The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra is proud to present Vancouver’s own violin genius, Corey Cerovsek, at the Orpheum Theatre on November 29th, 30th and December 1st. He will perform Sibelius’ Violin Concerto and guest conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto will lead the orchestra in Verdi’s I vespri siciliani: Overture and Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra.
“Cerovsek played with precision and eloquence, pure in tone and sure in motivation” - Los Angeles Times
“(Carlos Miguel) Prieto led smart, suave-sounding performances…Prieto and the orchestra offered vigorous, insightful music-making right up to the end.” - Houston Chronicle
Born in 1972 in Vancouver, Corey Cerovsek began playing the violin at the age of five. After early studies with Charmian Gadd and Richard Goldner he graduated at age 12 from the University of Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music with a gold medal for the highest marks in strings. The word “genius” is often bandied about by zealous marketers (sorry about that…), but let’s be honest here – with Corey, it applies and then some: that same year, he was accepted by Josef Gingold as a student and enrolled at Indiana University, where he received Bachelors degrees in Mathematics and Music at age 15, Masters in both at 16, and completed his Doctoral course work in Mathematics and Music at age 18.
Concurrently he studied piano with Enrica Cavallo, until 1997 frequently appearing in concert performing on both instruments. The VSO is thrilled to welcome Corey back home, to perform the beautiful, sublime Sibelius Violin Concerto.
The performances will be led by guest conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto, one of the most exciting young conductors of our time. A graduate of Princeton and Harvard Universities, Prieto was voted “Conductor of the Year” in 2002 by the Mexican Union of Music and Theater Critics, and in 1998 he received the Mozart Medal of Honor presented by the Government of Mexico and the Embassy of Austria. Prieto is the music director of four symphony orchestras in his native Mexico and the United States – the National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico, the Orquesta Mineria, the Louisiana Philharmonic and the Huntsville Symphony in Alabama. The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra is honoured to present him in his Vancouver debut. -- www.vancouversymphony.ca
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