Vienna
Treyton Oak Towers Coffee Concert • Thursday, October 28, 2010 10:30am
Hilliard Lyons Classics Concert • Friday, October 29, 2010 8pm
Whitney Hall • The Kentucky Center
Jorge Mester, conductor • Hana Park, soprano

Coordinating with the documentary, Music Makes A City, the Louisville Orchestra’s next stop of the Classics Series is Vienna on Thursday, October 28, at 10:30am and Friday, October 29, at 8pm at Whitney Hall. Subscriptions range from $133-$680 and are available by calling 502.587.8681. Single tickets range from $20-$75 and are available by calling 502.584.7777 or visiting LouisvilleOrchestra.org.

Program:
Brahms- Tragic Overture
Brahms - Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn
Mahler - Symphony No. 4 in G Major

Mahler’s music and the city of Vienna are inseparable. At the dawn of the 20th century, the esteemed composer served as Principal Conductor of the Vienna Philharmonic. His fourth symphony was a response to Beethoven’s “Ninth,” the great composition incorporating themes of joy and utopia. This program is balanced by two works from one of Mahler’s mentors – Johannes Brahms, whose pieces in this concert both premiered with the Vienna Philharmonic. From mentor to maestro, it is quintessential Vienna!

Jorge Mester, conductor
Jorge Mester conducts the majority of Classics concerts as Music Director of the Louisville Orchestra. While Mester served as Music Director of the Louisville Orchestra from 1967 to 1979, he recorded 72 world premieres. Mester also serves as Music Director of the Naples Philharmonic. For high resolution images and a full bio log on to LouisvilleOrchestra.org.

Hana Park, soprano
Having been featured recently in Opera News, Korean soprano Hana Park is making waves in the United States and is fast becoming recognized as a fresh new talent on the rise. Ms. Park was seen this past summer at Wolf Trap Opera performing Mimi in La bohème of which the Washington Post declared that, “As the emotional center of the opera, she glowed.” Read more at SopranoHanaPark.com.