prestigious musicians from the Vienna Philharmonic, conductor of the Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev. In the upcoming season, the Orchestra will have opportunities to work with top conductors, including Esa Pekka Salonen and Gustavo Dudamel.

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