The 41st Midsummer Mozart Festival (MMF) under the direction of its founder and one of the world’s most respected Mozart interpreters, Maestro George Cleve has created another outstanding program for the 2015 summer concerts. The concerts will take place July 16-26th at Stanford (Bing Concert Hall), San Francisco (SF Conservatory), and Berkeley (First Congregational Church of Berkeley). Ticket prices range from $20 - $65. For more information, visit www.midsummermozart.org or call 415-622-8440.
TICKET INFORMATION & PROGRAMS:
Bing Concert Hall, Stanford University
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San Francisco Conservatory & First Congregational Church of Berkeley
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2015 Programs
Week #1, July 16-19, 2015
July 16th –Thursday, 7:30pm | Bing Concert Hall, Stanford University (327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, CA 94305) http://live.stanford.edu/plan-your-visit/venues/bing-concert-hall
July 17th – Friday, 8pm | San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco (50 Oak St. SF) http://www.sfcm.edu/
July 19th – Sunday, 7pm | First Congregational Church, Berkeley (2345 Channing Way, Berkeley) http://www.fccb.org
Guest Artists:
Christina Major, Soprano
Laura Griffiths, Oboe
Glen Swarts, Horn
Program 1:
“Impresario” Overture, K. 486
“Non piu di fiore” from La Clemenza di Tito, K. 621
“Nehmt meinen Dank” concert aria, K. 383
Christina Major, Soprano
Oboe Concerto in C Major, K. 285d/314
Laura Griffiths, Oboe
Horn Concerto No.2 in Eb Major, K. 417
Glen Swarts, Horn
Symphony No.41 in C Major, K. 551, “Jupiter”
Week #2, July 23-26, 2015
July 23rd – Thursday, 7:30pm | Bing Concert Hall, Stanford University
July 24th – Friday, 8pm | San Francisco Conservatory of Music, SF
July 26th – Sunday, 7pm |First Congregational Church, Berkeley
Guest Artists:
Seymour Lipkin, Piano
Eugene Brancoveanu, Baritone
Tania Mandzy Inala, Mezzo-Soprano
Program 2:
Symphony No.35 in D Major, K. 385, “Haffner”
Selected arias and duets
Eugene Brancoveanu, Baritone
Tania Mandzy Inala, Mezzo-Soprano
Six German Dances, K. 571
Piano Concerto No. 27 in Bb Major, K. 595
Seymour Lipkin, Piano
MMF will also present a series of special noontime concerts at Old St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco on Tuesday, June 2nd, Tuesday June 30th and Tuesday July 7th. For more information http://www.NoontimeConcerts.org
Maestro George Cleve
One of the world’s most persuasive Mozart interpreters, Midsummer Mozart Festival’s Artistic Director George Cleve has led top orchestras in North America and Europe in performances of the music of Mozart. Sought after as a guest conductor, George Cleve has led the Singapore Symphony, the ABC Symphonies of Australia, the New Zealand Symphony, the Mozarteum Orchestra at the Salzburg Festival, the Vienna Symphony, the Royal Philharmonic, the Philharmonia Orchestra, and many more. In addition to his tenure as music director of the San Jose Symphony from 1972-1992, he has been a frequent guest conductor at Symphony Silicon Valley, San Jose, New York City Ballet, and the San Francisco Ballet.
Maestro Cleve was awarded the rank of Officier in the Order of Arts and Letters of the Republic of France in recognition of his performance of French music. He also received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from the University of Santa Clara, the Gold Medal of Honor of Austria, the Silver Medal from the city of his birth, Vienna, Austria, for his role in founding the Midsummer Mozart festival.
Guest Artists
Midsummer Mozart presents some of the finest soloists in the world as the Festival’s esteemed guest artists. This season will feature pianist Seymour Lipkin, Mezzo-Soprano Tania Mandzy Inala, horn player Glen Swarts, oboist Laura Griffiths, baritone Eugene Brancoveanu, and soprano Christina Major.
About Midsummer Mozart Festival
A beloved Bay Area institution, the Midsummer Mozart Festival was founded in 1974 by George Cleve and a regional consortium of classical musicians, who recognized him as one of the world’s great interpreters of the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The Festival is still the only music festival in North America dedicated exclusively to Mozart. Under the baton of Maestro Cleve, the Festival presents a critically-acclaimed summer concert season featuring renowned international soloists as well as distinguished local artists, with a dedication to fresh and intelligent interpretation of the work of this most enduring and universally loved composer. The Festival is grateful for the support from the following sponsors: The Packard Humanities Institute, The Berkeley City Club, KDFC, the East Bay Express, the Jewish News Weekly and many generous individuals.
Festival Contact: Kelly Good-Morgan 1-415-622-8440 mozartinjuly@gmail.com
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