February 7 & 8 - Award-winning pianist Stephen Hough and the MSO perform Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and Scheherazade
February 8 - Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra perform Tchaikovsky, Dvořák, and Gershwin
MODESTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
David Lockington, Music Director
Contact:
Caroline Nickel
(209) 523-4156 ext. 103
cnickel@modestosymphony.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(From left to right: MSO Music Director David Lockington, Stephen Hough, MSO Associate Conductor Ryan Murray)
January 2020 - The Modesto Symphony Orchestra (MSO) led by Music Director David Lockington, will perform Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with award-winning pianist Stephen Hough on Friday, February 7 and Saturday, February 8 at 7:30 pm at the Gallo Center for the Arts. The second half of the program will feature Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade. Based off of the legendary tale, “Arabian Nights,” the princess, Scheherazade, uses her storytelling to outwit the murderous Sultan each night for 1,001 nights.
The Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra (MSYO) will also hold a performance on February 8 at 2:00 pm at the Gallo Center for the Arts. The MSYO Concert Orchestra, led by Donald Grishaw, will perform works by Tchaikovsky, Strauss, and Holst. The MSYO Symphony Orchestra, led by MSO Associate Conductor Ryan Murray, will perform a program featuring Sibelius, Dvořák, and Gershwin.
About the Concerts
Rachmaninoff & Rimsky-Korsakov
Friday, February 7, 2020, 7:30 pm* and Saturday, February 8, 2020, 7:30 pm*
*Please note the new 7:30pm start time
David Lockington, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano
Modesto Symphony Orchestra
Tickets:
Pricing: $19 / 39 / 54 / 71 / 94
Group Prices available: Groups of 10+ receive a 15% discount on tickets.
Call (209) 338-5064 for more information.
Student tickets are $12 with a valid student ID.
GCA TICKET OFFICE HOURS:
Monday through Friday 10 am - 6 pm and Saturday 12 pm - 6 pm
www.galloarts.org
Program:
Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 2
Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade
Additional Events:
PRE-CONCERT TALK:
MSO Associate Conductor Ryan Murray will hold a pre-concert talk from stage at 6:30 pm. Free to all concert ticket holders.
MSYO Spring Concert
Saturday, February 8, 2020 at 2:00 pm
Ryan Murray, MSYO Music Director
Don Grishaw, MSYO Concert Orchestra Conductor
Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra
Tickets:
Pricing: Adults $14 & Youth $5
Group Prices available: Groups of 10+ receive a 15% discount on tickets.
Call (209) 338-5064 for more information.
GCA TICKET OFFICE HOURS:
Monday through Friday 10 am - 6 pm and Saturday 12 pm - 6 pm
www.galloarts.org
Where:
Both concerts will take place at the:
Gallo Center for the Arts
Mary Stuart Rogers Theater
1000 I Street, Modesto, 95354
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The Modesto Symphony Orchestra is a Resident Company of The Gallo Center for the Arts
The DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton is the official hotel of the MSO.
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