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Embassy Concert: Fairfax Symphony
October 19, 2012 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
$55http://embassyseries.org/267.html?ee_id=267
CHRISTOPHER ZIMMERMAN, DIRECTOR
OCTOBER 19, 2012, 7:30 PM
The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra is delighted to present its first chamber orchestra concert at the Austrian Embassy. This is a program that celebrates the two great Austrian masters of the classical era as well as a composer who pays unconventional hommage to both of them; a program of the old and the new, demonstrating the richness and diversity of our great classical musical legacy. In addition, the orchestra is pleased to present the artistry of pianist Edvinas Minkštimas, Artist in Residence of Embassy Series, Phillips Collection and Mahler Philharmonic in Vienna, Austria, who is fast becoming a name associated with musical excellence in United States and Europe.
Program: Schnittke: Mozart à la Haydn; Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 17 in G Major; Haydn: Symphony No. 83, “La Poule”
Tickets: $55, include post-concert wine and cheese reception.