The Boston based Kalistos Chamber Orchestra will kick off the 2002-2003
season on Friday September 27th, 2002, 8 pm at the Edward Pickman Concert
Hall [27 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138].  The group was founded by
some of the Boston area's finest string players who, along with conductor
Chris Younghoon Kim, will present a program that includes works by Antonio
Vivaldi and Arnold Schoenberg featuring the acclaimed violinist Georgy
Valtchev.

Antonio Vivladi The Four Seasons
       Georgy Valtchev, violin
Arnold Schoenberg       Verklarte Nacht

Kalistos Chamber Orchestra was formed in the winter of 2002 by a group of
Boston area musicians brought together by their common love of music and a
desire to contribute to the community.  These players share a willingness
to bring their varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences together
in a collaborative environment, creating a an orchestra that is democratic
in its artistic direction.  The group is fully rotational both musically
and administratively, allowing each member an opportunity to explore a
broad range of responsibilities and roles.

For more information visit http://www.kalistos.org or call 800-896-7340
Tickets will be $15 for adults, $10 for students, and $5 for senior
citizens and children under 14.  Chris Younghoon Kim Artistic Advisor,
Kalistos Chamber Orchestra http://www.kalistos.org

bio of Georgy Valtchev
Georgy Valtchev is among the most prominent Bulgarian musicians of his
generation.  He has been honored with a number of awards, most recently
the First Prize of the 1999 Ducrest Young Artists International Competition
in Lafayette, Louisiana and the Special Prize of the 1998 Tibor Varge
Competition in Switzerland.  Mr.  Valtchev has appeared as a soloist,
recitalist and chamber musician throughout the United States and europe.
From 1992 to 1997 Mr.  Valtchev was a participant at the Aspen Music
Festival in Colorado.  He has also toured Holland and has appeared live
on Bulgarian Television and National Radio "Sofia".  Born in Plovdiv,
Bulgaria, Georgy Valtchev began his violin studies at the age of six
and gave his first performance with Orchestra six years later.  At age
sixteen, he became the winner of the Grand Prize and the Prize for best
performance of Wieniawski at the 1989 "Kocian" International Competition
in the Czech Republic.  In 1992, Mr.  Valtchev came to the United States as
a scholarship student of Dorothy DeLay and Masao Kawasaki at the Juilliard
School in New York.  He holds a Bachelor's and Master's Degrees from hat
school and currently serves as the concertmaster of the Lyric Theater
Orchestra in Hoboken, New Jersey.  He is also a faculty member at the
Concordia College in Bronxville, New York.  Mr.  Valtchev has recorded a
CD with solo and chamber works by the American composer Victoria Bond for
the GEGA label and has made a number of recordings for the Bulgarian Radio.

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