Concert Announcement for all of you in the New York metropolitan area:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jeffrey James
May 1, 2000
516-797-9166
WESTCAN FOODS INTERNATIONAL CO. PRESENTS VAKHTANG JORDANIA CONDUCTING
THE AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AT AVERY FISHER HALL ON MAY 24
Saint Saens' Symphony No. 3 and Pianist Tatsuya Nagashima performing
Copland's Piano Concerto are featured
WestCan Foods International Co., in cooperation with Monica Robinson,
Ltd. and Jeffrey James Arts Consulting, will present Vakhtang Jordania
conducting The American Symphony Orchestra on Wednesday, May 24, 2000
- 8 PM at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center.
Works to be performed will be Camille Saint Saens' Symphony No. 3 in
c minor "Organ Symphony", Op. 78, Aaron Copland's Piano Concerto,
with pianist Tatsuya Nagashima and Verdi's Overture from La Forza
del destino.
Vakhtang Jordania's most recent concert with the American Symphony
Orchestra led the New York Times to write, "...(he) conducts with
technical assurance and flair...the (American Symphony) responded
with fine playing, especially the luminous strings...(he) was received
as a returning hero." Biographical information about Vakhtang Jordania
and pianist Tatsuya Nagashima is included on a separate page.
Tickets for the May 24 concert are $45, $30 and $18 and are available
at the Avery Fisher Hall Box Office or by calling CenterCharge at
212-721-6500.
For further information about Vakhtang Jordania, please call Jeffrey
James Arts Consulting at 516-797-9166 - phone and fax.
FOR MAY CALENDAR LISTINGS -
Event: Vakhtang Jordania Conducting the America Symphony Orchestra
Date, time, location: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 - 8 PM at Avery Fisher
Hall, Lincoln Center
Program:
Camille Saint Saens - Symphony No. 3 in c minor "Organ Symphony", Op. 78
Aaron Copland - Piano Concerto
Verdi - Overture from La Forza del destino
Soloist for the Copland: pianist Tatsuya Nagashima
Admission: $45, $30 and $18
Tickets and concert information - Avery Fisher Hall Box Office or
CenterCharge at 212-721-6500.
Information about Vakhtang Jordania: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting -
516-797-9166
Conductor Vakhtang Jordania was born in the Republic of Georgia,
where he studied piano from the age of five. After graduating from
the Tbilisi Conservatory, he studied symphonic and operatic conducting
at the Leningrad Conservatory, graduating with honors. A top prize
at the 1971 Herbert von Karajan Competition catapulted him to the
highest circle of Soviet artistry. From his assistantship with the
legendary Yevgeny Mravinsky until his defection to the United States
in 1983, Mr. Jordania held positions as music director of the
Leningrad Radio Orchestra, the Saratov Philharmonic, and the Kharkiv
Philharmonic. The Tchaikovsky Competition was under his baton twice.
Conducting for more than one hundred concerts a year, he regularly
toured the USSR, collaborating with musicians such as David and Igor
Oistrakh, Leonid Kogan, Dmitri Shostakovich, Kiril Kondrashin, and
Emil Gilels.
Immediately after his defection, he made his Carnegie Hall debut,
which was hailed by the New York Times as "a confident and spirited
performance...the full house leaped to its feet." Success quickly
followed in France, Germany, Austria, Holland, Belgium, Japan, Korea,
Ireland, New Zealand, Australia and South America. In the United
States, his appearances in New York, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City,
Minneapolis, Rochester, Denver and Fort Worth brought more critical
acclaim. Since his defection, he has held music director positions
with the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera, the Spokane Symphony, the
Korean Broadcasting System Symphony Orchestra in Seoul, and currently
with the Russian Federal Orchestra of Moscow.
Mr. Jordania has regularly conducted at many prestigious opera
houses, including Russia's Bolshoi and Kirov theaters and, in the
United States, with the Minnesota Opera, where he conducted the North
American premiere of Dvorak's Rusalka. He is currently the artistic
advisor of the Kharkiv Opera and principal guest conductor of the
Korea Opera Company in Seoul.
His recordings began in the Soviet Union, where he recorded extensively
for the Melodiya label. He recorded many soundtracks, including the
award-winning film Dersu Uzala, directed by Akira Kurosawa. He has
also recorded for Koch International Classics, Soundset Summit,
Helicon, Trained Ear, Cantabile, and Angelok 1 and been nominated
for Grammy Awards.
Pianist Tatsuya Nagashima burst onto the international scene in 1993
as the First Prize winner of Italy's Ibla Competition. Born in Taiwan
to a musical family (his father is a an important pianist in Taiwan
and his mother a prominent opera singer), Mr. Nagashima began playing
the piano at the age of four. Shortly thereafter, his family moved
to Tokyo, where he began his performance career with a public recital
at the age of nine.
Mr. Nagashima is increasingly in demand as a guest soloist
with orchestras of international distinction including the Royal
Philharmonic, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, American Symphony
Orchestra, Russian Federal Orchestra, St. Petersburg Festival
Orchestra and National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan, and as a recitalist
at major festivals and venues around the world, from Carnegie Hall
to Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow.
A stream of recognition, including numerous awards at national and
international competitions, which have accelerated his climb to the
international stage. His performances have been broadcast on radio
and television in Japan, Taiwan, Italy, Russia, Germany, and the
United States.
Tatsuya Nagashima earned his Artist Diploma from Musashino Academia
Musicae in Tokyo and Bachelor and Master of Music degree from the
North Carolina School of the Arts. His distinguished teachers include
Ian Hobson, Eric Larsen, Teruko Wakao and his father, Pan-An Chen.
In 1999, he received an Honorary Doctorate from the Kharkov Institute
of Music in the Republic of Georgia, and was invited to serve as the
youngest-ever juror at the Ibla Grand Prize International Piano
Competition in Italy.
Mr. Nagashima's recordings are available on the Angelok 1, NEM and
Orion Classics.
Jeffrey James
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