Pianist Inna Faliks to Perform with the Minnesota Sinfonia
Minneapolis, MN, March 25, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Ukrainian born pianist, Inna Faliks, to perform Felix Mendelssohn’s “Concerto No. 1 in g minor, opus 25” with the Minnesota Sinfonia in Minneapolis and St. Paul on April 26 and 27.
Also featured on the program, a Minnesota Sinfonia commission and world premiere, “Concertino” by American Composer Theodore Unseth. The Concertino began as a special project for the West Bank School of Music’s “Composer” series in 1978. It was originally scored as a Quintet. It has now been expanded for Chamber Orchestra. This work was commissioned by the Minnesota Sinfonia with the support of a generous grant from the McKnight Foundation. Also featured is “Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis” by Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Concerts will be held 7 p.m. Friday, April 26, at Founders Hall at Metropolitan State University, 700 East 7th Street in St. Paul and 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at Basilica of St. Mary at 88 17th St. N. in Minneapolis. Admission is free and children are welcome to attend. Audience members should arrive early—all concerts are first-come, first-seated.
Called “adventurous” and “passionate” by The New Yorker and “poetic” by Time Out New York, Ukrainian-born, New York City based pianist Inna Faliks has established herself as one of the most passionately committed, exciting and poetic artists of her generation. After her debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at age 15, acclaimed by the Chicago Tribune, she has performed on many of the world’s great stages, with numerous orchestras, in solo appearances, and with conductors such as Leonard Slatkin and Keith Lockhart.
Critics praise her “courage to take risks, expressive intensity and technical perfection” (General Anzeiger, Bonn), “Infusing every note with brilliance and personality,” (Hilton Head Competition Review), “poetry and panoramic vision” (Washington Post) , “riveting passion, playfulness” (Baltimore Sun) and her “virtuosity, humor, lyricism and a way to make every note an important part of the texture of the music.”(Free Times, South Carolina). Her CD on MSR Classics, Sound of Verse, was released in 2009, featuring music of Boris Pasternak, Rachmaninoff and Ravel, receiving excellent reviews from Gramophone, American Record Guide, and other music publications.
Additional Minnesota Sinfonia concert information is available at 612-871-1701 or www.mnsinfonia.org.
The Minnesota Sinfonia is a professional chamber orchestra whose mission is to serve the musical and educational needs of the citizens of Minnesota, especially families with children, inner-city youth, seniors and those with limited financial means. The Sinfonia plays concerts for over 25,000 people each year, and is the only professional orchestra of its kind, offering all concerts free of admission charges, welcoming children to every performance, and dedicating over half its services to inner-city schools. Founded in 1989 by Artistic Director Jay Fishman, the Minnesota Sinfonia is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization supported by corporate, foundation and individual contributors. For more information, to make a donation, or for a list of upcoming performances, visit www.mnsinfonia.org or call 612-871-1701.
For Calendars: Minnesota Sinfonia, Old Fashioned Fantasia: featuring Inna Faliks, piano. Friday, April 26, 7pm, Founders Hall, Metropolitan State University, 700 East 7th Street, St. Paul, MN 55106. and Saturday, April 27 at 2pm, Basilica of St. Mary at 88 17th St. N., Minneapolis. Free. 612.871.1701. www.mnsinfonia.org
Also featured on the program, a Minnesota Sinfonia commission and world premiere, “Concertino” by American Composer Theodore Unseth. The Concertino began as a special project for the West Bank School of Music’s “Composer” series in 1978. It was originally scored as a Quintet. It has now been expanded for Chamber Orchestra. This work was commissioned by the Minnesota Sinfonia with the support of a generous grant from the McKnight Foundation. Also featured is “Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis” by Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Concerts will be held 7 p.m. Friday, April 26, at Founders Hall at Metropolitan State University, 700 East 7th Street in St. Paul and 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at Basilica of St. Mary at 88 17th St. N. in Minneapolis. Admission is free and children are welcome to attend. Audience members should arrive early—all concerts are first-come, first-seated.
Called “adventurous” and “passionate” by The New Yorker and “poetic” by Time Out New York, Ukrainian-born, New York City based pianist Inna Faliks has established herself as one of the most passionately committed, exciting and poetic artists of her generation. After her debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at age 15, acclaimed by the Chicago Tribune, she has performed on many of the world’s great stages, with numerous orchestras, in solo appearances, and with conductors such as Leonard Slatkin and Keith Lockhart.
Critics praise her “courage to take risks, expressive intensity and technical perfection” (General Anzeiger, Bonn), “Infusing every note with brilliance and personality,” (Hilton Head Competition Review), “poetry and panoramic vision” (Washington Post) , “riveting passion, playfulness” (Baltimore Sun) and her “virtuosity, humor, lyricism and a way to make every note an important part of the texture of the music.”(Free Times, South Carolina). Her CD on MSR Classics, Sound of Verse, was released in 2009, featuring music of Boris Pasternak, Rachmaninoff and Ravel, receiving excellent reviews from Gramophone, American Record Guide, and other music publications.
Additional Minnesota Sinfonia concert information is available at 612-871-1701 or www.mnsinfonia.org.
The Minnesota Sinfonia is a professional chamber orchestra whose mission is to serve the musical and educational needs of the citizens of Minnesota, especially families with children, inner-city youth, seniors and those with limited financial means. The Sinfonia plays concerts for over 25,000 people each year, and is the only professional orchestra of its kind, offering all concerts free of admission charges, welcoming children to every performance, and dedicating over half its services to inner-city schools. Founded in 1989 by Artistic Director Jay Fishman, the Minnesota Sinfonia is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization supported by corporate, foundation and individual contributors. For more information, to make a donation, or for a list of upcoming performances, visit www.mnsinfonia.org or call 612-871-1701.
For Calendars: Minnesota Sinfonia, Old Fashioned Fantasia: featuring Inna Faliks, piano. Friday, April 26, 7pm, Founders Hall, Metropolitan State University, 700 East 7th Street, St. Paul, MN 55106. and Saturday, April 27 at 2pm, Basilica of St. Mary at 88 17th St. N., Minneapolis. Free. 612.871.1701. www.mnsinfonia.org
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