Violinist Midori will join Music Director Gerard Schwarz and Seattle Symphony for four performances in the S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium at Benaroya Hall. The violinist will be featured in three works, including J.S. Bach’s Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, Schnittke’s Sonata for Violin and Chamber Orchestra and Schubert’s Rondo in A major for Violin.
The second half of the program will feature Maestro Schwarz and the Orchestra performing Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major. Performances will take place Thursday, June 18, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, June 19, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, June 20, at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, June 21, at 2 p.m.
Midori
The San Francisco Chronicle calls Midori “one of the most important violinists of our time.” At age 11, Midori made her historic debut as a surprise guest artist with Zubin Mehta at the New York Philharmonic's 1982 New Year's Eve concert. She has since established a record of achievement which sets her apart as a master musician, innovator, and a champion of the developmental potential of children.
Highlights of the 2009–2010 season include new music recitals and workshops in San Francisco and at Princeton University; tours of the U.S., Europe and Asia; collaborations with conductors including Carlos Kalmar, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Carlos Prieto, Carl St. Clair and Leonard Slatkin; and increasing her already extensive commitment to music education in her capacity as Chair of the Strings Department at USC's Thornton School of Music.
Midori is founder of Midori & Friends, a non-profit organization in New York which brings music education programs to thousands of underprivileged children each year. She also founded Music Sharing (Japan) and Partners in Performance (U.S.), two programs which also bring music closer to the lives of people who may not otherwise have involvement in the arts.
Midori established an Orchestra Residencies Program to strengthen ties between professional and youth orchestras. Additionally, Midori conducts master classes with young people all over the world. Her two most recent recordings are an album of Sonatas by Bach and Bartok with pianist Robert McDonald and The Essential Midori, a two-disc compilation. Both are issued by Sony BMG Masterworks, for whom she records exclusively. -- www.seattlesymphony.org
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