Winston-Salem Symphony Announces 2020—21 Season

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (March 10, 2020) – The Winston-Salem Symphony announced its 2020–21 season on Saturday, March 7. The upcoming season is new Music Director Timothy Redmond’s premiere season of programming and includes Classics concerts celebrating everything from Mahler’s Sixth Symphony to Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor, and a striking concert featuring Beethoven’s Emperor Piano Concerto, among others. Read more.

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Program Notes: Mar 8 & 10, 2020

Bedřich Smetana“Vltava” (“The Moldau”) from Má vlast The Czech composer, conductor and critic Bedřich Smetana was born in Litomyšl on March 2, 1824 and died in Prague on May 12, 1884. Widely viewed as the most important Czech nationalist composers of the nineteenth century, he wrote eight operas, the most popular being The Bartered Bride (Prodaná nevěsta,1866). He is best known however, for his cycle of six symphonic poems, known as Má vlast (My

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Rachel Barton Pine, violin

In both art and life, violinist Rachel Barton Pine has an extraordinary ability to connect with
people. Celebrated as a leading interpreter of great classic and contemporary works, her
performances combine her innate gift for emotional communication and her scholarly
fascination with historical research. She plays with passion and conviction, thrilling audiences
worldwide with her dazzling technique, lustrous tone, and infectious joy in music-making.

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Symphony to Perform Pops Concert Featuring the Music of John Williams

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (January 27, 2020) – The Winston-Salem Symphony will present a Pops concert series featuring the music of legendary film score composer John Williams on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, February 16, 2020 at 2 p.m. The concert, entitled John Williams: Star Wars and Beyond will be conducted by new Music Director Tim Redmond.

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Steven Soph, tenor

A “superb vocal soloist” (The Washington Post) with “impressive clarity and color” (The New York Times), tenor Steven Soph performs concert repertoire spanning the Renaissance to modern day. In the 2018-2019 season, Steven made his Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra debut in a program of Bach, Monteverdi, Purcell, and Vivaldi, led by Patrick Dupré Quigley. Steven also made his

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Dianna Grabowski, mezzo-soprano

Mezzo-soprano Dianna Grabowski, described as “glamorous” and “glowing-toned” by the Dallas Morning News, is an active performer of music spanning the Renaissance through the 21st century. Dianna particularly values the collaborative nature of classical singing, be it in chamber music, oratorio, opera, choral music, early music, or new music, and is constantly inspired by the

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The Winston-Salem Symphony Will Present Handel’s Messiah December 17, 2019

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (December 5, 2019) – The Winston-Salem Symphony’s annual performance of Handel’s Messiah will take place on Tuesday, December 17. This year marks the Symphony’s thirteenth year performing what has become a Triad holiday favorite and is widely regarded as music’s most powerful message of faith.

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November 17 & 19, 2019

Felix Mendelssohn:Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Jacob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn(-Bartholdy) was born, February 3, 1809 in Hamburg and died November 4, 1847 in Leipzig. The Overture and Incidental Music to Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream are separated by some seventeen years (1826 and 1843, respectively). The music is scored for 2 solo female voices and women’s choir (incidental

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Alexander Kobrin, piano

Called the “Van Cliburn of today” by the BBC, pianist Alexander Kobrin has placed himself at the forefront of today’s performing musicians. His prize winning performances have been praised for their brilliant technique, musicality, and emotional engagement with the audience. The New York Times has written that Mr. Kobrin was a “fastidious guide” to Schumann’s “otherworldly visions, pointing out hunters, flowers, haunted corners and friendly bowers, all captured in richly characterized vignettes.”

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Martin West, conductor

In fall 2005, West joined the San Francisco Ballet as music director having been a frequent guest since his debut two years earlier. He was previously principal conductor of English National Ballet and has worked with many of the top companies in North America such as the New York City Ballet, Houston Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada, and The Royal Ballet in England.

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The Winston-Salem Symphony Partners with the Cherokee Chamber Singers to Perform at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (November 11, 2019) – Members of the Winston-Salem Symphony and acclaimed North Carolina soprano Jodi Burns will join the Cherokee Chamber Singers, who are under the direction of Michael Yannette, for a performance in the West Building, West Garden Court of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC on November 24 at 3:30 p.m.

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The Winston-Salem Symphony Presents Classics Concert Series “Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2” Featuring Pianist Alexander Kobrin

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (November 1, 2019) –The Winston-Salem Symphony will present a Classic Series concert cycle entitled “Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2” on Sunday, November 17 and Tuesday, November 19, 2019. Martin West, Music Director and Principal Conductor of the San Francisco Ballet, will take the podium.

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Winston-Salem Symphony Presents Symphony Unbound: Hiss Golden Messenger

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (October 16, 2019) – The Winston-Salem Symphony presents North Carolina-based American folk music band Hiss Golden Messenger as part of the Symphony Unbound series. Established in 2007 in Durham by singer-songwriter M.C. Taylor, Hiss Golden Messenger will perform with members of the Winston-Salem Symphony on Saturday, November 2 at 8 p.m. at Winston-Salem’s hottest music venue, the Ramkat, which is located at 170 West 9th Street.

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P.L.A.Y. Music Program to Present Fall Seminario Performance

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (October 15, 2019) – The Winston-Salem Symphony’s Piedmont Learning Academy for Youth Music (P.L.A.Y. Music) program will present their Fall Seminario on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 5 p.m. at the Stevens Center of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, 405 West Fourth Street in downtown Winston-Salem. The talented P.L.A.Y. program participants will demonstrate their musical knowledge from Team Mozart’s “Paper Violins” to Team Brahms’ multi-part ensemble performance.

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Tim Redmond Takes the Podium for First Time as New Music Director for Season Opening Classics Series Concerts: The Rite of Spring

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (October 8, 2019) –Timothy Redmond will take the podium for the very first time as the Winston-Salem Symphony’s new Music Director for the 2019–20 Classics Series season opening concerts: The Rite of Spring.

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Winston-Salem Symphony Opens 2019–20 Season with Pops Concert Featuring the Indigo Girls

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (September 19, 2019) – The Winston-Salem Symphony will open its 2019–20 season, Tim Redmond’s Inaugural Season, with a Pops Series concert featuring the Indigo Girls on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. The concert, which will feature the Grammy Award-winning folk duo, will be conducted by Albert-George Schram.

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Winston-Salem Symphony Announces the Guest Conductors for the 2019–2020 Season

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (August 29, 2019) – The Winston-Salem Symphony has lined up the guest conductors for the 2019–2020 Season. Tim Redmond, the Symphony’s new Music Director, will take the podium for many concerts during his inaugural season. Guest conductors will take the baton for two Pops concerts, one Classics concert, one Symphony Unbound concert, and one Discovery Concert for Kids.

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