Anne Akiko Meyers To Perform With SB Symphony

By: May. 07, 2018
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Anne Akiko Meyers To Perform With SB Symphony Acclaimed violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, one of the world's top-selling classical instrumentalists, will appear with the Santa Barbara Symphony, under the baton of Maestro Nir Kabaretti, at the Granada Theatre on Saturday, May 19, and Sunday, May 20. Featuring Vivaldi's Double Violin Concerto - which will see Ms. Meyers team up with Santa Barbara Symphony Concertmaster Jessica Guideri - as well as Barber's lyrical Violin Concerto and Rimsky-Korsakov's magnificent romantic suite Scheherazade, the performances will take place at 8 pm on May 19 and at 3 pm on May 20. Tickets start at $29 and can be purchased at www.granadasb.org or by calling 805-899-2222.

"With these concerts we celebrate the violin, including the most important American violin concerto ever composed, a double concerto, and a symphonic masterpiece, Scheherazade, where the violin is actually the voice of the storyteller," said Maestro Kabaretti, now in his 12th season as the Santa Barbara Symphony's music director. "We are very pleased to welcome the stellar Anne Akiko Meyers, who will combine forces with our very own Jessica Guideri, who will also perform the role of Scheherazade. Rimsky-Korsakov's most popular piece is a jam of colorful orchestration and brilliant rhythms - a grand finale that will show the skills of our talented orchestra."

Known for her passionate performances, purity of sound, and deeply poetic interpretations, Anne Akiko Meyers regularly performs as a guest soloist with the world's top orchestras. Recent projects include a nationwide PBS broadcast special and a Naxos DVD featuring the world premiere of Samuel Jones' Violin Concerto with the All-Star Orchestra led by Gerard Schwarz. A champion of living composers, Ms. Meyers has expanded the violin repertoire by commissioning and premiering works by Mason Bates, Jakub Ciupinski, John Corigliano, Jennifer Higdon, Akira Miyoshi, Arvo Pärt, Gene Pritsker, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Somei Satoh, Adam Schoenberg, and Joseph Schwantner. Her 35 albums include Four Seasons: The Vivaldi Album and Air: The Bach Album, both of which debuted at No. 1 on the classical Billboard charts. The Vivaldi marked the recording debut of the "Ex-Vieuxtemps" Guarneri del Gesu violin, dated 1741, which was awarded to Ms. Meyers for her lifetime use. She also has collaborated with jazz icons Chris Botti and Wynton Marsalis, avant-garde musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, electronic music pioneer Isao Tomita, and singer Michael Bolton. An alumna of the Colburn School, Ms. Meyers performed as a soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at age 11, recorded her first album at age 18 (featuring the Barber and Bruch concertos with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra), and was awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant at age 23.

The concerts on May 19 and 20 are generously supported by Montecito Bank and Trust, and John Trotti and Karen Drown.

The Santa Barbara Symphony's re-scheduled performances of John Corigliano's Academy Award-winning score for The Red Violin, accompanied by François Girard's engrossing film in its entirety and featuring Canadian violinist Lara St. John as soloist, will take place June 16 and 17. Tickets purchased for the originally scheduled concerts (January 20 and 21) will be honored at these performances. To purchase single tickets, go to www.granadasb.org.

The Granada Theatre is located at 1214 State Street in Santa Barbara.

The Santa Barbara Symphony is led by the ever-compelling Nir Kabaretti, who was named the orchestra's music director in 2006 and its artistic director in 2008. Maestro Kabaretti has conducted the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Orquesta Filarmonica de Buenos Aires, the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, to name just a few. His extensive operatic experience includes productions at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence, Teatro Real in Madrid, Switzerland's Opéra de Lausanne, and Teatro alla Scala in Milan. Winner of the 1993 Forum Junger Kunstler Conducting Competition in Vienna, he was named music director of the Southwest Florida Symphony in 2014.

The Santa Barbara Symphony was founded in 1953 on the belief that a special city deserves a special orchestra. Consistently lauded for its unique ability to present brilliant concerts, engage the community, and deliver dynamic music education programs, the organization prizes both innovation and artistic excellence, and is widely recognized as one of the region's premier cultural institutions. Its award-winning Music Education Center serves more than 10,000 students throughout Santa Barbara County each year. Charismatic Israeli conductor Nir Kabaretti was appointed music director of the Santa Barbara Symphony in 2006. For additional information, visit www.thesymphony.org.



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