In their first tour in North America, this will be your chance to hear an orchestra with a glorious history, including close associations with Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Liszt and Richard Strauss. Founded in 1491, the world renowned Staatskapelle Weimar Orchestra is the oldest in Germany. Piano soloist, Vadym Kholodenko is the 2013 winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Leading the orchestra will be the 2013 Royal Philharmonic Music Awards “Conductor of the Year,” Maestro Kirill Karabits, who will bring his energizing presence to the podium.
BRAHMS Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
BRAHMS Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
* Soloist Change
Grand Season Sponsor: Daytona Beach Symphony Guild
Season Sponsor: The Loretta and Michael Kahn Foundation
Concert Sponsors: Rolf & Brigitte Gardey
Associate Sponsors: Weekley & Arganbright
Contributing Sponsor: In Memory of Merrill Paige Phillips
Hospitality Sponsors: Carefree Catering, Total Wine & More
Pre-Concert Talk in the Auditorium at 6pm by Dr. Douglas Peterson
Staatskapelle Weimar Orchestra appears by arrangement of Columbia Artists
YAMAHA is the official piano of the Daytona Beach Symphony Society