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Portland Symphony Orchestra’s Sunday Classical Concert Features Mendelssohn’s “Italian” Symphony

PORTLAND, Maine – The Portland Symphony Orchestra (PSO) presents a musical journey around the world on Sunday, January 29 at 2:30 PM. Audiences will enjoy guest conductor Dmitry Sitkovetsky not only leading the orchestra but also performing the solo violin part in the Suite from The Red Violin.

The concert opens with Giocchino Rossini’s Overture to Barber of Seville, one of the most widely known and instantly recognized classical works. This is followed by John Corigliano’s lyrical and moving Suite from The Red Violin, drawn from the Academy Award-winning score that follows a unique instrument over the span of three centuries and five countries. Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4 in A Major, “Italian,” concludes the afternoon’s program. Composed while Mendelssohn was traveling in Italy, this work depicts the beauty and joy he experienced there.

Guest conductor Dimitry Sitkovetsky is the Music Director of the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra. He has built up an active and successful career as a violinist, conductor, arranger, chamber musician and festival director. Sitkovetsky has performed as a soloist with a number of the world’s leading orchestras including the Berlin, New York and LA Philharmonic Orchestras, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Concertgebouw Orchestra, all of the major London orchestras, NHK, Chicago, Philadelphia and Cleveland orchestras. He will perform on the violin as well as conduct.

The concert will be preceded by aConcert Conversation at 1:15 PM. A PostConcert Q&A will be held on stage.

This concert will be broadcast on MPBN’s Maine Stage at 8pm on Wednesday, February 29, 2012.

Tickets range in price from $20 to $58 and can be purchased through PortTIX, at porttix.com or 207-842-0800, or in person at the box office at Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle Street in Portland, Monday through Saturday from noon to 6 PM. Tickets purchased over the phone or online are subject to a per-ticket handling fee.Special pricing for students, seniors, and groups may be available. Subscriptions (up to 20% off single ticket prices) and Compose Your Own packages (up to 10% off single ticket prices) are available all season long.

The 2011-2012 PSO season is sponsored by IDEXX Labs and Wright Express. For complete season information, including artist biographies, program notes and Online Insights, provided with support from Digital Enrichment Sponsor Fairpoint Communications, visit portlandsymphony.org.

About the Portland Symphony Orchestra:
Founded in 1923, the Portland Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is the largest performing arts organization in Maine and is widely regarded as one of the top symphony orchestras of its size in the country. Made up of more than 80 professional musicians, the PSO is renowned for its critically acclaimed performances and broad community engagement.

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