The
Las Vegas Philharmonic and Music Director Donato Cabrera today announced
details of the orchestra’s 2015-16 season that will see it perform more
concerts than ever at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts from September
2015 through June 2016. The orchestra’s 17th season will be the first full
season with Cabrera at the helm and he will conduct 15 concerts in the center’s
2,050-seat Reynolds Hall. Cabrera was appointed Music Director of the orchestra
in 2014 and will conduct this weekend’s Symphonic Spectacular on Saturday,
March 28 at 7:30pm.
The
2015-16 concert season, which begins on Saturday, September 12, heralds a bold
new direction for the orchestra, a resident company of The Smith Center. The
total number of concerts performed will increase from 11 to 19 with the
addition of five weekend matinees that will mark the first time the orchestra
has performed its programs over two days. In addition, Las Vegas Philharmonic
musicians will showcase their talents in a new “Spotlight Series” of three
concerts to be held on Tuesday nights in the Troesh Studio Theater located in
The Smith Center’s Boman Pavilion. (Full concert calendar & details
follow.) Principal musicians from the orchestra will be joined by guests for
three programs focusing on the chamber music of Baroque, Classical, and
Romantic composers.
Las
Vegas Philharmonic musicians are also showcased in the main concert series held
in Reynolds Hall, signaling a deepening partnership between the musicians and
Cabrera who, as their artistic leader and conductor, selected the music and
guest artists for the new season. Concertmaster De Ann Letourneau will perform
as the soloist in Brahms’s demanding Violin Concerto in March 2016 and
principal clarinet Corey Tiffin will be showcased in Leonard Bernstein’s
rollicking Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs in April 2016. On November 21, 2015, the
concert will open with the world premiere of Desert Flight by principal
trombone and acclaimed Las Vegas composer and arranger Nathan Tanouye.
“Over
the past year, I have enjoyed getting to know our musicians and in constructing
this season’s program, my intention is to celebrate their amazing artistry,”
shares Donato Cabrera, music director.
“The repertoire is an exhilarating mingling of works that will showcase
remarkable soloists and composers while highlighting the depth and prowess of
Las Vegas’ hometown orchestra. Many of
the pieces I've chosen for 2015-16 season are masterpieces that have never been
performed by the Las Vegas Philharmonic and will demonstrate this orchestra’s
musical eloquence while taking us all on a magnificent journey.”
In
addition to featuring symphonic works by Beethoven, Brahms, Gershwin, Mozart,
Rachmaninoff and Sibelius, the 2015-16 season includes music by acclaimed
American composers Mason Bates, Philip Glass, D. J. Sparr and Dan Visconti,
demonstrating Cabrera’s commitment to programming music by living composers.
The
2015-16 series will also showcase the following guest soloists: Andrew
Armstrong (piano), Martina Filjak (piano), Oliver Herbert (cello), Alexi Kenney
(violin) and Andrew Tyson (piano). The season will conclude on June 4 with a
special performance featuring acclaimed Broadway star Alexandra Silber.
The
expanded season will include three performances of the orchestra’s popular
holiday program on December 5 and 6. In addition to featuring the Las Vegas
Master Singers, this year’s concerts include a special screening of the film
The Snowman based on the popular children’s book with the orchestra performing
the score live on stage.
Outside
of the classical music realm, popular ensemble Pink Martini will make its
Reynolds Hall debut with a concert on February 6 featuring the Las Vegas
Philharmonic performing with the band.
An
enthusiastic and effective communicator about the music he performs, Cabrera
will host pre-concert conversations for Saturday performances that will start
at the earlier time 6:30pm and 1:00pm for matinees in Reynolds Hall. These
events are free to all ticket holders.
Future
goals for the Las Vegas Philharmonic include expanding its Youth Concert Series
that in January 2015 brought 16,000 school children to the center over five
days to attend ten free concerts. The orchestra also plans to continue its
collaboration with artistic partners such as providing musicians for Nevada
Ballet Theatre performances. In 2014 the orchestra successfully partnered with
the Life is Beautiful festival and Cirque du Soleil for a special Beatles
tribute performed at the festival to an audience of 12,000.
“As
we prepare for our 17th season and fourth season as a resident company in The
Smith Center, we continue to seek out ways that we can add to the vibrant
cultural life of Las Vegas,” says Las Vegas Philharmonic President & CEO,
Jeri Crawford. “Donato’s first season with us was exhilarating and with an
exciting expanded concert season planned for 2015-16, we look forward to
welcoming newcomers to the concert hall as well as receiving those whose
support has remained firm as we have grown. Viva symphonic music in Las Vegas!”
2015-16
Season Subscriptions Offer Greater Flexibility
Additional
Reynolds Hall performances and the new three-concert “Spotlight Series” in
Troesh Studio Theater offer more choice than ever before. The concert season
now offers more options and customization for subscribers; they can select the
full season 10-concert series, or select one of two 5-concert series
available. In addition, series
subscribers can add-on individual concerts to their concert series and/or
purchase the 3-concert Spotlight Series.
2014-15
full season subscribers will be given the opportunity to retain their current
seats with a new 10-concert subscription up until May 1st, 2015.
10-Concert
and 5-Concert Series Pricing
Ticket
pricing in the 2015-16 season will stay consistent with the 2014-15 season
pricing. Subscribers save 10% when they
renew before May 1, 2015. There are four
price levels available.
10-Concert
Series
Early
Renewal Price Full Retail Price
A)
$868 B)$598 C) $418
D) $238
A) $960 B) $660 C) $460
D) $260
5-Concert
Series
Early
Renewal Price Full Retail
Price
A)
$434 B) $299 C) $209 D) $119 A) $480 B) $330
C) $230 D) $130
“Spotlight
Series” Tickets
Patrons
that purchase the 10-concert or 5-concert series in Reynolds Hall qualify to
purchase the 3-concert Spotlight Series in Troesh Studio Theater. The Spotlight Series offers open
seating. Subscribers that order before
May 1, 2015 can purchase the Spotlight Series at the discounted price of
$150. After May 1st, the Spotlight
Series price increases to $168.
Single
Tickets
Subscribers
have the opportunity to add-on single tickets during the subscription period
and take advantage of the 10% discount during early renewal.
Early
Renewal Ticket Price Full
Retail Ticket Price
A)
$86.80 B) $59.80 C) $41.80
D) $23.80
A) $96 B) $66 C) $46
D) $26
After
the subscription renewal period has ended, single tickets will be available to
the general public for purchase starting June 15, 2015.
Box
Office
Subscriptions,
add-on single tickets and the Spotlight Series can be purchased online at
lvphil.org, from The Smith Center box office subscriber phone line: 702.749.2847,
or in person at 361 Symphony Park Avenue.
For
more information about subscriptions please contact the Las Vegas Philharmonic
by phone 702.258.5438 or email lvpinfo@lvphil.com.
Las
Vegas Philharmonic 2015-16 Season
Beethoven
& Brahms
Saturday, September 12, 2015 – 7:30pm
Passport
to the World
Saturday, October 24, 2015 – 7:30pm
Cabrera
Celebrates Sibelius Saturday,
November 21, 2015 – 7:30pm
The
Snowman – A Holiday Tradition
Saturday, December 5, 2015 – 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, December
6, 2015 – 2:00pm
Cabrera
Conducts Rachmaninoff Saturday,
January 9, 2016 – 7:30pm
Sunday, January 10, 2016 – 2:00pm
Pink
Martini Saturday, February 6, 2016 – 7:30pm
Cabrera
Conducts Mozart Saturday, March 5, 2016 – 7:30pm
Gershwin: Music of the Jazz Age Saturday,
April 2, 2016 – 7:30pm
Sunday, April 3, 2016 – 2:00pm
Cabrera
Conducts Tchaikovsky
Saturday, May 21, 2016 – 7:30pm
Sunday, May 22, 2016 – 2:00pm
Dream
of Now, Dream of Then
Saturday, June 4,
2016 – 7:30pm
Spotlight
Series Schedule
Brahms: First & Foremost
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 – 7:30pm
Mozart,
Poulenc & Beethoven Tuesday, April 26, 2016 – 7:30pm
Baroque
Splendour Tuesday, May 3, 2016 – 7:30pm
The Smith Center
361
Symphony Park Avenue
Las
Vegas, NV 89106
Box
Office: 702-749-2000
patronservices@thesmithcenter.com
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