Pinchas Zukerman Returns Cincinnati Orchestra

According to a critic from The Herald (Glasgow), "You could have blindfolded an experienced listener, put him in a different room where he could scarcely hear the sounds, and he'd still recognize that liquid, Zukerman tone. There is no other like it....His sound is utterly inimitable - as it has been for more than 30 years - from its intense sweetness on high to its throaty richness at the depths of the instrument....And the molten gold that streams from the instrument is completely breathtaking. Fabulous playing." Mr. Zuckerman will perform the Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1, joining Paavo Järvi and the CSO at Music Hall on Thursday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 25 at 11 a.m., and Saturday, April 26 at 8 p.m. This much-anticipated concert program also includes Mozart's Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major and opens with Overture No. 2 by celebrated composer Veljo Tormis.

"Tormis is one of the more important Estonian composers," said CSO Music Director Paavo Järvi. "With the Overture No. 2, you hear something unique and very individual…."

Next on the program is Max Bruck's extremely virtuosic Violin Concert No. 1, marking the first-ever collaboration between Mr. Järvi and Mr. Zukerman.

"Pinchas Zukerman is a living legend," said Mr. Järvi. "This is something I'm very much looking forward to."

The concert program closes with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's sublime Symphony No. 39, a timeless work first performed by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra during the Orchestra's inaugural season in 1895.

"The last six symphonies of Mozart represent some of the greatest music ever written," said Mr. Järvi. "This symphony is so human – so vocal… More than any other music, it requires extreme personal involvement from every member of the orchestra."

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra thanks Key Private Bank for its generous sponsorship of the concerts on April 25 and 26.

Audiences are invited to learn more about the music at Classical Conversations with Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Violinist Mark Cleghorn and hosted by Assistant Conductor Eric Dudley, one hour before the performances on April 25 and 26. -- www.cincinnatisymphony.org