Conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy (right) will lead the Deutsches
Symphonie-Orchester
Berlin at the Lied Center Nov. 9.Now in its 51st season the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, under the baton of Vladimir Ashkenazy, (shown at right), performs a single spectacular concert beginning at 7 p.m. Nov. 9, in the Lied Center for Performing Arts, 12th and Q streets in Lincoln, Neb.
The concert, which begins an hour earlier than the usual Lied curtain time, features the orchestra in collaboration with the masterful young violinist Christian Tetzlaff. Under the sure hand of Ashkenazy, who also has performed at the Lied Center as a piano soloist, the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin has programmed works by Kodály, Mendelssohn and Brahms.
Ashkenazy, who in June was appointed chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, is a Russian-born musician of superior skill and intellect. He has been chief conductor of this orchestra since 1989. Tetzlaff, who at age 31 is taking the performing world by storm, has been praised for his intellectual approach to musicianship, as well as passionate virtuosity and flawlessly compelling interpretations.
The symphony was founded in 1946 as the RIAS Symphonie-Orchester and delivered its first public concert in 1947. In 1956, its name was changed to Radio Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, reflecting a change in direction and activities. The current name, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, was chosen in 1993 in response to the reunification of Berlin, whose now much larger cultural environment is the home to many orchestras, some of confusingly similar names.
Tetzlaff, reared in Hamburg, is the son of a minister; his family held music dear and his three siblings are also professional musicians. While he began his musical training at age 6, it was not until age 14 that he began intensive violin studies. In 1985-86, he studied at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory with Walter Levine and spent two summers at the Marlboro, Vt., Festival.
A frequent performer with Ashkenazy, Tetzlaff joins the Deutsches Symphonie for a 10-city coast-to-coast tour that includes concerts in New York's Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
He will perform Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 with the orchestra. Also on the program are Kodály's Dances of Galánta and Brahms' Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68.
Two 15-minute pre-performance talks beginning at 55 minutes and 30 minutes before curtain in the Lied Center's Steinhart Room are presented as part of Lied's ongoing education and outreach programming.
Tickets for the 7 p.m. performance are $42, $38 and $34. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska Wesleyan University and Doane College students and youth 18 and younger with proper identification can purchase tickets for half-price.
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Call the Lied Box Office at (402) 472-4747 or toll free, 1 (800) 432-3231 for ticket availability. Box Office hours are 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays. On performance weekdays, the Box Office is open from 11 a.m. through the first intermission. For evening performances on weekends, the Box Office opens at 3 p.m.
The performance by Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin is sponsored in part by the Jack and Katherine Thompson Family Endowment of the Lied Performance Fund.
Lied Center programming is supported by the Friends of Lied and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency; the Mid-America Arts Alliance; and the Nebraska Arts Council. All events in the Lied Center are made possible entirely or in part by the Lied Performance Fund, which has been established in memory of Ernst F. Lied and his parents, Ernst M. and Ida K. Lied.
The dedication of the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Nov. 7 because of last weekend's storm. After the dedication, Hillestad will present a lecture regarding his creativity as a fiber artist.
The gallery dedication and opening of the solo exhibit originally was scheduled for Oct. 26. The rescheduled dedication and reception is free and open to the public. The gallery is located on the second floor of the Home Economics Building on UNL's East Campus.
Hillestad is an award-winning, internationally renowned designer who was a professor of textiles, clothing and design at the university for more than 30 years until his retirement last year. "The Dance of Textiles," a solo exhibit of about 18 of his designs, opened at the gallery Oct. 28 and will be shown until Dec. 5.
The exhibition features Hillestad's signature "Celebration Coats," the colorful "regalia wear" praised by American art critics as "highly original" and "breakthroughs in art that is wearable."
The gallery has operated since 1994 as the Textiles, Clothing and Design Gallery and is supported by the Friends of the Gallery, formed earlier this year. The University of Nebraska Foundation recommended naming the gallery in Hillestad's honor due to his personal generosity to the department of textiles, clothing and design, his assistance in fundraising for the college and his work in developing and founding the friends group.
The 640-square foot professional quality gallery is intended to recognize textiles as an art form and encourage understanding of history and diverse cultures through exhibition of textile arts such as Kalabari textiles last winter.
The gallery is open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It may be open at other times by special arrangement by calling (402) 472-2911.
The Inoue Chamber Ensemble and the UNL String Trio combine to present "The Bamboo Princess" at a free public concert beginning at 3 p.m. Nov. 2 in Kimball Hall.
The Bamboo Princess is a beloved 10th century Japanese folk story which chronicles a love so strong that its memorial is the smoke rising from Mt. Fuji. The music for the performance was written by Randall Snyder, professor of music composition, who was commissioned to write the piece as one section of a three-part work combining western and Asian musical traditions.
The performance features traditional Japanese music on the shakuhachi (bamboo flute) and Chinese music on the pipa (lute) as well as a contemporary string trio.
The Inoue Chamber Ensemble, composed of Kuzuko Inoue on piano, Yoshio Kurahashi on shakuhachi and Gao Hong on zheng and pipa will be joined by David Neely, Karen Becker and Clark Potter on strings. Deanna Mumgaard, a UNL graduate and Arts Are Basic teaching artist, narrates the performance.
The Arts Are Basic, an aesthetic education program of the College of Fine and Performing Arts and the School of Music present the ensemble.
The first sign that the Wicamicos are not your average rock and roll band is that when they sing, you can understand the lyrics. And yet, this isn't a straight ahead folk music ensemble, either. It's edgier, and lots of the music is built on a back beat.
Call it acoustic-alternative or urban folk. The songs are clear and passionate. With a strong following in the East Coast, this two-man band from Maryland is eager to build an audience in the Great Plains as well.
The Wicamicos perform a free concert at 9 p.m. Nov. 6 in the Crib at the Nebraska Union. The concert is part of the University Program Council's Thursday Night Crib Series.
Wicamico is the Native American name of the county on Maryland's eastern shore where singer/songwriter Mikel Camble and Carmen Yates were born and reared. Growing up listening to their parents' coutnry and bluegrass music, the pair later discovered rock, pop, and R&B. Their musical exploration has brought them full circle to their acoustic Native American roots creating a unique sound.
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